The thing that impresses me no end is that Melanie sits center stage with nothing but a guitar and her voice and silences ever voice with the power of her performance. Any performer that sinks or swims, literally on their own, is humbling to me. Melanie may just as well be naked out there and she pulls it off every time in splendor. I wish we could do the old days over again. If even for just a little while. BTW... Johnny had a remarkable knack for reading his guests and helping them brighten up and relax a little. He was really a fantastic host. Ahhh....the good ol' days.😌 😢
She was so natural here... talking about the experience instead of selling herself. And Johnny was very kind and appreciative as well. So sad to think - in January 2024 - that she's gone. RIP, Melanie. 😥
She is soooo much more and better then just "Brand New Key". And watch her left hand. She's got some good guitar chops as well, not just "folk chords".
The boomers? Really? Im a late one but have nothing in common with the most privileged, hypocritical generation ever! Most voted for Reagan in 1980! What happened to you hippies? Well now as at least 60% of boomers will retire with nothing? How did that voting for Reagan and the gop and their 'trickle down' theory work out for ya?
Music had a meaning in the sixties and the seventies unlike today. Melanie is wonderful. She asked us to raise the candles high against the black sky after woodstock. And she wanted all of us to be beautiful people and for us to wear the beautiful people button to show common ground as human beings. And music today....? Lets be together....and raise the candles still higher as beautiful people.
It just occurred to me that she’s the female version of Cat Steven’s in a way. Without the same notoriety nor the same fame but in my view she more than deserves it! Rip Melanie! I’ll miss you in this life and hope to see you in the next!!
Notice how quiet the audience was during her performance and how the set seemed so peaceful and relaxed. Those were simpler times. No need for flying logos, quick cuts, flashy special effects, or electronic noise to capture viewers with short attention spans. Instead they keep it simple to let one concentrate on the subject at hand, which provides a measure of depth and nuance that would otherwise go unnoticed and unappreciated. And Melanie was certainly worth it.
It was expected for audiences to be quiet. Polite or wild applause, as appropriate, only when there was a break in the program. I think it was the 80s when it became usual to 'whoop' and 'whee' and applaud whenever one felt the urge. An early sign of the breakdown of society, and I'm only half kidding. They're extra-quiet here because of the two special ladies on stage. Melanie is positively captivating. The other woman is Sandy Duncan, also a sweetie.
Boggy : I remember concerts in the early 1970s where the audiences screamed “Boogie!” through the entire performance. There were some bands where that was to be expected, like Deep Purple, but it got to the point where every show was full of downed out howling idiots. The Auditorium in Chicago wouldn’t even turn off the House lights! Its become way worse since then.
Just a H.S. sophomore then... We who lived those simple days were very lucky... Wish all teens now could have too... They just do not understand... I'm sorry for them...
Her voice is one of the most beautiful, powerful and distinctive voices ever to be heard. Unmistakable! She could sing any song and I’d recognize her voice! That’s Melanie!!RIP Melanie 🕊️🕯️🌹♥️
Dylan blew away the folk singers, but Melanie remains a unique voice in the troubadour canon. She remains true to her self, to her beliefs, a remarkable talent in a world so devalued in it's honesty,integrity and believeability.
Melanie AND Sandy Duncan!! Two of my five year old crushes!!! She was class, too underrated. A beauty that matches Ronstadt and a voice with as much depth as Joplin....
@Pattie Noah My best friend (also a rock critic) did a late introduction of Melanie to me. Wowwwwww! Beautiful song by a beautiful young woman. VERY unique, and her style/look reminds of a bit of Linda Rondstadt and Alanis Morissette combined. But, I was REALLY blown away with how sweet a girl/young woman Melanie was in his clip. What an angel of a personality! You can tell that Carson was smitten with her, as well.
Seems Melanie was the "it girl" of 1963..., so it would appear from the interview recollection of the time they first had her on the tonight show. I probably first heard Melanie prenatally, maybe a little here and there as an infant...maybe a few times in elementary school perhaps...but what little chance she had4me2tune in...I seem2have not managed2unstick the wavelengthAAAAmoment..4210....you know, just one of those vibes you never forget but cannot place until a video like this one brings it back.
Pattie Noah I've been listening to Melanie since I was in junior high school. I'm 63 now and am so grateful to be able to see all these tv clips, videos, and international performances that us kids in the US probably didn't get to see until TH-cam. She was the original hippie chick who I looked up to as a teenager and her beautiful smile, huge voice, and sweet personality were always an inspiration to me. Still today, I'm finding new videos and be so uplifted by them. She is truly a gifted songwriter too. So Pattie, you're a lucky lady and thanks so much for sharing this video! You, Melanie and all your family and friends take care during this pandemic and stay safe! 🍀🍀😷🍀🍀
What a absolute blessing. A different time such a humble stunning and beautiful natural presence.lve never really heard her sing just stumbled across her on TH-cam. A very spiritual and calming voice. Amazing those days are long gone what a shame.
