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These are lyrics by Barry Manilow that we think are kind of nonsensical.
Nonsensical Song Lyrics, Barry Manilow
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Barry Manilow's, "Can't Smile Without You"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
I can't laugh and I can't sing.
I'm finding it hard to do anything.
I'm finding it hard to do anything.
Why They're Nonsensical:
Well, duh! If he can't sing, then by what remarkable method is he so convincingly simulating a performance of vocal music here?
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
Barry Manilow's, "Can't Smile Without You"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
You know I can't smile without you
I can't smile without you
I can't laugh and I can't sing
I can't smile without you
I can't laugh and I can't sing
Why They're Nonsensical:
The overall song makes it clear that the singer currently is without the one he is singing to. He claims 'I can't sing' as one of the things he can't do without the addressee. But, Duh! He is singing.
Submitted by: Cape Canaveral Lavigne
Barry Manilow's, "I Write The Songs"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
I am music, and I write the songs
Why They're Nonsensical:
Songs *are* music. Is Manilow trying to say that music writes itself, or that he "writes himself", so to speak? In which case, what do we need people like him for?
Submitted by: Tarquin
Barry Manilow's, "I Write The Songs"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
I'm young again, even though I'm very old
Why They're Nonsensical:
A person can't be young and old at the same time.
Submitted by: Candy Welty
Barry Manilow's, "I Write The Songs"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
I've been alive forever,
And I wrote the very first song.
And I wrote the very first song.
Why They're Nonsensical:
No, Barry. You were born in 1943, so you haven't been alive forever. And you definitely didn't write the very first song. Many songs existed long before you were born.
Submitted by: Gretchen Wieners
Barry Manilow's, "Leavin' In The Morning"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
And now I don't know how to say goodbye
Why They're Nonsensical:
But you just said the word "goodbye," which goes to show that you DO know how to say goodbye.
Submitted by: Jonathan Forhere
Barry Manilow's, "Mandy"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Caught up in a world of uphill climbing
The tears are on my mind and nothing is rhyming
The tears are on my mind and nothing is rhyming
Why They're Nonsensical:
Nothing is rhyming? "Climbing" and "rhyming" *do* rhyme!
Submitted by: Candy Welty
Barry Manilow's, "Mandy"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
I'm standing on the edge of time
Why They're Nonsensical:
Time has no edges, and no one can stand on it.
Submitted by: Candy Welty
Barry Manilow's, "Ships"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
We're two ships that pass in the night
Why They're Nonsensical:
People aren't ships. (Perhaps he's speaking metaphorically?)
Submitted by: Candy Welty
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