Name: BarryNet Message Board Date/Time: 9/18/2020 2:30 AM Subject: Venus Song for the Day - September 18, 2020: Barry Manilow's version of "VENUS" from his 2006 album THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE FIFTIES!        "Venus" was written by Ed Marshall and was a #1 hit for Frankie Avalon on Billboard's Hot 100 in March/April 1959. September 18th is Frankie Avalon's birthday!