Some Manilow Magic
Earlier today, my daughter and I bought a rose bush. The name of this rose is "Daybreak." It's a nice pink flower. Later tonight, at dinner, I mentioned the name of the rose to my wife and she reminded me of the Barry Manilow song "Daybreak."
Anyone (in our age group) would remember this tune. It was on Barry's greatest hits and it was a good one. Actually, most of the songs on that Barry collection were pretty good. Manilow was at the top of his game during that era, late '70s. I have a fondness for some of the songs from the early '80s as well.
When I was a kid, my Mom gave me a present for my birthday. It was an educational toy, a computer with various 8-track tapes that you could answer questions - it was called "2XL." Get it? To Excel? Anyway. It was great because it could play any 8-track tape and it was portable. I used to drag it into the bathroom and blast songs while I was in the shower. I had the Manilow collection on 8-track so that was one I played over and over.
After we left dinner tonight, I found "Daybreak" on my iPod. We listened to it on the way home, singing as we drove. My daughter was in the back seat. She laughed when I put on "The Old Songs" and started singing to that as well.
(Here's what 2-XL looked like - circa 1978. From Wikipedia)
Anyone (in our age group) would remember this tune. It was on Barry's greatest hits and it was a good one. Actually, most of the songs on that Barry collection were pretty good. Manilow was at the top of his game during that era, late '70s. I have a fondness for some of the songs from the early '80s as well.
When I was a kid, my Mom gave me a present for my birthday. It was an educational toy, a computer with various 8-track tapes that you could answer questions - it was called "2XL." Get it? To Excel? Anyway. It was great because it could play any 8-track tape and it was portable. I used to drag it into the bathroom and blast songs while I was in the shower. I had the Manilow collection on 8-track so that was one I played over and over.
After we left dinner tonight, I found "Daybreak" on my iPod. We listened to it on the way home, singing as we drove. My daughter was in the back seat. She laughed when I put on "The Old Songs" and started singing to that as well.
(Here's what 2-XL looked like - circa 1978. From Wikipedia)
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