Any Barry Manilow fans out there still?
http://www.accesshollywood.com/television/ah6826.shtml
quote:NEW YORK, New York (September 17, 2007) - The man who writes the songs won't be singing any of them on "The View" - or at least as long as Elisabeth Hasselbeck is there.
Barry Manilow says he has backed out of his scheduled appearance on the morning talk show after the show refused to pull Hasselbeck from the interview, Access Hollywood has learned.
Manilow, a long time friend of Rosie O'Donnell, posted the following message on his Web site:
"I wanted to let you know that I will no longer be on The View tomorrow as scheduled. I had made a request that I be interviewed by Joy, Barbara or Whoopi, but not Elisabeth Hasselback [sic]. Unfortunately, the show was not willing to accommodate this simple request so I bowed out. It's really too bad because I've always been a big supporter of the show, but I cannot compromise my beliefs. The good news is that I will be on a whole slew of other shows promoting the new album so I hope you can catch me on those."
However, sources close to "The View" claim Manilow is lying.
Sources told Access the show is the one who cancelled the booking because they would not allow the "Copacabana" singer to dictate who would interview him.
In addition, the appearance has been scheduled since July (which is after Rosie left the show) and that Manilow has appeared twice on the show in the past with Hasselbeck on the panel.
The sources suggest Manilow is causing a stir in order to create a buzz as his new album, "Greatest Songs of the Seventies," is getting ready to debut.
Access has reached out to "The View" for an official comment and is awaiting a response.
In an interview with Access Hollywood last week, Manilow talked about his new album - and the duet he recorded with his pal Rosie.
The two recorded Elton John's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart," however, the track didn't make the new album.
"It was the most fun I've had in a long time. She is just inspiring because you know she's not a singer. She knows that, but she just got behind the microphone and ripped away. She was great and in tune too," Manilow said of Rosie. "The problem was, as I put the album together, it became a very romantic album. And having this thing come crashing in out of nowhere, the tone just didn't feel right. It'll probably wind up being a bonus cut somewhere."
quote:NEW YORK, New York (September 17, 2007) - The man who writes the songs won't be singing any of them on "The View" - or at least as long as Elisabeth Hasselbeck is there.
Barry Manilow says he has backed out of his scheduled appearance on the morning talk show after the show refused to pull Hasselbeck from the interview, Access Hollywood has learned.
Manilow, a long time friend of Rosie O'Donnell, posted the following message on his Web site:
"I wanted to let you know that I will no longer be on The View tomorrow as scheduled. I had made a request that I be interviewed by Joy, Barbara or Whoopi, but not Elisabeth Hasselback [sic]. Unfortunately, the show was not willing to accommodate this simple request so I bowed out. It's really too bad because I've always been a big supporter of the show, but I cannot compromise my beliefs. The good news is that I will be on a whole slew of other shows promoting the new album so I hope you can catch me on those."
However, sources close to "The View" claim Manilow is lying.
Sources told Access the show is the one who cancelled the booking because they would not allow the "Copacabana" singer to dictate who would interview him.
In addition, the appearance has been scheduled since July (which is after Rosie left the show) and that Manilow has appeared twice on the show in the past with Hasselbeck on the panel.
The sources suggest Manilow is causing a stir in order to create a buzz as his new album, "Greatest Songs of the Seventies," is getting ready to debut.
Access has reached out to "The View" for an official comment and is awaiting a response.
In an interview with Access Hollywood last week, Manilow talked about his new album - and the duet he recorded with his pal Rosie.
The two recorded Elton John's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart," however, the track didn't make the new album.
"It was the most fun I've had in a long time. She is just inspiring because you know she's not a singer. She knows that, but she just got behind the microphone and ripped away. She was great and in tune too," Manilow said of Rosie. "The problem was, as I put the album together, it became a very romantic album. And having this thing come crashing in out of nowhere, the tone just didn't feel right. It'll probably wind up being a bonus cut somewhere."
