1982 (Shirley Bassey TV Special) br br LYRICS: br You don't bring me flowers br You don't sing me love songs br You hardly talk to me anymore br When you come thru the door br At the end of the day br br I remember when br You couldn't wait to love me br Used to hate to leave me br Now after lovin' me late at night br When it's good for you br And you're feelin' alright br Well you just roll over br And turn out the light br And you don't bring me flowers anymore br br It used to be so natural br To talk about forever br But "used to be's" don't count anymore br They just lay on the floor br 'til we sweep them away br br And baby, I remember br All the things you taught me br I learned how to laugh br And I learned how to cry br Well I leared how to love br Even learned how to lie br You'd think I could learn br How to tell you goodbye br 'cause you don't bring me flowers anymore br br ABOUT this song: br "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" is a song that hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978. It is a song about two lovers who have drifted apart while they "go through the motions" and heartache of life together. br br The song was written by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman for the ill-fated TV show All That Glitters. The song was intended to be a theme song, but Norman Lear changed the concept of the show so that the song no longer fit. Eventually, Neil Diamond and several collaborators came upon the song (then only 45 seconds long) and expanded it with instrumental sections. The Bergmans expanded the song to full length with an additional verse, and the composition took form. br br The roots of the song, as chronicled in the myriad Streisand and Diamond biographies as well as Streisand's Just for the Record box set, revolves around WAKY-AMLouisville KY program director, Gary Guthrie, who spliced the two solo tracks together as a going away present to his wife, who he had just divorced. As the real life fairytale behind the song unfolded, it triggered a media buzz worldwide from Good Morning America and People magazine to the BBC. Interest in the duet caused such a clamor on the retail level that Columbia Records was compelled to bring Barb and Neil into the studio to record an "official" version in October 1978. The song reached number one on the Hot 100 chart for two non-consecutive weeks in December 1978, producing the third number-one hit for both singers.