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British guitarist analyses the Bee Gees live in 1974!
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- Опубліковано 2 чер 2019
- Tonight I'm taking a look at the Bee Gees, the sound of the 70's and beyond!
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Let haters hate, but the Bee Gees were tight live and so such good song writers
ive met hood guys that loved the bee gees lol
This is rare case where you can file me with the "haters". This song is a trainwreck. The main chorus that provides the song title sounds like it was thrown in to add pop-radio appeal. And the treacly, saccharine string section.....no. Just say no.
Hell, they even wrote some of Frankie Valli's songs.
@@robertwest7889 I thought he just did grease, and that was just barry who wrote it..
@@stevedonahue7956 It was Grease I was thinking of. I had the LP (vinyl) as a kid. I used to sit and read the linear notes while listening to my records and remembered seeing that one of the Gibbs wrote the song. That was in the 70's. When I say the Bee Gee's wrote something I mean one or all of the Gibb's. I think Barry was the most prolific songwriter of the brothers. What I stated was a pleasant memory and in no way was I trying to be hyper specific.
For those of you who hate the genre of disco, that’s one thing...but The Bee Gees actually had the talent to pull it off. Their disco music, Saturday Night Fever, was actually very creative and the best of the disco music. That music was very well done.
I agree. When that album came out, we had never heard anything like it. It was such great dance music, and people were looking to dance again. I can remember how absolutely huge it was. No wonder some of the rockers became jealous. You just couldn't knock them off the top of the charts.
I agree. Most don’t understand they were so much more than disco. But like with anything they did, they did it great. Such a talented family. I love all of their eras. I still listen to them on a regular basis.
Still today when I start up my car this song plays -- You should be dancing!
You are exactly right 💯
I Agree . I am 61 years Young....
As soon as the Album came out I bought it , I still listen to it today , yep the same album...
I listen to the Bee Gees every day, Either LP, CD, Cassette or on my Phone...
There will never be another group Like The Bee Gees...
It’s great to see the lads finally get a great analysis on UA-cam. I have to say and I may be biased here but I’ve seen some of the most incredible singers perform live over the course of my life and yet no one could touch them. Every damn night on stage, the studio or just jamming in the living room. Just shockingly good...and unlike some of his contemporaries, Dad still delivers every song flawlessly to this day in the original keys. I couldn’t be more proud of them.
Thanks for doing this. 🙏🏻
Stephen Gibb. Your Dad is an absolute legend and seems like a lovely man too. Lucky you growing up with that musical talent all around you!
We loved them, Stephen; all phases of them. God Bless you, your dad, and family.
Wonderful to read a comment from Stephen Gibb! Your Dad and uncles brought such pure joy to millions of fans, and still do. And I want to know who the hell trashed disco! That was the best dance music ever invented and Bee Gees were the masters. As others have said, we don’t just love them for their music, we love them because they are wonderfully humble and kind. I lost both of my brothers so completely understand Barry’s pain. May God Bless and Keep each and every one of you.
The world is a better place due to the Brothers Gibb. Thanks for sharing your story.
I can only say one thing...simply magical!!
Im a huge Bee Gees fan. Barry's voice is unbelievably strong.... and I've never heard him sing a bad note. The Brothers Gibb including Andy are what you call "class" and 'professional" and master artists." They always sounded terrific live-- as good as recording.
I totally agree with you 💯☑️ I have been a fan fTom the beginning The Bee Gees are ultimate endless ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
The Bee Gees unfairly suffered the brunt of the disco backlash that happened in the U.S. They were so incredibly talented. Love their early stuff.
Well, they made a deliberate choice to rush headlong into the disco craze, so with all due respect they had it coming. Their music during the disco days was absolutely loathesome and unlistenable.
I loved their disco too!!
Charles C, you are correct. There was a lot of disco fluff out there, Disco Lucy, Disco Star Wars Theme, Disco Duck, etc., that burned up a lot of time on the radio after which other emerging genres lusted. Plus, the old guard hated the attention little brother was getting. I remember an interview on Tom Snyder's show in around 1979 that had the Chicago disc jockey who organized the anti-disco riot at Comiskey Park, and the singer Meat Loaf. The DJ takes out some records and starts breaking them with his hands for shocky, comic effect. Meat Loaf laughs along, but when the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack comes out, Mr. Loaf reaches for it and says, "No! Don't! I like "Staying Alive"! THAT is a free thinker. The "Disco Sucks" brigade are as much a herd of sheep as ANY hate group.
