Back in our day roller skates had keys. You wore your shoes and the key let you open it up or closed it to fit your shoes. You really need to hear her song Lay down. It's beautiful! It's about Woodstock. ✌️❤️
@newmoon7662 жыл бұрын
Yep. I had a pair of those roller skates when I was about eight. What a fun song; so glad they listened.
@reginafromtexas23142 жыл бұрын
I had some of those skates with a key in the 1960s!
@douglasmiller83032 жыл бұрын
My sister and I only had 1 pair that we had 2 share in the early 70s and we fought consistently over them 2 the point my mother held the key hostage 😅😅😅
@jeffreyflint62862 жыл бұрын
Man those were the days.
@lancepickett56532 жыл бұрын
So if you are looking for a metaphor you might say that she has most of what she needs but who she was singing about would make it complete...in a nice innocent way. For me I enjoyed hearing this the first fifty times when I was young, but the next day it became too much, (here it was played every 30 to 45 minutes on AM radio for the entire summer.
@ericnordstrom43359 ай бұрын
R.I.P. Melanie. I just found out that at 76 Melanie passed away. I grew up in the 60s and 70s and just loved all the music of that era.
@deborahcornell1712 жыл бұрын
Amber has to see Melanie sing "Lay Down~Candles In The Rain", live version. Amber, you'll love it deep in your sweet Hippie soul. 💙☮💙☮💙☮💙☮💙☮💙
@JayCross2 жыл бұрын
Agreed! Melanie's most significant song!
@chrisjamieson34522 жыл бұрын
Agree. Way superior to this one. Second one I'd pick would be Look What They've Done to My Song Ma. There's a good duet of it with Molly Cyrus.
@thancrow2 жыл бұрын
That is my favorite Melanie song.
@vincentschmitt75972 жыл бұрын
Must be the live version in this case, yes.
@rickwiles88352 жыл бұрын
@@JayCross Especially when she is accompanied by the Edward Hawkins Singers
@mikefinity71299 ай бұрын
So... Melanie died a few days ago... This song always brings back a remembrance of youth, of innocence lost... when I first heard it in early '72 I had just gottten out of the Marines so... there was precious little innocence left. It was sweet, it was hopeful to me, it helped me. RIP dear Melanie.
@stephc71272 жыл бұрын
If you don’t know, older style metal roller skates had keys that were used to adjust fit.
@MRVISTA-wz7vj9 ай бұрын
RIP Melanie😢u did alright 4 a girl🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@ginasarmina47282 жыл бұрын
Now that you’ve been introduced to Melanie, you need to listen to candles in the rain
@sheilameyers1522 жыл бұрын
Isn’t this song so cute… I loved it ! Our roller skates back then had keys ……slide into and lock with a key! I sang it constantly!
@btgiv60092 жыл бұрын
FYI: Melanie's last name is Safka.
@augustingarnier46259 ай бұрын
Melanie just passed away. I remember the song Brand New Key in my young childhood days. It was released a few years (1968) after Mary Hopkin's tune Those Were the Days, My Friend. I specifically came here to see how "second cousins" on the Rob Squad reacted to it. Love you!!
@susanwahl63229 ай бұрын
I know! It broke my heart.
@wfj502 жыл бұрын
"Look what they've done to my song", "Beautiful People", "lay Down-Candles in the rain", Leftover Wine", I don't eat animals", are just some of her songs. A real talent for sure!
@kscs512 жыл бұрын
Also songs " Living Bell" and "Look What They Done" are great songs of Melanie's.
@easyrolling2 жыл бұрын
Peace Will Come (According to Plan) .They opened up a can of worms.. wonderful artist.
@s4ss1n2 жыл бұрын
what....no mention of alexander beatle ??? shame on you 😜
@resurrectionwaiting92942 жыл бұрын
and don't forget "Good Book".
@resurrectionwaiting92942 жыл бұрын
@@easyrolling I love that silly little song too!
@oldnerdreviews2 жыл бұрын
"Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma" and "Lay Down" are both wonderful!
