Yes it’s a shame that many people when they think of The Bee Gees only know them for their “disco era” music. Don’t get me wrong, they produced some great songs during that time but there are so many gems from the late 6s to early 70s. I Can’t See Nobody is one of my favorites. Other great songs are Got To Get A Message To You, To Love Somebody, First Of May, I Started A Joke.
When people say, The Bee Gees, all they think about is freaking Disco! Few people remember they had a hell of a pop career before that. This song, I started a joke, & many more, my all time favorite is, “To love somebody.” I’m glad y’all turned people on to the pre-disco Bee Gees.
I agree with you except, they haven't even been turned on to the 60's Bee Gees. This is a first, all their other Bee Gees reactions are from the crap disco era.
@@davidrold9770 Yeah, the ‘60s Bee Gees were the best, I dedicated “To love somebody” to my fiancé in 1967. But they followed the money & went into Disco & I stopped listening to them forever after that.
Some great early Bee Gees songs. " To love somebody "(a MUST LISTEN TO song). "Run to me", "My world is your world", "Got to get a message to you", " New York Mining Disaster", " First of May", "How can you mend a broken heart"***, "Melody Fair". All late 1960's. Wonderful, pre-disco songs.
Robin said he didn't even know anything about Massachusetts when he wrote the song. He just wanted to make a sad song! How crazy is that! The same with the song "I Started a Joke", yet they became hits! That's star power right there!
Good point! Same with Supertramp "Breakfast in America'. Roger Hodgson wrote it when he was 18 and he had never been to the USA. He wrote it in the English countryside near Southampton.
Yes, finally, you are getting to what made the BeeGees famous. Pick any song of the album "BeeGees Number Ones". "I started a Joke", "I've Gotta get a Message to You", "Words", "World" or "How do you Mend a Broken Heart". You will not be sorry on any song off that album. You have only scratched the surface of their incredible harmony. Something that seemed to get lost in their "disco days".
Their first #1 hit in a lot of countries, but not in the U.S.. Kind of ironic considering it was about a U.S. state. Their first U.S. #1 hit came 4 years later, with "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart. But they did have a nice string of top twenty and top ten hits before that in the U.S., starting with "New York Mining Disaster 1941".
Robin Gibb sang, "I Started A Joke". My soulmate, (also named Robin), passed away at the age of 34 in 2001. We dated throughout high school in the early 80s and beyond. He was a hilarious guy!! The day of his funeral I went home deeply saddened when Robin Gibb's song, "I Started A Joke" came on the car radio on my way home. I "knew" that was "my Robin" speaking to me. I was blown away by that!! ❤
Disco BeeGees is only a small part in their career. Most of us feel in love with the early BeeGees and we have told you this multiple times - thanks for finally getting to the best BeeGees!!
Guys, it’s the Gibb brothers…not Gibbs. And Maurice is pronounced like the name Morris. Beautiful song by my beautiful Bee Gees. Try “Run to Me” next. The harmonies will knock your socks off.
@@marioserrano6333 actually we Brits almost all pronounce it "Morris",Americans pronounce it as it's spelt which is closer to the original French pronouciation🎩
This is the early Bee Gees music, my favorite music of theirs. I Gotta Get a Message to You and New York Mining Disaster of 1941 are also great songs among others.
Just over 2 years ago, my son was moving to Columbia, MO and we went to an estate sale looking for furniture. The lady who had passed away was a huge Bee Gees fan and maybe president of the Missouri fan club (definitely of some Bee Gees fan club) as she had literally hundreds of notebooks of letters, pictures and all kinds of memorabilia dating back to the late 60's. They had Bee Gees music playing in the background. I wanted to buy everything but of course my family would have thought I was crazy. It was so cool to see how much someone loved them through the years!
What is cool about this is that it is live, at least twenty years after the original and Robin's voice is still strong. The original recording is very well produced but this is stripped down and honest.
@clerakitty, Absolutely, Robin's best song and backed with New York city skyline, overlooked for far too long, and it must be seen with the original video.
