Melanie Safka – Look What They’ve Done To My Song Ma

Melanie Safka

Melanie Anne Safka – Schekeryk (born February 3, 1947) is an American singer-songwriter. Known professionally as simply Melanie, she is best known for her hits “Brand New Key”, “Ruby Tuesday” and “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)”. Melanie grew up in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York City, New York. After school, her parents insisted she go to college, so she studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. She married Peter Schekeryk in about 1970 and they had three children. She made her first public appearance at age four on the radio show Live Like A Millionaire, performing the song “Gimme a Little Kiss”. She attended Red Bank High School in Red Bank, New Jersey, graduating in 1966. Melanie was a student at New York’s American Academy of Dramatic Arts when she began singing in the folk clubs of Greenwich Village and signed her first recording contract. Initially signed to Columbia Records in the United States, Melanie released two singles on the label. Subsequently she signed with Buddah Records and first found chart success in Europe when her 1969 song, “Bobo’s Party”, reached Number 1 in France. Her debut album received rave reviews from Billboard which heralded her voice as “… wise beyond her years. Her non-conformist approach to the selections on this LP make her a new talent to be reckoned with.”

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Look What They’ve Done To My Song Ma

Melanie Safka – Look What They’ve Done To My Song Ma