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

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  • Опубликовано: 27 ноя 2024

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  • @smilanesi98
    @smilanesi98 Год назад +63

    Melanie never had the big ego that some new entertainers had back then. Never drew attention to herself. She just went out and played.

    • @leelarson107
      @leelarson107 3 дня назад

      Maybe a bigger ego would have made for a better voice.

  • @bweber6256
    @bweber6256 7 месяцев назад +20

    Loved her since I was 12 years old and heard this on my transistor radio.

  • @moogdome2562
    @moogdome2562 Год назад +26

    She's so beautiful.

  • @valeriehartman3705
    @valeriehartman3705 10 месяцев назад +952

    So sad... My husband went to high school with Melanie. She gave a concert and would always walk with a guitar on her back. As for me, being French born and now living on Melanie's territory in New Jersey, this is with this song we remember Melanie, for the French line "ils ont changé ma chanson." RIP and thank you.

    • @williamschlenger1518
      @williamschlenger1518 10 месяцев назад +22

      Long Branch H.S. so long ago .

    • @MrStlbill
      @MrStlbill 10 месяцев назад +45

      Saddened by this loss. The world lost an amazing talent and icon of an era.

    • @theshermer
      @theshermer 10 месяцев назад +38

      😢 Rest in peace Melanie

    • @marcdevibray8242
      @marcdevibray8242 10 месяцев назад +38

      Elle est super craquante quand elle prononce ces quelques mots en français avec son accent américain. C'était une grande artiste. Nul doute qu'elle charme dès à présent les anges avec sa voix et sa guitare.

    • @reincemuhammats6463
      @reincemuhammats6463 10 месяцев назад +20

      RIP, dear lady. May our loving God have mercy on your soul.

  • @mera3006
    @mera3006 10 месяцев назад +207

    The Founding Mother of the Woodstock Generation. Thank you for your music. Thank you for the memories. R.I.P beautiful Lady!

    • @leelarson107
      @leelarson107 3 дня назад

      The founding mother? She shouldn't have carried it full term .

  • @SuperKevin57
    @SuperKevin57 Год назад +551

    One person,one guitar, one microphone.Raw talent. Beautiful voice.Beautiful person

    • @walendxweg
      @walendxweg 11 месяцев назад +3

      Quelle histoire 🧩👍♦️🖐️

    • @christophermarek8459
      @christophermarek8459 10 месяцев назад +4

      Yeah, no drummer, no bassist, just her and her guitar. I think this song begs for a harmonica part. But this version is perfect.

    • @jasmineb7106
      @jasmineb7106 9 месяцев назад +3

      And no auto tune 😢😢😢

    • @johnkozy2436
      @johnkozy2436 8 месяцев назад +1

      Exactly

    • @johnkozy2436
      @johnkozy2436 8 месяцев назад

      Wish I was french

  • @Onehappyworlds
    @Onehappyworlds 10 месяцев назад +460

    Just now found out Melanie has passed away at 76. Gonna miss you. Sing with the angels now.

    • @burkhardraum1956
      @burkhardraum1956 10 месяцев назад +18

      Yes, rip Melanie. One of the best songs now with other angels 😇😢🇩🇪🎉

    • @tripjet999
      @tripjet999 6 месяцев назад +3

      The California Angels?

    • @rogervoke5179
      @rogervoke5179 4 месяца назад +1

      no fkn way that sucks if true !!!!

    • @inyobill
      @inyobill 3 месяца назад +3

      @@rogervoke5179 23 Jan 2024. Was this even reported in the media? born a bit over a year before me.

    • @rogervoke5179
      @rogervoke5179 3 месяца назад +2

      @@inyobill i found out on you tube , never heard nuthin on MSM

  • @outdoormaniac9951
    @outdoormaniac9951 10 месяцев назад +227

    Loved her and her voice since 1969. God, where did the years go? RIP beautiful woman. May we all see you again one day.

  • @gregsmith5744
    @gregsmith5744 10 месяцев назад +187

    Sad. This woman was so talented and I've read she had a heart as big as could be. The music world lost a big name today. RIP MELANIE

  • @philhall5268
    @philhall5268 10 месяцев назад +71

    Rest in peace, you beautiful woman.

  • @soxfan801
    @soxfan801 10 месяцев назад +69

    Farewell Melanie, thank you for the music.

