S7E355 - Melanie 'Beautiful People: The Greatest Hits Of Melanie' with Azalia Snail
Avant-garde singer-songwriter and musician Azalia Snail joins Rob in the TRGMH studio to discuss an artist near and dear to her heart - Melanie Safka aka Melanie - and some of her greatest hits: "But maybe it'll all be alright, ma Maybe it'll all be...
Avant-garde singer-songwriter and musician Azalia Snail joins Rob in the TRGMH studio to discuss an artist near and dear to her heart - Melanie Safka aka Melanie - and some of her greatest hits:
"But maybe it'll all be alright, ma
Maybe it'll all be okay
Well, if the people are buying tears
I'll be rich someday, ma
Look what they done to my song..."
Songs discussed in this episode: California Dreamin' - Melanie; Take Away His Power, Expert Outlier, Zap You Of That Hate - Azalia Snail; Oh Happy Day - The Edwin Hawkins Singers; Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) - Melanie; Look What They've Done To My Song - The New Seekers; What Have They Done To My Song, Ma, Brand New Key, Ruby Tuesday, The Nickel Song, Bobo's Party, Good Book, Christopher Robin, Animal Crackers, Psychotherapy (Live), Beautiful People, Leftover Wine, Peace Will Come (According To Plan), People In The Front Row - Melanie; Becomes Clear To Them - Azalia Snail; Sign In The Window (Bob Dylan cover) - Melanie
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Azalia Snail
Melanie’s Beautiful People
Azalia Snail is an American avant-garde singer-songwriter and musician. She is a multi-instrumentalist active in psychedelia and played a prominent role in the 1990s lo-fi music scene, and was dubbed the "Queen of Lo-Fi". She is one half of the duo LoveyDove.
Snail has recorded 15 solo albums between 1990 and 2024 and has written film scores for several indie features and short films. She has toured the United States, Europe and Australasia.
In 2000, she won the Los Angeles LA Weekly Music Award for Best New-Genre/Uncategorizable Artist.
Her latest record is POWERLOVER, an ode to Brian Eno ~ an omnichord odyssey featuring Azalia on most instruments, Dan West (d’Animal, LoveyDove, Sidewalk Society) on bass, and Alan Sparhawk of LOW on guitar.