Mixed Tape : Red : "Brand New Key" by Melanie Safka

Another gem, this time I was turned on by Aaron at Maushole.

Listen to a snippet.

Googling Melanie Safka brought me to her site and unveiled a totally amazing artist with an incredible history (including over 80 million records sold), that I knew nothing about, and now absolutely love. From her site:

With guitar in hand and a talent that combined amazing vocal equipment, disarming humor, and a vibrant engagement with life, she was booked as the first solo pop/rock artist ever to appear at Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Opera House, the Sydney Opera House, and in the General Assembly of the United Nations, where delegates greeted her performances with standing ovations. The top television hosts of the time -- Ed Sullivan, Johnny Carson, Dick Cavett -- battled to book her. (After her stunning performance on his show, Sullivan goggled that he had not seen such a "dedicated and responsive audience since Elvis Presley.")

Visit her site.