  • @snickers525
    @snickers525 10 месяцев назад +86

    Another piece of the 60's/early 70's gone. RIP 1/23/2024

  • @melushqa
    @melushqa 3 года назад +1336

    I am a 22 years old girl from Turkey / İstanbul. I found an old record of her , named '' The Very Best of Melanie '' , in an old second-hand book store. I was interested because the girl on the cover ( Melanie Safka) was very beautiful and we have the same NAME ! :) I brought it to home and played it right away. This is just pure talent and the voice of an angel...You are a perfect artist Melanie Safka. Thank you for joining my life 💕💕💕

    • @bryanhurst3391
      @bryanhurst3391 2 года назад +60

      Keep that record sweetheart! USA loves you!!!

    • @tomsullivan1189
      @tomsullivan1189 2 года назад +27

      She was great...still is...your lucky to have that book...ask her to sign it...

    • @john-iy3tr
      @john-iy3tr 2 года назад +20

      Good for you happy days I found her because they play her on adds on TV in England

    • @ulrichwill496
      @ulrichwill496 2 года назад +25

      Greetings from Switzerland. ❤️🇨🇭

    • @lylediehl7623
      @lylediehl7623 2 года назад +22

      You were blessed to have found her album, as she had the voice of an angel!

  • @TonyGPizza
    @TonyGPizza 10 месяцев назад +909

    Some people say you did all right for a girl. Farewell, Melanie.

    • @maureenmcdermott7293
      @maureenmcdermott7293 10 месяцев назад +21

      Jesus..this is so poignant and beautiful.

    • @reuireuiop0
      @reuireuiop0 10 месяцев назад +9

      Just got here after watching the Happy Hippie backyard duet with Miley Cyrus
      _watch before saying yikes!_
      Proves it all.

    • @Mysteri759
      @Mysteri759 10 месяцев назад +24

      She'll be missed by all those who loved her music and those who are new to the sounds of folk. :(
      RIP Melanie Safka

    • @PhilFeedback
      @PhilFeedback 10 месяцев назад +20

      I Just got word that she has passed away.
      Rest In Peace Melanie, you were one of a kind 😢

    • @cynthianaylor9514
      @cynthianaylor9514 10 месяцев назад +16

      We of our generation have lost so many singers/songwriters it's scary.

  • @91Kingscrib84
    @91Kingscrib84 10 месяцев назад +178

    Rest in peace, Mel.🕯You made a musical impression on our age. Tough to do, in a fickle industry where women were stigmatized & often dismissed.
    Thanks for songs that will always remind us all of what seemed like simpler times. ♡

    • @genericman6648
      @genericman6648 10 месяцев назад +1

      Dismissed and stigmatized like white straight males are today? And don't play stupid.

    • @KittyGrizGriz
      @KittyGrizGriz 10 месяцев назад

      @@genericman6648What a dimwit, response. Zip. IT!

    • @KittyGrizGriz
      @KittyGrizGriz 10 месяцев назад +8

      Well said! Thank you!
      Love Melanie’s music-voice-interpretation, she’ll be missed…
      🕊️🕯️🕊️🕯️❤

  • @flowergirl7498
    @flowergirl7498 10 месяцев назад +80

    Loved this song as a kid and haven't heard it in a while. Brings me back. Rest in paradise, dance and sing with the stars. ❤

  • @derekbeauchamp2409
    @derekbeauchamp2409 10 месяцев назад +62

    Just found out that Melanie has died, something made me to go and play her songs, then I saw R.I.P. OMG, I can’t believe she’s died. Loved her since the early 70s. You were one off the best. R.I.P. beautiful Lady. ❤️

  • @yvonnehemlick9504
    @yvonnehemlick9504 10 месяцев назад +42

    Ms Melanie has passed away. Condolences to her family. A great talent.

  • @royx6762
    @royx6762 2 года назад +335

    Loved her music when it was new. Fifty years later I still do.

    • @markrichards6863
      @markrichards6863 Год назад +4

      She's one of a kind.

    • @akasaT0dd
      @akasaT0dd Год назад +8

      There’s something about music from this era, it just holds it own no matter what. People won’t talk about 99% of todays music in 50 years time as it’s all repetitive and over produced and ultimately disposable.

    • @bavros1998
      @bavros1998 Год назад +3

      Same with me. Love from Europe.

    • @johnsterling6919
      @johnsterling6919 Год назад +1

      Same here.

  • @PlanetAriom
    @PlanetAriom 10 месяцев назад +54

    One of my favourite vocalists ever. Bless her. May she rest in Peace & condolences to her loved ones. ❤

  • @chrisi2166
    @chrisi2166 10 месяцев назад +46

    Rest in peace sweetheart. God bless you. Thank you for the music.

