MELANIE The Nickel Song ('71)

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  • @vitobarfalone6060
    @vitobarfalone6060 11 місяців тому +319

    The curse of living a long life is to see people you admire and respect leave this world.....peace be with you sweet lady....the world is a little darker without your bright light....

    • @mafirearmsafety
      @mafirearmsafety 10 місяців тому +9

      the upside is you see your enemies go to hell first

    • @robertdouglas8895
      @robertdouglas8895 10 місяців тому +2

      All minds are connected.

    • @robertdouglas8895
      @robertdouglas8895 10 місяців тому +1

      @@mafirearmsafety That sounds like hell to me. The world is a mirror.

    • @michaelwaters8879
      @michaelwaters8879 10 місяців тому +5

      News of her passing leaves a big hole in my heart.

    • @user-yj3ob9kd3l
      @user-yj3ob9kd3l 9 місяців тому +4

      I lost a dear friend last week. Every time we lose someone, a relationship ends, and that branch of life of our life ends. The longer we live, the fewer branches we have!! 😢

  • @meadowm1742
    @meadowm1742 10 місяців тому +124

    Incredible that this recording is 53 years old! It sounds so fresh. RIP Melanie. Sound track of my childhood.

  • @dave-d-grunt
    @dave-d-grunt 11 місяців тому +78

    1971 I was 15. I remember her music. Very popular musician. She’ll be missed

    • @helbitkelbit1790
      @helbitkelbit1790 10 місяців тому +1

      Who knew she was still living ?

    • @davestruder2325
      @davestruder2325 10 місяців тому +1

      1956 was a good year. Thanks be for video. I never saw her like. She carries a lot of love with her

  • @JAFO44
    @JAFO44 10 місяців тому +34

    Dear sweet Melanie, I was just 12 years old in 71 when I first heard this wonderful song and went and bought the 45 to play on my harmony kardon lp player. Thanks for such wonderful MEANINGFUL songs.
    I'm so sad that God called you home A few weeks ago.
    This world is a bit orphaned now without your lovely folk songs.
    Rest well dear Melanie 😢❤

  • @eldredlane9517
    @eldredlane9517 4 роки тому +301

    I went into the Army in April '69, four months before Woodstock. When I heard Melanie for the first time, I fell in love with her and her music. I got married in 1976, and our first child was a little girl. The first name I thought of was Melanie, and my wife agreed. I am so tankful for her and the woman she's turned out to be.

    • @keithcostello
      @keithcostello 2 роки тому +6

      Oh my,

    • @melodyvoss
      @melodyvoss 2 роки тому +18

      My parents liked her so much that they gave me the name Melody, in honor of Melanie. Not sure why they didn't just go with Melanie...lol

    • @papabaer469
      @papabaer469 2 роки тому +3

      Nice Story about your daugthers Name ♥️

    • @sabineb3950
      @sabineb3950 2 роки тому +2

      🥰🌹🌹🌹🌹👍👍👍
      Lg.aus Hannover. 🥰

    • @dougkearney2881
      @dougkearney2881 Рік тому +2

      Its June 2023 and I’ve just found a lot of Mel’s songs, playing as I write this. Too think she is only 11 months older than I.

  • @jamescallahan7339
    @jamescallahan7339 9 місяців тому +9

    Always loved this beautiful lady's voice and she definitely had one. She along with many other artists that i grew up with are leaving us much too often. I'll play her music a lot more now to honor this gem!!!

  • @z2002marlene
    @z2002marlene 11 місяців тому +83

    RIP Melanie Thank you for all the beautiful music

  • @ernst2225
    @ernst2225 3 роки тому +157

    We were sitting around a campfire in Finland in 1973. Everything was dark around us and then someone turned on the radio. The Nickel Song with Melanie and Me And Bobby Mc Gee with Janis Joplin was playing. I'll never forget that, because I was high up north with my German girlfriend-the time didn't matter and lots of mosquitoes were flying. I was in a sauna for the first time even with a lake .This year I was back in Finland after 50 years-more south and when I came to Germany I heard the "Nickelsong" on UA-cam .I got a little sad because my youth with which I associate this song is over and my girlfriend, my later wife, died of cancer. When the tracks played, I cried.

