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"What Have They Done to My Song Ma" is a song written and performed by Melanie (Safka). It was released in 1970 as the B-side of Melanie's "Ruby Tuesday" single and included on the album Candles in the Rain. The single reached the number 39 in the United Kingdom and peaked within the top 20 in Norway and the Wallonia region of Belgium.
All songs written by Melanie Safka except where noted. "Candles in the Rain" 1:42 "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" (accompanied by the Edwin Hawkins Singers) 3:49 "Carolina in My Mind" (James Taylor) 3:37 "Citiest People" 3:32 "What Have They Done to My Song Ma" 4:02 "Alexander Beetle" (Safka, A.A. Milne) 2:35 "The Good Guys" 3:08
Miley Cyrus enlisted her for a duet of Melanie’s “Look What They’ve Done to My Song, Ma” in 2015. More recently, Jarvis Cocker did a live, on-stage interview with her in the U.K.
Melanie was born and raised in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York City.Her father, Frederick M. Safka (1924–2009), was of Ukrainian ancestry, [5] and her mother, jazz singer Pauline "Polly" Altomare (1926–2003), was of Italian heritage.
"What Have They Done to My Song Ma" — — — 14 — — — — — 39 "The Good Book" 1971
The group's next album Beautiful People would be the group's first album release in English-speaking North America and also in Australia, the edition of the album released in those territories including "Look What They've Done to My Song Ma". Potger co-wrote two songs on the album, and his former Seekers bandmate Bruce Woodley contributed one.
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Although the group had achieved success in America with their debut single, "Look What They've Done to My Song Ma", the group's following singles failed to fare as well, with the 1971 album New Colours missing the Billboard 200 completely. With the success in late 1971 of their single "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing", however, this album ...