The reason why you don’t hear groups covering Bee Gees music is that NO ONE can match their harmonies and falsetto. The genius of Bruce Springsteen is that he knows this and is smart enough not to even try. He uses his creativity and puts his own spin on the song and pays homage to The Bee Gees with a beautifully unique rendition of Staying Alive, absolute genius!!!
Well observed..And that's thing with 'covers' either the piece of music has to be performed perfectly the same(which is o/k,but ur not really learning anything new),or a artist has to put their own fingerprint on it!..
That's exactly what I said. I saw him cover Purple Rain once and I've learned he's very good at knowing what his limitations are. When it came time to do the guitar solo, he turned it over to his guitarist. He can play guitar, he can't play like Prince can. He can sing okay, He can't sing like Barry. He's learned to take the song and make it his own within what he can do.
Totally agree with your take on this. Being a Bee Gees fan I was just thrilled the crowd went wild when he began to sing, knowing the song and, in a Rock n' Roll setting, dove into the energy of it. I love how you stated that he was smart enough to not even try to match the original vocal formula yet maintained an honor to the Bee Gees in this rendition. I loved it!
You don´t hear groups covering Bee Gees? 😮I think very few groups in history have been covered as much as The Bee Gees. Take songs like Words, To Love Somebody, Morning of My Life, How Deep Is Your Love etc. and you will find hundreds of cover versions by great artists. However, I do agree to Bee Gees harmonies and vocals was something truly great. Bruce Springsteen is a great entertainer and I would love to see him live one day!
This is the most extraodinary cover of a song by the BeeGees I have ever heard. It would have been a number 1 if released as a single on the charts. Only the Boss could come up with this work of genius.
Without a doubt this is one of the greatest covers of any song I’ve ever heard , the fact that it is live and the arrangement with the band is absolutely unreal
Agreed. This is so different, I don't even compare it to the Bee Gees. The middle section with all the brass gets a bit loud for my tastes, but it's a very good stab at a different take on an iconic disco track.
In a strange way, Springsteen's version better captures the essence of the lyrics, which are actually all about desperation and adversity. It's a shame most can't look past the Bee Gees big hair and 70s garb and see the song's original intentions. But all credit to The Boss for giving this song this new life.
Luc Knight It’s not getting past anything. It’s just I could never make out the lyrics until now.Also, I wish Tom Morello would cut those guitar strings. They keep distracting me. All I keep thinking is someone’s gonna lose an eye.
So true. I just found this now, and was blown away. I avoided disco back in the day, and have not really been a fan of Springsteen since around 1980. But here, Bruce transformed it into a masterpiece. The full rock ensemble backed by horns, strings, and soul singers makes it sublime. I'd say he not only gave the song "new life," he also gave it a much better life, and maybe a more meaningful one.
I saw a documentary on them, had NO idea their legacy as writers and producers, truly brilliant. Put them and Bruce together, even unintentionally, WOW, this is the magic that happens
Extraordinary to think that this rocking number is the first song of the show. Its the sort of performance a lesser band might reserve for the climax, to go out on a high, but Springsteen was just getting started for the night.
This is so good. I can't believe the people who disregard this just because it doesn't fit into their very narrow idea of what kind of music Bruce should play.
How on earth have I not heard this before!? Amazing performance. The boss truly owned this iconic disco classic. The brass section is simply out of this world.
This is a great great cover from one of the best there ever will be. That being said I just listened to Axxis a metal band that does a KILLER cover of this song also!
I am a big BeeGees fan, beginning with their 60s song. Not only was BS incredibly brave to cover this song...but WOW... what a cover it is. Like a whole new song. Love you Bruce
I wouldn't mind at all if Bruce did a full album with only coversongs, the versions he makes are usually so incredibly good that they really deserve to be on record..
Haha: that's another thing I love about him: he never seemed to mind people taping his shows: so I'm pretty sure a compilation tspe of him doing covers could be made. Heck, I'd buy that album, too...
Obviously I enjoyed the Bee Gees original. But Bruce's arrangement draws out a meaning I had not previously appreciated mainly because of the mixed down lyrics o the original. This version makes sense.
Some context to the song: This was the opening number in the show and was a tribute to the Bee Gees who grew up in Brisbane, about 10 min away from the venue. The strings were on stage because he later played the entire album "The Wild, the Innocent & The E Street Shuffle" and used them for New York City Serenade (which was easily the highlight of the show for me). A special show.
