Song Analysis: Melissa By The Allman Brothers

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Melissa - The Allman Brothers I chose Melissa by The Allman Brothers. “I wrote that song in 1967 in a place called the Evergreen Hotel in Pensacola, Florida,” Gregg, one of the brother’s in the band said in 2006 in an interview with San Luis Obispo Tribune “By that time I got so sick of playing other people’s material that I just sat down...wrote this song called ‘Melissa’”. The song itself was not actually released until after the death of Duane Allman a member of the band. Gregg Allman had reached a height in his career and wanted to make the studio album Eat A Peach a somewhat tribute to the band’s glory days. I thought this was ironic because of just what the song represents in my opinion. When I first listened to Melissa, honestly,

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