We were lucky that a few years ago we could attend a concert by Melanie in Maaseik Belgium, together with her son Beau Jarred. Her voice was still the same as the one we knew from the '70s. An unforgettable anecdote was what she told about her performance at Woodstock as a 21-year-old. She was very nervous beforehand to perform in front of half a million people and was therefore very relieved when it started to rain. She assumed that half of the audience would leave and it would be a little less exciting for her. However………no one left and she ended up giving a great concert for those 500,000 people. Melanie thank you for all those beautiful songs!
She was 22 at Woodstock (birth Feb. 3, 1947. Woodstock Music and Art Fair, the actual name of it, on Aug. 15-18, 1969 at Bethel, NY). She missed her 77th birthday by only 11 days (Jan. 23, 2024). No cause of death was given. R.I.P.
Ik las net een artikeltje dat Melanie in Vlissingen een Collings-gitaar had gekocht bij een gitaarbouwer die een winkeltje ongeveer tegenover het toenmalige theater heeft. Winkeltje is er nog steeds!
Omg... My mom showed me this song a few days ago, and I just love it! I'm 14, and Im really thankful to my mom for showing this masterpiece to me. This is way better than most recent songs. I'm speechless. This song feels really emocional. And its so unique! I'm sad I wasn't alive in this era... Really really sad.
I’m so glad your mom shared this song with you especially during these difficult times we are living in. Talk to your mom about the way things were back when this music was popular. You’re not the only person who wishes to have lived back then. Peace
I'm forty, but I've known this song since I was a child because it was on a tape of my parents' favourite songs that they recorded before we emigrated. This was another on the same tape: th-cam.com/video/9c49aDWrzeA/w-d-xo.html
We need this now more than ever in this world of hate. Dedicated to all of the beautiful people who treat each other with dignity and respect not fear and what’s in it for me. ❤
My very first favorite in music. I was 13 and started collecting her LP's. I also saw her perform several times here in the Netherlands. Beautiful people was a big hit only in the Netherlands. Her first succes was here. Ray Charles covered her " Look What They Have Done To My Song, Ma". I will miss her. Bye Beautiful Melanie!
Hello beautiful people...if you're listening to this right now, I am too. So we have something in common, right? We love this beautiful song, sung by the most beautiful of the beautiful people...that's a start. Hope you have a beautiful Christmas wherever you are, hope you have a warm place to sleep, warm food to eat, someone to love you. Tc beautiful people and keep safe...
I heard her at Woodstock late at night. Couldn't really see her cuz it looked like she was a mile away but, she sang this song. Rest in Peace, Melanie. ✌️
ya ya ya, I don't how to say, but the feeling kinda like.. well you know, we were connect each other even we never meet before, we look up and just feel the same feeling as you do, love, love and hope for a better world. And tought my story about get the new seeker records for this album, it just like unexpected moment, cause last time I feel like lonely, spend my time with a classic book, my life changing by, thinking the universe, then bought this record and found a beautiful meanings inside, and well never feel lonely anymore, love & respect from Indonesia
@Angel Cortes They are not mutually exclusive. Being washed by the word is a blessing. Dichotomous thought is Linear and that is quite evil. So lets not practice that. I love YHWH ELOHIM, and Yahshua taught us in the book of Mathew that we don't place a light under a bowl but place it on a lamp stand to light the whole room.. We were also taught that we are the salt of the earth, Melanie is all about light and being the salt of the earth here, so fear not . Peace and Shalom
I rememter her first concert in Amsterdam. Not much public and a bad microphone. She invited her audience on the floor and in front of the hall. Some things that happens, you never forget! Great concert! :)
R.I.P Melanie. You touched so many hearts with this beautiful song. I'm 72 now and have to admit today was the first time I really listened to every word you sang. Beautiful message that lasts for ever and ever. Thanks so much
😢 What a beautiful performance of a timeless classic. Watching through tears and remembering see this beautiful gal in various venues for nearly 50 years.
Melanie is the most beautiful of the beautiful people. We need more of this music in these times of manufactured division. Thank you, Melanie for spreading peace, joy and love.
