BARRY MANILOW - Could It Be Magic (Live 1975)

BARRY MANILOW - Could It Be Magic (Live 1975) | FIRST TIME HEARING REACTION

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Shawn Salvadori

Күн бұрын

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@fayesouthall6604 9 ай бұрын

Barry Manilow has a huge fan base. He’s been touring for decades. Chopin is pronounced showpan

@melaniebrown4660 9 ай бұрын

This is a great rabbit hole to explore! Weekend In New England, Mandy, Even Now, Copacabana, This One’s For You, I Write The Songs, Can’t Smile Without You, just to name a few!

@subwaygoddess1 9 ай бұрын

When he sings "This One's For You," he dedicates it to his grandpa, not a dry eye in the house

@ApricotRse 9 ай бұрын

Shawn did a reaction I paid for several months ago to Barry's live performance of "Weekend in New England" live at the Greek Theatre in 1978. If you scroll back in the archives to search, I'm sure you can find it.

@melaniebrown4660 9 ай бұрын

@@ApricotRse nice. Thanks for the tip!

@tonidarcy5515 9 ай бұрын

Omg, I love Barry Manilow!! So underrated, every song he has sung is so great beautiful voice he has, great piano player!!❤❤

@Butterflyandhearts95 9 ай бұрын

Barry Manilow takes me back to high school. Love him.

@trhansen3244 2 ай бұрын

It wasn't easy to see in this video but he was actually playing the piano here.

@thornbird6768 22 күн бұрын

My guilty pleasure , and this song is musically perfect. Beautiful

@dagmar.6954 9 ай бұрын

Loved Barry Manilow's music back in the 70's-80's even though some people didn't consider it cool. Barry is a great singer songwriter & his music career spans nearly 7 decades. My favorite song by him is "Weekend In New England". But he had so many great songs such as "Mandy", "I Write The Songs", "Looks Like We Made It", "Can't Smile Without You", "Copacabana (At The Copa)", "Bandstand Boogie", "Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again", "Ready To Take A Chance Again", "Even Now", It's A Miracle" etc.

@phyl1042 9 ай бұрын

Funnily enough, he had a big hit with I Write the Songs, which he didn't write. It was written by Bruce Johnston.

@wendymotogirl 9 ай бұрын

@@phyl1042 The "I" in "I write the songs" is music. As in, "I am music, and I write the songs"

@ApricotRse 9 ай бұрын

@phyl1042 9 ай бұрын

@wendymotogirl yes, but everyone attributed Barry with writing the song, and he didn't, that's all I said, not the meaning behind the song.

@justjack0715 9 ай бұрын

Wow! This was a surprise. Thanks! As someone just mentioned "Weekend In New England" by him is the epitome of sublime!

@ApricotRse 9 ай бұрын

@lauraallen55 9 ай бұрын

Or even just type it into the search bar ;)@@ApricotRse

@kathleenwilson2708 9 ай бұрын

Love me some Barry Manila highly underrated musician! Very talented musician! ❤️💕♥️

@godbluffvdgg 9 ай бұрын

Barry is such an amazing composer...We who were adults in the 70's heard his works hundreds of times...So many amazing songs...He's a One off!

@NoCanDu 9 ай бұрын

I was a single digit kid in the 70s, but grew up hearing Barry all over the radio and from my older brother. Although it was very uncool to listen to him as an 80s teen, a friend took me to see him in the 90s - best show ever! Saw him about three times! Always fantastic! ❤

@MisterWondrous 9 ай бұрын

Barry Manholecover, as he was known, had a Bacharach knack when it came to catchy ass tunes. Mandy is also purty. Tear-jerkers. Nature's neti cleanse.

@MichaelAndrews-uy1gl 6 ай бұрын

This guy is a tremendously great song writer...what a talent. This magnificent.

@RayEvans-j1q 9 ай бұрын

There was so much musical variety in the seventies! More than just disco! Even one of my hard rocking friends loved the music of Barry Manilow!

@SheilaMarguerite 2 ай бұрын

FYI this song wasn't a Chopin cover, it was inspired by a Chopin prelude (he was a virtuoso pianist/composer in the 1800s), which is the piece at the beginning of the song. 😊

@cattewest 9 ай бұрын

Saw him in concert in 1991. Yes, he did this song and every one of my favorites.

