R.I.P.

 Melanie (Safka), (2.3.1947 - 1.23.2024) the singer-songwriter who shot to fame after Woodstock and sang the chart-topping hit Brand New Key, is dead at 76.

The singer Melanie, who was best known for her massively popular singles Lay Down (Candles In The Rain), Brand New Key and the Rolling Stones cover Ruby Tuesday, has died.
The songwriter’s children Leilah, Jeordie and Beau-Jarred announced that she died on January 23 at the age of 76.
‘Dear ones,’ they began, using a greeting that their mother often favored when writing to fans, ‘This is the hardest post for us to write, and there are so many things we want to say, first, and there’s no easy way except to say it… Mom passed, peacefully, out of this world and into the next on January 23rd, 2024.’
(This song is on my favorites list and I had a major crush on Melanie back in the ’70’s.)

Melanie - Brand New Key
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCTMTflcuug