Name: BarryNet Message Board Date/Time: 1/25/2024 2:41 AM Subject: Meditation Song for the Day - January 25, 2024: Barry Manilow's version of a '60s bossa nova standard, "MEDITATION," from his 2020 release NIGHT SONGS II! Meditation was written by Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonca (music) and Norman Gimbel (English lyrics). Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (1927 – 1994) was born on January 25th.