[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: I need your help, Barry Manilow

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
I need your help, Barry Manilow
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1236144195.shtml


   That was the name of the late Ray Stevens' parody of Barry Manilow's
   genre. That's what came to mind when I read about this [1]new use for
   all those hits.
   It seems that a New Zealand shopping mall is infested with rats - Mall
   Rats who "regularly spread rubbish, spray graffiti, get intoxicated,
   use drugs, swear and intimidate patrons." The solution is to include
   lots of Barry Manilow standards in the Muzak (or whatever it is down
   under). The owners are betting it will either pacify them or make them
   hang somewhere else. As Stevens sang,

     I need your help, Barry Manilow
     I'm all alone and sitting on a shelf
     Sing me a song, sing it sad and low
     I feel like feeling sorry for myself
     

References

   1. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090303/ap_on_fe_st/as_odd_new_zealand_mall_rats