

Songwriter/s: Patrice Rushen, Freddie Washington & Terri McFaddinĬhart Rankings and Accolades: In its year of release, “Forget Me Nots” charted at #23 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, #4 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart, #2 on the US Billboard Dance Music/Club Play chart, #8 on the UK Singles chart, #19 on the Irish Singles chart, #29 on the Australian KMR Singles chart, #8 on the New Zealand RIANZ Singles chart and #24 on the Dutch Singles chart. Despite safety concerns, people take forget-me-not for lung problems and nosebleeds. As of early June 2020, the music video has 2.7 million views with well over 46 thousand likes. The whole plant is used to make medicine. The iconic saxophone solo is played by Gerald Albright, who also appears in the video. The video the consists of Rushen singing the track in a dark room with couples dancing, smoking and laughing. Forget Me Nots are unique because they can send many different messages depending on the color of the bloom and the other flowers they’re combined with. The music video for “Forget Me Nots” was released in 1982, and uploaded to YouTube in July 2019 by “Strut Records”. The track was originally deemed as a flop by Rushen’s label executives, however ended up being extremely successful and a well-loved song.

In the hopes that they don’t forget her, she sends them forget-me-nots, a flower that has long symbolised strong love despite absence or separation. “Forget Me Nots” features Rushen singing about an ex-lover, longing to be back with them. Cancer affects many people of all age groups, but the ones that receive the most attention are adults and young children. Fertilize forget-me-not plants once or twice each season, once in spring and again in autumn, if needed. The true forget-me-not plant, Myosotis scorpioides ( Myosotis palustris ), is naturalized in the United States, making it a low maintenance addition to the landscape. “Forget Me Nots” was a new sound for Rushen, who was used to singing more R&B tracks, however “Forget Me Nots” was so successful, that Rushen decided to carry on producing and creating music that was primarily disco or post-disco. Growing forget-me-nots will include watering those planted in drier areas. “Forget Me Nots” was written by Patrice Rushen, Terri McFaddin and bass player Freddie Washington, with Rushen also producing the track. Music video for one of Patrice Rushens greatest hits the dance-funk Forget Me Nots. “Forget Me Nots” is the opening track from American disco and R&B singer Patrice Rushen and her seventh studio album “Straight from the Heart”, which was released in 1982. Patrice Rushen: Forget Me Nots: With Gerald Albright, Patrice Rushen.
