Just now found out Melanie has passed away at 76. Gonna miss you. Sing with the angels now.

@burkhardraum1956

4 ай бұрын

Yes, rip Melanie. One of the best songs now with other angels 😇😢🇩🇪🎉

@tripjet999

Ай бұрын

The California Angels?

So sad... My husband went to high school with Melanie. She gave a concert and would always walk with a guitar on her back. As for me, being French born and now living on Melanie's territory in New Jersey, this is with this song we remember Melanie, for the French line "ils ont changé ma chanson." RIP and thank you.

@williamschlenger1518

4 ай бұрын

Long Branch H.S. so long ago .

@MrStlbill

4 ай бұрын

Saddened by this loss. The world lost an amazing talent and icon of an era.

@theshermer

4 ай бұрын

😢 Rest in peace Melanie

@marcdevibray8242

4 ай бұрын

Elle est super craquante quand elle prononce ces quelques mots en français avec son accent américain. C'était une grande artiste. Nul doute qu'elle charme dès à présent les anges avec sa voix et sa guitare.

@reincemuhammats6463

4 ай бұрын

RIP, dear lady. May our loving God have mercy on your soul.

One person,one guitar, one microphone.Raw talent. Beautiful voice.Beautiful person

@walendxweg

6 ай бұрын

Quelle histoire 🧩👍♦️🖐️

@christophermarek8459

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, no drummer, no bassist, just her and her guitar. I think this song begs for a harmonica part. But this version is perfect.

@jasmineb7106

3 ай бұрын

And no auto tune 😢😢😢

@johnkozy2436

3 ай бұрын

Exactly

@johnkozy2436

3 ай бұрын

Wish I was french

Sad. This woman was so talented and I've read she had a heart as big as could be. The music world lost a big name today. RIP MELANIE

The Founding Mother of the Woodstock Generation. Thank you for your music. Thank you for the memories. R.I.P beautiful Lady!

Some people say you did all right for a girl. Farewell, Melanie.

@maureenmcdermott7293

4 ай бұрын

Jesus..this is so poignant and beautiful.

@reuireuiop0

4 ай бұрын

Just got here after watching the Happy Hippie backyard duet with Miley Cyrus _watch before saying yikes!_ Proves it all.

@Mysteri759

4 ай бұрын

She'll be missed by all those who loved her music and those who are new to the sounds of folk. :( RIP Melanie Safka

@PhilFeedback

4 ай бұрын

I Just got word that she has passed away. Rest In Peace Melanie, you were one of a kind 😢

@cynthianaylor9514

4 ай бұрын

We of our generation have lost so many singers/songwriters it's scary.

Loved her and her voice since 1969. God, where did the years go? RIP beautiful woman. May we all see you again one day.

@PattyHiggins-rn6nu

4 ай бұрын

RIP BEAUTIFUL LADY, ❤️ PATTY!

Rest in peace, Mel.🕯You made a musical impression on our age. Tough to do, in a fickle industry where women were stigmatized & often dismissed. Thanks for songs that will always remind us all of what seemed like simpler times. ♡

@genericman6648

4 ай бұрын

Dismissed and stigmatized like white straight males are today? And don't play stupid.

@KittyGrizGriz

4 ай бұрын

@@genericman6648What a dimwit, response. Zip. IT!

@KittyGrizGriz

4 ай бұрын

Well said! Thank you! Love Melanie’s music-voice-interpretation, she’ll be missed… 🕊️🕯️🕊️🕯️❤

I am a 22 years old girl from Turkey / İstanbul. I found an old record of her , named '' The Very Best of Melanie '' , in an old second-hand book store. I was interested because the girl on the cover ( Melanie Safka) was very beautiful and we have the same NAME ! :) I brought it to home and played it right away. This is just pure talent and the voice of an angel...You are a perfect artist Melanie Safka. Thank you for joining my life 💕💕💕

@bryanhurst3391

2 жыл бұрын

Keep that record sweetheart! USA loves you!!!