  • @kevind4850
    @kevind4850 10 месяцев назад +39

    Be a candle and shine bright for others. Thank you for the memories.

  • @joecollie4314
    @joecollie4314 Год назад +137

    I believe she was one of the most underrated performers of her time. I always loved her voice.

    • @sjefhendrickx2257
      @sjefhendrickx2257 5 месяцев назад

      Come on with that underrated! You do not hav a clue

  • @mustangsally5144
    @mustangsally5144 Год назад +69

    This goes out to my precious Mom who passed away the other day. She always held me up and backed me. She loved all four of her kids so much and would have done anything for us. I couldn't have found a better mom if I tried. I already miss you so much. So sorry you couldn't be here today. I know St Patricks always been your favorite day of the year. You were never a beer drinking so guess I'm gonna have to find me some Irish Whiskey and will take a shot for both of us to celebrate life and our family heritage. All of my love to you. Please always stay close to me, I still need you in my life so much. Both my Mom and my best friend always. We taught each other so much but you taught me so much more than anyone else. Thank you for introducing me to the best of music. It's helped carry me through life and hopefully it will help carry me through these last remaining years of my life. It's going to be so hard without you here with me but I'll try. I love you so much Mommy. This song has always made me think of you so from me to you, hope you are still listening. ❤❤❤

    • @e.conboy4286
      @e.conboy4286 4 месяца назад +2

      I understand your grievous loss and appreciate your beautiful loving tribute to your beloved mother. She reared a lovely daughter. My feelings echo yours and I thank God for gifting me with mine. Although she is in His Heavenly kingdom, I will always feel her presence impact on my life.

    • @olivermayer-reinach5836
      @olivermayer-reinach5836 Месяц назад +2

      Your mom seemed to have been like mine. May both of these wonderful Mom Rest in Peace

  • @TonyWeaving
    @TonyWeaving 9 месяцев назад +52

    I was born on March 23rd 1963 so I am now 60 years old I remember listening to Melanie on the radio when I was a little boy. I loved her songs. I had no idea that Melanie had left us. I only heard it through Johnny Walkers sounds of the Seventies programme yesterday afternoon 4th February. I was gutted and admit I had a tear in my eye. Go Bless You Melanie and may you rest in Eternal Peace.xxxx

    • @miked7304
      @miked7304 9 месяцев назад +1

      It's not a good idea to disclose your birth date on social media.

    • @yurilytviak9066
      @yurilytviak9066 8 месяцев назад

      Happy 61st b day….

    • @lesabooth5243
      @lesabooth5243 7 месяцев назад

      Me too . Boy does this song bring me back in time.

  • @lindadunlop2049
    @lindadunlop2049 10 месяцев назад +33

    Melanie sang songs that I grew up listening to and enjoyed immensely. RIP Melanie.

  • @mickyboyakari1502
    @mickyboyakari1502 10 месяцев назад +37

    May she rest in peace. She was a talented artist.

  • @margaretbrintoncollinson7812
    @margaretbrintoncollinson7812 7 месяцев назад +7

    Ditto to all this love of her music. Seeing her play at Woodstock was so special for me. Love her so much through all her years. RIP lovely lady.

  • @marieintranuovo3808
    @marieintranuovo3808 10 месяцев назад +8

    My favorite of her songs❤❤❤❤

  • @gunvaldmkilli9131
    @gunvaldmkilli9131 10 месяцев назад +138

    I`ve been loving her music for more than 50 years..This is sad news!she sang about beautiful people and she sure was one of them!Goodbay...Love from Norway.

    • @romaadco
      @romaadco 10 месяцев назад +3

      Same. So very sad!

    • @johnyeates2156
      @johnyeates2156 10 месяцев назад +2

      I'm age 76 same as Melanie . She never "sold out", neither have I. I feel privileged to have loved her music and her way of living. For my part, once a hippy always a hippy ❤

    • @rooky55
      @rooky55 9 месяцев назад

      Me too. We will die but the music will live on.

    • @marypiver4040
      @marypiver4040 5 месяцев назад

      Love to hear Melanie and Stevie Nicks 2gether!!!😊😊😊

  • @jarlathmurphy5419
    @jarlathmurphy5419 3 года назад +187

    She doesn't get the praise that she deserves.

