MELANIE The Nickel Song ('71)

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  • Опубліковано 26 вер 2015
  • Well you know, I don't know so many things, but I know what's been goin' on...
    / melaniesafka

КОМЕНТАРІ • 851

  • @vitobarfalone6060
    @vitobarfalone6060 6 місяців тому +262

    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 5 місяців тому +4

      the upside is you see your enemies go to hell first

    • @robertdouglas8895
      @robertdouglas8895 5 місяців тому +1

      All minds are connected.

    • @robertdouglas8895
      @robertdouglas8895 5 місяців тому

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

    • @michaelwaters8879
      @michaelwaters8879 5 місяців тому +5

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

    • @user-yj3ob9kd3l
      @user-yj3ob9kd3l 4 місяці тому +3

      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 5 місяців тому +101

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

  • @z2002marlene
    @z2002marlene 6 місяців тому +68

    RIP Melanie Thank you for all the beautiful music

  • @dave-d-grunt
    @dave-d-grunt 5 місяців тому +65

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

    • @helbitkelbit1790
      @helbitkelbit1790 5 місяців тому +1

      Who knew she was still living ?

    • @davestruder2325
      @davestruder2325 5 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

  • @MarkCoburn-1592
    @MarkCoburn-1592 5 місяців тому +57

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

  • @ernst2225
    @ernst2225 2 роки тому +142

    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 6 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 5 місяців тому +7

      🙏❤️🇮🇪

    • @stuartstibbs2069
      @stuartstibbs2069 5 місяців тому +7

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

    • @darrynjohnson5808
      @darrynjohnson5808 5 місяців тому +4

      Your experience has echoes for us all … respect

    • @helbitkelbit1790
      @helbitkelbit1790 5 місяців тому +4

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

  • @eldredlane9517
    @eldredlane9517 4 роки тому +289

    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 +5

      Oh my,

    • @melodyvoss
      @melodyvoss 2 роки тому +17

      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 Рік тому +3

      Nice Story about your daugthers Name ♥️

    • @sabineb3950
      @sabineb3950 Рік 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.

  • @karenshear4169
    @karenshear4169 Рік тому +258

    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 +10

      I also graduated in 71 and I love me some Melanie

    • @Vector_Ze
      @Vector_Ze Рік тому +13

      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 9 місяців тому +11

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

    • @dalepetrush4121
      @dalepetrush4121 9 місяців тому +3

      Me too. Prace

    • @mikestaberstaber5738
      @mikestaberstaber5738 7 місяців тому +4

      me too !

  • @JAFO44
    @JAFO44 4 місяці тому +13

    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 😢❤

  • @jefferyanderson70
    @jefferyanderson70 6 місяців тому +43

    RIP Melanie. Heaven sent you to this fickle world at a time when the world needed peace. The same peace and kindness and love that you sang about with John Lennon, Johnny Cash, and so many other great talents. Now that the world is right back where it was when your angelic face and voice first appeared on the scene to help raise awareness to a better world you were called back to heaven. Safe journey home Melanie. Thank you for making the world a lot better while you were in it.

    • @finnkdy
      @finnkdy 5 місяців тому +1

      go cry, met Big Black.

    • @jefferyanderson70
      @jefferyanderson70 5 місяців тому

      @@finnkdy Sweet! The stars were aligned.

    • @finnkdy
      @finnkdy 5 місяців тому +2

      @@jefferyanderson70 the Sweet weren't bad either, saw under some motorway with Hawkwind headlining.,they (Sweet) were bottled / booed initially.
      free, of course.

  • @WesFanMan
    @WesFanMan 5 місяців тому +20

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

  • @birdzilla106
    @birdzilla106 2 роки тому +152

    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 Рік тому +6

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

  • @jmmalouff
    @jmmalouff 2 роки тому +45

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

  • @petertattum2338
    @petertattum2338 2 роки тому +68

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

  • @LucyLennon20
    @LucyLennon20 5 місяців тому +41

    Rest Your Soul in Peace,
    Melanie ☮️🌸☮️🌹

  • @edp2260
    @edp2260 4 роки тому +344

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

    • @karlwelin7932
      @karlwelin7932 4 роки тому +6

      @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 ?

  • @mummybunny331
    @mummybunny331 2 роки тому +10

    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 5 місяців тому +24

    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 5 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🙏🏼🥰🛼

  • @robison5396
    @robison5396 5 місяців тому +26

    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 🙏

  • @bhbluebird
    @bhbluebird 5 місяців тому +13

    I always loved the distinctiveness in that voice.

  • @LULUBELLEIII
    @LULUBELLEIII 6 місяців тому +16

    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.

  • @patagualianmostly7437
    @patagualianmostly7437 5 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 5 місяців тому +2

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

    • @petergarayt9634
      @petergarayt9634 5 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 5 місяців тому

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

    • @petergarayt9634
      @petergarayt9634 5 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 5 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

  • @akgypsy54
    @akgypsy54 6 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!🕯️

  • @91Kingscrib84
    @91Kingscrib84 6 місяців тому +122

    🕯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 6 місяців тому +11

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

    • @steveashcraft718
      @steveashcraft718 5 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.