Very fairly, IMO. They were as responsible for it as anyone.
@@chuckschillingvideos , many thumbs up for that comment! The BeeGees embraced the worst kind of commercial, only in it for the money crap. Bands like that, if you can call them a band (doubtful), opened the door for Milli Vanilli and worse.
Bee Gees stand the test of time... like the Beach Boys and the Beatles.
Thanks, Fil, for your analysis.
No problem!
dlwatib thanks. I’ve always thought of them as being like the Beatles.
dlwatib excepting or really opting out out of the Beach Boys... I really hate the BB. The BeeGees had a satisfying sound even in the disco era. IMHO the BB were too sugary and too musically tanned
The Rolling Stones as well.
All the bands mentioned were/are good as well.
Barry Gibb is vastly underrated. A genius- those pre-disco lush orchestrations were the perfect showcase for that spectacular harmony. Love him, and RIP to Maurice and Robin.
I think we all know his talents.
I'd say more like moderately overrated because he gets a lot of sole credit for things his brothers did. This is especially true of song writing where many folks still believe he wrote them exclusively when he did not. He did a have a very good voice although I don't quite know why he was so shouty here.
The Bee Gees sound was just as lush during their so- called disco era. Listen to the damn layers of the instrumentation and their vocals on the danceable r&b tinged tracks and the gorveous ballads of this era
The orchestration was mainly down to Bill Shepherd . Not to take anything away from the genius of Bee Gees themselves.
RIP to Andy, too.❤
I love the Bee Gees with every molecule of my being. The haters can hate, but they laughed their super talented, multi-platinum selves to the bank for decades.
Why are your analysis videos so addictive? My opinion - You find the good in everything. You truly love music and it shows. Any type of music is appreciated by you. You can't hold back your enthusiasm and appreciation for other artists. If the sound was off, your smile would say it all. You really love music. Awesome channel. If I did an analysis channel for Wings of Pegasus, I would just smile the whole time. Keep it up.
Phil M, Excellently spoken!😎
Phil M. thumbs up on your comment!
You are suffering from an addiction the world hardly ever sees. Genuine Enthusiastic appreciation for music syndrome. Very rare! I think they've had Fil quarantined for about a year now in his house he's looking very pale. I hope he's drinking plenty of milk
I agree 100%!!
And not to diminish the fact that you are beautiful to look at..That certainly does'nt hurt..Kind,yet passionate eyes..
what I find impressive is how Barry gives this song his all. After watching it, there is no doubt in my mind that he brought every thing that he had to this performance.
I'm a metal head, and love the Bee Gee's. Always thought it was unfair they are always going to labeled a "Disco Band", when in fact, they were much, much more.
"It doesn't matter where you come from, there's a song by the Bee Gees you can connect with". Well said Fil :-).
Another great analysis.... the Bee Gees are simply one of the best groups ever.
Absoluuutely !!!!!
I can’t believe Barry is the last of them. They were the sound of my youth. Great stuff!!!!👍👍👍😢
Them, Kenny Rogers, and KISS were my go to bands growing up in the 70s
Barry was the oldest.
Wolf Gang413 - I guess that means you're no longer a "youth". :)
And their deaths have been backward, in terms of age, including the twins.
Little known trivia. In 1964, Bobby Darin, who was Wayne Newton's manager, had gotten hold of a Barry Gibb composition called "They'll Never Know" which Wayne recorded for his RED ROSES FOR A BLUE LADY album released in 1965. Barry Gibb was 17 years old when he wrote it.
Yes he was writing songs for Aussie singers when he was16.
@@rotkatzeredcat4284 He was/is a MASSIVE talent.
As I’ve gotten older, I appreciate more and more how talented The Bee Gees were. Great songwriting and harmonizing. Fil, Your analysis is so insightful as well!! Thanks!
Wow Fil you really get around man, I don't mean that in a joking way at all. You've gotta be the most honest musician and person on the Intire interweb. You would make a fantastic interviewer.