OMG young lady! I was 14 yrs old when I first heard I was 14 yrs old! I'm 66 yrs old today and I still cry with pure JOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Pass it on to everyone you know!
I've heard this song many times before, I grew up listening to Melanie and I was named after her but I only just realised how profound this song really is.
This is how I sell Melanie 50 years ago. Sitting alone on stage on a simple chair with her Acoustic guitar Singing to a coffee house crowd, Being just plain beautiful.❤
I’ve just found out Melanie died a few days ago & this has been one of my fav songs for years so I’m just sitting here listening to this while a tear rolls down my cheek,Thankyou Melanie for this beautiful song may you rest & fly with the angels ❤️
Melanie so beautiful, I went to school with Leighla,you gave us a personal concert Brand new key!! I’ll never forget you,and your beautiful family…RIP 😢
I first heard your voice 55 years ago and I was really touched. 1.5 years ago I was there when you were performing in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, with your son Beau. Your signed picture has a prominent place in my living. You'll live on in my heart and I made sure you will be heard at my funeral with 'Close to it all'.
those times will come again...soon / because of the pandemic..things are changing for the better,,,NOW just wait+ see... love + light to all sentient beings....(beautiful people)
me too!I think it was in "66 that i first saw Melanie when she appeared on "Brad Davis" the local hartford ct, pop tv show. Melanie, barefooted, sang this song! I've loveland admired her ever since.
Amazing, takes me back to 1969 when I first saw Melanie in Bethel NY I was 13 We need to get back times when people really took care of each other instead advantage each other. Thank you Melanie for instilling this in me at such young age, it's carried me though life knowing it can be done, this was proven for three days in August of 1969
Siempre estarás en el alma de l@s que disfrutamos con alevosía tu voz y tú; tengo 68 y que suerte haber coincidido tiempo-espacio contigo beautiful MELANIE; un abrazo de LUZ para tí; desde QUITO-ECUADOR!!!
Melanie will always mean a lot to me and my wife........she was a beautiful person......I saw her live at the IOW way back when she was singing on that Sunday morning as the sun rose......one of the most magical moments in my life.....
Blessings to all of you Beautiful people! Remember to smile to the next stranger you meet they might be having a bad day and your smile may just shine a little light into their life.
Epona TwoSpiritHorse Beautiful song, beautiful girl, and beautiful message. And you are so right, just a smile or a kind word might completely change someone's day. We all get busy and caught up in our own thoughts, especially when everyone has a headset on and barely notices the next guy, so it's more important than ever to give a smile. 😍
What a honey -- and unique talent. Music fans in the Phoenix, Arizona area can enjoy Melanie's extremely talented daughter, Jeordie, who routinely appears all around the state.
RIP Melanie - saw you in concert in 1974 and you asked some people to sit on the stage - i was about 4 feet away from you - beautiful person, beautiful songs, brilliant era
To find true love is such a special feeling, it is frightening when it comes suddenly. For me it is. People are beautifull and everybody needs someone to share the same vows. I really love when i learn to trust. I ❤
I can't believe it, that growing up, Brand New Key was the only song I'd ever heard from her. As I discover more of her music, she epitomizes the artist whose best work is not played on the radio.
I used to play my guitar and sing this song in the 1980s. I thought it was the best Anthem that I could ever sing. I sang Dust in the Wind right after.. Beautiful song gets straight to my own heart.. I could cry, but the tears don't seem to be there to shed. I have to shed something...
I remember first seeing Melanie on the local dance TV show in Hartford Connecticut. She sang this song and I immediately fell for her. I have kept her close alll these years along with Dylan, Joni, Buffy ... and if you are reading this, you know the rest. Its many years ago now and the world has gone through irreparable change and destruction but listening to my " peace,hope and love" songs sustains me... although the spirit of that time has passed its always in my heart. I will always be a hippie in heart and mind.
My Shero I’m sorry you passed over.. you held my with your words and songs as a child giving me hope when there was none. See you on the flip side, my sister… 😢 Now you will have a day when all the people will gather.. celebrate your life. Shalom Sis, love you, Freedom
RIP Beautiful Melanie, you were always and will always be a Beautiful People!
