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General Category => Literature, Music, Art & Entertainment => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on January 25, 2024, 02:21:46 PM

Title: Melanie Safka dead
Post by: Nearly Sane on January 25, 2024, 02:21:46 PM

Very underrated imo

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/jan/25/melanie-singer-songwriter-who-topped-charts-with-brand-new-key-dies-aged-76


Here she is with Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)


https://youtu.be/n1Xmg6jXC9o?si=I6a-J6vBcHLkU3cH

Title: Re: Melanie Safka dead
Post by: Steve H on January 25, 2024, 07:11:29 PM

She suffered the strange fate of having the parody of her best-known song, 'Combine Harvester' by the Wurzels, become better known than the original, at least in the UK.

Title: Re: Melanie Safka dead
Post by: Gordon on January 25, 2024, 09:15:31 PM

Takes me right back to 1971/2 - she had a unique voice. Her version of Ruby Tuesday is in my view much better that the Stones original. Another chunk of my youth fades away.

Title: Re: Melanie Safka dead
Post by: Alan Burns on January 25, 2024, 11:06:04 PM

Quote from: Gordon on January 25, 2024, 09:15:31 PM

Takes me right back to 1971/2 - she had a unique voice. Her version of Ruby Tuesday is in my view much better that the Stones original. Another chunk of my youth fades away.

Agreed about Ruby Tuesday, Gordon.
(Tina Charles did a great version too on the Two Ronnies show, but I do not think she recorded it)

Have several vinyl LPs  of Melanie - she had a great talent which was underrated.