A Good Year for the Roses
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"A Good Year for the Roses" is a classic country song, best known through George Jones’s poignant 1971 recording about the emotional aftermath of a failing marriage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Good Year for the Roses canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| associatedAct | George Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedGenre | Nashville sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Billboard Hot Country Singles top 10
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UK Singles Chart top 10 (Elvis Costello version) ⓘ |
| composer | Jerry Chesnut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coveredBy |
Alan Jackson
NERFINISHED
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Duane Steele NERFINISHED ⓘ Elvis Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ The Statler Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRecordingYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| genre | country ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
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bass ⓘ drums ⓘ piano ⓘ steel guitar ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
emotional aftermath of divorce
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heartbreak ⓘ marital breakup ⓘ |
| includedOn | George Jones album "George Jones with Love" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Jerry Chesnut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mood | melancholic ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableCoverPerformer | Elvis Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCoverYear | 1981 GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classic status in country music repertoire
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evocative portrayal of a failing marriage ⓘ |
| notableLyricMotif | roses in bloom despite relationship ending ⓘ |
| notablePerformer | George Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecordingYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| performer | George Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Pappy Daily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | George Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Musicor Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | domestic home ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | end of a marriage ⓘ |
| vocalist | George Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | poignant ⓘ |
| writer | Jerry Chesnut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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