<P> Another recording was made by Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians on December 22, 1948 . It was released by Decca Records as catalog number 24549 . The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on February 4, 1949 and lasted 13 weeks on the chart, peaking at #10 . </P> <P> The song was revived in 1965 by vocalists Vic Dana and Wayne Newton and instrumentalist Bert Kaempfert; Dana's version was the most successful, peaking at #10 on the pop chart and #2 on the Easy Listening chart . Kaempfert's peaked at #11 on the same chart . Wayne Newton's version reached #23 . All were listed on Billboard's Easy listening (later Adult Contemporary) survey . Andy Williams released a version in 1965 as the B - side to his hit song "...and Roses and Roses". Harry James recorded a version in 1965 on his album Harry James Plays Green Onions & Other Great Hits (Dot DLP 3634 and DLP 25634). </P> <P> Bruno Balz has written German lyrics . The German title is "Ich sende dir Rosen". The Cornel Trio recorded it in Berlin on October 15, 1952 . The song was released by Electrola as catalog number EG 7848 . </P> <P> The song is sung from the viewpoint of a man speaking to a florist . He is purchasing flowers to give to the woman he loves . However, this romantically - minded gentleman and his sweetheart have apparently had a tiff . </P>

Who sings red roses for a blue lady