Hi guys. Don't you just love the way Robin's voice sounded? He was so cool. I cry now every time that I hear his voice. Miss him and brother Maurice so much. The BeeGees were around seems like forever. And they were having hits wayyy back before disco The were making hits way back in the 1960's. There wasn't any disco back then. And you guys weren't even born yet. So that makes me...pretty darn old. Hope that you guys will give a listen to the BeeGees remake of Carol King's song "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" These guys literally take her song and make it their own. They did a really beautiful transformation wiith it. Hope you like it as much as I did.
The Bee Gees singing Andy's song " Don't Throw it all Away ( Our Love ) " as their tribute to him. It's from their All For One Tour. I cry every time I watch it !!!!!!
I'm SO THRILLED that you're finally checking out some of the amazing prep disco hits! Robin's vibrato is so beautiful and soulful! Hearing him sing on I Started A Joke will bring tears to your eyes! ❤
This is the style of music that populated their first Best of The Bee Gees compilation album. They wondered for a few years after this, even a rock song: "Lonely Days, Lonely Nights". Then they moved to the US and were trying to find their sound, then one day they were going over a bridge, with expansion joints, that formed a beat. AND "drive talking" came about which then morphed into their first disco song: "Jive Talking"!! The rest is history.
I don't understand how every reaction channel fails to play LONELY DAYS. It's their hardest rock song hit, and their first top 5 hit in the US ... in1970. It's mellow and heavy, and a bit psychedelic. Mending broken hearts and starting jokes is very good, but .... Amber would love it, and Jay would be stunned.
Lived in Mass all my life 54 years. What I remember most is we lived in the western part about 90 miles west of Boston. The power went out all the time and we would sit by the radio with candles waiting for the lights to come back on. Sometimes it took days. The local DJ played this song once or twice an hour to let us know the lights were still out. More 1970s memories. Not so sure it was a better time but my parents paid all the bills so that was cool. lol
This is a rare instance when the live performance and the studio versions are equally great. That tight resonant harmony between the brothers is soooo good.
I VERY rarely comment on videos but because you love the Bee Gees so much I feel compelled to point out something others have hinted at. The genius of the Bee Gees can be seen once you realize they had four different careers, one after the other, reinventing themselves each time. A unique achievement. The first began in the 60s and was more 'folk' like and features Robin heavily (I recommend "I Started a Joke.) The second career was when disco hit and they adapted to provide soundtracks to movies like Saturday Night Fever and Grease. Once disco died, that music was unpopular, so the Bee Gees stepped back, and instead wrote and produced for other artists (Barbra Streisand, Diane Warrick, Celine Dion, etc.) After enough time had passed, they came back AGAIN with their own music ("You Win Again" is a highlight.) So, there you have it, 4 careers which explain their varying sound from decade to decade. The genius that is the Bee Gees.
Robin has sang lead or co-lead on many of their songs. His vocals are my favorite of the three. He had a built-in vibrato! By the way, disco was only half of their career. Some of their best songs came out before the disco era.
Their old stuff, before disco, much more like this, and Robin often sang lead vocals. Robin was always my favorite, I don't think anyone can duplicate his voice. Even during the disco days, pretty much any song, my ear was searching for him. I started as a kid listening to their early stuff. My favorite is I started a joke. My brother in law is also a huge fan. We both have all their music. I can literally sit and listen to their catalog of music from early years to when Maurice passed, not playing any song more than once, and it will take all day. B sides of records, tracks on albums that weren't released as singles, etc. Now when I hear these older songs especially with Robin singing lead vocals, it's not unusual for me to shed a few tears. I hope you continue to play them. They were so talented, it really was a gift from God.
Thank you for reacting to one of their earlier songs. There are so many more to choose from. You should check out I Started A Joke. Beautiful and haunting with Robin’s gorgeous vocals.
