Question: Who sang never promised you a rose garden?

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context: "I Beg Your Pardon" (also titled as "I Beg Your Pardon [I Never Promised You a Rose Garden]") is a song by Canadian synthpop band Kon Kan, released as the first single from their 1988 debut album "Move to Move".
question: Who sang "I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden) in 1988?
short_answers: Kon Kan
wikipage: I Beg Your Pardon
context: "Rose Garden" (also known and covered as "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden") is a song written by Joe South, best known as recorded by country music singer Lynn Anderson, and originally released by Billy Joe Royal in 1967. The first charting version was by Dobie Gray in the spring of 1969 (US #119, Canada #89).
question: Who sang "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden" in 1967?
short_answers: Lynn Rene Anderson?
Lynn Anderson
wikipage: Rose Garden (Lynn Anderson song)

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knowledge: content: "Rose Garden" (sometimes stylized as "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden") is a song written in 1967 by American singer-songwriter Joe South. It was first recorded by Billy Joe Royal on his 1967 studio album Billy Joe Royal Featuring "Hush". Versions by South himself and Dobie Gray appeared shortly after the original. Gray's version became a minor hit in North America in 1969.

In 1970, Lynn Anderson recorded "Rose Garden" after hearing Joe South's version. However, Anderson's producer rejected the song's recording because he did not consider it to be a female tune. After much convincing, the song was eventually recorded and released as a single by Columbia Records. The song became a crossover hit after it reached both the American Billboard country and pop charts. "Rose Garden" also became a major hit worldwide, reaching the number one spot in multiple countries.
wikipage: Rose Garden (Billy Joe Royal song) Lynn Anderson version
content: "I Beg Your Pardon" (also titled as "I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden)") is the debut single by Canadian synthpop duo Kon Kan, from their 1988 debut album Move to Move. It was written by Kon Kan member Barry Harris, and American musician Joe South, who is credited due to the song's heavy sampling of "Rose Garden", which he wrote.
wikipage: I Beg Your Pardon
long_answer: "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden" is a song written in 1967 by American singer-songwriter Joe South and was first recorded by Billy Joe Royal, with versions by South himself and Dobie Gray appearing shortly after. In 1970, Lynn Anderson recorded "Rose Garden" after hearing Joe South's version, but Anderson's producer rejected the song's recording because he did not consider it to be a female tune. After much convincing, the song was eventually recorded and released as a single by Columbia Records and became a crossover hit after it reached both the American Billboard country and pop charts. "I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden)" is also the debut single by Canadian synthpop duo Kon Kan, from their 1988 debut album Move to Move, which was written by Kon Kan member Barry Harris, and Joe South, who is credited due to the song's heavy sampling of "Rose Garden".