Results: I Write the Songs That Will Drive You Away

Even as homelessness becomes an increasingly visible issue facing Los Angeles and other cities across the U.S., one of the nation's biggest pharmacy chains is turning to an unlikely source to help ease the problem. Barry Manilow, the 75-year-old singer-songwriter famous for hits such as "Copacabana" and "Mandy," has long been a staple on soft rock radio, but now several Rite Aid stores in Southern California are playing his music specifically to deter transients. Stores in Hollywood, Long Beach and San Diego are among those blasting Manilow's music outside their entrances to keep panhandlers away – and judging from some social media posts, it appears to be working. Record producer John Fields captured the ambience in a YouTube video shot outside a Rite Aid store at Sunset and Gower, where he says the "best of Barry Manilow cranks through the parking lot PA system." But some customers have been confused and even complained, forcing managers at the Hollywood store to shut Manilow off completely. Have you heard this news yet?

Check off what is true for you?

At any store, that you shop at, would Barry Manilow music, looped over and over again drive you away?

If you're a customer of Rite Aid, will the music practice make you stop shopping there?

What do you think of this attempt to keep the homeless away, at least from being there over long periods of time?

Here are the alleged worse songs by Manilow, choose the ones you agree with:

Imagine you're homeless and the Rite Aid near you has a lovely, large parking lot that offers lots of shade. You enjoy parking there, and make several small purchases throughout the day so that you can also use the restroom, and at night this is where you park. You like Barry Manilow, so, the musical loop doesn't bother you. Is there an artist, that you'll mention, that would drive you away?