@Laceykat662 жыл бұрын
I liked Ray Charles' version of Look What They've Done to my Song. I thought Melanie was trying to sound too much like Janis Joplin.
@xcronex Жыл бұрын
There's a great version of "Lay Down" out on the youtubes ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4uYY5-hbtydkKs had the biggest childhood crush on her.
@randytorres82112 жыл бұрын
In this song, Melanie has new pair of roller skates, which she uses to skate over to a boy's house because he's "got something I need." She's quite persistent but it seems he's never home. Finally, his mom answers the door and tells her he's with another girl. This is when it dawns on her that he might be avoiding her. The "key" Melanie sings about is a skate key. At the time, roller skates were metal contraptions that required an adjustment tool (the skate key) to fit them to the foot. The story about the girl looking for the boy so he could use his brand new key had plenty of connotation, which was striking because it was placed in such an innocent setting. Melanie claimed she wrote the lyrics in a stream-of-conscious style in just minutes, and any deeper meaning was unintentional. "It was not anything that I thought about or even worried about making sense," she said. This song has a very unusual origin story. Melanie's search for enlightenment inspired her to go on a 27-day fast, during which she drank nothing but distilled water. Coming off the fast, she was eating transitional food like carrots when she felt an overwhelming urge to get a McDonald's hamburger and fries. Figuring it was some kind of spirit voice guiding her, she gave in. On the way back to her house from McDonald's, she started to write the song. >> After Melanie wrote this song, she figured it would make a nice interlude on the album and could be a lighthearted novelty to perform between her more earnest material. Her husband, Peter Schekeryk, who was also her producer, had other ideas. After she recorded the song at Allegro Studios in New York City, she left for California. When she returned, Schekeryk had put jaunty doo-wop backing vocals on the song and it was super catchy. "I'm sure if 'Brand New Key' had lived its life before my husband recorded it, it would have come out as a blues, swampy thing and nobody would have ever heard it," Melanie said in a Songfacts interview. "That would have been that. But he'd say, 'Melanie, that's a hit.' I'd say, 'No, it can't be.'" (Songfacts.com)
@drg37122 жыл бұрын
nicely done Randy
@Roikat2 жыл бұрын
That’s the same as the story of Buddha’s enlightenment, except with McDonalds instead of rice pudding.
@raramonty52179 ай бұрын
She passed away today. Rip Melanie
@shermanlin55542 жыл бұрын
The point is a rollerskate has a slot to stick in a key to adjust it. So Melanie is saying she wants that boys key to stick in her slot. Get it ha ha
@kathylakowitz9 ай бұрын
Thank you for picking Melanie. Can't believe she died today - 76 yrs. old. So sad.
@davidahart21132 жыл бұрын
Melanie Safka had a song called 'Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) that she wrote and sang about Woodstock. She really belts it out in the live version. It'll knock your socks off!
@parkermills33282 жыл бұрын
Dutch TV.....
@BenLapke2 жыл бұрын
With The Edwin Hawkins Singers. A very gospel feel.
@caryriggs57192 жыл бұрын
That's a great song!
@One-n-only..BrooklynRed2 жыл бұрын
My mother LOVED this song. Still has her skate key in her jewelry box. This made me smile! Thanks guys! ~Red
@jareds22732 жыл бұрын
old time skates clamped onto your shoes. It took a "key" to tighten them onto your shoes. This song was included in "Boogie Nights" and it was re-introduced to the mases again. This is a classic, and a wonderful story telling song.
@peppyd2 жыл бұрын
Rollergirl! ❤ Heather Graham
@John_Locke_1082 жыл бұрын
One of the best scenes in cinema history.
@1dkappe2 жыл бұрын
Storytelling? I guess you can call it that. 🤣🤣🤣
@Laceykat662 жыл бұрын
Yes, that was my father's Sex talk. 😁😁
@scottchapin23232 жыл бұрын
Melanie is the definition of 'HIPPIE', she is so good. As others have stated, 'Candles in the Rain (Lay Down). Make sure you do the live version
@roberttompkins64892 жыл бұрын
When we were kids we could not get this song out of our heads--and you would just find yourself singing the refrain over and over again.
