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Melanie’s sing-song pop smash “Brand New Key” seems innocuous today, but when it was released in 1971, it was considered fairly risqué. A deep dive.

Melanie, a singer-songwriter behind 1970s hits including “Brand New Key,” has died. Melanies publicist tells The Associated Press that she died Tuesday. She was 76. Born Melanie Safka, the singer

Melanie, the singer-songwriter who rose through the New York folk scene and had a series of 1970s hits including “Brand New Key," has died.

She was one of only three female solo performers, along with Joan Baez and Janis Joplin, at the Woodstock music festival in 1969.

Melanie Safka, the singer who went by the mononym Melanie famous for songs including “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” and “Brand New Key,” has died. She was 76.

Melanie, the singer-songwriter who rose through the New York folk scene, performed at Woodstock and had a series of 1970s hits including the enduring cultural phenomenon “Brand New Key,” has

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FILE - Melanie Safka opens the second day of the "A Day In The Garden" festival on Aug. 15, 1988, in Bethel, N.Y. Melanie, a singer-songwriter behind 1970s hits including