@tomsullivan1189

2 жыл бұрын

She was great...still is...your lucky to have that book...ask her to sign it...

@john-iy3tr

2 жыл бұрын

Good for you happy days I found her because they play her on adds on TV in England

@ulrichwill496

2 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Switzerland. ❤️🇨🇭

@lylediehl7623

2 жыл бұрын

You were blessed to have found her album, as she had the voice of an angel!

Just found out that Melanie has died, something made me to go and play her songs, then I saw R.I.P. OMG, I can’t believe she’s died. Loved her since the early 70s. You were one off the best. R.I.P. beautiful Lady. ❤️

@ulrichwill496

3 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤🇨🇭

I believe she was one of the most underrated performers of her time. I always loved her voice.

@sjefhendrickx2257

3 күн бұрын

Come on with that underrated! You do not hav a clue

I was born on March 23rd 1963 so I am now 60 years old I remember listening to Melanie on the radio when I was a little boy. I loved her songs. I had no idea that Melanie had left us. I only heard it through Johnny Walkers sounds of the Seventies programme yesterday afternoon 4th February. I was gutted and admit I had a tear in my eye. Go Bless You Melanie and may you rest in Eternal Peace.xxxx

@miked7304

4 ай бұрын

It's not a good idea to disclose your birth date on social media.

@yurilytviak9066

2 ай бұрын

Happy 61st b day….

@lesabooth5243

2 ай бұрын

Me too . Boy does this song bring me back in time.

I`ve been loving her music for more than 50 years..This is sad news!she sang about beautiful people and she sure was one of them!Goodbay...Love from Norway.

@romaadco

4 ай бұрын

Same. So very sad!

@johnyeates2156

4 ай бұрын

I'm age 76 same as Melanie . She never "sold out", neither have I. I feel privileged to have loved her music and her way of living. For my part, once a hippy always a hippy ❤

@rooky55

4 ай бұрын

Me too. We will die but the music will live on.

@marypiver4040

14 күн бұрын

Love to hear Melanie and Stevie Nicks 2gether!!!😊😊😊

This goes out to my precious Mom who passed away the other day. She always held me up and backed me. She loved all four of her kids so much and would have done anything for us. I couldn't have found a better mom if I tried. I already miss you so much. So sorry you couldn't be here today. I know St Patricks always been your favorite day of the year. You were never a beer drinking so guess I'm gonna have to find me some Irish Whiskey and will take a shot for both of us to celebrate life and our family heritage. All of my love to you. Please always stay close to me, I still need you in my life so much. Both my Mom and my best friend always. We taught each other so much but you taught me so much more than anyone else. Thank you for introducing me to the best of music. It's helped carry me through life and hopefully it will help carry me through these last remaining years of my life. It's going to be so hard without you here with me but I'll try. I love you so much Mommy. This song has always made me think of you so from me to you, hope you are still listening. ❤❤❤

Farewell Melanie, thank you for the music.

One of the most underrated musicians of the rock era...a lovely lady with a distinct voice...a lovely wife and mother...so many songs...rest in peace Melanie!!!

@ulrichwill496

3 ай бұрын

Yesss!!❤❤❤❤🇨🇭

@tonycostanzo4276

Ай бұрын

underrated are you kidding

Loved her music when it was new. Fifty years later I still do.

@markrichards6863

Жыл бұрын

She's one of a kind.

@akasaT0dd

Жыл бұрын

There’s something about music from this era, it just holds it own no matter what. People won’t talk about 99% of todays music in 50 years time as it’s all repetitive and over produced and ultimately disposable.

@bavros1998

Жыл бұрын

Same with me. Love from Europe.

@johnsterling6919

10 ай бұрын

Same here.

Loved this song as a kid and haven't heard it in a while. Brings me back. Rest in paradise, dance and sing with the stars. ❤

I was in NY in 2002 chaperoning my sons choir and saw that she was performing at a quaint distant club called The Turning Point. I had the other chaps cover for me and paid a cabby over $100 to drive through NY, then Jersey through the woods until we arrived to find out a bus took the same route for $4. I met Melanie and enjoyed her fantastic performance. What a voice!

