What do WE DO WHEN JUSTICE GOES HOME --> someplace~who knows~but you got to wonder if it is BEYOND THE DARK SIDE~~~I sure do wonder. What a set of pipes on Melanie.
I was fortunate enough to grow up with Melanie and have 8 albums, 9 CD's and many tapes. Love her ........... her music , her, everything. My first album was Candles in the rain, and I puchased it on Tape, and CD. I think I could honestly say, her music was my life. Not a week in my life has ever gone by without hearing at least one of her songs. She is in my iPod, iPhone and anywhere else I can place her. Thank you Melanie for your music. Love you.
I was born in England 1974 and was introduced to melanie in England in 1990 (20 years after this recording) by a teacher at school. When I went to the US in 1996 and asked for some melanie CDs the record shop owner looked at me as if I was an Alien. But this proves she lives on through the years. Unique....and Amazing. Never forget this song.
@kesorkez Yes indeed...and Melanie is still touring and was at Glastonbury this summer UK. I saw her in Morecombe and she meets ALL her fans so I met her...and her son...she's a great artist and person. Her husband died last year, very sad for her.
Seems like a lifetime ago when I heard this, it brought back some sweet memories. A beautiful unique voice. Can anyone remember the track Melanie did with lyrics that included "some say I got devils - some say I got angels" or something like that. The tune still goes round my head. Best Wishes to all
Thank you very much (from Spain) I´ve heard this song lots of times when i was around 20 (younger). You all are right, too under rated artist, I discover her by chance.
It´s curius, I made my old tape with David Bowies Spiders from mars in one side and Melanies greatest hits in the rest of the b side, and it´s still the only one I use to rescue and listen.
sorry for grammar mistakes and thank you again!!
Gracias Melanie por tanta emoción, incluso por la (puñetera) melancolía;).
Lavoravo negli anni 70 in Olanda all'ospedale het Havenziekenhuis,nella casa dove vivevano gli infermieri i vetri tremavano,perchè tutti ascoltavono la grande Melanie al volume più alto possibile.Era fantastica!!!!! A riascoltarla ora mi da una grandissima emozione.Grazie Melanie!!!!!!
What a great song and singer she is. At 60 years I still get that haunting tearfulness feeling hearing her again. We named our daughter after her and it's rather uncanny but my Melanie looks very similar to Melanie Safka.
I loved what someone in the comments said "It takes me back to when we were bullet proof" How true is that. Thanks for the post.
What a great song and singer she is. At 60 years I still get that haunting tearfulness feeling hearing her again. We named our daughter after her and it's rather uncanny but my Melanie looks very similar to Melanie Safka.
I loved what someone in the comments said "It takes me back to when we were bullet proof" How true is that. Thanks for the post.
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I love Melanie. I have been a fan of hers since 1972. I love her haunting, sincere and honest voice. I wish I could see her live. Melanie and Dolly are my favorites.
Melanie was from Astoria Queens, N.Y. Another great performer like Tony Bennett from Astoria!!!!!!!!!!!! Also Yankee great Whitey Ford was from good old Astoria.
I had an 8-track tape (early 70's) titled "live at Margy's birthday party". Had this on it, plus Psycotherapy, beautiful people, I don't eat animals, tuning my guitar, about a half-dozen more. Played it til the oxide came off. Anyone else know of this incredible recording? (& where I might find another copy?)
@pickinpedaler Always glad to help a Melanie lover.Cant really say "fan" as that doesn`t do justice to her.The emotional power she puts into her works makes the word "fan" childish and naive,which,of course it is.
Melanie could express raw emotion in a way that rivaled many of the greatest performers of her time. She was pure, honest, and completely unapologetic in the truth of her music.
I saw Melanie at The Dallas Brooks Hall in Melbourne, Australia, 2 times some years apart. Fist in her Caftan days & then in her Leather Boots days. Life can't get better than this.
Long live Melanie. And her knowledge. Her understanding. Her progressiveness. Her compassion. Her passion. And Arlo Guthrie and Bob Dylan. And Leonard Peltier....And AIM.
Long live Melanie. And her knowledge. Her understanding. Her progressiveness. Her compassion. Her passion. And Arlo Guthrie and Bob Dylan. And Leonard Peltier....And AIM.
Spending my teens in Holland in the sixties, I was lucky to have grown up with some of the most beautiful women's voices, but Melanie will always be my absolute favourite. Even her modern songs rate high in my collection. Unfortunately she never tours Ireland so I do not get the chance to hear her live anymore. But I can live with the memories of her concerts in Holland and these beautiful videos.
Tal como Stefaniev55, também eu me apaixonei por volta dos 14 anos por esta voz doce com timbres da alma. Que bom haver youtube, para poder voltar a ouvir-te querida Melanie !
I am 55 now but I was 14 when I fell in love with Melanie. I was in boarding school
in Conn. I am actually from New York and used to go to the Fillmore East and see Hendrix, Joplin, Melanie,Jeff Airplane etc. But Melanie was and is special because of the words in her songs. They had a special meaning to me because my mom died when I was 11yrs old. I felt her words in my heart.
i'm old but I get life enough to know that Beautiful people are still beautiful for as long as we want to be. Peace, Love and Understanding. Spread the word, people do listen.
