I went with "Mandy" followed by "Tryin' To Get The Feeling"

Not really my cup of tea, but once in a while...if I'm in the mood...I like to hear "Could It Be Magic".  :)

Not really my cup of tea, but once in a while...if I'm in the mood...I like to hear "Could It Be Magic".  :)
I agree...I have to be in the right mood for his stuff.

I picked Mandy but I also like Could it be Magic and Ready to Take a Chance Again. I also admit  :-[ I kind of like Cocacabana




Cat

'I Write The Songs' and I also like 'Can't Smile Without You'

Can't Smile Without You

I'll admit it...what can I say, I like two Barry Manilow songs:
1. "Could It Be Magic"
2. "Mandy"

"Could It Be Magic" is an excellent song. One of the best of the '70s. There, I said it!   :-[

:D

New York City Rhythm


Howard

Not really a Barry fan - but I did vote for Copacabana :D

Mandy


I wonder if the member named Bury_Manilow will be tempted to vote in here ?  ;D

Not really my cup of tea, but once in a while...if I'm in the mood...I like to hear "Could It Be Magic".  :)

Once again CF I find myself 100% in agreement with you on this one.
"Could It Be Magic" is a great song. I saw Barry singing it on a UK TV chat show a few years ago though and he really screwed it up.
He was going for the big notes and didn't quite reach them, which was a shame.

Can't Smile Without You :)

"Mandy"

Went with Other...My 2 Barry favs weren't listed.

Even Now and Looks Like We Made It

Not really my cup of tea, but once in a while...if I'm in the mood...I like to hear "Could It Be Magic".  :)

Once again CF I find myself 100% in agreement with you on this one.
"Could It Be Magic" is a great song. I saw Barry singing it on a UK TV chat show a few years ago though and he really screwed it up.
He was going for the big notes and didn't quite reach them, which was a shame.


I saw him perform on American Idol a couple weeks ago and he sounded pretty good...although it was a song from a new album, which means that I wouldn't have known what it was supposed to sound like anyway.  :-\ :)

I do like them trademark 'big finishes' of his...none more so than...

Other: 'Weekend In New England'...corny, yet superb!

I must admit I'm not much of a Barry Manilow fan but I do love 'Mandy'. It's a bit sickly sweet but, in the right mood, I generally enjoy it.

I just realized that all of us on this thread admitted that they like Barry Manilow. So, I guess we all have come out of the closet together. lol  ;)




Cat

I just realized that all of us on this thread admitted that they like Barry Manilow. So, I guess we all have come out of the closet together. lol  ;)




Cat
Yeah Cat, I didn't find any skeletons in there so I left ;D

Other: Could it Be Magic?

Other: Could it Be Magic?


Excellent choice, Indy!  That's also the one I chose.  :)

Other-NONE!!! ;D ;D ;D

I like them all.

Copacabana!!

Other-NONE!!! ;D ;D ;D

Go ahead and stay in the closet AL-B.  8)

The rest of us "came out" and admitted we like one or two of his songs. Why can't you? Don't you like his "creamy" voice ?!?!  ::)

;) ;D

Go ahead and stay in the closet AL-B.  8)

The rest of us "came out" and admitted we like one or two of his songs. Why can't you? Don't you like his "creamy" voice ?!?!  ::)

;) ;D




Oh, all right. I kinda like "Mandy." There, I said it. (I feel so dirty now...) ;D ;D ;D

Oh, all right. I kinda like "Mandy." There, I said it. (I feel so dirty now...) ;D ;D ;D


Looks like you've been "outted" AL-B. ::)

:\'(
I remember all my life
Raining down as cold as ice
Shadows of a man
A face through a window
Crying in the night
The night goes into
Morning, just another day
Happy people pass my way
Looking in their eyes
I see a memory
I never realized how
Happy you made me

Oh, Mandy, well you came
And you gave without taking
But I sent you away, oh, Mandy
Well, you kissed me and
Stopped me from shaking
And I need you today
Oh, Mandy...

;) ;D

Looks like you've been "outted" AL-B. ::)
May you be strapped to a chair and forced to listen to "Engelbert Humperdinck's Greatest Hits" in its entirety 10 times in a row.  :D

Other....Could It Be Magic.

"Weekend In New England"

I love Barry! :D

Go ahead and stay in the closet AL-B.  8)

The rest of us "came out" and admitted we like one or two of his songs. Why can't you? Don't you like his "creamy" voice ?!?!  ::)

;) ;D

Hey, that's MY line!

Anyway, my favorite Barely Man-enough is
Copacabana
The hottest spot north of Havana

I like "Copacabana" because of its Latin beat.

Last night I saw a Bette Midler biography television program. I never knew Barry Manilow was her pianist and musical director for her early '70s tours, shows and albums.

I knew he had done some musical work for television commercials early in his career but nothing about the Bette Midler connection.
???

:)

Another great one is, "Ready To Take A Chance Again" - that song is REALLY hard to listen to & not get all watery-eyed :\'(

I have always wanted to see him live, but (suprise surprise) I can never get anyone to go with me. :(  So I've decided next time he comes into town, I'm going by myself. :D

Hey, today is Barry Manilow's birthday YOO HOO. Time to celebrate!



