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* GenreAdultery: People used to his easy-listening-type SoftRock will be very surprised when they listen to "Bobbie Lee" and "Some Kind Of Friend", the former being straight-up HardRock, and the latter a {{New Wave|Music}} song.
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** "Can't Smile Without You" was originally recorded by Music/TheCranberries.
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Barry is beloved in Britain
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: He is perhaps most popular in the United Kingdom.
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* GenreAdultery: People used to his easy-listening-type soft rock SoftRock will be very surprised when they listen to "Bobbie Lee" and "Some Kind Of Friend", the former being straight-up HardRock, and the latter a {{New Wave|Music}} song.
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* GenreAdultery: People used to his easy-listening-type soft rock will be very surprised when they listen to "Bobbie Lee" and "Some Kind Of Friend", the former being straight-up HardRock, and the latter a {{New Wave|Music}} song.
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* SampledUp: Music/DaftPunk's "Superheroes" does this with a looped sample of "Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed?"
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* SampledUp: Music/DaftPunk's "Superheroes" does this with a looped sample of "Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed?"Bed?"
* TheWoobie: Lola of the Copacabana song. The love of her life is killed in front of her, and she spends the rest of her days mired in grief and alcohol.
* TheWoobie: Lola of the Copacabana song. The love of her life is killed in front of her, and she spends the rest of her days mired in grief and alcohol.
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** "Read Em and Weep", written by Music/JimSteinman, was originally a minor hit for Music/MeatLoaf in 1981.
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* IWasQuiteTheLooker: Legions of teenyboppers certainly thought so back in TheSeventies.
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** Not only did he not write "I Write the Songs", he also wasn't the first to record it (that was The Captain & Tennille).
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* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: His duet of [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic I Write the Songs]] with Stephen Colbert. FYI, Colbert views Manilow as an (he has a lot) ArchEnemy.
* {{Signature Song}}s: "Copacabana", "Can't Smile Without You", "Mandy", and of course "I Write the Songs".
* {{Signature Song}}s: "Copacabana", "Can't Smile Without You", "Mandy", and of course "I Write the Songs".
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* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: His duet of [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic I Write the Songs]] with Stephen Colbert. FYI, Colbert views Manilow as an ArchEnemy (he has a lot) ArchEnemy.
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*{{Signature Song}}s: SignatureSong: "Copacabana", "Can't Smile Without You", "Mandy", and of course "I Write the Songs".
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The picture of Dead Yamcha? WTH does that have to do with Barry Manilow??
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* NeverLiveItDown: [[RunningGag Have you seen the page pic?]]
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* HamAndCheese
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** He famously didn't write "I Write the Songs". The Captain & Tennille were the first ones to record the Bruce Johnston composition.
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** He famously didn't Not only did he not write "I Write the Songs". Songs", he also wasn't the first to record it (that was The Captain & Tennille were the first ones to record the Bruce Johnston composition.Tennille).
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** Randy Edelman originally wrote and recorded "Weekend in New England".
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** Randy Edelman Music/RandyEdelman originally wrote and recorded "Weekend in New England".
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** In 1972 singer-songwriter Scott English recorded a slightly melodramatic midtempo song called "Brandy", which became a minor hit. A couple years later Manilow slowed it down, eliminated half a verse, and changed the title to "Mandy", to avoid people confusing it with the earlier hit "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" by Looking Glass. It became his BreakthroughHit.
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** In 1972 1971 singer-songwriter Scott English recorded a slightly melodramatic midtempo song called "Brandy", which became a minor hit. A couple Three years later Manilow slowed it down, eliminated half a verse, and changed the title to "Mandy", to avoid people confusing it with the earlier hit "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" by Looking Glass. It became his BreakthroughHit.
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** In 1972 singer-songwriter Scott English recorded a slightly melodramatic midtempo song called "Brandy", which became a minor hit. A couple years later Manilow slowed it down, eliminated half a verse, and changed the title to "Mandy", to avoid people confusing it with the earlier hit "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" by Looking Glass. It became his BreakthroughHit.
** He famously didn't write "I Write the Songs". The Captain & Tennille were the first ones to record the Bruce Johnston composition.
** Randy Edelman originally wrote and recorded "Weekend in New England".
** In 1972 singer-songwriter Scott English recorded a slightly melodramatic midtempo song called "Brandy", which became a minor hit. A couple years later Manilow slowed it down, eliminated half a verse, and changed the title to "Mandy", to avoid people confusing it with the earlier hit "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" by Looking Glass. It became his BreakthroughHit.
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** Randy Edelman originally wrote and recorded "Weekend in New England".
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* HilariousInHindsight: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKjw47pUEHw Oh Quagmire]]" from ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', especially in light of his coming out as gay.
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* UnfortunateImplications: "Break Down The Door" could be about a passionate, tempestuous relationship, or it could be about domestic violence.
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** {{Signature Song}}s: "Copacabana", "Can't Smile Without You", "Mandy", and of course "I Write the Songs".
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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: His duet of [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome I Write The Songs]] with Stephen Colbert. FYI, Colbert views Manilow as an (he has a lot) {{Archnemesis}}.
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**[[SignatureSong Signature Songs]]: {{Signature Song}}s: "Copacabana", "Can't Smile Without You", "Mandy", and of course "I Write The the Songs".
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