I was there. Greatest show ever. In the wild woods of Brisbane catching the last train back to the empty Thursday night city after an almost 4 hour show...
That would have been beyond amazing. What a brilliant idea. Bruce is not only a great song writer but he's also incredibly talented at arranging and this rendition of a disco classic is a great example. How he uses the strings, horns, back-up vocals and dynamics add punch. His vocal fade at the end then...bam!...forte of strings. Spine-tingling.
This is called “making it yours”. Anyone trying to duplicate the wondrous harmonies and falsettos of The Bee Gees would be foolish. This is why he is, and always will be “The Boss”!
this is unfriggin believable! I wonder what Robin, Barry and Maurice would think. I know they would be boogieing with everyone else. This man is the best rock and roller by far. Sorry stones, and everyone else. NOBODY DOES IT LIKE THE BOSS!
Pretty sure they would like it with all that musicianship going on there. Wild to put that funky early 70s blaxploitation movie sound effect 1:27 with violins and horns! The Bee Gees's original doesn't have that. Great stuff.
At it's purest, this is a song about the crying desperation and cry for *help* from the main character (both in the film and in this performance). This is one of the best performances of any song. It pays respect to the original artists, highlights the pathos of life for Tony in that era, redefines the theatrical nature of the original piece, and then adds jazz, blues and rock and roll highlights. Wow.
BIG RESPECT!!...the BOSS does it again -what a wonderful homage to Barry Gibb and his brothers-yay Australia....put another shrimp on the barbie and listen to the Bruce Bees Gees!!
What makes Bruce Springsteen even better than he is lies in the fact that he's not afraid to tackle anything!!! No one touches the Bee Gees but he gives it a go and it's great. He does old school music like Bill Deal & The Rhondells and The Swinging Medallions. He is a true musician in ever sense of the word.
this is like a wonderful girl in a beautiful new dress. the song is the beautiful girl, and Bruce just gave her a new beautiful dress. Thanks Gibb (and thanks Bruce for the new and modern outfit)!
For 40 years now I’ve preached to the non-believers when they ask “why is Bruce so great?”, and I’ve always had a ready example to give them. This is my new example.
This is one of my examples too. Especially for people who have a very narrow idea of what Bruce does or if they don't really usually like his music, this gets instant respect every time.
@@pkdick1 Nope, it just gives it a different slant. And the crowd going wild the moment he began to sing it before the rock chords came into play, proves the song has dug its heels in and many across the boards love it.
Boy, you got that right. Heard this for the first time a week ago. Couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve listened to it. He has completely transformed this song for me, after all these years. Musical magic.
I've been a Bruce fan for almost 40 years, and I still look at / listen to him and go - how does he do that? And the answer is - it's the goodness of his soul that comes through in his talent and in the performances he gives. He's all heart.
I agree, and I've been a fan since the 1970s. He has always struck me as a person of complex emotion, with personal inner struggles, with an uncanny ability to feel what is going on with others inside and channel it to a much larger audience. I have listened to his music at some really hard times i my own life and it always gave me the inspiration to keep on fighting. Someone was out there in the darkness who really understood. Yeah, I'm a woman and there is that, but now that we both are old, I would love just to sit down and talk to this guy, find out what he thinks about things. Maybe give him a big hug and tell him that it's going to be okay.
That's one claim too far I think. Bruce would be thrilled at your assertion and don't get me wrong he is great and l love Bruce... but better than Elvis? that's just delusional in my opinion, however l respect your opinion:-)
@@spinynorman8217yeah, so crazy that the guy who wrote dozens of great songs, both the lyrics AND the music, and planned all the arrangements might actually be better than the guy who stood on stage and performed other peoples songs like an organ grinders monkey. Weird. I love Elvis but to say he’s more talented is silly
Was at this concert. Best night ever. Didn’t think it was possible but he just keeps getting better. They did The Wild The Innocent Album all the way through. Never thought I’d ever get to see that. Etched in my memory FOR EVER!!!
hi, I am so blown away by this song. I was a young man when this first came out, and I HATED it! white suits, what have you. I am no longer a young man, and I fucking LOVE this song now. I did not realize this was a cool working class song. Time tested, turns out good. God bless you all. gz
Only man in the world that can make a cover to be better than the original version. It happens the same with Dream baby Dream or Don't Change (INXS). Simply the Boss.
Huge Bee Gees fan here. I LOVE this! I wonder what Barry thinks of it. Bruce’s version makes more of an emphasis on the lyrics I think. The lyrics are kind of dark in a way.
