Rose Marie (song)

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Arthur Deagon 1908

"Rose Marie" is a popular song from the musical or operetta of the same name. In the original Broadway production in 1924 it was performed by Dennis King and Arthur Deagon^[1] as the characters Jim Kenyon and Sergeant Malone.^[2] On three occasions the play has been made into a movie; Rose-Marie (1928 film), Rose Marie (1936 film) and Rose Marie (1954 film).

The music was written by Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart, the lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II,^[1] and became a hit in 1955 for country music singer Slim Whitman.

Produced by Lew Chudd, Whitman's recording of the song spent 11 weeks at #1 in the UK - setting a record which was not beaten until 1991, when Bryan Adams spent 16 weeks at the top of the chart with "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You".

References

External links

The song's entry on the Official UK Chart Company's website
Singles which spent most weeks at number one
BBC Radio 2 Sold on Song (entry for (Everything I Do) I Do It For You, which makes reference to Whitman)

Preceded by "Dreamboat" by Alma Cogan	UK Singles Chart Number 1 single Slim Whitman 22 July 1955 for 11 weeks	Succeeded by "The Man from Laramie" by Jimmy Young

v t e Slim Whitman

Singles	"Indian Love Call" "Keep It a Secret" "Danny Boy" "Secret Love" "Rose Marie" "Beautiful Dreamer" "The Cattle Call" "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" "Just Call Me Lonesome" "I Remember You" "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie" "Red River Valley"

v t e Best-selling singles by year in the United Kingdom

1952–1969	1952: "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" – Vera Lynn 1953: "I Believe" – Frankie Laine 1954: "Secret Love" – Doris Day 1955: "Rose Marie" – Slim Whitman 1956: "I'll Be Home" – Pat Boone 1957: "Diana" – Paul Anka 1958: "Jailhouse Rock" – Elvis Presley 1959: "Living Doll" – Cliff Richard 1960: "It's Now or Never" – Elvis Presley 1961: "Wooden Heart" – Elvis Presley 1962: "I Remember You" – Frank Ifield 1963: "She Loves You" – The Beatles 1964: "Can't Buy Me Love" – The Beatles 1965: "Tears" – Ken Dodd 1966: "Green, Green Grass of Home" – Tom Jones 1967: "Release Me" – Engelbert Humperdinck 1968: "Hey Jude" – The Beatles 1969: "Sugar, Sugar" – The Archies

1970–1989	1970: "The Wonder of You" – Elvis Presley 1971: "My Sweet Lord" – George Harrison 1972: "Amazing Grace" – The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band 1973: "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" – Tony Orlando and Dawn 1974: "Tiger Feet" – Mud 1975: "Bye Bye Baby" – Bay City Rollers 1976: "Save Your Kisses for Me" – Brotherhood of Man 1977: "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School" – Wings 1978: "Rivers of Babylon" / "Brown Girl in the Ring" – Boney M. 1979: "Bright Eyes" – Art Garfunkel 1980: "Don't Stand So Close to Me" – The Police 1981: "Don't You Want Me" – The Human League 1982: "Come On Eileen" – Dexys Midnight Runners 1983: "Karma Chameleon" – Culture Club 1984: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" – Band Aid 1985: "The Power of Love" – Jennifer Rush 1986: "Don't Leave Me This Way" – The Communards 1987: "Never Gonna Give You Up" – Rick Astley 1988: "Mistletoe and Wine" – Cliff Richard 1989: "Ride on Time" – Black Box

1990–2009	1990: "Unchained Melody" – The Righteous Brothers 1991: "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" – Bryan Adams 1992: "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston 1993: "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" – Meat Loaf 1994: "Love Is All Around" – Wet Wet Wet 1995: "Unchained Melody" – Robson & Jerome 1996: "Killing Me Softly" – Fugees 1997: "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" / "Candle in the Wind 1997" – Elton John 1998: "Believe" – Cher 1999: "...Baby One More Time" – Britney Spears 2000: "Can We Fix It?" – Bob the Builder 2001: "It Wasn't Me" – Shaggy featuring Rikrok 2002: "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen" – Will Young 2003: "Where Is the Love?" – The Black Eyed Peas 2004: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" – Band Aid 20 2005: "Is This the Way to Amarillo" – Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay 2006: "Crazy" – Gnarls Barkley 2007: "Bleeding Love" – Leona Lewis 2008: "Hallelujah" – Alexandra Burke 2009: "Poker Face" – Lady Gaga

2010–present	2010: "Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem featuring Rihanna 2011: "Someone Like You" – Adele 2012: "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra 2013: "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke featuring T.I & Pharrell Williams

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