A Red, Red Rose may have been inspired by the concept of deep time put forward a few years earlier by geologist James Hutton in his "Theory of the Earth" in 1789 . Hutton and Burns were contemporaries, and would have mixed in similar circles in Edinburgh. A Red, Red Rose "A Red, Red Rose" is a 1794 song in Scots by Robert Burns based on traditional sources. The song is also referred to by the title "Oh, My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose", "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose" or "Red, Red Rose" and is often published as a
Like Red on a Rose (song) Like Red on a Rose (song) "Like Red on a Rose" is a song written by Robert Lee Castleman and Melanie Castleman, and recorded by American country music singer Alan Jackson. It was released in July 2006 as the first single and title track from Jackson's album "Like Red on a Rose". Alison Krauss, who produced the album, told "Billboard" that the song was "so positive and loving, yet it has a real dark melody." The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Song at the 2006 Grammy Awards. "Like Red on a Rose" debuted at number