Initially, I'm like this is a great cover. Then the horns and solos burst now it's heavenly status. Smartly done, Bruce n' Co. This is the dopest cover I've heard of any tune in quite a few years.
First time hearing the cover...but not the first time Bruce has done great covers. Great use of the Horn section and interpretation of some great music By the Bee Gees!
This is one of the best cover song and musical arrange I hear in a long time. The boss is the boss. Not sure why people refer to the Bee Gees music as disco. This is R/B at his best...
the power in this version of that song is just magnetic...he transforms a disco-era piece into a raw rock'n roll performance. Bruce is one the best performers that ever existed.
Awesome tribute to Bee Gees. For many who are unaware of this findada band in 1958 and went through all musical styles being a true music legends, now played by Bruce masterfully. Excellent musicians. Thank you.
I was there! Our dear friend Alex took us, and he's a BIG FAN. We got there early so that we could have a bite to eat. During the munchies, we could hear the muffled sound-check through the auditorium doors. None of the Bruce-Heads could figure out the tune they were playing. My wife Lisa, a bass-player, said, "That sounds like Stayin' Alive"! Apparently, Bruce hired the violin section mid afternoon and taught them the parts at rehearsal. The punchline is that my crazy friend Alex told me exactly where to stand during "Spirit In The Night", so that I could be the first person to catch him on his "crowd surf". Very silly, and a lot of fun.
I was in the pit at the show three months after this in Albany, NY where he not only played this and Don't Change (INXS), but also Treat Her Right, Save The Last Dance For Me and Seaside Bar Song. One of the best shows I've ever been to.
So awesome! One of the truly cool covers ever!! Respect for the song, E-Streeters KILL!! Most amazing is that Bruce hired the 6 most beautiful Violin players alive!!!
nathan smith Only The Boss could get Tom Morello to try a little choreography. He's been playing with the E Street Band for a couple of years now. Bruce likes his world view.
+nathan smith Yes. Tom fills in when Steve Van Zandt is busy. During this particular Southern Hemisphere tour, Steve was filming the TV series Lilyhammer.
Well I’m surprised, I like how Bruce covered this. I never imagined Staying Alive without the high voices. 😮 This is an example of a very talented guy who could sing the phone book and have a hit song. I’m impressed.
Si alguien podía hacer una versión que supere a la original era Bruce!, le dió una nueva identidad al tema. UN GENIO!!!!!!!! que puede darse el gusto de hacer una canción de cuna y hacerte mover los piés. UN ROCKER!!!!! LO ADMIRO
Love it or hate it, doesn't matter. I love Bruce for trying new and different things from his own stuff which is brilliant. Sometimes he nails the covers, sometimes not. Who cares, everyone's a critic. I'd be happy with a millionth of that talent.
An incredible wall of sound by 15 or so amazing musicians at the top of their game. How do you know they're at the top? Cause they're sharing a stage with Bruce Springsteen.
I downloaded this entire show just a few days after the actual show back in 2014 and I still think it is one of the greatest concerts Bruce, or anyone, has ever played. An incredible setlist, including the entire Wild, Innocent, E Street Shuffle album, and a host of rarely played songs. A show that starts with a cover of a 1978 BeeGees classic and ends with a cover of a 1978 AC/DC classic is a absolutely incredible journey...
Wow! We need this song more then ever now! Stay safe stay well 😷 Wear your mask! I love Bruce's version of this incredible Bee Gees song!! Thank -You Bruce and The E Street Band!! 🥰🇺🇲💗☮️🙏🥰🎉🎤🎵
I just lost my sister and best friend two weeks ago. We loved the Bee Gees. She would have loved this version. I miss you so much sis. I will always think of you when I hear this song....
The reason why you don’t hear groups covering Bee Gees music is that NO ONE can match their harmonies and falsetto. The genius of Bruce Springsteen is that he knows this and is smart enough not to even try. He uses his creativity and puts his own spin on the song and pays homage to The Bee Gees with a beautifully unique rendition of Staying Alive, absolute genius!!!
I actually like this version
Well observed..And that's thing with 'covers' either the piece of music has to be performed perfectly the same(which is o/k,but ur not really learning anything new),or a artist has to put their own fingerprint on it!..
That's exactly what I said. I saw him cover Purple Rain once and I've learned he's very good at knowing what his limitations are. When it came time to do the guitar solo, he turned it over to his guitarist. He can play guitar, he can't play like Prince can. He can sing okay, He can't sing like Barry. He's learned to take the song and make it his own within what he can do.
