Here’s our song for today, a cover of Bette Midler’s song, The Rose, as performed by Christopher Maloney on X Factor UK in 2012. When he first came on stage, he was shaking like a leaf, and seemed incapable of singing. After the judges helped him to settle down, out his mouth came one of the most soulful, moving renditions of this classic song that I have heard. Enjoy, DJ Doc K. Click Christopher to see and hear it. It has garnered 85 million views, or more by now in 2022.