So happy, bubbly and innocent. Remember absokuteky giving my roller skates plenty of work outs going up and down the street where I used to live. When this song came out I thought " Wow what an awesome, strong, melodic voice. It makes you want to sing along with a happy heart.
So sad. I've loved this song since I first heard it around the early 1970's. A little bit folk..a little bit country..a little bit high pitched and quirky. She's in love with a guy who hasn't figured that out yet. Gorgeous. Well written and musical. I'll miss you!
So pure a voice, with a sweet and girl-next-door presence. Down to earth for sure. She was very young at the time, on her own with the will and determination to show the world the underated talent she was. I remember my Dad playing this song loud on the radio in the early 70's, when I was a boy. I hope Melanie has found her shelter of peace. Good bye Melanie
@cman6648 He didn't tell me much, it was a long time ago. He said she was sort of a rebel and didn't care much for school and that she dropped out that year I imagine to pursue her music. Looks like she made the right move-
She was a sensation, with just a few chords and simple lyrics that said way more than they seemed to say. Her whispery voice ruled the airways along with Donovan back then in Hollywood where we were making records and jammin on the streets. She went number one which was alright for a girl who'd been around the world but couldn't drive a car.
This song is as much about roller skates and keys as France Gall's "Les Soucettes" is about lollipops! th-cam.com/video/s3RwVOSpcVo/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=bitniks I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees this.
God,I was sooo in love with her back in those days as a budding teenager and a beginner in my music tenure, between her, three dog night, 10-CC and Dr Hook it was a magical musical journey! God , I miss those days!!!
Mélanie !! La jeunesse des années 70 !! Voilà la perfection de la femme en 70 !! Désormais..c est de la "bouillie " qu on entend !! J espère qu on reviendra un jour à ces années MERVEILLEUSES !!
When she was starting out as a singer living in the Village in the 60's, she would visit my HS in Red Bank NJ. She was friends with my HS art teacher. I was mesmerized by her and wanted to be just like her. She made a huge impact on me , influenced my life greatly
You do not see originals like this on those singing contests like American Idol. Today most artists suck. This is a timeless song. Damn, she is so good.
i started listening to her music recently after i heard nickel song… i’ve heard her first like 7 albums and i have loved them all, wish i discovered her before she passed
Luis Cato played this on the Late Show, and I was compelled to look it up, only to find out that she just passed. Thank you, Melanie, and happy travels!
A friend of mine introduced me to her music, at the time I was listening to Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell. This was around 1970. Although she had interesting songs I never could get use to her voice. I think that the passing of time has proved my eye for talent. Baez and Mitchell have become legends. While Melanie has faded into the background.
Was brought here by Disparu and his video on "Rings of Power" & "Tom Bombadil". Disparu used the "I've got a brand new combine harvester" parody of this.
I'm old & retired now and door dash driving. This song kept popping into my head recently while I was driving with the radio off. I had to Google it and find out the source. I thought it was Janis Joplin but it turns out it was Melanie. My dear, precious mother loved this song on the car radio when I was 7 years old brat and we were driving in town. I didn't understand the extent of the words but mom loved to sing it, so I did too. I lost my mom in 1989 due to natural causes but there is not a single day since that I wish I could talk to her. Best mom ever! Flash forward 50+ years and I'm googling this song out of the blue and thinking about mom.
From Wikipedia... In a 2013 interview with music journalist Ray Shasho, Melanie revealed the true origin of "Brand New Key": Of course I can see it symbolically with the key, but I just thought of roller skating. I was fasting with a twenty seven-day fast on water. I broke the fast and went back to my life living in New Jersey and we were going to a flea market around six in the morning. On the way back ... and I had just broken the fast, from the flea market, we passed a McDonalds and the aroma hit me, and I had been a vegetarian before the fast. So we pulled into the McDonalds and I got the whole works ... the burger, the shake and the fries ... and no sooner after I finished that last bite of my burger ... that song was in my head. The aroma brought back memories of roller skating and learning to ride a bike and the vision of my dad holding the back fender of the tire. And me saying to my dad ... "You're holding, you're holding, you’re holding, right?" Then I'd look back and he wasn't holding and I'd fall. So that whole thing came back to me and came out in this song. So it was not a deliberate or intentional sexual innuendo.[20] ..."
