Here's a heartwrenching performance: Legs & Co. get all moody & sad, dancing to Barry Manilow's Lonely Together on Top of the Pops. I'm certainly mellowing out in my old age: back when this was a hit, I hated Marry Banilow and all his fellow Middle-of-the-Road singer-songwriters, with all the righteous cool fire of Youth. These days, while I can't quite say I love the stuff, I can at least appreciate the artistry.
youtubeUpdate: I'd assumed that Barry himself wrote this song: but Carl has pointed out that Kenny Nolan wrote it. A prolific hit writer of the seventies, Kenny also wrote Labelle's Lady Marmalade, and Jim Gilstrap's Swing Your Daddy which Pan's People danced to. Thanks, Carl!
Watch this clip on: mobypicture | youtube
Thanks to Glenn Marshall for the YouTube post.
8 comments:
Cool stuff YMG, this is a slightly better copy than the one you posted of this routine on 29/11/10.
Thanks for reminding me, Ryan: I should have mentioned that it was an upgrade.
Thanks very much YMG,BM was not a
fave artist of mine,his music never stirred my giblets,but all
these years later somthing strange
has happened,i like this,and for a change,the song seems more imporant than the girls.It tells
how in 1977 i met a girl who first
noticed me 10 years before,at the age of twelve,when i caused her pony to bolt,nearly dumping her on her butt.As bearers of broken hearts,we met and married,and today
she is the mother of my family.
YES, i like this one a lot,thankyou
this track was writteb by the prolific Kenny Nolan who wrote songs for loads o people in the 60s & 70s
Great song, great set, great routine and gorgeous girls. That's what I call a sunshine dessert. Super!
I agree SueFan, one of the few Manilow ditties I like and the ladies are emotive and truly beautiful in this. Thanks everyone.
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