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"Brand New Key" is a pop song written and sung by folk music singer Melanie (Melanie Safka-Schekeryk), which became a novelty success during 1971–72. Initially a track of Melanie's album ''Gather Me'', it was known also as "The Rollerskate Song" due to its chorus. It was her greatest success, scoring No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart during December 1971 and January 1972. ''Billboard'' ranked it as the No. 9 song of 1972.〔Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1972〕 It also scored No. 1 in Canada and Australia and No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. Melanie's version of the song was featured in the 1997 movie ''Boogie Nights'' as well as the 2010 movie ''Jackass 3D'' and an episode of ''Helix''. The single was produced by Melanie's husband, Peter Schekeryk. ==Overview== The song is sung from the viewpoint of a girl with roller skates trying to attract the attention of a boy: :''I got a brand new pair of roller skates,'' :''You got a brand new key.'' :''I think that we should get together and try them out, to see ...'' The roller skates in question would have been old-style children's quad skates, which were clamped to the soles of ordinary leather-soled shoes. The clamps were tightened with a special "key" that was basically a very simple socket wrench. If the key was lost or misplaced, a pair of pliers (preferably needle-nosed) or other tool could usually substitute, though at some inconvenience. Although the lyrics claim that the roller skates are "brand new", the girl has presumably either lost her key, or the boy of the song is now in possession of it, the key being "brand new" as well: :''I roller skated to your door at daylight ()'' :''I'm okay alone, but you got something I need''. In an interview with rock music journalist Ray Shasho on July 22, 2013, Melanie described what she claimed was the inspiration of "Brand New Key": "I was fasting with a 27-day fast on water. I broke the fast and went back to my life living in New Jersey and we were going to a flea market around six in the morning. On the way back …and I had just broken the fast, from the flea market, we passed a McDonald's and the aroma hit me, and I had been a vegetarian before the fast. So we pulled into the McDonald's and I got the whole works … the burger, the shake, and the fries … and no sooner after I finished that last bite of my burger …that song was in my head. The aroma brought back memories of roller skating and learning to ride a bike and the vision of my dad holding the back fender of the tire. And me saying to my dad …“You’re holding, you’re holding, you’re holding, right? Then I’d look back and he wasn’t holding and I’d fall. So that whole thing came back to me and came out in this song."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.classicrockmusicwriter.com/2013/08/melanie-safka-exclusive-my-mother-drove.html )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brand New Key」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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