Blood Red Roses

"Blood Red Roses"
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Recorded by Sting
Released:	2006-08-21 (UK) 2006-08-22 (UK)
Recorded:	2006
Length:	2:44
Album(s):	Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, & Chanteys
Label(s):	ANTI-
Writer(s):	traditional
Producer(s):	Hal Willner
Studio(s):	Sunset Sound
Released as single:	NO

"Blood Red Roses" is a traditional song and was recorded by Sting in 2006.

About the song

Recording for this project began in March 2006.

Personnel

• Vocals - Sting
• Accordion – Michael Thompson
• Backing Vocals – Davey Fallagher, Debra Dobkin, Doug Pettibone, Greg Prestopino, Val McCallum
• Drums, Backing Vocals – Pete Thomas
• Violin – Richard Greene

• Engineer – Dave Rideau
• Engineer (Assistant) – Erich Talaba

Release History

Albums

"Blood Red Roses" appears on the following album releases (please see links for further details on each title):

Cover art	Album title	Catalog no.	Release country	Format	Release date
	Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, & Chanteys	Catalog no.	UK	CD	2006-08-21
	Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, & Chanteys	86817-2	USA	CD	2006-08-22

Singles

CD Singles

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7" Singles

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12" Singles

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Video

"SONG" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

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Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

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Year	Winner	Award	Category
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Nominations

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Year	Nominee	Award	Category
YYYY	NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.)	AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)	CATEGORY

Certifications

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Country	Certifier	Classification	Certification
COUNTRY	CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...)	CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...)	CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)

Lyrics

Our boots and clothes are all in pawn
Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down.
And its flamin' drafty 'round Cape Horn,
Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down.
Oh, ye pinks and posies,
Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down.
My dear old mother said to me,
Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down.
My dearest son, come home from sea.
Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down.
Oh, ye pinks and posies,
Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down.
It's 'round Cape Horn we all must go
Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down.
'Round Cape Horn in the frost and snow.
Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down.
Oh, ye pinks and posies,
Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down.
You've got your advance, and to sea you'll go
Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down.
To chase them whales through the frost and snow.
Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down.
Oh, ye pinks and posies,
Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down.
It's 'round Cape Horn you've got to go,
Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down.
For that is where them whalefish blow.
Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down.
Oh, ye pinks and posies,
Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down.
It's growl you may, but go you must,
Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down.
If you growl too much your head they'll bust.
Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down.
Oh, ye pinks and posies,
Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down.
Just one more pull and that will do
Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down.
For we're the boys to kick her through.
Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down.
Oh, ye pinks and posies,
Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down.

Quotations and trivia

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See also

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External links

• Rogue's Gallery... wikipedia page
• ANTI-information

References

source: wikipedia, discogs