Barry Manilow - I Write The Songs (Live from the 1978 BBC Special)

[@shyman99]

Barry makes me feel young again, even though I'm very old.

[@ChasingtheJoneses]

I see what you did there!

[@danroybal3975]

Me Not Very Old But Thanks To God Im Getting There🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢

[@danroybal3975]

61

[@BeingMe23]

Age is merely a number. We can't control what happens to us. But we can always control how we react.

[@russellthompson9271]

Even though we're very old, we have beautiful memories, thanks to this wonderful man 💖

[@tinkerbella4605]

I had the pleasure of seeing him perform on Friday at radio city music Hall. His music saved my life as a child. When my parents were fighting arguing, I would lock myself in my room and play my fathers albums to drain the screams out I’m 51 years old today and I cried like a baby when he came out, this was my number one. Wish was to see him perform live. I took my daughter with me that’s 31 years old and it made me feel so good when she started singing your songs and you all the words put me because I did that she grew up, listening to his music because of me. Barry, you will never know how much your music that’s affected my life and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for that that was the best concert I’ve ever been to and I had the best time of my life on Friday. Thank you Barry Manilow thank you Barry Manilow.❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@gaiayoyo]

Same childhood story...but this song made me think that someday I'd find a way to write my own song of my life for the betterment of me and the world ❤

[@clevelandcorleones6700]

Felt❤️ almost 50 years old and the exact same thing when I was a kid❤️

[@noracharles9366]

56 and I'd lock myself in my room as a kid singing his songs to feel safe ❤

[@andriroyantara]

I experienced the same thing, but every time I listen to this song, I always try to bring the best happiness to the family At most it's just the wife who often gets angry with the children, but every Saturday and Sunday, the four of us are obliged to go out together, eat deliciously together, and try not to make a fuss over the food. I will always try to be a better father, I don't want to repeat the suffering I experienced in my childhood I will write a good history for the family I built, I will make the family happy before I breathe my last breath

[@jeanrosalesfranco739]

Que suerte😊❤❤

[@KaarinaKimdaly]

It is precisely two years since this was posted, synchronistically. I remember hearing this on PA systems when it was popular, and it was unavoidable. In those days pop music was unavoidable. I was a student of classical 'cello and a freshman in college. Listening to the words I thought, then, how arrogant to write as if all music comes from this one human. . . I did not know Manilow went to school where he did. I dismissed it as an overplayed pop earworm. But today I stumbled onto this video for the first time and really listened, and looked at the song from a different perspective, from an archetypal POV. With the orchestra, live, hearing that last held vowel and his powerful voice, and I have to thank him. This is a great song, most meaningful lyrically, and it isn't just the young girls who respond with tears. Thank you Barry Manilow, musicians and crew, thank you all.

[@bradleyjudy7940]

This is not arrogance because it is not a human that is speaking in this song. It is lucifer. Check into it my good friend.

[@wandaburnsworth1588]

I became a professional lyricist because of this song. Thank you Barry❤

[@knockedoutloaded279]

I am and feel the same , check my Lyrics out on amazon kdp....I am writing a lyric inspired by this song,,this was written by a Beach Boy,,,,

[@scaredsinger0808]

Are you serious?!! I love this reply! Best reply ever!!!

[@knockedoutloaded279]

@@scaredsinger0808 //I'm hoping my books sell on KDP, Bruce Johnson wrote this song, I've seen Barry in Concert,,

[@surferphilipiansG3745]

Congratulations ❤

[@toniebrowning5469]

He sure does sing the songs that make this world to put a smile in one’s heart.

[@elonmusk603]

please if you receive any message from any one impersonating with my identity in any of my social media platforms I urge you to stay off their part my Communication Authority are working on them.❣️❣️💖💖💯💯

[@j.j.1753]

Barry at his prime. Happy, confident and over flowing with talent.

[@Gabe-jq4gk]

one of the beauriful chest voices i have ever heard😊

[@jmiller3579]

He’s still great

[@glamdolly30]

Ain't that the truth! Breathtaking.