@jillwklausen2 жыл бұрын
Fact!
@richardmather19062 жыл бұрын
She has an interview online where she talks about playing the Isle of Wight festival. As she recalls it, the Doors did not want to go on after the Who (who would?) so she was sent out there to a crowd that had just sat through an epic rock set, sat down all by herself, and played and sang her songs, and the audience loved her.
@shemanic12 жыл бұрын
I was there so I know that is true. Melanie just grabbed our heart strings.
@lorioday85282 жыл бұрын
If you like her voice, you'll undoubtedly like Maria Muldaur. "Midnight at the Oasis" was her most popular hit.
@emeraldmaiden632 жыл бұрын
🎵 send your camel to bed 🎵
@qso35662 жыл бұрын
Yes, Midnight is great!
@unrulyjulie43822 жыл бұрын
That's a great choice!!!
@mikenutter94182 жыл бұрын
Yes, do the live version.
@gsparkman2 жыл бұрын
I immediately thought of this song too. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJ3VfHiKrdyFrK8 . I saw her live at the Hollywood Bowl back in the day opening for Grateful Dead (along with Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen). One more that to mind from the same era is “Chuck E’s In Love” by Ricky Lee Jones kzbin.info/www/bejne/emG2o5l8aal1nK8
@rocketgrowthstrategiesdigi45359 ай бұрын
R.I.P. Melanie passed at 76 yesterday
@rs-ye7kw2 жыл бұрын
Amber will love this: when Melanie was invited to perform at Woodstock at the age of 22, the first person she ran into in the lobby of the hotel for the performers was Janis Joplin. Although she was awestruck at first, Janis put her at ease and the two became friends and hung out together at the festival and I believe occasionally afterwards.
@nicks_fixed20539 ай бұрын
I too just learned that Melanie has left us and posted on FB a link to "What Wondrous Love" as a tribute ... It's an incredible rendition, such and underrated and underappreciated artist ...
@kenhayhurst3742 жыл бұрын
This was, I think, her 'quirkiest' tune. And, she is still with us and performing. "Lay Down" was in the comments. Amber, I think the power in her voice in that performance will amaze you.
@lbd-po7cl2 жыл бұрын
Melanie is just pure joy. I saw her at an impromptu concert about 50 years ago, and then again just 3 years ago, and while her voice has dropped a little she’s still the same bright, engaging, hippie personality personality. She’s one of just 3 women who performed at Woodstock, and as others said her song Lay Down (Candles in the Wind) is essential. I’d also recommend her cover of Ruby Tuesday, which for me surpasses the original by The Rolling Stones.
@tomst.antoine77422 жыл бұрын
Her RUBY TUESDAY is just beautiful....
@cingibson2 жыл бұрын
Melanie Safka has appeared in this chat before as a viewer. I remember it clearly.
@BillGraper2 жыл бұрын
#1 for 3 weeks in Dec '71 - Jan '72. Very unique song.
@adriancozad83082 жыл бұрын
Class of 71. I can still roller-skate..🎼🎶🎶🎵
@dougjohnson40662 жыл бұрын
You should really do "Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)" by Melanie and the Edwin Hawkins Singers! An Absolute Great song about the Woodstock experience. Amber, you will simply Adore it. It's so Powerful! 👍✌️
@canaguy2 жыл бұрын
“What Have They Done to my song MA” is another great listen and many others too
@maryellengabler8022 жыл бұрын
Her crowning glory is "Lay Down" with the Edwin Hawkins Singers. It's a song she wrote about Woodstock. HAS to be the video.
@ErnieB2 жыл бұрын
The live, Dutch concert appearance.
@ianwalker58422 жыл бұрын
Yes! kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4uYY5-hbtydkKs
@sassymess71112 жыл бұрын
I was about 4 or 5 when this song played regularly on the radio. I remember playing with my dolls singing this.
@irenem38542 жыл бұрын
Another great song from that era that I think you would love is, Midnight at the Oasis by Maria Muldaur. If you've already reacted to it, forgive me!
