For as long as I can remember, she has been torturing us with the entire library of a man who did not write his hit, "I Write the Songs." Every 8-hour roadtrip to visit family in Pennsylvania, every weekend morning, and especially the Christmas season has had its soundtrack provided by Barry Manilow. Everyone I know is aware of this, and most of them have been Barry-rolled right along with me, just when we thought it was safe.
At last, there is a person in a position of authority who understands my suffering and has harnessed the dark, evil power of this nose with a crooner attached! From Yahoo! Music:
Speaking of old and boring...and Barry Manilow, again...the adult-contemporary crooner's mellow music is now the unexpected cornerstone of a bizarre but apparently effective new plan of justice masterminded by Colorado judge Paul Sacco. Judge Sacco is punishing people who land in court for noise violations (blasting their stereos, rehearsing with bands, hosting raging parties) by sentencing then to an hour-long, high-volume Barry Manilow listening session. Of course, for some Barry fans the prospect of 60 minutes of "Mandy" or "Weekend In New England" might sound absolutely delightful, but for most violators who wind up in Sacco's courtroom, it's a cruel and unusual punishment indeed. And just in case any of the offenders emerge from this experience with a new appreciation for Manilow, it seems law officials take surveys after each punishing session. That way, if any of the lawbreakers actually dig a particular Barry song (like, say, "Copacabana"), that ditty is removed from the court-ordered playlist.
This makes that new Greatest Songs of the 80's album... no easier to suffer through. Still, at least I know it'll be used for a good cause.
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