Fun Music Information -> Barry Manilow
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Misspellings and other Alternate Names:
These are the alternate spellings of the performer's name we've had to correct in submissions to amIright.
Barry ManillowMusic Quotes:
Misfits aren't misfits among other misfits. Submitted by: LucidLupin
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Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: Barry Alan Pincus. Submitted by: smooth
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Weekend in New England" | You can hunt in vain for "When will our eyes meet; when can I touch you" wracking you brain for a title, but Barry never uses the phrase, and only makes one reference to New England at all. - Tonette Joyce |
| "Weekend in New England" | Although the lyrics contain the line "Time in New England", the weekend is never mentioned. "When will our eyes meet When can I touch you When will this strong yearning end And when Will I hold you again " - Bob Borst |
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Lopasabanana" | "Copacabana" | Sam |
| "Even Now (Barry Stinks)" | "Even Now " | MOR |
| "Looks Like You Ate It" | "Looks Like We Made It" | MOR |
| "Coconut-Banana" | "Copacabana" | Becca |
| "Looks Like Tomatoes" | "Looks Like We Made It" | Michael R. Sohlberger, Jr. |
There are additional new song names available. | ||
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "What's Your Name?" | "Mandy," Barry Manilow | Jessica |
| "Woke Up With Wood" | "All I Need Is The Girl," Barry Manilow | Red Ruffcorn |
| "These Eyes" | "Read 'Em & Weep," Barry Manilow | Kathy |
| "If It's Magic" | "Could It Be Magic," Barry Manilow | Kathy |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Hips" originally "Ships"
Mallory
"Sips" originally "Ships"
Mallory
"Many" originally "Mandy"
The times Barry's cheated on Mandy. ;D
Sicily Tyson
"Andy" originally "Mandy"
a sex-change by removing a letter!
Emmy Possum
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"I Made It Through The Train" originally "I Made It Through The Rain"
A train conductor's anthem?
Quark
"I Made It Through The Grain" originally "I Made It Through The Rain"
Quark
"I Made It Through The Drain" originally "I Made It Through The Rain"
Manilow as a plumber?
Quark
"I Made It Through The Brain" originally "I Made It Through The Rain"
Brain surgeons theme song?
Quark
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"I Wrote The Songs" originally "I Write The Songs"
You've gone from present tense to past tense
Rebecca St. Charles
"Slips" originally "Ships"
Amanda
"Whips" originally "Ships"
Amanda
"Manny" originally "Mandy"
Pro baseball slugger Manny Ramirez gets honored!
Serafina
"Manly" originally "Mandy"
Eileen Wright
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Copacabana" | "Coco's Cabana" | Lois Kirschenbaum |
| "Copacabana" | "Lois and Lana" | Rex Ungericht |
| "(At the) Copacabana" | "(At the) Copagangbanga" | Elgin Edward Suiter |
| "I Write The Songs" | "I Tried Your Thong" | Mark Scotti |
| "I Write the Songs" | "I Fight the Orcs" | Edward Genereux |
| "Daybreak" | "Milkshake" | Tim Hall |
| "I Write the Songs" | "Iraq the Pins" | Jim Rotondo |
| "Daybreak" | "Clambake" | Tim Hall |
| "Copacabana" | "Barack Obama" | Michael Pacholek |
| "Copacabana" | "Court Of England" | NickInfante92 |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Untapped Commercial Ideas:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| I Made It Through The Rain | Umbrellas | Cathy |
| Now And Forever (from The Pebble And The Penguin) | Weddings | WhizkidF |
| Can't Smile Without You | Dentists | Muzakman |
| Trying To Get The Feeling Again | Viagra | MOR |
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Country Man Luke Bryan | Mandy Barry Manilow | Country Mandy | Edward |
| Why Don't You And I Santana with Alex Band | I Write The Songs Barry Manilow | Why Don't You And I Write The Songs? Because you are both horrible at it, that's why! | Edward |
| My Name Is Eminem | Mandy Barry Manilow | My Name Is Mandy | crazydon |
| Whatever Lola Wants Sarah Vaughan | At The Copa Barry Manilow | Whatever Lola At The Copa Wants | Cape Canaveral Lavigne |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
Misheard Lyrics:
"Brooklyn Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: But there's a sodomite I couldn't have sung, I should have started back when I was young.
Original Lyrics: But there's a song of mine I couldn't have sung. A tune I started back when I was young.
| "Copacabana"
Misheard Lyrics: She was my rain gauge and do the cha cha
Original Lyrics: She would merengue and do the cha cha
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"Look Like We Made It"
Misheard Lyrics: Looks like tomatoes
Original Lyrics: Looks like we made it.
| "Copacabana"
Misheard Lyrics: She lost her youth and she lost her pony.
