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 Some came to sing, some came to pray …

" Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) " is the second single from Melanie Safka 's 1970 album Candles in the Rain. It was her breakthrough hit in the United States, climbing to number six …

Melanie’s iconic 1970 tribute to her experience performing in the previous year’s Woodstock Festival. The song became one of the peace anthems of the anti war movement. She …

Sep 28, 2023 · Melanie released the single “ (Lay Down) Candles in the Rain” in July 1970, and it reached No. 6 on the Billboard pop single charts.

Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) by Melanie song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position

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1970 Lay Down ( Candles in the Rain) it was taken from the show of Willem Duys in Holland 1970, with the Edwin Hawkins Singers...more.

Special thanks to Harley White, Sr. who played an amazing bass, and to Edwin (piano) and the Singers. The single hit #1 on the Dutch charts soon after this. ...

"Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" was the second single from Melanie Safka's 1970 album Candles in the Rain. It was her breakthrough hit in the United States, climbing to number six …

Listen to Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) - Long Version on Spotify. Song · Melanie, The Edwin Hawkins Singers · 1999.