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series. In 2015, Melanie joined her to duet on the song in addition to "Peace Will Come (According to Plan)". Another take on the song was done by Jack Wild that appeared on his album
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It was used in the 1970s as a commercial for Lifebuoy soap ("Look what they've done to my Lifebuoy"), and in the 1980s as a commercial jingle for
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released a cover (as "Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma") in 1972. It has also been tackled by many other artists, including
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released a video of her own acoustic version of the song as part of her
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recorded the song in French and Italian and released both as singles.
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cereal (as "Look what they've done to my oatmeal"). In October 2012,
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recorded a successful German version of the song in 1971 and
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did a rendition in 1971 as "Kam zmizel ten starĂ˝ song" with
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and reached the top 10 in Australia, Canada, and on the US
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It was released in 1970 as the B-side of Melanie's "
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Index

Single
Melanie
Candles in the Rain
A-side
Ruby Tuesday
Studio
Wessex
Genre
Folk rock
Label
Buddah
Songwriter(s)
Melanie Safka
Producer(s)
Melanie (Safka)
Ruby Tuesday
Candles in the Rain
Wallonia

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New Zealand Singles Chart
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