I got to back-up sing for him in San Francisco when he assembled a choir for the song "One Voice." My mom was a greeter at the amphitheater. She was so proud of me back then.
I can hear angels in this music.they feel like they are standing by my side consoling the grief of losing my mum. It’s a relief I haven’t felt in 7 years since I lost my mum. Miss you like you won’t believe mum
It's funny how songs like this song that we hear as kids can better understand and relate to after we've grown up and experienced the things that are mentioned in the song's lyrics on our own.
Exactly.....I couldn't have been more than 8 or 9 during his most lovable hits. "The Old Songs" from '82 or '83 when I was finally a teenager hit home with me.
Your eyes are so very blue in this video and all the angels hovering around you are very important to many of us who believe. Thank you Barry. You are the best................Betsy
Barry.....I haven't seen this one lately, but it is magical with all of the angels hovering over you and some playing the violins. This one is extremely wonderful and I thank Mr. Nick Burgess- Jones. It is just perfect. What a great job for everyone involved in putting this one together. Love to you, Barry..................Betsy Basile
Barry......Such a beautiful and magical version of this song. I just love the angels hovering over you some of them playing violins. It is just so calming and gentle music to listen to and you playing the piano which is very mesmerizing to me anyway. Your eyes look really, really blue when they show you. Everyone involved in this performance should be proud of it. Thank you Mr. Nick Burgess- Jones. Love you always, Barry~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Betsy Basile
The most beautiful video I think you have done. Angels hovering and the outfit you have on is perfect for the lyrics. Thank you to Mr. Nick Burgess-Jones, too.........................Love the whole thing..........Betsy
I saw Barry in concert in early June 1975 at the US Naval Academy. He played this, saying it was just being released and did mention an uptempo version. BF (now DH) worked lighting (midshipmen handled all technicals) and said Barry was a real diva to work with for all the crews. I understand Barry adjusted his attitude over time and became a nice guy. And I still think this the most beautiful song he's ever written.
Barry....What a great performance this one is. You know I love any video that includes "The Prelude" as I can watch you play the piano then. You are magical on that keyboard as well as this version of this song. The angels hovering above you, some playing the violins. It is just spectacular. Thank you Mr. Burgess - Jones. I do love you Barry. You have helped so many of us survive very difficult problems. Take care.........................Betsy Blue-Eyes
Barry...This one just popped up. I have been looking for this video for a couple of weeks. I really love this version as it is very unique and you do those sort of things perfectly. The Angels hovering above you and playing the violins. You also have the perfect outfit for this song. Thank you Mr. Burgess-Jones. Love you Barry..............Betsy Blue-Eyes
Barry..I found this one again. There are so many of your song on my playlist. somehow I couldn't find it, but it is a very magical and unique version of this song. I love the angels in their white gowns hovering over you and playing violins and of course, being able of watching you play The Prelude on the piano always fascinates me. Love to you, Barry..........Betsy Basile
The version of this one is so magical, with the angels all around you and you singing. Thank you to Mr. Burgess-Jones too. Love the whole thing. Love you, Barry.....................Betsy
Barry.....Loving the Chopin Prelude in C Minor always draws me to this video s we can playing the classical music that you were trained in. The Angels hovering over you are magical especially with the violins. You are just spot on in all parts of this song. Love you always......Betsy Basile
I think my friend Ian Owles was the lighting camera man on this video and Barry Manilow told him afterwards that he felt no one had made him look that good before. A few years later Ian sadly died.
@@NEbluefire Hi, not sure if I agree with you on the women bit. From what I could see there were 3 doing backing and one playing the violin on stage and a mysterious one in the audience. Did I miss something? One could argue that backing singers of either sex are often positioned on stage for more than just sound (in both senses of the word) reasons. Objectification is a part of who we all are, it's whether that's all someone sees another as that's the issue, the alternative can result in a bit of a sackcloth world.
@@NEbluefire How I saw them was, they were singing at one point but at another, they weren't. To me, it wasn't a big deal, but there we are, perceptions are often very different.
