I Need Your Help Barry Manilow

"I Need Your Help Barry Manilow" is a 1979 song by Dale Gonyea, sung by Ray Stevens.

It also uses riffs reminiscent of many of Manilow's best known hits, led off with a musical phrase resembling the opening of "I Write the Songs".

The fictional singer recounts a litany of unfortunate events in his life, some of which are comically trivial or nonsensical.

The second half of the second verse switches to a recitation that incorporates the titles of several Manilow songs in the monologue: "Mandy", "Copacabana", "Can't Smile Without You", "Weekend in New England", "Could It Be Magic" and "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again".

The song also makes reference to MasterCharge, the San Andreas Fault, gossip columnist Rona Barrett, and a slogan for Dristan nasal spray.