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"I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden)" is the debut single by Canadian duo Kon Kan, from their 1989 debut album Move to Move. It was written and produced by Barry Harris . American musician Joe South also received a songwriting credit, due to the song's sampling of Lynn Anderson 's 1970 hit " Rose Garden ", which South wrote.
Kon Kan is a Canadian synth-pop project conceived and formed in 1988 by Barry Harris in Toronto, Ontario.Kon Kan were awarded a 1990 Juno for the song "I Beg Your Pardon" and nominated for a 1991 Juno Award for the single "Puss N' Boots/These Boots Are Made for Walkin'".
In 1988, Canadian synthpop group Kon Kan sampled Lynn Anderson's version of "Rose Garden" for their song "I Beg Your Pardon". The song became a major hit in several countries including the United Kingdom where it reached the top 5, and the United States, where it reached the top 20 on the Hot 100. [59]
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It spawned the singles "I Beg Your Pardon", "Harry Houdini", "Puss N' Boots" and "Move to Move". The album reached number 69 in Canada. [3] "I Beg Your Pardon" was a top 20 hit in at least six countries, going top 5 in the UK and the Netherlands. Group member Barry Harris produced the album, and wrote or co-wrote all but one cut.
Barry Harris is a Canadian record producer, DJ, remixer, singer and songwriter.He created the recording act he named Kon Kan in early 1988 [1] which had worldwide success with "I Beg Your Pardon". [2]
"Beg Your Pardon" is a song written by Francis Craig and Beasley Smith and published in 1947 by the Robbins Music Corporation. [1] It was recorded in 1947 by Frankie ...
"Tickle your botty with a feather tonight?" "I beg your pardon?" (outraged) "Particularly grotty weather tonight" Some of the show's material contained elements of surreal or left field humour, in the vein of Monty Python, and was considered edgier and more sophisticated than the more traditional routines of Morecambe and Wise.