    • @chrisdevalcourt648
      @chrisdevalcourt648 11 місяців тому +17

      Memories!
      Better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all.
      The circle of life.

    • @thetruth-bf6je
      @thetruth-bf6je 10 місяців тому +7

      🙏❤️🇮🇪

    • @stuartstibbs2069
      @stuartstibbs2069 10 місяців тому +7

      Yep...lifes a box of chocolates.Hang in there. Greetings from South Australia. 🦘🦘🍺🍺

    • @darrynjohnson5808
      @darrynjohnson5808 10 місяців тому +4

      Your experience has echoes for us all … respect

    • @helbitkelbit1790
      @helbitkelbit1790 10 місяців тому +4

      Damn brother.......hopefully you will see her again

  • @karenshear4169
    @karenshear4169 Рік тому +294

    I graduated high school in '71. We understood this song then and we're still waiting for the world to catch up. So great!

    • @mikesullivan6422
      @mikesullivan6422 Рік тому +13

      I also graduated in 71 and I love me some Melanie

    • @Vector_Ze
      @Vector_Ze Рік тому +14

      I graduated from high school in 1972. But, I was a Melanie fan since the 9th grade.
      Actually, what caught my attention was the song, I Don't Eat Animals. I know Melanie is no longer a vegetarian, and I'm not either, though I was for 12 years. But, I still love her and her music.

    • @Still17InMyMind
      @Still17InMyMind Рік тому +11

      I graduated in '77, but I got it then, too.

    • @dalepetrush4121
      @dalepetrush4121 Рік тому +3

      Me too. Prace

    • @mikestaberstaber5738
      @mikestaberstaber5738 Рік тому +4

      me too !

  • @MarkCoburn-1592
    @MarkCoburn-1592 11 місяців тому +71

    I was born in 1969, but can remember my dad playing all her songs. My dad passed away in 2019 still loving her songs.

    • @Anthony-w7i5g
      @Anthony-w7i5g 10 місяців тому +3

      Best year to be born.

    • @picnic66
      @picnic66 4 місяці тому +2

      @@Anthony-w7i5g Close guess youngster but that'd be 1966 (old enough to know hippies, young enough not to be one 🤪)

  • @WesFanMan
    @WesFanMan 10 місяців тому +29

    I had forgotten how many wonderful songs she had. She was very talented. Thank you Melanie.

  • @rasmur1
    @rasmur1 11 місяців тому +20

    This is one of my favorite songs by Melanie. So sad to hear of her passing. May she rest in peace.

  • @birdzilla106
    @birdzilla106 3 роки тому +154

    Fifty years later, this song is still relevant. Aside from the angelic voice, Melanie's insight is my favorite part of her music.

    • @morrigankasa570
      @morrigankasa570 2 роки тому +8

      This is great, I thought no one could get close to as good as Nana Mouskouri's version of this song but Melanie did, WOW!

    • @paulh2981
      @paulh2981 2 роки тому +6

      It'll be relevant for 150 to 500 more years or so.

  • @bhbluebird
    @bhbluebird 10 місяців тому +17

    I always loved the distinctiveness in that voice.

  • @randysollars5350
    @randysollars5350 9 місяців тому +6

    RIP, Melanie. A sweet part of my youth is gone. Thank you for the memories 😢

  • @edp2260
    @edp2260 4 роки тому +348

    She can fill up the stage, just herself and her guitar. That's a true performer.

    • @karlwelin7932
      @karlwelin7932 4 роки тому +7

      @Genna Tuelz - If a person is blind & has good hearing, does it matter the physical size of the performer?

