<P> "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" is a song written in 1983 by Doug James and Michael Bolton . The ballad has been recorded by many artists around the world, in several languages, becoming something of a modern pop standard . Instrumental versions of the song have been recorded featuring variously the piano, guitar, saxophone, pan flute, steel drum, and music box . </P> <P> "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" was supposed to be recorded by the duo Air Supply . But when Arista President Clive Davis asked for permission to change the lyrics of the chorus, Bolton refused, and Davis let go of the song . Subsequently Laura Branigan recorded it as written, and it became the first major hit for the two songwriters . Bolton's own rendition became a worldwide hit in early 1990 . </P>

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