Barry Manilow Music to Deter Mall Rats

1. Alex
   March 6th, 2009 at 12:30 am

   This one will never sell
   they'll never understand
   I don't even sing it well
   I try, but I just cant
   But I sing it every night
   and I fight to keep it in
   Cause this one's for you
   This one's for you ... mall rats!

2. Zach
   March 6th, 2009 at 12:48 am

   Mall rats will not be deterred. Not even by Manilow.

3. Cori
   March 6th, 2009 at 12:57 am

   Smooth. Try to scare kids off with music that was just featured in a pretty epic movie a few months ago. (Can't Smile Without You in Hellboy II)

4. blaze
   March 6th, 2009 at 1:51 am

   They are trying this at a local bus terminal in my area. Mostly cause school kids sit around there either skipping or during the times before and after school they just cause trouble. Cops patrol the whole place at all times, and there's still a fight every other day. They got an XM 50's station going. So I haven't hung around long enough to figure out if its working, lol.

5. Avarana
   March 6th, 2009 at 8:34 am

   C O P A C A B A N A !

6. bobbles
   March 6th, 2009 at 10:23 am

   It might be a deterrent to everyone else as well.

7. Evilbeagle
   March 6th, 2009 at 10:30 am

   I'm not a Fanilow, but I have to admit that I love "Copacabana" and did even when I was a teenager. This coming from a total metal head. What happens if the teens decide that Manilow is suddenly cool? I think tactics like these are pretty silly, to be honest.

8. Foosnark
   March 6th, 2009 at 11:09 am

   A local mall here hired an accordionist to play live near one of the entrances to deter loitering.

9. Johnny Cat
   March 6th, 2009 at 11:45 am

   Our mall is going the other direction, playing Fall Out Boy and other teenish acts, ostensibly to keep the rats placated.

10. mishelley
    March 6th, 2009 at 11:52 am

    Now I've got "Looks Like We Made it" on a non stop loop running through my mind.
    Thanks...

11. seefish3
    March 6th, 2009 at 3:27 pm

    Talk about an old fart, I thought they meant REAL rats. As if something in the frequency level of Barry's songs repelled rodents.

12. Beachgirl
    March 6th, 2009 at 5:28 pm

    My teens have a certain affection for Manilow, so I dont know how much this will work.

    And besides, these teens have money, I understand they don't like the loitering, but they're dumb to not encourage the youth to spend their money there. I wouldn't take my teens to a place that doesn't want them there, we'll go spend our dollars somewhere else.

13. Xinavera
    March 7th, 2009 at 1:03 pm

    The juxtaposition of Manilow right after a string of photos of feral children brings up some intriguing mental images... and would explain a lot about Barry.

14. Noelegy
    March 7th, 2009 at 1:29 pm

    I was embarrassed to admit that I love the song "Read 'Em and Weep" until I learned that it was actually written by Jim Steinman, better known for the music he wrote for Meat Loaf, so it makes sense.

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