This one is for everyone who kept asking.

For years, one of the most requested videos has been Barry singing “I’m Hip.” Blossom Dearie made the song popular, and Barry only performed it live a couple of times. This is the first of those times.

It’s a sly, tongue-in-cheek little song about a guy trying very hard to be cool. Barry has a ball with it.

So why the wait? We held off for years, hoping the rest of this concert would turn up. We finally decided to give the people what they want.

“I’m Hip” isn’t the only reason to watch. This show catches Barry in the middle of a setlist change. Singin’ With The Big Bands had been out for about a month. A month later, the tour would be renamed Greatest Hits and Big Bands, Too in order to promote the album. You can hear it happening. “Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree” shares the stage with “Can’t Smile Without You,” and the Musical Travelogue Medley swings from Chattanooga to New York City to Bermuda to New England.

You asked for it.

Now you are hip.

-Team ManilowTV