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在6、70年代，有許多西洋歌曲錄製初始只是設定要在電台播放，故唱片製作人通常是找一些不特定的歌手及樂師們來錄唱，而《Love Grows ( Where My Rosemary Goes )》就是這樣的一首歌。但當這類「電台歌」竄紅成為暢銷曲，勢必要上電視露臉、或是作巡迴宣傳時就會要穿幫了，原主唱歌手當然是不能換，其他樂手則得另設法來湊成個固定班底。

此曲是以Edison Lighehouse的樂團名稱發行，1970獲得英國排行榜五週的冠軍，唱片的銷售量也超過了百萬張。樂團主唱為英國歌手Tony Burrows，這位老兄甚為誇張，曾經在同一晚出現在電視節目中三次，而竟然是分別擔任三個不同樂團的主唱。Edison Lighehouse之後並未再有其他熱門暢銷曲，故也成了「一曲樂團」。

這首歌也被引用在2001年的電影《Shallow Hal》( 台譯：情人眼裡出西施 ) 中。影片劇情介紹：

故事中的主角霍爾（傑克•布萊克飾演）一向以外貌來決定女性的美，但是在一次意外的催眠當中，令他只能夠看到人的內在美，主角因此產生了很大的轉變。就在這個時候，蘿絲瑪麗（葛妮絲•派特羅飾演），一名年輕的胖女孩出現，她的善良和幽默風趣在被催眠的霍爾眼中是一名美女。然而被朋友解除催眠後，霍爾卻不能認出蘿絲瑪麗，讓她傷心不已。 ← ( 維基百科 )


電影海報。請注意牆上的人影！^^

這應該是滿有趣的一部電影，劇情和歌曲的內容亦頗為呼應。在想，若是名字也叫Rosemary的，聽這首歌一定會更有感覺吧。哈哈哈！



She ain't got no money
Her clothes are kinda funny
Her hair is kinda wild and free
Oh, but love grows where my Rosemary goes
And nobody knows like me
She talks kinda lazy
And people say she she's crazy
And her life's a mystery
Oh, but love grows where my Rosemary goes
And nobody knows like me
There's something about her hand holding mine
It's a feeling that's fine
And I just gotta say
She's really got a magical spell
And it's working so well
That I can't get away
I'm a lucky fella
And I've just got to tell her
That I love her endlessly
Because love grows where my Rosemary goes
And nobody knows like me
There's something about her hand holding mine
It's a feeling that's fine
And I just gotta say
She's really got a magical spell
And it's working so well
That I can't get away
I'm a lucky fella
And I've just got to tell her
That I love her endlessly
Because love grows where my Rosemary goes
And nobody knows like me
[Fadeout:]
It keeps growing every place she's been
And nobody knows like me
If you've met her, you'll never forget her
And nobody knows like me
La la la- believe it when you've seen it
Nobody knows like me

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