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)
Leftover Emotions
Melanie Lyrics
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I got a feeling I left somebody somewhere along the line
Leftover words I've been meaning to tell somebody
Unfinished business is weighing on my mind
Leftover emotions weighing me down again
Leftover emotions weighing me down again
Leftover emotions weighing me down
Make a window in the wall, close it on the pain
Keep the vision deep inside, to stir you up again
I can't take this frustration, I need to tell somebody
Don't get me wrong, just take me as I am
Leftover emotions weighing me down again
Leftover emotions weighing me down again
Leftover emotions weighing me down
Is what you had in your mind what you done to my heart?
Did you plan it this way?
Did you know at the start?
Did you make a B-movie with me in this part?
Is what you had in your mind what you done to my heart?
My move, be a fool to let love go forsaken
I'll call, 'cause after all how will you know I'm home?
I learned two things in life, the heart was meant for breakin'
Leftover emotions don't go away alone, no no
Leftover emotion weighing me down again
Ooh those leftover emotions weighing me down, weighing me down
Leftover emotions weighing me down again
Ooh those leftover emotions weighing me down again
Leftover emotions weighing me down again
Melanie's song "Leftover Emotions" deals with the lingering feelings and emotions that remain after a relationship has ended. The lyrics suggest that the singer has moved on from the relationship, but there are still unresolved issues and feelings that continue to weigh them down. The first verse references the feeling of leaving someone behind and the words that were left unspoken.
The chorus repeats the phrase "leftover emotions weighing me down," emphasizing the central theme of the song. The second verse suggests that the singer is trying to move past the pain and frustration by putting it aside and focusing on positive things. However, they still feel the need to share their feelings with someone else.
The bridge poses a series of questions to the other person in the relationship, asking if their actions were deliberate and if they knew the impact they would have on the singer's heart. The final verse suggests that the singer is ready to take a chance on love again, but recognizes that heartbreak is an inevitable part of life.
Overall, "Leftover Emotions" is a poignant commentary on the complex nature of relationships and the lasting impact they can have on our emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
Leftover emotion from a couple of nights ago
Melanie is holding onto some emotion from a recent experience.
I got a feeling I left somebody somewhere along the line
She has a feeling that she hurt someone or neglected to do something for someone in the past.
Leftover words I've been meaning to tell somebody
Melanie has some things that she has been meaning to say to someone.
Unfinished business is weighing on my mind
The fact that she has something unresolved is mentally burdening her.
Leftover emotions weighing me down again
The reoccurring emotions she's feeling are causing her to feel down or depressed.
Make a window in the wall, close it on the pain
She wants to create a figurative window to temporarily escape or cope with the emotional pain.
Keep the vision deep inside, to stir you up again
She wants to keep the strong emotions inside so she can draw on them later to motivate herself or to remember what she has been through.
I can't take this frustration, I need to tell somebody
The emotional frustration is getting to her, she needs to tell someone to get it off her chest.
Don't get me wrong, just take me as I am
She wants to make sure whoever she opens up to won't judge her poorly because of her emotions.
Is what you had in your mind what you done to my heart?
Melanie is questioning the intentions of someone. She feels like they hurt her on purpose.
Did you plan it this way?
She is unsure if the person had ill intentions from the start.
Did you know at the start?
She wonders if the person knew they would hurt her from the beginning.
Did you make a B-movie with me in this part?
She's questioning whether she was just a plot device in someone's grand scheme, like a cliche in a bad movie.
My move, be a fool to let love go forsaken
She's referring to a decision she needs to make about love. She feels like she would be foolish to let it go.
I'll call, 'cause after all how will you know I'm home?
She wants to reach out or communicate to someone she cares about so they know she is okay or to let them know she is thinking of them.
I learned two things in life, the heart was meant for breaking
Through life experiences, Melanie has learned that heartbreak is inevitable.
Leftover emotions don't go away alone, no no
She realizes that the leftover emotions will not just fade away on their own.
Ooh those leftover emotions weighing me down, weighing me down
She is emphasizing how significant the weight of the leftover emotions is for her.
Leftover emotions weighing me down again
She reiterates the impact of the emotions on her life once more.
Ooh those leftover emotions weighing me down again
Her emotions continue to burden her mentally and emotionally.
Leftover emotions weighing me down again
The emotions continue to weigh on her mind and heart.
Contributed by Savannah F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.