    • @donandlorikowalchuk4840
      @donandlorikowalchuk4840 4 роки тому +3

      @Genna Tuelz Do you really think she's fat? Or is that a slang for 'AWESOMELY BEAUTIFUL'?

    • @gingerlynme5091
      @gingerlynme5091 4 роки тому +4

      @@donandlorikowalchuk4840 Don't ask what he thinks. He doesn't!!!

    • @TheAngryArmorer
      @TheAngryArmorer 4 роки тому +1

      @Genna Tuelz Asshole.

    • @alanwhitham6429
      @alanwhitham6429 4 роки тому +2

      @Genna Tuelz Fat ? why would you say a thing like that ?

  • @DavidRice111
    @DavidRice111 10 місяців тому +11

    Just learned of her leave-taking. Beyond sad, I loved her music- her passing marks the end of an era for me as we were nearly the same age. I will miss this gentle soul.

  • @91Kingscrib84
    @91Kingscrib84 11 місяців тому +123

    🕯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. ♡

    • @khayyakkuan5836
      @khayyakkuan5836 11 місяців тому +11

      Those were the days my friend...and it seems a better time🤟🏼✌️

    • @steveashcraft718
      @steveashcraft718 11 місяців тому +5

      It was a better time. Not everything was good but Alot better than what things are now. How I miss the good ole days.

  • @johnthomson7696
    @johnthomson7696 4 роки тому +371

    Oh my gosh...I was about 16 or 17 when I first heard Melanie, bought the album. I had a huge crush on her. Old man now, still love her.

    • @bobmoslow4636
      @bobmoslow4636 4 роки тому +12

      From a guy your own age...you have good taste!

    • @shirleydimon8848
      @shirleydimon8848 4 роки тому +6

      I was younger then you 😆 lol 1960 love this old music 🎶 🤣 😂 😄 😆

    • @formentera1001
      @formentera1001 4 роки тому +5

      me too

    • @Monkeyspankerelite
      @Monkeyspankerelite 4 роки тому +4

      So am I. Weird voice but a lovley bird. I guess we`re both old weirdos my friend.

    • @Monkeyspankerelite
      @Monkeyspankerelite 4 роки тому +5

      @jett woodward You`re welcome in the weirdo club my friend...

  • @LucyLennon909
    @LucyLennon909 11 місяців тому +48

    Rest Your Soul in Peace,
    Melanie ☮️🌸☮️🌹

  • @danielorlando8172
    @danielorlando8172 Рік тому +15

    This young lady could fill all of heaven with her voice and the angels would stand up and take notice. What a blessing to have met her.❤

    • @jon2849
      @jon2849 11 місяців тому +1

      RIP at 76. 1-23-24

  • @mummybunny331
    @mummybunny331 2 роки тому +12

    I was shut away in a an old stately home wiv locks & keys & rules & regs,a home 4 naughty girls & boys, but there was an old record player that no-one else seemed interested in...& Thankfully a Melanie ,a Dylan, The animals , Wishbone Ash, & a few earlier Albums...I was allowed 2hrs at a stretch to indulge myself in some Melanie , tbf They truly kept me going...I think I learnt every word..xx

  • @Justnobody0950
    @Justnobody0950 10 місяців тому +27

    Lord, this sweet lady will truly be missed.❤She was so beautiful. It just affirms how old I'm getting! Growing up in that time period, I remember going around with one of her hits stuck in my head. " I got a brand new pair of roller skates. You got a brand new key." R.I.P. my dear lady.

    • @laurametheny1008
      @laurametheny1008 10 місяців тому +3

      I knew it! Thought that was hers! Loved that song. I was 11 in 71. I don't remember this one but we roller skated with our church youth group all the time. Now I have to go add that to my faves. Thank you🙏🏼🥰🛼

  • @jmmalouff
    @jmmalouff 3 роки тому +48

    Excellent song writer and singer. This song is 50 years old and still as good as ever.

