![]() ![]() ![]() It all started when author, musician and friend, Pat Thomas had posted something on Facebook about Melanie and I responded gushing with love for her. It was banned from many stations for its cheeky “I’ve got a roller skate / you’ve got a key” but its composer, the Queens born Melanie Safka, has actually had a long and varied career that includes an Emmy, a theatrical musical, a theme song to a tv show and a bunch of memorable albums.Ī couple years ago, when Melanie and I started talking on the phone back and forth I had to pinch myself. Her 1972 number one song “Brand New Key” (sometimes called “The Roller Skate Song”) sold over three million copies worldwide and was featured in the 1997 film. If you’ve seen Boogie Nights-or just happen to love perfectly crafted pop confections that seem virginally innocent but are drenched in sexual innuendo-then you already know Melanie. ![]()
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