It was the worst and best of times....when peace and love and innocence battled against the horrors of Vietnam and prejudice at home. A magical and frightening time. A time of love and innocence that we will never see the likes of again.
I'm nearly 50 years old but I was just a kid when I first fell in love with this bundle of energy called Melanie. A clear an concise voice that meant so much more than anyone I'd heard before. She is amazing!
@GurgMaster I was about 14 when she came on the scene and her music became an important part of my maturing. So much of her lyrics echoed the struggle with my own emotions that it became a source of validation. Like there is someone else out there besides me. It wasn't till recently we came from the same neighborhood in Queens, NY. There will never be anyone quite like her and I'm glad she's still performing. She did a concert just last year.
@GurgMaster - Melanie is really one of a kind...so talented and under rated for sure. I was a kid of 10 when I first listened to her cause a friend was gonna throw away her album. I got it out of the trash ...listened to it over and over and I loved her music and still listen to it now.
@70sRob Ha! It's crazy how some of the best music you find is by accident!... that's happened to me a few times, it's so rewarding and makes it so much more meaningful, although here I am on youtube searching the thousands of new and amazing musicians... and still coming back to the greats like Melanie.. sorry I'm rambling, anyway, I like your story :)
@GurgMaster saw her in concert in chicago. came home on leave. sister got me tickets. went back to war with a different frare of mind.were talkink mid 70s
@GurgMaster saw her in concert in chicago. came home on leave. sister got me tickets. went back to war with a different frare of mind.were talkink mid 70s greybeard53
Me, my son keeps reminding me that I am 56, so yeah, I too was just a kid when I first heard this. Without a doubt I had to get the album :-) She still makes me melt --- well her voice does - he he
ALL my Love, Peace and LOVE! The Gar...... Take my heart and do as you will...just to smell your hair would be winds of the old days..............The Gar......
I also grew up with her music and the beautiful thing was that the music she really was extremely good at seemed to come from an endless source. She managed to have songs like this coming out in a pace that you won't believe. I personally think that Tuning my guitar is her top. This beautiful song has all in it. The spirit of these days, a high quality song, her catching voice.
Melanie is the best and even being world famous still underestimated. I hope she visits Holland again soon.
God, you know alot about her. I thought I knew all the 60's songs, but I just discovered her singing Lover's Lullabye - absolutely beautiful and incredible visuals!
I think this is her absolute best. Takes me back,really takes me back, to a time of being bulletproof and living forever. I think I may have a half empty bottle in the back of the fridge, love to you all
Footnote to what I just posted. I heard Melanie on a radio show a while back. She was at Woodstock 1969 and she was just a kid with her Mom there. Anyway, she wrote 'Lay Down, Candles In The Rain', (if I remember the story right), on her way back home from Woodstock 1969. Just thought that I would share that with you all.
Love this song!! Love Melanie Safka, her music is just so great. I have never seen her in concert but would love to before God calls me home. We'll see. Love Candles In The Rain too. She is the best, and unfortunately, the least remembered from the 1960's. Everyone keep her music alive and keep her music going. And do what you can to get her in the Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame.
I became a fan as a teenager in the early 80's after hearing Candles in the Rain for the first time. Listening to this takes me back. To me, this song is quintessential Melanie. Her deep passion and love for what she did(does) shows through in every note she sings. She is a true original and, I feel, underrated. Thank you for posting. I hope that through postings like this one more people can hear Melanie.
I think that I liked Sinead O'Connor's photos better. But, then, she made more of an effort to look more whatever. There is a similarity in singing styles in the Peace song. It leaned more towards Sinead...rite?
I saw Melanie play at the Folk Festival in South Florida about 5 years ago. She's still playing and singing as well as ever. She said that things were not going well for her financially and someone just stole her favorite guitar,
Her son plays very well also.
She's a very important part of musical history and she should be recognized as that.
My dad named me after Melanie Safka....I never really understood why until he passed away a few years ago and I started doing research (seeing her videos and listening to her music) I now understand it makes complete sense to me why he named me Melanie! I love my name and what it represents :-)
hi, you must be special. I named my daughter after Melanie Safka as well because she touced me with her beautiful songs but mostly because of how she interpreted them, with great passion............My Melanie is now 25 .....
@Melanie121176 I am so glad you took the time to research Melanie, I saw her on the Isle Of Wight but I was infatuated with her and her sensible lyrics a long time before that.
I saw Joan Baez as well but she could not Hold A Candle in the rain to Melanie.
I am now 67 now and I have seen them all including Hendrix,The beatles, the Stones , Pink Floyd you name them I saw them, But Melanie still captures my dreams of the Flower people that we were.
@Melanie121176 Bless you, child. Parents (almost) always know. They just know. The most important thing a parent cang ive their child is a name od honor. The most important thing a parent can teach a child is to love Jesus. Bless you for recognizing what your Dad gave you. From, a Dad.
BTW, the music and post is appreciated. Thanks, amonem.
@Melanie121176 I named my youngest doughter also after Melanie and when she was older I told her why. Now she is 22 and a real kid of the 21th centmury but she does love the music from the 60s and 70s and is proud of her name!
