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Barry Manilow's prog song ?

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Topic: Barry Manilow's prog song ?

Posted By: krimson62
Subject: Barry Manilow's prog song ?
Date Posted: January 09 2011 at 16:04

I've just listened to Barry Manilow's "Could this be Magic" (stay with me please!!!) and i think that if either YES or ELP had done this song, it would have been a classic (harp, violins, keyboard, big build-up). Before answering, listen to it with an open mind, adding maybe more bass and guitar.

The reverse could also be true: Barry Manilow doing "C'est la vie" is not so difficult to imagine.

My question is , do you know of any other grossly " commercial " song that could be considered prog by this site's standards?

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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: January 09 2011 at 16:15

No. Moving this to General Music Discussions.

Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: January 10 2011 at 07:21

No, but most songs could be made "prog" with the right arrangement and instrumentation. Examples off the top of my head are "Something's Coming" and "America" by Yes.