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)
Ruby Tuesday
Melanie Lyrics
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Yesterday don't matter 'cause it's gone
While the sun is bright
Or in the darkest night
No one knows
She comes and then she goes
Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
And when you change with every new day
Still I'm gonna miss you
Don't ask her why she leaves to be so free
She's gonna tell you it's the only way to be
She just can't be chained
To a life where nothing's gained
And nothing's lost
But such a cost
Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
Who is gonna hang a name on you
And when you change with every new day
Still I'm gonna miss you
There's no time to lose I heard her say
You gotta catch your dreams before they run away
Dying all the time
Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind
Is life unkind
Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
Who is gonna hang a name on you
And when you change with every new day
Still I'm gonna miss you
Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
Who is gonna hang a name on you
And when you change with every new day
Still I'm gonna miss you
Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
The song "Ruby Tuesday" by Melanie is a poignant and wistful farewell to a free-spirited and elusive person named Ruby Tuesday. The singer of the song reflects on their relationship with Ruby Tuesday, who never reveals where she comes from but flits in and out of their life, symbolizing the fleeting nature of life and relationships. The lyrics imply that Ruby Tuesday is a restless soul who can't be tied down and chooses to live a life free from constraints, something the singer admires and laments simultaneously.
The chorus of the song, “Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday,” encapsulates the singer's emotions of loss and longing, acknowledging that Ruby Tuesday cannot be held responsible for the way she is. The singer recognizes that no one can hang a name on her, and that she changes with every new day, but still, the singer will miss her. The song ends with multiple goodbyes, emphasizing the finality of Ruby Tuesday's departure.
The song has been interpreted in various ways, with some suggesting that Ruby Tuesday represents the fast and fleeting nature of youth and the impermanence of life. Others believe that Ruby Tuesday stands for the cultural and sexual revolution of the 1960s. Regardless of the interpretation, the song's heartfelt lyrics and catchy melody have ensured its place in popular music culture.
Line by Line Meaning
She would never say where she came from
Ruby Tuesday is mysterious and doesn't reveal her background.
Yesterday don't matter 'cause it's gone
The past is irrelevant, what matters is the present moment.
While the sun is bright
Ruby Tuesday is lively and vibrant during the daytime.
Or in the darkest night
Ruby Tuesday also has a wild side, thriving in the darkness.
No one knows
Her true identity and personality remains a mystery to everyone.
She comes and then she goes
Ruby Tuesday is unpredictable, appearing and disappearing without warning.
Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
Farewell, Ruby Tuesday, I'll miss you.
Who is gonna hang a name on you
Ruby Tuesday is too unique and free-spirited to be defined or labeled by a name.
And when you change with every new day
Ruby Tuesday constantly evolves and her personality changes with each passing day.
Still I'm gonna miss you
Even though she is unpredictable, the artist still feels a connection to Ruby Tuesday and will miss her.
Don't ask her why she leaves to be so free
Ruby Tuesday doesn't answer to anyone, choosing to live her life on her own terms.
She's gonna tell you it's the only way to be
Living without restrictions is the only way Ruby Tuesday knows how to live.
She just can't be chained
Ruby Tuesday can't be held down or controlled by anyone or anything.
To a life where nothing's gained
Conforming to society's expectations offers her no gain or benefit.
And nothing's lost
But she doesn't see the loss either as not conforming to society's norms brings contentment to her personality.
But such a cost
Living life on her own terms comes with a cost, implying the cost of being an outcast.
There's no time to lose I heard her say
Ruby Tuesday is determined to seize every opportunity in life, and not waste any time.
You gotta catch your dreams before they run away
It's important to chase your dreams before they slip away.
Dying all the time
If you don't chase your dreams, you're not really living life to the fullest extent.
Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind
Giving up on your dreams can lead to a feeling of aimlessness and confusion.
Is life unkind
Life can be unfair, but it's important to continue to pursue one's goals and aspirations anyway.
Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
Farewell, Ruby Tuesday, I'll miss you.
Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
Farewell, Ruby Tuesday, I'll miss you.
Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
Farewell, Ruby Tuesday, I'll miss you.
Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
Farewell, Ruby Tuesday, I'll miss you.
Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
Farewell, Ruby Tuesday, I'll miss you.
Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
Farewell, Ruby Tuesday, I'll miss you.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Abkco Music Inc.
Written by: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@anndantuono4763
RIP Melanie, heaven just got another angel. Thank you for your music that is still with me at 66 yrs old
@dirkdomurat3098
Me too, Born in 1957.
@susanpettitt713
And me 65
@kennethstanley9462
As a AFRICAN AMERICAN at 62 I remember the song LAY DOWN ( CANDLES IN THE RAIN) around 1970-71 and BRAND NEW KEY in 1971 but is a great cover of RUBY TUESDAY and it brings tears of how this song is recorded, but the fact of how the 70's music have and forever will be part of my life, including the 60's and 80's, no disrespect to today's music but it still hasn't replaced these songs of my era.
@tlbtc6608
Just heard. Very sad. RIP Melanie! 😪🙏💔
@alank5560
1957 baby here!
@onelineal9382
I'me 71, playing this and harking back to good times long gone,R.I.P Melanie and thanks.
@susanpettitt713
And me x
@davidfountaine3218
and me. RIP@@susanpettitt713
@wiremangmail6418
I am 70 now and Ruby Tuesday was the first record I bought. She was my favorite singer, and with this song, I will forever associate my first great love. Thank you, Melanie, for the music. Rest in peace.