She had many songs like that. Save Me and Friends and Company on Ballroom Streets are on the same level as this song. Normally I don't care for covers but on that same album she did Ruby Tuesday better than the Stones did.
There are virtually no artists today whose music can bring tears to your eyes, from the sheer beauty of voice and songs. Melanie, the Moody Blues and Jefferson Airplane were/are such people.
Yeah, Melanie does her own guitar. She's so amazing, its sad that she got left out so much in the recogntion of woodstock and that era, people in my generation don't know much of her, she NEEDS to be appreciated! She's my favorite artist ever.
As a singer,musician and songwriters she has few equals. One of my my favorites albums ever is Ballroom Streets. The song Save Me on that album is at least on par with this song. I lost my only tape and haven't been able to find it again.
I saw her at Woodstock - a historic performance. Melanie's first six albums are available on three CD sets from Amazon. Two albums per set. I recommend all three. The only forgetable album was 'The Good Book'. Gather Me, Candles..., Born To Be, Affectionately Melanie, are all incredible. I bought'em all. Melanie heaven.
Awesome artist and composer. In my books she was in the top 3. Such an exciting voice. Thanks for sharing. Is there anyplace I can find these older recordings, that you know of? Saw her at Woodstock. Loved her then, still do.
BoubleBunny -This used to do the same to me having lived a comfortable life in the uk- I can't begin to imagine how it made you feel having witnessedthe horror of vietnam. Does it still have the same effect ?
when i returned from Viet Nam, I woul sit in my room and play this over and over, crying. This and Neil Young's Down by the River and Round and Round. Could not help it.
i used to babysit in the 70s for a couple that were great fans of melanie and i was thus introduced to her music i then went abroad for 6 or 7 years when i came back i tried to find them only to be told they had died in a car smash while i was away now whenever i listen to melanie i always remember them thanks melanie x
i bought this nalbum when i was 15. even at that age, it was obvious that this song had NOTHING to do with wine. this has always been my "crying" song--my way of letting out emotion bottled up within me. for other new fans, i recommend "some say i got devil" and also "ring the living bell" (3 PARTS.) also candle in the rain, but notice the order here.
brand new key was her "popular" song that flung her into the spotlight, but this beautiful woman ran the gamut of true emotion...
Just remember she was only 18 when this was recorded. She was 16 when she played at Woodstock. try and find me some one as you and as brilliant today. I think not.
Haha, just kidding man. It's a shame how the music industry's monopoly has sapped the life out of brilliant musicians.
Melanie is indeed underrated; I'm very much into Classic Rock and Folk, but I came across her completely by chance.
To think that I may have never known her, and still may never know countless other great yet unknown artists - is indeed a frightening and saddening thought...
Let's hope we see better days... peace to the world.
This song is jarring. For people who mostly know her for Brand New Key, I love to play this song, usually late at night. Remarkable the first time I heard it, still remarkable.
I guess you could make an argument for Candles in the Rain, but this is, to me, her most powerful song.
I feel the same way. I'm 54 and grew up in NYC and listened to Citiest People and thought about what the dirty old city was doing to me... my late wife and I saw her do an outdoor concert in NY in the early 70s and then
I saw her in Tarpon Springs, FL and got to talk to her and introduce my daughter, Melanie to her namesake.
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Sometime in the 70s or 80s I heard her for the first time on the radio and couldn't forget that voice and the melancholy in this song.
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auswanderer2004 1 week ago
i would of married her, just so she could sing me to sleep every night !!
LizardKing194 2 weeks ago in playlist Melanie
What do WE DO WHEN JUSTICE GOES HOME --> someplace~who knows~but you got to wonder if it is BEYOND THE DARK SIDE~~~I sure do wonder. What a set of pipes on Melanie.
TheScoopHere 3 weeks ago
Immediate transformation back in time! Unbelievable time to be alive.
Bittersweet.
Thank you, Melanie, for your heart, your soul, and putting them both in to your music. ~Duffy~
MrDuffySir 2 months ago 2
I was fortunate enough to grow up with Melanie and have 8 albums, 9 CD's and many tapes. Love her ........... her music , her, everything. My first album was Candles in the rain, and I puchased it on Tape, and CD. I think I could honestly say, her music was my life. Not a week in my life has ever gone by without hearing at least one of her songs. She is in my iPod, iPhone and anywhere else I can place her. Thank you Melanie for your music. Love you.
vikingcis1 3 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Melanie 2
Very good... I do have one of her albums (unfortunately no cd's) and will have to see if I can find this one .. thanks for sharing it....
moneyusper 3 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Melanie
I have been a fan of Melanie Safka since I first heard BRAND NEW KEY. Still love her voice.
Jan3948 5 months ago
Thank you
Can't listen to it more than about once a year
and then.........
PoppyOld 5 months ago
I was born in England 1974 and was introduced to melanie in England in 1990 (20 years after this recording) by a teacher at school. When I went to the US in 1996 and asked for some melanie CDs the record shop owner looked at me as if I was an Alien. But this proves she lives on through the years. Unique....and Amazing. Never forget this song.
kesorkez 6 months ago 2
@kesorkez Yes indeed...and Melanie is still touring and was at Glastonbury this summer UK. I saw her in Morecombe and she meets ALL her fans so I met her...and her son...she's a great artist and person. Her husband died last year, very sad for her.
girlznguitarz 5 months ago in playlist rock female
my god she is amazing!!
blueskyahead22 6 months ago
Thank You very much
you know why it means so much to us all
don't be afraid ever again
All my love now and forever
YHWH!!!:)))
gimmethegreenbacks 6 months ago
fantastic song -still so powerful but what is' the leftover wine' and, yes, I think it does matter
untoa 7 months ago
she has been and always will be first in my heart....
mypigpile 8 months ago
I found this great song thanks to CunninLynguists - What'll You Do
Love it!
