Cotton is what the fibres are made from. Flannel is the way the fibres are woven together. Some cottons are flannels, and some flannels are cottons. Cotton can be woven (or knit) into different types of cloth. Flannel fabric can be made from different fibres (e.g. wool).
Release[edit] Paper Roses was the first song recorded by Osmond, and also her first single release. The single was released in August 1973. MGM promoted the single first to country radio, and received a favorable reaction to the song from radio stations and disc jockeys.
Lyrical content[edit] The song is set at a roadside tavern and is told from the viewpoint of a person there who buys a paper rose from an elderly female vendor. Shortly thereafter, he hears the ringing of church bells and choir voices and realizes a funeral is taking place nearby. When he hears the choir singing paper Rosie, he realizes that the funeral is for the woman who'd just sold him the rose. The song suggests that it was actually the spirit of the woman who sold him the paper flower.