Lay down lay down lay it all down Let your white birds smile At the ones who stand and frown Lay down lay down lay it all down Let your white birds smile At the ones who stand and frown So raise candles high 'cause if you don't We could stay black against the night ...
Lay down lay down lay it all down Let your white birds smile At the ones who stand and frown So raise candles high 'cause if you don't We could stay black against the night Oh raise them higher again And if you do we could stay dry against the rain Lay down lay down ...
Lay down lay down lay it all down Let your white birds smile At the ones who stand and frown So raise candles high 'cause if you don't We could stay black against the night Oh raise them higher again And if you do we could stay dry against the rain ...
Lay down lay down lay it all down Let your white birds smile At the ones who stand and frown We were so close there was no room We bled inside each other's wounds We all had caught the same disease And we all sang the songs of peace ...
Lay down lay down Lay it all down Let your white birds smile up At the ones who stand and frown You gotta lay down lay down Lay it all down Let your white girl smile at the ones who stand and cry Little sisters of the sun lit Candles in the rain Fed the world on oaths and rais...
Lay down, lay down, let it all down Let your white birds smile up at the ones who stand and frown So raise the candles high 'Cause if you don't we could stay black against the night Oh, raise them higher again And if you do we could stay dry against the rain ...
” has died. Melanie's publicist tells The Associated Press that she died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. She was 76. Born Melanie Safka, the singer rose through the New York folk scene and was one of only three solo women to perform at Woodstock. Her hits inclu...
As it began to rain during her performance on the opening night of that epic, three-day festival, hundreds of candles suddenly appeared, which inspired Melanie’s breakthrough hit, “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain).” In July 1970, that song became her first top 10 hit on the Billboard...
The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time The Woodstock performance would soon inspire Melanie’s Top 10 single “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain),” recorded with the Edwin Hawkins Singers. The hit song was followed by the release of “Peace Will Come,”“What Have They Done to My Song Ma,...
The ‘Lay Down’ chorus was in my head. I was able to record it with the Edwin Hawkins Singers, adding more power to it. It is not always easy protesting for peace.” “Peace Will Come” followed in the Top 40 at a time when The New Seekers had discovered Melanie’s compositions, ...