I have bad memories of that song from childhood, lol. But, Melanie Safka was a beautiful woman and there are other songs of hers that I love, for instance, from some Dutch TV show there’s this remarkable live performance:
Melanie Safka & The Edwin Hawkins Singers - Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)
https://youtu.be/IZ52lk9wjZI?list=RDIZ52lk9wjZI
I also liked that song--sort of a morbid fascination, since it was an anthem for those on the other side of the barricades in 1970, when I was a strong supporter of President Nixon and the Vietnam War.