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Bette Midler made the song famous when she recorded it for her 1979 film The Rose, in which it plays during the closing credits. It has been recorded multiple times, including by Conway Twitty and Westlife who had US Country & Western and UK number one hits with the song, respectively.
- Sheffield Lab
- 1980
- 3:04
- Pop
The Rose is a 1979 American musical drama film directed by Mark Rydell, and starring Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest, Harry Dean Stanton, Barry Primus, and David Keith. Loosely based on the life of Janis Joplin , the film follows a self-destructive rock star in the late 1960s, who struggles to cope with the pressures of her career ...
- $9.3 million
- Paul A. Rothchild (Mendelssohn – Piano concerto no 1, 2nd movement, the Rose)
Nov 7, 1979 · Bette Midler stars as a self-destructive female rock star who struggles with her career and personal life in this drama inspired by Janis Joplin. The film follows her last tour, her romance with a limo driver, and her tragic end in her hometown.
[Verse 1] Some say love, it is a river. That drowns the tender reed. Some say love, it is a razor. That leaves your soul to bleed. Some say love, it is a hunger. An endless aching need. I say love,...