A Melanie Songfest

A Melanie Songfest

Melanie Safka's active musical career spanned just four or five years.  After she performed at Woodstock in 1969, "Melanie" became the female voice of the "hippie-wing" of rock 'n' roll.  

Melanie, Donald Trump and I all grew up in the Borough of Queens at almost exactly the same time.  I never met either of them.  It's a shame that more than 70 million Americans subscribe to Trump's toxic worldview rather than the beautiful worldview of this nearly-forgotten singer.

Below are a few of Melanie's songs from that long-ago and much missed era along with link to a post from the 50th anniversary of the iconic music festival and one of her last interviews.