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The author failed to mention that it inspired Melanie to write “Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)”, which would be a top ten hit for her in 1970. 🤦‍♂️ #MelanieSafka #Woodstock
https://americansongwriter.com/this-woodstock-performer-inspired-the-very-first-lighter-wave-moment-in-concert-history/

This Woodstock Performer Inspired the Very First “Lighter Wave” Moment in Concert History

The story behind the first lighter wave is just as special as the act itself. This time-honored tradition started at Woodstock 1969.

American Songwriter

50+ Music Feb 26

"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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Adrian Jan 4

This popular song, which The Shirelles recorded and released some 14 years earlier in 1960, gets a new lease of life now from Melanie.
#UKSinglesChart #1970sMusic #OfficialCharts #MelanieSafka #WillYouLoveMeTomorrow #RetroMusic #70sHits #ChartHistory #VinylCollection #MusicHistory #Shirelles #CaroleKing #GerryGoffin #OnThisDayInMusic

https://thearchiveofmylife.com/no-43-on-the-top-50-official-u-k-singles-chart-on-my-2nd-birthday/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

No.43 on The Top 50 Official U.K. Singles Chart on my 2nd Birthday - The Archive of My Life

This popular song, which The Shirelles recorded and released some 14 years earlier in 1960, gets a new lease of life now from Melanie.#UKSinglesChart #1970sMusic #OfficialCharts #MelanieSafka #WillYouLoveMeTomorrow #RetroMusic #70sHits #ChartHistory #VinylCollection #MusicHistory #Shirelles #CaroleKing #GerryGoffin #OnThisDayInMusic

The Archive of My Life

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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50+ Music Aug 1, 2025

"Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962 and released the following year on his album #TheFreewheelinBobDylan and as the #Bside of the single "#BlowinInTheWind". The song has been covered by several other artists, including #WaylonJennings in 1964, #SusanTedeschi, #MelanieSafka, #GerardQuintana and Jordi Batiste in #Catalan, #EmilieClaireBarlow in her 2010 album #TheBeatGoesOn and #PeterPaulAndMary, who released it as a single.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXbQn_LluSA

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

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AeschTunes Jan 23, 2025

Remembering Melanie Safka

(February 3, 1947-January 23, 2024)

#Music, #MelanieSafka, #Melanie

Rowan Lipkovits Jan 29, 2024

When I tell you they're #StupidAccordionTricks, it's because sometimes they really are. I was invited to play #BrandNewKey to the roller derby association in 2008, and I revisited it 16 years later to memorialize its maker, #MelanieSafka.

https://youtu.be/jYOtccbdVX0

Brand New Key (Melanie, 1971) ... played on accordion!

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Susanne Hilbring Jan 28, 2024

I rode my bicycle past your window last night
I roller-skated to your door at daylight
It almost seems like you're avoiding me
I'm okay alone, but you've got something I need

#melaniesafka … 1975 stundenlang mit meinen Freundinnen auf dem Flokati hockend & Tee trinkend gehört 💧🩶🛼 🔑