Another one that is quite different than many of your others, but it is enchanting. The angels hovering over you and the background singing. WOW! Thank you you to Mr. Nick Burgess-Jones, too.......................................Betsy
Another one that is also very unique with the Angels hovering over you and the art on the walls and of course, you singing in that great outfit which is so different, Thank you and Mr. Nick Burgess-Jones for sharing this one with us. Love it..............Betsy
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My mother has Barry's 1st - 6 or 7 records. I remember as a kid I would listen to them. I still enjoy his early music. Isn't funny how every 10 or so years, music is constantly changing?
Wow! What a video!! This is the best one yet I’ve seen of Barry Manilow! Fantastic fade ins and outs, and the angles!!! It took pure talent to conceive, execute, and put this all together. Peace be upon you, Ian OWLES.
I’ve loved Barry for years! His talent is off the charts. He can take a ballad like this and squeeze every drop of emotion out of you. This is on repeat
Again I got pulled in by the Chopin Prelude in C Minor. I love it as in this one, we get to see you use your classical pianist skills and the Angels hovering over you just give me goose bumps. Very well done and thank you to Mr. Nick Burgess-Jones. The camera work is exquisite , Love you all.............................BetsyB
This one is so fascinating with the Angels hovering over you which is perfect with the words to this song and I love to watch you play the piano letting us see how good you are at that. So many talents you have, Barry. Everyone of them are engaging for so many different reasons and your outfit is gorgeous. Love you always~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Betsy Blue-Eyes
Absolutely beautiful rendition of his classic hit. Just a masterpiece from the master of music Barry Manilow. When I took piano lessons years ago, I ran across Prelude in C Minor by Chopin. It’s not a easy place of music 🎶 to learn at least for me so I appreciate what Barry does with this beautiful haunting classic piece of music.
This is a real magic Barry Manilow I love this rendering it lifts my spirit up and moves it ! No matter how many years passed this still hits me big time!💯💯💯💯💥💥💥💫💫💫
A very unique and romantic with theChopin Prelude in C minor always pulls me in to see you play the Classical Piano which you are so good at. The Angels hovering also brings out the spiritual part of this video You are just so talented. there will never be another Barry Manilow. I love you and so do millions of others........................Betsy Basile
Another version of Could it be Magic. This one is so magical an sentimental with the angels hovering over you and the violins and of course I get to see you play the piano. This video is really unique and I am sure Mr. Nick Burgess-Jones had something to do with it. Great job by you both and all the other performers.......................Love ya................Betsy Blue-Eyes
Barry.....Every time I hear the Prelude from Frederic Chopin's C Minor, I always have to listen and watch it as this one is incredibly unique with the Angels hovering over you, some with violins and I just have to watch you play the piano with your classical training. It is fantastic. Love you always, Barry and Thankyou Mr. Nick Burgess-Jones................Wonderful.....................Betsy Basile
The first one I found with the Prelude in it which I love especially in this version. The video is mesmerizing with the angels hovering over you and the stunning shirt you are wearing and I get to watch you play the piano which I just love, seeing your Classical training. You were born to play the piano,as you have such a large expanse with your hands. The violins are terrific too. Thank you Barry and Mr. Nick Burgess-Jones. Great job by all............................................Betsy J. Basile
Wow, this is the best rendition I've heard. Just that bit faster not to ruin the mood of the song but enough to make it that bit more pleasurable to listen to.
This video is just so very different than all of the others. The angels hovering over you and the way you sing this is so very impressive. Thank you to Mr. Burgess-Jones too for allowing us to view this one. Barry....No one is better than you in any performance. Betsy
Here's the Frederic Chopin Prelude in C Minor and you know I love these videos as we get to see you use your fabulous classical pianist talents. I love to watch you play the piano. The Angels hovering over you are fantastic especially the ones with the violins ans then we of course have the magnificent song. Thank you so much Barry. I couldn't hold on if I did not watch you every night for 3 hours. It helps me feel there is hope for me. You are inspirational to so many of us...................Love to you...........................Betsy
Barry..I love the way this one is done. It is so beautiful with all the angels hovering over you. Just another thing you do so well. Is there anything you can not do? I don't think so and the classical pianist training you had really shows in this video. Love you.........Betsy
Could it be magic...I should say. You certainly broke our hearts with this one, you mighty legend. We thank you for sharing such a wonderful performance. BM rocks!
