[DallasBiff]

One of the most annoying songs from Melanie, she had a great voice, but this song was annoying.

[OpusatFR]

I loved it. Still sting the refrain from time to time.

[LibertyWoman]

That is really cute and for a second there I felt transported back to the 70s!

[ransomnote]

How fun! Thank you for posting.

[VTenigma]

Ear worm, Bleeeck.

[VTenigma]

Ear worm, Bleeeck.

[Buttons12]

Owww! Who let her sing?!

[Don Draper]

I miss little of the 70’s except for the music and the lack of fear in society. Thanks for the smile this brought.

[lee martell]

This song came out in the early 70s, along with two other one hit but unforgettable songs: Time in a bottle by Jim Croce and Midnight at the Oasis by Marie Muldaur.

[Round Earther]

The girl in the song has a brand new pair of roller skates and the boy has a brand new key.

What could the metaphors mean?

[RoosterRedux]

Charming.

[gloryblaze]

She should have got the deal patented or copyrighted or something before MTV stole it and made millions and millions!

[higgmeister]

I'm impressed she got those skates to stay on those Keds.

I'm very impressed by the video clip too.   It's not annoying, it's a nostagla nostalgia trip.

[DouglasKC]

Very cute! Reminded me of my youth!

[ansel12]

Nice video and well done, I just emailed it to an old girlfriend.

[OldMissileer]

I was in junior high school taking a typing class when this song came out. Our teacher had a repeating record player and she would put the 45RPM record of this song on and play it the entire hour to make us type to a rhythm. I can’t stand this song.

[US_MilitaryRules]

Great song! I have it in my favorites on Spotify. :)

[Jamestown1630]

My friend and I would sing this song every morning when we drove to University. It was funny and fun, and it never struck us that there might be any ‘underlying meaning’.

Those were good days.

I’ve always loved Melanie:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5LZ-WaDHZE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6ob3PI7wFk