[@DR-hq2yt]

Love his music american singer

[@Magik1369]

Barry has been making us feel good for 50 years. People that don't know him and his music are greatly impoverished.

[@davidnix6001]

I jammed on this song on a record of my little bitty plastic record player😢

[@karenshurley4793]

Barry Manilow is the greatest showman! I feel for people who don’t understand Barry because they are missing the best of the best. A Fanilow over 40 years 💗💗💝💝

[@russellthompson9271]

We are proud Maniloonies 🙂💗

[@jeansmith3367]

You're so right. I have just seen him again in Manchester UK - he was absolutely amazing!!! Some people laugh but they certainly don't know what they have missed x

[@kellykerr5225]

Me too me too. My friends made fun of me but I didn’t care, he was and is the best

[@keishiemcdaniel4011]

I have ❤️ed Barry Manilow for over 40 some years and all because my mom introduced me to his music and also the Carpenters too😊

[@ChasingtheJoneses]

I get all leaky-eyed when I watch this. Barry, dear, my life's soundtrack is FILLED with your songs. This song, along with "One Voice" were instruments of racial harmony when I was in middle school. We would ALL sing your songs together in choir and then, when the bell rang, our harmonies would spill out through the hallways and others would join in! Bless you bless you bless you!!!!

[@karengilbert9016]

Keep singing your sweet music

[@mandymanilow65]

Right what a sweeheart and beautiful soul he is blessed be alwais 🥺😪❤💕💘💖💝💞💟❣💌💫

[@risalona]

Barry sang it in 1978 and can still make emotional 🥺 in 2022 🥰😭💙

[@glamdolly30]

No one sings this like Barry - He's the Boss. Thank God he's still performing, he is without question one of the absolute top, all-time greats. We shall not see his like again!

[@gailfrench3823]

Barry makes smile when I listen to his music.

[@kellykerr5225]

I would have given anything to watch this when I was 12. I just loved him so much. And he wasn’t really a teen idol so there weren’t many pictures of him or anything. He never came to my area in concert either. But this would have made me so happy. That love I felt at 12 still lingers and I’m now 58

[@williamdurand2014]

Qué lindas palabras ❤

[@t.s.t.4085]

Today, these lyrics would be perceived as the height of narcissism. In my day, the artist was a grateful, one of many.

[@WestOfEarth]

Would they though? The song is about music, not about Barry. Barry is singing as music personified, what music would sing about.

[@gregbernard7861]

@@WestOfEarthcorrect

[@corinnechevreux9304]

I fell in love with Barry's songs when I was 15yrs old in 1978! I'm 58 and still a huge fan❤❤❤❤

[@gretchengreco56]

Me too!

[@ylekiote99999]

@@gretchengreco56 Same. Same exact age as you and still a fan.

[@elonmusk603]

please if you receive any message from any one impersonating with my identity in any of my social media platforms I urge you to stay off their part my Communication Authority are working on them.❣️❣️💖💖💯💯

[@ylekiote99999]

@@elonmusk603 But you´re a fake!!

[@jillferns333]

Love this song

[@IsobelHalloran]

Absolutely love this song ,what a showman

[@deniseruivo8165]

You are the greatest showman of all time. 💓❤️💖

[@fantasysportsanalysistfsa8938]

Are you a cougar?

[@sinongaba]

I miss the old days. Even the days before I was born. I don't know. Some songs make me feel that way. I just wanna watch people (people before me) going somewhere while I sit in a corner of a nice coffee shop.

[@lisaknits69]

This my absolutely favourite song of all time thank you barry

[@betsybasile-n6d]

Barry...You look so good in this all white outfit and I love the star necklace you wear. It suits you and I love this song the way you sing it, but you forget us old girls that still cry even after all these years from 1974................................We are very old now..................................................Betsy

[@CynthiaDiaz-o4o]

I adore this man

[@sanedcab1Mexico]

Great performance from the time we first met Barry! I remember watching his special shows on Saturday nights when I was a girl.

[@charlescollins7294]

Sad to not make the show in Vegas due to a race! Good to see him still performing

[@antoniaventurini3673]

A talented singer songwriter brilliant voice im lucky to have been a teen growing up in 70's it was a magical decade love you Barry for all the wonderful memories i will cherish! forever!