Rock on brother,
YER THE MAN🤘
I Agree, great smile, great personality, great honesty and sexy too. He has it all. Elvis had these up front qualities and of course his amazing vocal ability, this is why he was the entire package. You got it hun and I have subscribed after watching a few of your vids but you won my vote with your Elvis, 68 Comeback Special Vid. Blessings for success to you.
I agree increadeble reviews
Lord how I love the Brothers Gibb! Loved Robin's voice so very much. RIP to Robin, Maurice and Andy! Beautiful voices and SO much more than disco.
What a talented group the Brothers Gibb! They got burnt out in the late 70s to the point you couldn’t take it anymore, but now they are a breath of fresh air and their talent even from the disco era is phenomenal. I love this group! Thanks for the analysis of this wonderful group of talented brothers.
I feel that way too. If you're a listener, care to listen to our instrumental covers?
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Trisha Urvan
It must be hard for Barry to be alone.
Wendy Pastore , saw him in an interview recently. He does have a hard time with the loss of his brothers. I admired his honesty and emotion when he spoke of them!
I'm going to repost this reply to a comment, as the Bee Gees were very influential in the 80's music scene. 1980 Guilty by Barbra Streisand, 1982 Heartbreaker by Dionne Warwick, 1983 Eyes That See In The Dark by Kenny Rogers, and 1986 Eaten Alive by Diana Ross were all Barry Gibb productions, the 3 brothers having written nearly all the tracks together, Barry on guitar and singing backing vocals and providing horn section arrangements on all 4 albums. Maurice played bass, synthesizer and backing vocals for Kenny's album which includes Islands In The Stream duet with Dolly Parton. In 1980, Barry did 2 duets with Barbra on her album, Guilty and What Kind Of Fool. All 4 albums were recorded at the brothers Middle Ear Studios in Miami with Barry and his production team at the helm. Michael Jackson did backing vocals and cowrote the title track on Diana Ross's Eaten Alive.
The Bee Gees were BRILLIANT---PERIOD. Many of their songs are simply ADDICTIVE. This song being one of them. I could listen to this song on repeat! I know they got a lot of flack towards the end of the 70's, when people began to rebel against Disco. No one can deny their talent---song after song. If a singer has one hit song in their career, they are estatic. These guys had TONS and wrote hits for others too!
This young man's analyses are truly excellent: clear, comprehensive, thought provoking and quite original...worthy of a radio or TV program, provided it's a quality outlet: BBC, NPR (here in the states). Great Job!
Patrick Messina you are so correct he is so much more than an analyst on the playing but a beavy of information on the artist and the era I just love him you can see he researched the info so carefully .
i can only agree to your comment , Patrick !! thank you Fil for beeing such a kind and wellspoken gentleman !! Youre the King
He's really good at speaking. He's great.
I am a musician and mostly a fan of Rock music. The way Fil breaks bands performances down make sense to me. You ever watch music shows on TV and how they break performances down? I could never figure out what they were saying.
The empathy ! Very very strong. You cam see it in his eyes and facial expression. Not to mention the relaxed and warm feeling. Probably would be a great phsycologist.
There will never be another group as talented as The Bee Gees
The BeeGees are one of if not the greatest bands ever and it's so sad that they lost Morris and Robin so young and also Andy their younger brother but their music will life on forever.
I saw them live in 1979 and they sounded like the recorded album. I was amazed at being so close to people known by almost everyone on the planet!
Most musicians respect the bee gees, great artists through every sense of the word
As the oldest of 4 brothers, my heart goes out to Barry as the last man standing. I can't even imagine losing all my brothers. I love the early Bee Gees at least as much as the later. Sibling harmonies are the best!
SupaSoul Productions it sucks loosing even one.
He has children and a wife so he is ok.
@@designstudio8013 Don't really get the logic of that. He's MWC so he doesn't care that he lost his brothers?
@@supasoulproductions What is "MWC"?
@@YARNBARF Married with children.
Their earlier stuff (pre-Disco era) are pure gold. My favorite is “I Started a Joke”.
I always feel sad when I hear that song because Robin mentions his own death in it…😢
Damn. This dude can peel and dissect a song down to its nucleus.
I always love me some Bee Gees! I feel for Barry, being the last brother standing. That's the crap part of getting older.
Everything about getting older is crap but losing family is the hardest.
@@lewisner Yes, it is.
Especially family that's younger than you, and should still be alive.