We'll grow old, we'll take care of each other I'll be your sister, your mother, your lover We'll be friends during changes of weather Let's be together on our own Let's be together alone We're believers, we've been hurt by believing Needing people, we know looking's not seeing I see needs that might be answered by forever Together on our own Let's be together alone We'll learn living, like the words of a good song We'll learn timing, balance and rhythm We'll make it music I don't want to sing it on my own Let's be together, let's be together alone Let's be together alone Repeat We'll grow old, we'll take care of each other I'll be sister, mother and lover We'll be friends I'm tired of singing it alone Let's be together alone
Pattie Noah Absolutely! Her songs told stories, conveyed deep feelings, and sometimes had great drama and sometimes had great humor, and all wonderful. To hear her talk about how the agency told her she shouldn't play her guitar, wear a blue dress, and imagine all the young artists who were led into what "some professional" thought would bring commercial success reminds me of what a unique and strong personality Melanie must have had to be able to withstand the pressure that industry puts on young artists. Thank God she found her way through it all without changing.
This is really amazing, how honest in every way. It's inconceivable nowadays, Melanie was awesome and I have to thank Johnny Carson for having her perform. And I ask, " how was this possible, Jesus"?
I always loved Melanie! The highlight of my childhood was seeing her at my older sister's college. I learned to sing many of her songs on my own guitar.
From a truly more gracious age...both Melanie and Johnny...man I miss the 70s..if we only knew how great an age it was . rip Melanie...'some people say she did alright for a girl...."
At this point Melanie was simply unstoppable, nonpareil. As a woman she was beautiful. As a singer she could express in any note or key she needed. She was stunning in every way. We're just catching up with you Melanie.
She is a wonderful talent and an Icon of my generation. Her distinctive voice, and her deep lyrics are equalled by her beauty. She is one of those artists that only comes along once and is unparalleled by anyone.
Bob: So true. Back in the early 70's I listened to a friends LP of Melanie. The record featured the live version of "Leftover Wine." I was hooked from then on. Melanie's voice was so appealing with her beautiful, soulful lyrics. A true original of her generation, that we will never see again. A TRUE "Beautiful People" Woman!
Melanie isn't just "the voice of a generation;" she's the voice of all generations, especially those preferring love to war, sex to violence, intensity to blandness, reason to neurosis (now psychosis), art to routine, compassion to selfishness, music to gears' whirr, laughter to bellowing, purr to condemnation, and passion to repression; Melanie is what civilization is FOR, the making of " Beautiful People;" and I drastically hope civilization will one day soon actually understand or more importantly, feel, what really matters for life and liveliness. We're running out of time. Ohhhh How some of us would trade years to be at the Woodstock, Atlanta, or Isle Wight Festivals, rather than concerts charging $5 for a bottle of water and featuring robotic music. But at least Melanie still plays and plies her song, regardless of what the fanged philistines and hybristic hucksters tried to have done to it, MA, and will be a-coming this way soon. We need Melanie. Now as much as ever.
The world will be a bit less peaceful, without you Melanie... :( (Did Johnny refer to her as "Melody") -just before they went to a commercial break...? If so, no worries... :) Her first appearance on the Tonight Show in 1963, would put Melanie Safka right about the age of 16 (maybe) 17...I miss Johnny too, as he made us laugh, and gave-us a peaceful easy feeling... ;)
Thank you for sharing, Patti Noah... viewing this is bittersweet for me. Melanie is an Original and always seemed to be Sincere to me. I fell in love with her when I was about 8 or 9 the first time I heard 'Candles in the Rain' and still cry at the Passion and Beauty that Melanie conveyed in that song. Thank you, again for helping us remember Melanie...and Johnny Carson... We should all learn from them how important it is to Appreciate each other and no matter how diverse we may be, we always have an Opportunity to shine if we reach out and find our Common Ground. Bruno Biava ⚓
I always loved Melanie's music and I hate to admit that this is the 1st time I have actually seen her "in person." How very sweet and OH so talented she is! This song struck a chord in my heart as I'm 63 - what a lovely young woman she was in this interview. And yes, Johnny came across at his best. Thanks so much PattiLNoah for resurrecting this clip from the innards of TV land videos.
I first discovered Melanie with her 2nd LP, back in 1969 when I was in the 9th grade and I have been hooked since ... not only on her music, but on the person as well. Such a rare, genuine human being! Love you Melanie!
Love Melanie and her art. I put her albums on the turntable every now and then and looked here tonight to listen the Lay Down Candles in the Rain, as song that always inspires and radiates hope. I met Melanie when she lived in Buffalo in the 80's in a couple social settings and she was very nice, although I think she was going through a bit of a rough patch then. I trust got through those years OK.
iused2BAfireman Oh, she lived in Buffalo lol! I left Buffalo in 1974 for Westchester County, NY and college. I returned in 1981 for a year or so and left again for basic training and the Army about a year later. Most of my relatives are still in the Buffalo area, but I'm in Vienna, Austria now. I loved Melanie so much if I'd known she was living in Buffalo, I honestly might never have joined the military lol!
PattieLNoah so am I, I just love Rose Byrne and I didn't know why, but when I first time saw Melanie I realized why, this beautiful, sad eyes. Gorgeous
She was one of my earliest musical fascinations and, when I think back on it, my first (v. prepubescent) celebrity crush. And I guess my instinctual gravitation towards big-eyed women who show signs of being damaged started there (blah blah Elizabeth Fraser)
Oh wow, she's so beautiful and charming and so down-to-earth! With all that success, she seems so grounded and humble. How can you not love a person like that!
talen, this is what made Johnny the best, he used talent like this and what I think we liked was he liked it as much as we did, I wish they had the second number though, awesom thank you so much
I have also noticed most audiences always show Melanie the up-most respect when she performs. I believe it's because she put her heart and soul in every performance, that just who she is.
