Name: BarryNet Message Board Date/Time: 9/18/2021 2:59 AM Subject: Venus Song for the Day - September 18, 2021: 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 the Spring of 1959. September 18th is Francis Thomas Avallone's (aka "Frankie Avalon"'s) birthday!