I saw Barry in concert by himself a few years ago. He was great.
@@laurawilloughby4000 Now, that would be cool!
Anybody that can turn 'Massachusetts' into a song are a Talent unto Themselves..UNMATCHED !!!
Yea, I heard someone talked about that, he wondered how could be a word like Massachusetts used in a song??
@@waelomar7065 they said in an interview that they hadn't even been to Massachusetts then.
@@patsmith1497 thanks for the information. Greetings from Egypt.
@@patsmith1497 they just like the word Massachusetts.
I've been in Maine for 16 years and that song definitely makes me want to go home. Gets me sentimental for it.
Their early stuff is sadly overlooked,superb songwriters and vocalists...
I’ve loved them my whole life, Barry is still damn handsome!!!!!
It doesn’t get any better than Fil analyzing The Bee Gees. ❤️
Lazy Kid I totally agree! I’m so glad I found his channel, and can’t wait to see what he chooses for the next cover!
Polly, sure it does. It *has* to be better than that....
I cannot criticise as I have praised Fil for his open mind on music and eclectic taste. But I cannot stand the Bee Gees. I hate their sound, their sickly ballads and their falsetto funky disco stuff. A band very much of their time and lacking in taste, to my ears. Still inevitable Fil will cover something I hate. Bay City Rollers on the agenda next? Just as long as he does not do Robbie Williams or Take That!
Barry’s voice is so powerful & beautiful in this song ❤ handsome Barry
The Bee Gees are the only band ever in history to have 5 songs in the top 10 at the same time. They sang together for over 50 years until Robin died, the other 2 brothers died before Robin and Barry is the only Bee Gee left. They wrote all their own songs and songs for other bands. I think they are the best band ever. Even the Beatles as popular as they were and with so many songs weren't together even 10 years, they broke up in 1969 and did things on their own after that.
@@jennifursun3303 He does. Her name is Leslie and I think she lives in Australia.
Mo died first
Yessssssss agreeee totallly!!!!!!!! Bee Gees the BEST eVer!!!!!
Beatles were #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 on the Billboard charts for the week of April 4, 1964. Not only that, they aslo had SEVEN other hits in the top 100 that same week and then added TWO MORE the following week for a total of 14 songs on the charts at the same time.
The Bee Gees are the only group to have 4 consecutive number ones beating, The Beatles..
Man, Barry Gibb is a hook writing machine. Just an amazingly talented pop songwriter. Love the Bee Gees and glad you gave your thoughts about them Fil, giving them the respect that they most deservingly earn.
Give Robin credit, too. Considered the next lyricist of the group.
@@suekilpatrick4758 Yes, true.
Robin co-wrote this song.
Robin, the best lyricist of the three
@@suekilpatrick4758 Robin was the most Artistic for Sure!!😉 Barry was great at spinning out the pop tunes, but Robin seemed to wait on a bit of inspiration for his deeper tunes, but Man when that Inspiration hit him!,....Say No More!!😎
The first song I heard by The Bee Gees was "New York Mining Disaster 1941," which is a song I really enjoyed as a kid (and still do). I had no idea about any of the disco stuff that made them more popular until a couple of years later. I couldn't believe it was the same band.
The Bee Gees are incredibly underrated.
Yes!!!! Thanks to Fil for bringing the old memories back. Bigfanto, care to listen to some other oldies? We cover a few.
@@louisseanettebotha6981 Sure, point me in the right direction. Thanks!
I saw them in concert in Cincinnati, OH in the late 70's. Saw Barry perform in Boston a few years ago. My mouse pad is a picture of the BeeGees. You can't play a BeeGees song and not get on the dance floor. Even people who didn't care for the BeeGees...they still got on the floor!
Cool!
J Greer
Something I'll always regret, I never got to see the Bee Gees in concert. However I've watched several concerts on UA-cam. Have you noticed they usually close with the Disco items like you should be dancing and everybody in that audience gets on their feet some are dancing and some are just moving with the music. It's just good music.
They all have great falsetto’s. Such great harmony and multi talented. Not to mention Barry looked great in polyester.😎🤟🤟
Maurice broke the record in that story FIL! The BROTHERS GIBB wrote HIT SONGS plain and simple! Great work again here FIL!
