“Red Roses for a Blue Lady” – Barry Wade – (Vic Dana style – Dean Martin Style)

Hello, Mr. Florist? I am calling because I have said something that made my lady a very blue lady and I need your help. You see, we had a silly quarrel and now she is blue. Could you please help me with that? No. Not that kind of help! I don’t need to see a therapist! What I need from you, please, Mr. Florist, is to wrap a dozen red roses to help chase her blues away. Could you please wrap them up for me and send them to her? Who is she? Well, she’s the sweetest gal in town! Oh, yes, Mr. Florist… and IF they do the trick, then I’ll hurry back to pick your best white orchid for her wedding gown! Honest, I will! You know I WILL! Have I ever lied to you? Thankyou so much, Mr. Florist. I can sure use the good luck you have wished me. Then if it works as planned, I will be back for that white orchid and I’ll even hand-deliver an invitation to the wedding! When I have such a wide range that I can sing from low bass to male soprano, it is sometimes hard for me to choose which version of a song I want to sing. In this case, I couldn’t make up my mind between the way Vic Dana sang the song and the way Dean Martin sang it, so I am doing a double-header. The karaoke is different for each version with the Vic Dana style being more subdued, and the Dean Martin style being more lively. I did the Vic Dana version because that is the one that most Americans think of when they think of this song because he recorded it in 1965 and brought it to number 10 on the pop charts. I did the Dean …

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