Melanie-Brand New Key -((Composer Melanie Safka))

[@NormSimpson-iw5jr]

76 years old. She passed away today at home. Bless her. And thank you for the music.

[@mateuspaimdebarros6959]

descanse em paz

[@Kevin-en1jm]

@@skygazer6898 what do you mean?

[@CharlotteEdwards-y9n]

Good question

[@Kevin-en1jm]

@@CharlotteEdwards-y9n I think skygazer6898 is just lonely and wanted people to talk about them.

[@Kevin-en1jm]

@@skygazer6898 I think skygazer6898 is just lonely and wanted people to talk about them.

[@gmsdani7872]

One of my favorite songs as a kid! RIP, Melanie. Keep singing in the Heavenly Choir. 😢❤

[@foreverloved2986]

Same. ❤

[@carinedupont9376]

The most amazing song i ever heard... Melanie could make you happy like no one other was capable to!!!!

[@gmsdani7872]

​@@carinedupont9376, ​ I remember Sonny and Cher doing this on their weekly show. They were portrayed as cartoon characters. I LOVED it! 😊

[@Surfingaliens65]

First heard this on the radio whilst travelling to Blaenau Ffestiniog to see my Gran. It was stuck in my head ever since. I was born in 1965 so how old would I have been? I was 6. We carry music we heard as a child with us for our entire lives, you may forget the lyrics but you'll never forget the tune. Songs take us right back to where we were when we first heard them. It means something. I have an acquired brain injury since 1967 and I find the RIP impossible. I fear it and I don't know why.

[@rsacchi100]

RIP Melaine Safka.

[@LPJack02]

RIP Melanie (February 3, 1947 - January 23, 2024), aged 76 You will be remembered as a legend.

[@BadazzShovelhead]

RIP in peace beautiful lady. When I was a wee lad this song used to make me so happy. My mom was kind of an old hippy and decades after this song came out mom played it for me and I’d dance and try to sing along LOVED the chorus. Fair winds and following seas sweet lady. You made this guy so happy.

[@cynthiabustamante2884]

Loveee your comment!

[@JonFuncke]

❤

[@mehgahnsnook2707]

❤

[@murray9159]

Ill never see a pair of roller skates and not think of Melanie. RIP ❤

[@stormcharley]

Truth.

[@shellyleth1434]

❤

[@tedkay3750]

R.I.P. this is a quirky, very catchy song..never knew what she looked like actually never never knew her name..this song will never get old!

[@stephenrafe2278]

I was the judge who gave her first place in a "Hootenanny" in the 1960's and got her her first job at The Quay in Sea Bright, NJ.

[@deplorabledave1048]

No shit? I believe you. What songs did she sing for you?

[@GitarzanLKabong]

We are in your debt sir.

[@stevemontes886]

Lovely

[@lostintime8651]

Stephen, I carried her bag once. I guess I did more for her career than you did.

[@isaiahzuppa1020]

Great stuff. She is so good. I wish ... I wish ... I wish I could go back and do it all over

[@FlavioBoin]

I'm 63 and we were such happy boys and girls back then, and I remember when I was young the world had just begun and we were happy.✌️🙋

[@wrightsartstudio1173]

Memories Looking at old pictures, listening to old songs It seems like only yesterday, man how the time has flown. Each one of them a memory a movie in my head, A time, a place, a way of life that now is all but dead. Things almost forgotten, that many have never seen. A peaceful life of what once was, is all but now a dream. A part of who I am inside, my soul that's deep within. Of what it was like yesterday when innocence began. A child like faith and an awe, where everything's brand new. Oh how I long for the yesterdays, that are buried in my youth. Say I am outdated a relic from the past. that my life is over,that tomorrow's never last. But when I'm looking back in time, and see these things again. They're more than just a memory,but are a long lost friend. By John Wright

[@SimonTimoney-74]

Bullshit

[@jjg1501]

the world was a much smaller place in the 60s. we were not constantly bombarded with the horrors that were happening on all four corners of the globe. we actually had a social fabric cause there was nothing else. now we have none of that. the wonders of the world has been buried under massive mountains of shit as a result of losing these things that most humans need to "feel" ok

[@zapkvr]

And then you went and killed a bunch of innocents in Viet Nam

[@robingruzs9522]

Exactly...you couldn't have said better!! (! Exactly.! I still automatically start singing that song )

[@dennisnolan5095]

R.I.P. Melanie. I found myself singing this song in the shower yesterday. It made me happy, as your music always did.