[@marcelinorobles9496]

❤❤❤Yeah, he is GREAT❤❤❤

[@chrisdavis9019]

Talented no doubt but Barry Manilow dis NOT write this song....

[@javierortegon2339]

THE LEGENDARY BARRY MANNILOW AT HIS VERY VERY BEST ! I WRITE THE SONGS ! 1978 .

[@wieslawafechner9180]

❤❤❤

[@BigBrew4You]

Sounds like the chief musician of heaven after he fell out.

[@21divel]

People have no idea what the song says....they don't add 2 and 2 together.

[@WilliamMarcotte-io4go]

The devil great music imagine lofe with jut great music judt shit religious music I love it 1970s were best music God made the best

[@bradleyjudy7940]

You are on the spot my friend. Lucifer is a charmer too.

[@carrieward2931]

Total Barry Fan!!! FOREVER!!!!

[@karenfields-sb4cq]

I turned 22 in 78. I have his records and CDs. I loved his music. Brings back good and not so good memories❤

[@betsybasile-n6d]

Barry.....I love the way you look in the 70's as you are so handsome and perfect in singing your songs and playing the piano. I love to watch you play the piano. It really mesmerizes me to watch how fast you play at times and you do write the songs. Thank you forever ......................They will be with us, Love.....................Betsy Blue-Eyes

[@paulgrimaldi1751]

Phenomenal, simply phenomenal. I am in tears and it's hard to stop.

[@fitfogey]

You just don’t get talent like this any more. The apex of vulnerability. The risks he takes with the change of key and everything even just being him and his piano at times. His back up singers were amazing and so was the band. The audience didn’t know they were going to witness musical perfection that night but they did.

[@marie-theresehayes6875]

This is when it started for me. I was 13 Now 58 and still a fan

[@alisonkrom5416]

I remember hearing this song and feeling all the emotions this song evokes in my heart and soul. I was a teenager back then.i couldn't help thinking how very special you are Barry then and still are.❤

[@mileysong1117]

Magic he's a magician...brilliant 💛

[@michelledelafuente759]

Barry, when I needed inspiration I found it in your music, in your way of singing, in how you perform, in your smile, in your existence. Thank you because I feel peace and inspiration every time I listen to you. ❤

[@kazbah747]

Great to see this! I was at the evening performance. We only had a few hours' notice, and the tickets were free. Was way up high ... perhaps they were filling up the seats for the BBC special. Anyway, it was great.

[@annabeckwith]

Excellent! Superb! Glorious! Gorgeous!...I'm running out of words! Thank you for writing songs I can always relate to, they obviouly come from the heart! THANK YOU!!!🤩🤩🤩😍💖💖💖🙏🙏🙏 XOXO

[@brucehefner8065]

WOW WOW wow

[@pechlerangie]

I watched his performance in Las Vegas! Last night! It’s so amazing I heard his song sinve I was a little while my mom and dad listened his music on and on , and here I am now after 50 years saw him in person ❤❤

[@christinewilkinson2424]

I've always loved Barry Manilow since I was a little girl and heard Mandy and Could it be Magic, i remember my lovely mom brought me his Greatest Hits album one Christmas, i was probably about 11 or 12 at the time, I just loved his voice, his looks and showmanship ❤ x

[@marmendes4166]

Barry I love you....a kiss from Perú.God bless you .❤

[@smilingontime]

A memory came to me.. it hit me so vividly.. .. a big television with wood trimming.. and I ..a young young child kneeling in front of it... Watching this with big big eyes..

[@darleneshe3263]

Barry has one the most sensational male vocals in the world of music…and it never gets old💜💜💜

[@bettygoodman9559]

I've listened to this song since I was a young teen and loved it and loved his talent may you live forever

[@douglasroyce5631]

To Mr. Barry Manilow , Sir , you really are the very best .

[@bjsteinhoff9810]

Love to you Barry from a forever fan💖🎵💖🎵

[@StefanFLL]

me !6l heaering Barry fior the very time in germany ... speechless ... love foreveer !!!