Totally agree with your take on this. Being a Bee Gees fan I was just thrilled the crowd went wild when he began to sing, knowing the song and, in a Rock n' Roll setting, dove into the energy of it. I love how you stated that he was smart enough to not even try to match the original vocal formula yet maintained an honor to the Bee Gees in this rendition. I loved it!
You don´t hear groups covering Bee Gees? 😮I think very few groups in history have been covered as much as The Bee Gees. Take songs like Words, To Love Somebody, Morning of My Life, How Deep Is Your Love etc. and you will find hundreds of cover versions by great artists. However, I do agree to Bee Gees harmonies and vocals was something truly great. Bruce Springsteen is a great entertainer and I would love to see him live one day!
This is the most extraodinary cover of a song by the BeeGees I have ever heard. It would have been a number 1 if released as a single on the charts. Only the Boss could come up with this work of genius.
Without a doubt this is one of the greatest covers of any song I’ve ever heard , the fact that it is live and the arrangement with the band is absolutely unreal
Agreed. This is so different, I don't even compare it to the Bee Gees. The middle section with all the brass gets a bit loud for my tastes, but it's a very good stab at a different take on an iconic disco track.
I agree this is amazing
Bruce is amazing
its actually better than the original - more true more desparate more springsteen
Bruce Springsteen covering a Bee Gees’ song with Tom Morello on lead guitar. Genius.
In which universe is that possible? The ESB universe is where
More impressed with the horns
Well, that explains the commie sticker on the guitar.
The arrangement and the horns is what did it for me.
"You can't just cover a song. You've got to inhabit it." - Bruce Springsteen
I swear this is the first time I've ever understood the lyrics.
I believe
In a strange way, Springsteen's version better captures the essence of the lyrics, which are actually all about desperation and adversity. It's a shame most can't look past the Bee Gees big hair and 70s garb and see the song's original intentions. But all credit to The Boss for giving this song this new life.
Exactly! Now it sounds like the life-affirming anthem that it should've been.
Both versions are sublime. I'm not a big disco guy but goddamn if the original isn't one of the most dance-inducing songs ever recorded.
Luc Knight It’s not getting past anything. It’s just I could never make out the lyrics until now.Also, I wish Tom Morello would cut those guitar strings. They keep distracting me. All I keep thinking is someone’s gonna lose an eye.
Bloody excellent song and an excellent version of it.
So true. I just found this now, and was blown away. I avoided disco back in the day, and have not really been a fan of Springsteen since around 1980. But here, Bruce transformed it into a masterpiece. The full rock ensemble backed by horns, strings, and soul singers makes it sublime. I'd say he not only gave the song "new life," he also gave it a much better life, and maybe a more meaningful one.
This is the most epic thing I have heard in a long time. Unbelievable cover. Is there anything that Boss couldn't elevate to new heights?
At his age? Yea, his willy probably.🤣🤣
it's the great Bruce mother fucking Springsteen.
Bee Gees deserve way more respect as songwriters than they're given. Cheers Bruce!
That they do.
They really do.
I saw a documentary on them, had NO idea their legacy as writers and producers, truly brilliant. Put them and Bruce together, even unintentionally, WOW, this is the magic that happens
UN - FUCKIN' - BELIEVABLE.
Only Bruce could have done such a different and yet more powerfull version than the original classic.
+systemfailure101 This just makes one think of this song in the terms of the song as it is, not of the prejudice we may have had about it.
Thanks I was just trying to figure out how to say
EXACTLY !
This is so cool. Springsteen doing a tribute to the Bee Gees... in Australia. This is why he is The Boss.
I honestly need to find some new words that can properly express how great Bruce is. Brilliant!
I agrre 100times!!!!!!!...
Feri Brucetastic!
Bruce the one and only
FER on 100% I agree with you!!!
He is The Boss. There is a reason for this.
I am blown away....taking the Bees Gees classic disco hit and doing it his way, dark and gritty, and relevant for the post-millenium.
This is the best cover I've heard of this song...!!! Great Bruce "Boss" Springsteen.
i would say more,
the best interpretation... :)
During the 2020 pandemic, this song feels very meaningful. We are trying to survive, to stay alive with dignity.
Extraordinary to think that this rocking number is the first song of the show. Its the sort of performance a lesser band might reserve for the climax, to go out on a high, but Springsteen was just getting started for the night.
