Name: BarryNet Message Board Date/Time: 9/7/2023 2:47 AM Subject: Friends Song for the Day - September 7, 2023: Barry Manilow's version of "FRIENDS" from his first album originally released in 1973, BARRY MANILOW! "Friends" was written by Buzzy Linhart and Mark Klingman. Mark "moogy" Klingman (1950 - 2011) was born on September 7th.