- Rose Tint My World
"Rose Tint My World" is the fourteenth song in the cult musical "
The Rocky Horror Show " and its film counterpartThe Rocky Horror Picture Show . It is part 1 of 3 of the Floor Show Medley towards the end of the show.The song is sung by Columbia (played by
Nell Campbell in the film), Rocky (played byPeter Hinwood and sung by Trevor White in the film), Brad (played byBarry Bostwick in the film) and Janet (played bySusan Sarandon in the film).The song finds the characters dressed in corsets, fishnets, boas and all-white face makeup. The lyrics of each verse describe the character's descent into the sordid world of debauched sex, as enabled by
Frank-N-Furter .Cover versions
The entire Floor Show Medley, including "Rose Tint My World" has been covered by
Suburban Legends , but the whole track was released simply as "Rose Tint My World". Also, the band, "Lucky Strike," did a cover version of this on "The Rocky Horror Punk Rock Show."
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