Una pe zi - 21 noiembrie 2012

Melanie - Look What They Done To My Song, Ma (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1972) 

Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk (born February 3, 1947) is an american singer-songwriter.

Known professionally as simply Melanie, she is best known for her hits "Brand New Key", "Ruby Tuesday", "Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma" and " The Good Book”.

When she became an official UNICEF ambassador in 1972, she agreed to forgo a world tour in favor of raising money for the organization.

In October 2012, Melanie collaborated with John Haldoupis, the artistic and managing director of Blackfriars Theatre in Rochester, New York, to create an original musical about her love story with her late husband, Peter. Melanie and the Record Man made its world premiere on October 19 with performances scheduled until October 28. The musical, conceived and designed by Haldoupis, features the music of Melanie and tells the story of her Peter meeting, falling in love, and working together to produce her music. Melanie performs during the musical and was also the narrator. Her son, Beau Jarred, was the musical director and also performed. Mandy Hassett, of New York City, played the younger Melanie and Nick Faruch played Peter.

The lyrics are: 

Look what they've done to my song, Ma

Look what they've done to my song

Well it's the only thing I could do half right

And it's turning out all wrong, Ma

Look what they've done to my song

Look what they've done to my brain, Ma

Look what they've done to my brain

Well they picked it like a chicken bone

And I think I'm half insane, Ma

Look what they've done to my song

I wish I could find a good book to live in

Wish I could find a good book

Well, if I could find a real good book

I'd never have to come out and look at

What they've done to my song

La la la…

Look what they've done to my song

But maybe it'll all be all right, Ma

Maybe it'll all be OK

Well, if the people are buying tears

I'll be rich some day, Ma

Look what they've done to my song

Ils ont changé ma chanson, Ma

Ils ont changé ma chanson

C'est la seule chose que je peux faire

Et çe n'est pas bon, Ma

Ils ont changé ma chanson

Look what they've done to my song, Ma

Look what they've done to my song

Well they tied it up in a plastic bag

And turned it upside down

Look what they've done to my song

Ils ont changé ma chanson, Ma…

Look what they've done to my song, Ma

Look what they've done to my song

Well it's the only thing I could do all right

And they turned it upside down

Look what they've done to my song