RIP Melanie Safka

Tannin

Melanie Safka has died peacefully at the age of 76. 

Who can forget Alexander Beetle  or Brand New Key or her extraordinary performance of Ruby Tuesday, let alone her all-time classic Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)?

RIP.

Jimbro66

And "Look What They've Done To My Song". All well known hits. By all accounts she was a lovely human being too. Nice to be remembered that way. RIP.

rustneversleeps

RIP.  Still got her excellent album “candles in the wind”.

hollywoodrox

RIP  a sweet voice

Tannin

Play it loud

Musical_Mystery_Tour

People in the Front Row - one of my faves.

DavidRees

sad to hear. she was a huge inspiration on my early musical efforts and an amazing writer and performer. the Live at Carnegie album is magnificent ...

Grunfeld

I only heard one of her songs that really connected with me but I love it. 

I appreciate that she wrote it.  It comes into my head at all sorts of times. 

Melanie, Some Say (I Got Devil)

Fingers657

More really sad news.

Here is a tribute video with one of her best songs from Garden in the City.
https://youtu.be/79YjgVn2Jds?feature=shared

And the saddest thing under the sun above 
Is to say goodbye to the ones you love 
All the things that I have known 
Became my life, my very own
But, before you know you say goodbye 
All the time goodbye, it's time to cry 
But I will not weep nor make a scene 
I'm gonna say, thank you, thank you life for having been

Melanie from her 1970 LP Leftover Wine

sev112

Yes, RIP, reminds me of my childhood hearing her songs

she wrote for the Wurzels you know

Nitefly

sev112 said:

Yes, RIP, reminds me of my childhood hearing her songs

she wrote for the Wurzels you know

Seems wrong to give a lol in a tribute thread, but it made me chuckle.

I remember "Brand New Key" and "Ruby Tuesday" - at the time we thought it was just weird, but I got it when I grew up.

RIP Melanie.

Brio

Gave me my fave Hilltop Hoods song too...