    • @wolfgangproductions7402
      @wolfgangproductions7402 3 года назад +6

      I agree I have been playing this song since my Pomeranian Wolfgang died …….

  • @tomcornett
    @tomcornett 10 месяцев назад +21

    Rest in peace sweet soul. You gave us smiles and tears as we sang your songs with you.❤🙏🎶

  • @artmakesascene
    @artmakesascene 10 месяцев назад +23

    Rest in Peace, Melanie Safka - always a class act~

  • @kenneth1726
    @kenneth1726 10 месяцев назад +19

    If u can keep from crying, u r made of stone. Melanie, sweet princess, rip 1/24/24

  • @billyoung8118
    @billyoung8118 Год назад +14

    I work at a large Commercial Insurance Agency. Last year there was a contest and whoever won got to choose the music that played over the PA system. Basically they got to pick which station. Our C.O.O. won and he picked a really esoteric station that plays a lot of unusual stuff. This song played today and brought back all kinds of memories from my childhood.

  • @KittyGrizGriz
    @KittyGrizGriz 10 месяцев назад +26

    R.I.P. Melanie, sweet-beautiful songbird, thanks for the music
    🥀🕊️🎶

  • @TheMultialdo2009
    @TheMultialdo2009 10 месяцев назад +79

    One of the most underrated musicians of the rock era...a lovely lady with a distinct voice...a lovely wife and mother...so many songs...rest in peace Melanie!!!

  • @wildbill5670
    @wildbill5670 3 года назад +320

    I was 19 when this song came out. She was such a child of the earth. You couldn't help but love her. God bless all that were there then and are listening now.

    • @ethanhunt7979
      @ethanhunt7979 2 года назад +10

      I'm almost 19 in June. And I wish I could've seen her then. I wish I could've seen those days. I'm not the kid to say I was born in the wrong time because of the hate that saying gets. But then elder people say it's sad my generation will never see or feel what life really was like. How it was to live. Be young wild and free. But I really wish I could've felt the way life was. Living more free. No phones. No computers. School wasn't online. The government was more for the people by the people. And not for the government by the government like today. 40-60 cents for a gallon of gas. Seems pretty good to me. People saw you as your appearance. Not some online status that you're know as by people you don't even know. Being able to walk around and not care what people see you as. Because everyone was different. And themselves. Not trying to be someone else.

    • @walterenslin9807
      @walterenslin9807 2 года назад +2

      I WAS ALSO 19 CRAZY WE WERE LISTENING TO THE SAME MUSIC, I WAS FIGHTING A WAR AT THAT AGE I'M SURE YOU WERE TOO HOWEVER MANY YEARS HAVE PASSED I'M MUCH WISER NOW BUT THE SONG IS STIL THE SAME - GREAT

    • @davidp3196
      @davidp3196 2 года назад +3

      I was only six years old when the song came out. But my sisters were teenagers! So my childhood was a flower childhood

    • @wirefreez
      @wirefreez 2 года назад +4

      Also 19 in 1971 - and listening to Melanie again brings back all the wonderful times of that era.

    • @mikivanduyn9630
      @mikivanduyn9630 2 года назад +5

      saw her last night in Hengelo the netherlands...
      even talked to her...

  • @klang1966
    @klang1966 10 месяцев назад +22

    R.I.P. Melanie, from woodstock to heaven!

  • @jeanshanahan6111
    @jeanshanahan6111 10 месяцев назад +34

    Rest in Peace beautiful woman with the big big heart!!! Best voice!!! This is my most favorite of all your songs for the very words It was the only thing I could do half right and it turned out all wrong Ma. I thank you!! I sure cried when I read the news. Your memory will indeed be a blessing!!

  • @danieloconnell9475
    @danieloconnell9475 4 года назад +614

    She had that earthy voice and also a real aura of presence. Also, she was gorgeous.

    • @williamroberts1693
      @williamroberts1693 4 года назад +3

      @Levi Langershank THUMBS DOWN.

    • @petertaylor3600
      @petertaylor3600 4 года назад +3

      Everybody is/was when they're that age. If she's still alive, she'll be a granny with all that entails. Life is so unfair!

    • @robertcameron5200
      @robertcameron5200 3 года назад +7

      yes janis joplin, had a raspy voice, am 70 and love this song,

    • @GarthGoldberg
      @GarthGoldberg 3 года назад +6

      She had two really memorable songs and performances. That's more than most people ever accomplish.

