Melanie - Beautiful People (live TV 1969)

Courtesy of the Clark Santee archives, the wonderful Melanie Safka in an early TV appearance singing her song Beautiful People, a hit for her in Europe. Schooled in performing solo in the coffee houses of Greenwich Village, Melanie was a talent to be reckoned with and her non-conformist songs found favour with groups like the New Seekers in the early 1970’s topping charts worldwide. Melanie’s magnificent Candles In The Rain single in 1970 kickstarted her own career and huge hits followed with Brand New Key and her cover of Ruby Tuesday.