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"Rose of England" is a patriotic song with music by Welsh composer Ivor Novello and lyrics by Englishman Christopher Hassall, written in 1937 for their musical Crest of the Wave. [1]
The flower to which the song's lyrics refer is one of England's national emblems, the Tudor Rose. The popularity of "Rose of England" resulted in suggestions that it should replace " God Save the Queen" as the English sporting anthem. [2]
John Cleese used the music for his comic song "I've got a ferret sticking up my nose" on I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again.[ citation needed]
The song was played by Maggie Smith in the motion picture A Private Function and by Patricia Routledge in an episode of Keeping Up Appearances.[ citation needed]
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (November 2015) |
"Rose of England" is a patriotic song with music by Welsh composer Ivor Novello and lyrics by Englishman Christopher Hassall, written in 1937 for their musical Crest of the Wave. [1]
The flower to which the song's lyrics refer is one of England's national emblems, the Tudor Rose. The popularity of "Rose of England" resulted in suggestions that it should replace " God Save the Queen" as the English sporting anthem. [2]
John Cleese used the music for his comic song "I've got a ferret sticking up my nose" on I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again.[ citation needed]
The song was played by Maggie Smith in the motion picture A Private Function and by Patricia Routledge in an episode of Keeping Up Appearances.[ citation needed]