The guys managed to get on a Talent Show in Brisbane Australia in 1967 and from there....history! I saw an interview with them many, many years ago where they said that their parents brought them over to Australia from Manchester because the local police would be very happy to see the back of them. Sort of a voluntary Transportation. I don't know if they were joking, but I believed it :)
This concert was from 1989 and I've watched the whole concert and to me this was The Bee Gees when they LOOKED the BEST and SOUNDED the BEST too! It was in Australia and the concert was fabulous!
I am so glad you checked out this song! One of their early songs and it truly showcases the quality of Robin’s beautiful voice and live. Amber’s smile was priceless! Robin and Barry shared the lead in the early days; Barry took over in the disco era; and they shared again in the later years. Robin’s most famous lead songs are this one and I Started a Joke. Country Lanes is another beautiful one. I personally love 2 live performances that were 30 years apart. In 1974 I Can’t See Nobody and Please in 2003 right after Maurice passed suddenly. And to get a sense of his falsetto, check out Living Together! You will be shocked- it is higher than Barry’s! Two great songs where Maurice sings lead are Closer than Close and Man in the Middle. He truly blended their voices together and was the glue. The Bee Gees transcended over 50 years and are truly one of the best bands of all time.
@@susieq9801yes Susie. You could tell he was very broken up. And while the song had a different intention, it also captured how he was feeling about his brother.
Barry just recently received a Kennedy Center Award from President Biden a few months ago! Dione Warwick called Barry “the hit maker!” when they interviewed her about the music The Bee Gees wrote for her! While I love all 3 brothers and their individual voices, I often find myself saying, “sing it Robin!” when I hear his voice poke through. I started a joke, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and Wedding Day are songs where Robin’s voice really shines! I also think you’d love to see the first time The Bee Gees were on TV in 1960! Time is passing by is the song they sang when they were young boys 9 and 11 and it was in Australia!
Actually, the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Kennedy Center makes the selection of who receives the honor from suggestions from the general public.
Nice song. I've always been a fan of Robin's singing. All of he Gibbs were flat-out talented. Fun facts: Many of us have been pronouncing Maurice's name wrong. I've recently listened to old interviews with Barry and Robin; both of them pronounced his name like "Morris." Also, Massachusetts was the Bee Gees very first recording to hit #1 on the charts (in England). Nice reaction, as always... Keep 'em coming.
Lonely Days or I Started a Joke as mentioned below. Joke is also Robin on lead vocal and both are pre-Disco hits. Lonely Days has a video from 1970 which shows Barry with long sideburns and no beard. That video is 4:11 in length. We all love the pre-Disco songs, but it's a good thing they had that Disco run, as it opened up doors for so many hits for other artists. Barry re-recorded Lonely Days with Little Big Town in 2021.
The song you were referring to was for whom the bell tolls, but it wasn’t Mo that was singing on it, it was Rob! Robin’s voice can never be replicated. His Mother, Maurice and Barry said his voice made you stop in your tracks and he sang straight from his heart ❤️ Maurice sang man in the middle and closer than close to you well worth the listen ❤👍🏻🤩🏴
Yes early Bee Gees ❤ Absolutely love Robins voice 😁 you have over a thousand songs to get through 😁 Mo sings lead on man in the middle and closer than close, Robin singing I started a joke is amazing 👍🏻🤩🏴
I was a very young teen when their “comeback” album Main Course came out in 1975. I wasn’t even aware that The Bee Gees had made music before that until much later and although I love their post 1975 stuff, the earlier music with Robin on vocals is just heavenly. New York Mining Disaster and I Started a Joke are favorites.
I’ve been waiting for you to discover their early music! I fell in love with them when I was a teenager & bought this on a 45. (Also, I Started A Joke) You said this is more folk. They said they originally wrote this for The Seekers but changed their minds & recorded it themselves. Remember, this was the 60’s; long before Disco.
This was their 1st #1 in the US and UK. Barry met his wife Linda when they sang this on Top of the Pops. Hey what about a Bee Gees day every week or so
This is one of the classic Bee Gees hits...Robin's voice was like no others. If you are going to go back to their old hits, you need to do New York Mining Disaster 1941, its epic. Great reaction as always!