Fil--FYI--Early in their career Maurice sang falsetto. I started going to college clubs in summer 1967 and they were playing New York Mining Disaster on the sound system when bands were taking a break. No one else sounded like them and no one seemed to know much about them. Then they exploded with Massachusetts. I bought their first Greatest Hits album in 1979 and just couldn't get enough of Nights on Broadway. I saw both Barry and Maurice sing in falsetto on that song in later years. What a talented family and how sad they have experienced so much tragedy.
Barry really belted it out...
Great harmonies...
Barry belted it out because he always tried to outsing Robin.
You don’t know how happy it makes me to see a young person love the music of my youth!
I watch a lot of "reaction" videos from young people. They are finding the BeeGees and it is so wonderful to see the younger people getting a musical education just from listening. They can't really analyze it, and they don't know " jack" about the history. But they are helping beautiful music stay alive and relevant.
Beegees great. Better than any band that u have ever looked over
Effin A. What a vocal performance. What a songwriter Barry is.
As far as pop songwriting, I think he's one of the best. Truly gifted when it comes to writing great hooks. Some songs just have one, but Barry's songs are chock full of them. Add to that their perfect, tight harmonies. Always loved the Bee Gees.
Great tune no doubt but the singing here is shite
Did he say that Barry wrote 'To love somebody'?
I read that Robin and Barry wrote that song.
Robin and Barry wrote nearly everything together.
@@beeharbour , Yes, they did. Funny how some people seem to forget that??
The Bee Gees had two careers. Old Testament Bee Gees (1966 - 1974) and New Testament Bee Gees (1975 - ?). The '66 - '74 version of the group was the one worth fawning over. So many pop masterpieces! Their strength was clearly the hit single, but in 1973, they quietly issued an LP that was as good as anything else at the time, Life in a Tin Can. It was a rather acoustic album for them, warm and melodic. Not a weak song in the bunch. But nobody cared. Two years later, they would shift to disco and the rest is history. Today, many folks only know the disco Bee Gees and are unaware of the pop-rock Bee Gees that preceded the disco incarnation. This video clip catches the group just before the transition. Great topic choice, once again, by Wings of Pegasus!!
Oh, how I miss them! They were soooo intervating! They had a wonderful gift of song writing second only to the Beatles. Many may think they were even better. After '66 the Beatles stopped making harmony and the Bee Gee's never stopped. Their songs were easier to sing along with.
Bee Gees were the soundtrack of my childhood. 👍
Bee Gees are my life's soundtrack.
I was 12 years old in 1976 when I bought my first record album ever, Bee Gees Main Course.
Phil, just love your reaction while these legends play!
Me too. I almost thought he was going to join in 😁
They actually changed their sound with "Main Course" which included the original recording of "Jive Talking". That album was two albums before "Saturday Night Fever".
I have to say that for me, I love the fact that the Bee Gees went to great lengths to make many of their songs sound like the original recordings is absolutely amazing.
The songs on Fever were actually written by them for their next album before the movie. Robert called them asking if they could write some songs for a “little movie” he was working on. They told him that they had 4-5 songs that they had written for their next album, but he was welcome to them if he liked them and the rest is history!
Exactly that Sandra 😊
My boys ! I actually went out to Florida to rehearse with them . A dream come true to be a part of their entourage!
Sadly , the tour I was going to play guitar and some keys on was canceled due to Mo’s necessity to rehab . He had gotten very ill toward the end of the rehearsal sessions . I’ll never forget listening to them harmonize ( without backing ) just their voices and Barry’s guitar . Or a cappella ...
They were so very good ... so good
You were blessed! I live a little north of Miami ...if I had seen more videos of them back then I would have been down there every day!!! Ahhh Robin
Was marice good at keys?
@@designstudio8013 he was .. not a virtuoso by any means .. but he was pretty good with using string banks to build songs , in the studio and live .
@@froter1 Wow. Lucky You! Thank you for sharing that. It had to seem like a dream come true for sure!😉 What year did this take place, please?
The thing I like about Fil’s commentary is that it’s clear he is well-read and quite knowledgeable about many artists. I have read quite a few biographies on musicians and am probably twice Fil’s age, so I know the amount of knowledge he displays took a ton of reading and interest on his part.
Thanks Joe!
