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    Any other Barry Manilow fans?

    I tell you what, about a month ago I started getting into Barry Manilow. Some damn good tunes!

    Like, I had no idea... such great music!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ultralight View Post
    I tell you what, about a month ago I started getting into Barry Manilow. Some damn good tunes!

    Like, I had no idea... such great music!
    name three good Manilow tunes

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    I used to have such an aversion to Manilow that I once got out of a bathtub to shut him off. I've mellowed over the years, but I still don't see the appeal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JaneV2.0 View Post
    I used to have such an aversion to Manilow that I once got out of a bathtub to shut him off. I've mellowed over the years, but I still don't see the appeal.
    Without looking anything up, I have in the back my mind that he might’ve written some music that’s OK but those are not the ones that he’s known for performing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by iris lilies View Post
    name three good Manilow tunes
    No. I will name three GREAT Manilow songs!

    1. Mandy
    2. Can't Smile Without You
    3. The Old Songs

    Bonus: Copacabana!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ultralight View Post
    No. I will name three GREAT Manilow songs!

    1. Mandy
    2. Can't Smile Without You
    3. The Old Songs

    Bonus: Copacabana!
    those are not great songs.

    next.

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    It's nice to see Ultralight appreciating 70s music--come on!

    Barry Manilow was definitely never taken that seriously, but he certainly wrote a lot of hits. I was never a huge fan, but he's OK. I'm more British Invasion, Simon and Garfunkel and Hippie Folk.

    But I'll give you I Made it Through the Rain.
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    Quote Originally Posted by iris lilies View Post
    those are not great songs.

    next.
    Better check your hearing aid!

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    When I was in high school my sister went with some friends to see a new sensation named Bette Midler. She liked Bette, but was even more captivated when her music director played a few songs during Bette's mid-show break. She thought he was fantastic--an unknown named Barry Manilow.

    She immediately bought his first album, which had just come out. I kind of liked it, but was never tempted to buy anything of his myself.

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    We all know a Manilow song.... “ you deserve a break today at...”

    Bad song? You pick.

    I’ve always liked him, but I’ve never had the usual taste.

    I also kept liking folk after it wasn’t popular. I like Ed Gerhard and Morricone, and always have. Also Gilbert and Sullivan and Flanders and Swann. Shadowfax, and ....

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