@colleenposadas8415

10 ай бұрын

cool story. Well worth the 100$

@MMNYCCPA

2 ай бұрын

you were in Piermont, NY. you got off of the Tapanzee, turned left on the main road, then made another left down a hill on some small road that faced the Hudson River. I saw Melanie perform at the Turning Point many times. She was always with her husband Peter and son Beau. She didn't seek fame or fortune, but she left at her mark with everyone she met. I remember one night a fan yelled out to sing "Angel of the Morning" and she said that it was Juice Newton's song. not hers and she sang it anyway. How many shows have you attended where you could talk to the talent and they respond back to you with kindness??

Ms Melanie has passed away. Condolences to her family. A great talent.

One of my favourite vocalists ever. Bless her. May she rest in Peace & condolences to her loved ones. ❤

She doesn't get the praise that she deserves.

@wolfgangproductions7402

3 жыл бұрын

I agree I have been playing this song since my Pomeranian Wolfgang died …….

Melanie sang songs that I grew up listening to and enjoyed immensely. RIP Melanie.

I work at a large Commercial Insurance Agency. Last year there was a contest and whoever won got to choose the music that played over the PA system. Basically they got to pick which station. Our C.O.O. won and he picked a really esoteric station that plays a lot of unusual stuff. This song played today and brought back all kinds of memories from my childhood.

Another piece of the 60's/early 70's gone. RIP 1/23/2024

This was my favourite song in 1970/71. I’d spent years of being sexually abused by Catholic Brothers and a Priest at a NSW Australian boarding school and under the dreadful pressure of a Mum who had Narcissistic Personality Disorder. I made the decision to leave Australia for a Government job in Australian administered Papua New Guinea. Melanie’s song voiced words that spoke to how my life (not song) had been wrecked and gave me inspiration that I could make “everything alright”. I did. It took many years, study and professionally qualified, before I reached happiness., Lived around the World but happily back in Australia now. In my 70’s now and still listening still listening to and loving Melonie’s songs! Thanks Melonie!

@markwilliamwestonwilson1503

2 жыл бұрын

Alll I can say is you beat the bastards you are a hero , others gave in and did not survive I really mean all the best to you xxxx

@jiveturkey9993

2 жыл бұрын

Those were not Catholics. That was a Viper's den of Satan worshipers. Satan worshippers love inhabiting righteous places and doing their evil bidding.

@gregturner_awod

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. They’re all dead now but I’m not and yes, I beat the trauma they inflicted on me, am happy, but not a hero, just a lucky survivor.

@jiveturkey9993

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregturner_awod glad those evil demons are dead. Glad you survived and made a good life for yourself.

@quilview

2 жыл бұрын

The best revenge is living well ~

Loved Melanie since I was in h.s...I saw her at the bottom line in NYC and just knew that if I had a baby girl, her name would be Melanie💜💜💜my beautiful Melanie is now 31 and I have been so blessed!🩷🩷🩷

@user-ep9nf8rd1l

4 ай бұрын

Beautiful story! Thanks so much for sharing this!

This is the first I've heard this song. My boyfriend recently passed and I've been cleaning out his things. In the closet was a box of letters from his first real girlfriend in 1970, and a few written by him that were never sent - of the break up/ it won't work variety. One contained the line "Look what you've done to my song!" (Yes, I read some of the letters). That one line summed up pages of love and grief. Glad to have found it on KZread.

real talent, no overdubs, autotune, anything but Melanie singing beautifully with her guitar!

@travis8665

2 жыл бұрын

Why do people say no autotune? How would you know? All voices need pitch correction. Her last few notes were a little off but she is pretty. Gorgeous. I dint care about her singing. Im happy to just look at her.

