Music Monday

Barry Manilow has been ill lately.  He had to cancel and reschedule all of his concert appearances.Another  artist showing his age.  

I am a fanilow.

Yes, I like Barry Manilow, and yes,  I've actually seen Barry Manilow perform live, once at Radio City, and then at his one-man show on Broadway.

So today I am presenting some of my favorite Manilow songs.

His first big hit, "Mandy", was actually a cover of a Scott English tune; English called the song "Brandy", but Manilow changed the name to avoid confusion with a song by The Looking Glass.





And then there was "Could It Be Magic".  He'll often sing this one and "Mandy" as a medley.






He paints quite a romantic picture:






Then there was his "Very Strange Medley", songs he wrote or performed that you probably didn't know were his:






Who writes the songs?

Her name was Lola