HipHoff 8 months ago 3
Seems like a lifetime ago when I heard this, it brought back some sweet memories. A beautiful unique voice. Can anyone remember the track Melanie did with lyrics that included "some say I got devils - some say I got angels" or something like that. The tune still goes round my head. Best Wishes to all
promisso 8 months ago
@promisso Just type "Melanie Safka Some say I got Devil" and enjoy.
holmsatlarge 8 months ago
Thank you very much (from Spain) I´ve heard this song lots of times when i was around 20 (younger). You all are right, too under rated artist, I discover her by chance.
It´s curius, I made my old tape with David Bowies Spiders from mars in one side and Melanies greatest hits in the rest of the b side, and it´s still the only one I use to rescue and listen.
sorry for grammar mistakes and thank you again!!
Gracias Melanie por tanta emoción, incluso por la (puñetera) melancolía;).
kinglachen 9 months ago 3
Lavoravo negli anni 70 in Olanda all'ospedale het Havenziekenhuis,nella casa dove vivevano gli infermieri i vetri tremavano,perchè tutti ascoltavono la grande Melanie al volume più alto possibile.Era fantastica!!!!! A riascoltarla ora mi da una grandissima emozione.Grazie Melanie!!!!!!
hrm266 9 months ago
What a great song and singer she is. At 60 years I still get that haunting tearfulness feeling hearing her again. We named our daughter after her and it's rather uncanny but my Melanie looks very similar to Melanie Safka.
I loved what someone in the comments said "It takes me back to when we were bullet proof" How true is that. Thanks for the post.
Myterriers 9 months ago 3
What a great song and singer she is. At 60 years I still get that haunting tearfulness feeling hearing her again. We named our daughter after her and it's rather uncanny but my Melanie looks very similar to Melanie Safka.
I loved what someone in the comments said "It takes me back to when we were bullet proof" How true is that. Thanks for the post.
Myterriers 9 months ago
Kno is the best producer....
withmynamelast 9 months ago
Melanie is one of the best singer/songwriters of the all time...I love her music so much
70sRob 9 months ago 2
@70sRob Absolutly right on!
TheSteveNSac 9 months ago
omg!!!! I LOVE YOU MELANIE....<3
CRABGIRL69 9 months ago
I only shed a tear on a dark moonless night, in a rainstorm, but this song does it for me !
MegaVanta 10 months ago 2
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moistsheep 10 months ago
does anybody have a tab for this song or know how to play it?
dancecwg 10 months ago
this is a great song
coshea90 10 months ago
I love Melanie. I have been a fan of hers since 1972. I love her haunting, sincere and honest voice. I wish I could see her live. Melanie and Dolly are my favorites.
70sRob 10 months ago
I Love Melanie - I always have - She's a song bird - Your lucky to be named after her
dbberrydb 11 months ago
My first loves, aged about 7, were Melanie and Mary Travers.
Now, a lot older, I have the same view.
nezichov 11 months ago
Melanie was from Astoria Queens, N.Y. Another great performer like Tony Bennett from Astoria!!!!!!!!!!!! Also Yankee great Whitey Ford was from good old Astoria.
johnnyintrieri 11 months ago 2
@johnnyintrieri Maria Callas also for a time. Astoria was a melting pot of cultures in those days and very communal. It
had a positive impact on my world view that I carry with me to this day. Ronzonie Sona Boni!
TheSteveNSac 10 months ago
I had forgotten what it was to live during this time, this brings me back, thank you
Mygall1 1 year ago 3
sweet
shangrigreige 1 year ago
best song ever
highvoltaged 1 year ago
I had an 8-track tape (early 70's) titled "live at Margy's birthday party". Had this on it, plus Psycotherapy, beautiful people, I don't eat animals, tuning my guitar, about a half-dozen more. Played it til the oxide came off. Anyone else know of this incredible recording? (& where I might find another copy?)
pickinpedaler 1 year ago
@pickinpedalerOn vinyl it`s- :"Live At Carnegie hall".Try her site- MelanieMusic.
holmsatlarge 1 year ago
@holmsatlarge Thx holms! "Oh, Moo, you know, don't you - you know I don't eat animals."
pickinpedaler 1 year ago
@pickinpedaler Always glad to help a Melanie lover.Cant really say "fan" as that doesn`t do justice to her.The emotional power she puts into her works makes the word "fan" childish and naive,which,of course it is.
holmsatlarge 1 year ago 3
1:05 - 1:55 reminds me of a Roman Goddess . Her music makes my chest hurt .