[@suecox907]

1/23/24. Melanie Safka has roller-skated into heaven. So long Melanie! We will miss you.☹

[@chrisblay]

I just heard that Melanie passed away. I remember listening to this song as a child all those years ago. R.I.P.

[@wetukman]

I learned about Melanie , when I was shop lifting at Tandy aged 12 or 13 in the UK I stole a cassette and many other, Her voice got me so much .. there are unique voices and that is her , I am now 60 and it is still great

[@MichaelMurray-p1x]

Im 67 years old and i still love this song

[@damiancazares7994]

Happy Heavenly 77th Birthday Melanie Safka February 3 1947 - January 23 2024

[@davidmccrory5604]

This georgeous woman is proof that great music is not about complexity and technical competency its about getting inside you and tickling your emotions she is cheeky and fun and it shows in her originality i just love this song and music in general and how it can transport me back to my wonderful carefree youth surrounded by loved ones

[@f1rebreather123]

Yes it's similar to 90-2000s pop. Simple but catchy

[@freedomisall5620]

She is just gorgeous in this. Look at the hair! RIP Beautiful person

[@kojakkojak1984]

I'm almost 63 years old and still love this song. Brings back so many memories.. thank you!!! I ask you all, if it wasn't for memories what would we have??

[@conniekrout320]

me too.im 60 and still,rem,every word.

[@GuitarSlayer136]

Isn't this an Irish rebel song?!?

[@corinabm60]

Still here at 61, enjoying in 2021. Keep having joy!

[@gerlindeb.1114]

You are so right!!! (I'm 66 years old...)

[@robross180]

63 here... brings back a beautiful feeling ❤🇦🇺

[@joanca3332]

I used to sing this song to my eldest son when he was a baby. He's 41 now.

[@TheMayoBlue]

Bless our Moms!! What would us boys be without you??!! 🎈

[@tiffany4628]

@@TheMayoBlue awww!🙂

[@marleneboyd-wilson1268]

So happy, bubbly and innocent. Remember absokuteky giving my roller skates plenty of work outs going up and down the street where I used to live. When this song came out I thought " Wow what an awesome, strong, melodic voice. It makes you want to sing along with a happy heart.

[@rhuephus]

you still sing it to him, eh ??

[@stephenrafe2278]

She and her mother used to sleep with her high school English teacher. LOL

[@Appytail]

It's all about the simplicity of the song and THAT voice.

[@MrKingvenom77]

I agree

[@MusicalSavior23]

It's about sex lol. "Don't go too fast, but I go pretty far." It's innuendo and I only realized it recently.

[@danielinthewolvesden]

@@MusicalSavior23 It is, and it isnt, which is why it's so nice.

[@MusicalSavior23]

@@danielinthewolvesden agreed.

[@NxDoyle]

It's all about that chorus.

[@halifirien]

After the DJ bit in The Kids in the Hall, this is now my personal theme for the apocalypse.

[@mandisteppingoutvintage]

I've also been listening to this on repeat since the show. I wonder how may people will be reminded of this song again now.

[@sunsh1in3]

Same!! 😆

[@anthonypeterson428]

This song is now terrifying... 🤣

[@themotorcyclemasswhole]

Well considering how close the apocalypse seems to be these days it only makes sense

[@wobblynoggin]

That’s. The. Point.

[@wilholloway7876]

R.I.P. beautiful soul with a angelic voice. The world will be less musical without you.....

[@dagnabbit6187]

This was a hit with all generations back then . My Dad born in the 1920s and my mom who was born 30s loved it and of course I did too. The late 20th Century. Just magic music everywhere . Melanie knew that and now she knows it all .

[@smck001]

An anthem - the anthem - of adolescent longing.

[@jackwegener3484]

Sadly, another artist of my generation has left the stage. She was wonderful.

[@surveytestmoney2550]

😭😢😥🥹🥺

[@billygoatbaa3350]

Well said🥺

[@nrcg2317]

This song came immediately to mind when I read the news this morning 😢. And as you say, I also note that someone whose music I listened to when growing up is now gone. 😢

[@jeffschuler5659]

The Show Must Go On !

[@juansarabia7530]

She is probably a walk performer with John and George about now.

[@loriminnesota]

One of my favorite childhood tunes! Great song, great voice, great lady! May she Rest in Peace.

