Name: BarryNet Message Board Date/Time: 1/25/2021 2:21 AM Subject: Meditation Song for the Day - January 25, 2021: Barry Manilow's version of the '60s bossa nova standard "MEDITATION" from his 2020 release NIGHT SONGS II! "Meditation" was written by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Newton Mendonca (music) and Norman Gimbel (English lyrics). Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida (aka "Tom") Jobim (1927 – 1994) was born on January 25th.