  We show that the low-energy peak in the polarized resonant Raman spectra of
quantum wires, which is commonly associated with ``single particle
excitations'', can be interpreted as signature of intra-band collective spin
excitations. A broad maximum in the resonant depolarized spectra is predicted
to exist above the frequency of the spin density excitation, due to
simultaneous but independent propagation of spin- and charge-density modes.
