Whatever Happened to Barbara Manning?

It seemed like at one point in the early 90's that Barbara Manning was the It Girl of the moment and seemed poised to give Liz Phair a run for her money by actually being, I dunno, talented and a good songwriter. Then at some point she kind of dropped off the face of the indie rock planet. It's too bad. I quite enjoyed her stuff. "B4 We Go Under" was written by Robert Scott who would later record it with one of his many side projects the Magick Heads. "I Love You a Thousand Ways" was a hit for Lefty Frizell in 1959. The single itself is one of those way too nicely made silk screened covers by C.O.N. Artists.

Don't Let It Bring You Down b/w Haze is Free was released on Forced Exposure in 1990. I like this one too. She's on Facebook. Go ahead and Like her.

 

Barbara Manning