Manilow on Broadway

dankind

Who's in?

ed243421

dankind

ed243421 said:

#winnebago2barry

ed243421

#down2clown

dankind

ed243421 said:

#down2clown

Now we're talkin'!

Who else is ready to take a chance again?

JOEJOEJOE

When I was a fledgling music journalist some 30 years ago, my first assignment was to review a Barry Manilow concert....my review caught the ire of the Manilow devoted, and they were very vocal in their letters to the editor!

dankind

JOEJOEJOE said:

When I was a fledgling music journalist some 30 years ago, my first assignment was to review a Barry Manilow concert....my review caught the ire of the Manilow devoted, and they were very vocal in their letters to the editor!

Rightfully so! He writes the songs that make the whole world sing!

And who the fuck are you, man?

helplessdancer

ed243421 said:

i freaking LOVE the internet
that is the funniest gif i have seen in a long time. maybe EVER
TY for the HOWL...im f'n crying laughter tears over that one...ouch 

as far as manilow goes he's probably better than BTS or the spice girls...there i said it. ha!

ed243421

  

cincybearcat

Not kidding. I’ve seen Manilow 3x. Once from the front row. Actually not awful. 

Edit: I should say I bought the tickets as a gift for someone else each time

JOEJOEJOE

dankind said:

JOEJOEJOE said:

When I was a fledgling music journalist some 30 years ago, my first assignment was to review a Barry Manilow concert....my review caught the ire of the Manilow devoted, and they were very vocal in their letters to the editor!

Rightfully so! He writes the songs that make the whole world sing!

And who the fuck are you, man?

I'm the man!

ledvedderman

dankind said:

JOEJOEJOE said:

When I was a fledgling music journalist some 30 years ago, my first assignment was to review a Barry Manilow concert....my review caught the ire of the Manilow devoted, and they were very vocal in their letters to the editor!

Rightfully so! He writes the songs that make the whole world sing!

And who the fuck are you, man?

This cracked me up!

brianlux

JOEJOEJOE said:

When I was a fledgling music journalist some 30 years ago, my first assignment was to review a Barry Manilow concert....my review caught the ire of the Manilow devoted, and they were very vocal in their letters to the editor!

Good for you Joe, tell it like it is!  But, haha, admit it, you ran our and got that cute Barry haircut, right? 

brianlux

dankind said:

JOEJOEJOE said:

When I was a fledgling music journalist some 30 years ago, my first assignment was to review a Barry Manilow concert....my review caught the ire of the Manilow devoted, and they were very vocal in their letters to the editor!

Rightfully so! He writes the songs that make the whole world sing!

And who the fuck are you, man?

LOL.

Gotta give the man credit though, like 'em or not, the guy did write a bunch of popular songs. 

This is interesting to me because , though I'm not a Manilow fan, he has made a lot of people happy and I can't find fault in that.  He's sort of in that field with guys like Neil Diamond but I think the difference (to me anyway) is that Diamond occasionally stepped out of that glaring spotlight and has written some songs that are embedded in the soul as opposed to lighting up the billboards.  His 12 Songs album has a lot of that kind of stuff (at least partly if not in a big way by working with Rick Ruben).  I don't know that Manilow ever got to that place which is a bit unfortunate.

hedonist

To me, he's the David Copperfield of the music realm - maybe it's the outfits and flair...and a healthy dose of vanilla.

Although, as a young teen, I was a fan of Could it be Magic and the song from Foul Play.  You can keep that Copa Cabana crap.

dankind

“Copacabana” crap? 

hedonist

From the ubiquitous Urban Dic:

Manilow

Someone who is boring, or a let down. Derived from the word Barry (Barry Manilow). 

"Don't be a Barry" or "Don't be a Manilow."

Ben:  I can't be bothered to go out tonight. 
Matt: Ah, don't be a Manilow!

(I'd rather be a "true" Barry, anyway)

dankind

Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl
With yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there
She would merengue and do the cha-cha
And while she tried to be a star
Tony always tended bar
Across the crowded floor, they worked from eight til four
They were young and they had each other
Who could ask for more?