Earrot 1 year ago
cunninglynguists - whatll you do!!
quixotikbeats 1 year ago
Melanie could express raw emotion in a way that rivaled many of the greatest performers of her time. She was pure, honest, and completely unapologetic in the truth of her music.
musicfogie 1 year ago 3
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You should see the Melanie albums available on
LOADSAMUSICSARCHIVES.BLOGSPOT.COM
The rarest tracks are there !!
la bamba !!!
all the right noises !!
live at montreux!!
LOADSAMUSIC 1 year ago
I agree with the initial posting. This is up there with the greatest recordings of the last 50 years.
wornpick1 1 year ago 4
I saw Melanie at The Dallas Brooks Hall in Melbourne, Australia, 2 times some years apart. Fist in her Caftan days & then in her Leather Boots days. Life can't get better than this.
harryuhf 1 year ago
i spent half my life listenin to this princess,i want to meet her,see if shes real.see if my dreams real,love you melanie.
slimtim6969 1 year ago
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Long live Melanie. And her knowledge. Her understanding. Her progressiveness. Her compassion. Her passion. And Arlo Guthrie and Bob Dylan. And Leonard Peltier....And AIM.
dylanblues1 1 year ago
Long live Melanie. And her knowledge. Her understanding. Her progressiveness. Her compassion. Her passion. And Arlo Guthrie and Bob Dylan. And Leonard Peltier....And AIM.
dylanblues1 1 year ago 3
Haunting.
mzlan3179 1 year ago
She is just magical-its just great being able to see these videos here.Her songs just send shivers up your spine.
Owlish11 1 year ago 5
I too was named after Melanie Safka in 1973. My parents love her and so do I!
flamemel 1 year ago
I need to know who are the 2 negative comments. Why? Melanie represents my heart and soul.
Hearingspec 1 year ago 3
The perfect voice of Melanie singing the perfect song. Lay back and enjoy the beauty.
nivrepooc 1 year ago 2
loved this song since it came out on the Candles in the Rain Album came out.
jimbo9650 1 year ago
linda cancion, dios te bendiga melanie eres hermosa
carcor37 1 year ago
TEENAGE ANTHEMS ROCK!!!!!
jadenmelody 1 year ago
Spending my teens in Holland in the sixties, I was lucky to have grown up with some of the most beautiful women's voices, but Melanie will always be my absolute favourite. Even her modern songs rate high in my collection. Unfortunately she never tours Ireland so I do not get the chance to hear her live anymore. But I can live with the memories of her concerts in Holland and these beautiful videos.
Herbiemassop 1 year ago
Greatest feamale artist ever, what a voice
MrTedbrown 1 year ago
Tal como Stefaniev55, também eu me apaixonei por volta dos 14 anos por esta voz doce com timbres da alma. Que bom haver youtube, para poder voltar a ouvir-te querida Melanie !
nortesempre 1 year ago
Sencillamente maravillosa, que inculto es unos acabo de conocerla ahora, 2010, que perdida de tiempo.
91Encarni 1 year ago
I am 55 now but I was 14 when I fell in love with Melanie. I was in boarding school
in Conn. I am actually from New York and used to go to the Fillmore East and see Hendrix, Joplin, Melanie,Jeff Airplane etc. But Melanie was and is special because of the words in her songs. They had a special meaning to me because my mom died when I was 11yrs old. I felt her words in my heart.
stephaniev55 1 year ago 3
i'm old but I get life enough to know that Beautiful people are still beautiful for as long as we want to be. Peace, Love and Understanding. Spread the word, people do listen.
moondog944 1 year ago 4
It was the worst and best of times....when peace and love and innocence battled against the horrors of Vietnam and prejudice at home. A magical and frightening time. A time of love and innocence that we will never see the likes of again.
MarkLarrimore 1 year ago
I'm nearly 50 years old but I was just a kid when I first fell in love with this bundle of energy called Melanie. A clear an concise voice that meant so much more than anyone I'd heard before. She is amazing!
GurgMaster 1 year ago 28
@GurgMaster I was about 14 when she came on the scene and her music became an important part of my maturing. So much of her lyrics echoed the struggle with my own emotions that it became a source of validation. Like there is someone else out there besides me. It wasn't till recently we came from the same neighborhood in Queens, NY. There will never be anyone quite like her and I'm glad she's still performing. She did a concert just last year.
Melanie, Thank you just for being.
TheSteveNSac 10 months ago
@TheSteveNSac - Ah to be 14 again hey? I can't be that but I can play leftover wine and people in the front row and pretend :-)!!
GurgMaster 9 months ago
@GurgMaster - Melanie is really one of a kind...so talented and under rated for sure. I was a kid of 10 when I first listened to her cause a friend was gonna throw away her album. I got it out of the trash ...listened to it over and over and I loved her music and still listen to it now.
70sRob 9 months ago 2
@70sRob Ha! It's crazy how some of the best music you find is by accident!... that's happened to me a few times, it's so rewarding and makes it so much more meaningful, although here I am on youtube searching the thousands of new and amazing musicians... and still coming back to the greats like Melanie.. sorry I'm rambling, anyway, I like your story :)
purple1042 9 months ago
@GurgMaster saw her in concert in chicago. came home on leave. sister got me tickets. went back to war with a different frare of mind.were talkink mid 70s
MrGreybeard53 9 months ago
@GurgMaster saw her in concert in chicago. came home on leave. sister got me tickets. went back to war with a different frare of mind.were talkink mid 70s greybeard53
MrGreybeard53 9 months ago
@GurgMaster
Me, my son keeps reminding me that I am 56, so yeah, I too was just a kid when I first heard this. Without a doubt I had to get the album :-) She still makes me melt --- well her voice does - he he
Thanx for sharing........