Well said, remember her at
Woodstock
In memory ov Melanie Safka:
Let us light a candle for this beautiful singer.
🕯❤💔
I never got to see this beautiful lady in concert but so much wished I had.
So terribly sad that this person who sung of loving everyone ended up a right wing hater 😢
Lovely Melanie, rest in peace. You're no longer here, but your music goes on to live forever. Condolences to the family.
We were lucky that a few years ago we could attend a concert by Melanie in Maaseik Belgium, together with her son Beau Jarred. Her voice was still the same as the one we knew from the '70s. An unforgettable anecdote was what she told about her performance at Woodstock as a 21-year-old. She was very nervous beforehand to perform in front of half a million people and was therefore very relieved when it started to rain. She assumed that half of the audience would leave and it would be a little less exciting for her. However………no one left and she ended up giving a great concert for those 500,000 people. Melanie thank you for all those beautiful songs!
She was 22 at Woodstock (birth Feb. 3, 1947. Woodstock Music and Art Fair, the actual name of it, on Aug. 15-18, 1969 at Bethel, NY).
She missed her 77th birthday by only 11 days (Jan. 23, 2024). No cause of death was given. R.I.P.
She was the most beautiful person. Loved her for 50 years. The world is a sadder place without her presence
RIP
You were an angel.
Another great loss in this cruel world.
Herinneringen aan een tijd waarin liefde werd verkondigd. Hoe anders is het nu. Rust zacht Melanie.
❤ de tijd waar ik vaak aan terugdenk 😢
Ik las net een artikeltje dat Melanie in Vlissingen een Collings-gitaar had gekocht bij een gitaarbouwer die een winkeltje ongeveer tegenover het toenmalige theater heeft. Winkeltje is er nog steeds!
Zeker ❤ herinneringensen. RIP.
Alles zou beter worden, dachten we toen. Maar het was toen juist goed.
@@MarcKloos 😮 Te gek zeg!
RIP my beautiful person Melanie. As a child this song meant so much to me. It will live in my heart forever.
Omg... My mom showed me this song a few days ago, and I just love it! I'm 14, and Im really thankful to my mom for showing this masterpiece to me. This is way better than most recent songs. I'm speechless. This song feels really emocional. And its so unique! I'm sad I wasn't alive in this era... Really really sad.
I'm now 52 🤣 , AND nothing changed!
I’m so glad your mom shared this song with you especially during these difficult times we are living in. Talk to your mom about the way things were back when this music was popular. You’re not the only person who wishes to have lived back then.
Peace
@@dianelaag2944 :)
I'm forty, but I've known this song since I was a child because it was on a tape of my parents' favourite songs that they recorded before we emigrated.
This was another on the same tape:
th-cam.com/video/9c49aDWrzeA/w-d-xo.html
My dad did that also, i am now 44. I share youre feeling.
We need this now more than ever in this world of hate. Dedicated to all of the beautiful people who treat each other with dignity and respect not fear and what’s in it for me. ❤
My very first favorite in music. I was 13 and started collecting her LP's. I also saw her perform several times here in the Netherlands. Beautiful people was a big hit only in the Netherlands. Her first succes was here. Ray Charles covered her " Look What They Have Done To My Song, Ma". I will miss her. Bye Beautiful Melanie!
Another good song.
Hello beautiful people...if you're listening to this right now, I am too. So we have something in common, right? We love this beautiful song, sung by the most beautiful of the beautiful people...that's a start. Hope you have a beautiful Christmas wherever you are, hope you have a warm place to sleep, warm food to eat, someone to love you. Tc beautiful people and keep safe...
God bless you Betty🙏 you're an awesome beautiful person 🤗🙋🎼❤️🙏 Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas 2022
Thanks brother. You too!
Absolutly, spread the message
Not exactly,however I have a beautiful person by my side.
It's not alway's vlack and white. But I have 2 beautiful ppl in my lige.zThank G d. Sharron
R.I.P Melanie ,unvergessen eine gute Sängerin die meine Jugend mit Ihrer Musik begleitet hat.Danke
You really were a beautiful people. This world will miss you Melanie ❤
Angelicly beautiful !!