I don't think the Bee Gees wrote songs specifically for SNF. When approached by Stigwood about the project, they already had 5 songs intended for their next album. Those songs -- How Deep is Your Love, Night Fever, More Than a Woman, If I Can't Have You and Stayin' Alive (originally called Saturday Night) -- were lifted for the soundtrack.
The Bee Gees seems to be one of those bands people either love or hate. I'm one who is a huge fan. I'm old enough to have seen Saturday Night Fever in the theater when it came out way back when. I was hooked. One of the best Christmas presents I ever received was when my kids got me their One Night Only concert on DVD a few years ago. I still pull it out occasionally and have a listen. It's just as good every time. Thanks for this analysis. Excellently well done. You brought up some great points. Nicely done.
You’re right; people either love them or hate them. Personally, I have mad love for the BeeGees!
@@donna3465 People who hate them tend to only know the disco stuff.
Well I love their ballads but not even the Bee Gees could make disco appeal to me.
Love, LOVE, L - O - V - E the way You analyze tracks - and, the back story that You tell about them!
(It was Mo [Maurice...] that dropped the records [that they were going to sing along to in the movie theater...], and they broke into pieces when hitting the pavement. So, in actuality, the Bee Gees somewhat owed their amazing career to Mo, "The Man In The Middle").
I rarely have a day pass without listening to Brothers Gibb or watching an interview with them. They are timeless, intuitive, naturally intelligent, spiritual and gorgeous!
Been on a Bee Gees kick lately, and it's a gas to see how they developed from childhood (those TCN-9 Bandstand clips from Australia are adorable), to the last single "This Is Where I Came In". I'm a 70s child, so when I was little in 1978/79, I only knew the disco stuff (my fave is "You Should Be Dancing"). I thought they were just singers who had a band behind them.
The biggest revelation was Maurice. He played acoustic very well on their last single. Then I learned that Mo' was the bassist on the disco tracks. He was damned good! Then that he did indeed play piano and bass on "Idea". Then seeing him handle a 12-string at 15 for "Wine and Women" and "I Was a Lover, a Leader of Men", I thought, _Wow! this kid!_ He really seems to have been the engine of the group. And none of them could read music!
He was also apparently the glue in the relationship between Barry and Robin (who I'm sure loved each other, but as Barry has said, they don't seem to have been the best of friends). It's amazing what they accomplished together, but no, there was no way Barry and Robin could continue after Maurice died.
Yes, Maurice Gibb was the best musician of the 4 brother. Maurice was the engine! He expertise with instruments and sounds gave them their depth and ability to stay current. I always go back to "You Win Again". That drum pattern and sound was and still is one of his best. Even the great Phil Collins was envious!!
Always loved their harmonies, not to mention their distinct sound. I still listen to them often. Thanks, Fil, for this analysis❣️
I really love these reviews. I am almost 62 years old and lived through many of these performances. Thank you.
No problem!
The Bee Gees are a very underrated and under-appreciated group. I'm not saying they were the best of all time but they made their mark on popular music and did an amazing job at it. When I hear Stayin' Alive, I always do a bit of a strut like Travolta did in Saturday Night Fever or bob my head to the beat of the song. Thank you Fil for doing this video.
The Bee Gees are just the best of all times. Excellent and accurate analysis, dude!
Talent was oozing out of these guys. So many great songs that was the soundtrack of many lives. Great review.
I saw the Bee Gees in concert in Atlanta in 1979 at the Spirits having Flown concert. They were fantastic and their music was so great! Robin was my favorite!
Thanks so much Fil for giving these guys the recognition they deserve. Barry’s voice was so powerful that he always stood about 2 feet from the mic. Don’t even get me started about his looks. All so talented !!!!
Vocal harmonies - so vital, yet so underappreciated. SNF put them on the map, but for me, the high water mark was "Too Much Heaven". Not so much the song in it's entirety (the chorus repeats too much at the end), but how the song touches you, especially the second bridge: "You're my life, I can see a new tomorrow. Everything we are will never die; Loving's such a beautiful thing." Those harmonies over that chord progression...the spectacular arrangement...there are no words to explain what it does. It's magic.
Oh hell yeah wish you would of done
nights on Broadway
That one is my favorite! Fil would have to remark on its wonderful dynamic range...plus I love songs that tell me I can blame it on something. You know, like the moon or midnight or Rio or the Bossa Nova!