@jamesd51182 жыл бұрын
Oh, Melanie kept growing as an artist long after the hits stopped. "Cyclone", "I'm So Blue", "Running After Love", "Rock And Roll Heart", "I'm Not In Love Anymore", "And We Fall", "I Tried To Die Young" and, especially, "Extraordinary" are all brilliant. And her cover of "California Dreaming" is fantastic.
@dbradx2 жыл бұрын
A true classic piece of the 60s, and a great little tune - nice choice! You should definitely check out 'Lay Down (Candles In the Rain) that she wrote after being at Woodstock - but be sure it's the live version from Dutch TV, it's stellar stuff and Amber will love it. Peace and love from Canada!
@kenhayhurst3742 жыл бұрын
That was my first thought when I saw "Melanie" in the post. Great performance!
@tonydelapa19112 жыл бұрын
Yes, a great version with The Edwin Hawkins Singers!
@Sam-lx9sc2 жыл бұрын
David- song came out in 1971.
@dbradx2 жыл бұрын
@@Sam-lx9sc You're absolutely right, I seem to always have that in my head as '69. Cheers!
@loritajohnson56642 жыл бұрын
Love that version!
@user-ld4xx1el6q Жыл бұрын
Roller skates are a euphonism for what the teenage girl has that is new while the key is what the boy has that is new and his interest in putting his new thing in her new thing.
@foreveralone11w2 жыл бұрын
This song brings back so many memories ❤
@richardmather19062 жыл бұрын
Love Melanie. She can blow the roof off the place with just her voice when she wants to. Quirky songs. Wonderful delivery.
@mikerichards672 жыл бұрын
You have to give her great song Lay down it will move you. The live version would be fabulous.
@kimquinten52982 жыл бұрын
Lay down is an absolute must Melanie is one of the best folk singers ever!
@surlechapeau2 жыл бұрын
Jay & Amber, "Lay Down(Candles In the Rain)" was another hit for her!!
@pallgumundsson10139 ай бұрын
Raise, raise your candles high for Melanie.
@Gateofhell2 жыл бұрын
FINALLY! I've been waiting for Melanie to be reviewed. Have suggested her a number of times in the past. Her live performance with The Edwin Hawkins Singers of "Lay Down'" is my favourite female live performance ever. She performed at Woodstock and "Lay Down" is about her experience at that iconic event.
@richardjakubiszak11392 жыл бұрын
So, you're the other one. I've been plugging for her for months too.
@tomsa1234562 жыл бұрын
Agreed, The Dutch Television version in black and white is the one you want to see and experience. She and the vocal group moved those Dutch folks.
@tomst.antoine77422 жыл бұрын
@@richardjakubiszak1139 I'm another one...I've suggested Melanie a few times in the past year and a half.. FINALLY.....
@malcolmtuttle68542 жыл бұрын
And I’m another one who’s been suggesting this as well . Amber will love it . Live with the Edwin Hawkins Group is faaaannnntastic. Love it ✌️
@richardjakubiszak11392 жыл бұрын
Speaking of Woodstock, she wasn't scheduled to perform. She just showed up, and they let her perform. Edwin Hawkins Singers are the first, if not the only, choirs groups to win a Grammy. Their song, Oh Happy Days, was featured in the movie- Secretariat.
@faithnyou17322 жыл бұрын
Melanie played an unscheduled performance at Woodstock. She played without additional accompaniment-one of only three performers at Woodstock to do so, and the only woman-and the festival was the largest audience of her career. Melanie has some great songs, but probably her biggest hit was "Lay Down" with the Edwin Hawkins Singers (choir) backing her up. She's definitely worth exploring more of her music! Thanks for this reaction! 💙✌ Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5LMhWuddrmtrsU
@Shrykespeare2 жыл бұрын
Melanie Safka is still going at it, age 75 years old (she was 21 when she recorded this, a song she said she wrote in only 15 minutes). She is of Ukrainian-Italian heritage, born in NYC. This was her only #1 hit, but she had a bunch of other good ones. "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" should be your next one. She also did some great covers.
