Barry Manilow, His Face, Are Talk of Twitter During Capitol Fourth Show

Barry Manilow headlined PBS' 33rd annual "A Capitol Fourth" Thursday, which also included a performance from Neil Diamond and a fireworks display.

The Fourth of July celebration on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., marked Manilow's second time at the live, televised event.

"I did it four years ago and I was so thrilled when they called me back and asked me to do it again," he told reporters. "For me it was one of the biggest thrills, not only because I was standing, singing, looking at the Capitol and being surrounded by history... and then being in the company of the National Orchestra [who] are amazing. Most of all, for me, it was ending the show with 'Let Freedom Ring.' Bruce [Sussman] and I wrote it for a moment like that."

Some Twitter users cheered Manilow's performance, praising him for singing live, while others were more focused on the 70-year-old's surgically enhanced facial features.

Barry Manilow is a legend.

— Maxwel Payne Stark (@StarkMax) July 5, 2013

Barry Manilow on #ACapitolFourth was a plastic surgery, cheek implant cautionary tale pic.twitter.com/lR2Kyh53Ul (pic via @JayRockerz)

— Nina L. Diamond (@ninatypewriter) July 5, 2013

Barry Manilow kinda creeps me out RT ‏@mf_mouse neil diamond kinda creeps me out.

— Jamie Sullivan (@SullivanTraffic) July 5, 2013

I just sang along with Barry Manilow. Yep, I'm old. #ACapitolFourth #GetGlue http://t.co/EYV00iKyeX

— Kate (@librarian_kate) July 5, 2013

Barry Manilow still sings live and he is like 100! #capital4th

— Michael Buckley (@buckhollywood) July 5, 2013

Happens every time @BarryManilow's orig song "Let Freedom Ring" + fireworks = goosebumpy patriotism #ACapitolFourth

— Helen Holdun (@HelenHoldun) July 5, 2013

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