"Brand New Key," performed by Melanie, climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, turning the singer into an international star almost overnight.
But, despite its upbeat tone, some listeners and radio programmers believed the lyrics contained hidden sexual meanings. That interpretation led several radio stations to ban the song entirely, arguing that its seemingly simple metaphors were too suggestive for airplay.
"It had all kinds of meanings," Melanie told The Tennessean. "I'm gonna say, subconsciously, there could have been some sort of Freudian thing. I was just remembering roller skating and learning the apparatus."
"It just came into my head," the singer recalled. "I had one of those little practice guitars in the van with me and when my husband, who was a record producer, heard me singing, he said, 'What's that?' And I said, 'Oh, some silly song. I'm just playing around.' He said, 'No, no--do that part again!' And I did, and he said, 'Melanie, that's a hit!"
More than 50 years later, "Brand New Key" remains a beloved classic, remembered not only for its catchy melody, but for the unexpected controversy that surrounded it on its way to becoming a No. 1 smash.
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