"Blood and Roses" is a song by the American alternative rock group The Smithereens.

DiNizio explained of the song's origin, "I was walking home from my job as soundman at NYC's legendary Folk City nightclub through the freezing rain at about four in the morning when the bass line came to me, the chords and melody came later built around the bass part.

The title was taken from a short story of the same name by the Japanese writer Yukio Mishima, a literary hero of DiNizio's.

"I found out years later that Blood and Roses was also the title of an obscure early 1960s horror film directed by Roger Vadim", DiNizio said.

"Blood and Roses" was released as the first single from the band's debut album, Especially for You.