Wolfie54 9 months ago 3
ALL my Love, Peace and LOVE! The Gar...... Take my heart and do as you will...just to smell your hair would be winds of the old days..............The Gar......
thegar55 1 year ago
Just to clarify my previous statements - I think by combining Gabrielangello and Lahore's comments you can arrive at the true meaning of the song.
Grithron2 1 year ago
A candidate for the most powerful song she ever wrote - and so early in career.
Personally I prefer this version - the live one doesn't have quite such a gut-wrenching vocal.
Grithron2 1 year ago
I remember one concert, after singing a certain song she (Melanie) asked "was that good?"
Lots of button badges appeared with that comment. I was 15 at the time. Just loved her music and voice, the fact she looked good was purely a bonus.
blacktram 1 year ago 2
This must be a studiio version - there's a comtemporary live version that is rawer and much more exciting which I will shortly find and post here...
sugar127 1 year ago
the most and sweetist gal i will ever hear,her songs are in my heart and my tears,she is the greatest.my favorite song is, all of them.
slimtim6969 1 year ago 3
Zitlight73 - I might be totally off the mark here but Joan Armatrading did release a very emotive song called Save Me
odurhamccc 1 year ago
I completely agree... this truly is one of the greatest songs ever recorded.
ElectricLabel 1 year ago 2
@ElectricLabel There was another one of hers called Save Me that was as good or better but I can't find it anywhere.
zitlight73 1 year ago
She makes me proud to be a "Melanie"
mellybelly522 1 year ago
we need to get her inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame
RaisingWar 1 year ago
My little girl is melanie, my name for her, and she know's why. Her name is melanie Holmes, from HEBBURN. U K ( me l'm Ronnie Holmes } Thank you .
MrRonnie1954 1 year ago
I also grew up with her music and the beautiful thing was that the music she really was extremely good at seemed to come from an endless source. She managed to have songs like this coming out in a pace that you won't believe. I personally think that Tuning my guitar is her top. This beautiful song has all in it. The spirit of these days, a high quality song, her catching voice.
Melanie is the best and even being world famous still underestimated. I hope she visits Holland again soon.
joseevandenberg 1 year ago
i grew up in the 60s & 70s to this music, brilliant artist
lryanx 1 year ago
I was also named after her. My dad first heard her while he was in Viet Nam in 1969. We used to listen to her albums when I was little.
melchoma1 1 year ago
I still love her after all these years, her whole beautiful heart and soul comes out in her voice.
zitlight73 1 year ago
I think that this is my favourite Melanie track.
I was 13 in 1970 and was so in love with you.
I could listen to this all day.
witteringcaravan 1 year ago
makes me tremble for over forty years then and now all her 300 songs that she's written and composed
1955c 1 year ago
There`s never any leftover wine in my house......beautiful song.....
girlznguitarz 1 year ago
bless you melanie
celty234 1 year ago 2
I love this woman's work! Thanks for posting it.
SweetGeorgiaPearl 1 year ago 3
I just ran this at the same time with the same verion on Spotyfy, it was an echo, FANTASIC.
niceonemicky 1 year ago
She did a tour in the UK about 2 years ago. I met her and her son who is a fine guitar player. Just need to get Joni over here now
ianevans67 1 year ago
Raw, poignant, no voice could then, or even now, move me as does hers. She is seriously blessed with an ability to shake you to the core.
No one does it like this anymore!
Heloego 1 year ago 3
@Heloego Her and Warren Zevon could have wrote and sang some great songs together I bet.
zitlight73 1 year ago
God, you know alot about her. I thought I knew all the 60's songs, but I just discovered her singing Lover's Lullabye - absolutely beautiful and incredible visuals!
arielskye7 1 year ago
I used to play and sing the shit out of this song in my younger days..thanks for the post.
jillysworld 1 year ago
Great artist, great song.....timeless thank you Melanie.xxoo
jillysworld 1 year ago
by the way Kabby let me know if you here of her performing, I'll drive
warlordky 1 year ago
I think this is her absolute best. Takes me back,really takes me back, to a time of being bulletproof and living forever. I think I may have a half empty bottle in the back of the fridge, love to you all
warlordky 1 year ago 9
Footnote to what I just posted. I heard Melanie on a radio show a while back. She was at Woodstock 1969 and she was just a kid with her Mom there. Anyway, she wrote 'Lay Down, Candles In The Rain', (if I remember the story right), on her way back home from Woodstock 1969. Just thought that I would share that with you all.
KabbyNeil 2 years ago 5
Love this song!! Love Melanie Safka, her music is just so great. I have never seen her in concert but would love to before God calls me home. We'll see. Love Candles In The Rain too. She is the best, and unfortunately, the least remembered from the 1960's. Everyone keep her music alive and keep her music going. And do what you can to get her in the Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame.