@stanby2712

2 жыл бұрын

There was no auto tune in 1971; the digital technology didn’t exist. The sound came from the set up ( the ubiquitous “ sound check”). How do I know? Because I was just out of a technical apprenticeship with Marconi in Chelmsford and working as a sound technician for the BBC; my first job.

@jamesslick4790

Жыл бұрын

@@travis8665 They say "no autotune" because "Autotune" was introduced in 1996. The keen observer will note that 1971 was a few years BEFORE 1996. 🤦‍♂️P.S. As YOU said: "Her last few notes were a little off..." THAT is THE POINT, it's a natural, non "processed" recording. PS: Fun Fact; She looks just like my mother. Although my mother would be 10 years older. (1937 vs 1947). So I'm actually here for the music, LOL.

@jamesslick4790

Жыл бұрын

@@stanby2712 Correct! This was filmed a QUARTER of a CENTURY before "Autotune" was released. LOL.

@jofus3604

Жыл бұрын

@@travis8665 Real people, real music...... No artificial ignorance....

I was 19 when this song came out. She was such a child of the earth. You couldn't help but love her. God bless all that were there then and are listening now.

@ethanhunt7979

2 жыл бұрын

I'm almost 19 in June. And I wish I could've seen her then. I wish I could've seen those days. I'm not the kid to say I was born in the wrong time because of the hate that saying gets. But then elder people say it's sad my generation will never see or feel what life really was like. How it was to live. Be young wild and free. But I really wish I could've felt the way life was. Living more free. No phones. No computers. School wasn't online. The government was more for the people by the people. And not for the government by the government like today. 40-60 cents for a gallon of gas. Seems pretty good to me. People saw you as your appearance. Not some online status that you're know as by people you don't even know. Being able to walk around and not care what people see you as. Because everyone was different. And themselves. Not trying to be someone else.

@walterenslin9807

2 жыл бұрын

I WAS ALSO 19 CRAZY WE WERE LISTENING TO THE SAME MUSIC, I WAS FIGHTING A WAR AT THAT AGE I'M SURE YOU WERE TOO HOWEVER MANY YEARS HAVE PASSED I'M MUCH WISER NOW BUT THE SONG IS STIL THE SAME - GREAT

@davidp3196

2 жыл бұрын

I was only six years old when the song came out. But my sisters were teenagers! So my childhood was a flower childhood

@wirefreez

Жыл бұрын

Also 19 in 1971 - and listening to Melanie again brings back all the wonderful times of that era.

@mikivanduyn9630

Жыл бұрын

saw her last night in Hengelo the netherlands... even talked to her...

Rest in peace, you beautiful woman.

May she rest in peace. She was a talented artist.

She had that earthy voice and also a real aura of presence. Also, she was gorgeous.

@williamroberts1693

3 жыл бұрын

@Levi Langershank THUMBS DOWN.

@petertaylor3600

3 жыл бұрын

Everybody is/was when they're that age. If she's still alive, she'll be a granny with all that entails. Life is so unfair!

@robertcameron5200

3 жыл бұрын

yes janis joplin, had a raspy voice, am 70 and love this song,

@GarthGoldberg

3 жыл бұрын

She had two really memorable songs and performances. That's more than most people ever accomplish.

@waiata216

2 жыл бұрын

your sister is gorgeous she likes me

Rest in Peace beautiful woman with the big big heart!!! Best voice!!! This is my most favorite of all your songs for the very words It was the only thing I could do half right and it turned out all wrong Ma. I thank you!! I sure cried when I read the news. Your memory will indeed be a blessing!!

Be a candle and shine bright for others. Thank you for the memories.

Was half crazy till Melanie let me know it wasn't me or her, it was those in power... ...miss those days, now, miss you too Melanie...guess I'll hear you singing in the wind blowing in the trees...

Thank God we have clips like this! I'm sure that she's singing loud and proud in the heavenly choir😇

Hi Melanie. Warm greetings from Australia 🦘 Thank you for the memories. Lay Down was also a classic. You are and always will be a STAR. I hope you're well. God bless you Melanie.