Sad to hear.
at Woodstock she made a half a million people just sit and listen that is true power with her voice
I never saw her in the movie or i cant remember,,,,....
She still has her machical voice!
Soooo Good!!!
@@bradleyamor8854 she wasn't in the 1st movie, but in the expanded version
And all 0.5m americans was slime and had two genders. Peace and love V ❤
And she did not even get payed for it. ❤
I heard her at Woodstock late at night.
Couldn't really see her cuz it looked like she was a mile away but, she sang this song.
Rest in Peace, Melanie. ✌️
How honest and pure can a song be like ? ❤
RIP Melanie, i am sure there is a nice place for you in heaven.....
❤
RIP Melanie, thank you so much for being mesmerizing, you were one of a kind. ❤❤❤
If everyone in the world listened to this song every morning then I have a feeling that the world would be a much kinder place.
for sure!Not necessary evry morning but at few times and i guess they will remember for all is live as i remember to
ya ya ya, I don't how to say, but the feeling kinda like.. well you know, we were connect each other even we never meet before, we look up and just feel the same feeling as you do, love, love and hope for a better world. And tought my story about get the new seeker records for this album, it just like unexpected moment, cause last time I feel like lonely, spend my time with a classic book, my life changing by, thinking the universe, then bought this record and found a beautiful meanings inside, and well never feel lonely anymore, love & respect from Indonesia
We Need God's Word evree morninga
@Angel Cortes
They are not mutually exclusive.
Being washed by the word is a blessing.
Dichotomous thought is Linear and that is quite evil.
So lets not practice that. I love YHWH ELOHIM, and Yahshua taught
us in the book of Mathew that we don't place a light under a bowl but place it on a lamp stand to light the whole room.. We were also taught that we are the salt of the earth,
Melanie is all about light and being the salt of the earth here, so fear not .
Peace and Shalom
@@sojournsojourntraveler1203 Well said. You are a beautiful person.
I rememter her first concert in Amsterdam. Not much public and a bad microphone. She invited her audience on the floor and in front of the hall. Some things that happens, you never forget! Great concert! :)
Your soul still touches our ❤s. The text of this beautiful song is still valid in 2024. Thank you.
R.I.P Melanie. You touched so many hearts with this beautiful song. I'm 72 now and have to admit today was the first time I really listened to every word you sang. Beautiful message that lasts for ever and ever. Thanks so much
RIP Melanie, thx for beautiful songs
went to her concert last night in Hengelo the netherlands....
unbelieveble....
unbelieveble....
what a great woman,and her son...
BEAUTIFULL PEOPLE...
😢 What a beautiful performance of a timeless classic. Watching through tears and remembering see this beautiful gal in various venues for nearly 50 years.
Melanie of my heart! I just learned that she passed away last January. Really so sad. RIP my bright star and great talent. Your friend from Greece!!💖
RIP Melanie, thanks for all your songs!❤
Melanie is the most beautiful of the beautiful people. We need more of this music in these times of manufactured division. Thank you, Melanie for spreading peace, joy and love.
OMG young lady! I was 14 yrs old when I first heard I was 14 yrs old! I'm 66 yrs old today and I still cry with pure JOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Pass it on to everyone you know!
I've heard this song many times before, I grew up listening to Melanie and I was named after her but I only just realised how profound this song really is.
Always loved Melanie...and this song...safe travels on your next journey!!
This is how I sell Melanie 50 years ago. Sitting alone on stage on a simple chair with her Acoustic guitar Singing to a coffee house crowd, Being just plain beautiful.❤
What a beautiful song. I hadn't heard it in years and remember loving it back in the 60s.
I remember my mother playing Melanie. Throw back to the 70s. Kinda sad now Mum is gone. But I do love this 🤗
I’ve just found out Melanie died a few days ago & this has been one of my fav songs for years so I’m just sitting here listening to this while a tear rolls down my cheek,Thankyou Melanie for this beautiful song may you rest & fly with the angels ❤️
This song came to mind today...
