Born to Be Alive, Born To Be With You. Born To Lose. Born on the Bayou. Born to Cry. Melanie it seems was Born To Be... Finish the sentence fir yourself. She's a spectacular, one off talent. Not conventionally a great singer perhaps. But a great character-full artist. The embodiment of drama from some of the most dramatic years of the whole Rock & Roll experuence.
Born To Be came out in November 1968 the year the world burned and a lot of dreams caught flame. Melanie embodues the rage and pain of a turnung, burning worldbut the line holding firm against the onslaught. The sleeve notes embody the pure idealism and perhaps naivety of the age. The sense of motion and change. Passion and belief. Iy's still a record that feels inspiring. These are cynical times by comparison.
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