    • @waiata216
      @waiata216 3 года назад

      your sister is gorgeous she likes me

  • @tjdime
    @tjdime 10 месяцев назад +18

    Was half crazy till Melanie let me know it wasn't me or her, it was those in power... ...miss those days, now, miss you too Melanie...guess I'll hear you singing in the wind blowing in the trees...

  • @chuckandjenbridges721
    @chuckandjenbridges721 4 года назад +506

    real talent, no overdubs, autotune, anything but Melanie singing beautifully with her guitar!

    • @travis8665
      @travis8665 2 года назад +1

      Why do people say no autotune? How would you know? All voices need pitch correction. Her last few notes were a little off but she is pretty. Gorgeous. I dint care about her singing. Im happy to just look at her.

    • @stanby2712
      @stanby2712 2 года назад +13

      There was no auto tune in 1971; the digital technology didn’t exist.
      The sound came from the set up ( the ubiquitous “ sound check”).
      How do I know? Because I was just out of a technical apprenticeship with Marconi in Chelmsford and working as a sound technician for the BBC; my first job.

    • @jamesslick4790
      @jamesslick4790 2 года назад +6

      @@travis8665 They say "no autotune" because "Autotune" was introduced in 1996. The keen observer will note that 1971 was a few years BEFORE 1996. 🤦‍♂️P.S. As YOU said: "Her last few notes were a little off..." THAT is THE POINT, it's a natural, non "processed" recording. PS: Fun Fact; She looks just like my mother. Although my mother would be 10 years older. (1937 vs 1947). So I'm actually here for the music, LOL.

    • @jamesslick4790
      @jamesslick4790 2 года назад +5

      @@stanby2712 Correct! This was filmed a QUARTER of a CENTURY before "Autotune" was released. LOL.

    • @jofus3604
      @jofus3604 Год назад +6

      @@travis8665 Real people, real music......
      No artificial ignorance....

  • @leesacartwright3155
    @leesacartwright3155 10 месяцев назад +15

    RIP Melanie thankyou for your wonderful music 🎵

  • @laurieconlon2132
    @laurieconlon2132 10 месяцев назад +20

    Loved Melanie since I was in h.s...I saw her at the bottom line in NYC and just knew that if I had a baby girl, her name would be Melanie💜💜💜my beautiful Melanie is now 31 and I have been so blessed!🩷🩷🩷

    • @BillSomody
      @BillSomody 10 месяцев назад +1

      Beautiful story! Thanks so much for sharing this!

  • @sw9618
    @sw9618 10 месяцев назад +14

    RIP Melanie, thank you for the music

  • @rhbcpa007
    @rhbcpa007 2 года назад +70

    I was in NY in 2002 chaperoning my sons choir and saw that she was performing at a quaint distant club called The Turning Point. I had the other chaps cover for me and paid a cabby over $100 to drive through NY, then Jersey through the woods until we arrived to find out a bus took the same route for $4. I met Melanie and enjoyed her fantastic performance. What a voice!

    • @colleenposadas8415
      @colleenposadas8415 Год назад +3

      cool story. Well worth the 100$

    • @MMNYCCPA
      @MMNYCCPA 7 месяцев назад

      you were in Piermont, NY. you got off of the Tapanzee, turned left on the main road, then made another left down a hill on some small road that faced the Hudson River. I saw Melanie perform at the Turning Point many times. She was always with her husband Peter and son Beau. She didn't seek fame or fortune, but she left at her mark with everyone she met. I remember one night a fan yelled out to sing "Angel of the Morning" and she said that it was Juice Newton's song. not hers and she sang it anyway. How many shows have you attended where you could talk to the talent and they respond back to you with kindness??

  • @JoeCabrera-u5y
    @JoeCabrera-u5y 10 месяцев назад +13

    She was a candle in the wind. She'll sing with the Angels in Heaven from now on! Til we meet again. Good bye.

  • @layside_yt
    @layside_yt 4 месяца назад +8

    So sad too. Beautiful voice and so talend..Hello from France..

  • @courtneyd.3359
    @courtneyd.3359 Год назад +41

    This is the first I've heard this song. My boyfriend recently passed and I've been cleaning out his things. In the closet was a box of letters from his first real girlfriend in 1970, and a few written by him that were never sent - of the break up/ it won't work variety. One contained the line "Look what you've done to my song!" (Yes, I read some of the letters). That one line summed up pages of love and grief. Glad to have found it on RUclips.

  • @corvairkid63
    @corvairkid63 10 месяцев назад +9

    We now have tears for Melanie. May she rest in peace and the perpetual light shine upon her.