I didn't really hear too much or nothing about her for many years. She probably lived her life somewhat out of the spotlight. Like many, I've been looking at some of her old videos. Really sweet. RIP.
Always loved melanie back in the early 70s but really didn't realise what a talent she was singer songwriter you name it theres not many around like her now and she was a very stunning lady.
I HAD THIS ALBUM!!!! No longer have the vinyl version wih all the tunes, but I do have many of them on CD... and still have the five frameable photos of Melanie that came with the "Stoneground Words" LP! What a treasure she was back then... and a cherished lady who still captures my heart with her music!
ok... time out She was on the Tonight Show 10 years prior to this appearance? She was only 18 years of age at Woodstock in '69. So that means she was only 11 years of age when she first appeared on Johnny's show! Did anybody else hear that? I went to google and could not find any mention of her on his show in '62! Even on Wikipedia. I went back to listen again. She appeared in '63. So she was around 12 years of age! Patti Noah, I see this is your channel and scrolling thru the comments a good friend of Melanie's! Do you or anybody else have any info about that appearance in '63? That is a surprise to me! Love to find out why she went on way back then. I see Johnny's first 9 years of his show was produced in New York City And Melanie was living in the area at the time.. Interesting.... Rest in Peace beautiful lady! A gift to the world... ❤
You and me have been checking the exact same thing. There are many episodes that the musical guests for each is not available. Also, her birthday is Feb. 3, 1947, so you are off on her age.
I think I agree with you, Tony. My impression is that she is underappreciated, but I'm not sure of that and I'm not sure why it might be. It's an impression. She isn't as harmonically sophisticated or as prolific as Joni Mitchell, but I enjoy listening to her more. What I wanted to say was I have been a trained musician my entire life, and in her performance here there is absolutely nothing wrong. It is as if she came out and said this is what perfection looks like. Thanks, Pattie for making this available. My best friend and I had a huge crush on her in high school.
J Miller: Well said! Yes, Melanie had a beautiful, sometimes haunting voice if you will. Truly a vital part of a generation of prolific songwriters/singers.
Why do Melanie fans so often feel the need to tear Ms. Mitchell down in order to build Ms. Safka up? And would you ever get into a debate about whether Jackson Browne or Bob Dylan was prettier? Grow up.
of course i immediately looked for the '63 video, no luck. she was so well composed and the song was amazing. why melanie isn't as popular as other female artists of that era is strange to me.
This is a lovely song. I was only familiar with "Brand New Key" until today, after hearing of her passing. It was q favorite song of mine as a kid in the 70s. What a wonderful artrist she was. Ill be looking tinto nore of her work now. RIP great artist.
I saw her in Central Park in the shade for a music festival. 14 years old. It was my first concert. I loved her then and I love her now I saw her twice in Orlando on church street with her two daughters seeing with her it was wonderful.
A beautiful song beautifully delivered by a beautiful soul... although in fairness I don't know Melanie well enough to fully recognise the beauty of her soul. It is a beautiful, poignant and touching song though and she is a very beautiful woman.
I WAS HONORED to have met her at the Earle resturaunt in Ann Arbor where i was working....She returned two more times to play an intimate gig in a small church outside of Ann Arbor!!!!At first i was stopped from camcording but then Peter Shykyrk said i could if i don't put it on the internet! I kept my promise and never posted it.Melanie is a total rush in person!!!!! Her son,Beau Jarred Shykyrk played and autographed my guitar!!!!!!!!!!!Hung out with them after the show! she gave me her phone # . She once owned a resturaunt in San francisco. Beau Jarred u r a GUITAR GOD!!!!! When you played my guitar i think the good jinkies rubbed off on it!!!!!!
i am grateful for a man who has passed to the living light who brought his son and i to a live show in Saratoga NY.....i was blessed by the vibrations of the sound she produced.....let peace rain on us all.......let us change ....
It couldn't have been 1963 when she was first on the Tonight show; she was only 16 and unknown then. I interviewed her in 1965, when she was a student at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She didn't really become known until 1969. I remember seeing her when she was on with Carson for the first time; it would have been 1969 or 1970.
I was thinking the same thing, but she seemed sure and even described the experience. In checking all the musical guests ever to appear on the tonight show ,there are many episodes listed that the musical guest info are not available.
The problem was that her voice was way ahead of it's time. Now in the year 2014 so many indie female vocalists sound very much like Melanie. Regina Spektor, Ingrid Michaelson, the girl from Of Monsters and Men, just to name a few.
Agreed, it always seemed to me that she never received the respect she deserved. I remember seeing her at Carnegie Hall, early 70's and her voice just cut through that acoustically perfect building like a knife, I can still get chills thinking about it all these years later.
***** People always talk about Joni Mitchell and Carol King when discussing great female songwriters from this time.Like Nick Drake her brilliance will only be lauded by the majority in years to come.