+Yvette Ramos You've gotta be fuckin kiddin. I've always worshiped the 3d person of the holy Trinity the holy spirit to this song!!! This song is holy of old to me! My childhood. I don't believe you. You're full of SHIT.
One of my very favorites, starting with the prelude. It is so classical and we get to see you play the piano which is magical with all of your classical training and then to be able to sing at the same time. I love the line where the Stallion meets the sun. I love you Barry. Let us feel that way and you retire and do what you really always wanted to do. You do not sing very well any more and you can't dance or do other things you did in the 70's to the2000's. you are gorgeous, a man that any women would love to be with but can't. Love ya Barry...................................Betsy Blue-Eyes
What's not to like? As with so many other performers, Barry has simply reworked his greatest recording of all - he most certainly has not "sold out", & as it's his song, he has every right to do as he pleases with it. As for this 21st century "thing" about looks, he is ageing just fine to me - if everything in the world was based upon looks instead of natural ability, we would all be living on an infinitely poorer planet. Barry Manilow is one of the most gifted performers and songwriters we have been privileged to witness, & he will be judged on his legacy, & not his looks, thank goodness. Bravo, Barry.
Barry......We can really see you playing the piano in this one and I love the Chopin Prelude in C Minor. The angels hovering over you and the stage circling just makes it very different from many of your other videos. Thank you and Mr. Burgess-Jones. Great arrangement and performance and the end with thePrelude again just makes it perfect. Betsy Blue-Eyes
Barry... This one is so wonderful with the Angels hovering over, How magical !!I love the Chopin Prelude in C Minor in any one you do. The whole video is just perfect and I love the song and you. Thank you for doing this one for us..................Betsy
You know how I love all your videos and songs start with Chopin's Prelude in C Minor and this is number two tonight. The angels hovering over you playing the violins and of course, we always get to see your classical pianist training in these songs. I love to watch you play the piano. It is fascinating and one of the reasons why I love you..............................Betsy
Found a 4 song CD DVD of Barry Manilow and thought, I need this. The arrangement of Could It Be Magic is a true wonder. My wife and I played it over and over.
I've always loved listening to his songs. I haven't heard them in a while so I gasped when he sang the lyrics of "sweet Melissa...." 😳 ....so, so chilling ...just WOW. Thank you for your music Mr Manilow. You're amazing! ....💖💖💖 I just noticed that this was loaded on Mar 11.2011, and there's 111 comments when I viewed it. Plenty of 1's there.....and as I was watching this for a second time, a hummingbird flew and hovered right in front of me for a few seconds! That's my animal totem today. The last time I had this experience with a hummingbird was in 2009. Now I ask, Could this be magic? 🤗💟
eine zeitgemässe musikalisch- rhythmische Topversion. Aber es ist ohnehin der schönste Song und die qualitativ beste Komposition, schon des klassischen Ursprungs wegen. Danke Meister Chopin für diese fantastische Vorlage u Mr. Manilow für den überzeugenden Gesang- Stimme ist einmalig
something that occurred to me that I find kind of amazing is that the tempo never actually changes, but adding the drums makes it feel like it gets faster
Spirit move me every time I'm near you Whirling like a cyclone in my mind Sweet Melissa, angel of my lifetime Answer to all answers I can findBaby, I love you, come, come, come into my arms Let me know the wonder of all of you Baby, I want you now, now, now, and hold on fast Could this be the magic at last?Lady, take me high upon a hillside High up where the stallion meets the sun I could love you, build my world around you Never leave you till my life is done
This song has always always shaken me. But wow! Barry, you are an amazing artist. I am so grateful for your music. I did see you in concert several years ago and I was able to hear your stories. I am very grateful for the band director too. ❤️. Apparently I am logged in as my daughter on RU-vid. This is her mother, Robyn. Haha
