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"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.
When first released, "Brand New Key" was banned by some radio stations because some inferred sexual innuendo in the lyrics. Melanie acknowledged the possibility of reading an unintended sexual innuendo in the song, stating: I wrote ['Brand New Key'] in about fifteen minutes one night. I thought it was cute; a kind of old thirties tune.
Melanie, the singer-songwriter who rose through the New York folk scene, performed at Woodstock and had a series of 1970s hits including the enduring cultural phenomenon “Brand New Key," has died.
Melanie Safka, known for her hit song “Brand New Key” (also known as “The Rollerskate Song”) and for performing at Woodstock in 1969, has died aged 76.
The folk singer was also famous for her version of the Rolling Stones song, Ruby Tuesday.
Gather Me is a 1971 album released by Melanie and featuring the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart #1 song "Brand New Key" (a novelty hit which also reached the #1 chart position in Canada, New Zealand and Australia between November 1971 and March 1972 [2]). The album also features the singles "Some Day I'll Be a Farmer" and the Top 40 hit ...
Melanie's hits included “Brand New Key,” “What Have They Done to My Song Ma,” “Beautiful People” and “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)." Melanie, the Jersey Shore singer who became a ...
“I saw Stoneground Words as a sort of statement, something that would remind people that "Brand New Key" was a complete one-off for me." [1] The project was initially conceived as a double album. The unused tracks recorded during the 1972 sessions would later form the basis of Melanie's 1974 album Madrugada. In 2024, Melanie oversaw the ...