Name: BarryNet Message Board Date/Time: 11/18/2019 2:41 AM Subject: Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive Song for the Day - November 18, 2019: Barry Manilow's version of "AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE THE POSITIVE (from the 1944 Musical Film Here Comes The Waves)" included on Barry's 2014 album NIGHT SONGS! "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive" was written by Harold Arlen (music) and Johnny Mercer (lyrics) in 1944 and was a #2 hit for Johnny on Billboard's Best Selling Records Retail chart in January 1945. John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer (1909 - 1976) was born on November 18th.