“I wrote it in 45 minutes…”, said the American country singer-songwriter, Amanda McBroom, referring to one of the greatest songs ever written! A simple short melody repeats 3 times. On second repetition the lyrics deliver 4 sentences that rival the wisdom of every age and the utterances of every sage: • It’s the heart that fears breaking that never learns to dance; • It’s the dream afraid of waking, that never takes the chance; • It’s the one who won’t be taken who cannot seem to give; • And the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live. The creative power of the human spirit never ceases to amaze me.
I am still playing on guitar, listening and working on singing it. 😭😭😭 my husband and i loved Amanda’s. he’s been gone almost 9 years and i still miss him so deeply. My music man.
Finally I get to see the real composer and singer of this song. This song came to me with astounding wisdom and the truth. It will go down as one of the most beautiful songs ever written, albeit no due fame or commercial success.
I've never heard a version of this song that grabbed me by the heart more than this one. Simply stunning. Bette's always flatten me as well. I'd love to see a live version with her and Amanda singing the duet.
The best written song ever. I was a freshman in college when Bette Midler recorded. Still brings a tear every time I hear it. You are absolutely amazing. Thank you!!!
I listen to you so many times. Your deep tenderness touches my heart and makes me cry. Thankfulness I have. This tenderness leads to truth and that is where I want to start to write. So glad I met you this Saturday.
This is even better than her recorded version. Wow. Thank you for the most beautiful vocals. You can’t sing along and not cry and want to be a kind person.
Amanda McBroom you are my favorite Singer songwriter ! I wish some day to hear you in a live concert or any place where you are. Thanks so much for this beautiful song ! No words can express the feeling in all your Music ! God bless you.
Sometimes songwriting is like that. It just comes to you, out of nowhere, and you scramble to get it all down before it's forgotten. But you have to have solid chops to do that too. As a songwriter friend described it "it's like making a lightning sandwich - you have to have the bread ready!"
This was playing in the delivery room upon the birth of my first daughter. And its how I know that someone beyond our scope of knowledge knows and cares. It was a prophecy of her life so perfect. But the seed underneath the frosty snow may never feel the suns love... I can only pray she awakes one day. Thank you for your song, just wanted you to know.
I can't stop to listen this song every time I need to hear some beautiful words of hope and raise up my heart and soul. I will never stop to say Thanks for this beautyful song Amanda. Thank You !
I am always amazed by the originator of a song or an idea. There is so much passion and personal experience! Going back to the origin is always amazing! The lyric is just amazing!
It's been hurting so much since my wedding ring fell off my finger and was lost. I feared it as a sign, during a significant hardship, that maybe we lost our connection forever. I wanted to renew our vows when it felt right... get a replacement ring like the one I had. But now I understand the context. I relate so much to love being a razor, and a hunger, an agony that is so physical, when life seems to get in the way of us being as we were in the beginning. But after enduring since '09, 3 kids, overcoming obstacles, I am so grateful to still have my best friend, and that we are more than we ever were. Now, I just want my ring to have a rose. I want to listen to this through every "winter" of my life.
I have heard it called "stage presence" and what it really means is being there, real, preceivable, in communication and duplicatible. It really means Amanda Mc Broom.
The hospital that my grandfather Emedio Bubba was dying in played your song for him. Before my mother died I sang her a song in my heart. I know she now hears music in heaven.
My wife and I just spent our 28th wedding anniversary in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. I asked the staff of the hotel to place a dozen red roses in our room. When we arrived, my wife was nearly in tears. Sometimes the nights have been too lonely and the road has been too long. But love has seen us through!!! Following our stay and arriving back home, I thought of this song. Curiosity got the best of me and I googled the author of "The Rose". Thanks for blessing many with "The Rose"
I've always known of Bette Midler singing this song, I even remember growing up in the 80s seeing her on the music awards singing it. I remember Amanda best on Star Trek and always thinking that she was a beautiful and amazing actress. But, to hear her sing the song and know that she was the one who created it in the first place, you are priceless, what a very amazing woman.
