1 | * CoveredUp: |
2 | ** In 1971 singer-songwriter Scott English recorded a slightly melodramatic midtempo song called "Brandy", which became a minor hit. 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. |
3 | ** Not only did he not write "I Write the Songs", he also wasn't the first to record it (that was Music/CaptainAndTennille). |
4 | ** Music/RandyEdelman originally wrote and recorded "Weekend in New England". |
5 | ** "Read Em and Weep", written by Music/JimSteinman, was originally a minor hit for Music/MeatLoaf in 1981. |
6 | ** "Can't Smile Without You" was originally recorded by Music/TheCranberries. |
7 | * GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: He is perhaps most popular in the United Kingdom. |
8 | * HilariousInHindsight: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKjw47pUEHw Oh Quagmire]]" from ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', especially in light of his coming out as gay. |
9 | * 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). |
10 | * SignatureSong: "Copacabana", "Can't Smile Without You", "Mandy", and of course "I Write the Songs". |
11 | * SampledUp: Music/DaftPunk's "Superheroes" does this with a looped sample of "Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed?" |
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