@patticrichton11352 жыл бұрын
Melanie is the same age as me, and I have always been a big fan of hers. I just love her voice. I was lucky enough to see her perform live some years ago at a '60s revival concert that was held outdoors and was called "Hippiefest"
@CamoJan2 жыл бұрын
One of my faves from her was "Look What They've Done To My Song", As a young kid, I learned a little French from that song! :-)
@midnightblackrose002 жыл бұрын
Back, wayyyy back, before my time, when my parents were kids and roller skating first became popular you needed a "key" to adjust your skates. :)
@rick53529 ай бұрын
Rest in Peace Beautiful Lady
@kelanth4622 жыл бұрын
She has such a lyrical voice! So beautiful!
@lindaveal51242 жыл бұрын
Ass soon as she started singing, I fell out laughing because I said to myself, THEY HAVE NO IDEA what she is talking about. You two are so cute, and young. Love it,
@Cynthia...2 жыл бұрын
Now that’s really brings back a lot of memories of Melanie. Great music on this channel. I love it. ❤️
@phillipsuttles19262 жыл бұрын
she is talking about street skates, they were made out of steel with steel wheels and strapped to the soles of your shoes. the front of the skates clamped to the toes of your shoes and needed a key (wrench) to tighten them. they were common from the '50s to the early '80s. of course, in the song, it's a metaphor. if you are interested look online for examples of the old skates.
@straycatttt27662 жыл бұрын
She also had a hit song called “Look What They Done to My Song, Ma.”
@floridaboy60512 жыл бұрын
The quartet you are referring to is known as a "Barbershop Quartet". They often sing acapella (with no musical instruments} and in perfect 4 part harmony. Nice back up sound on this song.
@rozequinn15192 жыл бұрын
1971...I was eight & loving this song. Back in the day Roller skates had a key...but it's also about a girl who likes a boy and is coming around to get his attention.
@marinergal28102 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@1dkappe2 жыл бұрын
Or his “key.” 🤣🤣🤣
@rozequinn15192 жыл бұрын
That's why I said ALSO
@joecvetetic56752 жыл бұрын
Her best song.. beautiful people
@slamboy662 жыл бұрын
Old roller skates used a key(tool) to adjust skate that fit over shoe.
@k_salter2 жыл бұрын
We, as 10 year olds in 4th grade, would sing this song during recess or wherever. Really is a catchy tune, and it was played all the time, too. She has another song you should hear, "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" and catch a lyric vid if you can, it has a cool and kind of spooky vibe. Enjoyed the nostalgia here!
@pfcampos70412 жыл бұрын
FYI. Back in the old days roller skates fit over your shoes they were one size fits all and you needed a key to adjust them to your size. Folks over the years have interpreted the lyrics to mean various other things but Melanie claims she never intended it to be interpreted any other way,
@barbarabisson25512 жыл бұрын
She wrote this at age 15--her first song. Says she had a crush on a guy who already had another girl-friend. she skated everywhere in her imagination, and no doubt dreamt of roller skating with him; he had the key (to her heart?)---roller skate keys were needed to latch/tighten & loosen the skate to the soles of your shoes...her video recording showed all this. Janis Joplin also sang this song.
@charlessheifer22642 жыл бұрын
Back in the day each pair of metal roller skates came with a key. To make sure that they were tight enough to skate with, you had to tighten them using this skate key.
@jussinamortl6832 Жыл бұрын
I am hoping either of you will come back to read this comment. I remembered a song by Melanie that I strongly feel is a must listen and perfectly personified the whole meaning of the Woodstock era. The version to listen to is LAY DOWN (candles in the rain) FULL RECORDING Melanie and the Edwin Hawkins singers (70) thank you both for bringing a smile to my face every day 😊 much love robsquad family ❤
@scotthuish672 жыл бұрын
It's before my time but roller skates used to be metal and come in one standard size and a key was used to adjust the size of the roller skates.
