Nobody in the history of music will ever sound or even sing like the brilliant Melanie Safka. She is one of a kind patent and hallmarked.No one will ever touch her vocal ,nor music and song.She will alkways be The High Priestess To Mankind!
Always loved her songs and finally I will see and hear her on december 10th in the Netherlands(Utrecht)hope to speak to her shortly as I met her in New York in 1963 in the Village Manhattan N.Y
This is a short version of her song. They cut half of it off! Its actually 6 minutes. If you want to hear the whole song, just click on another youtube Melanie of "Save me" video.
The two disc version of photograph is among her strongest recordings. In the UK getting hold of her post Buddha has always been a struggle, but worth the effort.
Thank you, fulcrumr, for the excellent upload. I've always loved Ms Melanie's work, and this is the first time I've heard this tune, but I know that it won't be the last time I shall reflect upon its poignant ways. cheers avi
t__le: Save me Artist: Melanie Safka [Written by Melanie Safka] [1976] Hey you in the distance, you smiled from my past Here's a song I wrote for you and all I'm left to do Is feel when I sing it She speaks in staccato and she writes without rhyme I keep leaving love about and keeping myself out All that's left is to feel it and I feel all the time Save me, save me Take the lady out walking with a bottle of wine Kiss a little in the glow of the drinking if it snows She won't freeze and shatter Let her down with the dawning, let her break like she will Cause there's nothing you can do I'm the kind that makes it through, just to crumble and shatter But she's just being silly, so what does it matter Save me, save me Save me, save me, save me Take my dreams on vacation to a room with a view Out the window all I see is the s___e inside of me That could be filled with you Love lost in the difference of opinions you're gone And I'm home again with pride and a little love inside And a lot more alone And a lot more alone All my doorways are open on todays without form And I cover up the night and the warmth of love and light And the yet to be born I'm closing the distance with love in the far, far away Save me Save me, save me, save me Save me, save me, save me Save me, save me, save me Save me, save me
SHE IS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL "MESSAGE GIFTERS" YOU ARE EVER LIKELY TO HEAR...if you need proof and want or desire to have your socks COMPLETELY BLOWN OFF,,,,google "MELANIE SAFKA-PEACE WILL COME" by C3MC2...it has 98, 551 views as i write this...maybe the world would be a safer F*CKING place if it had 98,000,000....proof of this is in the line "IF THERE'S A CHANCE, PEACE WILL COME IN OUR LIFETIME...PLEASE BUY ONE!!!" When you've recovered from the shock of that performance..maybe you could give an original singer/songwriter with a beautiful debut song a play or two.....and google BREATHE by JASMINE LAMPORT.....enjoy Melanie and Jasmine...these are women who can write and REALLY get a song across with no fancy video or showing their bodies off to sell material......enjoy.