@70sMusicLady 9 ай бұрын

Love Barry. Saw him first in (about) 1975. Saw him again in the late nineties. Such a fantastic super talent and showman!!

@TheTish 9 ай бұрын

I just saw him again last night at Radio City Music Hall, the 16th time! I fell in love with him when I first saw him on the Mandy tour in ‘76 ❤❤❤ Could It Be Magic. Barry says he wasn’t sure if this would be a hit because it’s melody come from classical composition. Barry, BTW, wrote many commercials jingles which are still used today. And he played backup piano for Bette Midler.

@HRConsultant_Jeff 9 ай бұрын

Manilow wrote many of the most famous commercial ad songs of the time (I am stuck on Band-aids cause band-aids stuck on me) Literally dozens of them. He had tons of hits and before becoming famous, he was also a pianist for Bette Midler.

@paulrt3 9 ай бұрын

Barry Manilow is the king of commercial jingles. Some of those include: “Like a Good Neighbor” for State Farm, “Stuck on Band-Aid” for Band-Aid, “Grab a Bucket of Chicken” for KFC, “You Deserve a Break Today” for McDonald’s, Pepsi Generation songs including "Feelin' Free"! He is talented.

@JoeCruz-hs2yt 9 ай бұрын

What A God Given Talent !

@annewoodard6803 9 ай бұрын

I remember watching this live. I loved Barry Manilow.

@rozequinn1519 9 ай бұрын

Oh my...my favorite song is EVEN NOW

@gman7495 9 ай бұрын

Mid to late 70's it was one monster hit after another. Funny note: he started out playing commercial jingles.

@marciapeak893 9 ай бұрын

The studio version will blow you away especially when the backup comes in. The backup ladies in the live are subpar. Love, love Barry. This song is a masterpiece.

@phyl1042 9 ай бұрын

Unbreak My Heart was recorded by Toni Braxton

@lauraallen55 9 ай бұрын

Maybe Diane Warren was a fan of this song?

@womanonthinice1276 9 ай бұрын

This is my favorite of all his tunes!❤ Donna Summer sings this son brilliantly.

@kathyrizzi8754 9 ай бұрын

Barry Manilow had many hit songs in his hay Day’s, too many to remember, I’m old. 😂 Oh Mandy is one of them & it’s a good one.🥰♥️

@sagitt1856 9 ай бұрын

Heartbreaking musical composition. Masterpiece. Thanks.

@victoriav389 9 ай бұрын

If a song could sweep you off of your feet, it is this one. ❤

@clifton8929 9 ай бұрын

One of the reasons we love you so much, Shawn, is that you'll play those particular songs for your fans with a request or donation request, and the donation request is a way we can send our love and appreciation for you, your family, and all your hard work; I appreciate you and try to help in your journey because they have left a light in life that you create with music that cannot be removed.

@bradhill1099 4 ай бұрын

Get after it Barry ! Hell yeah ! Masterpiece.

@ChrisMehl-h2z 9 ай бұрын

We can all be grateful, that two masters of entertainment started together,, Barry started out as Bette Midler piano player,

@leticiaserna2924 9 ай бұрын

MANDY is another great song by Barry Manilow

@subwaygoddess1 9 ай бұрын

Barry is now around 80 years old. His range is still very good, but Could It Be Magic is not easy to sing. He sings a few lines, then launches into the disco version that Donna Summer did. He says "I wasn't sure how I felt hearing this beautiful song made into a disco record, but then, it went to #1, so I love it!" Its easier to sing Donna's version, so he does. Later in the show, up on the screen, there's an old video of Mandy. Some time into the song, Barry comes out, sits at the piano, sings Mandy live, then launches into the 2nd half of Could It Be Magic. I'm going to see him for a 2nd show tonight

@godbluffvdgg 9 ай бұрын

:)...That's nice to know...I like to think of him as we saw him in the 70's-80's ...

@streettalk4thesoul 9 ай бұрын

fanilow here. :) my very favorite of his. 'mandy' is also quite beautiful.