Lsdm mmm
Paying homage to the proud bee gees, great jesters.
Bruce rocked that disco song by the Bee gees!!
This is so good. I can't believe the people who disregard this just because it doesn't fit into their very narrow idea of what kind of music Bruce should play.
How on earth have I not heard this before!? Amazing performance. The boss truly owned this iconic disco classic. The brass section is simply out of this world.
Rock and roll TROMBONE!
This is the best cover I've heard of this song.
They don't call him "The Boss" for nothing!
👑
This is a great great cover from one of the best there ever will be. That being said I just listened to Axxis a metal band that does a KILLER cover of this song also!
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Thanks for your comment...I checked out the Axxis version. Very cool, also.
Unbelievable!!!!!! This man can turn anything into gold. He is really the boss. This cover made me dance like crazy
One masters tribute to another masters genius. Gibb brothers and Bruce Springsteen. Nothing better!
I am a big BeeGees fan, beginning with their 60s song. Not only was BS incredibly brave to cover this song...but WOW... what a cover it is. Like a whole new song. Love you Bruce
I wouldn't mind at all if Bruce did a full album with only coversongs, the versions he makes are usually so incredibly good that they really deserve to be on record..
You have your wish now
Thy wish has been granted 🙂 That cover of Nightshift is great.
This comment aged very well ;)
Yes thats true this oktober 2022 november he covers Motown soul like Nightshift from The Commodores. Goospumps all over. ❤
Haha: that's another thing I love about him: he never seemed to mind people taping his shows: so I'm pretty sure a compilation tspe of him doing covers could be made. Heck, I'd buy that album, too...
Obviously I enjoyed the Bee Gees original. But Bruce's arrangement draws out a meaning I had not previously appreciated mainly because of the mixed down lyrics o the original. This version makes sense.
This not only proves Bruce is the Boss, but hey the Bee Gee's wrote some fantastic song.
+russnuman And not the only one, at that.
+russnuman Beegees Staying Alive absolute MAGIC!!!!!!!!!! Music history!
+russnuman For example song called TRAGEDY one of THE BEST ever made
Both The Boss and The Bee Gees will stand the test of time, their music is iconic.
+russnuman It's fantastic ...!! The best !!!
E Street Band.....possibly the greatest rock and roll band ever assembled
Jesse Culp probably?! No.... definitely the best..no question
Jesse Culp just remove the word possibly and you got it
Agree
They are the greatest.
Not agree. The boss is The best and put on The stage 20 great musicans... how can be ugly?
Some context to the song: This was the opening number in the show and was a tribute to the Bee Gees who grew up in Brisbane, about 10 min away from the venue. The strings were on stage because he later played the entire album "The Wild, the Innocent & The E Street Shuffle" and used them for New York City Serenade (which was easily the highlight of the show for me). A special show.
I was there. Greatest show ever. In the wild woods of Brisbane catching the last train back to the empty Thursday night city after an almost 4 hour show...
Wayne
That would have been beyond amazing. What a brilliant idea. Bruce is not only a great song writer but he's also incredibly talented at arranging and this rendition of a disco classic is a great example. How he uses the strings, horns, back-up vocals and dynamics add punch. His vocal fade at the end then...bam!...forte of strings. Spine-tingling.
Garth
And the reason why Tom Morello was on the stage was...?
Only legends here in 2022... That stage is on 🔥!!!
Calvin Gonsalves I accidentally found this about 3 years ago and revisit it often. Best cover of this song ever!!
Was there this night unbelievable as all Bruce Springsteen concerts are still gives me chills listening to the Boss sing this
@@littlefrank3590 I'm jealous. I know my Bruce, and I think this show is maybe the best show he's ever played...and that is saying a whole lot...
@@pjfinnerty8587 it was a great concert but the concert on Sunday night on that tour was to die for one of the best for me
I was elbows on stage...unbelievable opener. Also, "Don't Change" in Sydney was equally as good. look it up.
SENSATION. I always thought this was a smooth disco classic with no edge to it. This version lays the song bare in all of it's desperation. BRILLIANT.
Springsteen a performer like no other. I've certainly never seen anyone better.
only the Boss can do this.. totally making this song his own but still keeping a Bee Gees thing ... holy crap!!
