2. Melanie: Midwest Auckland emo four piece Melanie released their full length album 42 Losers in May 2020 and have been playing a fine selection of gigs and house parties since
1. Born on the 3rd February 1947 in Astoria, New York deceased 23rd January 2024, Melanie made her first recording, "Gimme a Little Kiss", when she was five.
She first found chart success in Europe. Her 1969 song "Bobo's Party" reached number one in France. Later that year she had a hit in the Netherlands with "Beautiful People" before performing at Woodstock. Apparently, she was inspired to write "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" by the audience lighting candles during her set; the song became a hit in both Europe and the USA. Her biggest hit in the USA was "Brand New Key", also known as "The Roller Skate Song". She has been awarded three gold albums.
Three of Melanie's compositions were hits for The New Seekers: "Look What They've Done to My Song Ma", "Beautiful People", and "The Nickel Song".
With one exception her albums have been produced by her husband, Peter Schekeryk. Her three children - Leilah, Jeordie and Beau-Jarred -are also musicians. Beau-Jarred is a guitarist and accompanies his mother on The 2003 Australian hip-hop track "The Nosebleed Section" by The Hilltop Hoods sampled Melanie's "People in the Front Row".
In 2004 Melanie released Paled by Dimmer Light, which is co-produced by Peter and Beau-Jarred Schekeryk.
In 2010 the last album co- produced by her now late husband Peter Schekeryj and their son Beau Jarred Schekeryk was released: Ever Since You Never Heard Of Me
Melanie, who became the voice of an era in one magical instant onstage at Woodstock, has been putting the pieces in order.
Pieces of a career, scattered by the winds of experience and assembled again by the force of love into the most personal and brilliant moments of her musical journey.
Melanie is poised to enlighten new generations about what it means to sing with both passion and eloquence, to write at once with intelligence and emotion, and to inspire through song… and nobody does this better than Melanie.
Others learned this that night at Woodstock, where as a New York kid barely known outside of the coffeehouse circuit in Greenwich Village, she sang her song "Beautiful People" and inspired the first panorama of candles and cigarette lighters ever raised at a concert event. That, in turn, moved the young singer to write "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain"), which sold more than one million copies in 1970 and
prompted Billboard, Cashbox, Melody Maker, Record World, and Bravo to anoint her
as female vocalist of the year. Her single "Brand New Key," an infectious romp about
freedom and roller skates, topped the charts in 1971.
And so her story began.
With guitar in hand and a talent that combined amazing vocal equipment, disarming
humor, and a vibrant engagement with life, she was booked as the first solo pop/rock
artist ever to appear from the Royal Albert Hall to Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan
Opera House, and later opened the New Metropolitan Opera House in New York, the
Sydney Opera House, and in the General Assembly of the United Nations, where she
was invited to perform on many occasions as delegates greeted her performances
with standing ovations.
The top television hosts of all time -- Ed Sullivan, Johnny Carson, and Dick Cavett --
battled to book her. (After her stunning performance on his show, Sullivan goggled
that he had not seen such a "dedicated and responsive audience since ElvisPresley.")
Accolades rolled in, from critics ("Melanie's cult has long been famous, but it's a cult
that's responding to something genuine and powerful -- which is maybe another way
of saying that this writer counts himself as part of the cult too," wrote John Rockwell
in The New York Times) as well as peers ("Melanie," insisted jazz piano virtuoso
Roger Kellaway, "is extraordinary to the point that she could be sitting in front of us in
this room and sing something like 'Momma Momma' right to us, and it would just go
right through your entire being.")
In the years that followed Melanie continued to record, continued to tour.
UNICEF made her its spokesperson; Jimi Hendrix's father introduced her to the
multitude assembled for the twentieth anniversary of Woodstock. Her records
continued to sell -- more than eighty million to date. She's had her songs covered by
singers as diverse as Cher, Dolly Parton, and Macy Gray. She's raised a family, won
an Emmy, opened a restaurant, written a musical about Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity
Jane…
She has, in short, lived a rare life. But all of it was just a prelude to what's about to
come.
"For the first time, I'm not afraid to voice exactly what I feel. I used to feel that I didn't
want to say too much, but now I can say anything. I feel like a person who's never
been heard. Maybe people think they've heard me, but they never really have. I'm a
new artist who is having so much fun with my voice -- a person shouldn't be allowed
to have so much fun. I'm the woman I wanted to be when I was sixteen and going for
Edith Piaf. It's me -- I'm back."
