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Live From Morecambe

by Melanie

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margaret corby I thought I had all Melanie's releases! I guess I don't. I just bought this digital release today and have been listening all night! It's truly special. A live recording from the UK! Fun and high energy with the best blend of early treasures and more recent treasures! The quality of the recording is crisp and clear and Melanie and Beau blend their voices in perfect harmony. I don't think I own a recording where Beau does as much singing! Love that! Of course of the early treasures, "BP" is a standout. Always makes me cry . The nugget "Animal Crackers " sounded new and even more fun...is that possible? Listening to the introductory stories is like being right there at a live show! Of recent compositions, "Jammin Alone" is always my personal favorite, but this treatment of "Love Doesn't Have to Hurt"
is flawless! Too many treasures. I highly recommend this - available on BandCamp so you have it in seconds! Favorite track: Beautiful People.
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1.
Roamer 01:46
I am a roamer A wanderer A midnight traveller A seeker Believer A lover And a dreamer And that’s why I have to (That’s why she has to) That’s why I have to Be so careful Be so careful
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Beautiful People You live in the same world as I do But somehow I never noticed You before today I'm ashamed to say Beautiful People We share the same back door And it isn't right We never met before But then We may never meet again If I weren't afraid you'd laugh at me I would run and take all your hands And I'd gather everyone together for a day And when we're gathered I'll pass buttons out that say Beautiful People Then you'll never be alone 'Cause there'll always be someone With the same button on as you Include him in everything you do Beautiful People You ride the same subway As I do every morning That's got to tell you something We got so much in common I go the same direction that you do So if you take care of me Maybe I'll take care of you Beautiful People You look like friends of mine And it's about time That someone said it here and now I make a vow that sometime, somehow I'll have a meeting Invite everyone you know I'll pass out buttons For the ones come to show Beautiful People Never have to be alone 'Cause there'll always be someone With the same button on as you Include him in everything you do He may be sitting right next to you He may be a beautiful people too And if you take care of him Maybe he'll take care of you 'Cause all of the beautiful people do And I'm a beautiful people too
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Nickel Song 04:01
Well you know that I'm not a gambler But I'm being gambled on They put in a nickel And I sing a little song Da-da-da-da They put in a nickel And I sing a little song Well, I don't mind that they're lucky But it seems that they always win And gamblin' is illegal In the state of mind I'm in And if I had a nickel For each time that I've been put on I would be their nickel man And I'd sing a nickel song They're only putting in a nickel And they want a dollar song They're only putting in a nickel And they want a dollar song Well, you know I don't know so many things But I know what's been goin' on We're only putting in a little To get rid of a lot that's wrong And if we had a nickel For each time that we've been put on We'd all be their nickel man And we'd sing a nickel song You know they're only putting in a nickel And they want a dollar song Oh, they're only putting in a nickel And they want a dollar song Well you know that I'm not a gambler But I'm being gambled on They put in a nickel And I sing a little song Da-da-da-da
4.
I'm back in town. You don't look so happy 'cause I'm back in town You don't look like smiling, don't jump up and down on my toes. I guess I better go, oh. I'm very sure. I should have knocked when I opened the door. Pardon me, miss, but he's just a friend from before Who never locked his door. I opened without knocking like before. You wrote me that all was the same So I came, But I can't find the love in your eyes. I guess that you're surprised just like me. I never thought you'd find another she You liked as well as me, But I guess I was wrong So I'll be going home, oh. I'm back in town. Didn't they tell you that I'm back in town? You don't look so happy, don't jump up and down on my toes. You loved me once, you know. I guess that you don't love me anymore, hm. I'm back in town. Didn't they tell you that I'm back in town? You don't look so happy, don't jump up and down on my toes. You loved me once, you know.
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I had a little Beetle, so that Beetle was his name And I called him Alexander and he answered just the same And I put him in a matchbox and I kept him all the day But Nanny let my Beetle out, Nanny let my Beetle out She went and let my Beetle out and Beetle ran away She said she didn't mean it and I never said she did She said she wanted matches and she just took off the lid She said I mustn't worry and I really mustn't mind That there's lots and lots of Beetles that she certain we could find She said I mustn't worry but it's difficult to catch An excited sort of Beetle you've mistaken for a match If we looked in all the places that a Beetle might be near And we made the kind of noises that a Beetle likes to hear And I heard a kind of something and I gave a sort of shout It was a Beetle house and Alexander Beetle coming out It was Alexander Beetle I'm as certain as can be And he had a kind of look as though he thought it might be me And he had a kind of look as though he thought he ought to say ”I'm really very sorry that I tried to run away” And Nanny's very sorry too 'cause you know what she did And she's writing ALEXANDER very blackly on the lid So Nan and me are friends because it's difficult to catch An excited Alexander you've mistaken for a match
