Top 1980 Songs – #13: The Rose

The slowest song on this countdown is one of Bette Midler’s best songs.  The movie of the same name is a tragic story of a rock star’s self-destructive descent into loneliness and alcoholism.  The song plays during the 1979 movie’s closing credits but it wasn’t officially released until 1980, thus making it to this countdown.  When Family Guy covers your tune, you know it’s a classic.  The #13 song on this countdown is The Rose by Bette Midler.