  • @JuullRhapsodos
    @JuullRhapsodos 6 років тому +159

    Killer voice and Bambi eyes 😍

  • @moefoh96
    @moefoh96 Рік тому +12

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

  • @johnthomson7696
    @johnthomson7696 4 роки тому +364

    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 3 роки тому +6

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

    • @formentera1001
      @formentera1001 3 роки тому +5

      me too

    • @Monkeyspankerelite
      @Monkeyspankerelite 3 роки тому +4

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

    • @Monkeyspankerelite
      @Monkeyspankerelite 3 роки тому +5

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

  • @nopenadanowaynohow
    @nopenadanowaynohow 4 роки тому +129

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

  • @rasmur1
    @rasmur1 5 місяців тому +11

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

  • @DavidRice111
    @DavidRice111 5 місяців тому +7

    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.

  • @MrKandu4u
    @MrKandu4u 5 місяців тому +8

    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.

  • @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 ❤️

  • @marcoutin469
    @marcoutin469 6 місяців тому +8

    Rest in peace Melanie ! Thank you for all your songs

  • @donaldphelps536
    @donaldphelps536 3 роки тому +65

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

  • @danielorlando8172
    @danielorlando8172 6 місяців тому +14

    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 6 місяців тому +1

      RIP at 76. 1-23-24

  • @BCTGuitarPlayer
    @BCTGuitarPlayer 5 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 5 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 4 місяці 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!! 💔

  • @pjoconnor718
    @pjoconnor718 5 місяців тому +17

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

  • @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.

  • @beverleyleonardis3563
    @beverleyleonardis3563 2 роки тому +61

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

    • @leannefuller8888
      @leannefuller8888 2 роки тому +1

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

    • @oakherder17
      @oakherder17 2 роки тому +2

      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 +1

      @@oakherder17 hope it wasn't Radar lol

    • @wissenschaftenundpraxishan1952
      @wissenschaftenundpraxishan1952 Рік тому +1

      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!

  • @lharris828
    @lharris828 Рік тому +8

    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.

  • @user-jo1pf3hm5y
    @user-jo1pf3hm5y 6 місяців тому +7

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

  • @user-oc6pe4fh8k
    @user-oc6pe4fh8k 23 дні тому +2

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

  • @jamescallahan7339
    @jamescallahan7339 4 місяці тому +4

    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!!!

  • @SReed99342
    @SReed99342 6 місяців тому +13

    RIP Melanie. You are a musical hero to me.

  • @Selica76
    @Selica76 4 місяці тому +2

    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! 🙂

  • @daveshephard1937
    @daveshephard1937 2 роки тому +37

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

    • @ulrichwill496
      @ulrichwill496 10 місяців тому

      Yessss ❤️❤️❤️🇨🇭

  • @e.conboy4286
    @e.conboy4286 Рік тому +13

    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!

  • @gregb8565
    @gregb8565 5 місяців тому +9

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

  • @lindaconstantine5309
    @lindaconstantine5309 Місяць тому +2

    It broke my heart to learn that she had passed. Im so glad I found this YT site. I still have her albums from the 70’s, but no turntable. I loved her music. The world is a little darker without her.

  • @JP-wt8jg
    @JP-wt8jg 6 місяців тому +24

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

    • @user-jo1pf3hm5y
      @user-jo1pf3hm5y 5 місяців тому +2

      She sure is beautiful just like you love

    • @JP-wt8jg
      @JP-wt8jg 5 місяців тому +1

      @@user-jo1pf3hm5y Thank you so much. Many greets from Germany😍

    • @John-lp5xh
      @John-lp5xh 5 місяців тому +1

      Hi Melvin

    • @JP-wt8jg
      @JP-wt8jg 5 місяців тому +2

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

    • @John-lp5xh
      @John-lp5xh 5 місяців тому

      @@JP-wt8jg hello

  • @trevorpugh6475
    @trevorpugh6475 5 місяців тому +6

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

  • @stlbusker3025
    @stlbusker3025 5 місяців тому +3

    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.

  • @randysollars5350
    @randysollars5350 4 місяці тому +3

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

  • @johnbethell1952
    @johnbethell1952 4 роки тому +29

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

  • @justonsmith5132
    @justonsmith5132 6 місяців тому +4

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

  • @1gaia
    @1gaia 4 роки тому +40

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

  • @neilmartin1117
    @neilmartin1117 4 місяці тому +1

    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

  • @berniewatts1829
    @berniewatts1829 Рік тому +14

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

  • @arnfinnrydheim9876
    @arnfinnrydheim9876 7 років тому +56

    beautiful voice and beautiful talented woman

  • @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 3 місяці тому

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

  • @woodiethompson526
    @woodiethompson526 4 роки тому +27

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

  • @williamdavies6241
    @williamdavies6241 4 роки тому +24

    SHE WAS ,AND STILL IS BEAUTIFUL!