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Good old "Barely Man-enough?" Never cared for him myself. 0 -
Surely there could not be more that 2 fans in the entire world for the cyclamate of pop. 0 -
Barry Manilow Madman or Genious?
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Let it be known, I think Neil Diamond is the true genious.0 -
"I adore Barry Manilow, from the Kafkaesque, tripartite maieutic lyrics to the intricate subplot digressions attending his every song, to the tonal quality and masterful articulation of every word comprising them. I remember when I first heard "Mandy"; I literally wept for a week. And Barry's hair is to die for".
DWS0 -
quote:Originally posted by cartod
"I adore Barry Manilow, from the Kafkaesque, tripartite maieutic lyrics to the intricate subplot digressions attending his every song, to the tonal quality and masterful articulation of every word comprising them. I remember when I first heard "Mandy"; I literally wept for a week. And Barry's hair is to die for".
DWS
uh-huh yeah daz it.0 -
quote:Originally posted by cartod
"I adore Barry Manilow, from the Kafkaesque, tripartite maieutic lyrics to the intricate subplot digressions attending his every song, to the tonal quality and masterful articulation of every word comprising them. I remember when I first heard "Mandy"; I literally wept for a week. And Barry's hair is to die for".
DWS
And the really sad part is that came straight from the heart, no irony. He also adores Beach Boys harmony. So that is one die hard fan. I am sure there is one more somewhere.0 -
I'm not a huge fan, but I actually don't mind a few Manilow songs, although most are crap I don't listen to, as is true of music on most albums. (But my musical tastes are quite eclectic, and my listening depends on my mood at the moment. I've got everything from Lawrence Welk to Nine-Inch Nails. I'm kind of a "10-cents-per-tape at a yard sale" junkie.)[:D] 0 -
I was raised listening to Barry Manilow, Neal Diamond and Johnny Mathis, I think that is why I listen to Death Metal now[}:)] 0 -
I didn't get the location, but I heard on the radio the other day that someplace if you are convicted or plead guilty to playing your car stereo loud enough to be a public nuisance the judge makes you listen to four hours of Barry Manilow without a break.
If it ever gets to the Supreme Court, it'll probably be "cruel and unusual" punishment.0 -
I write the songs that make the whole world sing
I write the songs of love and special things
I write the songs that make the young girls cry....
I remember on my sisters BM album he wore a shirt saying I love Beagles.0 -
Spanielsells, are you also a Christopher Cross fan? 0 -
He had some decent melodies and ripped abs... 0 -
Wasn't it Barry's amplified repertoire that drove Manuel Noriega out of his hole? 0 -
quote:Originally posted by He Dog
Spanielsells, are you also a Christopher Cross fan?
No, and I don't like Manilow, either.0 -
quote:Originally posted by mateomasfeo
He had some decent melodies and ripped abs...
I had a Melody once, still a bitch. Don0 -
quote:Originally posted by LaidbackDan
Wasn't it Barry's amplified repertoire that drove Manuel Noriega out of his hole?
Yes, another Presidential dictator that was once a friedn of America.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Captplaid
[Yes, another Presidential dictator that was once a friedn of America.
What the hell is that? Don0 -
quote:Originally posted by dcon12
quote:Originally posted by Captplaid
[Yes, another Presidential dictator that was once a friedn of America.
What the hell is that? Don
You don't have any friedn's?
They are great with bean dip...0 -
My daughter loves the guy. 0 -
Who's Barry Manilow? 0 -
We always called him Barney Marshmellow 0 -
Actually, I prefer the music of Cher over Barry or Neil. 0 -
What is a Barry Manilow? 0 -
I wrote the song,"I write the songs" 0 -
Oh yea, now I remember that guy.....nope don't listen to that stuff. 0 -
Mid 80's singer that looked like a frog with its head caught in a rat trap. Remember him now? 0 -
Never could stand him, or his "music".
They should play Mandy, over and over when trying to get the terrorists to talk,...........add in Copacabana, when you're ready to dispatch them![xx(]0
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