The Bee Gees are not a Disco Group. They were handed the opportunity to do the Soundtrack for Saturday Night Fever & Knocked it out of the park with Iconic Disco Tunes. They are a blue eyed soul group along with R&B and pop ballads. Robin did at least 50% of the lead singing pre Saturday night fever days. You should play Maurice Gibbs " Wildflower" it's an absolutely beautifully sang by Maurice.
They wrote this song in the 60’s, before the disco craze in the 70’s. They became huge with disco, but they were very big beforehand in the 60’s. Love their harmonies.
Thank you SOOO much for finally getting into the the Bee Gees 1960s catalogue. So many great songs and big hits with so much emotional depth and often hard-hitting subject matter. Try I've Just Gotta Get A Message To You, I Started A Joke, and The First Of May-simply beautiful and poignant songs. Also, the song Words is one of the greatest love songs ever!
Massachusetts was the first song the Brother Gibbs recorded in the summer of 1967, Another song that Robin sang lead on is I started a joke. Robin definitely has one of the most fabulous voices in rock music history.
The story about this song. In the late 60s, during the flower power era, many young adults were heading west, especially San Francisco. And the band wondered about the parents and family that they left behind. So they picked an industrial northeast state and chose Massachusetts. They had never been to Massachusetts at the time.
Robin was more their lead singer than Barry in the 60s and early 70s, with many GREAT songs. He also had a solo career in Europe mostly in the 80s with songs like "Julia" and "Tokyo Nights" that reactors on UA-cam rarely listen to but that are a lot of fun. Other people in the comments here have suggested several of the Bee Gees' Sixties hits, but I would also add "Holiday."
Pre disco BeeGees were great.They had a best of BeeGees album in 1969 which is an awesome album.Very successful even when the Beatles were still super hot .
They were labelled as the successors to The Beatles and were friends with them although much younger than The Beatles, two of them still teens in the 60's
Pre-disco Bee Gees is some of the best pop music ever made.
What turd said!
Yes it’s a shame that many people when they think of The Bee Gees only know them for their “disco era” music. Don’t get me wrong, they produced some great songs during that time but there are so many gems from the late 6s to early 70s. I Can’t See Nobody is one of my favorites. Other great songs are Got To Get A Message To You, To Love Somebody, First Of May, I Started A Joke.
Yes, they had so many great hits before all the disco crap era. And that's all Jay & Amber seem to react to.
@@pjg58x Yes also Words, How can you mend a broken heart, Holiday, I've got to get a message to you, New York mining disaster....
@turdferguson3475 I never liked disco, and when they did it, I was so disappointed with them.
Can we appreciate this is a live version? Those perfect harmonies are talent not autotune. Please, more pre disco Bee Gees!
In my opinion, reactions to any Gibb Brothers should always be their live performances because they are always so great❤
When people say, The Bee Gees, all they think about is freaking Disco! Few people remember they had a hell of a pop career before that. This song, I started a joke, & many more, my all time favorite is, “To love somebody.” I’m glad y’all turned people on to the pre-disco Bee Gees.
I agree with you except, they haven't even been turned on to the 60's Bee Gees. This is a first, all their other Bee Gees reactions are from the crap disco era.
Disagree. Lots of people know pre disco Bee Gees.
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Yeah, the ‘60s Bee Gees were the best, I dedicated “To love somebody” to my fiancé in 1967. But they followed the money & went into Disco & I stopped listening to them forever after that.
I never think of the bee gee 's other than the 60's. That's what I grew up with and never liked the disco era bee gee 's
So true!! They are one of the best groups of all time!!
Some great early Bee Gees songs. " To love somebody "(a MUST LISTEN TO song). "Run to me", "My world is your world", "Got to get a message to you", " New York Mining Disaster", " First of May", "How can you mend a broken heart"***, "Melody Fair". All late 1960's. Wonderful, pre-disco songs.
Agree, all great songs. How come nobody mentions Lonely Days?
Ooooh, yes, Run to me!!! Lonely Days too, agreed.
