Manilow: Love songs are timeless
Tuesday December 01 2009
Barry Manilow has said he believes good love songs will never go out of fashion.
The 63-year-old Mandy singer starts a two-year run at the Paris Las Vegas hotel-casino next year after spending five years less than three miles away at the off-Strip Las Vegas Hilton, and said the move coincided with the release of his album The Greatest Love Songs Of All Time.
"I've always believed that a good love song will never go out of style, no matter how angry the young people get - and they seem to be getting more angry," Barry said.
"It's reflected in the songwriting of the day and the performing of the day, but I still believe that there are a lot of people who would love to hear a great love song."
And he said of the move: "We started from scratch and it's going to be just gorgeous. All of the equipment and all of the production we had at the Hilton, I didn't want to just move it to the Paris.
"I'm actually going to focus on the fact that we are in the most romantic world called Paris. Since I sing such romantic songs, I thought that would be a really good place to do something like this."
Barry's last show at the Hilton is on December 30, and tickets are now on sale for the new show.
The Greatest Love Songs Of All Time includes 15 classic love songs, including Fools Rush In and How Deep Is the Ocean.
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