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Flowers are Red This song has taken on a life of it's own as many have sighted this is representing what's wrong with the education system in the U.S.  Susan Gensel's son was the motivation for the song Flowers are Red. Susan worked in the office that managed Harry's affairs. Harry performed Flowers are Red with John Davidson singing the Chorus on the Tonight Show.  Tom Chapin frequently performs this song in his  concerts.  One interesting link is to Safety Harbor Middle School teacher who uses this song in his multimedia classroom. This song seems to creep up in discussion about what wrong with our school systems. For a mention in Salon Magazine, click here. Children and Creative Resources also comments about the song.  Peter Steward comments on this song at his web site.   This song was released as a single in 1978. The B side of the single was Jenny. On the CD "Pas Op De Plaats", Gerard van Maasakkers performs Flowers are Red in Dutch,  "Bloemen Zijn Rood". This was mentioned on Yahoo!Groups in January 2002.    Albums Living Room Suite (1978) Legends of Lost and Found (1979) - live Gold Medal Collection (1988) Story of a Life (1999) - live Videos You are the Only Song Notable Performances Bob McGrath (Of Sesame Street fame) performed this song at the Tribute Concert. It was not included on the released recording. It is mentioned in the sheet music Sheet Music Tribute (1989) Sheet Music, Tablatures & Chords Sheet music is available in Tribute (1989) Sheet music is available in A Legacy in Song.

Copyright 1998, 2004 Marty Acks This page was last updated on February 21, 2004   email me at martyacks@anyoldkindofday.com