And a favorite by many is Words!❤️
It’s about time!!!!! Robins voice is damn beautiful, please react to “I Started A Joke” 🙏🏼
Massachusetts I started to joker are the very first songs I heard by the Bee Gees. 🎶💜🎶
Yes, the version from this same concert!
One of my favorite songs.
yes!!!!
Yes that and New York Mining Disaster 1941
FINALLY! FINALLY! FINALLY!
Robin's voice is an emotional force.
I must agree with you.
One of the most famous songs that Robin sings lead on is "I started a joke".
Maurice said Rob had the voice that reached your heart. His vibrato is one of a kind. This was their 1st #1.
Bought the single when it first came out in the UK, along with their first LP. Still got them. They will never date.
Robin said he didn't even know anything about Massachusetts when he wrote the song. He just wanted to make a sad song! How crazy is that! The same with the song "I Started a Joke", yet they became hits! That's star power right there!
Good point! Same with Supertramp "Breakfast in America'. Roger Hodgson wrote it when he was 18 and he had never been to the USA. He wrote it in the English countryside near Southampton.
I think I heard he chose Massachusetts because he was fascinated by the native place names, and Massachusetts has a great rhythm to it.
@@ontheroad5317 It was about Bognor Regis originally but he couldn`t get it to rhyme.
@@telstar4772 Bologna what? 😁
Yeah, that doesn’t quite roll off the tongue the way Massachusetts does.
@@telstar4772 - I thought it was about Upper Slaughter so thanks for the correction. 😁
Yes, finally, you are getting to what made the BeeGees famous. Pick any song of the album "BeeGees Number Ones". "I started a Joke", "I've Gotta get a Message to You", "Words", "World" or "How do you Mend a Broken Heart". You will not be sorry on any song off that album.
You have only scratched the surface of their incredible harmony. Something that seemed to get lost in their "disco days".
Yeah! Their first #1 hit!!!
They wrote over 1000 songs. THANK YOU for finally dipping into their 1960s hits!!! There are many! Try I Started a Joke!
yes love this song.
Their first #1 hit in a lot of countries, but not in the U.S.. Kind of ironic considering it was about a U.S. state. Their first U.S. #1 hit came 4 years later, with "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart.
But they did have a nice string of top twenty and top ten hits before that in the U.S., starting with "New York Mining Disaster 1941".
"They wrote over 1000 songs" They did? I don't think so.
Robin Gibb sang, "I Started A Joke". My soulmate, (also named Robin), passed away at the age of 34 in 2001. We dated throughout high school in the early 80s and beyond. He was a hilarious guy!! The day of his funeral I went home deeply saddened when Robin Gibb's song, "I Started A Joke" came on the car radio on my way home. I "knew" that was "my Robin" speaking to me. I was blown away by that!! ❤
Robin's voice is hauntingly beautiful..❤
I Started A Joke is another song with Robin as the lead, and I'm sure you would love it.
Robin’s leads always bring tears to my eyes. So sad that he passed so young. You’re so right in calling his voice “hauntingly beautiful “. ❤
My favorite song from this era of Bee Gees is "Words". They were a very talented set of brothers (along with Jackson 5 & The Osmonds).
This was before their disco era.
"I Started a Joke," was the song that made me a huge fan. I was a teenager.
Nothing better than 60's and early 70's Bee Gees!
Finally, some early Bee Gees from before disco! It's the best stuff.
You will be blown away with Robin's voice when you listen to "I Started A Joke".
👍👍👍Bee Gees - I've Gotta Get A Message To You [1968 Video]👍👍👍
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I second that.
Yes!!
One of my favorites!
Yes!!! Love it!
Disco BeeGees is only a small part in their career. Most of us feel in love with the early BeeGees and we have told you this multiple times - thanks for finally getting to the best BeeGees!!
"I started a joke" should be next its a classic
Guys, it’s the Gibb brothers…not Gibbs. And Maurice is pronounced like the name Morris. Beautiful song by my beautiful Bee Gees. Try “Run to Me” next. The harmonies will knock your socks off.
