Obit: singer Melanie Safka (1947-2024)

Subject: Obit: singer Melanie Satka (1947-2024)
From: Felipa
Date: 24 Jan 24 - 07:53 PM

best known for a song called "Brand New Key"

a couple of obituary article links:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/melanie-folk-singer-woodstock-dead-obituary-1234953843/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/24/arts/music/melanie-dead.html

Subject: RE: Obit: singer Melanie (1947-2024)
From: Jeri
Date: 24 Jan 24 - 09:08 PM

My favorite Melanie song: Lay Down, with the Edwin Hawkins Singers
She had a really long career, I believe. Sadly, I never saw her.

Subject: RE: Obit: singer Melanie (1947-2024)
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 24 Jan 24 - 09:59 PM

Awww. She had such a youthful voice I never visualized her aging.

Subject: RE: Obit: singer Melanie (1947-2024)
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 25 Jan 24 - 04:13 AM

Melanie Safka, what sad news, I have an album of hers in my collection. I think I preferred Look What The Done to My song, her better known Brand New Key.
RIP Melanie and thanks.

Subject: RE: Obit: singer Melanie (1947-2024)
From: GUEST,Rossey
Date: 25 Jan 24 - 05:35 AM

Sad. Although associated with the past, Melanie was still very active. We will though all remember Beautiful People, Ruby Tuesday.. skip over Brand New Key or its number one UK pastiche Brand New Combine Harvester...   Look what they've done to my song Ma/The nickel song (covered by the New Seekers), is a wonderful rollicker. Another year, another name of the golden days of crossover pop folk and rock, bites the dust.

Subject: RE: Obit: singer Melanie (1947-2024)
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 25 Jan 24 - 05:51 AM

Look what they've done to my song is a classic.

RIP Melanie and condolonces to all her loved ones