This is called “making it yours”. Anyone trying to duplicate the wondrous harmonies and falsettos of The Bee Gees would be foolish. This is why he is, and always will be “The Boss”!
this is unfriggin believable! I wonder what Robin, Barry and Maurice would think. I know they would be boogieing with everyone else. This man is the best rock and roller by far. Sorry stones, and everyone else. NOBODY DOES IT LIKE THE BOSS!
Pretty sure they would like it with all that musicianship going on there. Wild to put that funky early 70s blaxploitation movie sound effect 1:27 with violins and horns! The Bee Gees's original doesn't have that. Great stuff.
At it's purest, this is a song about the crying desperation and cry for *help* from the main character (both in the film and in this performance). This is one of the best performances of any song. It pays respect to the original artists, highlights the pathos of life for Tony in that era, redefines the theatrical nature of the original piece, and then adds jazz, blues and rock and roll highlights. Wow.
You covered it all, I think. ;)
Great observation and comment.
@@janrobnettwordweaver2227 Thank you. It's a moving performance, isn't it?
@@CommViewer Thank you. I loved this performance.
i can't agree more !
Obama talkin about Bruce "I am the President but he is the Boss"
Thats true!
Two greats can acknowledge each other.
Mario Cassina while Obama was wrong about a lot of things - he was RIGHT about that!
Bruce talkin about Obama "Please just fuck off you incompetent murderous cunt."
No President has ever been great.
Springsteen has the uncanny ability to take someone else's song and make it seem like he wrote it. Other people cover songs...he occupies them.
There is literally nothing this man can't do...amazing
Curt Ramm is on fire with that trumpet and Clark Gayton is on fire with that trombone!!!!!!👍👍👍🎺🎺🎺🔥🔥🔥
BIG RESPECT!!...the BOSS does it again -what a wonderful homage to Barry Gibb and his brothers-yay Australia....put another shrimp on the barbie and listen to the Bruce Bees Gees!!
not a regular Boss listener, I respect him a lot but don't really listen to him. stumbled across this video and WOW !!!
Same! I want to get into him more but I don't know where to begin!
Sabrina Lee I’d say Born To Run is the best starting point.
@@ThisIsReadyMade Darkness on the Edge of Town and The Wild, Innocent & E Street Shuffle--start with those 3 (Born to Run too)
It was a disco classic and the Boss made it a rock classic! Thank you Mr Springsteen!
I would argue that Bruce did a jazz take on the song. That horn section!
With strings, horns and gospel style backup singers. Great arrangement.
What makes Bruce Springsteen even better than he is lies in the fact that he's not afraid to tackle anything!!! No one touches the Bee Gees but he gives it a go and it's great. He does old school music like Bill Deal & The Rhondells and The Swinging Medallions. He is a true musician in ever sense of the word.
This may be the coolest man who ever lived!!!!
and he's stayin' alive
Not may be! Is!!
Absolutely, The Boss.
Liam Gallagher
What to say ? Sheer brilliance.
Great tribute to the Bee Gees.
this is like a wonderful girl in a beautiful new dress.
the song is the beautiful girl, and Bruce just gave her a new beautiful dress.
Thanks Gibb (and thanks Bruce for the new and modern outfit)!
I just caught this now. Where the hell have I been. This was amazing version of the Bee Gees. This Springsteen fellow has a bright future.
God damn Bruce. That was just fantastic!
Bruce is a master band leader...others cover songs, Bruce makes it his own. His arrangement is fabulous!
That's right up there with all the coolest things I've ever seen.
For 40 years now I’ve preached to the non-believers when they ask “why is Bruce so great?”, and I’ve always had a ready example to give them. This is my new example.
This is one of my examples too. Especially for people who have a very narrow idea of what Bruce does or if they don't really usually like his music, this gets instant respect every time.
the genius of Bruce Springsteen - taking this old Disco classic, giving it a backbone, and turning it into an anthem. Epic!
It always had a backbone, screeching guitars and rock chords doesn’t improve it.
@@pkdick1 Nope, it just gives it a different slant. And the crowd going wild the moment he began to sing it before the rock chords came into play, proves the song has dug its heels in and many across the boards love it.
@@janrobnettwordweaver2227 And of course, the main reason the crowd goes wild is the Bee Gees' Australian connection. 👍
@@pkdick1Doesn’t improve it? So sadly wrong, it makes it fucking EPIC
@@bcal4877 always was
i can't stop listening
6 years later I'm still here. Can't stop
This is such a great version of the song. Actually, at this concert, he did some covers I thought were just incredible.
You got that right. Stone Cold Jam....