Cat

Hey, today is Barry Manilow's birthday YOO HOO. Time to celebrate!



Cat


woo hoo, I better put on my Manilow CD's and celebrate :D  resin?  wanna come over? ;) ;D

woo hoo, I better put on my Manilow CD's and celebrate :D  resin?  wanna come over? ;) ;D


I think I could put up with a little Manilow, if it gets me a lot of you ;)

"Her name was Lola; she was a showgirl..."

"Tryin' to get That Feeling Again"

I picked Mandy but I also like Could it be Magic and Ready to Take a Chance Again.
Cat


Okay...I don't know "Could it be Magic", but I agree on the other.  :)

Barry Manilow was one of the first artists i listened to when i was a really young girl-my sister had a huge crush on him.i still enjoy his music today..have to go with "Mandy" and "Tryin' To Get The Feelin"

MANDY

i went for ....mandy !  for 70's

but all up inc.80's ..i'll just mention " lets hang on' for good measure as my all time fav ! 82'

Oh, "Copacabana" for sure, it's so unabashedly over-the-top!

"Smoke A Banana"
http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/barrymanilow23.shtml

read 'em and weep

other:  Ships (1979) :)

I love all his stuff.... Hes the bomb but I also loved the theme to American Bandstand he sang...

Other:

Could It Be Magic

Id have to say Mandy...Although I do like the version of this song called Brandy as well. I cant remember who sang Brandy, but I actually think it was the original version, though I could be wrong.

I also like Copacabanna and a few others.

I LOVE his 80's hits Lets Hang On and Some Kind Of Friend.









AN


(Im on another computer and cant get my password, which is why Im in as what ever it is im in here as atm)

Id have to say Mandy...Although I do like the version of this song called Brandy as well. I cant remember who sang Brandy, but I actually think it was the original version, though I could be wrong.

I also like Copacabanna and a few others.

I LOVE his 80's hits Lets Hang On and Some Kind Of Friend.









AN


(Im on another computer and cant get my password, which is why Im in as what ever it is im in here as atm)



The original Brandy was a song about a dog, but will check out on the songwriter/singer later.

I have a Barry Manilow CD and I listen to fairly often when I want to chill out.  I pretty much like anything he did.  Now that I'm getting older I like is music and song writting.  He was in Columbus Ohio, and I wasn't able to go.  I think it would've been fun. ;D  I saw him on an interview and he said "this is what Clay Akin is going to look like in thirty years."  That was funny. ;D

I would have to say Copacabana.  I heard he may have gotten a face lift, but left the nose alone.  I wonder if it's insured.  :)

Don't fear the Manilow...Embrace your inner Barry

Barry Manilow Rocks!

Don't fear the Manilow...Embrace your inner Barry

Barry Manilow Rocks!


totally  8) ;D

I used to hate his music with a passion, but I guess it's okay as I get older.  One of the reasons for my nic is from a brainstorming session with a buddy trying to think of some name for a band he was forming.  Some others that we came up with were Free Beer, Wrestling Meat, Mother's Maiden Name, Crackbabyonacid, and Shouldashotyoko.  I have used some of them as nics and account names in the past.

Another good one was his 1983 hit "Some Kind of Friend".  It was his attempt at New Wave, and he did a real good job 8)

I a big fan of Barry (and not afraid to admit it either, I even have his CD Ultimate Manilow! ;D) As for my favorite song by him, I would have to narrow it down to a select few:

Mandy
Could It Be Magic
Daybreak
Can't Smile Without You
Ready to Take a Chace again
Copacabana

That's about it. Barry rocks! Peace out. :D

After a long lul of bad music in the post Beatle era of the early/mid 70's music the music in the mid/late 70's started to get interesting again with the new Disco sound and a pool of new creative Artists that were original song writers and the best of them was Barry Manilow. He filled that void that was missing in the business, a great music writer song lyrisist and music composer to create songs that have staying power for the ages. I think every song he wrote in his first few years went to number one, he was as good writing lyrics as John and Paul were in his beginings and better than them in story compositions...tell me, is there better story's than " Weekend in New England" "This One's for you" "Even Now" " Copacabana" he painted pictures in your head with his words that even today could put you in a good mood when you hum his songs. Yes, I was, and still am a fan of his music, and my wife also a big fan too, got to see him in concert in Radio City and once in a broadway theater, he put on a good show...I'd go again to see him in concert.

When the mood strikes me I put on his albums and mellow out...I think I'll do it now! Thanks.

Hot Wax


     

Speaking of Barry Manilow...I recently found a 3 CD Barry Manilow Greatest Hits box set in my collection that I never knew I had. I think its from 1989 and has 2 'previously unavailable' songs: Dirt Cheap and Your My Only Girl (Jenny).









AN

I went with Copacabana.

copacabana, followed by Mandy

I'll take Mandy but my favorite is Ships

Gonna have to go with Copacabana.

I chose Other - "This One's For You."  I also like "Weekend In New England."