We're wrapping the month of May with a seven-day tribute to flowers, Spring's eye candy.
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(Nothing But) Flowers was the second single released from Talking Heads's final album, Naked (1988). The song is a tale of the modern world gone primitive and missing the conveniences of the modern world. It's the flip of Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow Taxi and peaked at No. 79 in the UK.
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Written by Keith McCormack, Glynn Thames, and Juanita Jordan, Daisy Petal Pickin' was recorded by Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs in 1963. Released during the British Invasion, the song managed to hit No. 15 on Billboard Hot 100 but was stunted by the influx of competition from British artists.
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Written by Amanda McBroom, The Rose was made famous by Bette Midler in 1972 with her recording for the 1979 movie, The Rose. The song hit No. 3 on Billboard Hot 100 and won a Grammy. It was one of seven options Midler had chosen for the soundtrack from a pool of over 30 songs.
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Crimson and Clover was written in 1968 by Tommy James and the Shondells as a way to change the group’s sound. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts released their version in 1982 on the album I Love Rock 'N Roll. Tommy James's version hit No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, and Joan Jett's landed at No. 7.
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Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses was recorded by Kathy Mattea and released as the second single from her 1988 album, Untasted Honey. About a truck driver retiring after 30 years on the road, the song hit No. 1 on the country charts in the US and Canada.
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Flowers On the Wall was released by the Statler Brothers in 1965 from the album, Flowers On the Wall. It hit the top spot on the country charts and No. 4 on Billboard Hot 100 and won the group a Grammy. It was covered by Nancy Sinatra on the 1965 album, Boots, and used in Pulp Fiction (1994).
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Desert Rose is from Sting's 1999 album Brand New Day. The song depicts Adam's agony over his banishment from Eden, and the desert rose is Eve. Jaguar used it in a TV ad in 2000, and prior to their merging with Sirius, it was used in "technical mishap" messages for XM Satellite Radio.
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