Reports: Barry Manilow marries manager Garry Kief

[shenmue]

Story here

Well, Pink News got the bulletin from the National Enquirer, so who knows? But if it's true, good.

According to a report in the National Enquirer, the ‘Mandy’ singer – who has never publicly spoken about his sexuality – tied the knot with his manager and long-term partner.

The supermarket tabloid reports that the pair married in a surprise ceremony attended by 50 guests – who were led to believe they had been invited to a lunch.

[Arugula Latte]

1. Best wishes to the happy couple.

I assume Mandy has figured out why Barry sent her away all those years ago.

[Joanie Baloney]

3. Har, har

Mandy was a dog. Listen to it again and it makes sense.

[Arugula Latte]

8. *snort*

I'll have to look at the lyrics on that one...

For some reason I remember that he used to have a Beagle named "Bagel." I thought that was a cute name.

[yuiyoshida]

9. Here are the lyrcs

Music
"Mandy"

I remember all my life
Raining down as cold as ice.
Shadows of a man,
A face through a window cryin' in the night,
The night goes into
Morning just another day;
Happy people pass my way.
Looking in their eyes,
I see a memory I never realized how happy you made me.

Oh Mandy well,
You came and you gave without taking,
But I sent you away.
Oh, Mandy well,
Kissed me and stopped me from shaking,
And I need you today.
Oh, Mandy!

I'm standing on the edge of time;
I've walked away when love was mine.
Caught up in a world of uphill climbing,
The tears are in my mind and nothin' in rhyming.

Oh Mandy well,
You came and you gave without taking,
But I sent you away.
Oh, Mandy well,
Kissed me and stopped me from shaking,
And I need you today.
Oh, Mandy!

Yesterday's a dream
I face the morning
Crying on a breeze
The pain is calling
Oh Mandy
Well, you came and you gave without taking
But I sent you away oh, Mandy
Well, you kissed me and stopped me from shaking
And I need you today Oh, Mandy
You came and you gave without taking
But I sent you away oh, Mandy
Well, you kissed me and stopped me from shaking
And I need you



are you sure its about a dog?

[Blanks]

11. Someone sent the song to Casey Kasem...

The name of the song was 'Brandy' but it was changed because of the song that was popular at the time it was sent in.

Casey Kasem explained that he couldn't play songs that had never been on the top 40, but a couple of years later he played the song as a tribute to the person who sent it in because it had been in the top 40.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Manilow

At least that's the story he told on the radio one week when I was listening to the top 40.

[icymist]

16. That must be some great dog!

eom

[pinboy3niner]

18. The dog story apparently was just a flip comment one of the composers made to a reporter

Under the title Brandy, the selection's original title, the song charted in 1971 for Scott English, one of its co-composers....

The suggestion that Scott English wrote the song about a favorite dog is apparently an urban legend. English has said that a reporter called him early one morning asking who "Brandy" was, and an irritated English made up the "dog" story to get the reporter off his back

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandy_(song)#Scott_English_version

[CTyankee]

2. I'm happy for him and his husband but I still don't like his music...

I never understood the hype around him...

[tkmorris]

4. Umm, OK

This is a story about him getting married, not a CD review.

[Joanie Baloney]

6. Mazel Tov!

Barry is on his farewell tour, so the marriage makes perfect sense.

[Skittles]

13. since he is known for being a singer, it is fine to comment on his work

I never cared for his music either but I wish this couple all the happiness in the world

[rug]

31. Just for you.

[Skittles]

34. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

*EGREGIOUS*

[rug]

37. The cure!

[Skittles]

38. OMG

that does take me back

[7962]

29. haaaa!

[Joanie Baloney]

5. I've been a fan of Barry's since 1974

Went to one of his first concerts at The Troubadour way back when and several since.

His lyrics speak to many people and he is a fantastic composer as well as a showman. I wouldn't describe it as 'hype'. Fans love him and that's the way it is.