@jon2849

4 ай бұрын

RIP at 76

@user-gl9jd3ih8h

4 ай бұрын

​@@jon2849 thank you Jon. She died too young. How uncanny. I only just plugged into Melanie Safka last night via KZread. She died 24 January at 10pm. It is 25 Jan today as I write this. In any case, she was beautiful. If only we could all have that spirit. Take care and good luck. Big year for US elections in 2024. She won't miss that!

@jon2849

4 ай бұрын

@@user-gl9jd3ih8h 76 is not young. My Mom just passed away on November 8th she was 82. I'll be 58 in 4 days 1-28 I'm in WA USA

I just read the news, and I am sitting here crying listening to Melanie as if I might lose her if I don't. I know, though, that she will never be forgotten, and I say farewell but not goodbye. RIP dear lady.

Rest in peace sweetheart. God bless you. Thank you for the music.

I love the warble in her voice. Always did. I was 11 in 71'

@thomasthom6583

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Julia

@gerrynicol3951

Жыл бұрын

You must be the same age as myself..

@cathyortiz1280

Жыл бұрын

Yes, great vibrato! We're the same age.

@didzee002

Жыл бұрын

Same Same

@colleenposadas8415

10 ай бұрын

me too. born in 60

Melanie never had the big ego that some new entertainers had back then. Never drew attention to herself. She just went out and played.

For me, a teen in the era of this song, it still is about that era. There was no dominant style. We had folk, we had rocknroll, we had jazz, and so on. No one knew where it would go. That was a special time.

When a song is writen with soul and heart it can change people. This song made me more honest and humble. Thank you Melanie

I'm 68 years old and Melanie has always been one of my favorites. Beautiful lady, and beautiful voice too.

@stevious7278

3 жыл бұрын

And beautiful soul; an all round gorgeous human

@HAL-9000.

3 жыл бұрын

So true Tim

@sigridlappe1448

2 жыл бұрын

@@HAL-9000. Ich antworte in deutsch: Melanie kam in mein Leben und Herz ❤ in einer aufregenden Zeit, da war ihr Song und ihre Performance das was ich brauchte. Die Sängerin ist so authentisch.

@petercotterill5105

2 жыл бұрын

ditto - I was lucky to see her at the Royal Albert Hall in the 70s

Timeless and beautiful. 'If the people are buying tears, then I'll be rich someday'. Thanks Melanie x

@brandonsaloy5635

4 жыл бұрын

Devastating.

@mikeymc3094

4 жыл бұрын

Rosemary Connell It doesn’t matter what mood u mite be in whenever u hear this u just start singin along dont ya.? I can’t speak a word of french but my tune sounds right so that’ll do

@petermclaughlin8533

4 жыл бұрын

12

@MrLeiduowen

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikeymc3094 French? Easy-peasy! Ils = They, ont = have, changé = changed, ma = my, chanson = song :)

@mikeymc3094

4 жыл бұрын

Mr. Leiduowen Brilliant thank u. Stay home stay safe brother

Rest in peace sweet soul. You gave us smiles and tears as we sang your songs with you.❤🙏🎶

I am so heartbroken to have just heard of Melanie's passing. A brilliant songwriter and singer. Your music was part of my childhood, Melanie....such great memories...rest in peace sweet angel.

It’s a comfort to know that many from the current generation are discovering all this wonderful art. And, as much as their contemporary music is a part of their modern lives, the artistry, storytelling, vocals and musicianship of our generation’s stars is making quite an impact, and many converts, to genres they’d never have known, but for their reactions. It’s a pleasure to relive these performances and share their excitement upon first-hearing.

@pedrocostareis8330

Жыл бұрын

True, I'm keeping the vinyl for my granddaughters when they are old enough to understand it...

R.I.P. Melanie, sweet-beautiful songbird, thanks for the music 🥀🕊️🎶

I loved her singing in the early 70s and I still love her voice today! Thank you for your music.

