Tag Archives: Melanie Safka

Close to it all ..

Posted on 26/01/2024 by dougaj4

The death of Melanie Safka was reported yesterday. She was best known for her work in the late 1960’s and 1970’s, but she continued performing throughout her life. Here is a small selection from her live performances over the years. MELANIE … Continue reading →

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Melanie Safka + Miley Cyrus

Posted on 25/09/2020 by dougaj4

I have previously posted a link to a young Melanie singing Look What They Done to my Song, Ma.  45 years later, she got together with Miley Cyrus to sing the song again, and they both look like they had … Continue reading →

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More on building bridges, not walls

Posted on 03/02/2018 by dougaj4

In June last year I posted a link to a Jeremy Corbyn speech on the topic of building bridges, not walls. Here are a couple of (more poetic) links on the same topic. The first is from Anaïs Mitchell.  This … Continue reading →

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Melanie Safka

Posted on 11/06/2014 by dougaj4

Melanie Safka is touring Australia this month, which prompted me to look up some of her old songs on YouTube – I’d forgotten how good she was: And something more recent, London in 2009:      

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