KabbyNeil 2 years ago 5
@KabbyNeil Considering that the Moody Blues and Steppenwolf aren't in the Hall of Shame maybe being not being there is a bigger honor.
zitlight73 1 year ago 2
I became a fan as a teenager in the early 80's after hearing Candles in the Rain for the first time. Listening to this takes me back. To me, this song is quintessential Melanie. Her deep passion and love for what she did(does) shows through in every note she sings. She is a true original and, I feel, underrated. Thank you for posting. I hope that through postings like this one more people can hear Melanie.
jonis1965 2 years ago
I think that I liked Sinead O'Connor's photos better. But, then, she made more of an effort to look more whatever. There is a similarity in singing styles in the Peace song. It leaned more towards Sinead...rite?
iriswigle 2 years ago
Different styles for different days,my friend.
Sinead came to public eye,much later than Melanie. That is how beautiful woman looked in the '60 into early '70s.
The music of both,were of equal message & meaning and that is what really counts. Right?
guitarjerry1126 1 year ago 2
I am a child of the 60's and loved Melanie so much I named my only daughter after her!!
MissDevious1023 2 years ago
Melanie 121176: I admire your Father for giving you such beautiful name. He definitely KNEW you would find out why!
VINOiGITARE 2 years ago
I saw Melanie play at the Folk Festival in South Florida about 5 years ago. She's still playing and singing as well as ever. She said that things were not going well for her financially and someone just stole her favorite guitar,
Her son plays very well also.
She's a very important part of musical history and she should be recognized as that.
xxxpozed 2 years ago 6
@xxxpozed Bullshit!
iriswigle 2 years ago
I think this is still my favourite track of all time.
ElectricLabel 2 years ago 3
Mine, too -- At least best track from this album.
kscothen 2 years ago
She had a good renommé when I was a kid, and I just rediscovered her the last days .... 40 years later ...and she´s still the best singer-songwriter!
HIHIMIII56 2 years ago
My dad named me after Melanie Safka....I never really understood why until he passed away a few years ago and I started doing research (seeing her videos and listening to her music) I now understand it makes complete sense to me why he named me Melanie! I love my name and what it represents :-)
Melanie121176 2 years ago 66
Your father had a great taste in music
al31327 2 years ago 5
hi, you must be special. I named my daughter after Melanie Safka as well because she touced me with her beautiful songs but mostly because of how she interpreted them, with great passion............My Melanie is now 25 .....
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MrDaville23 1 year ago
@Melanie121176 you are so lucky to of had such a great dad.........
troytheotter 1 year ago
@Melanie121176 I am so glad you took the time to research Melanie, I saw her on the Isle Of Wight but I was infatuated with her and her sensible lyrics a long time before that.
I saw Joan Baez as well but she could not Hold A Candle in the rain to Melanie.
I am now 67 now and I have seen them all including Hendrix,The beatles, the Stones , Pink Floyd you name them I saw them, But Melanie still captures my dreams of the Flower people that we were.
It was a great time.
God Bless your Dad.
niceonemicky 1 year ago 3
@Melanie121176 You should. This is absolute beauty. When beautiful people were indeed beautiful.
GurgMaster 1 year ago
@Melanie121176 Bless you, child. Parents (almost) always know. They just know. The most important thing a parent cang ive their child is a name od honor. The most important thing a parent can teach a child is to love Jesus. Bless you for recognizing what your Dad gave you. From, a Dad.
BTW, the music and post is appreciated. Thanks, amonem.
bamapoppy 1 year ago
@Melanie121176 I named my youngest doughter also after Melanie and when she was older I told her why. Now she is 22 and a real kid of the 21th centmury but she does love the music from the 60s and 70s and is proud of her name!
ShoreMichael 1 year ago
@Melanie121176 - very sweet story. <3
GrandmotherSpider 1 year ago
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Jenny21578 2 years ago
Really magical in the true sense of the word! Production, singing, and writing. Something very special came together here in this recording.
bgfd1 2 years ago 7
She had many songs like that. Save Me and Friends and Company on Ballroom Streets are on the same level as this song. Normally I don't care for covers but on that same album she did Ruby Tuesday better than the Stones did.
zitlight73 2 years ago
gosh, I wish I lived in 60s
MademoiselleLucija 2 years ago 30
I did. It was great. I'm grateful, and happy that some of the magic has passed on to you.
magicminstrel 2 years ago
@MademoiselleLucija I think you mean the 70s.
tkanten87 1 year ago
@MademoiselleLucija It was a wonderful time! We all loved one another!
RImusclebear 1 year ago 9
@MademoiselleLucija
...it was the 70s....
MyHugsTasteLikeCows 1 year ago
shes a beauty
joiseymike 2 years ago 6
There are virtually no artists today whose music can bring tears to your eyes, from the sheer beauty of voice and songs. Melanie, the Moody Blues and Jefferson Airplane were/are such people.
zitlight73 2 years ago 5
Try Kim Walker "How he loves us"
tomfleisch 2 years ago
Yeah, Melanie does her own guitar. She's so amazing, its sad that she got left out so much in the recogntion of woodstock and that era, people in my generation don't know much of her, she NEEDS to be appreciated! She's my favorite artist ever.