[@JerzyStanek-zg1uf]

W 1971 roku uczyłem się w LO i wtedy słuchając Radia Luksemburg po raz pierwszy zwróciłem uwagę na bardzo ciekawe brzmienie nadawanej piosenki. Później, wielokrotnie słuchałem jej piosenek w audycjach Polskiego Radia. Styczeń tego roku przyniósł bardzo smutną wiadomość o jej odejściu. RIP MELANI.

[@RICCARDOREARDON]

REST IN PEACE.. YOU LEFT YOUR POSITIVE MARK ON THE WORLD THROUGH ONE TRACK.. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY..

[@slothzombi307]

Loved these songs from my childhood. Beautiful talented singer. RIP

[@PaleRider638]

Gods speed Melanie! Thank you for being in our lives! We love you!! Ciao! God bless!

[@NoEgg4u]

It is sonic vandalism, and entirely disrespectful to the artist, to erase her audio from this performance, and replace it with the studio soundtrack. Melanie Anne Safka traveled to that event, stayed in a hotel, carried her guitar, and got up on stage to be heard. And then our host erases her audio from her performance. Our host chose to try and impress viewers with his laptop and video editing skills, at the expense of the artist. Our host did not have permission to publicize an edited version of Melanie's performance. Let's hope that someone else has her unedited performance, and it is not forever lost.

[@ExcellentFancy]

Rest easy, Melanie. Thanks for the tune 😊

[@davesigmon8144]

I adored this song upon first hearing it in late 1971. Rest easy Melanie and thank you for this forgotten gem.

[@johnjarou2357]

loved this song in my high school days. 64 years old now,still love it.

[@MissEddieBlueKawaiiKrafts]

John Jarou I never heard it till sometime in the early 2000’s, I was 23. I still love it too. I wish I could see what you saw back then 🍃🌈✌🏻🦋⭐️❤️

[@stevencoffeen6684]

I am 74 and still brings back great memories!

[@peterb5294]

born in 1960 and this is bringing back the memories :)

[@zindi1138]

yup !

[@thomtlc2]

I applaud your good taste, sir. I love this 50-year old song too.

[@talktalk2]

RIP, Melanie.

[@janedoe5922]

Simple and brilliant song. Not like today’s junk. RIP beautiful soul.

[@anniemz4211]

Awe sweet memory. Rest in peace, Melanie.

[@annahshoffner1871]

One of My First 45rpm records. Rest In Heavenly Peace 🙏🏽✝️🕊️☮️🎤✌🏽

[@ead630]

I watched this video last night by chance, and today I hear she's gone. RIP, you had a beautiful voice.

[@stevekov6740]

RIP to a beautiful sweetheart with a beautiful voice.

[@imerci1]

THIS IS MOTORMOUTH MIKE IN THE MORNING BRINGING YOU THE HARD AND HEAVY HITS OF CLASSIC ROOOOOOCK!!!! AND THAT WAS MELANIE LETTING YOU KNOW SHE GOT SOME ROLLERSKATES AND YOUVE GOT A "BRAND NEW KEY"!

[@guycalgary7800]

Only the kids in the hall could make this song creepy lol

[@TheLarryBrown]

It's "Qui."

[@andypants1000]

@@TheLarryBrown quay?

[@phousefilms]

(Dead eyed stare of absolute collapse).

[@fartkerson]

Calling all crocodile rockers that was Melanie and reliable sources tell me she has a brand new pair of rollerskates and you have a brand new key.

[@barbstevenson9833]

RIP, Melanie.....another piece of my teen years gone 😪😪

[@DorenesFoodPrepResource]

Mine too 😞

[@indiana2096]

I have loved this song since I was a kid and had no idea how sang it. Rest In Peace sweet lady!

[@chriscrane3117]

So sad. I've loved this song since I first heard it around the early 1970's. A little bit folk..a little bit country..a little bit high pitched and quirky. She's in love with a guy who hasn't figured that out yet. Gorgeous. Well written and musical. I'll miss you!

[@fideauone3416]

Love you Melanie. RIP sweet child. I will always remember you like you were the first time I heard your sweet voice.

[@Sunfried1]

RIP Melanie Safka. Just heard today, January 24, 2024. She was 76.

[@richb7674]

RIP Melanie. All the great singers, groups and bands from the 50s, 60s and 70s are leaving us. It is sad. Hopefully, the music in heaven is tremendous! 🎸🎸🎹🎹🎶🎶

[@ReviewsChannel-e4r]

Rest in Peace Melanie and thank you for all the joy. You've got a brand new key in Heaven.

