Melanie Safka – Lay Down (1970 appearance)
Jan 6, 2012 Columbia Records
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Melanie Safka was born on 3rd February 1947 in Queens, New York, USA. She is a pop and folk American singer and songwriter. Biography and Career: Melanie Safka was born in Queens, New York and grew up in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. Her first performance was at the age of four on the radio show ‘Live Like A Millionaire’, performing the song ‘Gimme a Little Kiss’. Safka studied at New York’s American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She signed her first recording contract to in the folk clubs of Greenwich Village while studying. She released two singles on the label for Columbia Records, whom she signed initially. Later, she signed contract with Buddah Records and released the song ‘Bobo’s Party’ in 1969 in Europe. This reached Number-1 in France. She also recei ved rave reviews from Billboard Magazine for her debut album. In 1969, at the Woodstock music festival, Melanie sang ‘Birthday of the Sun’. In 1970, Melanie’s spoken-word track ‘Lay Down’, ‘Candles in the Rain’ were Her first Top ten hit in America. She left Buddah Records and produced albums and she formed her own label called ‘Neighborhood Records’ in 1971. ‘Brand New Key’ was the number-1 on the Billboard charts and sold over three million copies. She was a follower of Meher Baba and influenced by this, she released few songs influenced like ‘Love to Lose Again’ and ‘Candles in the Rain’. In 2006, she underwent life-altering experience with Mata Amritanandamayi or Amma (Mother) that inspired her to write one of …
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January 6th, 2012 at 3:09 am
@aboyintheband Racist.
January 6th, 2012 at 3:43 am
cool!
January 6th, 2012 at 4:13 am
LOVE this Song! I never thought a live peformance of it was filmed, God Bless Planet YouTube!
January 6th, 2012 at 4:44 am
“We all sing the songs of PEACE!!
We bled in each others wounds.”
Lest We Forget
Beautiful Melanie… my heroine… my 32-year-old Daughter’s name!!
January 6th, 2012 at 5:05 am
@aboyintheband I think you are right. I’m very sorry. I’m going to remove that comment of mine.
January 6th, 2012 at 5:18 am
@John1948NineC I think you messaged the wrong user, because I NEVER posted anything profane and have never done that. my only intent was to look up Melanie videos and listen to her music. if you look, you replied to my original post asking me a question about skin color, which I never answered and didn’t intend to because I thought you were taking my comment the wrong way.
January 6th, 2012 at 6:07 am
@aboyintheband You posted, I replied and you posted. Your second post was the one I called the follow up post.
January 6th, 2012 at 6:15 am
@John1948NineC sorry just got both of your comments but what do you mean by follow-up post?
January 6th, 2012 at 6:59 am
@aboyintheband WHat in the world does this have to do with skin color?
January 6th, 2012 at 7:30 am
Love this song, one of the first live performances I’ve seen of it. so funny to see all the uptight ol’ white folks clapping along and having a good time, then to see the teenagers give her a standing ovation at the end!
January 6th, 2012 at 7:39 am
Awsome! This song was a fave when i was a kid
January 6th, 2012 at 8:27 am
Awsome!
January 6th, 2012 at 8:43 am
Wat een meid ,en wat een stem …
January 6th, 2012 at 9:25 am
just heard this song for the first time today, very good
January 6th, 2012 at 10:18 am
Astoria, for the record.
January 6th, 2012 at 11:08 am
So good to hear and see this again!!!