Zpěvačka a kytaristka (též pianistka) z Kansasu, přirovnávána k Janis Joplin. Narozena v r. 1963. Začínala v losangelských klubech ale studovala i na bostonské univerzitě Berklee. Už album Melissa Etheridge (1988) bylo velmi dobře přijato...

Píseň: Please Forgive Me

Interpret:
Melissa Etheridge
Album:
Skin
It's been so long since I've touched
So long since I wanted
Then you made me laugh
And my heart opened


I want you to find me charming and wise
I just want you to find me
Somewhere here inside
I barely know you 
We've been sort of friends
So what if I called you and called you again
What would I tell you
Where would I begin


Please forgive me
If I don't know what to do
It's an old fire
This familiar desire
But my skin is painfully new


There's a light in my window
It shines all night long
In the morning my coffee
Is sweet but it's strong
I carefully reach out from behind these walls
I'll take a deep breath and give you a call
Hello how are you
Not much at all


Lost in this hole
That has ripped through my soul
I unlock this secret inside
What should I think
I've had too much to drink
As my mind and my body collide