Name: BarryNet Message Board Date/Time: 7/14/2020 2:24 AM Subject: I've Got The World On A String Song for the Day - July 14, 2020: Barry Manilow's version of "I'VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING" from his 1998 album MANILOW SINGS SINATRA! "I've Got The World On A String" was originally written in 1932 by Ted L. Koehler (lyrics) and Harold Arlen (music), and was later recorded by Frank Sinatra with Nelson Riddle's orchestra in 1953. Ted Koehler (1894 - 1973) was born on July 14th.