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"Mandy" is a romantic song that has had several versions. It was recorded for the first time in 1971, with the title "Brandy" by Scott English, however, it achieved popularity with the version by the American Barry Manilow in 1974, being his first song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and his first golden song.12
In 1992 the Italian music producer Marco Parmigiani produced a Eurodance version on 12-inch vinyl. It was released in Italy on the Disc-O-Very Records label, and a year later it was published in Spain on the legendary Barcelona label Max Music. The version was heard a lot in Valencian clubs in the 90s.
It was later re-recorded by the Irish group Westlife in 2003, and this version became number one on the UK chart.3
The song also appeared in several films, such as Can't Hardly Wait, being performed by various characters. One theory says that because of Manilow's alcoholism, "Brandy" became "Mandy."
It is thought that Scott English wrote "Brandy" inspired by his favorite dog that he let escape. English claimed (reported in The Billboard Book of Number One Adult Contemporary Hits) that an assistant called him early that morning to ask who "Brandy" was, and he, irritated, lied that it was a dog so that the conversation will end quickly.
When Manilow recorded "Mandy" he was not happy with the electronic rhythm of English's original version, so he preferred to sing it as a ballad and was much more pleased with the results.
The song was parodied on the show Gift Grub under the title "Andy" on The Drew Carey Show, where the name "Mandy" is replaced by "Kyra." Who also performed a parody of "Mandy" was the German singer LaFee at the age of 13. Thanks to this imitation, called "Handy", a music producer discovered her in a children's singing competition in Germany.
Korean actor, singer and model Jang Keun Suk sings this song during the movie You are my pet
It also appeared in an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (originally aired in November 2006), and in an episode of The Simpsons, Homer sings it to Margo as "Oh, Margo." Years later, in an episode of Family Guy, Manilow himself sings to Gregg a version of his song, "Oh, Quagmire."
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