Kirzzin 2 years ago 8
As a singer,musician and songwriters she has few equals. One of my my favorites albums ever is Ballroom Streets. The song Save Me on that album is at least on par with this song. I lost my only tape and haven't been able to find it again.
zitlight73 2 years ago
Mine too :)
SockBoy65 2 years ago
i love her , so honest and beautiful
kembakat 2 years ago 5
Anybody know if that Melanie playing guitar.
zitlight73 2 years ago
Yes, it is. She was a pretty good player, always using a nylon string classical guitar.
magicminstrel 2 years ago
I am with you Mogotron..
Putlta 2 years ago
This song is as powerful as Melanie Safka, possibly one of her greatest ever.
throbespana 2 years ago 3
A large voice and great emotion that touches me everytime I hear it. We all know greatness when we hear it and cannot by untouched by it. merci.
tfd75005 2 years ago 3
I saw her at Woodstock - a historic performance. Melanie's first six albums are available on three CD sets from Amazon. Two albums per set. I recommend all three. The only forgetable album was 'The Good Book'. Gather Me, Candles..., Born To Be, Affectionately Melanie, are all incredible. I bought'em all. Melanie heaven.
cjay2 2 years ago 2
Hmmm, These comments make me so peacefull. Thanks guys. Love you, Melanie.. You made my youth. (Hehee, I'm only 25, so she still does)
tomasele 2 years ago
Awesome artist and composer. In my books she was in the top 3. Such an exciting voice. Thanks for sharing. Is there anyplace I can find these older recordings, that you know of? Saw her at Woodstock. Loved her then, still do.
Dragonese1 2 years ago
I was born in the wrong era man...
mogotron 2 years ago
in the alone of my time
fruitmuffin 2 years ago
BoubleBunny -This used to do the same to me having lived a comfortable life in the uk- I can't begin to imagine how it made you feel having witnessedthe horror of vietnam. Does it still have the same effect ?
odurhamccc 2 years ago
when i returned from Viet Nam, I woul sit in my room and play this over and over, crying. This and Neil Young's Down by the River and Round and Round. Could not help it.
BoubleBunny 2 years ago 3
i used to babysit in the 70s for a couple that were great fans of melanie and i was thus introduced to her music i then went abroad for 6 or 7 years when i came back i tried to find them only to be told they had died in a car smash while i was away now whenever i listen to melanie i always remember them thanks melanie x
whatsupthisweek 2 years ago
She just sing so great !
smeldogs 2 years ago
the live version is also amazing
jackhillty 2 years ago
She's perfect!!!
loves2pieces 2 years ago
Wow! Does this bring back the memories. I haven't heard
this song since I was in college listening to Melanie and all
the other great rock groups/soloists on "underground" radio.
Am I alone here or does anyone else recall that great era?
hoesey 2 years ago
i bought this nalbum when i was 15. even at that age, it was obvious that this song had NOTHING to do with wine. this has always been my "crying" song--my way of letting out emotion bottled up within me. for other new fans, i recommend "some say i got devil" and also "ring the living bell" (3 PARTS.) also candle in the rain, but notice the order here.
brand new key was her "popular" song that flung her into the spotlight, but this beautiful woman ran the gamut of true emotion...
flipt193 2 years ago 2
I fuckin love her!!!
herbaldestroyka 2 years ago
Just remember she was only 18 when this was recorded. She was 16 when she played at Woodstock. try and find me some one as you and as brilliant today. I think not.
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Emil54 2 years ago
Miley Cyrus..?
Haha, just kidding man. It's a shame how the music industry's monopoly has sapped the life out of brilliant musicians.
Melanie is indeed underrated; I'm very much into Classic Rock and Folk, but I came across her completely by chance.
To think that I may have never known her, and still may never know countless other great yet unknown artists - is indeed a frightening and saddening thought...
Let's hope we see better days... peace to the world.
lightningstrike92 2 years ago 2
oh my god.. she is great! first time i listen to her songs. does anyone here realise how innovative this is? WOW!
RedMangoFromPhuket 2 years ago
RedMangoFromPhuket - Of course people realise. She was famous in the 60s til the record conglomerates took over.
zephyrquartz 2 years ago
Beautiful song ~ Love her music. Sound and visuals are excellent. thank you, for
posting. 10 stars
rosesredvioletsblue 2 years ago 2
Where can I get the song, "Some Say I Got Devil"? I reckon it's her best work.
theprisoner006 2 years ago 2
This song is jarring. For people who mostly know her for Brand New Key, I love to play this song, usually late at night. Remarkable the first time I heard it, still remarkable.
I guess you could make an argument for Candles in the Rain, but this is, to me, her most powerful song.
Quag7 2 years ago 4
She looks so cute !
smeldogs 2 years ago 4
beautiful
ACERAMGAD 2 years ago 5
Without doubt, this beautiful lady has had an influence on my life for almost 40 years. I will go to the grave in love with her music.
CurriedSausage 2 years ago 11
I feel the same way. I'm 54 and grew up in NYC and listened to Citiest People and thought about what the dirty old city was doing to me... my late wife and I saw her do an outdoor concert in NY in the early 70s and then
I saw her in Tarpon Springs, FL and got to talk to her and introduce my daughter, Melanie to her namesake.
showtuneful 2 years ago 6
What a very nice comment.
theprisoner006 2 years ago 2