Melanie so beautiful, I went to school with Leighla,you gave us a personal concert Brand new key!! I’ll never forget you,and your beautiful family…RIP 😢
Remember my first love, with this song. Was present at her last performance in Belgium. RIP
The light in this world has become much dimmer😢
Thank you, Melanie, for your wonderful melodies of my youth.
RIP Melanie Thanks for the music.
I first heard your voice 55 years ago and I was really touched. 1.5 years ago I was there when you were performing in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, with your son Beau. Your signed picture has a prominent place in my living. You'll live on in my heart and I made sure you will be heard at my funeral with 'Close to it all'.
Condoleances to your loved ones. I was a teen when i first heard this song, a great life lesson and a beautiful song
She still is a great singer and performer. Her songs are so great and strong.
There was a time when some people were singing about love and were actually meaning it.
You mean bring love
those times will come again...soon / because of the pandemic..things are changing for the better,,,NOW just wait+ see... love + light to all sentient beings....(beautiful people)
But you can't have love without drugs. Those were the times.
so true, I'm seeing the meaning of what they are singing in some of the young folks coming up now
@@mustangmikep51 Nothing will change because people are cancer ..
I loved her...this song and Lay Down. Been listening for almost 50 freakin years! How could that be??
me too!I think it was in "66 that i first saw Melanie when she appeared on "Brad Davis" the local hartford ct, pop tv show. Melanie, barefooted, sang this song! I've loveland admired her ever since.
Me too...
damn guys(Beautiful People i mean) you're old
@@p3ezz did you dislike this video perhaps?
@@jonblackers4339 no i didnt why would i? i love this song
A reason why i love music
12 yrs i was listening to woodstock thnk you wonderfull woman play this song wih the other wonderfull people upstairsRip melanie
Beautiful Melanie Rest In Peace. Thanks for your special voice.
Rest In Peace Melanie, you blessed kind sweet soul! Sail on.
Thanks Melanie and RIP, you left a beautiful memory in my mind.
Her music was so touching n quite melodic,n plain beautiful
A singular talent and easily one of the most beautiful young women of the era.
my first idol, my first live concert, rest in peace very beautiful people
R.I.P. dear Melanie, I admire, you were and remain my idol 🎵
Today I decided to listen to all Woodstock songs randomly and what a good choice it was. You are a beautiful person Melanie
She was a breath of fresh air...college days, women's movement, very exciting times. Thanks for the post!!
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I was under 10 years of age when I first heard and loved her. 46 years later I still feel the same! Beautiful people: Melanie! Melanie! Melanie! XOXO
Amazing, takes me back to 1969 when I first saw Melanie in Bethel NY I was 13
We need to get back times when people really took care of each other instead advantage each other.
Thank you Melanie for instilling this in me at such young age, it's carried me though life knowing it can be done, this was proven for three days in August of 1969
Rest in peace Melanie. Thanks for all the great music.
Melanie is one of those beautiful people. It doesn’t get said enough.
Siempre estarás en el alma de l@s que disfrutamos con alevosía tu voz y tú; tengo 68 y que suerte haber coincidido tiempo-espacio contigo beautiful MELANIE; un abrazo de LUZ para tí; desde QUITO-ECUADOR!!!
Still such a strong meaningful and beautiful song ✌🏼❤️
Such an underrated singer/song writer..........totally talented and soulful
kismetseyes
No , never underrated , but not good in making big business !
@@topschlager7856 did see her last vryday in the netherlands...
still beautifull...
@@mikivanduyn9630
Lucky you! 👍
Why was Janis Joplin so much bigger than her? She's much prettier and had much better pipes than Janis, no?
Melanie will always mean a lot to me and my wife........she was a beautiful person......I saw her live at the IOW way back when she was singing on that Sunday morning as the sun rose......one of the most magical moments in my life.....
She is a beautiful people too!
Speeks so softly , yet sings her songs so loud and "clear" !
Beautiful indeed.
Ohhh the essence of the peace movement of the 60's. Flashback, so good I love this.
A great singer sings a great and timeless song in a great interpretation!!!! ❤
Always loved her, saw her in 60's, was lucky enough to have seen her in a gig!