  • @debl9957
    @debl9957 8 місяців тому +10

    What a voice - can't find this talent today.

  • @LULUBELLEIII
    @LULUBELLEIII 11 місяців тому +17

    Such a beautiful lady. Fantastic singer-songwriter. I met her after a gig in Manchester about 15 years ago and she was so sweet, signed all my albums as well.

  • @MrKandu4u
    @MrKandu4u 10 місяців тому +9

    I'm a teenager all over again listening to her songs. My friends and I would sing this and so many other songs when we'd be camping in the Adirondacks, the 1000 Islands and all over upstate New York and the surrounding areas.

  • @petertattum2338
    @petertattum2338 3 роки тому +69

    Melanie Safka: beautiful voice, beautiful face. I've been a fan since I was 11-tears' old!

  • @nopenadanowaynohow
    @nopenadanowaynohow 4 роки тому +130

    Good Lord ----What a voice !!!!! loved her music since the early 70's !

  • @marcoutin469
    @marcoutin469 11 місяців тому +11

    Rest in peace Melanie ! Thank you for all your songs

  • @donaldphelps536
    @donaldphelps536 3 роки тому +66

    She was a unique performer, amazing songwriter and singer, I loved her music and played it a lot.

  • @robison5396
    @robison5396 11 місяців тому +27

    I often think her songs were dismissed as lightweight or twee, but they really do have a depth and urgency that hasn't aged with time along with lyrics that are just as relevant today as they were 50 odd years ago .
    A more innocent age of wide eyed wonderment that this world badly needs more of today.
    RiP Melanie 🙏

  • @SReed99342
    @SReed99342 11 місяців тому +13

    RIP Melanie. You are a musical hero to me.

  • @akgypsy54
    @akgypsy54 11 місяців тому +22

    RIP Melanie. Your voice was so definite and distinctive. Thank you for your music and your contributions to humanity through your fabulous songs! Beautiful People and Lay Down are supreme. Brand New Key and your magnificent version of Ruby Tuesday were excellent!🕯️

  • @christopherchilds8723
    @christopherchilds8723 3 роки тому +107

    So many amazing female singers back then... Janis, Grace, Sandy Denny, Ann Wilson of Heart, Melanie could match every single one of them. This woman and her music will live forever ❤️

  • @pjoconnor718
    @pjoconnor718 10 місяців тому +18

    Miss you.Thanks for your music Loved you at Woodstock you made me happy on that weekend I will never forget ☮️

  • @stlbusker3025
    @stlbusker3025 10 місяців тому +4

    A song doesn't have to be so heavy that it can carry the weight of the world. Sometimes a song can be light yet so deep that it stands on its own for many years and decades. The Nickle Song is one of those.

  • @michaelwilkerson7110
    @michaelwilkerson7110 5 років тому +188

    Melanie always sang dollar songs and we, the listeners, are always the winners.

    • @Joe-gu6oe
      @Joe-gu6oe 4 роки тому +2

      Thanks Michael!

    • @karlwelin7932
      @karlwelin7932 4 роки тому +6

      Michael Wilkerson - You got that right. She never really got the recognition she so deserved. Wow, what a unique beautiful voice.

  • @Selica76
    @Selica76 9 місяців тому +3

    This song reminds me of a perfect trip that I took to Clearwater and Clearwater Beach back in 1972 because that is when I first heard it. We were driving along and this cute, bouncy, little song came on the radio and it seemed appropriate because the area was full of parking meters and Melanie singing about having a nickel fit right in. It would be cool to live there and I look forward to driving along the Clearwater Beach causeway while listening to beautiful Melanie melodies! 🙂

  • @WayneMoore-b8p
    @WayneMoore-b8p 5 місяців тому +14

    Im 70 years old. I was 18 in 1971. The good old days!!!😊😊😊

    • @thomasmcardle9575
      @thomasmcardle9575 Місяць тому

      I’m 71 in December this year... but the good old days? Not so sure... but in some respects... especially in terms of music and the folk revival movement combined with country rock and folk music producing geniuses such as Bob Dylan; Joan Baez and Judy Collins together with so many famous Singer Songwriters ♥️

  • @lharris828
    @lharris828 Рік тому +9

    I was at the Isle of Wight festival in 1970/71 where I heard Melanie for the first time!! Oh my goodness. When I got home I went to town and bought her LPs. Brilliant.