No, it's just like it's spelled, Maurice. You're hearing their accent
@@marioserrano6333 actually we Brits almost all pronounce it "Morris",Americans pronounce it as it's spelt which is closer to the original French pronouciation🎩
@@marioserrano6333It's pronounced Morris.
Brothers Gibb
Big deal on pronunciation....as long as they got the name right.👍
Robin Gibb at his best. The Bee Gees are eternally great!
Yep.”I started a joke” and “I’ve gotta get a message to you are great hits with Robin on lead.
This is the early Bee Gees music, my favorite music of theirs. I Gotta Get a Message to You and New York Mining Disaster of 1941 are also great songs among others.
Everyone thought the New York mining disaster was performed by the Beatles! Who??????🤦🏼♀️
Don't forget about "Lonely Days", their first venture into a more rock sound.!!
Live music doesn't get much better than this. Pure Bee Gees MAGIC. Loved this tune forever. RIP Robin & Mo.
Robin has the most beautiful voice. Please listen to I Started a Joke! Its my favourite!!
You need to react to "I Started a Joke"! It really showcases Robin's beautiful voice and amazing vibrato!
This is the Bee Gees song I was waiting for. This was my mothers favorite song.
Your mom had refined taste! 😊
Just over 2 years ago, my son was moving to Columbia, MO and we went to an estate sale looking for furniture. The lady who had passed away was a huge Bee Gees fan and maybe president of the Missouri fan club (definitely of some Bee Gees fan club) as she had literally hundreds of notebooks of letters, pictures and all kinds of memorabilia dating back to the late 60's. They had Bee Gees music playing in the background. I wanted to buy everything but of course my family would have thought I was crazy. It was so cool to see how much someone loved them through the years!
I prefer this era of their music to the disco years.
Me too!
Me too!
I prefer all their music!🎶
What is cool about this is that it is live, at least twenty years after the original and Robin's voice is still strong. The original recording is very well produced but this is stripped down and honest.
Robins voice is beautiful. all of the Brothers are great and they have wonderful harmonizing. They are the greatest of all times.
"For Whom the Bell Tolls"...Robin owns it...beautiful song.
YES! Please do this one. Robin shines. The video from NY is the best with the NY skyline behind them.
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@clerakitty, Absolutely, Robin's best song and backed with New York city skyline, overlooked for far too long, and it must be seen with the original video.
It's a shared lead with Barry & they already did it.👍
Hi guys. Don't you just love the way Robin's voice sounded? He was so cool. I cry now every time that I hear his voice. Miss him and brother Maurice so much. The BeeGees were around seems like forever. And they were having hits wayyy back before disco The were making hits way back in the 1960's. There wasn't any disco back then. And you guys weren't even born yet. So that makes me...pretty darn old. Hope that you guys will give a listen to the BeeGees remake of Carol King's song "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" These guys literally take her song and make it their own. They did a really beautiful transformation wiith it. Hope you like it as much as I did.
The Bee Gees singing Andy's song " Don't Throw it all Away ( Our Love ) " as their tribute to him. It's from their All For One Tour. I cry every time I watch it !!!!!!
I'm SO THRILLED that you're finally checking out some of the amazing prep disco hits! Robin's vibrato is so beautiful and soulful! Hearing him sing on I Started A Joke will bring tears to your eyes! ❤
Another Robin lead is considered his signature song: "I Started a Joke". it definitely has a 60's yet timeless quality to it.
This is the style of music that populated their first Best of The Bee Gees compilation album. They wondered for a few years after this, even a rock song: "Lonely Days, Lonely Nights". Then they moved to the US and were trying to find their sound, then one day they were going over a bridge, with expansion joints, that formed a beat. AND "drive talking" came about which then morphed into their first disco song: "Jive Talking"!! The rest is history.
I don't understand how every reaction channel fails to play LONELY DAYS. It's their hardest rock song hit, and their first top 5 hit in the US ... in1970. It's mellow and heavy, and a bit psychedelic. Mending broken hearts and starting jokes is very good, but .... Amber would love it, and Jay would be stunned.
