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To: Dr. Sivana

Most of his hits were actually composed by others.


14 posted on 01/28/2022 1:54:25 PM PST by Borges
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To: Borges
Most of his hits were actually composed by others.

Wow. I had to look them up. He wrote about 1/4 of them, but almost all of them have a certain meter (starting with "Mandy" which wasn't his) that allows him to own it. "Copacabana", which IS his, is an extreme example of that.
18 posted on 01/28/2022 2:05:05 PM PST by Dr. Sivana ( “to defend themselves, they are using the same weapons with which they were struck.”Pope St. Pius X)
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To: Borges; Dr. Sivana

Including one of the Beach Boys.


21 posted on 01/28/2022 2:16:41 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Borges

He did compose a number of them. (One Voice, for example.)


37 posted on 01/28/2022 4:28:42 PM PST by TBP (Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Biden regime.)
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To: Borges

One of Manilow’s best compositions, IMO, was to a lyric by the late Johnny Mercer. It’s “When October Goes.” Wonderful song.


38 posted on 01/28/2022 4:29:39 PM PST by TBP (Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Biden regime.)
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