  • @Jaquableu
    @Jaquableu 2 года назад +70

    I love the warble in her voice. Always did. I was 11 in 71'

  • @barbaracarpenter9870
    @barbaracarpenter9870 10 месяцев назад +11

    Thank God we have clips like this! I'm sure that she's singing loud and proud in the heavenly choir😇

  • @ScottDaddyMac
    @ScottDaddyMac 10 месяцев назад +9

    RIP, dear lady. I loved your music.

  • @vaughndues7253
    @vaughndues7253 10 месяцев назад +9

    I just read the news, and I am sitting here crying listening to Melanie as if I might lose her if I don't. I know, though, that she will never be forgotten, and I say farewell but not goodbye. RIP dear lady.

  • @Divocwax
    @Divocwax Год назад +19

    For me, a teen in the era of this song, it still is about that era. There was no dominant style. We had folk, we had rocknroll, we had jazz, and so on. No one knew where it would go. That was a special time.

  • @cmbojim
    @cmbojim 10 месяцев назад +8

    Rest in Peace.
    Thanks for the music.

  • @carpbait1918
    @carpbait1918 Год назад +52

    I loved her singing in the early 70s and I still love her voice today! Thank you for your music.

  • @tinaguest8308
    @tinaguest8308 Год назад +9

    I have 1 of her albums right here in my kitchen i listened to her on my portable radio in the 1970s brings back memories for me

  • @gregturner_awod
    @gregturner_awod 3 года назад +129

    This was my favourite song in 1970/71. I’d spent years of being sexually abused by Catholic Brothers and a Priest at a NSW Australian boarding school and under the dreadful pressure of a Mum who had Narcissistic Personality Disorder. I made the decision to leave Australia for a Government job in Australian administered Papua New Guinea. Melanie’s song voiced words that spoke to how my life (not song) had been wrecked and gave me inspiration that I could make “everything alright”. I did. It took many years, study and professionally qualified, before I reached happiness., Lived around the World but happily back in Australia now. In my 70’s now and still listening still listening to and loving Melonie’s songs! Thanks Melonie!

    • @markwilliamwestonwilson1503
      @markwilliamwestonwilson1503 3 года назад +14

      Alll I can say is you beat the bastards you are a hero , others gave in and did not survive I really mean all the best to you xxxx

    • @jiveturkey9993
      @jiveturkey9993 3 года назад +3

      Those were not Catholics. That was a Viper's den of Satan worshipers. Satan worshippers love inhabiting righteous places and doing their evil bidding.

    • @gregturner_awod
      @gregturner_awod 3 года назад +20

      Thanks. They’re all dead now but I’m not and yes, I beat the trauma they inflicted on me, am happy, but not a hero, just a lucky survivor.

    • @jiveturkey9993
      @jiveturkey9993 3 года назад +11

      @@gregturner_awod glad those evil demons are dead. Glad you survived and made a good life for yourself.

    • @quilview
      @quilview 3 года назад +9

      The best revenge is living well ~

  • @bruceholroyd7063
    @bruceholroyd7063 2 месяца назад +6

    How much I loved this woman for 53 years. How much I shall miss her for an eternity!

  • @QuantumMechanic_88
    @QuantumMechanic_88 10 месяцев назад +13

    Bye bye sweetie . You are sorely missed . Lefty in New Mexico.

  • @katev.b.2785
    @katev.b.2785 2 года назад +8

    I was 1 in 191 but I remember that song in my childhood, and I love to remember my childhood , it was a good time with a lot of good music !!! Thanks for show us !

  • @ChristopherShirsty
    @ChristopherShirsty 10 месяцев назад +6

    Thank you Melanie you had a beautiful soul.

  • @taoleping
    @taoleping 10 месяцев назад +4

    Saw in a Club Youngstown Ohio It's one of the best concerts I've been to back in the '80s

  • @rosemaryconnell9159
    @rosemaryconnell9159 8 лет назад +920

    Timeless and beautiful. 'If the people are buying tears, then I'll be rich someday'. Thanks Melanie x

    • @brandonsaloy5635
      @brandonsaloy5635 5 лет назад +10

      Devastating.

