The English Roses The English Roses The English Roses is a children's picture book written by American entertainer Madonna, released on September 15, 2003, by Callaway Arts & Entertainment. The publishing company's owner Nicholas Callaway had always wanted the singer to write a children's book. Madonna took up the opportunity after her second marriage and being inspired by her Kabbalah teacher and her studies of Jewish mysticism. She wanted to write stories where the female protagonists have a more active role than in traditional fairy-tales. Madonna presented five stories to Callaway, who chose "The English Roses" as the first to be published. The
Naïve / The Days of Swine & Roses Roses" was ranked No. 61 on "COMA Music Magazine"s 101 Greatest Industrial Songs of All Time. Naïve / The Days of Swine & Roses "Naïve"/"The Days of Swine & Roses" is a split single released by KMFDM and My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult. "Naïve" is the title track from the KMFDM album of the same name. "The Days of Swine & Roses" originally appeared on the My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult album "Confessions of a Knife". An edited version of the Thrill Kill Kult remix of "Naïve" was made into a music video, and hit No.