Welcome to my birthday party — I got you something! Hello Vegetables turned one yesterday. 261 songs later, I hope I’ve been of some use to the planet.
Barry Manilow was my first pop-music love, performed my first two “rock” concerts, and recorded two of my first three albums. So I owe it all to Barry. (Or 2/3 to Barry and 1/3 to ABBA.)
Though I’ve always preferred Barry’s minor-key melodramas and stories of loss and disillusionment (surprise!), I’m posting a different sort of tune today. It’s been calling to me because the weather’s been nice and I’ve been riding my bike around, soaking up the city-streets energy (it’s not 1975 NYC, but I can’t complain). Nueva York St.!
Unlike most of his hits, which were written or cowritten by others, this rocker is all-man, all-Manilow.
Unh!
Barry Manilow – New York City Rhythm from Tryin’ To Get The Feeling