[KamaAina]

17. A Fanilow!

[msanthrope]

10. His music makes me grate my teeth but it's lyrical and well done.

Can't stand it...but also can't deny the sheer talent the man has.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

14. I think you and I are almost uniquely opposite...and I don't mean anything bad by that.

I love Barry Manilow tunes, but I don't tell my friends that for the most part. He's a guilty pleasure.

[msanthrope]

44. You know, one of the best concerts I ever attended was Neil Diamond. He was simply great, and I

don't like his music at all. Not one bit.

I was in Vegas for a family destination wedding. Escorted several older female relatives to another casino...you'd have thought we were moving the troops on D-Day..though I'd stab my eardrums out, but it turned out to be a really well-done concert.

I will only share this on an anonymous Internet board, mind you.

[CTyankee]

48. Oh, I admit I love his "Hello again." For personal reasons. It spoke to my life at one

point.

[John1956PA]

22. "Ready to Take a Chance Again" (1978) was written by others, but he co-produced the recording.

Barry's contributions to popular music are not only writing, signing, and piano playing, but arranging and producing as well.

He has the right voice and delivery for the songs he sings.

I wish happiness to him and his spouse.

[jberryhill]

35. But, he writes the songs that make the whole world sing

He wrote the very first song.

He put the words and the melodies together.

[msanthrope]

45. You know, I watched the whole thing through. nt

[joeybee12]

12. I loved it when he was on Family Guy...

The guys started talking abotu how awful Barry was, then one by one they admit, well Mandy is ok, and other songs aren't too bad, and in a few minutes they're like schoolgirls and run to his concert...Barry actually voiced himself.

Best wishes to them.

[Kingofalldems]

23. This one:

[7962]

30. Thanks for that laugh! But what happened to Foghorn Leghorn? The clip stopped!!!

[Kingofalldems]

43. He walked into KFC and Col. Sanders was waiting for him.

With an ax.

[joeybee12]

32. Blocked at work...

Is it where he's singing to Quagmire...replacing Mandy with Quagmire?

[LuckyLib]

40. Yes -- This is great! Love it! Thanks!

[joeybee12]

42. That was hilarious...

Amused me that Barry played along with it.

[NuclearDem]

41. It's bad that as soon as I saw Manilow's name that's what I thought of.

[Phentex]

15. Aw, that's great.

Good for them!

[steve2470]

19. much happiness to the couple! :) nt

[Raine1967]

20. Blessings!

I love Manilow and his Music.

I have known he was gay since my college years (going back to the latter half of the 80's). It's not my place to explain why I know, but it really doesn't matter.

I am really happy that he is able to marry the love of his life.

[progressoid]

21. Looks Like They Made It

[valerief]

26. Bwahahaha!

[malaise]

36. Thread winner

[johnnysad]

24. What's sad is that he had to hide it all those years

We've come a long way

[valerief]

25. Congrats. I can imagine all the fundie ladies who are "shocked" to learn he's gay. nt

[ScreamingMeemie]

33. My grandma called it years ago. "He's not interested in 'us' I don't think."

[jberryhill]

46. After the complete and utter shock over Liberace?

[valerief]

47. That Douglas-Damon movie was a filthy liberal conspiracy.

Everyone knows Liberace won a lawsuit when a rag said he was gay.

He just never found the right girl. Sad. It's lonely at the top.

[GoCubsGo]

27. Good for him!!!

I'm surprised, but I'm not surprised. I'm sorry he had to wait so long, if this is indeed true.

[Warpy]

28. I wish them a long and happy life together.

I was never nuts about Manilow on stage, but I've always appreciated him offstage. He's one of the good guys.

He and his husband deserve the best.

[DonViejo]

39. Contrary to the assertion...

the ‘Mandy’ singer – who has never publicly spoken about his sexuality

Manilow came out as "bisexual" during Anita Bryant's terror campaign in Miami, in 1977. David Cassidy (The Partridge Family) also came out as bi during Bryant's anti-gay campaign.