I wish this could be read by Melanie because it advances a theory she could confirm or strike down. "Candles in the Rain" connects the Woodstock experience with the experience of Meher Baba and his tomb in India. The connection is the White Bird. In one of Meher Baba's favorite folk tales (Persian) called Conference of the Birds people seeking God instead find the raven, representing oppression and doom, but then the raven turns into a glorious white bird who leads them to their goal. In a photo of the interior of his tomb is a mural of people standing around like "the ones who stand and frown", waiting for his manifestation. Then at the Woodstock Music Festival not long afterward she looked across the huge crowd huddled in the rain holding up candles against the darkness, being fed oats and raisins--at that time not a common thing to do. That vision overlaid with the vision of the tomb, and the combination is "Lay Down"--"Let your white bird smile at the ones who stand and frown." And on the B side, "Meher Baba lives again...candles in the rain." I don't imply that she intended to endorse or recruit for any particular faith. Meher Baba said, "I have not come to teach, but to awaken."
Love.....just did deal with Craig Harris, her drummer and author of Ms.. Safka,'s memoirs, movie next and more U S touring then Oslo and Stockholm in the works. Craig just released his new book "The Band" pioneers of Americana Music". Melanie and Beau and Myley Cyrus have also been working a lot together. Melanie is an American treasure. See Myley's latest Backyard Sessions on You Tube. Thanks for your support from the Ocean's Eleven team,! More news on the way and watch for tour dates!!!!
Peter G. Donald This is some of the best news in quite some time. She is truly a treasure of American music. Who else can sing two notes and bring either a tear or a smile upon the faces of her audience? I was an usher where she was playing in ATL in 1972. Ushers had the privilege to stand to the front side of the stage, out of the audience way. One snide Ga Tech student was sitting in a front row. The four of us were totally out of the way, but he shouted how he paid for his ticket and that we were not to be allowed. She looked down at him with her heart melting eyes and smile and said "shhh, this is their one reward". I loved her then and do to this day. All of her 70s albums are from heaven. Her tenderness and warmth should be bottled and given to the shout and steal female artists today. Wild that she is working with Miley Cirus. Miley has a great voice and choice of music. She can sing in three different styles and well. I hope the Melanie charm and elegance rubs off on her.
Such a beautiful young lady. The world is just a little bit darker without her gentle soul. RIP Melanie.
We will always miss you, Melanie. Thanks for all the beautiful music. Fly on.
Melanie was such a wonderful person. So genuine. The world is a lesser place with her passing.
The thing that impresses me no end is that Melanie sits center stage with nothing but a guitar and her voice and silences ever voice with the power of her performance. Any performer that sinks or swims, literally on their own, is humbling to me. Melanie may just as well be naked out there and she pulls it off every time in splendor. I wish we could do the old days over again. If even for just a little while. BTW... Johnny had a remarkable knack for reading his guests and helping them brighten up and relax a little. He was really a fantastic host. Ahhh....the good ol' days.😌 😢
Yeah. Johnny has been unmatched since. But long gone, and now Melanie too.
She was so natural here... talking about the experience instead of selling herself. And Johnny was very kind and appreciative as well. So sad to think - in January 2024 - that she's gone. RIP, Melanie. 😥
This one hurts. Such a beautiful talented person.
I absolutely LOVE the dress she has on here. She was the perfect Earth Child. RIP
She is soooo much more and better then just "Brand New Key". And watch her left hand. She's got some good guitar chops as well, not just "folk chords".
Love it ! All her music. Especally Candles in.the rain
So sorry to hear about her passing. What a simple, beautiful, captivating performance of poetry.
When real talent existed!!
R I P ....our music...our generation
The boomers? Really? Im a late one but have nothing in common with the most privileged, hypocritical generation ever! Most voted for Reagan in 1980! What happened to you hippies? Well now as at least 60% of boomers will retire with nothing? How did that voting for Reagan and the gop and their 'trickle down' theory work out for ya?
Music had a meaning in the sixties and the seventies unlike today. Melanie is wonderful. She asked us to raise the candles high against the black sky after woodstock. And she wanted all of us to be beautiful people and for us to wear the beautiful people button to show common ground as human beings. And music today....? Lets be together....and raise the candles still higher as beautiful people.
Thank you for this. She was gorgeous and so talented. She will be missed.
It just occurred to me that she’s the female version of Cat Steven’s in a way. Without the same notoriety nor the same fame but in my view she more than deserves it! Rip Melanie! I’ll miss you in this life and hope to see you in the next!!
Melanie would never have consented to putting a person to death the way "Cat Stevens" did.
I always looked at her like a female version of Donovan 😊
Notice how quiet the audience was during her performance and how the set seemed so peaceful and relaxed. Those were simpler times. No need for flying logos, quick cuts, flashy special effects, or electronic noise to capture viewers with short attention spans. Instead they keep it simple to let one concentrate on the subject at hand, which provides a measure of depth and nuance that would otherwise go unnoticed and unappreciated. And Melanie was certainly worth it.
It was expected for audiences to be quiet. Polite or wild applause, as appropriate, only when there was a break in the program. I think it was the 80s when it became usual to 'whoop' and 'whee' and applaud whenever one felt the urge. An early sign of the breakdown of society, and I'm only half kidding.
They're extra-quiet here because of the two special ladies on stage. Melanie is positively captivating. The other woman is Sandy Duncan, also a sweetie.
DickyHertz saw her in Albert hall you could hear a pin drop great experience
Boggy : I remember concerts in the early 1970s where the audiences screamed “Boogie!” through the entire performance. There were some bands where that was to be expected, like Deep Purple, but it got to the point where every show was full of downed out howling idiots. The Auditorium in Chicago wouldn’t even turn off the House lights! Its become way worse since then.