Original Lyrics: She lost her youth and she lost her Tony.
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Copacabana"
Misheard Lyrics: She lost her youth and she lost her pony.
Original Lyrics: She lost her youth and she lost her Tony.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Doug baseball I wasn't real surprised, but a little, when I heard the right lyrics, as by then I was well into adolescence and knew what "her Tony" meant. But, I heard this song quite often growing up, and while calling a "hers" made no sense to me (since that would make him a slave or something), saying the had a pony made perfect sense. If I was some rich show person, that's one of the first things I'd buy. |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"Copacabana"
Better Lyrics:
Her name is Lola,
She was a showgirl,
But that was sixty years ago
When they used to have a show
Now they play techno, but not for Lola
She was a showgirl,
But that was sixty years ago
When they used to have a show
Now they play techno, but not for Lola
Original Lyrics:
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
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
Submitted by: Ranger Ian
"Mandy"
Better Lyrics:
Oh, Mandy!
You sang and you gained for the taking
They should've sent you away
Oh, Mandy!
Like Brit and N'Sync you were faking
Still the zit poppers pay
Oh, Mandy!
You sang and you gained for the taking
They should've sent you away
Oh, Mandy!
Like Brit and N'Sync you were faking
Still the zit poppers pay
Oh, Mandy!
Original Lyrics:
Oh, Mandy
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!
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!
Submitted by: MOR
"Copacabana"
Better Lyrics:
Her name is Lola,
She was a showgirl,
But that was 50 years ago
When they used to have a show
Now it's Alternative, but not for Lola
She was a showgirl,
But that was 50 years ago
When they used to have a show
Now it's Alternative, but not for Lola
Original Lyrics:
Her name is Lola,
She was a showgirl,
But that was 30 years ago
When they used to have a show
Now it's the Disco, but not for Lola
She was a showgirl,
But that was 30 years ago
When they used to have a show
Now it's the Disco, but not for Lola
Submitted by: Kathy Evanson
Nonsensical Lyrics:
"Can't Smile Without You"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: You know I can't smile without you
I can't smile without you I can't laugh and I can't sing Why They're Nonsensical: The overall song makes it clear that the singer currently is without the one he is singing to. He claims 'I can't sing' as one of the things he can't do without the addressee. But, Duh! He is singing.
Submitted by: Cape Canaveral Lavigne
| "I Write The Songs"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: I am music, and I write the songs
Why They're Nonsensical: Songs *are* music. Is Manilow trying to say that music writes itself, or that he "writes himself", so to speak? In which case, what do we need people like him for?
Submitted by: Tarquin
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| There are additional nonsensical lyrics available. | |
Insincere Lyrics:
"I Write The Songs"
The Insincere Lyrics: I write the songs that make the young girls cry.
Why They're Insincere: For those of you who obviously don't know any better. He knows he didn't write the song. He and former Pres. of Arista Clive Davis, disagreed about Barry recording this song, because of the obvious way people would take it. Clive had a vision it's one of his most popular songs. So I think he's over himself!!!
Submitted by: Amy
| "I Write the Songs"
The Insincere Lyrics: I write the songs that make the whole world sing
I write the songs of love and special things In fact, the whole song Why They're Insincere: He didn't write it!. Bruce Johnstone of the Beach Boys wrote it!
Submitted by: Mike Clifton
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| There are additional insincere lyrics available. | |
Band Name Anagrams:
Ban Worry Mail Submitted by: Bon Jon Bovi
We don't need any of your worry mail.
Rainbow Mylar Submitted by: Raphael
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"At the Copa"
The Lyrics: At the Copa (CO!), Copacabana (Copacabana)
The hottest spot north of Havana (here) Why: Rio de Janerio...
Submitted by: Carolyn
| "Weekend in New England"
The Lyrics: Time in New England Took me away To long, rocky beaches And you by the bay.
Why: The New England region of the United States consists of the modern states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Submitted by: Kathy
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Song Title Acrostics:
WINE: "Weekend In New England"
Submitted by: MOR
WINE: "Weekend In New England"
Submitted by: Tiffany Llewellyn-Affit
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"I Site The Wrongs" originally "I Write The Songs"
Submitted by: Micky
"I CIte The Wrongs" originally "I Write The Songs"
Submitted by: Yvonne Sindri
Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:
"Copacabana"
The Lyrics: Still in the 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 Why: An upbeat disco song about a woman who sees her guy shot dead in front of her and loses her mind.
Submitted by: Rex Ungericht
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Band Name Spoonerisms:
Larry Bani Moe originally "Barry Manilow"
Two out of three Stooges ain't bad
Submitted by: MOR
Mary Aniblow originally "Barry Manilow"
Submitted by: MOR