@cptchaotic2 жыл бұрын
When I hear this I don't think of it as a performance. I just picture someone just skipping down the sidewalk singing this and I love it. Thank you both for sharing this with me.
@luckyskittles89762 жыл бұрын
The older roller skates use to be like a metal sole plate with metal wheels, and they were ajustable to fit onto your own shoes, but you needed to have a key.
@elainehaase60072 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I have been requesting this artist and song for so long.
@shanenolan82522 жыл бұрын
I remember a character in the movie boggie nights, listened to this song on a loop , called herself roller girl., and this song played when she was on screen.
@skbirds2 жыл бұрын
This was all over the radio at the time. Yes, “Lay down/candles in the rain” is a must.
@RicoBurghFan2 жыл бұрын
Besides Lay Down, which is an absolutely amazing song and should be next, Melanie also had hits with The Nickel Song and Look What They Done To My Song Ma, both classics. Thanks for the stroll down memory lane!
@flutesong55272 жыл бұрын
LOL!!! Listened to Melanie while painting my bedroom black with white stars on the ceiling. Hippie days and yes and she's a folk singer
@billclarke1172 жыл бұрын
I forgot Beautiful People. That's definitely one of her best. Great song.
@tomst.antoine77422 жыл бұрын
Beautiful People was the great song that kicked off her career....
@sachaput2 жыл бұрын
At a rock concert back in '69, she was one of the headline acts. The song was all over the Top 40 stations.
@mimimike83352 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite songs from my childhood! I was about 6 when I heard this song. 👍🏻🤣💜
@Shifty19712 жыл бұрын
My mother used to listen to this song all the time when I was a kid. Every time I hear it I think of her.
@batmanforpresident96552 жыл бұрын
Her other hit, "Lay Down (Candle In The Rain) is worth a listen as well.
@SingOnStreet2 жыл бұрын
I just want to appreciate the arrangement of the video. 💛💗💓💞
@johnv612 жыл бұрын
Love this song, reminds me of my younger days….;) AND I totally agree that the next one has to be”Lay Down Candles In the Rain”…it’s a masterpiece!
@maryedwards96372 жыл бұрын
I saw Melanie in person some years ago. I always thought the lyrics were suggestive and when she said the song meant exactly what we thought everyone laughed.
@jerickson7252 жыл бұрын
I have heard that many, many times. When I was listening to it as a kid, of course I had no idea.
@hockemeyer12 жыл бұрын
Her song "Lay Down" is about her experience at Woodstock. Her song "Look What They Done to My Song Ma" is about her experiences with record producers. Her whole name is Melanie Safka.
@NoggintheNog372 жыл бұрын
I can't ever listen to this song without thinking about the version by The Wurzels. In the UK they did a sort of parody of it that got to number 1, called Combine Harvester. Instead of roller skating, it is about farming.
@martinbraun12112 жыл бұрын
Please listen to "Waiting for a Star to Fall" from BOY MEETS GIRL.
@carols14062 жыл бұрын
Melanie commented on your video about her friend Janis Joplin. It's on your "Cry Baby" reaction comments! She is a wonderful performer and has written songs that define the Woodstock generation. Lay Down with the Edwin Hawkins singers is so inspiring. "Let your white birds smile up at the ones who stand and frown" I remember being a little girl and my sweet hippie auntie singing it to me in the 70's.
@tomst.antoine77422 жыл бұрын
Yes, Melanie did comment that video... I've emailed Amber a couple of times mentioning this, when I suggested Melanie to her.
@farmerrikki8252 жыл бұрын
I sent a message aswell, and requested Melanie numerous times.
@joprice2002 жыл бұрын
Yall make my heart so happy!!@ I love your positive vibe and sensitivity. My hubby and I watch yall before going to sleep at night. God bless yall!!
@s4ss1n2 жыл бұрын
Melanie was a true flower power girl, with heart and passion. she took the hippy movement to heart but didnt get carried away with it like some did. her songs range from soul shaking to fun jives, with a quirkyness not seen often and not at all in mainstream. alexander beatle being my first and favourite of hers, but a whole lot of choices for listening are available.