[@queenrosered]

#RIP Melanie! You were one of a kind!

[@philipleanza3]

RIP Melanie....American singer & songwriter best known for her international top charting songs "Brand New Key" & "Lay Down"....She performed at the Woodstock Music Festival & was awarded with 2 Gold albums and USA Billboard's #1 Top Female Vocalist Award in 1972.

[@nasabean]

If it makes anyone have hope in youth. I'm about to be 28 in two weeks. I love this song and all the classics (which is literally 100's of songs). I'm now a mother of a 5 year old. You bet your ass he knows these songs now too.

[@stevenlynas8930]

Brand new key reminds me of my first teenage romance while on holiday at Cullercoats ,Whitley Bay.She was bright little bird called Diane Wilcox,I was 14 she was 13, the other boys in my group were very jealous! Melanie was her fave at the time . Bless them both!

[@driloc]

I literally brought '24 in playing "Candles in the Wind"....grew up on her songs and beauty, many memories for this 57 year old. RIP

[@PC-dc1kv]

Candles in The Rain

[@risingwolf]

Amazing singer and songs. Great memories. RIP beautiful lady.

[@gerryboudreaultboudreault2608]

ALL of her songs were beautifully sung. A unique voice!

[@bajaborracho9139]

RIP MELANIE I HAD THE BIGGEST CRUSH ON YOU AS A TEN YEAR OLD!❤🙏❤🙏❤🙏❤

[@katesallis3188]

Gather me was one of the first abums I bought as a teenager. A sad loss of a lovely voice and beautiful lady.

[@petersutton2182]

RIP, loved this song as a kid

[@Yipe-gm1wp]

Absolute classic. RIP Melanie. Thank you for your contribution to our world.

[@dorettamchugh2680]

RIP Melanie. I loved this song as a kid. So quirky and fun to sing.

[@Donner-y6q]

Great Song Great Woman Sad to hear she passed today I'm sure heaven has a special place for her, RIP my friend you will be missed!

[@mgardner3760]

R.I.P. Such a beautiful voice and person.

[@Belluser-we1uc5cb2l]

First time I heard this when I was 6 years old..I got new roller skates. RIP 🙏 Melanie

[@danfarmer9743]

RIP Melanie. Thank you for the music. ❤

[@malibukurt]

God bless Melanie, she is so beautiful and talented. So sorry for her passing. I've been thinking about this song recently , and then she is gone, but never forgotten...

[@mmjaljs]

RIP!

[@08hermit08]

Always loved this song since I was very young. RIP Melanie

[@jonathankieranwriter]

She had such a cool sound. That original, early 1970s quirkiness just can’t be equaled. Love the jug-band vibe that burbles merrily along beneath her simple (but actually quite meaningful) ditty about the skates and the key. Didn’t she also play Woodstock?

[@davidfifer4729]

Yep. Look up "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)."

[@johnlomax303]

Melanie sang "Birthday of the Sun" at Woodstock. Fabulous. Thrilling.

[@LeTrashPanda]

She played with lots of people like Johnny Cash, search her online....

[@layersofmeta]

a touch of 20s nostalgia like granny dresses

[@sherrigould600]

Send this to American Idol and let her do a tribute she is awesome

[@RoSa-aP94g]

R.I.P. Melanie

[@Drtoe2ner]

RIP dear one. You're not replaceable. Enjoy you trip through the heavens. See ya around some time.

[@YolandaAnneBrown95726]

R.I.P.

[@pawthecowboycorgi]

My master was a big fan. She was so connected with so many other bands in the late 60s and early 70s. She will be missed.

[@chetparker365]

My MOMMA loved this song and I've enjoyed it all of my life. Now My Momma has front row seats in Heaven to see Melanie LIVE! ❤

[@hollyking2580]

RIP Melanie! Thanks for the musical memories.

[@rEdf196]

I was 7 years old in 1971 when this song topped the charts. I thought it was (and still is) a cool, fun song.

[@trinksaalabinksa7094]

I was 9 years old when this song came out. I remember we all loved it. Listened to it over and over. Never will there be another... RIP Melanie. They just don't make music like this anymore.

[@ronaldoleksy8264]

Love this song.At the age of 63 still love it. I still have my 45 from back then when it was released.....