Boy, you got that right. Heard this for the first time a week ago. Couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve listened to it. He has completely transformed this song for me, after all these years. Musical magic.
@@cantbethree check out The Ghost of Tom Had live with Tom Morello. Exhausting. Fantastic. Special.
I've been a Bruce fan for almost 40 years, and I still look at / listen to him and go - how does he do that? And the answer is - it's the goodness of his soul that comes through in his talent and in the performances he gives. He's all heart.
I agree, and I've been a fan since the 1970s. He has always struck me as a person of complex emotion, with personal inner struggles, with an uncanny ability to feel what is going on with others inside and channel it to a much larger audience. I have listened to his music at some really hard times i my own life and it always gave me the inspiration to keep on fighting. Someone was out there in the darkness who really understood. Yeah, I'm a woman and there is that, but now that we both are old, I would love just to sit down and talk to this guy, find out what he thinks about things. Maybe give him a big hug and tell him that it's going to be okay.
I had bought 3 born to run albums, just wore them out .
Eu também 40 anos rrss
The greatest American made rock and roll artist of ALL TIME. (Sorry Elvis fans)
That's one claim too far I think. Bruce would be thrilled at your assertion and don't get me wrong he is great and l love Bruce... but better than Elvis? that's just delusional in my opinion, however l respect your opinion:-)
@@spinynorman8217yeah, so crazy that the guy who wrote dozens of great songs, both the lyrics AND the music, and planned all the arrangements might actually be better than the guy who stood on stage and performed other peoples songs like an organ grinders monkey. Weird. I love Elvis but to say he’s more talented is silly
I would watch an entire documentary on the performance of this one song. Brilliant.
Barry Gibb still a genius!
Was at this concert. Best night ever. Didn’t think it was possible but he just keeps getting better. They did The Wild The Innocent Album all the way through. Never thought I’d ever get to see that. Etched in my memory FOR EVER!!!
hi, I am so blown away by this song. I was a young man when this first came out, and I HATED it! white suits, what have you. I am no longer a young man, and I fucking LOVE this song now. I did not realize this was a cool working class song. Time tested, turns out good. God bless you all. gz
Wow! What a killer solo by Mr.Morello! Great cover!
Only man in the world that can make a cover to be better than the original version. It happens the same with Dream baby Dream or Don't Change (INXS). Simply the Boss.
The 81 people that disliked this dont know good music when they hear it
Trump supporters that hate Bruce for being a good gentle man that cares about the others, so the exact opposite of their hero
Only the grreatest of artists can personalize other people's most famous songs.
Solo il Boss puo'rendere un pezzo cult ancora piu'bello.GRANDE.
Merton Hayford it’s the singer not the song.
@@tommcfadden5232
Join together, my brother... 😉
Huge Bee Gees fan here. I LOVE this! I wonder what Barry thinks of it. Bruce’s version makes more of an emphasis on the lyrics I think. The lyrics are kind of dark in a way.
true, I never gt that deep in the lyrics. top song!
Apparently Barry Gibb was choked when he heard it, he loved it so much, and sent Bruce a note of gratitude.
This sounds so reinstating of the Bee Gees disco legacy, on a different level, that I can't help feeling touched with gratitude.
2:11 That's my cousin Jimmy, I am so proud of him
I could listen to this a million times in a row!!!!!!!!
I love Bruce's respect for the artist he covers, a true professional. ...
I just did. :o)
Mike Olson cant stop playing this classic!
Initially, I'm like this is a great cover. Then the horns and solos burst now it's heavenly status. Smartly done, Bruce n' Co. This is the dopest cover I've heard of any tune in quite a few years.
I say God Damn :-) Way to cut that with respect for The Bee Gees!!!
First time hearing the cover...but not the first time Bruce has done great covers. Great use of the Horn section and interpretation of some great music
By the Bee Gees!
This is one of the best cover song and musical arrange I hear in a long time. The boss is the boss.
Not sure why people refer to the Bee Gees music as disco. This is R/B at his best...
That is just seriously mind-blowing.
When the Boss steps back to let those horns take center stage! My god, he is a master in his element. F-ing brilliant!
Only Bruce could do that - and he did. Amazing! Greetings from São Paulo, Brazil.
Gents and ladies, thats why he is the boss
Barry Gibb commented that he loved this ad felt that it breathed new life in to the song!
The Bee Gees were , are and will be a phenomenon.
the power in this version of that song is just magnetic...he transforms a disco-era piece into a raw rock'n roll performance. Bruce is one the best performers that ever existed.