Thank you Robert! What a lovely message! Where in the world do you reside, in case I DO ever sing in your vicinity. It would be lovely to meet you. Sincerely, Amanda
Since Robert didn’t answer then I will...your voice is great. I’m a semi stat trek head (don’t want to scare you) and I saw your episode. I happened to look at your bio and saw that you wrote ‘The Rose’. And all the other artists you have written for. I couldn’t believe it. I searched on RUclips and saw you were in a MASH episode. USO girl of course..! What a wonderful talent you are mam. Would love to hear you sing..! I’m now a fan..lol
I heard a conversation between Scott Simon and Amanda on NPR July 1 and that led me to RUclips. Agree with all the comments about the lyrics and the beauty of this song, and this performance is amazing. I'm ordering her new album today. "Southbound Train" is another great song. Amanda is a poet...with melody...and a beautiful voice.
I just know and listen to this song recently in 2021 via Bette Midler. Really love the lyrics and the melody, so try to search from the internet until I learn that you wrote this song. It is wonderful piece. With my appreciation from Chiangrai, Thailand.
brings back wonderful memories of your cabaret shows at the Apollo during Chapin....always enjoyed those...I am taking a couple of music courses on Coursera and someone posted The Rose as a song in the key of C with a video by Bette Midler....I replied with a link to this one saying they should see you do your own song...wonderful...nothing like the original...miss you and love you Amanda...
can't believe she wrote this beautiful song in 45 minutes. Only recently I noticed that the title of the song was mentioned only once... on the very last word. just beautiful. I've listened to it many times and it still moves me to tears. I prefer Bette Midler's version though.
:) Amanda it was wonderful hear you sing this song again...Live was so moving. After reading your inspiration for this song. It means even more when I listen to the lyric now. Thank you for visiting Virginia. :) I hope you found your "Green Tomatoes" and BBQ
amanda , you're song is what i always sing at karaoke, although i find it hard to not cry when singing it as the emotions this song creates overwhelm me , i just hope i do it justice ...
If you sell this woman short, because of uninformed assessments, remember she wrote this song in about 20 minutes. The rest of us could not have done that in 20 years.
Hi Amanda, its so heartwarming to hear this again, I have just had to put on my rainbow and stars album again to "bathe" in it. I just discovered your channel and have subscribed, what a find. I was hoping to find Ship in a Bottle or Portraits and hope that they may appear in time. Hope we see you in Cabaret in London again some time. Kindest wishes Stuart:)
WOW! Never knew she wrote this song. BEAUTIFUL! Incidentally, I saw her on an episode of Gunsmoke, Googled to get her name and ended up here. Crazy the folks you see on Gunsmoke!
Were your last four lines influenced by the last four lines of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s THE WORLD-SOUL: “Over the winter glaciers - I see the summer glow - And, through the wild-piled snowdrift - The warm rosebuds below”? I really love your song.
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“I wrote it in 45 minutes…”, said the American country singer-songwriter, Amanda McBroom, referring to one of the greatest songs ever written!
A simple short melody repeats 3 times. On second repetition the lyrics deliver 4 sentences that rival the wisdom of every age and the utterances of every sage:
• It’s the heart that fears breaking that never learns to dance;
• It’s the dream afraid of waking, that never takes the chance;
• It’s the one who won’t be taken who cannot seem to give;
• And the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live.
The creative power of the human spirit never ceases to amaze me.
Man, great comment.
Wow!
¡Gracias!. Coincido totalmente ❤
What a treat - thank you, beautiful lady. ❤
I am still playing on guitar, listening and working on singing it. 😭😭😭 my husband and i loved Amanda’s. he’s been gone almost 9 years and i still miss him so deeply. My music man.
Great memories--RIP
Finally I get to see the real composer and singer of this song. This song came to me with astounding wisdom and the truth. It will go down as one of the most beautiful songs ever written, albeit no due fame or commercial success.
I had the pleasure of meeting this lovely woman in the early 1980's . Beautiful soul !
Perfectly done, it doesn't happen a lot that the original writer has such a good voice.
So many versions I heard and this is the first time I listen to the original sang by its author.
#goosebumps ❤️
I've never heard a version of this song that grabbed me by the heart more than this one. Simply stunning. Bette's always flatten me as well. I'd love to see a live version with her and Amanda singing the duet.
Best poem/song ever written.
The best written song ever. I was a freshman in college when Bette Midler recorded. Still brings a tear every time I hear it. You are absolutely amazing. Thank you!!!
I love it, what a song you´ve given to the culture, Maddam!!!! Thanks
Stunning performance! Gorgeous vocal work! Thank you Amanda & Pianist/vocalist!
