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"What Have They Done to My Song Ma" is a song written and performed by #MelanieSafka. It was released in 1970 as the B-side of Melanie's "#RubyTuesday" single and included on the album #CandlesInTheRain. The single reached No.39 in the United Kingdom and peaked within the top 20 in Norway and the #Wallonia region of Belgium. Other artists have recorded it as "Look What They've Done to My Song Ma", after the song's first line.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r44Ach4mXE4

MELANIE Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma ('71)

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Brian Jopek Jan 25

It’s Vietnam-era but I’m feeling this one these days.
#MusicOfMastodon
#70sPop
#CandlesInTheRain

So raise the candles high
'Cause if you don't we could stay black against the night
Oh, raise them higher again
And if you do, we could stay dry against the rain
Lay down, lay down, let it all down
Let your white birds smile up at the
Ones who stand and frown

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Tpbo7P_VUPk

Lay Down (Candles In the Rain)

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50+ Music Oct 14

"Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" is the second single from #MelanieSafka's 1970 album #CandlesInTheRain. It was her breakthrough hit in the United States, climbing to number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the Cash Box Top 100. The record was ranked number 23 on the Billboard #YearEndHot100SinglesOf1970. It was released in March 1970.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaiT8gATzxc

LAY DOWN (Candles In The Rain) FULL RECORDING Melanie & The Edwin Hawkins Singers ('70)

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Brian Jopek May 18, 2025

The current mood. This tune kicks ass; from another time hope was very much needed.
#MusicOfMastodon
#70sPop
#CandlesInTheRain

So raise the candles high
'Cause if you don't
We could stay black against the night
Oh, raise them higher again
And if you do
We could stay dry against the rain
Lay Down
Lay Down
Lay it all down
Let your white birds smile up at the ones who stand and frown

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Tpbo7P_VUPk