  • @JuullRhapsodos
    @JuullRhapsodos 7 років тому +159

    Killer voice and Bambi eyes 😍

    • @tomcox22
      @tomcox22 19 днів тому

      Her cuteness goes off the meter

  • @patagualianmostly7437
    @patagualianmostly7437 11 місяців тому +38

    I am an old man now...I guess.... But if I could be reborn...and live my life again: I would do everything in my power to capture the heart of this fabulous woman.
    To hear she has passed has broken my heart....... Another piece of devastation to me. Another....

    • @harrisorourke6926
      @harrisorourke6926 10 місяців тому +2

      Yes. I am an old man too. The world keeps getting smaller. . .

    • @petergarayt9634
      @petergarayt9634 10 місяців тому +6

      I was fifteen in 1970 and my conditioning gave me great optimism for the future. Now I wonder what the hell happened and just feel a deep disappointment. Notice today there are no protest songs even though things are worse, odd.

    • @andrewpetik2034
      @andrewpetik2034 10 місяців тому

      ​@petergarayt9634
      We 'threw the baby out with the bathwater' ......so to speak...

    • @petergarayt9634
      @petergarayt9634 10 місяців тому

      The baby can be reborn if we can break the false seduction of the bastards. One person at a time returning to the wonder around us.@@andrewpetik2034

    • @jandelsing8270
      @jandelsing8270 10 місяців тому +1

      Still the River keeps on flowing
      But we don"t know what it is and we don't know where we're going

  • @moefoh96
    @moefoh96 Рік тому +14

    I got the time machine cranked up and ready...if I don't come back, don't try to find me.

  • @richardsmith3129
    @richardsmith3129 25 днів тому +1

    First discovered Melanie when I was a teenager. I immediately fell in love with her and her music. I'm damned near 70 now and still listen to her. Was very sad to hear of Her passing earlier this year. Rest in Peace Dear Lady. You will never be forgotten. ♥️

  • @daveshephard1937
    @daveshephard1937 2 роки тому +38

    One of the most talented and Beautiful music artists of all time.

  • @trevorpugh6475
    @trevorpugh6475 11 місяців тому +7

    Oh my, you were so beautiful in every meaning of the word with a voice to match... bless you Melanie 🥰

  • @e.conboy4286
    @e.conboy4286 Рік тому +15

    These songs performed brilliantly by Melanie are just as great today (2023) I was enchanted by her talent and charm the first time I heard her singing years ago and admire, respect and cherish this lovely lady today, praying that she’s enjoying being one of the worlds most beloved musicians!

  • @neilmartin1117
    @neilmartin1117 9 місяців тому +2

    Great song and great singer Melanie safka rest in peace I remember these songs from early 70.s when I still a primary school thanks Melanie

  • @beverleyleonardis3563
    @beverleyleonardis3563 3 роки тому +62

    Love Melanie's songs. Named my daughter after her in the 70's.😊

    • @leannefuller8888
      @leannefuller8888 2 роки тому +2

      Named my daughter after her too in the 80s...

    • @oakherder17
      @oakherder17 2 роки тому +3

      Oh I wonder if that's where mum got my middle name. She got my first from a MASH actor.

    • @beverleyleonardis3563
      @beverleyleonardis3563 2 роки тому +2

      @@oakherder17 hope it wasn't Radar lol

    • @wissenschaftenundpraxishan1952
      @wissenschaftenundpraxishan1952 2 роки тому +2

      Last year I met a woman who had been named after her because her mother had been a fan of Melanie's. And so she could tell her mother she had met another Melanie fan: me!

