The Rose

by Stonehouse Male Voice Choir

This song was written by Amanda McBroom and performed by Bette Midler in the film 'The Rose'. The producers were not sure that this was the right track to promote the film but Bette Midler insisted that this had to be the theme tune and that she would sing it.

It is stored in mp3 format which will download and play on most computers. The song plays for just over 4.5 minutes. The download time may be quite long (many minutes) over a slow connection and most computers won't begin to play the song until it has downloaded completely. But it is worth waiting for. Click here to begin the download.

You can also listen to a short extract of around 1 minute.

© Stonehouse Male Voice Choir

The choir have performed this song for several years. It features a harmonica solo by John Hamilton. This is probably the most requested song by people who purchase CDs from the choir. It is taken from a CD celebrating the choir's 70th anniversary. The full CD playlist is

1. Do You Hear The People Sing?
2. Yesterday
3. Battle Hymn Of The Republic
4. What Would I Do Without My Music
5. Angels
6. Last Of The Summer Wine
7. My Lord What A Morning
8. Highland Cathedral
9. Nice 'n' Easy, Magic Moments, And I Love You So

10. When The Love Comes Trickalin Down
11 Ave Maria

12. Ride The Chariot
13. The Rose
14. Cwm Rhondda

For further information about the choir, visit their website at www.theguidlife.net/organisations. The song was recorded at maybank studios.