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Aw, eat your animal crackers 'Cause my mother told me so long ago "If you eat your animal crackers The children in Europe won't starve anymore" Ha ha hahaha hahaha Oh, once I went on a diet A carbohydrate diet ain't nice 'Cause you can't eat animal crackers So, I'm gonna stay a fatty for all of my life A ha hahaha hahaha. But some people think that fatties are nice, yeah I love eating ice cream Chocolate, vanilla and butter pecan But I best love animal crackers 'Cause I love helping my fellow man Yeah, I really do Did you ever hear of Alice's Restaurant? I eat at Alice's Restaurant year after year She makes an animal cracker pizza And she gives animal crackers out free with the beer Oh, let's give Alice a great big cheer She knows the age of the animal cracker is here Ah, animal crackers are in this year Ha ha hahaha Aw, fa lalalala lala lala
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You’d think I was doing good With this smile upon my face My rent is overdue I leave here in disgrace I know nobody loves me And no one rings my phone I’m gonna get real good at, jammin’ alone Jammin’ alone, jammin’ alone… There’s a woman on my corner With her rags, bags and wine She’s laughing with nobody Beating out the time She sees me and she’s smiling ’Cause she knows I’m coming home I recognize my sister, jammin’ alone Jammin’ alone, jammin’ alone… Living well is the best revenge Take pleasure where you can Don’t be too hard on yourself Or your fellow man And wear a smile upon your face Till it becomes your own And love your own sweet music When you’re jammin’ alone Jammin’ alone, jammin’ alone…
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I rode my bicycle past your window last night I roller-skated to your door at daylight It almost seems like you're avoiding me I'm okay alone, but you got something I need Well, I got a brand new pair of roller skates You got a brand new key I think that we should get together and try them out you see I been looking around awhile You got something for me Oh! I got a brand new pair of roller skates You got a brand new key I ride my bike, I roller skate don't drive no care Don't go too fast, but I go pretty far For somebody who don't drive I been all around the world Some people say, I done all right for a girl Oh, yea yea, oh, yea yea yea, oh yea yea yea, oh yea yea yea I asked your mother if you were at home She said yes but you weren't alone Oh, sometimes I think that you're avoiding me I'm okay alone, but you got something I need Well, I got a brand new pair of roller skates You got a brand new key I think that we should get together and try them out to see La la la la lalala, la la la lala Oh! I got a brand new pair of roller skates You got a brand new key
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Smile 05:25
Take no prisoner, leave no trace, make no wave Freedom’s illusion, home of the rich and the slave Cynics and critics, making the news, creating a scene Destiny lies in the fools who refuse to give up on a dream And I love people who smile If everybody smiles, we’ll have a hometown all over the world I love people who smile If everybody smiles, we’ll have a hometown all over the world Wear it well and it could appear in your heart Indelibly printed on someone a world apart Lights in the window all through our darkest day Human kindness outdistances being afraid And I love people who smile If everybody smiles, we’ll have a hometown all over the world I love people who smile If everybody smiles, we’ll have a hometown all over the world “I don’t trust the American smile. They smile for nothing. I think it’s to disarm you or something.” ”No, I don’t think so. I smile because I want to make some kind of a connection. I look at someone and I think… we’re connected” I love people who smile If everybody smiles, we’ll have a hometown all over the world I love people who smile If everybody smiles, we’ll have a hometown all over the world (you sing) I love people who smile… (me) If everybody smiles, we’ll have a hometown all over the world What a wonderful world.
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While walking though life I would never fall If I could be close to it all and all If I could be close to it all. If I had my dream it would not fall down If I could live high on the ground The sound of high is a good one to many around When they wanna be close to it all And I wanna be close to it all and all I wanna be close to it all. The village suger takers Madison Avenue pink dream makers They try to escape from it all But instead they build walls, that's all But they wanna be close to it all. If I had my dream I would fill a hall And tell all the people tear down the wall That keeps you from being a part of it all 'Cause they gotta get close to it all. The village sugar takers Madison Avenue pink dream makers They try to escape from it all But instead they build walls, that's all But they wanna be close to it all. There's just one more thing that I wanna to say Everyone's got there own special way That keeps them from getting to close to the day Accept and be part of it all and all Everyone tear down your own little wall That keeps you from being a part of it all 'Cause you gotta be one with the one and all And Everyone tear down your own little wall That keeps you from being a part of it all 'Cause you gotta be one with the one and all You gotta be close to it all.
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Chant: Lokah Samasta Sukhino Bhavantu** Lokah Samasta Sukhino Bhavantu Lokah Samasta Sukhino Bhavantu Lokah Samasta Sukhino Bhavantu Is it me or one of the children Struggling with a broken heart Struggling with a broken heart Struggling with a broken heart Are we all on our own island Struggling with a broken dream Searching for the healing spring Struggling with a broken dream Chant repeat Aren’t we all in this together? Struggling with a broken heart Searching for the missing part Struggling with a broken heart Aren’t we all one of her children? Struggling with a heart and soul Embrace the world and make us whole Struggling with a heart and soul Chant repeat Heal the heart that is broken In a Motherhood of Love Peace will guide or planet In a Motherhood of Love Heal the heart that is broken In a Motherhood of Love Peace will guide our planet In a Motherhood of Love Chant Repeat **(May all the worlds and their inhabitants become happy.)