  • @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

  • @Donhuddleston-xw8ez
    @Donhuddleston-xw8ez 6 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 6 місяців тому +1

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

  • @otiliasalinas1605
    @otiliasalinas1605 5 місяців тому +3

    Such a beautiful soul. Loved her innocence ❤

  • @ianharrison873
    @ianharrison873 3 роки тому +13

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

  • @g.y.u3649
    @g.y.u3649 5 місяців тому +4

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

  • @roberthorwat6747
    @roberthorwat6747 4 роки тому +26

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

  • @kellydoyle859
    @kellydoyle859 2 роки тому +17

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

  • @menninblack3558
    @menninblack3558 3 роки тому +13

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

  • @tonycrawford
    @tonycrawford 7 років тому +48

    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

  • @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. 💖

  • @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

  • @maribethstern8023
    @maribethstern8023 7 років тому +34

    one of my favorite's from Melanie. She is so lovely and talented. Wkarma radio is happy to play her anytime!

  • @lordnelson7577
    @lordnelson7577 5 місяців тому +6

    Sie war eine der ganz Großen. Unvergessen. Ich bin einfach nur traurig.

  • @thomasbertsch7270
    @thomasbertsch7270 Рік тому +4

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

  • @robyoung9968
    @robyoung9968 Рік тому +5

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

  • @markjettner635
    @markjettner635 5 місяців тому +2

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

  • @frankbartoszak7637
    @frankbartoszak7637 5 місяців тому +3

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

  • @jonnporter6081
    @jonnporter6081 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you for sharing your performances on this medium. Thanks.

  • @gandalf7361
    @gandalf7361 7 років тому +50

    When you look up the word cute Melanie's picture should be there.

    • @lasinmt106
      @lasinmt106 3 місяці тому

      And Melanie would tell you as she did the world that's was one of her number one problems. The world was not ready for a CUTE CHERUB like smiling all the time face. They as in THE WORLD refused her entrance into serious player. Sadly she was right. But equally wonderful those of us WHO DID FIND HER and saw her depth beyond cuteness understood her sole and was rewarded a million fold by her true beauty and talent. A better world for those of us who saw past that CUTE. RIP beloved lady. Prayers to your family.

  • @danielhawthorn2967
    @danielhawthorn2967 3 роки тому +49

    The world needs more Melanie

  • @joecraig7817
    @joecraig7817 Рік тому +3

    I still cry.

  • @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.

  • @debl9957
    @debl9957 2 місяці тому +2

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

  • @Dave-jd9qn
    @Dave-jd9qn 6 місяців тому +3

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

  • @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.

  • @nemyz7421
    @nemyz7421 4 роки тому +3

    THE FIRST TIME I HEARD MELANIE SING , WAS ON THE WOODSTOOK FESTIVAL DOUBLE ALBUM.
    I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH YOUR NATURAL TALENT.
    THAT WAS LONG TIME AGO...45 YEARS AGO!
    ✌😎

  • @LeeHardingakaFirmament
    @LeeHardingakaFirmament 6 місяців тому +2

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

  • @annederosier4281
    @annederosier4281 Рік тому +1

    Saw her at the Topsfield fair in 69. It was great to see her!!!!

  • @JamesWilliams-ii7yv
    @JamesWilliams-ii7yv 5 місяців тому +2

    The voice of an angel very unique and powerful

  • @samadams6487
    @samadams6487 Рік тому +3

    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.

  • @stanroberts4820
    @stanroberts4820 4 роки тому +22

    Love anything Melanie Safka sings, but super love for "Lay Down "

    • @edwardhanson3664
      @edwardhanson3664 4 роки тому +1

      All time favorite.

    • @MrCretemaniam
      @MrCretemaniam 4 роки тому

      Yeah that version of Lay Down with the Edwin Hawkins Singers pretty much rips my heart out

  • @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

  • @davidgreen62
    @davidgreen62 2 роки тому +1

    Saw her several times in London..absolutely delightful performer. xx

  • @TWayneD1020
    @TWayneD1020 5 місяців тому +2

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

  • @MrMarkar1959
    @MrMarkar1959 5 місяців тому +1

    man i just fouled up my eyesight listening to this😭 I was 12yrs done in '71

  • @neilmartin7304
    @neilmartin7304 5 років тому +6

    Fantastic voice I put in a 🌝nickle to hear melanie sing a dollar song any time 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸😀😀😀👍

    • @truckindave1
      @truckindave1 4 роки тому +1

      I'd put in a dollar to hear a nickel song. I've always liked "Brand New Key"

  • @glynluff2595
    @glynluff2595 5 місяців тому +1

    I came out school a lot earlier and this# amused us then the voice and the words and beat it crossed the water and we enjoyed it here in U.K. Slap the table and raise a beer

  • @paulcozz1
    @paulcozz1 Рік тому +1

    Amazing voice, so glad I found Melanie so far into the future. And the songs are timeless