To reciprocate, Barry Gibb played I'm on Fire yesterday at TD Garden
Well that has cheered me up no end after a rubbish day !
Awesome tribute to Bee Gees. For many who are unaware of this findada band in 1958 and went through all musical styles being a true music legends, now played by Bruce masterfully. Excellent musicians. Thank you.
I was there! Our dear friend Alex took us, and he's a BIG FAN. We got there early so that we could have a bite to eat. During the munchies, we could hear the muffled sound-check through the auditorium doors. None of the Bruce-Heads could figure out the tune they were playing. My wife Lisa, a bass-player, said, "That sounds like Stayin' Alive"!
Apparently, Bruce hired the violin section mid afternoon and taught them the parts at rehearsal.
The punchline is that my crazy friend Alex told me exactly where to stand during "Spirit In The Night", so that I could be the first person to catch him on his "crowd surf".
Very silly, and a lot of fun.
I was in the pit at the show three months after this in Albany, NY where he not only played this and Don't Change (INXS), but also Treat Her Right, Save The Last Dance For Me and Seaside Bar Song. One of the best shows I've ever been to.
So awesome! One of the truly cool covers ever!! Respect for the song, E-Streeters KILL!! Most amazing is that Bruce hired the 6 most beautiful Violin players alive!!!
This IS LEGENDARY! ONE OF MY FAVORITE BANDS AND A LEGEND SINGING THEIR HITS! DAMN! #TheBoss #TheBeeGees 🙌🙏💜
is that Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine on lead guitar?
nathan smith i was surprised too! it definitely is him! bruce wouldn't take a wannabe in his band!
nathan smith Only The Boss could get Tom Morello to try a little choreography. He's been playing with the E Street Band for a couple of years now. Bruce likes his world view.
+nathan smith no, thats bruce! ;)
+nathan smith Yes. Tom fills in when Steve Van Zandt is busy. During this particular Southern Hemisphere tour, Steve was filming the TV series Lilyhammer.
nathan smith wish Rage Against the Machine would reunite we need their music, message right now.
Well I’m surprised, I like how Bruce covered this. I never imagined Staying Alive without the high voices. 😮 This is an example of a very talented guy who could sing the phone book and have a hit song. I’m impressed.
Barry Gibb loved it. I agree.
Did he? How do you know?
Si alguien podía hacer una versión que supere a la original era Bruce!, le dió una nueva identidad al tema. UN GENIO!!!!!!!! que puede darse el gusto de hacer una canción de cuna y hacerte mover los piés. UN ROCKER!!!!! LO ADMIRO
Love it or hate it, doesn't matter. I love Bruce for trying new and different things from his own stuff which is brilliant. Sometimes he nails the covers, sometimes not. Who cares, everyone's a critic. I'd be happy with a millionth of that talent.
You are right... but I think he always nails the covers... example of what a garage/jam band does... they arent exact but who cares!
Why can't I hit like everytime I see this... Coz I'm watching it everyday. So in love with this 😍
An incredible wall of sound by 15 or so amazing musicians at the top of their game.
How do you know they're at the top?
Cause they're sharing a stage with Bruce Springsteen.
I'm a very bee gees' fan, and i love this version! I'll never be tired of listening to it!!
I downloaded this entire show just a few days after the actual show back in 2014 and I still think it is one of the greatest concerts Bruce, or anyone, has ever played. An incredible setlist, including the entire Wild, Innocent, E Street Shuffle album, and a host of rarely played songs. A show that starts with a cover of a 1978 BeeGees classic and ends with a cover of a 1978 AC/DC classic is a absolutely incredible journey...
Where do I find the concert?
Was lucky enough to be there .... did the roll call and was close to the front of the pit. Simply the best show I've ever been to.
Wow! We need this song more then ever now! Stay safe stay well 😷 Wear your mask! I love Bruce's version of this incredible Bee Gees song!! Thank -You Bruce and The E Street Band!! 🥰🇺🇲💗☮️🙏🥰🎉🎤🎵
Is that Tom Morello on guitar? Great solo!!
Yes.
I just lost my sister and best friend two weeks ago. We loved the Bee Gees. She would have loved this version. I miss you so much sis. I will always think of you when I hear this song....
Wow! The Boss, we salute you for gracing the art of music. 🙏
Best cover of legendary song🕺🕺🕺
I have been in love with Bruce since I was 15....he is The Boss😍