RIP Melanie, the sweetest voice of the early 70s.

@SimonTimoney-74

4 ай бұрын

No..definitely not..Jaquie MCshee of Pentangle had the purest female voice ever.

Dear Melanie, I can remember when this song was released in South Australia, I worked at Levi Strauss then as a young boy. When this came on the "wireless" everyone, all 200 people knew every word and mouthed it along with you singing. Thank You for making my day. Cookey, Australia.

@georgezink6338

4 жыл бұрын

God bless the soldiers.from down under .served with them in vietnam war

@druboy7201

4 жыл бұрын

What sweet memory!!

@judepierse2883

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@JBofBrisbane

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, but we had the New Seekers version, more likely.

@Craig-bz3dm

3 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful picture you have painted with your beautiful words . ☮️

Not, perhaps, one of the greatest guitar performances of all time... BUT certainly one of the most fabulous vocal performances of all time! And certainly a classic video of one of the truly great live musical performances of all time! 'Onya Melanie! Love you forever! 😁

@fractuss

4 ай бұрын

Technical prowess is not the point of music.

@theseustoo

4 ай бұрын

@@fractuss No... I do realize that... but it certainly doesn't detract from a performance either! Btw, I wasn't knocking Melanie... far from it! (What part of 'one of the truly great live musical performances of all time' did you not understand?) 😉

@fractuss

4 ай бұрын

@@theseustoo Sorry I came off a little testy.

@theseustoo

4 ай бұрын

@@fractuss Lol! No worries, mate! We all have our 'off' moments! 😉

If u can keep from crying, u r made of stone. Melanie, sweet princess, rip 1/24/24

You were a nice bit of my childhood, my dad would play this song and leftover wine for me when I was a little kid. I'm now set to graduate in June. I just got one of your albums on vinyl the other week, I think I'll give it a listen. Thank you for all of the memories. -Dolpan

I remember this when I was a kid and now to hear it again is a little piece of heaven. What a voice!

Hearing this song and seeing Melanie brought back why I was in love with her in 1971.

@ericworiax1277

4 жыл бұрын

Copy that! Beautiful people,where have they gone...

@reinerhildebrand5915

3 жыл бұрын

me too, real love

@tri5ford

3 жыл бұрын

Chase, I still am at 74.

@Mr61grod

3 жыл бұрын

She recently said chase was my biggest regret

RIP🙏🌹Melanie😢 I saw you, for years, with your son in a concert in Dortmund, Germany. So lovely, so great. Thanks for your music😊now you can sing with the angels ❤❤

I’m only 51…discovered her in 1989 and fell in love with her voice and message. We need more of her today in this troubled world. Goodbye and farewell sister!!

God do I miss this this kind of music. Thank you for the memory

@Pureheart_gentlesoul

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Debbie..

@philippelepeltier729

2 жыл бұрын

So do I ...

Fifty years and I still love this girl more than life itself. Even named my daughter after her.

Pure talent, loved from the 60's to 2020's. OMG we are getting old. Thank you for the music. xx ❤

@cherylrobinson517

11 ай бұрын

Me too😁...I was nearly 7 when a conglomerate album called "Summer of 72" came out.

Rest in Peace, Melanie Safka - always a class act~

Beautiful

God she was great. Her vibrato is insane.

@LillyBunnyBoo

Жыл бұрын

I love her and her voice - so gorgeous, lush, and strong - but that vibrato isn’t my jam. I know some folks just have the rapid-fire kind…but my ear doesn’t care for it. Also don’t like super-slow vibrato ala Callas. LOL sorry…it’s literally just personal taste. 😁

We now have tears for Melanie. May she rest in peace and the perpetual light shine upon her.

RIP Melanie, thank you for the music

I have 1 of her albums right here in my kitchen i listened to her on my portable radio in the 1970s brings back memories for me

RIP Melanie thankyou for your wonderful music 🎵

Melanie gave so much and many great songs over these 50 plus years. A time rich with memories. I pray that she has an even bigger audience filled with angelic voices! Your love and passion carries on!