R.I.P. Melanie. I found myself singing this song in the shower yesterday. It made me happy, as your music always did.
I used to sing this song to my eldest son when he was a baby. He's 41 now.
Bless our Moms!! What would us boys be without you??!! 🎈
@@TheMayoBlue awww!🙂
So happy, bubbly and innocent. Remember absokuteky giving my roller skates plenty of work outs going up and down the street where I used to live. When this song came out I thought " Wow what an awesome, strong, melodic voice. It makes you want to sing along with a happy heart.
you still sing it to him, eh ??
She and her mother used to sleep with her high school English teacher. LOL
76 years old. She passed away today at home. Bless her. And thank you for the music.
descanse em paz
@@skygazer6898 what do you mean?
Good question
@@CharlotteEdwards-y9n I think skygazer6898 is just lonely and wanted people to talk about them.
@@skygazer6898 I think skygazer6898 is just lonely and wanted people to talk about them.
One of my favorite childhood tunes! Great song, great voice, great lady! May she Rest in Peace.
This was my grandma's favorite song! She passed a month ago. I love this song
I'm sorry for your loss 🙏
❤
That's really cool ❤ sincerest condolences on the loss of your dear grand mother
REST IN PEACE.. YOU LEFT YOUR POSITIVE MARK ON THE WORLD THROUGH ONE TRACK.. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY..
1/23/24. Melanie Safka has roller-skated into heaven. So long Melanie! We will miss you.☹
So sad. I've loved this song since I first heard it around the early 1970's. A little bit folk..a little bit country..a little bit high pitched and quirky. She's in love with a guy who hasn't figured that out yet. Gorgeous. Well written and musical. I'll miss you!
So pure a voice, with a sweet and girl-next-door presence. Down to earth for sure. She was very young at the time, on her own with the will and determination to show the world the underated talent she was. I remember my Dad playing this song loud on the radio in the early 70's, when I was a boy. I hope Melanie has found her shelter of peace. Good bye Melanie
You're right about that. She was in my dad's junior high hischool class in New Jersey 60+ years ago.
@@turbompson4546 It's pretty neat to hear that. I wish your Dad had a story to tell. Stay safe out there!
@cman6648 He didn't tell me much, it was a long time ago. He said she was sort of a rebel and didn't care much for school and that she dropped out that year I imagine to pursue her music. Looks like she made the right move-
The Kids In The Hall brought me here.
She has a Loretta Lynn type sound. ❤️
Yes, it's this is the song that you will play in your bomb shelter during the imminent dystopian hellscape.
What the f@ck else you gonna play after the apocalypse?!?!!
Did the exact same thing.
Same here
Same
Amazing singer and songs. Great memories. RIP beautiful lady.
ALL of her songs were beautifully sung. A unique voice!
My MOMMA loved this song and I've enjoyed it all of my life. Now My Momma has front row seats in Heaven to see Melanie LIVE! ❤
#kidsinthehall brought me here! I was born in 1972, so I don't remember this weird but catchy hippie era ditty lol 😆
RIP Melanie! Thanks for the musical memories.
Thanks for the joy from this song. RIP 😢
I haven't heard this song in years. It still gives me goose bumps.
Same here! Not many things give me goose bumps at age 70. 😊
This song just turned my eyes into sprinklers... again. ;)
Gather me was one of the first abums I bought as a teenager. A sad loss of a lovely voice and beautiful lady.
RIP, Melanie.....another piece of my teen years gone 😪😪
Mine too 😞
Always loved this song since I was very young. RIP Melanie
Bummer…. Thanks for this gem!
LOVED her, listened all the time to her in the 70’s
I was 7 years old in 1971 when this song topped the charts. I thought it was (and still is) a cool, fun song.