What a gift to be able to harmonize with your siblings. That's the reason for their angelegic sound.
Robin was my fav Bee Gee, voice of an angel
Maurice sings lead on "Man in The Middle". Definitely worth a listen!
He wrote it for his family after he went to rehab for his alcohol addiction. It is SO good.
Totally phenomenal song. Not many Mo songs
Beautiful song. The harmonies always give me the chills. 💞💞💞
Well said..
Lived in Mass all my life 54 years. What I remember most is we lived in the western part about 90 miles west of Boston. The power went out all the time and we would sit by the radio with candles waiting for the lights to come back on. Sometimes it took days. The local DJ played this song once or twice an hour to let us know the lights were still out. More 1970s memories. Not so sure it was a better time but my parents paid all the bills so that was cool. lol
I Started A Joke, Words, and (from much later in the Gibbs' career) Immortality, written for Céline Dion...they wrote some brilliant ballads.
This was written when the twins were still in their teens and Barry barely out of it! Amazing! Btw, Maurice is pronounced Morris.
Yes! Early Bee Gees are the best!
For me, Robin was always the vocalist for the Brothers. Just a spectacularly gorgeous voice, not getting nearly the props he deserved.
This is a rare instance when the live performance and the studio versions are equally great. That tight resonant harmony between the brothers is soooo good.
Disagree. The high harmony part is missing. The strings are missing. They need to hear the studio version.
I actually prefer the studio version myself
I VERY rarely comment on videos but because you love the Bee Gees so much I feel compelled to point out something others have hinted at. The genius of the Bee Gees can be seen once you realize they had four different careers, one after the other, reinventing themselves each time. A unique achievement. The first began in the 60s and was more 'folk' like and features Robin heavily (I recommend "I Started a Joke.) The second career was when disco hit and they adapted to provide soundtracks to movies like Saturday Night Fever and Grease. Once disco died, that music was unpopular, so the Bee Gees stepped back, and instead wrote and produced for other artists (Barbra Streisand, Diane Warrick, Celine Dion, etc.) After enough time had passed, they came back AGAIN with their own music ("You Win Again" is a highlight.) So, there you have it, 4 careers which explain their varying sound from decade to decade. The genius that is the Bee Gees.
Robin has sang lead or co-lead on many of their songs. His vocals are my favorite of the three. He had a built-in vibrato! By the way, disco was only half of their career. Some of their best songs came out before the disco era.
Their old stuff, before disco, much more like this, and Robin often sang lead vocals. Robin was always my favorite, I don't think anyone can duplicate his voice. Even during the disco days, pretty much any song, my ear was searching for him. I started as a kid listening to their early stuff. My favorite is I started a joke. My brother in law is also a huge fan. We both have all their music. I can literally sit and listen to their catalog of music from early years to when Maurice passed, not playing any song more than once, and it will take all day. B sides of records, tracks on albums that weren't released as singles, etc. Now when I hear these older songs especially with Robin singing lead vocals, it's not unusual for me to shed a few tears. I hope you continue to play them. They were so talented, it really was a gift from God.
I LOVE their pre-disco era!!!!! Great! GREAT! Great reaction
Robin is my favorite. I love his voice. Miss you Robin. 🥰
Thank you for reacting to one of their earlier songs. There are so many more to choose from. You should check out I Started A Joke. Beautiful and haunting with Robin’s gorgeous vocals.
Robin is singing in the beginning of "HOW DO YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART" ❤❤❤❤❤
Especially the original video.
@susieq9801~ YESSSSSSSS!
Yes! The song doesn't get good until Barry comes in!
@craiganders Yep, I agree! Barry's vocals make this & every song!🎶
From 1967 he was a teenager when he first sang it
The guys managed to get on a Talent Show in Brisbane Australia in 1967 and from there....history!
I saw an interview with them many, many years ago where they said that their parents brought them over to Australia from Manchester because the local police would be very happy to see the back of them. Sort of a voluntary Transportation. I don't know if they were joking, but I believed it :)
That was the real Bee Gees, long before disco. All their late 1960s hits are wonderful.
