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
A Red, Red Rose famous by the renowned Swedish musician Evert Taube. Carly Simon sang a solo version of "A Red, Red Rose" on the album "The Simon Sisters Sing The Lobster Quadrille And Other Songs For Children" that she produced with her sister Lucy Simon. A version of "Oh My Love is like a Red, Red Rose" by Italian singer Ariella Uliano was performed with classical guitar accompaniment on the album "Leave Only Your Footsteps Behind". Eva Cassidy sang a slightly modified version titled "My Love's Like A Red Red Rose" which is featured as a live performance on her posthumous album "Somewhere".