  • @lisamarie3102
    @lisamarie3102 2 роки тому +37

    Am listening to this over 2 years in a global pandemic and a war and attack on Ukraine. This song is even more relatable today. Thank you to Melanie for writing this beautiful song. Melanie gives me hope that the world we live in can still be a beautiful place amongst these difficult times. 💖

  • @BCTGuitarPlayer
    @BCTGuitarPlayer 10 місяців тому +14

    They're all starting to pass away... Adios Melanie. Rock & Roll Heaven's got one more, in a hell of a band.

    • @cawilson5357
      @cawilson5357 10 місяців тому +1

      That a fact so many great entertainers/musicians are leaving this world for heaven. Makes me listen to their music that much more. Sometimes shedding a few tears too.

    • @user-yj3ob9kd3l
      @user-yj3ob9kd3l 9 місяців тому

      ​@cawilson5357 same here. I get so absorbed in the many works of each one and listen continuously. God bless them all and many thanks for the wonderful performances they left for us!! 💔

  • @mathewmcgill6266
    @mathewmcgill6266 8 місяців тому +8

    I loved her and just how unique she was.

  • @1gaia
    @1gaia 5 років тому +40

    Such a mega talent. Great writer/poet. Great singer.

  • @johnbethell1952
    @johnbethell1952 4 роки тому +29

    Nothing beats a great singer singing a great song, always loved your voice Melanie

  • @TREEHUGGAH1
    @TREEHUGGAH1 6 років тому +48

    MUCH LOVE AND MUCH RESPECT MELANIE-thanks for many years of beautiful music. wishing you joy and many blessings

  • @williamdavies6241
    @williamdavies6241 4 роки тому +25

    SHE WAS ,AND STILL IS BEAUTIFUL!

  • @JP-wt8jg
    @JP-wt8jg 11 місяців тому +25

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

    • @Bobbymorris-g3h
      @Bobbymorris-g3h 11 місяців тому +3

      She sure is beautiful just like you love

    • @JP-wt8jg
      @JP-wt8jg 11 місяців тому +1

      @@Bobbymorris-g3h Thank you so much. Many greets from Germany😍

    • @John-lp5xh
      @John-lp5xh 10 місяців тому +2

      Hi Melvin

    • @JP-wt8jg
      @JP-wt8jg 10 місяців тому +3

      @@John-lp5xh Hello. My name is Jan Philipp. Many greets from Germany 😃

    • @John-lp5xh
      @John-lp5xh 10 місяців тому

      @@JP-wt8jg hello

  • @roberthorwat6747
    @roberthorwat6747 4 роки тому +27

    Fantastic performance. From the heart and with feeling. Such talent! Such presence! Bloody wonderful song❤

  • @Donhuddleston-xw8ez
    @Donhuddleston-xw8ez 11 місяців тому +6

    She's got a beautiful voice, brings tears to my eyes.. I've never heard this song before, I've heard brand new key, but not this one.. I'm glad I ran across it and I'm saving it

    • @jon2849
      @jon2849 11 місяців тому +1

      You jinxed her?? She passed away yesterday 1-23-24; RIP

  • @woodiethompson526
    @woodiethompson526 4 роки тому +27

    Priceless voice and personality to go with it , no one else could do what she does !

  • @kellydoyle859
    @kellydoyle859 2 роки тому +17

    I So Love Melanie and all her songs!!! She lifts my Spirit!!!

  • @berniewatts1829
    @berniewatts1829 Рік тому +14

    I've only just got into Melanie big time love her voice and songs she's amazing!

  • @jcalvert9955
    @jcalvert9955 11 днів тому +1

    58 and recently discovered this jewel of an artist. Amazing!

