Barry Manilow — Night 4: After the Show Ends
After the spotlight sets and the stage goes dark, there’s a different world of Barry Manilow songs — ones made for small rooms, late conversations, and streetlights flickering outside the window. 2:00 AM Paradise Café and Swing Street belong to that world. The jazz phrasing, the smoke-soft arrangements, the pulse of a city that hasn’t fully given up on the night. These songs aren’t performed for a crowd; they’re offered to whoever stays awake long enough to hear them.
Paradise Café (2:00 AM Paradise Café, 1984):
Swing Street (Swing Street, 1987):
When Love Is Gone (2:00 AM Paradise Café, 1984):
Brooklyn Blues (Swing Street, 1987):
Big City Blues — with Mel Tormé (2:00 AM Paradise Café, 1984):
Big Fun (Swing Street, 1987):
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