Biography:
Melanie Ann Safka-Schekeryk (b. 1947; known professionally as Melanie) is a U.S. singer-songwriter.
Born on the 3rd February 1947 in Astoria, New York, Melanie made her first recording, "Gimme a Little Kiss", when she was five.
She first found chart success in Europe. Her 1969 song "Bobo's Party" reached number one in France. Later that year she had a hit in the Netherlands with "Beautiful People" before performing at Woodstock. Apparently, she
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Other songs:
- Brand New Key
- A Song For Robert Johnson
- Again
- Alexander Beetle
- And We Fall
- Animal Crackers
- Any Way That You Want Me
- Arrow
- As I See It Now
- Babe Rainbow
- Baby Day
- Ballerina
- Beautiful People
- Bitter Bad
- Bitterblue
- Cerulean Blue
- Chords Of Fame
- Chosen Few
- Christmas Lullaby
- Christopher Robin Is Saying His Prayers
- Close To It All
- Come All Ye Faithful
- Come Away Come Go
- Crazy Love
- Cyclone
- Deep Down Low
- Detroit Or Buffalo
- Dream Seller Meet Me On The Corner
- Ears To The Ground
- Elements
- Estate Sale
- Every Breath Of The Way
- Every Breath You Take
- Eyes Of Man
- Fooling Yourself
- Freedom Knows My Name
- Friends And Company
- Garden In The City
- Gods Only Daughter
- Good Book
- Good King Wenceslaus
- I Dont Eat Animals
- I Really Loved Harold
- I Saw Three Ships
- I Think Its Going To Rain Today
- I Tried To Die Young
- I Will Get Over
- If I Needed You
- If My Heart Should Lose Its Way
- Im Back In Town
- In The Hour
- Its Christmas
- Jammin Alone
- Jigsaw Puzzle
- Lay Down
- Leftover Emotion
- Leftover Wine
- Life Will Not Go Away
- Little Bit Of Me
- Look What Theyve Done To My Song
- Love To Lose Again
- Lover Of My Friend
- Lovers Cross
- Lovers Lullaby
- Lovin The Boy Next Door
- Loving My Children
- Make It Work For Me
- Marvelous Toy
- Maybe Not For A Lifetime
- Momma Momma
- Mr Tambourine Man
- My Father
- My Rainbow Race
- Nickel Song
- O Holy Night
- Peace Will Come
- Pebbles In The Sand
- Perceive It
- Please Love Me
- Prone To Wander
- Racing Heart
- Rain Dance
- Right About Now
- Ring Around The Moon
- Ruby Tuesday
- Running After Love
- Save The Night
- Secret Of The Darkness
- Seeds
- Ships In The Harbor
- Show You
- Sign On The Window
- Silence Is King
- Silent Night
- Some Say I Got Devil
- Someday Ill Be A Farmer
- Something Warm
- Steppin
- Stop I Dont Wanna Hear It Anymore
- Summer Of Love
- Sun And The Moon
- Sweet Misery
- Take Me Home
- Tell Me Why
- The First Noel
- The Good Guys
- The Letter
- The Wonderer
- They Can Find You In Your Dreams
- This House
- Tin Star
- To Be A Star
- To Be The One
- Tonights The Kind Of Night
- Unchained Melody
- Undertow
- Virgin Mary And God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- We Dont Know Where Were Going
- We Wish You A Merry Christmas
- What Child Is This
- What Do I Keep
- What Have They Done To The Rain
- Wheres The Band
- Wild Horses
- Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
- Window Pane
- Yankee Man
- You Call Yourself A Writer
- You Can Find Anything Here
- You Can Go Fishin
- You Dont Know Me
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Lay Down:Melanie.
Album - Candles In The Rain - Edwin Hawkins
Singers did back up and chorus.
Single - #1 in Australia, #1 in Canada & #3 in USA
in 1970.
