Edit for headphones, April 2022. The 1971 single "Rosetta" charted #1 in Holland and Belgium, #11 in the UK, #91 Australia. It charted #1 in seven other countries too.
ROSETTA
(Mike - born Michael - Snow) *
well my little girl is a sweet little girl
she does things that make your eyebrows curl
you let her loose for a Friday night
you know it's gonna end in a fight
Rosetta drinks her whisky neat
she gets in a fight and she might get beat
so I go around on the Saturday night
and ask her if she feels alright
Rosetta are you better are you well well well
Rosetta are you better are you well well well
well well well well well well well well well
when Friday comes she's fine again
so we go to a club where we got friends
knocked on the door but we couldn't get in
'caus the boss don't want no fuss
so we went up town and we drank around
Rosie ended on the ground
I took her home and I put her to bed
and you can guess what I said
Rosetta are you better are you well well well
Rosetta are you better are you well well well
well well well well well well well well well
Rosetta are you better are you well well well
Rosetta are you better are you well well well
well well well well well well well well well
well my little girl is a sweet little girl
but she does things makes your eyebrows curl
you let her loose on a Friday night
you know it's gonna end in a fight
Rosetta are you better are you well well well
Rosetta are you better are you well well well
well well well well well well well well well
well well well well well well well well well
you know it's alright
d you hear what I say
take it easy baby
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Born and raised in Liverpool, England, the son of Irish immigrants, Michael Snow began his professional music career in 1962 with the Merseybeat group The Barons, who recorded for Parlophone/EMI.
Moving to London in 1964, he joined West Five, scoring a chart hit with the early Jagger/Richards composition "Congratulations," after which his Irish roots showed briefly in a six-month stint with the prominent showband from Waterford, The Blue Aces (HMV Records).
As a London resident, Michael established himself as a freelance touring pianist/musical director with visiting R&B stars such as Doris Troy, Edwin Starr, Ben E. King, and The Checkmates.
Michael joined The Checkmates as a full member in 1966, helping the band's transition to mainstream rock acceptance under their new name Ferris Wheel. Having tasted songwriting success composing Marmalade's first hit "Can't Stop Now" (CBS), he became chief writer/arranger on a string of popular European releases from Ferris Wheel, retiring from the band in 1969 to pursue songwriting and studio session work, while also serving as a music publishing manager for the world renowned Robert Stigwood Organization. During his period he contributed to works by, most notably, Dusty Springfield, Lulu
