who sang look what they've done to my song
Melanie (singer)
Daliah Lavi recorded a successful German version of the song in 1971 and Ray Charles released a cover ( as `` Look What They 've Done to My Song , Ma '' ) in 1972 . The song has also been covered by many other artists , including Nina Simone , the New Seekers , Dalida and Billie Jo Spears . Czechoslovakian singer Helena Vondráčková recorded it in 1971 as `` Kam zmizel ten starý song '' with Czech lyrics by Zdeněk Borovec . Yugoslav rock band Bajaga i Instruktori released a cover of it with lyrics in Serbian , called `` Vidi šta sam ti uradio od pesme , mama '' , in 1985 . 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 Ramada Inn ( as `` Look what they 've done to Ramada '' ) and for Oatmeal Crisp cereal ( as `` Look what they 've done to my oatmeal '' ) . In October 2012 , Miley Cyrus released a video of her own acoustic version of the song as part of her Backyard Sessions series . In 2015 , Melanie joined her to duet on the song in addition to `` Peace Will Come ( According to Plan ) '' . 
Daliah Lavi recorded a successful German version of the song in 1971 and Ray Charles released a cover ( as `` Look What They 've Done to My Song , Ma '' ) in 1972 . The song has also been covered by many other artists , including Nina Simone , the New Seekers , Dalida and Billie Jo Spears . Czechoslovakian singer Helena Vondráčková recorded it in 1971 as `` Kam zmizel ten starý song '' with Czech lyrics by Zdeněk Borovec . Yugoslav rock band Bajaga i Instruktori released a cover of it with lyrics in Serbian , called `` Vidi šta sam ti uradio od pesme , mama '' , in 1985 . 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 Ramada Inn ( as `` Look what they 've done to Ramada '' ) and for Oatmeal Crisp cereal ( as `` Look what they 've done to my oatmeal '' ) . In October 2012 , Miley Cyrus released a video of her own acoustic version of the song as part of her Backyard Sessions series . In 2015 , Melanie joined her to duet on the song in addition to `` Peace Will Come ( According to Plan ) '' .
Daliah Lavi recorded a successful German version of the song in 1971 and Ray Charles released a cover (as `` Look What They 've Done to My Song , Ma '' ) in 1972.  The song has also been covered by many other artists, including Nina Simone, the New Seekers, Dalida and Billie Jo Spears, Czechoslovakian singer Helena Vondráčková, Yugoslav rock band Bajaga i Instruktori, Miley Cyrus , and Melanie.
Daliah Lavi recorded a successful German version of the song in 1971 and Ray Charles released a cover ( as `` Look What They 've Done to My Song , Ma '' ) in 1972 . The song has also been covered by many other artists , including Nina Simone , the New Seekers , Dalida and Billie Jo Spears . Czechoslovakian singer Helena Vondráčková recorded it in 1971 as `` Kam zmizel ten starý song '' with Czech lyrics by Zdeněk Borovec . Yugoslav rock band Bajaga i Instruktori released a cover of it with lyrics in Serbian , called `` Vidi šta sam ti uradio od pesme , mama '' , in 1985 . In October 2012 , Miley Cyrus released a video of her own acoustic version of the song as part of her Backyard Sessions series . In 2015 , Melanie joined her to duet on the song in addition to `` Peace Will Come ( According to Plan ) '' .