{"id":851,"date":"2026-03-02T15:59:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/?p=851"},"modified":"2026-03-02T15:59:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:59:33","slug":"mm-1967-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/2026\/03\/02\/mm-1967-6\/","title":{"rendered":"MM &#8211; 1967"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7e4ac651328708ea719ac0894fa30934\">.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/image-1024x483.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/image-1024x483.png 1024w, https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/image-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/image-768x362.png 768w, https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/image-1536x724.png 1536w, https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/image-2000x942.png 2000w, https:\/\/civatar.com\/suziqsthoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/image.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7e4ac651328708ea719ac0894fa30934\">.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden (1970) (Stereo \/ Lyrics)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OLo4j7QXxp4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7e4ac651328708ea719ac0894fa30934\">.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Rose Garden&#8221; (sometimes titled &#8220;(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden&#8221;) is a song written in 1967 by American singer-songwriter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joe_South\">Joe South<\/a>. It was first recorded by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Billy_Joe_Royal\">Billy Joe Royal<\/a>\u00a0on his 1967 studio album\u00a0<em>Billy Joe Royal Featuring Hush<\/em>. Versions by South himself and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dobie_Gray\">Dobie Gray<\/a>\u00a0appeared shortly after the original. Gray&#8217;s version became a minor hit in North America in 1969.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In 1970,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lynn_Anderson\">Lynn Anderson<\/a>\u00a0recorded &#8220;Rose Garden&#8221; after hearing Joe South&#8217;s version. However, Anderson&#8217;s producer rejected the song&#8217;s recording because he did not consider it to be a female tune. After much convincing, the song was eventually recorded and released as a single by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Columbia_Records\">Columbia Records<\/a>. The song became a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crossover_music\">crossover<\/a>\u00a0hit after it reached both the American\u00a0<em>Billboard<\/em>\u00a0country and pop charts. &#8220;Rose Garden&#8221; also became a major hit worldwide, reaching the number-one spot in multiple countries.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In 1971 at the 13th Annual Grammy Awards, the Lynn Anderson version of &#8220;Rose Garden&#8221; won her the Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>. . . &#8220;Rose Garden&#8221; (sometimes titled &#8220;(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden&#8221;) is a song written in 1967 by American singer-songwriter\u00a0Joe South. It was first recorded by\u00a0Billy Joe Royal\u00a0on his 1967 studio album\u00a0Billy Joe Royal Featuring Hush. Versions by South himself and\u00a0Dobie Gray\u00a0appeared shortly after the original. 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