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Look what they done to my song, Ma Look what they done to my song Well it's the only thing that I could do half right And it's turning out all wrong, Ma Look what they done to my song Look what they done to my brain, Ma Look what they done to my brain Well they picked it like a chicken bone And I think I'm half insane, Ma Look what they 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 done to my song La da da da da da da da La da da da da da da da La da da la da da, la da da da da da Look what they done to my song But maybe it'll all be alright, Ma Maybe it'll all be okay Well if the people are buying tears I'll be rich someday, Ma Look what they done to my song Ils ont change ma chanson, Ma Ils ont change ma chanson C'est la seule chose que je peux faire Et ce n'est pas bon, Ma Ils ont change ma chanson Look what they done to my song, ma Look what they done to my song. Ma Well they tied it up in a plastic bag And turned it upside down Look what they done do my song Ils ont change ma chanson, Ma Ils ont change ma chanson C'est la seule chose que je peux faire Et ce n'est pas bon, Ma Ils ont change ma chanson Look what they done to my song, ma Look what they done to my song It's the only thing I could do alright and they turned it upside down oh Ma Look what they done to my song.
17.
Ruby Tuesday 04:32
She would never say where she came from Yesterday don't matter 'cause its gone While the sun is bright Or in the darkest night No one knows She comes and then she goes Goodbye Ruby Tuesday Who is gonna hang a name on you And when you change with every new day Still I'm gonna miss you Don't ask her why she leaves to be so free She's gonna tell you it's the only way to be And she just can't be chained To a life where nothing's gained And nothing's lost But such a cost Goodbye Ruby Tuesday Who is gonna hang a name on you And when you change with every new day Still I'm gonna miss you Oh there's no time to lose I heard her say You gotta catch your dreams before they run away Dying all the time Lose your dreams then you might lose your mind Is life unkind Goodbye Ruby Tuesday Who is gonna hang a name on you And when you change with every new day Still I'm gonna miss you Goodbye Ruby Tuesday Who is gonna hang a name on you And when you change with every new day Still I'm gonna miss you Goodbye Ruby Tuesday Goodbye Ruby Tuesday Goodbye Ruby Tuesday Goodbye Ruby Tuesday Goodbye Ruby Tuesday Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
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And the saddest thing under the sun above Is to say goodbye to the ones you love All the things that I have known Became my life, my very own But, before you know you say goodbye All the time goodbye, it's time to cry But I will not weep or make a scene Just say thank you life for having been And the hardest thing under the sun above Is to say goodbye to the ones you love I will not weep nor make a scene I'm gonna thank, thank you life for having been. And the loudest cry under the sun above Is a silent goodbye from the ones you love
20.
Fly my dreams all night Sail my heart by day You sang in my soul Hear it far away Words don't have to kill Passions blessed curse Roll it round the tongue Love doesn't have to hurt Roll it round the tongue Love doesn't have to hurt Sing all misty blue As sleep comes over me Whisper like you do When I have the need Words don't have to kill Spin them round the earth Roll it round the tongue Love doesn't have to hurt Roll it round the tongue Love doesn't have to hurt Stories will be told Dance around the fire Songs of melted gold Soar the spark inspire Fiddles and guitars Greet the new morn birds Roll it round the tongue Love doesn't have to hurt Roll it round the tongue Love doesn't have to hurt Roll it round the tongue Love doesn't have to hurt
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You’re gonna miss me You’re gonna wish you’d kissed me You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone You’re gonna miss me You’re gonna wish you’d kissed me You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone You’ll miss being my inspiration Passion aching desperation You might miss being the only one You’ll miss being in my dreams You’ll miss being everything You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone You’re gonna miss me You’re gonna wish you’d kissed me You’re gonna miss me You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone You’re gonna miss me You’re gonna wish you’d kissed me You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone You’ll miss being good and true All that I project on you You might miss being the moon and sun And when it finally hits home You’ll look and I’ll have moved on You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone You’re gonna miss me You’re gonna wish you’d kissed me You’re gonna miss me You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone You’re gonna miss me You’re gonna wish you’d kissed me You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone And when you feel the tap on your shoulder You’ll turn round and see my face I’m as sure, as sure as you’ll be older Time moves on and I can’t wait I can’t wait You’re gonna miss me You’re gonna wish you’d kissed me You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone You’re gonna miss me You’re gonna wish you’d kissed me You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone
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You are extraordinary, magnificent and rare I choose my words more carefully than you might choose to hear And I love you so much, so there, I've said it And how I wish you loved me to But what I feel will fill my life Some of my dreams came true I count my blessings as I curse my fate and plight Though you'll never be the one A least not in this life You fill an emptiness And I'm thankful for just knowing you And as I soar in poet's flight Though you are far from touch and sight What I feel is all beautiful and light Some of my dreams came true Sweep over me Sweep over me Leading me on my journey Sweep over me Sweep over me Leading me on my way You are extraordinary, magnificent and rare And if I never sang this song I'd leave it hanging in the air Some small part of me has gone to places that can't be gotten to And as I soar in poet's flight What I feel some people never do Where it's all beautiful and light Some of my dreams came true Extraordinary