RIP, Melanie.
She was a sensation, with just a few chords and simple lyrics that said way more than they seemed to say. Her whispery voice ruled the airways along with Donovan back then in Hollywood where we were making records and jammin on the streets. She went number one which was alright for a girl who'd been around the world but couldn't drive a car.
R.I.P Melanie, I remember this earworm fondly when I was reaching my teens in the early 70s .
Sad loss
Rest In Peace Melanie...Thanks for the great tunes!!!
I love this old song! It sounds sad and happy. " I've got a brand new pair of roller skates.
You got a brand new key". Freudian Symbolism.
I thought I was the only one!
I'm reading the comments to see if anyone else thinks so.
We weren't so slow back then.
This song is as much about roller skates and keys as France Gall's "Les Soucettes" is about lollipops! th-cam.com/video/s3RwVOSpcVo/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=bitniks I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees this.
She is so cute, sings nice and seems to become part of the music! Very enjoyable performance!
RIP Melanie! Loved and say right along with you through our childhood! ❤️
First time I heard this when I was 6 years old..I got new roller skates. RIP 🙏 Melanie
May that sweet lady rest in peace.
RIP Beautiful!
R.I.P.
God bless your heart. Thank you for your music. I can't believe how the time slips away.
What a talented babe!! Whew! She is still a head turner!!
This song came out during my Senior year of High School. Man I had such a crush on this girl.
Maybe because she let you know what a girl having an orgasm sounds like 1:15
God,I was sooo in love with her back in those days as a budding teenager and a beginner in my music tenure, between her, three dog night, 10-CC and Dr Hook it was a magical musical journey! God , I miss those days!!!
Mélanie !! La jeunesse des années 70 !! Voilà la perfection de la femme en 70 !! Désormais..c est de la "bouillie " qu on entend !! J espère qu on reviendra un jour à ces années MERVEILLEUSES !!
When she was starting out as a singer living in the Village in the 60's, she would visit my HS in Red Bank NJ. She was friends with my HS art
teacher. I was mesmerized by her and wanted to be just like her. She made a huge impact on me , influenced my life greatly
You do not see originals like this on those singing contests like American Idol. Today most artists suck. This is a timeless song. Damn, she is so good.
The one from American Idol that did this song in, I think 2018 did really good. Google it
You can like the song without bashing new music asswipe
Most artists suck from all eras we just forget about them. Idiots like you never realise this bias
classic from a much poorer and simpler time ,,,,,,,,, richer however than today in so many ways
RIP Melanie. We will miss you.
RIP Beautiful
Love when this song comes up in Boogie Nights.
Seen this on Kids in the Hall and had to see if it was real lol
I have been looking for this song for along time finally found by looking up songs about skates
Beautiful artist, beautiful voice. RIP Beautiful Melanie.
I was two years old when this song was released. It's always been one of my favorites.
❤️❤️🙏🙏
I love love love love love this song!!!!
I’m 66 and my father would ask me to play this song over and over.🥰
RIP Melanie 🙏
May this lovely artis Rest in Peace.
i started listening to her music recently after i heard nickel song… i’ve heard her first like 7 albums and i have loved them all, wish i discovered her before she passed
That this song has been parodied several times proves it's quality.
Rip in JAN 2024
Hearing this song I feel like I'm a senior in high school!
She was in my dad's junior high hischool class in New Jersey 60+ years ago.
My #1 childhood tune. ❤
So lovely voice and fun ❤
Luis Cato played this on the Late Show, and I was compelled to look it up, only to find out that she just passed. Thank you, Melanie, and happy travels!
What a classic hit
I finally looked up the singer of this song and wow she was gorgeous...such a neat song and so innocent
Linda Rondstadt from that era , Great folk singers
My dad used to sing I gotta brand new pair of rollerskates randomly around the house weirdo I miss him thanks Melanie
😢 such a beautiful person inside and out.
