“他努力工作，以为可以满足她需要的一切，比如车库，比如信用卡。回到家已是深夜，他只能唤醒她送她一个晚安吻。如果他能读懂她的心思，或许他会明白——她想说，送我一枝玫瑰花，工作时别忘记给我电话，为我打开一扇心窗，用你的眼神告诉我你爱我，这些小事虽然微不足道却对我很重要……”

选歌时，朋友说，这首“Buy me a rose ”（《送我一朵玫瑰花》）经典虽经典，但恐怕落伍了。瞧大街小巷的“鲜花族”，无论是白发苍苍的大爷还是乳臭未干的孩童，谁不懂得借花传情的理儿？承认，此时非彼时。不过，如若仅停留在“买花送佳人”的层面来听歌，未免听偏了。情人节之际，再次聆听美国乡村歌王肯尼·罗杰斯的经典曲目《送我一朵玫瑰花》，或许它能传递给您这样的信息：

　
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不要想当然，自以为你的爱会得到理解。爱不仅仅是单方面的给予，爱更是一种艺术，需要沟通、需要知道他/她的所求。如果想为爱打开一条通道，那就先为彼此打开紧锁的心窗吧，尝试听他/她的心声 —— 一个电话、一个眼神，或许比得上一张信用卡。试着去了解、去倾听，日渐凋谢的爱情也许能够重绽芬芳。

歌曲背景：即使您不知道美国乡村教父Kenny Rogers（肯尼·罗杰斯）是何许人，想必您一定听过他那首红遍全中国的“I swear”（被林忆莲、齐豫翻唱后更是声名远扬）。一直以来，肯尼·罗杰斯以其原始质朴的乡村风格、柔美易感的抒情曲式赢得了歌迷的认可。在这首“Buy me a rose ”中，您还可听到蓝草女声Alison Krauss 沁人心脾的歌喉。

2003年，四届格莱美奖得主、R&B音乐教父级人物Luther Vandross（路瑟·范德鲁斯）在其专辑“Dance with my father ”中重新演绎了这首“Buy me a rose ”。Luther Vandross的翻唱版本注入了更多了流行元素，与Kenny Rogers温暖厚重的粗哑嗓音相比，Luther Vandross忧郁的金嗓在R&B华丽的节奏中得到了完美的释放。

Buy me a rose by Kenny Rogers

He works hard to give her all he thinks she wants
A three car garage, her own credit cards
He pulls in late to wake her up with a kiss good night
If he could only read her mind, she'd say:

Buy me a rose, call me from work
Open a door for me, what would it hurt
Show me you love me by the look in your eyes
These are the little things I need the most in my life

Now the days have grown to years of feeling all alone
And she can't help but wonder what she's doing wrong
Cause lately she'd try anything to turn his head
Would it make a difference if she said:

Buy me a rose, call me from work
Open a door for me, what would it hurt
Show me you love me by the look in your eyes
These are the little things I need the most in my life

And the more that he lives the less that he tries
To show her the love that he holds inside
And the more that she gives the more that he sees
This is a story of you and me

So I bought you a rose on the way home from work
To open the door to a heart that I hurt
And I hope you notice this look in my eyes
Cause I'm gonna make things right
For the rest of your life.

I'm gonna hold you tonight
Do all those little things
For the rest of your life