@KJ-4321 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful!!!! Would love to hear you react to his “Copacabana!” He had a lot of amazing songs! 😀

@lauraallen55 9 ай бұрын

Barry Manilow wrote loads of songs and commercial jingles. Huge fan base. This is my favorite of his, with Copa Cabana in second. By the way, the accent is on the first syllable in pianist rather than on the second. :)

@EC-dz3fb 9 ай бұрын

This is sex-on-piano-legs. And those backup vocals! ᗯOᗩᕼ!

@Az777 9 ай бұрын

1810-1849. Chopin was only 39 when he died. I've often wondered how he would react if he heard this.

@subwaygoddess1 9 ай бұрын

I think he would've loved it

@kallsop2 9 ай бұрын

The Manilow song that would make women melt if you played it. Just a brilliant work, by far the best of his early years. Just love the way it builds to a high point and then slows at the end.

@wendymotogirl 9 ай бұрын

Weekend in New England made me melt into a puddle, more than this one.

@ApricotRse 9 ай бұрын

@@wendymotogirl Shawn did a reaction I paid for several months ago to Barry's live performance of "Weekend in New England" live at the Greek Theatre in 1978. If you scroll back in the archives to search, I'm sure you can find it.

@VernonOdom-jw4ko 9 ай бұрын

The Classical composer Frederich Chopin was Barry's inspiration for the song. One of my all-time favorite most beautiful songs. I LITERALLY CRY every time I heard it. Because the song expresses the emotions felt when i fell in love.

@joelliebler5690 9 ай бұрын

A classic and sounds good live! My brother had most of his records and I liked some of them though at the time I could not admit that to my friends!😄

@willfromyadkinville 9 ай бұрын

alot of people might not admit it but i was a huge fan!

@kmach1000 9 ай бұрын

My favorite of BM! Love him!❤

@ritathomas5167 9 ай бұрын

Shawn, I think the song you couldnt place is "Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton, which came out in 1996. The piano prelude and piano postlude played by Barry Manilow alone (no singing or accompaniment) is from the Chopin piece. I took 8 years of piano lessons growing up, and played a lot of the classics - Chopin, Beethoven, etc. I always thought this one by Barry Manilow was a very clever blending, seemlessly, of the old with the new!

@intothesunset3 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful song! Great request and reaction♥

@marthaz 9 ай бұрын

Best love song ever. End of story. ❤️🎹

@gailvolm3862 9 ай бұрын

You would be shocked to learn how much of "modern music" borrowed, often without attribution, from the great composers of classical music! It was a great slow skate at the roller rink! Any Manilow tune is great, but if you get the chance look up and listen to him do all the jingles he wrote for TV commercials before he became well known! He also accompanied Bette Midler for a while too.

@BadErnest 9 ай бұрын

Great record by Barry. Donna Summer made a disco cover version of this that’s pretty cool, too.

@dgator3599 9 ай бұрын

Notice how he sits at the piano...he has to because his legs are so long. He has spoken about it before because someone commented that he looked uncomfortable the way he sits. Of course the bigger he got (star wise) everything was custom made for his size. Just a fun fact.

@lauraallen55 9 ай бұрын

Pianos were made for him custom? He is 6'0" I would think there are a lot of men that height.

@talltulip 9 ай бұрын

The song you were reminded of is Unbreak My Heart, by Toni Braxton. One of my favorites.

@subwaygoddess1 9 ай бұрын

Maybe the song reminds you of Toni Braxton "Unbreak My Heart."

@larryclemens 9 ай бұрын

You're thinking of "Unbreak My Heart" by Toni Braxton. A great song that you should react to.

@MortMe0430 3 ай бұрын

The song this reminded you of is "Unbreak my Heart" by Toni Braxon!

@librarylady13 9 ай бұрын

💖💖💖 Try his songs "I Write The Songs", "Copacabana" and "Looks Like We Made It".

@RandoReport 9 ай бұрын

Unbreak My Heart

@jerrycoolbaugh4962 9 ай бұрын

Exceptional…

@MoMoMyPup10 9 ай бұрын

I saw the Eagles once, on their Hell Freezes Over tour, and they didn't play my favorite song from them, "Take It to the Limit" and it still bugs me to this day.