At the copa (co) Copacabana (Copacabana)
The hottest spot north of Havana (here)
At the copa (co) Copacabana
Music and passion were always the fashion
At the copa they fell in love

Copa, Copacabana

His name was Rico
He wore a diamond
He was escorted to his chair, he saw Lola dancing there
And when she finished, he called her over
But Rico went a bit to far
Tony sailed across the bar
And then the punches flew and chairs were smashed in two
There was blood and a single gun shot
But just who shot who?

At the copa (co) Copacabana (Copacabana)
The hottest spot north of Havana (here)
At the copa (co) Copacabana
Music and passion were always the fashion
At the copa, she lost her love
(Copa, Copacabana)
(Copa, Copacabana)
(Copacabana)

like in Havana
(Copa, banana)
Music and passion were always in fashion

Her name is Lola, she was a showgirl
But that was thirty years ago, when they used to have a show
Now it's a disco, but not for Lola
Still in dress she used to wear
Faded feathers in her hair
She sits there so refined, and drinks herself half-blind
She lost her youth and she lost her Tony
Now she's lost her mind

At the copa (co) Copacabana (Copacabana)
The hottest spot north of Havana (here)
At the copa (co) Copacabana
Music and passion were always in fashion
At the copa don't fall in love

don't fall in love
(Copacabana)
(Copacabana)

Masterpiece. 

hedonist

dankind said:

Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl
With yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there
She would merengue and do the cha-cha
And while she tried to be a star
Tony always tended bar
Across the crowded floor, they worked from eight til four
They were young and they had each other
Who could ask for more?

At the copa (co) Copacabana (Copacabana)
The hottest spot north of Havana (here)
At the copa (co) Copacabana
Music and passion were always the fashion
At the copa they fell in love

Copa, Copacabana

His name was Rico
He wore a diamond
He was escorted to his chair, he saw Lola dancing there
And when she finished, he called her over
But Rico went a bit to far
Tony sailed across the bar
And then the punches flew and chairs were smashed in two
There was blood and a single gun shot
But just who shot who?

At the copa (co) Copacabana (Copacabana)
The hottest spot north of Havana (here)
At the copa (co) Copacabana
Music and passion were always the fashion
At the copa, she lost her love
(Copa, Copacabana)
(Copa, Copacabana)
(Copacabana)

like in Havana
(Copa, banana)
Music and passion were always in fashion

Her name is Lola, she was a showgirl
But that was thirty years ago, when they used to have a show
Now it's a disco, but not for Lola
Still in dress she used to wear
Faded feathers in her hair
She sits there so refined, and drinks herself half-blind
She lost her youth and she lost her Tony
Now she's lost her mind

At the copa (co) Copacabana (Copacabana)
The hottest spot north of Havana (here)
At the copa (co) Copacabana
Music and passion were always in fashion
At the copa don't fall in love

don't fall in love
(Copacabana)
(Copacabana)

Masterpiece. 

That third verse is a real downer.  Thanks a lot, Barry.

Still, I can't smile without him.  In fact, I'm finding it hard to do anything, dammit.

JOEJOEJOE

dankind said:

Who's in?

You look fine a little strange. been working out? losing weight?
You got that hunger and I can see 
You`re looking younger than you`re supposed to be

One little nip, one little tuck ohhh you`re looking hip
You never never stop 
Chop chop mannequin shop
The mannequin shop

You look bitching you look taut
I`m a itchin' to know what was bought?
Are those yours? Are those mine?
Are they paid for? Its a lie.

One little nip, one little tuck ohhh you`re looking hip
You never never stop 
Chop chop mannequin shop
The mannequin shop

You`re looking great
You`re losing face
You`re looking fine
My little Frankenstein

Mannequin shop
Chop chop mannequin shop

You`ve got the face that you chose.
Honey, can you spare a nose?

You`re looking great
You`re losing face

You look…

SD48277

JOEJOEJOE said:

When I was a fledgling music journalist some 30 years ago, my first assignment was to review a Barry Manilow concert....my review caught the ire of the Manilow devoted, and they were very vocal in their letters to the editor!

Don't mess with the Fanilows; they'll cut you.