What an amazing voice. Haven't heard this in ages. First time I've seen her sing it.

I was 1 in 191 but I remember that song in my childhood, and I love to remember my childhood , it was a good time with a lot of good music !!! Thanks for show us !

I’m here because my mum just died and she used to call me Her Ruby Tuesday and I’ve always loved this song. Sending love to everyone lucky enough to know who the beautiful Melanie is and everyone who loves her as much as I do 🤗💖

The cutest singer ever How could anybody not love her?

@kevinwalsh4652

4 ай бұрын

Find a French pop singer, Alizee in her prime, the song is Jen Ai Marre, she's dancing while singing in all black with two guitar players, quite possibly the prettiest woman I ever saw.

@Magnetron33

4 ай бұрын

@@kevinwalsh4652 I will try to find it. Thank you

i first heard this song in the early 90s. i bought a cheap cd of mixed 60s 70s music from a garage i lost the cd in a move. i didn't know the artist or the song name, after countless attempts to find the song and goolge searches over 20 years I thought this would be just a vague memory. And today it pops up randomly on you tube along with her rendition of ruby Tuesday. long live the algorithm.

When I first heard this I was a badly wounded Marine back from ‘Nam. Loved it every since.

@johnhipp8267

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service, I salute you.

One of my favorite female singers of the 70s great singer song writer, and beautiful with it, such a sad loss when i heard the sad news.

Your not the only one who miss those days,but I was doing it to the sounds of car stereo installations,a time never to be repeated.!

R.I.P. Melanie You WILL Always Be Remembered.

How powerfull is this performance. Amazing

As a wee girl in Scotland I knew Melanie's voice singing this song long before I knew her name. And more than 50 years later her voice and song is still magical. Thank you.

R.I.P. Melanie. You have given us such beautiful songs. After many decades they still are touching me to the heart. Thank you so much and farewell Melanie. Enjoy a beautiful journey

When you see the great JANIS team up and send us all your song 🎵 from HEAVEN. Thanks for the beautiful memories you were truly blessed. Many here in Scotland love ❤️ You.

@rebekahmartin5992

4 ай бұрын

Now THAT would be a dream duet. Milo Martin.

Thank you, Melanie, for the wonderful music that I've been loving since long ago. You are a joy to behold.

I'm 39yrs old and this is the 1st time I've heard this song. Wow does it ever cut deep.😢 ❤

@SlapthePissouttayew

Жыл бұрын

Right? I heard this over and over in the 70's from a friend of mine's dad and it STILL haunts me! I love this song.

@gigicoyle4245

Жыл бұрын

What Melanie is singing about is the Hellywood 'elite' who run the music industry. These gifted musicians sign a contract with stipulations that the words to their music may be edited (or replaced) by the satanic filth using double entendres that are subliminally influencing ALL who listen. They are damned. I feel for these musicians...they were tricked/seduced into signing these agreements for fame & fortune. She most likely was given this song by these creatures to 'tell us' what they've done and are STILL doing. Just one example: "Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard" by Paul Simon...is essentially putting foot tapping music to words about PEDOPHILIA.!!! Now, they are devouring our children right before our eyes! Jesus is on His Way! (Thank God)

@SlapthePissouttayew

Жыл бұрын

@@gigicoyle4245 I understand that. I'm the art type who's had his work bastardized by locals. What I, personally don't get (and never will) is why a Korean war vet found this so interesting that he'd play it over and over to the point of me recalling it all these years. I do like the song. Kudos to Melanie. Fine work!

