[Music] Melanie Safka (Look What They've Done to My Song) - RIP

[GT49er]

The hippy folk-singer/songwriter who rose to fame at Woodstock has died. RIP



(The news was tagged on to a very old thread, but I think it warranted a thread of its own, with an appropriate thread title).

 

[Questions]

I loved ‘Brand new key’. I was in love with a girl called Mary when that came out. I was 12 years of age.

 

[marlowe]

I discovered this song by Melanie when it was played at the end of the first episode of the tv series 'The English"....

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

She did a cover version of Ruby Tuesday far better than the Stones version, and I was a big Stones fan.
And I’ve never forgiven the Wurzels for “I’ve got a brand new Combine Harvester”

 

[Superphil]

Miley Cyrus did a splendid version of LWTDTMS on her Backyard Sessions.



And a duet with Melanie

 

[Lenny Rider]

Was she the same Melanie who sang "Please wait at the gates of heaven for me, Terry."? (once had it at the crem for funnily enough a bloke called Terry)

edit, apologies just googled it, it was Twinkle.

 

[GT49er]

Was she the same Melanie who sang "Please wait at the gates of heaven for me, Terry."? (once had it at the crem for funnily enough a bloke called Terry)

edit, apologies just googled it, it was Twinkle.

Yes, a slightly out-of-tune Twinkle. Strange, this thread seems to have turned into a music thread rather than an RIP one.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Yes, a slightly out-of-tune Twinkle. Strange, this thread seems to have turned into a music thread rather than an RIP one.

Seems an appropriate tribute for those who aren't aware of her.

 

[Official Old Man]

Sad news. Bet I wasn't the only one ooahh ooahh when they played Brand New Key on the radio today.

 

[Zeberdi]

Yes, a slightly out-of-tune Twinkle. Strange, this thread seems to have turned into a music thread rather than an RIP one.

Would be strange if people didn’t post song tributes on a thread announcing the death of a musician

Another sad loss - loved ‘Look what they’ve done to My Song‘ - released as the B side to Ruby Tuesday - a great cover track (Keith Richards)


One of her own compositions written after the amazing Woodstock festival

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

Yes, a slightly out-of-tune Twinkle. Strange, this thread seems to have turned into a music thread rather than an RIP one.

She was a musician.
and my post was an appreciation of her work

 

[GT49er]

She was a musician.
and my post was an appreciation of her work

Yet only one post mentioned anything about 'Sad news', and none included an 'RIP', both of which you'd expect to find - and normally do - on a thread of this kind. Still, I'm not going to turn it into a silly argument thread, so I'll leave it there.

.......and RIP.

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

Sad news. Bet I wasn't the only one ooahh ooahh when they played Brand New Key on the radio today.

Embarrassingly I can’t sing it without referring to a brand new Combine Havester.

Sorry

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Yes, a slightly out-of-tune Twinkle. Strange, this thread seems to have turned into a music thread rather than an RIP one.

Welcome to NSC. You know the rules (there are very few, and most of them are Byzantine.)

Anyway, I won't add to the derailment.

RIP