What a great song!!!

Barry who? Was he allowed out of the swamp?

@FrayedBear He has written or co-written 53 hits in the UK and 98 in the US. Major Grammy winner. He's in the songwriter's Hall of Fame. One source ( [songhall.org] says:

Barry Mann is a name synonymous with some of the greatest, most enduring songs in the entire American Musical spectrum. In collaboration with Cynthia Weil [spouse] and other writers, he's produced an outstanding body of work accounting for more than 200 million records sold. Early hits such as "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling," and "On Broadway," started a catalog that began in the early 1960’s and continues to the present musical charts.

By your standards, a real nobody.

@WonderWartHog99 Is his wife related to Kurt Weil?
"Lovin' Feeling" I have heard but have no interest inknowing who wrote it. It has no significance in my life. Perhaps your superior intelligence can simply explain to me how such knowledge would benefit my life?

@FrayedBear I don't teach pigs to sing.

@WonderWartHog99 Onset of dementia? I'm a bear not a pig.

@FrayedBear > I'm a bear not a pig.

You are mistaken, as usual.

@WonderWartHog99 We have an expression down here about pineapples - a cactus however is equally demonstrative - we say "sit on it and let it excoriate your alimentary canal". In your case I suggest all the way up to your tongue.

@FrayedBear "We" means you think of yourself as plural.

@MissKathleen on second thought, I think you're right. Although I'm not a musician, I'm very passionate about music. It has a huge part in my life. I've been listening to a whole lot of music since I was very young. I think I have a very good ear for music. There must be thousands of tunes and songs that I can recognize with their very first notes.

such an amazing voice

Love that song!