  • @Bobbymorris-g3h
    @Bobbymorris-g3h 11 місяців тому +7

    So beautiful a babyface and baby voice. Every boys crush Melanie always beautiful

  • @menninblack3558
    @menninblack3558 4 роки тому +13

    I was a rocker when this came out I'm just now listening to all this great music.

  • @delavan9141
    @delavan9141 8 днів тому +1

    In the early 70s, although I was mostly into psychedelic rock, I bought and listened to her music quite a lot. So much feeling in her singing.

  • @gregb8565
    @gregb8565 11 місяців тому +9

    Jukeboxes and nickels - now that takes u back rip dear one

  • @danielhawthorn2967
    @danielhawthorn2967 4 роки тому +49

    The world needs more Melanie

  • @arnfinnrydheim9876
    @arnfinnrydheim9876 8 років тому +55

    beautiful voice and beautiful talented woman

  • @ianharrison873
    @ianharrison873 3 роки тому +13

    What an amazing talent!!!! Loved her then - love her today! Superb!

  • @wendyanthonywe411
    @wendyanthonywe411 Рік тому +9

    I named my first daughter Melanie after I saw Melanie in concert in Tasmania and a friend sang a Melanie song in 2018 at my daughters funeral service 😢❤

    • @C.Hawkshaw
      @C.Hawkshaw 8 місяців тому

      Oh my gosh I’m so sorry. So so sorry. I hope your heart feels better in time.

  • @otiliasalinas1605
    @otiliasalinas1605 10 місяців тому +3

    Such a beautiful soul. Loved her innocence ❤

  • @samadams6487
    @samadams6487 2 роки тому +4

    In 1972 I was 13 and the biggest crush on Melanie. My parents got me her album and I still have it! And I still play her music.

  • @scottbrown6305
    @scottbrown6305 4 роки тому +17

    When I was a kid, I saved my allowance & bought a little AM/FM radio of my very own. FM radio was just barely in reach of east-middle-of-BF-nowhere Georgia, but I had one station that wasn’t Jesus 24/7. Melanie was one of the people that made life real to me. Many thanks for that.

  • @g.y.u3649
    @g.y.u3649 10 місяців тому +4

    z"l Melanie...you represent my teenage years...back in the 70s....whenever I was filled with hope and optimisim...

  • @thomasbertsch7270
    @thomasbertsch7270 2 роки тому +4

    I just loved this song!! Had a poster of Melanie as a teen. Beautiful lady with beautiful music!!!

  • @justonsmith5132
    @justonsmith5132 11 місяців тому +4

    I lit a candle for you tonight. you will be forever missed.

  • @happyhome41
    @happyhome41 2 роки тому +2

    When I was a child, parents of four kids in our neighborhood traded off carpooling to school, and I distinctly remember Melanie on the AM radio and one mother would tap the accelerator in time with the song, giving quite the ride in the back seat. Wonderful sounds to this day.

  • @Dave-jd9qn
    @Dave-jd9qn 11 місяців тому +3

    You had a good run, Melanie. We will never forget you.

  • @JohnVanderhorst-i2b
    @JohnVanderhorst-i2b Місяць тому +1

    From Johnny Boy to his true musical love. Love you Melanie.

  • @tonycrawford
    @tonycrawford 8 років тому +47

    We were Blessed to have Wonderful Singers back then Such as Yourself

    • @byronrash7456
      @byronrash7456 3 роки тому

      Yes would love to get us together and visit her

  • @robyoung9968
    @robyoung9968 Рік тому +5

    I love her , what a lovely soul. I’m reminded how great her songs were..

  • @dianepage2561
    @dianepage2561 3 роки тому +7

    I just love you Melanie you bring such wonderful memories for me as a teenager I still have your record I had bought, Alexander Beetle I dedicated to my Dad whom his name is Alexander xo thank you for the memories God Bless

  • @frankbartoszak7637
    @frankbartoszak7637 10 місяців тому +3

    Not only was she gorgeous ,but what a great voice, sleep peacefully girl

  • @ianmacewan9416
    @ianmacewan9416 9 місяців тому +1

    It takes a lot to bring a tear to this old Scots eye. But this woman leaving us just did it.