Very true....those were halcyon days compared to today
Just a H.S. sophomore then... We who lived those simple days were very lucky... Wish all teens now could have too... They just do not understand... I'm sorry for them...
Melanie is not only a great singer/songwriter. You can just feel her Beautiful Essence/Spirit.
bingo...you nailed it...she's an angel
@@tunnelportterror Perhaps literally.
Rest In Peace, Melanie Safka! I am raising my candle in the rain for you!
Her voice is one of the most beautiful, powerful and distinctive voices ever to be heard. Unmistakable! She could sing any song and I’d recognize her voice! That’s Melanie!!RIP Melanie 🕊️🕯️🌹♥️
Dylan blew away the folk singers, but Melanie remains a unique voice in the troubadour canon. She remains true to her self, to her beliefs, a remarkable talent in a world so devalued in it's honesty,integrity and believeability.
Melanie AND Sandy Duncan!! Two of my five year old crushes!!! She was class, too underrated. A beauty that matches Ronstadt and a voice with as much depth as Joplin....
She's been a good friend of mine for years and yes, she really is an amazing woman!
Can you please say hello from Andrew from Adelaide South Australia ... thankyou ........
@Pattie Noah My best friend (also a rock critic) did a late introduction of Melanie to me. Wowwwwww! Beautiful song by a beautiful young woman. VERY unique, and her style/look reminds of a bit of Linda Rondstadt and Alanis Morissette combined. But, I was REALLY blown away with how sweet a girl/young woman Melanie was in his clip. What an angel of a personality! You can tell that Carson was smitten with her, as well.
Seems Melanie was the "it girl" of 1963..., so it would appear from the interview recollection of the time they first had her on the tonight show. I probably first heard Melanie prenatally, maybe a little here and there as an infant...maybe a few times in elementary school perhaps...but what little chance she had4me2tune in...I seem2have not managed2unstick the wavelengthAAAAmoment..4210....you know, just one of those vibes you never forget but cannot place until a video like this one brings it back.
She mesmerized back in the 70's when I was in HS. She's amazing. First interview I've seen with her.
Pattie Noah I've been listening to Melanie since I was in junior high school. I'm 63 now and am so grateful to be able to see all these tv clips, videos, and international performances that us kids in the US probably didn't get to see until TH-cam. She was the original hippie chick who I looked up to as a teenager and her beautiful smile, huge voice, and sweet personality were always an inspiration to me. Still today, I'm finding new videos and be so uplifted by them. She is truly a gifted songwriter too. So Pattie, you're a lucky lady and thanks so much for sharing this video! You, Melanie and all your family and friends take care during this pandemic and stay safe! 🍀🍀😷🍀🍀
What a absolute blessing. A different time such a humble stunning and beautiful natural presence.lve never really heard her sing just stumbled across her on TH-cam. A very spiritual and calming voice. Amazing those days are long gone what a shame.
She is the definition of a timeless legendary artist.. ❤️🎶
Holy crap, she is so beautiful and talented. She is just stunning. I also feel like this song could have been released in 1995 and been a hit.
Or 2024..
Johnny, what a class act! Needless to say, so is Melanie. So honest, soulful, big-hearted, and beautiful....the perfect woman in this boy's eyes!
That's when you know that you have talent
Just sitting there and strumming a guitar and singing with no enhancements and sounding great
We'll grow old, we'll take care of each other
I'll be your sister, your mother, your lover
We'll be friends during changes of weather
Let's be together on our own
Let's be together alone
We're believers, we've been hurt by believing
Needing people, we know looking's not seeing
I see needs that might be answered by forever
Together on our own
Let's be together alone
We'll learn living, like the words of a good song
We'll learn timing, balance and rhythm
We'll make it music
I don't want to sing it on my own
Let's be together, let's be together alone
Let's be together alone
Repeat
We'll grow old, we'll take care of each other
I'll be sister, mother and lover
We'll be friends
I'm tired of singing it alone
Let's be together alone
Fiorela Caro I’ve always considered Melanie to be one of the most underrated song writers in pop music history!
Pattie Noah Absolutely! Her songs told stories, conveyed deep feelings, and sometimes had great drama and sometimes had great humor, and all wonderful. To hear her talk about how the agency told her she shouldn't play her guitar, wear a blue dress, and imagine all the young artists who were led into what "some professional" thought would bring commercial success reminds me of what a unique and strong personality Melanie must have had to be able to withstand the pressure that industry puts on young artists. Thank God she found her way through it all without changing.
This song changed my life.
Such a beautiful talent! Lovely lady and great voice! RIP Melanie! Childhood memories!
Melanie had it all. Beautifully sad songs. Beautiful looking and beautifully soul. So sad to hear of her passing. Rest in peace sweet lady XXXXXXXX
What a unique voice and beautiful song writer, Candles in the rain can bring you move you to tears .RIP Melanie you did great girl.❤
What a wonderful and beautiful woman. Her voice and mannerisms remind me of Melanie Griffith. RIP Melanie
This is really amazing, how honest in every way. It's inconceivable nowadays, Melanie was awesome and I have to thank Johnny Carson for having her perform. And I ask, " how was this possible, Jesus"?
I always loved Melanie! The highlight of my childhood was seeing her at my older sister's college. I learned to sing many of her songs on my own guitar.
From a truly more gracious age...both Melanie and Johnny...man I miss the 70s..if we only knew how great an age it was . rip Melanie...'some people say she did alright for a girl...."