[@SuperStar-1-]

Always luvd this song. RIP, Melanie 🙏

[@matskieden511]

RIP to an artist who produced a very iconic song. Thank you Melanie.

[@baberRuth]

Some Radio stations banned this for sexual lyrics. "Brand new pair of RS's, you got a brand new key". Where's the sexual reference there? Thanks.

[@joshuahoward6845]

Got to see her live a few years ago and got to meet her. Her voice was impeccable live. She was way more talented than she was given credit for

[@havenly6133]

Such a beautiful soul. She has recently passed away😢 My husband and I had done work for her in her home in Hendersonville tn and we became very close.😢

[@davidcarrillo7758]

Thanks for the joy from this song. RIP 😢

[@courtanysanders2606]

This was my grandma's favorite song! She passed a month ago. I love this song

[@lindabyrley5370]

I'm sorry for your loss 🙏

[@raceface48]

❤

[@denisehboyd2191]

That's really cool ❤ sincerest condolences on the loss of your dear grand mother

[@surveytestmoney2550]

😢I came here to leave my condolences🙏🏾I loved that cute quirky childhood song so much! I never knew who sung it but I definitely remembered the song. I had just turned 9 when it came out in Dec 1971. It's scary to see how life is moving forward and everybody from your childhood has died or soon will be🥶Life is so fleeting😭

[@queencitysaint9600]

Kids in the Hall brought me here, and I'm happy they did, I love this

[@strattybird5310]

KROC

[@fartkerson]

@@strattybird5310 Motormouth in the morning!

[@rickboer7715]

I was 7 years old when this song was on the radio. I still love the tune.

[@Coolyoghurt22]

RIP Melanie. what a legend you are and a beautiful voice. ❤😇

[@LynnAdams-z4y]

Sing with the angels Melanie

[@anotherabeer4341]

Beautiful Melanie, rest in peace 💔💔 You will be missed. 💔

[@genericman6648]

So pure a voice, with a sweet and girl-next-door presence. Down to earth for sure. She was very young at the time, on her own with the will and determination to show the world the underated talent she was. I remember my Dad playing this song loud on the radio in the early 70's, when I was a boy. I hope Melanie has found her shelter of peace. Good bye Melanie

[@turbompson4546]

You're right about that. She was in my dad's junior high hischool class in New Jersey 60+ years ago.

[@genericman6648]

@@turbompson4546 It's pretty neat to hear that. I wish your Dad had a story to tell. Stay safe out there!

[@turbompson4546]

@cman6648 He didn't tell me much, it was a long time ago. He said she was sort of a rebel and didn't care much for school and that she dropped out that year I imagine to pursue her music. Looks like she made the right move-

[@maggie9582]

My #1 childhood tune. ❤

[@hudentdw2]

RIP Beautiful!

[@michaels9066]

RIP cool lady.

[@PamelaAsh50]

Always one of my favorite songs

[@shanedangers]

#kidsinthehall brought me here! I was born in 1972, so I don't remember this weird but catchy hippie era ditty lol 😆

[@theresecallahan8548]

I loved singing along with this one. I've done so ever since I first heard it at the age of 10. RIP.

[@TWKOZAK]

What a great tube in '71. Thanks for sharing your gift, Melanie. May Heaven be great to you. rest in Peace.

[@petegarza2025]

It is the year 2024 and just found out about "MELANIE'S passing...One of the greatest folk singers of ALL TIME and she will definitely be missed 🙏😭

[@darrellbowman4464]

RIP Beautiful

[@manitou2753]

RIP Yeah you done alright for a girl!

[@johnreilly9452]

R.I.P Melanie, I remember this earworm fondly when I was reaching my teens in the early 70s . Sad loss

[@sarahsambucini7271]

My Mom played guitar and sang to me all my life, last year of her life we sang together. We sang "there will never be another you" at her nursing home, first time she played for years! (She died the next year) I am sharing this, because she was a fan of Melanie, of course she was, and I was born March 30, 1975, Melanie had a little girl March 27th. Melanie was in the next room of my Mother, Melanie stopped by her room and said , well hello little easter bunny (to me, it was Easter Sunday) My Mom LOVED telling me all about that story my whole life. For some reason, I just fell into watching Melanie today. Her songs were taught to me by my mother and her guitar. 🙂

[@MariaProvencio-wb5qm]

Rest in peace 😢😢😢 she was amazing. Great song here ❤

[@marshalandar5234]

I was 12. I loved this song. RIP Melanie 💔