<P> In an interview with Examiner.com, Melanie described what she claimed was the inspiration for the song: "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 ." </P> <P> Many listeners detect sexual innuendo in the lyrics, with the key in its lock thought to symbolize sexual intercourse, or in phrases such as "I go pretty far" and "I've been all around the world". Another common viewpoint on the song, is that the song is clearly an innocent reflection upon the typical workings of a child's mind regarding their possessions (In this case, quad skates and the associated key essential for tightening / loosening a locking clamp on the skates). </P> <P> Melanie has acknowledged the possibility of detecting sexual innuendo in the song, without confirming or denying the intent: </P> <P> (The song), "Brand New Key", I wrote in about fifteen minutes one night . I thought it was cute; a kind of old thirties tune . I guess a key and a lock have always been Freudian symbols, and pretty obvious ones at that . There was no deep serious expression behind the song, but people read things into it . They made up incredible stories as to what the lyrics said and what the song meant . In some places, it was even banned from the radio . </P>

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