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Ian (@sirsnapalot) |

"Brandy", later called "Mandy", is a song written by Scott English and Richard Kerr. It was originally recorded by English in 1971 and reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart.
"Brandy" was covered by Bunny Walters in New Zealand in 1972, but achieved greater success when covered in 1974 by Barry Manilow in the US, with the title changed from "Brandy" to "Mandy" to avoid confusion with Looking Glass's "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)". His version reached the top of the US Hot 100 Singles Chart. Later, it was recorded by many other artists. The song was a UK number-one hit in 2003 for Irish boyband Westlife.
Under the title Brandy, the selection's original title, the song charted in 1971 for Scott English, one of its co-composers, whose version of it reached #12 in the UK Singles Charts. It was also released in the United States, where it was a minor hit, remaining in the lower portion of the Hot 100.
The suggestion that Scott English wrote the song about a favorite dog is apparently an urban legend. English has said that a reporter called him early one morning asking who "Brandy" was, and an irritated English made up the dog story to get the reporter off his back.In a 2013 interview, he said the idea for the song title came while he was in France and someone tried to make a dirty joke saying "Brandy goes down fine after dinner, doesn't she" although in English, a drink does not actually have a grammatical gender, and the line does not have the intended double entendre. He later wrote the song in London. He said he hated the Manilow version because he took out part of a verse and made it a bridge, but he later loved it because it bought him houses. The song was inspired by his life, he said, the face in the window being his father
In 1972, Bunny Walters recorded "Brandy" and had a hit with it in New Zealand. The backing vocals were by The Yandall Sisters. He later included the song on his album Very Best of Bunny Walters
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admin:
@sirsnapalot I've always loved this song. You did very well with this my friend, lovin the spoken version. Loved and enjoyed my listen ♥
Apr 27th 2020, 6:14 am Report
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Ian:
@admin it has always been a favourite of mine and I do appreciate all the lovely comments you leave thank you so much
Apr 27th 2020, 8:26 am Report
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Cash:
@sirsnapalot , great job Ian,, having a great listen.. excellent
Apr 27th 2020, 9:04 am Report
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Jay Dotson:
jay455First time I heard this as a spoken version much enjoyed my listen fantastic performance
Apr 27th 2020, 9:52 am Report
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Ian:
@qwirky thank you so much for listening I do appreciate your comments
Apr 27th 2020, 9:56 am Report
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Bev:
@sirsnapalot Love this song. You did a wonderful job here Ian. Enjoyed this very much. ♥♫
Apr 27th 2020, 11:59 am Report
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Joe Huber:
@sirsnapalot Enjoyed thanks for sharing.
Apr 27th 2020, 8:49 pm Report
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Joshua Bo Gallotti:
@sirsnapalot Thanks for suggesting this site for me to share my hobby with people who also share such passion. Love your interpretation of this song. Love the conviction in each word when you recited the lyric. Bravo.
Apr 27th 2020, 11:41 pm Report
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Keith laird:
@sirsnapalot very nice
Apr 28th 2020, 3:05 am Report
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Ian:
@divolino you give me far too much praise if I were a 10th of the singer you are I would be extremely happy many thanks for listening and for the lovely comment
Apr 28th 2020, 3:54 am Report
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Dee Fontaine:
@sirsnapalot Oh, my, God. Please forgive me, Sir Ian, I remember listening to this and clicked on like then I don't know why, but I forgot to leave my comment. I'm so sorry dear heart. This is absolutely breathtaking indeed. I have tears, loving thoughts, and send my love to you as always dear heart. Love, Dee xox
May 2nd 2020, 7:17 pm Report
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