At this point Melanie was simply unstoppable, nonpareil. As a woman she was beautiful. As a singer she could express in any note or key she needed. She was stunning in every way. We're just catching up with you Melanie.
Met her backstage at a show when I was 14. She was really nice to me. Had a huge crush on her by the end of the night. RIP Melanie
72 was a great year to be young. I miss Carson and his crew. Of course Melanie was excellent too. Time goes by!
She's still excellent! Performs regularly!
Not only 72 but the entire 70s was a great era to be a teenager. I was one. And 72 was the first time I heard of her.
except he called her Melody!?
She is a wonderful talent and an Icon of my generation. Her distinctive voice, and her deep lyrics are equalled by her beauty. She is one of those artists that only comes along once and is unparalleled by anyone.
Bob: So true. Back in the early 70's I listened to a friends LP of Melanie. The record featured the live version of "Leftover Wine." I was hooked from then on. Melanie's voice was so appealing with her beautiful, soulful lyrics. A true original of her generation, that we will never see again. A TRUE "Beautiful People" Woman!
th-cam.com/video/U-3sREF1VDI/w-d-xo.html amy has been likened to melanie single out this thursday Blinded + bonus track winter www.foxlanemusic.com
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@@houseofyon2784 YES! Thank you! Sorry it took so long to reply!
Melanie's voice is a true worldly creation, and gift to the world. Magnificent!!!
Melanie isn't just "the voice of a generation;" she's the voice of all generations, especially those preferring love to war, sex to violence, intensity to blandness, reason to neurosis (now psychosis), art to routine, compassion to selfishness, music to gears' whirr, laughter to bellowing, purr to condemnation, and passion to repression; Melanie is what civilization is FOR, the making of " Beautiful People;" and I drastically hope civilization will one day soon actually understand or more importantly, feel, what really matters for life and liveliness. We're running out of time. Ohhhh How some of us would trade years to be at the Woodstock, Atlanta, or Isle Wight Festivals, rather than concerts charging $5 for a bottle of water and featuring robotic music. But at least Melanie still plays and plies her song, regardless of what the fanged philistines and hybristic hucksters tried to have done to it, MA, and will be a-coming this way soon. We need Melanie. Now as much as ever.
You got that right! Thanks for sharing
He would ask them to sit. You were IN the gold. Sounded great once out of 4 songs I've I listened too today...........(D)....
The world will be a bit less peaceful, without you Melanie... :( (Did Johnny refer to her as "Melody") -just before they went to a commercial break...? If so, no worries... :) Her first appearance on the Tonight Show in 1963, would put Melanie Safka right about the age of 16 (maybe) 17...I miss Johnny too, as he made us laugh, and gave-us a peaceful easy feeling... ;)
Wow what a beautiful girl. She’s gorgeous.
Yes, she is. To this day, she’s gorgeous...
Thank you for sharing, Patti Noah... viewing this is bittersweet for me. Melanie is an Original and always seemed to be Sincere to me. I fell in love with her when I was about 8 or 9 the first time I heard 'Candles in the Rain' and still cry at the Passion and Beauty that Melanie conveyed in that song.
Thank you, again for helping us remember Melanie...and Johnny Carson... We should all learn from them how important it is to Appreciate each other and no matter how diverse we may be, we always have an Opportunity to shine if we reach out and find our Common Ground.
Bruno Biava ⚓
I always loved Melanie's music and I hate to admit that this is the 1st time I have actually seen her "in person." How very sweet and OH so talented she is! This song struck a chord in my heart as I'm 63 - what a lovely young woman she was in this interview. And yes, Johnny came across at his best. Thanks so much PattiLNoah for resurrecting this clip from the innards of TV land videos.
Such a beautiful human and a voice just as beautiful
one of the first records I ever bought was Candles in the Rain. I've loved Melanie since that first listen to that beautiful voice
Freakin' Melanie! Gettin' me all teary-eyed with the lyrics of this poetic song. (sigh) Miss you sweetie...
Peace to your soul, Melanie. See you in the next life.
Nobody today can touch it.
I first discovered Melanie with her 2nd LP, back in 1969 when I was in the 9th grade and I have been hooked since ... not only on her music, but on the person as well. Such a rare, genuine human being! Love you Melanie!
First Mary Weiss of the Shangri-las and now Melanie - both from Queens NYC. RIP
Love Melanie and her art. I put her albums on the turntable every now and then and looked here tonight to listen the Lay Down Candles in the Rain, as song that always inspires and radiates hope. I met Melanie when she lived in Buffalo in the 80's in a couple social settings and she was very nice, although I think she was going through a bit of a rough patch then. I trust got through those years OK.
iused2BAfireman Oh, she lived in Buffalo lol! I left Buffalo in 1974 for Westchester County, NY and college. I returned in 1981 for a year or so and left again for basic training and the Army about a year later. Most of my relatives are still in the Buffalo area, but I'm in Vienna, Austria now. I loved Melanie so much if I'd known she was living in Buffalo, I honestly might never have joined the military lol!
Rest Easy, Thanks for your songs
I remember this!! RIP Melanie thank you for your beautiful voice and the music you shared with us on earth! God Bless You!:)
She has the most beautiful eyes.
Yes, I agree!
PattieLNoah so am I, I just love Rose Byrne and I didn't know why, but when I first time saw Melanie I realized why, this beautiful, sad eyes. Gorgeous
cookieman38111 She has beautiful everything. Cute early 70s hippy chick.