[@bartlemy]

Still listening to Bazza after all these years...some of his tunes soundtracked important stages of my life

[@walterrepass3957]

I saw him in concert in 1982. I've been a Fanilow since the beginning.

[@CraigKennethWebster]

I have a good friend who sings this song and it's an amazing song and not many people can pull it off

[@bzbz5625]

His voice so amazing.

[@danteponce97]

Beautiful song

[@sophiatealdo9680]

Divine Love are your Songs - and so it is - Blessings.

[@Cyannah117]

Still one of my favourites ❤

[@patriciavilches1041]

Por Siempre en mí Corazón Querido Barry !! Das Alegría y Vida con tus Bellas Canciones, Preciosa Persona, Linda Voz !! Gracias !!!

[@marcelinorobles9496]

❤❤❤Love Barry Manilow❤❤❤

[@joniskibo5910]

Happy BirthDay Barry Manilow ❤❤❤❤

[@deborahmather2509]

😂I first saw him just after moving to tampa in 1980. I thought boy what a fanrastic singer/performer❤...he was at the old bayfront ctr ..then i saw him last year at amalie arena in tampa . All these years and still the greatest of all time ..love u Barry...❤❤❤

[@sherrywoodard8562]

I’ve been a fan since my first concert in 1978 (I think)! He’d had a few hits on the local radio and my sister and I bought his first album . Wish he’d come back to this store and perform - it’s been eons

[@Kekuahiwi]

Love that modulation.

[@BG-pd6os]

Several artists covered this Barry Owned it! Summer of 76, I was 13, carried a radio everywhere, mowed lawns $5.00 a lawn, Conway Arkansas, good times!

[@BetsyBasile]

Barry.....You are the MUSIC!!!! Always and forever, even at 75 years old, you are still my favorite and I can dance when you write the songs!!! Betsy

[@angelamaiaoliveira2947]

Barry, meu Barry você é fenomenal! Sua voz, sua presença de palco, seu sorriso tudo...tudo em você é maravilhoso!!! Sempre I love ❤️ you meu Barry! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@mandymanilow65]

Ha

[@mandymanilow65]

Es necesario poner cochinas banderas q os pasa a los brazileiros os creéis mas q nadie ostia cuando jamas estuvo allí x favor q patético creéis q a barry l importa nacionalidad? Lo llevais crudo el ya lo dijo se acabaron tours oh vaya q fuerte iros a la p m ya

[@angelamaiaoliveira2947]

@@mandymanilow65 vai procurar uma trouxa de roupa pra lavar! Eu faço o que eu quero quanto a falar da minha nacionalidade, não te devo nada ok? Patética é vc que pelo visto, não tem respeito pela ações dos outros, quando elas não te dizem respeito.

[@wisea1534]

¿Sabes dónde está Brasil? No creo que hayas estado nunca aquí. Nos gusta ser reconocidos como un pueblo amable, ¿entiendes?@@mandymanilow65

[@Artandaltar]

Who cares! His voice and face are so darn convincing 🤩😍❤🔥🌠

[@sophiatealdo9680]

Love.

[@manuhonkanen2111]

Sounds like a song that once the heavenly choir master would have written...

[@davidbrownfield5808]

Yes, but do you know who that is?

[@manuhonkanen2111]

@@davidbrownfield5808 the fallen one

[@MrJbee73]

​. That would have been lucifer

[@bimos2418]

thank you for the songs !

[@javierortegon7536]

HOW IN THE WORLD CAN YOU FORGET - I WRITE THE SONGS !

[@terricameron]

My favorite Barry Manilow song

[@russellthompson9271]

It is a fair boast that he writes some of the songs that make the whole World sing 😁

[@GoldwaterB]

Fwiw, Manilow did not write this song.