I listen to you so many times. Your deep tenderness touches my heart and makes me cry. Thankfulness I have. This tenderness leads to truth and that is where I want to start to write. So glad I met you this Saturday.
This is even better than her recorded version. Wow. Thank you for the most beautiful vocals. You can’t sing along and not cry and want to be a kind person.
Amanda McBroom you are my favorite Singer songwriter ! I wish some day to hear you in a live concert or any place where you are. Thanks so much for this beautiful song ! No words can express the feeling in all your Music ! God bless you.
Truly wonderful song I read on Wikipedia that Amanda wrote "The Rose" in 45 minutes truly amazing and talented.
Sometimes songwriting is like that. It just comes to you, out of nowhere, and you scramble to get it all down before it's forgotten. But you have to have solid chops to do that too. As a songwriter friend described it "it's like making a lightning sandwich - you have to have the bread ready!"
This was playing in the delivery room upon the birth of my first daughter. And its how I know that someone beyond our scope of knowledge knows and cares. It was a prophecy of her life so perfect. But the seed underneath the frosty snow may never feel the suns love... I can only pray she awakes one day.
Thank you for your song, just wanted you to know.
Incredibly beautiful words; such a talent! I am a piano player that totally loves this song in every aspect!! thank you for this treasure!
I can't stop to listen this song every time I need to hear some beautiful words of hope and raise up my heart and soul. I will never stop to say Thanks for this beautyful song Amanda. Thank You !
Only just now found this.
Thank you for this immortal song that warms my heard everytime I hear it.
Wow when I heard of this song I thought it was one of the most beautiful songs ever, thanks for sharing this with us; Jesus Christ Bless you! :)
I am always amazed by the originator of a song or an idea. There is so much passion and personal experience! Going back to the origin is always amazing! The lyric is just amazing!
I just say - thank you for this song ...
It's been hurting so much since my wedding ring fell off my finger and was lost. I feared it as a sign, during a significant hardship, that maybe we lost our connection forever. I wanted to renew our vows when it felt right... get a replacement ring like the one I had. But now I understand the context. I relate so much to love being a razor, and a hunger, an agony that is so physical, when life seems to get in the way of us being as we were in the beginning. But after enduring since '09, 3 kids, overcoming obstacles, I am so grateful to still have my best friend, and that we are more than we ever were. Now, I just want my ring to have a rose. I want to listen to this through every "winter" of my life.
The original. Incomparable. A long-time fan.
So beautiful so good I love it so much ❤Thank you for sharing this song with me 🫶🏼🌹🌹🌹
Beautiful song and lyrics ❤❤❤
I have heard it called "stage presence" and what it really means is being there, real, preceivable, in communication and duplicatible. It really means Amanda Mc Broom.
The hospital that my grandfather Emedio Bubba was dying in played your song for him. Before my mother died I sang her a song in my heart. I know she now hears music in heaven.
ずーっと探し求めていた安らぎの響！Amandaさんありがとう。❤
雲の上の父も感動しているはずです。😊
Maravilloso oirla en labios de la compositora. Es una de mis canciones favoritas para siempre ❣❤💝
My wife and I just spent our 28th wedding anniversary in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. I asked the staff of the hotel to place a dozen red roses in our room. When we arrived, my wife was nearly in tears. Sometimes the nights have been too lonely and the road has been too long. But love has seen us through!!! Following our stay and arriving back home, I thought of this song. Curiosity got the best of me and I googled the author of "The Rose".
Thanks for blessing many with "The Rose"
I, too, am moved by the beauty of this song. Monty
I've always known of Bette Midler singing this song, I even remember growing up in the 80s seeing her on the music awards singing it. I remember Amanda best on Star Trek and always thinking that she was a beautiful and amazing actress. But, to hear her sing the song and know that she was the one who created it in the first place, you are priceless, what a very amazing woman.
Thank you Robert! What a lovely message! Where in the world do you reside, in case I DO ever sing in your vicinity. It would be lovely to meet you.
Sincerely,
Amanda
Since Robert didn’t answer then I will...your voice is great. I’m a semi stat trek head (don’t want to scare you) and I saw your episode. I happened to look at your bio and saw that you wrote ‘The Rose’. And all the other artists you have written for. I couldn’t believe it. I searched on RUclips and saw you were in a MASH episode. USO girl of course..! What a wonderful talent you are mam. Would love to hear you sing..! I’m now a fan..lol
William Milton Cooper brought me here. beautiful song by the way, masterpiece, beautiful message underneath "the bitter snow"
Beautiful words❤
I heard a conversation between Scott Simon and Amanda on NPR July 1 and that led me to RUclips. Agree with all the comments about the lyrics and the beauty of this song, and this performance is amazing. I'm ordering her new album today. "Southbound Train" is another great song. Amanda is a poet...with melody...and a beautiful voice.