I love Melanie I was very young when this song came out but I still love it. And lay down too
This music takes me back in time. A blessing and a curse. Great music and a trip to South East Asia. Love her music!
Blessings to all of you Beautiful people! Remember to smile to the next stranger you meet they might be having a bad day and your smile may just shine a little light into their life.
This video and your comment have helped me get through a very difficult day. Thank you, beautiful people!
Spread positiveness! Wish u all the best :)
Epona TwoSpiritHorse Beautiful song, beautiful girl, and beautiful message. And you are so right, just a smile or a kind word might completely change someone's day. We all get busy and caught up in our own thoughts, especially when everyone has a headset on and barely notices the next guy, so it's more important than ever to give a smile. 😍
melanie a beautiful girl singing from her heart and soul i love her and her music forever in my heart
What a honey -- and unique talent. Music fans in the Phoenix, Arizona area can enjoy Melanie's extremely talented daughter, Jeordie, who routinely appears all around the state.
RIP Melanie - saw you in concert in 1974 and you asked some people to sit on the stage - i was about 4 feet away from you - beautiful person, beautiful songs, brilliant era
I love the trill in her voice, the way she says some words (people, little, etc). She is real and she is beautiful.
i cant place pictures...
but saw her last night in the netherlands...
unbelieveble....
Wat mooi. Beautiful Melanie. Rust zacht.
Listening to Melanie now is like going back in time even if it's just for the duration of her songs. Thank you for the post. ♥
cher sang it .. if we could turn back time(s) ...
Great talent. R.I.P Melanie
R.I.P. Melanie. Saw you at Glastonbury a long time ago. What a wonderful memory.
To find true love is such a special feeling, it is frightening when it comes suddenly. For me it is. People are beautifull and everybody needs someone to share the same vows. I really love when i learn to trust. I ❤
I can't believe it, that growing up, Brand New Key was the only song I'd ever heard from her. As I discover more of her music, she epitomizes the artist whose best work is not played on the radio.
She is so beautiful in appearance and in Heart, many people think she is gone.
How can this be ever possible. Nobody can Ever disappear.
I am in tears hearing this. You are going to be so missed. Absolutely NO ONE will take your place, Melanie.❤❤😢
I used to play my guitar and sing this song in the 1980s. I thought it was the best Anthem that I could ever sing.
I sang Dust in the Wind right after..
Beautiful song gets straight to my own heart.. I could cry, but the tears don't seem to be there to shed. I have to shed something...
Two amazing songs. Thanks for the reminder about Dust in the Wind, adding it to my playlist now :)
I just melt when I hear this early Melanie stuff it takes me to a whole different world!!!!!
a better world
Melanie’s voice is so beautiful.
this is as good as it gets love you forever Melanie!!!
Beautiful Melanie, rest in peace.
I remember first seeing Melanie on the local dance TV show in Hartford Connecticut. She sang this song and I immediately fell for her. I have kept her close alll these years along with Dylan, Joni, Buffy ... and if you are reading this, you know the rest. Its many years ago now and the world has gone through irreparable change and destruction but listening to my " peace,hope and love" songs sustains me... although the spirit of that time has passed its always in my heart. I will always be a hippie in heart and mind.
She is awesome,and beautiful.
Thanx, Melanie for your great song, Thanx again.
Got lots of her albums & every time I see her,she makes me smile
Still my favorite music. Thank you for posting!
I loved her in 1970 and nothings changed ❤
Lieve Melanie, dank je voor jou zijn. De wereld is een stukje schoonheid verloren. Heb het goed, waar je ook bent.
beautiful Melanie you brought so much joy ,thank you.
Was 14 jaar, nu 52 jaar later. Woorden nog letterlijk, alsook het kippenvel. Genoten van je. R.I.P., lady.
We loves you forever dear and wonderful Melanie...RIP
My Shero I’m sorry you passed over.. you held my with your words and songs as a child giving me hope when there was none. See you on the flip side, my sister… 😢
Now you will have a day when all the people will gather.. celebrate your life. Shalom Sis, love you, Freedom
The first time I saw her was when she came to the stage after Richie Havens on that first evening of Woodstock and what a sweet voice she had.