[@petemcknight803]

Bruce Johnson

[@mariajesusvilelafernandez2938]

Eres bello Tú voz es preciosa Está canción me trae muy buenos recuerdos Me encanta cuándo sonríes Eres un grande de la música Té he seguido Te sigo Te seguiré Siempre con tú música Gracias por está maravillosa canción 🇪🇸 MÍA

[@bzbz5625]

What gift to have a voice like this

[@cryptosherpa2022]

Barry now & FOREVER ❤

[@williamcap2236]

Can't help but smile listening ! takes me back a few years 78 i was 10 ! my parents got a brand new travel trailer around 81 anytime we went maybe 2 or 3 times a summer my mom had every Barry album on tape got a good education in music !

[@ronaldjohnston7918]

If I die before I wake, I thank God for great music. Thank you for helping me with great music and I realize that I am a fool if I steal from you. Is it OK for me to sing your songs out of love? Just asking and I don't want to go to jail, but I will if I have too!

[@pappyreeves6988]

He's beautiful...just beautiful ❤

[@NormaSueliCaffonso]

BARRY !!! INSPIRATION !!! 👏👏👏👏👏 I LOVE YOUR MUSIC 🎤🎵🎼🎵🎼🎶🎼🎶🎵

[@ChristianVictorGacostaJr]

My favorite singer🥰🙂

[@betsybasile-n6d]

Barry.....................This version of the spectacular song is I think the best one Your voice is especially clear and wonderful in this video. Barry, you can do any style of music you choose and sometimes your Brooklyn accent comes through and then I have to chuckle a bit. Did you know that Jackie Gleason was from Brooklyn? I tape Johnny Carson's old Tonight Show and he gets some really great guests and last night, it was Jackie Gleason and I thought of you when he mentioned Brooklyn and how tough it was there...................................Betsy Blue-Eyes

[@Unknown-jt1jo]

I just realized part of Manilow's charm is his strong New York accent. It comes through even when he's singing!

[@lucbedard7564]

OMG i was 16 that year, i didn't hear this for ages, lot of 1960s-70s most beautiful melodies that i grow up with till the 80s Rock & Roll and Soft Rock, I would die to come back in those time to enjoy once again. History of musics been here for a very long time and we should appriciate the artists who share their talents. Thank you for sharing🥰🥰

[@bradneary3260]

I sang this song as a high school senior on a local fundraiser telethon in Omaha back in 1977. Pretty sure I have not felt that cool since then!!

[@nsav8]

I knew he'd hit that high note at the end. What a voice!

[@javierortegon2339]

ABSOLUTELY !

[@fitfogey]

Just crazy good.

[@lcp19581111]

Fabulous!

[@wyckettejones826]

Always loved your shows and i love your music to this day. Keep the music going from you to me!

[@sandiemom8888]

I was fortunate to see him in my city, maybe 10-12 years ago. It was a gift, the best gift I ever got. ❤❤

[@jacquetrosper6763]

This was close to the time I was in Minnesota. He did a show there. So good I was able to see that!!!

[@bettygoodman9559]

You're the best

[@stephenchase5593]

This video has almost been reaching 49,800 worldwide views, LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks, Barry Alan Piscus!!!!!!!!

[@conniealdridge8920]

Yes, indeed, your home lies deep within me, and you've got your own place in my soul. I'd have it no other way.

[@GraceOrtiz-y3t]

I will be seeing him tomorrow in concert! Farewell tour! In Dallas!! Love you Barry!! ❤❤

[@jamiboslow5957]

It was an amazing concert! That was the 3rd time I’ve seen him in concert, and it was amazing! Still rocking it at age 81! Love you, Barry Manilow!

[@Rodrigoaguayosansanchez52]

That song fantastic❤❤❤❤

[@JulieN-nh2wz]

What can I say, Barry's a hottie. His eyes and nose melted my heart at 16, now I'm 60 and he still makes me wish I had a clone of him. LOL

[@conniealdridge8920]

Yep, those eyes are to die for. Even now at age 79, he still looks good.

[@noober755]

Omg ❤ he was adorable ❤ he still IS in my opinion. His music will live forever 😍🤩

[@shirleypete1956]

Sing on Barry you make me feel very happy.

[@chrispnw2547]

It seems at this part of his career, Barry appeared to have a sort of natural peace of mind. I hope that was true as he truly was his own man.