First song the falsetto came out on
Great idea for analysis-that is a very complex song-that really keeps you interested
THAT'S my go-to song during their "disco era", proving the Bee Gees were funktastic.
One of my favorites from them. I love Barry's falsetto vocals. The backlash they went through after SNF's popularity ended was a disgrace. I'll take disco any day, over today's talentless, machine made, material...
Fil....Thank you so much for covering this classic.
For me, they remain one of the greatest bands ever and still underrated despite their great success.
Their “later period” recordings (1987-2001) deserve to be discovered by music lovers that aren’t familiar with these songs since those albums seem to be harder to find these days.
Thanks for the video and your great presentation!
I feel the same way, people will give the Bee Gees such a hard time yet in the same breath rave over Taylor Swift or Justin Beiber... These guys next to Lennon/McCartney are the greatest song writers.
I couldn't figure out why this great video had only 5,000 views. Then I noticed it was posted just yesterday. This is the good stuff -- it'll have bunch of views in a few more weeks. The Bee Gees are amazing.
Not only is Fil a great musician, but also a great teacher of music and band history.
Thanks for the kind words!
Beautiful and distinctive vocal harmonies, iconic songs, sublime melodies. The Bee Gees are one of the best pop band ever. Very good analysis.
Thank you so much! The Bee Gees were the soundtrack of my youth.
Wow! What a great choice. Opened my eyes to the Bee Gees (who I already knew where awesome).
The harmonies of the Bee Gees were amazing.
This song is timeless. It sounds just as good today as it was when it was released. The Bee Gees were a great group who are very much under appreciated today. They were great songwriters and performers.
Fil, you have exponentially increased the respect that I already had for you not only by not only broadcasting a Bee Gees song but also, more importantly, by dissecting their songwriting and singing style.
As a child born in the late '50s but extremely musically aware, when my parents asked me what I wanted for Christmas 1964, I still remember my mildly shocking them by saying that I wanted the (first) Beatles album. When the Bee Gees came on AM radio, they ruled that part of the fandom who liked the rather sophisticated and harmonious sounds which they commanded between The Beatlles and The Rolling Stones. I refer to this sound and time as their "first career" and I was all in. Luckily, since I did have to spend so much time dedicated to studying to become a doctor and to get another susequent degree, I did get a chance to see them twice in concert in the 90's. You, sir, are spot on about Barry's chest singing. When he wanted to bring it, just sit down and take it all in. Robin was also excellent in his own individual style which effectively made them a group of two sounds, two bands in one as it were. That's why I've always loved their hits so much more than those of any other of their U.S. and their Brit contemporaries, and there were a very great many of them such as The Band (please consider a video on them, who were at Woodstock and whom we called the "American Beatles").
You are amazingly knowledgeable and able to communicate that knowledge seemingly effortlessly. You could easily teach both modern musicology and the history of so much great music at a distinguished U.S. school of music and therefore at any University of ours. Therefore I'm sure that you could do the same in the U.K. and in greater Europe.
Thank you so very much for making such an excellent, informative video. I also love your own live music and try to get in on those live streams, and as I tell my high school sons, I don't give false or unearned praise. All your fans should listen to you and your band as well. God bless!
No problem!
I agree Daniel with your analysis of Fil's analysis. Also, I did not know this song was written about his manager. But to honor someone, to respect someone and to admire someone = Love. Yeah, love is woven into the fabric of his music. Fil writes songs as well. Honor, respect and admiration. The Beatles, The Bee Gees, The Band. A nice pendulum.
Love that Fil gives background, context, and bio along with his musical analysis.
I must admit, I hated disco at first. I was a rocker through and through with The Beatles, Stones and of course Black Sabbath at the top of my list. Then at 15 in 1975 I found out I loved to dance! It was on, but I tended to migrate toward the Black musicians, The Isley Brother, Al Green, Marvin Gaye and so many more. I didn't care for the Bee Gee's until they made the move to change it up. Unfortunately it was in my later years I came to fully appreciate them. I still got those goosebumps and the hair on my scalp stood on end. Man what talent.
Thank you for highlighting a truly underrated band. They made an album in the sixties Odessa. It is a flawed masterpiece. The Bee Gees went through break ups, drug problems etc when they recorded Odessa. That album has some of the most beautiful ballads ever recorded. It was a story about a sailor and his journeys and hardships. Still for all of its faults it remains among my top ten favorite records. The craftsmanship and wordsmithing is phenomenal.