@lauraallen55 9 ай бұрын

They didn't do the song from the time Randy left the band until after HFO, then Glenn did it until he passed. I think now Don lip-syncs it like he does everything else. To me, it will always be Randy's song anyway.

@steveg2288 9 ай бұрын

Hi Shawn - I think the track you are thinking of is "unbreak my heart" by Toni Braxton. I hope I'm right on that for you! Best regards Steve

@sarablack2547 9 ай бұрын

Your thinking of unbrake my heart by Toni Braxton.i love the dance version of her song. Please do take that's cover.robbie takes the lead in that one.gary Barlow usually sings lead in their songs. Take that are a British boy band now men that have had 28 top 40 singles 12 number ones.

@jimfrederick3907 9 ай бұрын

This is his opus.

@richardviglione7943 9 ай бұрын

Donna Summer did a disco remake of this song. Worth a listen.

@richardviglione7943 9 ай бұрын

The song you’re thinking of is Unbreak My Heart by Toni Braxton.

@beeseewill2407 9 ай бұрын

The song you are looking for might be Toni Braxton"Unbreak My Heart".

@carlataliaferro4326 9 ай бұрын

Yes Toni Braxton Unbreak My Heart is definitely the song he was looking for. THIS was my favorite Barry Manilow song. ❤

@badrobot3159 9 ай бұрын

Take that, an English boy band, covered this in 1992/93.

@MoMoMyPup10 9 ай бұрын

This was an average Live recording for this song. And the studio completely torches it, but who really _CARES_ about that in this world?

@subwaygoddess1 9 ай бұрын

What is a better live recording?

@MoMoMyPup10 9 ай бұрын

@@subwaygoddess1 just saying the quality of this recording is average as far as Live recordings go -- not that it's average in comparison to other recordings of the song

@ApricotRse 9 ай бұрын

@@MoMoMyPup10 You are correct. This live recording is highly edited for TV and lacks full orchestration. The original full studio recording is the master recording and it's the ONLY one from which the listener gets the full impact. I wish Shawn had listened to that one.

@dalemerrifield8308 9 ай бұрын

I absolutely agree with this comment

@bradsense7431 9 ай бұрын

Donna Summer did a disco version.

@rayrodriguez8417 9 ай бұрын

Shawn , Donna Summer has an awesome version of this tune as well.

@bradsense7431 9 ай бұрын

Not exactly a fan of Barry Manilow. He has talent just not my thing. However this song is the exception. A real special piece of music I believe. Very moving.

@AJTSpecial 9 ай бұрын

Since you love piano, you really should listen to Yanni. I suggest "Keys To Imagination" although he has a large number of great songs. Thanks

@joy88867 9 ай бұрын

Barry sampled Chopin but he had to tell on himself because we’re not sophisticated enough to know 😂

@lauraallen55 9 ай бұрын

Speak for yourself lol! He had to give credit I believe too. Eric Carmen didn't because the song he worked with was in the public domain in the US but not outside of here, unbeknownst to him.

@JimD56 8 ай бұрын

You're thinking of Unbreak My Heart by Toni Braxton.

@lindaleebahr6651 9 ай бұрын

Shawn. Chopin is pronounced Show Pan.

@lauraallen55 9 ай бұрын

Accent on the second syllable: show-PAN

@christieowens7364 3 ай бұрын

Toni Braxton ❤

@christieowens7364 3 ай бұрын

Un break my heart

@dalemerrifield8308 9 ай бұрын

While this is a great version, his album version is exquisite, and his vocals on there are rarely raspy at the end

@Ronster64 8 ай бұрын

As good as this is, treat yourself to the studio version too. Both epic

@randytorres8211 9 ай бұрын

For a fun song please react to Ray Stevens song, Please Help Me Barry Manilow

@ApricotRse 9 ай бұрын

The actual title is "I Need Your Help, Barry Manilow".

@jimfrederick3907 9 ай бұрын

His Vegas shows sold out everytime.

@horstschafer1839 9 ай бұрын

I appreciate your love to his music. And just have to say, I think he had a hard time as a gay musician that time. Nowadays nobody cares about, I hope.