A friend of mine introduced me to her music, at the time I was listening to Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell. This was around 1970. Although she had interesting songs I never could get use to her voice. I think that the passing of time has proved my eye for talent. Baez and Mitchell have become legends. While Melanie has faded into the background.
We will always miss and love you. RIP
classic just classic
Melanie you looked and sang like an angel
I love this girl and this song. And have for 50 years.
❤I absolutely loved this by Melanie in the late sixties and early 70's. She is my age and I never forget this song it was and still A HAPPY SONG❤❤❤😊😊😊
I love Melanie, she is so special, looks, voice, everything
Rest In Peace beautiful lady.
I woke up today with this in my head and had to hear it. ❤❤❤❤❤
This song is AWESOME! 🙂
Rest in peace. Fly free, sweet Melanie ❤️🩹
Love this and love her!!
The voice of my youth!
Hello Susan
How are you doing today?
Goodbye Melanie. We will miss your sweet sweet voice 😢❤
Was brought here by Disparu and his video on "Rings of Power" & "Tom Bombadil".
Disparu used the "I've got a brand new combine harvester" parody of this.
I like this a lot. I tried to sing this for my first wife, Iris. What a hoot she was!
God bless and RIP my Ukrainian soul sister! 🇨🇦🇺🇦
I'm old & retired now and door dash driving. This song kept popping into my head recently while I was driving with the radio off. I had to Google it and find out the source. I thought it was Janis Joplin but it turns out it was Melanie.
My dear, precious mother loved this song on the car radio when I was 7 years old brat and we were driving in town. I didn't understand the extent of the words but mom loved to sing it, so I did too.
I lost my mom in 1989 due to natural causes but there is not a single day since that I wish I could talk to her. Best mom ever! Flash forward 50+ years and I'm googling this song out of the blue and thinking about mom.
Beautiful Melanie you are classic and timeless! what a voice.
Brings back memories
Remember this 💎 from.my childhood,such a cheerful song still enjoy it 50 yrs on Auckland New Zealand 2022
EIN KLASSIKER FÜR DIE EWIGKEIT TRAUMHAFT SCHÖN ❤
My mother loved that song and years and years later I bought her a skate key. She cried. #BestMom Ever
RIP. Thanks for the memories beautiful angel.
I'm 64 1/2 and I still love the song
Que mujer mas hermosa¡¡¡ 😍😍😍
Yes sir senor
This takes me back to my youth ❤ RIP sweet lady
Wow man, what i wouldn't give to revist these times
Haven't heard this in decades, half a century.
Have always loved Melonies roller. skates. And Adge Cuttler's tribute, Combinehavester.!
I thought The Wurzels recorded Combine Harvester after Adge died?
Bam, I'm right back in my Dad's car listening to this song on the radio that has one speaker in the dashboard.
From Wikipedia...
In a 2013 interview with music journalist Ray Shasho, Melanie revealed the true origin of "Brand New Key":
Of course I can see it symbolically with the key, but I just thought of roller skating. I was fasting with a twenty seven-day fast on water.
I broke the fast and went back to my life living in New Jersey and we were going to a flea market around six in the morning. On the way back ... and I had just broken the fast, from the flea market, we passed a McDonalds and the aroma hit me, and I had been a vegetarian before the fast.
So we pulled into the McDonalds and I got the whole works ... the burger, the shake and the fries ... and no sooner after I finished that last bite of my burger ... that song was in my head.
The aroma brought back memories of roller skating and learning to ride a bike and the vision of my dad holding the back fender of the tire. And me saying to my dad ... "You're holding, you're holding, you’re holding, right?" Then I'd look back and he wasn't holding and I'd fall.
So that whole thing came back to me and came out in this song. So it was not a deliberate or intentional sexual innuendo.[20] ..."
I was the person behind the camera for this show she mimed the whole thing and it was some 1 else singing as well
RIP Melanie 😥Heaven's got a brand new key!
Rest easy, grew up 😢 listening to this. Just about when I started noticing boys 😊
Sounds like something a 14yr old girl would be thinking back then. I really enjoy this song.