![]() Through her pained singing, this simple melody and daisy-chain lyricism evoke the spare rote of a children’s church hymn - Jesus loves me, this I know, because the Bible tells me so. I’ll eat the plants and the fruit from the treesĪnd I’ll live on vegetables and I’ll grow on seedsīut I don’t eat animals and they don’t eat me.” “I was just thinking about the way it’s supposed to be In Melanie’s telling, vegetarianism is not a tribute to one’s own physical health but, instead, a pursuit for spiritual and physical purity: ![]() “I Don’t Eat Animals” was never performed in a studio, best I can tell, and Melanie’s well-trod vocals fill a theater like a cold drink of water. While you’re likely familiar with the schmaltz of “Brand New Key,” the simple warbled lyric that comes to mind these days for me is her sing-song ballad to a vegetarian diet. (A photo of Melanie Safka performing at the original Woodstock festival)Īmong many overlooked music loves I’ve fallen for lately is Leftover Wine, a collection of live recordings by summer-of-love folk singer and Woodstock alumn Melanie Safka.
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