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Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)
Artist: Paul Evans
Author: Al Byron/Paul Evans
Label: demo/Ace
Year: 1961
Demo on Ace cd Paul Evans - The Fabulous Teens & Beyond in '95. Lyrics of the chorus stem from an old English nursery rhyme, inspired by a poem dating back to the 16th century.
Covers:
Bobby Vinton [n°1 US]
Ronnie Carroll [hit UK]
Florraine Darlin [answer song as Long As The Rose Is Red; hit US]
Eugen Tajmer og Hans Eugenier [as Rosen Er Rosenrod; Danish version covered a lot]
Padre Twins [hit NL]
Aqua [sample in Roses Are Red]
Roses Are Red by Darrell & The Oxfords (ex members of The Tokens) is another song.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)