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Donna Summer – Melanie (1981) | Track profile | Dork

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Donna Summer
I’m a Rainbow
Melanie

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Melanie

Release date: 5th October 1981

From I’m a Rainbow

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About This Track

"Melanie" is a track by Donna Summer, from the album I’m a Rainbow, released 5th October 1981. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Donna Summer

Donna Summer

Lyrics

Melanie

Melanie is sweet

A vision on her feet

So young so fair

A bridge of iron

Standing tall between two parted spheres

She's a novelty of reality

Though she tried so hard

My sweet darling Melanie

She's glad for what she's had

Her mom and several dads so she complained

This modern love affair

With life can really get you down

She's a novelty of reality

But she tried so hard my sweet darling Melanie

Ooh but life goes on

Ooh the same old song

Ooh but love's in search of mystery

So you worked so hard my sweet darling Melanie

Over the horizon

Birds of paradise sit in her eyes

You can feel forever on her sweet and silken sighs

She's novelty of reality

So she tried so hard my sweet darling Melanie

Na, na, na...

She's novelty of reality

So she tried so hard my sweet darling Melanie

So she tried so hard my sweet darling Melanie

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Track details

From I’m a Rainbow

1981

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Album

I’m a Rainbow

Release year

1981

—True Love Survives
—You to Me
—Sweet Emotion
—Brooklyn
—I Need Time
—Back Where You Belong
—End of the Week
—People Talk
—Leave Me Alone
—I'm a Rainbow
—A Runner with the Pack
—Don't Cry for Me Argentina
—I Believe (In You)
—Highway Runner
—Melanie
—To Turn the Stone
—Walk On (Keep on Movin')

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