As Bill and I were unloading all our crap the other day, I turned on my iPod and ended up listening to a whole bunch of Barry Manilow's music. Barry Manilow is one of those guys with an unmistakable voice and he was very popular when I was a little kid. I particularly remember how much people loved his hit song, "Copacabana"...
He had some nice ballads, too... as well as a few really cheesy uptempo numbers, like "It's A Miracle".
And the American Bandstand theme...
American Bandstand used to come on Saturday afternoons. I wasn't into it at the time. Here's a recording of the original piece by Les Elgart.
Of course, he was also famous for "I Write the Songs"... But I think one of my favorites by Barry is "Ships", which I always thought was very poignant.
As I was listening to all these songs, it occurred to me that I'm a really old fart. Barry Manilow is no doubt a gifted musician, but man... these songs are not so cool. I like them anyway. I see by YouTube I'm not alone.
Barry Manilow also gave us a memorable Dr. Pepper jingle. They don't make commercials like this anymore.
He had some nice ballads, too... as well as a few really cheesy uptempo numbers, like "It's A Miracle".
And the American Bandstand theme...
Of course, he was also famous for "I Write the Songs"... But I think one of my favorites by Barry is "Ships", which I always thought was very poignant.
As I was listening to all these songs, it occurred to me that I'm a really old fart. Barry Manilow is no doubt a gifted musician, but man... these songs are not so cool. I like them anyway. I see by YouTube I'm not alone.
Barry Manilow also gave us a memorable Dr. Pepper jingle. They don't make commercials like this anymore.
