Barry Manilow’s history writing jingles for major brands before his big break

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Barry Manilow’s history writing jingles for major brands before his big break
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PULLING THE STRINGS: America's biggest brand jingles you probably didn't know barrymanilow was behind.

has been using the jingle, "Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there," ever since Manilow wrote the tune in the early 1970s."You don't get residuals if you write it, so they just buy you out. At that point, $500 meant a lot of money — I was grateful to have it," he said.

Another surprise: a young John Travolta appeared in a commercial for the brand singing the song before he became a breakout star in "Welcome Back, Kotter" and "Grease." "They sent me this very flattering presentation about why they wanted Barry Manilow to do this," he said of the campaign. "I would've said yes even if it was terrible — but it wasn't terrible. It was very witty and fun."Manilow wrote and sang the jingle for the acne fighting product, titled "Give Your Face Something to Smile About."

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