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For a dear one from a place close to your heart✨💖✨♥️
Love Melanie💜🍤(so few opportunities to use the shrimp ; )





"Morecambe Live"
We build buildings! All the different architectural styles! Some destined to be ruins for other civilizations to ponder.
Others demolished . Outdated useless, at least by the days standards.

(Wonder if the Romans or the Greeks demolished any of their own buildings, somehow doubtful.)So we have ruins or empty space (rarely)and new functional ,architecturally, by whatever standard, magnificent structures.

Some years back I performed in Morecambe, Northwest England. Peter wasn't there and for some reason or other thought it would be a good idea to record that evening's concert.
Sometimes when you know you're being recorded you out distance yourself. 'This is for posterity' Beau Jarred and I were in rare form.
Peter loved it, I think he pressed a few. That was that! Back to the vault.
In 2011 the Dome was demolished.
As the note rang out from the last encore, I heard the bulldozers coming!

People especially in the UK have asked: Morecambe? Of all the places you've performed in the UK, Morecambe?
Yes, recorded live from the building that was not destined to be a 'ruin'. In a town with a less than enticing name. But brilliance happens where it happens and whether 'there' exists or not, the notes ring out ~ gone is not a place .
That frequency continues, the mind’s eye records re-creates. Bodies and buildings come and go but life will not go away!
Music builds the only thing that is real....
dreams.
Morecambe live ~recorded in a place that is gone but gone is not a place.

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released January 11, 2017

Melanie: Guitar and Vocals
Beau Jarred: Guitar, Viola-guitar and vocals

CD 1
1. THE ROAMER (1:47)
2. BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (4:45)
3. THE NICKEL SONG (4:01)
4. I’M BACK IN TOWN (2:44)
5. ALEXANDER BEETLE (2:58)
6. ANIMAL CRACKERS (2:47)
7. INTRO TO JAMMIN’ ALONE (1:04)
8. JAMMIN’ ALONE (4:57)
9. INTRO TO BRAND NEW KEY (1:14)
10. BRAND NEW KEY (6:08)

CD 2
1. SMILE (5:26)
2. INTRO TO CLOSE TO IT ALL (0:41)
3. CLOSE TO IT ALL (4:43)
4. INTRO TO MOTHERHOOD OF LOVE (1:52)
5. MOTHERHOOD OF LOVE (5:54)
6. WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO MY SONG, MA? (3:48)
7. RUBY TUESDAY (4:33)
8. INTO TO THE SADDEST THING (0:47)
9. THE SADDEST THING (5:23)
10. LOVE DOESN’T HAVE TO HURT (4:54)
11. YOU’RE GONNA MISS ME (4:42)
12. EXTRAORDINARY (6:22)


All songs written by Melanie Safka except
*Ruby Tuesday written by Jagger/Richards
*Alexander Beetle written by A. A, Milne and Melanie Safka
*Smile Lyrics written by Melanie Safka,
Music written by Beau Jarred Schekeryk
*Motherhood of Love written by Melanie Safka
and Beau Jarred Schekeryk

Melanie: Guitar and Vocals
Beau Jarred: Guitar, Viola-guitar and vocals

Recorded at The Dome, Morecambe, UK
10th May 2008

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Melanie Nashville, Tennessee

Pieces of a career, scattered by the winds of experience and assembled again by the force of love into the most personal and brilliant moments of her musical journey. Melanie is poised to enlighten new generations about what it means to sing with both passion and eloquence, to write at once with intelligence and emotion, and to inspire through song. Nobody does this better.
(Robert L. Doerschuk)
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