You’ve heard of The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin and a lot of other famous superstars that marked and ended different musical eras.
Their names still reverberate today and their songs are still one of the driving influences of the rising artists in creating new music we are hearing and going crazy about.
Along these gems is another golden record still played and sang by people of different ages across different cultures – Mandy.
Mandy, also called Brandy, was an original song by Bunny Walters and was written and composed by Richard Kerr. It was first recorded in 1971 but did not receive much success.
It only reached the 12th place of the UK Singles Chart and only grazed the US Billboards Singles Chart at 91th place.
It only gained popularity during the Barry Manilow Version in 1974 where he made Mandy as the fixed title of the single to avoid confusion. It peaked the US Billboard’s Hot 100, Canadian RPM, and US Cash Box Top 100.
In the present, there are many renditions of Mandy. This includes Westlife’s version popularized in 2003. It reached the no. 1 position in Irish and UK Singles Chart. There is also the Korean version of this single by Jang Geuk Seuk.
If you’re going to dissect the song, it does not fall far from the usual ballads today. It tells a story of love that can be interpreted in various ways by different people.
The lyrics are time-defying. It can be recorded long, long ago before the 70s and still hold its appeal. The key is this song communicates to any type of people.
The melody of the song is also quite simple. It does not include any guitar riffs or hype-inducing drum beats. It is simply just a song that spoke to you – then and now – through the powerful voice of Barry Manilow.
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