She was one of my earliest musical fascinations and, when I think back on it, my first (v. prepubescent) celebrity crush. And I guess my instinctual gravitation towards big-eyed women who show signs of being damaged started there (blah blah Elizabeth Fraser)
Similar to Linda rondstats eyes lindas were prettier
Oh wow, she's so beautiful and charming and so down-to-earth! With all that success, she seems so grounded and humble. How can you not love a person like that!
talen, this is what made Johnny the best, he used talent like this and what I think we liked was he liked it as much as we did, I wish they had the second number though, awesom thank you so much
I think every person there was completely choked up... I know I am, I absolutely LOVE her!
RIP Beautiful Melanie. 😪
I met Melanie about 10 years ago. She is so nice. A really wonderful person.
I forgot about all the great talent Johnny Carson
had on his show.
I have also noticed most audiences always show Melanie the up-most respect when she performs.
I believe it's because she put her heart and soul in every performance, that just who she is.
I love her gentleness SOMETHING I AM TRYING TO MASTER as a guy I had a brutal upbringing ! So modest & humble !!!!! True beauty .
She is shy and humble though she is a stunning talent...
Some great insight into Johnny. He respected his audience and his guests. You can almost see her relax.
I didn't really hear too much or nothing about her for many years. She probably lived her life somewhat out of the spotlight. Like many, I've been looking at some of her old videos. Really sweet. RIP.
Always loved melanie back in the early 70s but really didn't realise what a talent she was singer songwriter you name it theres not many around like her now and she was a very stunning lady.
I HAD THIS ALBUM!!!! No longer have the vinyl version wih all the tunes, but I do have many of them on CD... and still have the five frameable photos of Melanie that came with the "Stoneground Words" LP! What a treasure she was back then... and a cherished lady who still captures my heart with her music!
R.I.P. Melanie
To this day I still look for a woman that has Melanie's look, the sad thing is I can't find it in any woman so here I am ....again LOL
And she hasn't changed. She is still a beautiful person.
ok... time out She was on the Tonight Show 10 years prior to this appearance? She was only 18 years of age at Woodstock in '69. So that means she was only 11 years of age when she first appeared on Johnny's show! Did anybody else hear that? I went to google and could not find any mention of her on his show in '62! Even on Wikipedia. I went back to listen again. She appeared in '63. So she was around 12 years of age! Patti Noah, I see this is your channel and scrolling thru the comments a good friend of Melanie's! Do you or anybody else have any info about that appearance in '63? That is a surprise to me! Love to find out why she went on way back then. I see Johnny's first 9 years of his show was produced in New York City And Melanie was living in the area at the time.. Interesting.... Rest in Peace beautiful lady! A gift to the world... ❤
No, she was born in 1947 so the numbers don't add up!
You and me have been checking the exact same thing. There are many episodes that the musical guests for each is not available. Also, her birthday is Feb. 3, 1947, so you are off on her age.
She was maybe very nervous being on the show
Somebody needs to find that 1963 footage!!!!!
I think I agree with you, Tony. My impression is that she is underappreciated, but I'm not sure of that and I'm not sure why it might be. It's an impression. She isn't as harmonically sophisticated or as prolific as Joni Mitchell, but I enjoy listening to her more.
What I wanted to say was I have been a trained musician my entire life, and in her performance here there is absolutely nothing wrong. It is as if she came out and said this is what perfection looks like.
Thanks, Pattie for making this available. My best friend and I had a huge crush on her in high school.
Frank Converse I always thought Joni Mitchell was overrated. And not even close to being pretty.
+Frank Converse What a stupid comment.
J Miller: Well said! Yes, Melanie had a beautiful, sometimes haunting voice if you will. Truly a vital part of a generation of prolific songwriters/singers.
Why do Melanie fans so often feel the need to tear Ms. Mitchell down in order to build Ms. Safka up? And would you ever get into a debate about whether Jackson Browne or Bob Dylan was prettier? Grow up.
That's because Bob Dylan's one ugly dawg! ;=)
A Melanie Classic....Peace Will come in your time ..... please buy one...Beautiful Person Beautiful Melanie you are the one too.
BEAUTIFUL SONG … BEAUTIFUL LADY ❤RIP❤
of course i immediately looked for the '63 video, no luck. she was so well composed and the song was amazing. why melanie isn't as popular as other female artists of that era is strange to me.
This is a lovely song. I was only familiar with "Brand New Key" until today, after hearing of her passing. It was q favorite song of mine as a kid in the 70s. What a wonderful artrist she was. Ill be looking tinto nore of her work now. RIP great artist.
I saw her in Central Park in the shade for a music festival. 14 years old. It was my first concert. I loved her then and I love her now I saw her twice in Orlando on church street with her two daughters seeing with her it was wonderful.
A beautiful song beautifully delivered by a beautiful soul... although in fairness I don't know Melanie well enough to fully recognise the beauty of her soul. It is a beautiful, poignant and touching song though and she is a very beautiful woman.
Stoneground Words is one of my favourite albums. Unique voice coupled with wonderful lyrics. What's not to love ?
she is a one of the ''beautiful people'' she wrote about in her song
This world is much colder , with her passing .
So sweet and honest :) an honour to discover her tonight whilst searching for loudspeakers....
