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Demo 2: The hook demo, including only Melanie's chorus. This was the demo where the song was re-recorded on May 28, 2016, intending to pitch to other artists. It was leaked on January 4, 2020. Demo 3: A demo of the song recorded in 2016 too, featuring Snow's Parts which weren't included on previous demos. It was leaked on January 5, 2020.
"Brand New Key" is a pop song written and sung by American folk music singer Melanie. Initially a track of Melanie's album Gather Me, produced by Melanie's husband Peter Schekeryk, it was known also as "The Rollerskate Song" due to its chorus.
Melanie wrote the song after performing at Woodstock in August 1969. The song describes what she felt as she looked out at the sea of people in the audience. [2] The song's lyrics include the lines "We all sang the songs of peace. Some came to sing, some came to pray, some came to keep the dark away."
Melanie won an Emmy Award for writing the lyrics to the theme song for the television series Beauty and the Beast. [35] With one exception, her albums were produced by her husband, Peter Schekeryk, who died suddenly in 2010. [36] Her three children — Leilah, Jeordie, and Beau-Jarred — are also musicians.
"What Have They Done to My Song Ma" is a song written and performed by Melanie (Safka). It was released in 1970 as the B-side of Melanie's "Ruby Tuesday" single and included on the album Candles in the Rain. The single reached the number 39 in the United Kingdom and peaked within the top 20 in Norway and the Wallonia region of Belgium.
Candles in the Rain is singer Melanie's third album. Released in 1970, the album produced Melanie's first Top Ten single in North America, "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)", which was inspired by the crowd's reaction to her performance at Woodstock. The cover of the Rolling Stones' 1967 song "Ruby Tuesday" reached the Top Ten in the United Kingdom.
"Death" is a song by American singer-songwriter Melanie Martinez. It is the lead single from her [a] third studio album, Portals. [1] It was released as a single on March 17, 2023, through Atlantic Records. [2] It is her first song to chart in the Billboard Hot 100 since 2012, peaking at number 95. [3] [4]
"Pity Party" is a song by American recording artist Melanie Martinez based on the 1963 Lesley Gore hit "It's My Party". It was released as the lead single from her [a] debut album, Cry Baby (2015), on June 2, 2015. [1]