    • @mikeymc3094
      @mikeymc3094 4 года назад +13

      Rosemary Connell
      It doesn’t matter what mood u mite be in whenever u hear this u just start singin along dont ya.? I can’t speak a word of french but my tune sounds right so that’ll do

    • @petermclaughlin8533
      @petermclaughlin8533 4 года назад +2

      12

    • @MrLeiduowen
      @MrLeiduowen 4 года назад +4

      @@mikeymc3094 French? Easy-peasy! Ils = They, ont = have, changé = changed, ma = my, chanson = song :)

    • @mikeymc3094
      @mikeymc3094 4 года назад +1

      Mr. Leiduowen
      Brilliant thank u. Stay home stay safe brother

  • @josephfuller7008
    @josephfuller7008 2 года назад +81

    I remember this when I was a kid and now to hear it again is a little piece of heaven. What a voice!

  • @peterjongsma3221
    @peterjongsma3221 Год назад +2

    Your Tears are Priceless.

  • @peteiswriteingnow
    @peteiswriteingnow 10 месяцев назад +6

    One of my favorite female singers of the 70s great singer song writer, and beautiful with it, such a sad loss when i heard the sad news.

  • @Magnetron33
    @Magnetron33 10 месяцев назад +13

    The cutest singer ever How could anybody not love her?

    • @kevinwalsh4652
      @kevinwalsh4652 9 месяцев назад

      Find a French pop singer, Alizee in her prime, the song is Jen Ai Marre, she's dancing while singing in all black with two guitar players, quite possibly the prettiest woman I ever saw.

    • @Magnetron33
      @Magnetron33 9 месяцев назад

      @@kevinwalsh4652 I will try to find it. Thank you

  • @JamesNewsomeCaiLeighAnna
    @JamesNewsomeCaiLeighAnna 10 месяцев назад +4

    One of my favorites! Sorry to hear about her passing. She left us too early.

  • @marciah.3851
    @marciah.3851 2 года назад +80

    When a song is writen with soul and heart it can change people. This song made me more honest and humble. Thank you Melanie

  • @martinspreiter8240
    @martinspreiter8240 Год назад +6

    Oh I was a 6 year old boy at 71 🙂 Thanks God, these times the radio played good songs lot of years, and this songthey played a verry long time - maybe more trhe 10 years. In Bavaria. And I love the song so much. During all the times.
    Thank YOU!

  • @ulrichwill496
    @ulrichwill496 9 месяцев назад +4

    Eine unglaubliche Frau. Musikalisch und menschlich auf allerhöchstem Niveau. Ruhe in Frieden kleine, grosse Lady.❤❤❤❤🇨🇭

  • @Lolabelle59
    @Lolabelle59 10 месяцев назад +10

    Thank you, Melanie. Rest and sing in peace. 😇

  • @MsPokeyman
    @MsPokeyman 10 месяцев назад +9

    Loved this song...RIP Melanie you will be missed.

  • @LoudandClearChastity
    @LoudandClearChastity 10 месяцев назад +20

    Hi Melanie. Warm greetings from Australia 🦘 Thank you for the memories. Lay Down was also a classic. You are and always will be a STAR. I hope you're well. God bless you Melanie.

    • @jon2849
      @jon2849 10 месяцев назад +5

      RIP at 76

    • @LoudandClearChastity
      @LoudandClearChastity 10 месяцев назад +9

      ​@@jon2849 thank you Jon. She died too young. How uncanny. I only just plugged into Melanie Safka last night via RUclips. She died 24 January at 10pm. It is 25 Jan today as I write this. In any case, she was beautiful. If only we could all have that spirit. Take care and good luck. Big year for US elections in 2024. She won't miss that!

    • @jon2849
      @jon2849 10 месяцев назад

      @@LoudandClearChastity 76 is not young. My Mom just passed away on November 8th she was 82. I'll be 58 in 4 days 1-28 I'm in WA USA

  • @timsretirementjourney8323
    @timsretirementjourney8323 4 года назад +195

    I'm 68 years old and Melanie has always been one of my favorites. Beautiful lady, and beautiful voice too.

    • @stevious7278
      @stevious7278 3 года назад +3

      And beautiful soul; an all round gorgeous human

    • @HAL-9000.
      @HAL-9000. 3 года назад +1

      So true Tim

    • @sigridlappe1448
      @sigridlappe1448 3 года назад

      @@HAL-9000. Ich antworte in deutsch: Melanie kam in mein Leben und Herz ❤ in einer aufregenden Zeit, da war ihr Song und ihre Performance das was ich brauchte. Die Sängerin ist so authentisch.

