Barry Manilow to drive out 'hooligans'

BBC ^ | Monday, 5 June 2006 | unknown

[Atlantic Bridge]

A council in the Australian city of Sydney is taking radical measures against car-revving youths - the calming tones of singer Barry Manilow.

Officials in Rockdale say that local youths have been hanging around in car parks, revving their engines and generally annoying residents.

So the council has decided to strike back.

From July, Barry Manilow's greatest hits will be piped into one car park in a bid to drive the youths away.

[scott7278]

Looks like I picked a bad day to give up vomiting.

[1rudeboy]

[weegee]

From July, Barry Manilow's greatest hits will be piped into one car park in a bid to drive the youths away.

Really? "Have it your way" and "Like a good friend, State Farm Is There"?

[weegee]

The Polite Police?

Talk about a nannystate.

[lawnguy]

Barry is a little like Neil Diamond, and John Denver later in his career:

Everybody makes fun of them, but they have an army of fans who will show up to shows, and keep them making a very good living for the rest of their lives.

I know it's not pleasant to thik about, but it's true ;-)

[Feiny]

The should play The Hoff to make sure they leave.
Get Into my Car
Get OUTTA MY LOT

[MikefromOhio]

This is as disturbing as the Top Gun volleyball scene.....

[rattrap]

Tough call, that scene is pretty gay.

[185JHP]

"Her name was Lola..."

[dfwgator]

Why do the Aussies have to go with a foreigner, when their very own Air Supply would do the trick?

[sully777]

Why do the Aussies have to go with a foreigner, when their very own Air Supply would do the trick?

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Or Savage Garden or Bee Gees or Olivia Newton John.

[Xenalyte]

This thread is insane! I love the Top Gun pic.

[Xenalyte]

The power of The Hoff would just draw the hooligans, because it would inspire in them a desire to emulate that which is good and pure about The Hoff.

So it might make the problem worse in the short term, but just think of all the Hassetized hooligans driving around crooning to the ladies!

[JRios1968]

"At the Copa...Copacabana..."

[Allegra]

This thread is insane! I love the Top Gun pic.

It's almost, but not quite as insane as the David Hasselhoff threads.

[Allegra]

I wonder how much of an ego-blow it would be to know that your music is being used as a weapon?

[JRios1968]

A weapon of mass teen disruption, nonetheless. Explains the crappy muzak at the malls, though.

[subterfuge]

They should just play BS singing her greatest hits

"People; liberal people, are the luckiest PEE-pul--in the world..."

[tortoise]

Fools! Profligate use of Barry Manilow as a prophylactic will eventually breed Barry Manilow resistant hooligans -- then what will we do? Have we learned nothing?

[Feiny]

THAT needs to be made into a TV movie.
Quick, call the Hoff to see if he is available.