  • @timothydriscoll9385
    @timothydriscoll9385 2 роки тому +2

    My brother and I ,had the pleasure to see and listen as Melanie filled our hearts,with her songs ,chills running up the small of my back,as the words echoed inside this up state bar..Melanie we love you .

  • @LeeHardingakaFirmament
    @LeeHardingakaFirmament 11 місяців тому +2

    RIP, Melanie - thanks so much for so many beautiful musical memories.

  • @shaunbrachmann2636
    @shaunbrachmann2636 Рік тому

    I remember when this came out. Had a 45 and played it endlessly. Beautiful song, beautiful lady.

  • @teresathayn5170
    @teresathayn5170 2 роки тому +3

    Melanie is the first time I felt like hugging the world, and I was a kid!! Thank You Melanie!!!

  • @TWayneD1020
    @TWayneD1020 11 місяців тому +2

    Thank you so much, wish you were still with us !!!

  • @mudhens4ever
    @mudhens4ever 4 роки тому +42

    Gosh she’s pretty. And a damn good singer to boot!

    • @samueldamewood5273
      @samueldamewood5273 4 роки тому +2

      She's 70 now and still recognizably Melanie

    • @anthonydavella8350
      @anthonydavella8350 4 роки тому

      bigen

    • @mtsilvagt
      @mtsilvagt 4 роки тому

      She's an old bag now. Mudduck, Jus' say'n ✌

    • @mudhens4ever
      @mudhens4ever 4 роки тому +1

      Leopoldo Chatz Mata - She is? Well, thanks for telling me. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have known.

    • @bill091086
      @bill091086 4 роки тому

      Leopoldo Chatz Mata : Thanks for pointing that out, asshole. 🖕And get the fuck out of our country.

  • @robertcameron5200
    @robertcameron5200 3 роки тому +4

    i loved her music in the 70,s, but had forgotten her, am 70 now am so happy to have found her again,,she is beautiful,,thank god for youtube, even with its faults

  • @lisamarie3102
    @lisamarie3102 5 років тому +4

    I was going to quit a program I am working in. Then I hear this song. Thank you Melanie Safka. Your voice and lyrics are priceless. Not "a dollar song." Please keep singing, writing, and performing. You inspire me not to give up on life. 💞💖

    • @bruceblackburn9423
      @bruceblackburn9423 4 роки тому +1

      Music like this makes life enjoyable 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • @lisamarie3102
      @lisamarie3102 4 роки тому

      @@bruceblackburn9423 Agree!

    • @bruceblackburn9423
      @bruceblackburn9423 4 роки тому +1

      @@lisamarie3102 great music is life , everything else is phoney

  • @markjettner635
    @markjettner635 10 місяців тому +2

    Now that's cheered me up .😂🎉 Love Melanie.!!!!

  • @senob44
    @senob44 4 місяці тому +1

    First time hearing this, despite being born in the 70s. This song has a surprisingly deep meaning despite the simple sound to it. It is intriguing to watch her as she sings it, wondering just what experiences she's seen. Good song.

  • @marylawrence4724
    @marylawrence4724 2 роки тому +2

    Melanie , I could listen to you forever..and The message in your songs take me away !

  • @kattoneycliffe6715
    @kattoneycliffe6715 3 місяці тому +2

    Why wasn't this lady publicized more?? Lovely voice!

    • @mickjagger8439
      @mickjagger8439 3 місяці тому +1

      I don't know why, she was SO great!

  • @fideauone3416
    @fideauone3416 4 роки тому +33

    Fell in love with her voice before I ever saw her.

  • @joanmcgilton5075
    @joanmcgilton5075 4 роки тому +12

    I love Melanies songs
    She does a lot I never heard before until I looked her songs up on UA-cam