    • @petercotterill5105
      @petercotterill5105 3 года назад +1

      ditto - I was lucky to see her at the Royal Albert Hall in the 70s

  • @joelburch1542
    @joelburch1542 2 года назад +11

    When I first heard this I was a badly wounded Marine back from ‘Nam. Loved it every since.

    • @johnhipp8267
      @johnhipp8267 2 года назад +2

      Thank you for your service, I salute you.

  • @gman7495
    @gman7495 10 месяцев назад +6

    I am so heartbroken to have just heard of Melanie's passing. A brilliant songwriter and singer. Your music was part of my childhood, Melanie....such great memories...rest in peace sweet angel.

  • @dolpan1
    @dolpan1 10 месяцев назад +9

    You were a nice bit of my childhood, my dad would play this song and leftover wine for me when I was a little kid. I'm now set to graduate in June. I just got one of your albums on vinyl the other week, I think I'll give it a listen.
    Thank you for all of the memories.
    -Dolpan

  • @briancorriveau5134
    @briancorriveau5134 Год назад +7

    Talented and beautiful.

  • @pascalguivarch5617
    @pascalguivarch5617 9 месяцев назад +4

    Un ange de plus Au paradis ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @JP-wt8jg
    @JP-wt8jg 10 месяцев назад +7

    I was born in 1971! If I had been a girl my name would have been Melanie. RIP you Beautiful and sweet Lady😢❤

  • @daveshep
    @daveshep 10 месяцев назад +44

    RIP Melanie, the sweetest voice of the early 70s.

    • @SimonTimoney-74
      @SimonTimoney-74 10 месяцев назад

      No..definitely not..Jaquie MCshee of Pentangle had the purest female voice ever.

    • @olivermayer-reinach5836
      @olivermayer-reinach5836 Месяц назад

      Melanie and Jonie Mitchell wonderful voices

  • @trevking3772
    @trevking3772 Год назад +4

    Your not the only one who miss those days,but I was doing it to the sounds of car stereo installations,a time never to be repeated.!

  • @debbiemeldrum8350
    @debbiemeldrum8350 3 года назад +209

    God do I miss this this kind of music. Thank you for the memory

  • @descamm9313
    @descamm9313 8 месяцев назад +6

    RIP Beautiful Lady, we have these wonderful song's, but it's not the same without You. 🐞

  • @tracymears8230
    @tracymears8230 4 месяца назад +3

    RIP you cutie pie. Thanks for the tunes girl.

  • @marileebigelow6517
    @marileebigelow6517 10 месяцев назад +5

    Fabulous artist. She was one of my favorites!

  • @EdMorrissey
    @EdMorrissey 10 месяцев назад +20

    RIP, and thank you for all the joy.

  • @iwasthere1390
    @iwasthere1390 10 месяцев назад +3

    I always loved her music.. was fortunate to see her in the height of her career when this song first came out .

  • @robertrighetti6478
    @robertrighetti6478 10 месяцев назад +6

    Melanie gave so much and many great songs over these 50 plus years. A time rich with memories. I pray that she has an even bigger audience filled with angelic voices! Your love and passion carries on!

  • @renatel.6536
    @renatel.6536 10 месяцев назад +6

    RIP🙏🌹Melanie😢 I saw you, for years, with your son in a concert in Dortmund, Germany. So lovely, so great. Thanks for your music😊now you can sing with the angels ❤❤

  • @OldMusicGuy
    @OldMusicGuy 10 месяцев назад +4

    RIP Melanie. I love all your music. You will be remembered!

  • @BG4NYC608
    @BG4NYC608 10 месяцев назад +6

    RIP Melanie. Always loved your voice

  • @Mike-yg8ig
    @Mike-yg8ig 3 года назад +77

    God she was great. Her vibrato is insane.

    • @LillyBunnyBoo
      @LillyBunnyBoo Год назад +1

      I love her and her voice - so gorgeous, lush, and strong - but that vibrato isn’t my jam. I know some folks just have the rapid-fire kind…but my ear doesn’t care for it. Also don’t like super-slow vibrato ala Callas. LOL sorry…it’s literally just personal taste. 😁

  • @oldblueshhrchannel1847
    @oldblueshhrchannel1847 10 месяцев назад +3

    You will be missed young lady!! Loved your songs!

  • @cookey3855
    @cookey3855 8 лет назад +119

    This Lady is awesome, no if's or buts.

  • @tonyreynolds5112
    @tonyreynolds5112 3 года назад +39

    Fifty years and I still love this girl more than life itself. Even named my daughter after her.