(Written by Robert L. Doerschuk)
Every Breath You Take
Melanie Lyrics
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Every bond you break, every step you take, I'll be watching you
Every single day and every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay, I'll be watching you
Oh, can't you see you belong to me
How my poor heart aches with every step you take
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake, I'll be watching you
Since you've gone I've been lost without a trace
I dream at night, I can only see your face
I look around but it's you I can't replace
I feel so cold and I long for your embrace
I keep crying, "Baby, baby, please"
Oh, can't you see you belong to me
How my poor heart aches with every step you take
Every move you make and every vow you break
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake, I'll be watching you
Every move you make, every step you take, I'll be watching you
I'll be watching you
Every breath you take and every move you make
Every bond you break, every step you take (I'll be watching you)
Every single day and every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay (I'll be watching you)
Every move you make, every vow you break
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake (I'll be watching you)
Every single day and every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay (I'll be watching you)
Every breath you take and every move you make
Every bond you break, every step you take (I'll be watching you)
Every single day and every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay (I'll be watching you)
Every move you make, every vow you break
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake (I'll be watching you)
Every single day and every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay (I'll be watching you)
"Every Breath You Take" is a song by the British rock band The Police that was released in 1983, and this version by Melanie was released in 1996. The song is often hailed as one of the greatest hits of all time, and its lyrics have been analyzed in great detail. The song is essentially a love song, albeit one with a darker, sinister undertone. The lyrics describe a protagonist who seems obsessed with someone and dedicated to watching them, even when they are not around. The person being watched might have broken some kind of bond, and the singer is pained by it, but cannot stop watching them.
The song's opening lyrics, "Every breath you take, every move you make, every bond you break, every step you take, I'll be watching you", establishes the song's theme of obsession and control. The use of the phrase "every breath you take" is particularly powerful and somewhat eerie, as it suggests that the singer's attention is focussed entirely on the other person. The lyrics also suggest a strong desire for ownership and control - "can't you see you belong to me" and "I'll be watching you" both imply a sense of ownership over another human being. The use of the phrase "every vow you break, every smile you fake" seems to suggest that the singer has caught the other person lying, and is keen to keep an eye on them in case they do it again.
The chorus of the song is particularly emotive, as it repeats the phrase "I'll be watching you" in a haunting and eerie way. The use of repetition suggests a sense of relentlessness, as if the singer will never stop watching the other person. The line "how my poor heart aches with every step you take" gives a sense of pain and desperation that comes with the singer's need to watch the other person.
Line by Line Meaning
Every breath you take and every move you make
I am constantly aware of all your actions
Every bond you break, every step you take, I'll be watching you
Even if you try to sever our connection, I will still be observing and monitoring you
Every single day and every word you say
My attention is firmly fixed on you at all times, no matter what you do or say
Every game you play, every night you stay, I'll be watching you
Whether you are playing mind games or staying out late, I will not let you out of my sight
Oh, can't you see you belong to me
I feel a sense of ownership over you, and believe you should be mine
How my poor heart aches with every step you take
Your every movement causes me great emotional pain
Every move you make, every vow you break
Every promise you fail to keep and every action you take that does not align with my desires is a betrayal
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake, I'll be watching you
I know when you are not being genuine and will not let you deceive me any longer
Since you've gone I've been lost without a trace
Without you, I feel aimless and directionless
I dream at night, I can only see your face
My obsession with you is so strong that you haunt me even in my dreams
I look around but it's you I can't replace
No one can take your place in my heart and mind
I feel so cold and I long for your embrace
Only your physical presence can bring me comfort and warmth
I keep crying, "Baby, baby, please"
My desperate pleas for your return are constant and unrelenting
Every move you make and every vow you break
My scrutiny of your behavior is incessant and unyielding
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake, I'll be watching you
I refuse to be fooled by your false expressions and empty promises
I'll be watching you
My fixation on you will never cease
Every breath you take and every move you make
I am always aware of your actions and whereabouts
Every bond you break, every step you take (I'll be watching you)
Even if you try to distance yourself from me, I will not let you go
Every single day and every word you say
Nothing you do or say goes unnoticed by me
Every game you play, every night you stay (I'll be watching you)
My surveillance of you is unwavering, even if you try to lead a double life
Every move you make, every vow you break
You cannot escape the consequences of your actions, as I am always monitoring you
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake (I'll be watching you)
You may try to deceive others, but I can see through your lies
Every single day and every word you say
My attention to you is constant, and I will never let you out of my sight
Every game you play, every night you stay (I'll be watching you)
Even if you try to escape, I will always be watching over you and keeping you under my control
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Gordon Sumner
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