I WAS HONORED to have met her at the Earle resturaunt in Ann Arbor where i was working....She returned two more times to play an intimate gig in a small church outside of Ann Arbor!!!!At first i was stopped from camcording but then Peter Shykyrk said i could if i don't put it on the internet! I kept my promise and never posted it.Melanie is a total rush in person!!!!! Her son,Beau Jarred Shykyrk played and autographed my guitar!!!!!!!!!!!Hung out with them after the show! she gave me her phone # . She once owned a resturaunt in San francisco. Beau Jarred u r a GUITAR GOD!!!!! When you played my guitar i think the good jinkies rubbed off on it!!!!!!
joe Smith Did you do some major bongs with them? LOL
Actually her restaurant was on the Gulf coast of Florida.
makes me think of someone i wanted but never had in my life....but someone i still cherish as a human being
RIP Melanie. So much love.
i am grateful for a man who has passed to the living light who brought his son and i to a live show in Saratoga NY.....i was blessed by the vibrations of the sound she produced.....let peace rain on us all.......let us change ....
Peter was beautiful indeed....xo
wonderful. Thanks so much for this beautiful clip.
Sorry to hear she passed. My condolence. She had a lot of talent.
What a voice and her songs are timeless.Boy she was a cutey.I wish I was 25 years older....Just kidding,TALENTED LADY AND THANKS FOR THE UPLOAD!
Glad you enjoyed it, Anthony!
So so Beautiful inside and out. Sings from the heart . Unforgettable voice. So so genuine 🌹🌹🌹
It couldn't have been 1963 when she was first on the Tonight show; she was only 16 and unknown then. I interviewed her in 1965, when she was a student at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She didn't really become known until 1969. I remember seeing her when she was on with Carson for the first time; it would have been 1969 or 1970.
I was thinking the same thing, but she seemed sure and even described the experience. In checking all the musical guests ever to appear on the tonight show ,there are many episodes listed that the musical guest info are not available.
See her LIVE, her VOICE is still extraordinary, powerful.
Melanie is missed. Great singer. 🎤🎸
The problem was that her voice was way ahead of it's time. Now in the year 2014 so many indie female vocalists sound very much like Melanie. Regina Spektor, Ingrid Michaelson, the girl from Of Monsters and Men, just to name a few.
You're right, she was ahead of her times on a lot of things, vocals, songwriting etc...
Agreed, it always seemed to me that she never received the respect she deserved. I remember seeing her at Carnegie Hall, early 70's and her voice just cut through that acoustically perfect building like a knife, I can still get chills thinking about it all these years later.
We were probably at the same concert, Anthony! :)
PattieLNoah Some Say I got Devil was the first song, I'll never forget that.
***** People always talk about Joni Mitchell and Carol King when discussing great female songwriters from this time.Like Nick Drake her brilliance will only be lauded by the majority in years to come.
I wish this could be read by Melanie because it advances a theory she could confirm or strike down.
"Candles in the Rain" connects the Woodstock experience with the experience of Meher Baba and his tomb in India. The connection is the White Bird. In one of Meher Baba's favorite folk tales (Persian) called Conference of the Birds people seeking God instead find the raven, representing oppression and doom, but then the raven turns into a glorious white bird who leads them to their goal. In a photo of the interior of his tomb is a mural of people standing around like "the ones who stand and frown", waiting for his manifestation. Then at the Woodstock Music Festival not long afterward she looked across the huge crowd huddled in the rain holding up candles against the darkness, being fed oats and raisins--at that time not a common thing to do. That vision overlaid with the vision of the tomb, and the combination is "Lay Down"--"Let your white bird smile at the ones who stand and frown." And on the B side, "Meher Baba lives again...candles in the rain."
I don't imply that she intended to endorse or recruit for any particular faith. Meher Baba said, "I have not come to teach, but to awaken."
I think the 1963 date is a mistake. I think the prior appearance was just after Woodstock.
Love.....just did deal with Craig Harris, her drummer and author of Ms.. Safka,'s memoirs, movie next and more U S touring then Oslo and Stockholm in the works. Craig just released his new book "The Band" pioneers of Americana Music". Melanie and Beau and Myley Cyrus have also been working a lot together. Melanie is an American treasure. See Myley's latest Backyard Sessions on You Tube. Thanks for your support from the Ocean's Eleven team,! More news on the way and watch for tour dates!!!!
Peter G. Donald This is some of the best news in quite some time. She is truly a treasure of American music. Who else can sing two notes and bring either a tear or a smile upon the faces of her audience? I was an usher where she was playing in ATL in 1972. Ushers had the privilege to stand to the front side of the stage, out of the audience way. One snide Ga Tech student was sitting in a front row. The four of us were totally out of the way, but he shouted how he paid for his ticket and that we were not to be allowed. She looked down at him with her heart melting eyes and smile and said "shhh, this is their one reward". I loved her then and do to this day. All of her 70s albums are from heaven. Her tenderness and warmth should be bottled and given to the shout and steal female artists today. Wild that she is working with Miley Cirus. Miley has a great voice and choice of music. She can sing in three different styles and well. I hope the Melanie charm and elegance rubs off on her.
I was at that concert Peter G. Donald. It was great.
cool!
hi.long story. interesting though. is there a messaging system on here @Helen Fontsere....soundslike Soufriere
absolutely a beautiful woman RIP
Thank you for this fantastic video, Pattie. New subscriber.