Post by oldfartbassplayrwalt on Jan 25, 2024 10:41:47 GMT -5
Melanie Safka passed, age 76. A part of our late 60s-early 70s music experience,
and certainly a object of infatuation as a lovely longhaired folksinger/songwriter.
She gave us 'Lay down (Candles in the rain)', 'Brand new key', 'Look what they've done
to my song' among other songs that made their way to our own coffee house performances.
This one stung a little, as we had seen her about five years back in a backroom-of-record-store
concert in front of 70 fans, accompanied by her son. Her rapport with us was so folksy and
intimate. She certainly aged, and cut back most performances since her husband/producer
passed in 2010, but didn't miss a beat reconnecting with a live audience. Her voice was not
what it used to be, but somehow it made the emotional moments more real. And besides
we sang along with half the good stuff.
Lay down, Melanie
and certainly a object of infatuation as a lovely longhaired folksinger/songwriter.
She gave us 'Lay down (Candles in the rain)', 'Brand new key', 'Look what they've done
to my song' among other songs that made their way to our own coffee house performances.
This one stung a little, as we had seen her about five years back in a backroom-of-record-store
concert in front of 70 fans, accompanied by her son. Her rapport with us was so folksy and
intimate. She certainly aged, and cut back most performances since her husband/producer
passed in 2010, but didn't miss a beat reconnecting with a live audience. Her voice was not
what it used to be, but somehow it made the emotional moments more real. And besides
we sang along with half the good stuff.
Lay down, Melanie
