"A Good Year for the Roses" is a ballad written by Jerry Chesnut and originally recorded by American country singer George Jones.
[citation needed] Although supported by a choir of background singers and strings on the chorus, Jones' vocal is the centerpiece throughout, with Chris Woodstra of AllMusic calling it "one of his all-time greatest performances.
In June 1995, the song won the Music City News Country Awards "Vocal Collaboration of the Year.
[3] The video for the Elvis Costello version of the song was shot at The Meldrum House Hotel, Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire on Wednesday 29th July 1981.
The band were in the north east of Scotland to appear at the Aberdeen Country and Western Club on the 30th July, with the performance to be filmed by LWT Television.