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Thread #78879   Message #1424197
Posted By: Joe Offer
01-Mar-05 - 03:56 PM
Thread Name: Your favorite Barry Manilow songs?
Subject: Lyr Add: COPACABANA (AT THE COPA) (Barry Manilow)
Gee, Maybe this should go in non-music....

I'm sorry, Little Hawk, but if this thread turned into mostly "BS," then I'll have to move it to the non-music section.

But I have to say that I've always liked "Copacabana." I think they even made a movie of it.

COPACABANA (AT THE COPA)
    ( Barry Manilow )

    Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl
    With yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there
    She would merengue and do the cha-cha
    And while she tried to be a star, Tony always tended bar
    Across a crowded floor, they worked from eight til four
    They were young and they had each other
    Who could ask for more?

    At the Copa, Copacabana
    The hottest spot north of Havana
    At the Copa, Copacabana
    Music and passion were always the fashion
    At the Copa .... they fell in love

    His name was Rico, he wore a diamond
    He was escorted to his chair, he saw Lola dancin' there
    And when she finished, he called her over
    But Rico went a bit too far, Tony sailed across the bar
    And then the punches flew and chairs were smashed in two
    There was blood and a single gun shot
    But just who shot who?

    At the Copa, Copacabana
    The hottest spot north of Havana
    At the Copa, Copacabana
    Music and passion were always the fashion
    At the Copa .... she lost her love

    Her name is Lola, she was a showgirl
    But that was thirty years ago, when they used to have a show
    Now it's a disco, but not for Lola
    Still in the dress she used to wear, faded feathers in her hair
    She sits there so refined, and drinks herself half-blind
    She lost her youth and she lost her Tony
    Now she's lost her mind!

    At the Copa, Copacabana
    The hottest spot north of Havana
    At the Copa, Copacabana
    Music and passion were always the fashion
    At the Copa .... don't fall in love
    Don't fall in love