Jump by Yourself. 1  1. Choose the right rope. You should find a rope that reaches nearly up to your shoulders when it's folded in half. 2  2. Stand up and pick up the rope. Hold the rope's handles in each of your hands. 3  3. Step over the rope. The rope should hang behind you, so that the middle of the rope hits the back of your feet.
Heinrich Heine-Lorelei. The German poet Heinrich Heine (1799-1856) wrote some lovely poetry-it is almost impossible to translate. The Loreley was later followed by a beautiful melody, which is rather wellknown. I have added two translations into English, so you can see how varied they are.
Pianist Richard Kerr, who wrote the music for Manilow's first hit  Mandy , wrote the music for this song. Will Jennings, who has contributed lyrics for songs by Eric Clapton, Dionne Warwick, Bonnie Raitt, Diana Ross and many others, wrote the lyrics.Jennings explains: You walk into a party.nd if you feel that way, you didn't make it.. (Check out our interview with Will Jennings .). Jennings and Kerr teamed up to write Manilow's 1979 hit, Somewhere In The Night. Over the next few years, Jennings wrote a lot of songs for The Crusaders and Steve Winwood.