Songs That Bloom: The Best Tracks About Flowers

Prince put a girl in a raspberry beret in 1985. The second-hand store, the motorcycle ride, the colour that still doesn't exist in nature - none of it needed explaining because Prince made his own logic. Two decades earlier, Golden Gate Park filled with 20,000 people wearing flowers, turning gardening into resistance.

Post Malone dropped botanical references into superhero soundtracks by 2018. "Sunflower" spent most of 2019 in the charts without mentioning the sixties once. 

Miley bought herself flowers, sang about it, and owned 2023. Each generation redefines what petals mean in pop culture.

Seal conquered 1994 with "Kiss From a Rose." Those nonsensical lyrics about grey towers and snow didn't matter. The rose carried everything. Batman Returns needed a love theme, Seal delivered a botanical mystery, and wedding season gained an anthem.

In 2003, OutKast asked if roses really smell like boo-boo - André 3000 sang it over bouncy production while the song name-checks Caroline, who apparently can't stop laughing.

Country music documented thorny relationships decades before rock noticed. Lynn Anderson's 1970 hit about rose gardens set expectations straight. Poison discovered thorns in 1988, acting like they'd invented the metaphor.

Darkness suits some roses better. "Black Rose" gave Thin Lizzy room to explore Irish history in 1979. Twin guitars carried the weight. The Rolling Stones posted "Dead Flowers" to an ex in 1971, turning bouquets bitter.

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Tom Petty placed belonging among wildflowers in 1994, three minutes that said everything. The Cult went gothic with theirs in 1987. Dolly Parton took the Appalachian route the same year. Sonic Youth barely mentioned petals at all in 2006's "Wildflower Soul".

"Sunflower" entered the Spider-Verse in 2018 and hit radio, TikTok, everywhere, including Harry Styles, who refused to explain the link (or if there was any point) to his "Sunflower, Vol. 6." Rex Orange County's 2017 recording predated the moment.

The hip-hop garden

Hip-hop's relationship with flowers runs deeper than OutKast asking about boo-boo-scented roses. Tyler, the Creator built an entire universe around flowers with 2017's "Flower Boy" - the album title itself became shorthand for vulnerability.

Lesser-known flower songs offer better card material than the hits everyone quotes:

Romance:

• "Crimson and clover, over and over" - Tommy James's psychedelic love loop
• "I'll bring you flowers in the pouring rain" - Elton John's promise
• "Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river" - Leonard Cohen's oranges and tea

Friendship:

• "Pushing up daisies" - Brother Cane knew about resilience
• "Flowers fade, the fruits of summer fade" - Joni Mitchell on lasting friendship
• "I pick the wildflowers for Amber waves" - Tori Amos's gathering

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We’re partial to any 80s and 90s dance or rock music with flower themes, but we can’t overlook the glorious 60s. It’s easy enough to find additional songs on YouTube Music and other apps if none take your fancy.