A song I hadn’t heard in eons came on the radio the other day and I got to thinking about song titles and then that somehow morphed into thoughts about the garden, as pretty much everything does… At any rate, this post is the result of my brain meanderings, and hopefully some fun for everyone who participates.
Let’s come up with songs that have “flowery” subjects in the titles! It’s a chance to perhaps hear some tunes we haven’t in a long while, some awesome ones and some maybe a bit more middling…. 😉
THE RULES: Songs must have a variation of the words “garden” or “flower,” or the name of a specific flower, vegetable, fruit etc. in the TITLE. (Not in the lyrics). Otherwise, everything and anything goes (well, except the really offensive stuff – let’s keep this above board).
Go ahead and post the title of the song and the name of the artist in your comments. I will try to track the song down on You Tube and put a link to it up on the actual blog post. This may take a few days, especially if we get a lot of selections, but I will work on it as quickly as I can. I think WordPress has a playlist feature as well so if this takes off nicely, I will see about setting up something more permanent to put in the sidebar at some point.
I’m hoping everyone has a “flowery” song or two (or more) to suggest – have fun submitting your choices and having a listen!
I’ll start us off:
Scott Mackenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)
Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand – You Don’t Bring Me Flowers
Poison – Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Nana Mouskouri – Roses Love Sunshine
(ADDED March 2019) The Young Gods – Skinflowers
Your turn! 🙂
****Finally! I’ve updated this list with all the fantastic suggestions you’ve left in the comments – have fun listening! (And if you have any more to add to the list, please continue to share!)
The Beatles – Strawberry Fields Forever
Jimmy Buffet – Coconut Telegraph
The Foundations – Build Me Up, Buttercup
Chelsea Wolfe – Carrion Flowers
The White Stripes – Apple Blossom
Edelweiss (from The Sound of Music)
Nick Lucas – Tiptoe Through the Tulips
The White Stripes – Blue Orchid
Pete Seeger – Where Have All the Flowers Gone
Jimmie Rodgers – English Country Garden
Andy Williams – Days of Wine and Roses
Statler Brothers – Flowers on the Wall
Flowery Prose 
“Strawberry Fields Forever” — the Beatles
“Lavender Blue” — Sammy Turner (a real oldie — here’s the original recording
“Blueberry Hill” — Fats Domino
I think my age is showing!
“Coconut” (or “Lime in the Coconut”) — Harry Nilsson
“Coconut Telegraph” — Jimmy Buffett
“Build Me Up, Buttercup” — The Foundations
This has turned into a real trip down memory lane.
Well, considering legalisation is only a few months away in Canada, how about “Sweet Leaf” by Black Sabbath.
“Carrion Flowers” by Chelsea Wolfe
“Apple Blossom” by Jack White
“Sour Cherry” by The Kills
Not sure if this one counts but as a band name If These Trees Could Talk. Too much of a stretch maybe?
Edelweiss from the Sound of Music
Roses are Red by Bobby Vinton
TipToe Through the Tulips
Sorry, I cheated and Googled it. You took all the ones that immediately popped in my head 😊
Rose Garden by Lynn Anderson
“Blue Orchid” by The White Stripes
“Wallflower” by Agnes Obel and while we are on the subject of wallflowers, how about the band The Wallflowers 😁😎
Canadian band Hothouse Flowers
“Where have all the flowers gone” Pete Seeger
Jimmie Rodgers – ‘English Country Garden’
Days of Wine and Roses – I think Andy Williams was the first to do this one but not sure
If trees count also, then From Mighty Oaks (Ray Thomas)
Fun, but I’m afraid I’m a bust at this! If I think of any that haven’t been mentioned, I’ll chime in.
“The Rose” Bette Midler
San Francisco by Scott Mackenzie (in the list above) was put on just before my weekly garden report. I did not exactly use it as a theme song, but it was something that people recognized as a prelude to the show. Finding flower themes music was not as easy as you would think. I tried to find something better than ‘San Francisco’ for my show, but could find something that I like more.
‘Flowers On The Wall’ by the staler brothers referred to wallpaper rather than flowers.
Thought of another band name Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Reblogged this on Flowery Prose and commented:
Some of you may remember this fun post from last year…but I’ve added some fresh new tracks and updated all the links so you can click and listen to “flowery music!” I love all the song suggestions readers have offered – if you think of any more, let me know! Enjoy!
Has anyone said Lilac Wine by Nina Simone yet?