Thank you, Melanie. Rest and sing in peace. 😇

My Mother passed November 29, 2017. She loved to sing. I inherited my voice from her. People would ask us to sing at events. I was shy and still am. I am now 34. When I hear this song it reminds me of when I get frustrated during difficult days. Then I smile. My Mother lives in my heart and is with me in spirit until I meet her again when my time is up. Thank you Melanie Safka. Thank you for uploading this beautiful song. ❤

@jasbarsoph

4 жыл бұрын

Lisa Marie If you like singing and you say you are shy, Well just sing and to hell with what anyone else thinks about your singing, It’s not their life it’s yours to enjoy and do whatever you want with it, Do you tell people how to enjoy their life, You only live once and it’s a very quick life so enjoy it the way you want to. If you have a beautiful voice sing to your hearts desire.

@snudge9626

4 жыл бұрын

Let your voice keep your mums memory alive. Big love to you :)

@lisamarie3102

4 жыл бұрын

@@jasbarsoph You are so right! Thank you for your beautiful words of encouragement! I have a microphone and amplifier, same one my Mother and I used since I was 15. I now plan on doing just that! Thank you!!! xoxox 😘

@lisamarie3102

4 жыл бұрын

@@snudge9626 I intend to! 😊 Thank you Alan! xoxo 💖

@jasbarsoph

4 жыл бұрын

Lisa Marie I think you should do a recording and put it on your KZread page and that is a great way to give your confidence a hell of a boost and you have a cool name to go go with that recording.

Lay Down, Brand New Key, Beautiful People, Look What They’ve Done to My Song, etc. Wow! Such unique songs! Haunting melodies, sung with such a passion. There was a fascinating innocence, and childlike quality about the music. Watching her sing, Melanie sparkles with those beautiful eyes. Honestly, it’s like musical, and visual perfection! No gimmicks, no simulating sex, no diversion from a talentless act( we know who they are). Just mesmerizing talent.

@rawmark

4 жыл бұрын

yes, and no auto tuning.

@philipahmed2608

2 жыл бұрын

No-one betters The Rolling Stones' songs ... except this woman's version of Ruby Tuesday ...

@stephensafka8595

2 жыл бұрын

She,s my cousimaa

@joerosa8378

Жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful pure voice

Oh I was a 6 year old boy at 71 🙂 Thanks God, these times the radio played good songs lot of years, and this songthey played a verry long time - maybe more trhe 10 years. In Bavaria. And I love the song so much. During all the times. Thank YOU!

RIP, and thank you for all the joy.

My mom had Melanie playing often in our house growing up in the 70's. I have never forgotten the words or the songs. I force-share them to young people that i talk to lol. Dont know if they get it at first, but many times Ive seen them relink them somewhere, haha. Always makes me smile.

Rest in Peace. Thanks for the music.

I was born in 1971! If I had been a girl my name would have been Melanie. RIP you Beautiful and sweet Lady😢❤

Melanie...class act!!! I was 13 when I bought this 45. And still have it!! A Brand New Key has always been a fav of mine. Melanie I would have gladly went skating with you anytime. Still loving you after all these years. Thank you from my heart.

It's really a blessing to find that rare artist who can sit down with a guitar and just mesmerize you. Melanie, Harry Chapin, Bobby Gentry, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, and just a few others have that power. Melanie in particular is special to me. Her personality just shines through, and you just know that she is someone that you would like to have for a friend. It just makes me happy to hear her voice. Also, takes me back to a simpler time. Melanie's voice is like comfort food. I loved music from my childhood. I have loved music from phase of my life, but some artists you just always keep with you. I will be listening to Melanie for the rest of my life. And it has to be an artist's dream to know that, if you just got through to a few people this way, it was all worthwhile.

@bhiggy0103

2 жыл бұрын

Ayyyy Melanie and Joni Mitchell are two of my all-time faves

@janetaldrich7747

2 жыл бұрын

You forgot Judy Collins ...

@Paulkfrsoldgit

Жыл бұрын

You forgot the best of all time…Eva Cassidy

Wow, she's so naturally beautiful! And I love her voice!!

RIP, dear lady. I loved your music.

Thank you Melanie you had a beautiful soul.

I was in the army along with a wonderful man stationed in Germany, last name of of Price who was the uncle of Melanie. He was so proud of his niece.