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Nearly Sane

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Melanie Safka dead
« on: January 25, 2024, 02:21:46 PM »
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Re: Melanie Safka dead
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: Melanie Safka dead
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: Melanie Safka dead
« Reply #3 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.
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