Today is the feast of St. Blaise, who, legend has it, saved the life of a child who was choking on a fish bone by holding a pair of candles around the kid’s throat and saying a prayer, dislodging the bone and saving the kid’s life. In his honor, I give you Melanie Safka’s (who went by the mononym Melanie at the time) 1970 hit, "Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)." It was her breakthrough hit in the US, reaching #6 on the Hot 100 and #3 on the Cash Box chart and finishing the year at #23. She’s joined by the Edwin Hawkins Singers.
Song of the Day: Melanie, “Lay Down (Candles In The Rain”
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I don’t know this song at all but love the psychedelic way of filming.
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It was state of the art in 1970.
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This song has always given me chills. It’s a haunting song.
Arlee Bird
Tossing It Out
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I think The Edwin Hawkins Singers really make this song. Their voices definitely lend an ethereal quality to it.
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I cannot imagine what it must have been like to be on the stage at Woodstock. Great song – one I have not considered in ages.
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I’ll bet it was quite an experience even for the experienced players.
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Wow…I never paid attention to the lyrics before…wow
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