@jjjnettie2 жыл бұрын
Melanie...she's amazing. Watching her on stage with her guitar. So much talent. You'd love "Alexander Beetle" too.
@tomst.antoine77422 жыл бұрын
Alexander Beetle would be great for their girls to listen too.
@jjjnettie2 жыл бұрын
@@tomst.antoine7742 :) exactly
@bradparnell6142 жыл бұрын
I was 5 or 6 when this song came out. It was many, many years before I took the lyrics as anything but literal. "Look What They've Done to My Song Ma" is a really good one too.
@diane-2 жыл бұрын
What a great upbeat song. Melanie has some great songs.
@FunsongsMusicByPeterRahill2 жыл бұрын
Glad you discovered Melanie Safka. Take the time to find some of her LIVE performances from back in the day - on KZbin. She's a genuine jewel.
@charlover2 жыл бұрын
Back in the day you had to use a metaphor or they wouldn't play it on the radio. Once again Amber has nailed it! That piano style is Ragtime even more back in the day.
@nickimontie2 жыл бұрын
I came here to say this!
@SaxyLament2 жыл бұрын
Just like Peter, Paul, & Mary sang in "I Dig Rock and Roll Music."
@Laceykat662 жыл бұрын
You mean this is about more than just skating ? I never knew. 😁😁😁
@nickimontie2 жыл бұрын
@@Laceykat66 🤣
@johnrooney10332 жыл бұрын
Melanie is from my hometown of Red Bank, NJ. She still pops into town once in awhile. I was at a Red Bank food and music festival, and she sat in with the band and did "Brand New Key". Was inducted into the Red Bank HS Hall of Fame. Cool lady.
@dannyworten58762 жыл бұрын
Her best song is Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) Amber especially love it! She wrote it at or right after Woodstock about her experience there.
@danielcalhoun72072 жыл бұрын
Melanie played at Woodstock. Her songs range from soft lullabies to defiant protest songs. Lay Down/Candles in the Rain, Peace Will come, Together Alone, Cyclone. Lots of good stuff. She had a few chart toppers, but did not get the recognition she deserves. She still makes limited appearances with her son accompanying her.
@jokepy42302 жыл бұрын
In the UK, I bought her album "Gather Me" when this song first came out. A while later a group called The Wurzels brought out a comedy version of it entitled "The Combine Harvester" which went to #1. A couple of Melanie recordings are among my favourites - "Pebbles In The Sand" and the Jagger/Richards song "Ruby Tuesday".
@JoTracy2 жыл бұрын
I love this! Thank you Melanie is great
@kcarr95892 жыл бұрын
Street skates then strapped on your sneakers and were tightened with a “key”
@toddpittman15022 жыл бұрын
She’s wonderfully quirky. A couple other favorites by her: “Look What They Done To My Song, Ma” and also “Animal Crackers”. Look for live performances. Another very fun song from same era, and also for Female Friday, is by Carly Simon and her then husband, James Taylor called “Mockingbird” (performance from “no nukes” concert is the version to watch. Great stuff.
@dougieyou2 жыл бұрын
Use to listen to this at least 10 times a day and it always put me in a great mood. She has such a great voice. You should try " Candles in The Rain": next.
@col-hiwildcats67172 жыл бұрын
Melanie Safka was huge back in the Woodstock era. My college friends from New York loved her. Many have suggested Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) which features the Edwin Hawkins Singers (gospel choir) and it is awesome. Other selections would include What Have They Done to My Song Ma, Ruby Tuesday (Stones cover), or a deep track personal favorite the satirical Psychotherapy. Keep up the great work Jay and Amber.
@michellestark1632 жыл бұрын
best rendition of Lay Down is with the Edwin Hawkins Singers. I'm so fortunate to have it in an album.
@janismitchell31222 жыл бұрын
Love, love, love psychotherapy
@carolp59682 жыл бұрын
You really need to revisit the Pointer Sisters next Female Friday with their song "I'm So Excited!" - absolutely guaranteed to have you both chair dancin'!