This track was originally the title track for Melanie’s 1971 album. The album had a top 40 hit with “Nickel Song” and also featured the track “Birthday of the Sun” which Melanie performed at Woodstock in 1969. It was her last official album with Buddah records before setting up her own label.
Ezra...
Poor little hairy kids out on their own
They run to the festival to show that they were one
They've fallen in love with all human kind
So tell them you love them so they don't change their mind
Write us a book of instructions or signs
And if it's been written then give us more time
Recite a poem or sing us a song
And tell us you love us so we don't feel alone
And it's sad that we weren't born like horses and sheep
To know where we're goin', to know what we need
But you've written the music so we'll sing along
And tell us you love us so we don't feel alone
Give the poet a poem and the singer a song
And they'll tell us you love us
So we don't feel alone
So we don't feel alone
So we don't feel alone
You gotta tell us you love us
So we don't feel all alone
The Good Book (Melanie) was written by Melanie.
The Good Book (Melanie) was produced by Tim Sandusky & Ezra Furman.
Ezra Furman released The Good Book (Melanie) on Thu Feb 21 2019.
On his blog in July 2012, Ezra wrote a short article about the original singer Melanie:
I’ve been addictedly, perhaps unhealthily, listening to the works of under-appreciated songwriters for a while now, especially those who were once young and are now old or dead. I guess it’s because I’m lookin’...