The Making of a Classic – The Story of How One of Barry Manilow’s Most Beloved Songs Finally Became a Hit

Nov 21, 2017

It was 1971, and a 25-year-old Barry Manilow was still a struggling musician and commercial jingles writer when he came up with a melody he felt was very special. That melody would become the song “Could It Be Magic,” which featured a chorus based on the chord changes in Chopin’s Prelude in C Minor.

 

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