Great stuff! I was a fan of the Bee Gees when I heard "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" Loved it!
Me too! I still have the 45!
I was 9 when that song came out. There is no doubt why it became a classic. I originally missed their 60s songs, but quickly heard them and grew to love them!!! 5 decades of classics in just about every musical genre. I was so lucky!!!
My first song I ever heard from the BeeGees was Massachusetts then I Started a joke. I was very, very young born in 1959. My older cousins were listening to them at the time. That was my introduction to these 2 songs. It was so hauntingly beautiful. I've loved their music over the years. Robin's voice just stayed in my heart and soul. So beautiful and just made your heart ache. I find that now in my mid 60's that my love for music takes me back to the music from my youth as a young child and then teen. So for me now BeeGees, Queen and David Bowie just hold my heart. This is MUSIC.... music that just simply touch you. One of my happiest memories is at one of my parents dancing to a Bee Gee tune. My parents have past on but when I hear their music I have such wonderful memories in my mind of them dancing or us singing to their songs in the car. Thanks Robin, Barry and Mo.
I don’t know whether I got more joy out of listening to the recording or watching the joy on your face Phil.
love the bee gees but especially love their early music!
What allows this version to be the best is the orchestration in the background. It shows the power of being a classic. Wish I could find a setting that displays the orchestra. The original 1967 (in black and white!) release is superb. The harmony is the best around.
I was a teenager when the movie came out. At the instigation of a classmate, a few of us decided to go watch the movie together and it was one of the first times if not the first that we'd done that because there was so much buzz about the movie. I hadn't much of an idea what the movie was about except that it was a musical. But even before we had watched the movie, the music had started to explode across the pop charts. When we came out from the movie, we were a little stunned; it was the kind of movie that defined a part of your life. We were immediately looking at the schedule to get a ticket to watch it again the same week. Life didn't look the same again; there was just so much to look forward to growing up. SNF was a phenomenon.
The Bee Gees marked the times of my life. They had so many great songs you could sing to. Good job Fil, the Bee Gees are legends.
Great group. Probably the second most successful Pop band behind the Beatles.
I love The BeeGees! They were amazing! Not only were they hot to look like, they were also very talented! Each one had his own sound and it was amazing with the three together. They were gorgeous in their different ways. ❤️🌹❤️
Under rated talent from the brothers Gibb. An amazing talent! Loved regardless of what they played. Those harmonies, the falsettos, they had it all. I had the amazing opportunity to meet Barry years ago. That man can write a song with words and music while walking down to the elevator. Tremendous genius.
Lovely harmonies, songwriting and one of the best falsettos in the business. Huge tragedies and huge talents. Only one brother standing😢
Oh my gosh! I love the Bee Gees. Those wonderful songs that touch your soul. Those unique vocals and some of the best harmony there ever was. I still have my days where I fill it with the Gibbs! From beginning to end. Such talent! Thank you!! ❤️❤️❤️
You sir are the ULTIMATE DJ or Music Professor or both! Not only enjoyable but educational! Amazing to dig down into an old song and bring out new information and insight!
Miss these guys....poor Barry....Robin had a incredible voice.....
Bee Gees are total legends.
Nice review! Lot there I never knew. The Bee Gees had a two part career. Their early stuff was amazing but often forgotten.
I'm a big fan of their earlier career - try to get a copy of their album "Life In A Tin Can" or, a safer bet "Best of the Bee Gees Vol. 2". You won't regret it!
Barry was the engine of the band, and a great singer, but Robin Gibb is one of my favorite singers of all time. He had such a haunting, vulnerable voice and a knack for sad vocal melodies. Great band with top tier vocal harmonies. I'm more a fan of the early pre disco music, but there was some great songcrafting in their disco era as well.
I can only take his voice in small amounts. He could only sing with extreme vibrato which gets irritating after a while, he also sang a little flat at times.
Robin was totally amazing! I never heard a flat note ! Where abouts was it!!!?
Man, they were tight!! Barry was my first rock crush. I love and admire them to this day.
How could you not like the Bee Gees, especially Barry Gibb. One of the most extraordinary songwriters of our time ! Thank you !!!