Moved to tears by this. An exquisite performance.
I just know and listen to this song recently in 2021 via Bette Midler. Really love the lyrics and the melody, so try to search from the internet until I learn that you wrote this song. It is wonderful piece. With my appreciation from Chiangrai, Thailand.
Thank you ! What a great song !
Beautiful song, good, 😘😘
A beautiful rendition of a beautiful song.
brings back wonderful memories of your cabaret shows at the Apollo during Chapin....always enjoyed those...I am taking a couple of music courses on Coursera and someone posted The Rose as a song in the key of C with a video by Bette Midler....I replied with a link to this one saying they should see you do your own song...wonderful...nothing like the original...miss you and love you Amanda...
Love this version!
Amazing! Made me shed a tear
Totally Amazing -Stunning version.
I heard the Japanese version at the end of the movie Only Yesterday. It was beautiful. And here I am.
I'm crying
can't believe she wrote this beautiful song in 45 minutes. Only recently I noticed that the title of the song was mentioned only once... on the very last word. just beautiful. I've listened to it many times and it still moves me to tears. I prefer Bette Midler's version though.
Bryn Terfel: ruclips.net/video/rdxIZJq2gEo/видео.html
La mejor interpretación de esta canción ❤❤❤
:) Amanda it was wonderful hear you sing this song again...Live was so moving. After reading your inspiration for this song. It means even more when I listen to the lyric now.
Thank you for visiting Virginia. :) I hope you found your "Green Tomatoes" and BBQ
amanda , you're song is what i always sing at karaoke, although i find it hard to not cry when singing it as the emotions this song creates overwhelm me , i just hope i do it justice ...
amazing!!!!!!!!!!!
Sublime!!!
Amanda !
Woah Baby.
Written with universal law. Beauitful😍
Beautiful song
If you sell this woman short, because of uninformed assessments, remember she wrote this song in about 20 minutes. The rest of us could not have done that in 20 years.
she can sing as well as act... very talented woman
just wow
Simply sublime 👏👏👏👏💯💎🌹👍
Song writers are more important than singers, they provide the product that many singers can use.
Hi Amanda, its so heartwarming to hear this again, I have just had to put on my rainbow and stars album again to "bathe" in it. I just discovered your channel and have subscribed, what a find. I was hoping to find Ship in a Bottle or Portraits and hope that they may appear in time. Hope we see you in Cabaret in London again some time. Kindest wishes Stuart:)
WOW! Never knew she wrote this song. BEAUTIFUL! Incidentally, I saw her on an episode of Gunsmoke, Googled to get her name and ended up here. Crazy the folks you see on Gunsmoke!
She was also a police cadet on Hawaii 5 0
Que hermoso morir y dejar legado.
I want this to be the song in my wedding :)
Neli V It was in ours.
Amanda!
You're a Rose.
🌹❤🌹❤🌹❤
The ones thumbing this down hasn't apprehended the concept of... well, life.
Original is gold
I'm here because of Hawaii 5'o. The old series 9th season. Had no idea she wrote this song.
100x 👍
Anyone 2022..
感動しました
Were your last four lines influenced by the last four lines of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s THE WORLD-SOUL: “Over the winter glaciers - I see the summer glow - And, through the wild-piled snowdrift - The warm rosebuds below”? I really love your song.
Beautiful song Amanda.. Did you sing with Bette on her version?
was it amanda mcbroom that sang the rose in a richard simmons exercise video? she had such a good voice, i want to know. connie
Philippa, Dinner ? I'm buying
The voice of Chlorhydris, the evil witch from the Smurfs who hates music, actually has a good singing voice.
Eminem Arose brought me here... beautiful song ❤️❤️❤️
Police Officer Sandi Welles from Hawaii Five 0.
Philippa? ....... Dinner!
Really hot when she was in Star Trek TNG
That's it.... Write a song like that and you can retire... Good Luck!
Is this Chlorhydris ?
'Family Guy' led me here.
Is there anything this woman can't do?
Eminem arose