CHORUS:
G D F G D
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down..let your white birds smile
F G
at the ones who stand and frown.
G D F G D
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down..let your white birds smile
F Em
at the ones who stand and frown.
#1.
Em D Em D
We were so close, there was no room, we bled inside each
Em
other's wounds.
Em D Em D
We all had caught the same disease..and we all sang, the songs
Em
of peace.
CHORUS:
G D F G D
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down..let your white birds smile
F G
at the ones who stand and frown.
G D F G D
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down..let your white birds smile
F Em
at the ones who stand and frown.
#2.
D A Em G
So, raise the candles high, cause if you don't, we could stay
D A Em
black against the night.
D A Em G
Oh, raise them higher again, and if you do we could stay
D A Em
dry against the rain.
CHORUS:
G D F G D
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down..let your white birds smile up
F G
at the ones who stand and frown.
G D F G D
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down..let your white birds smile up
F Em
at the ones who stand and frown.
#3.
Em D Em D
We were so close, there was no room, we bled inside each
Em
other's wounds.
Em D Em D
We all had caught the same disease..and we all sang, the songs
Em
of peace.
D Em D Em
Some came to sing, some came to pray..some came to keep the dark away.
#4.
D A Em G
So, raise the candles high, cause if you don't, we could stay
D A Em
black against the night.
D A Em G
Oh, raise them higher again, and if you do we could stay
D A Em
dry against the rain.
CHORUS:
G D F G D
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down..let your white birds smile up
F G
at the ones who stand and frown.
G D F G D
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down..let your white birds smile up
F Em
at the ones who stand and frown.
CHORUS:
G D F G D
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down..let your white birds smile up
F G
at the ones who stand and frown.
G D F G D
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down..let your white birds smile up
F Em
at the ones who stand and frown.
OUTRO:
G D F G D
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down..let your white birds smile up
F Em
at the ones who stand and frown.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
Album - Candles In The Rain - Edwin Hawkins
Singers did back up and chorus.
Single - #1 in Australia, #1 in Canada & #3 in USA
in 1970.
CHORUS:
G D F G D
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down..let your white birds smile
F G
at the ones who stand and frown.
G D F G D
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down..let your white birds smile
F Em
at the ones who stand and frown.
#1.
Em D Em D
We were so close, there was no room, we bled inside each
Em
other's wounds.
Em D Em D
We all had caught the same disease..and we all sang, the songs
Em
of peace.
CHORUS:
G D F G D
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down..let your white birds smile
F G
at the ones who stand and frown.
G D F G D
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down..let your white birds smile
F Em
at the ones who stand and frown.
#2.
D A Em G
So, raise the candles high, cause if you don't, we could stay
D A Em
black against the night.
D A Em G
Oh, raise them higher again, and if you do we could stay
D A Em
dry against the rain.
CHORUS:
G D F G D
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down..let your white birds smile up
F G
at the ones who stand and frown.
G D F G D
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down..let your white birds smile up
F Em
at the ones who stand and frown.
#3.
Em D Em D
We were so close, there was no room, we bled inside each
Em
other's wounds.
Em D Em D
We all had caught the same disease..and we all sang, the songs
Em
of peace.
D Em D Em
Some came to sing, some came to pray..some came to keep the dark away.
#4.
D A Em G
So, raise the candles high, cause if you don't, we could stay
D A Em
black against the night.
D A Em G
Oh, raise them higher again, and if you do we could stay
D A Em
dry against the rain.
CHORUS:
G D F G D
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down..let your white birds smile up
F G
at the ones who stand and frown.
G D F G D
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down..let your white birds smile up
F Em
at the ones who stand and frown.
CHORUS:
G D F G D
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down..let your white birds smile up
F G
at the ones who stand and frown.
G D F G D
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down..let your white birds smile up
F Em
at the ones who stand and frown.
OUTRO:
G D F G D
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down..let your white birds smile up
F Em
at the ones who stand and frown.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
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