Name: BarryNet Message Board Date/Time: 1/25/2025 3:22 AM Subject: Meditation Song for the Day - January 25, 2025: Barry Manilow's version of the Bossa nova standard, "MEDITATION" from his 2020 release NIGHT SONGS II! "Meditation" was written by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonca (music) and Norman Gimbel (English lyrics). Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (1927 – 1994) was born on January 25th.