One of the first hits of the bee gees, Robin sings this one. This is before Barry found his voice.
In the video f rom 1967 Robin and Barry sing this song together and you mean Barry found his falsetto voice!😆
@@nelerhabarber5602 yes lol 😂😂
“For Whom the Bell Tolls” Robin shines
Agree that "I started a Joke" was one of their greatest songs...
This song is one of their earliest hits, that's why Robin is out front. In the early days (60s) Robin sung most songs.
Never to much Bee Gees. Can't get enough. Biggest fan ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Love yall too.
This concert was from 1989 and I've watched the whole concert and to me this was The Bee Gees when they LOOKED the BEST and SOUNDED the BEST too! It was in Australia and the concert was fabulous!
I am so glad you checked out this song! One of their early songs and it truly showcases the quality of Robin’s beautiful voice and live. Amber’s smile was priceless!
Robin and Barry shared the lead in the early days; Barry took over in the disco era; and they shared again in the later years.
Robin’s most famous lead songs are this one and I Started a Joke. Country Lanes is another beautiful one. I personally love 2 live performances that were 30 years apart. In 1974 I Can’t See Nobody
and Please in 2003 right after Maurice passed suddenly.
And to get a sense of his falsetto, check out Living Together! You will be shocked- it is higher than Barry’s!
Two great songs where Maurice sings lead are Closer than Close and Man in the Middle. He truly blended their voices together and was the glue.
The Bee Gees transcended over 50 years and are truly one of the best bands of all time.
Robin's performance of "Please" in Europe was just weeks after losing his twin. Heartbreaking because it was obvious who he was thinking of.
@@susieq9801yes Susie. You could tell he was very broken up. And while the song had a different intention, it also captured how he was feeling about his brother.
Robin's voice is just haunting. I'll have this song on repeat all day now.
The NY Mining Disaster from the 60’s is gorgeous with its harmonies.
Old School Bee Gees....long before Saturday Night Fever!
I absolutely love at the end of the song when they all step away together. Perfection and grace.
Barry just recently received a Kennedy Center Award from President Biden a few months ago! Dione Warwick called Barry “the hit maker!” when they interviewed her about the music The Bee Gees wrote for her! While I love all 3 brothers and their individual voices, I often find myself saying, “sing it Robin!” when I hear his voice poke through. I started a joke, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and Wedding Day are songs where Robin’s voice really shines! I also think you’d love to see the first time The Bee Gees were on TV in 1960! Time is passing by is the song they sang when they were young boys 9 and 11 and it was in Australia!
Actually, the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Kennedy Center makes the selection of who receives the honor from suggestions from the general public.
@@brendaparker2346 Actually POTUS 46 JOE BIDEN put the medallion around Barry's neck. Nice try diminishing our president though.
@@brendaparker2346 sorry, it has always been presented by the President. Don’t mean to bust your bubble but that’s the way it is.
Nice song. I've always been a fan of Robin's singing. All of he Gibbs were flat-out talented. Fun facts:
Many of us have been pronouncing Maurice's name wrong. I've recently listened to old interviews with Barry and Robin; both of them pronounced his name like "Morris."
Also, Massachusetts was the Bee Gees very first recording to hit #1 on the charts (in England). Nice reaction, as always... Keep 'em coming.
Always liked Robin's voice the best! And when the 3 of them sing together, perfect, beautiful harmony😎👍👍
Same here!
More 1960s BeeGees hits you should try: I Started a Joke, To Love Somebody, Words, Gotta Get a Message to You, Lonely Days - just for a start.
Lonely Days is so good!!
Lonely Days or I Started a Joke as mentioned below. Joke is also Robin on lead vocal and both are pre-Disco hits. Lonely Days has a video from 1970 which shows Barry with long sideburns and no beard. That video is 4:11 in length. We all love the pre-Disco songs, but it's a good thing they had that Disco run, as it opened up doors for so many hits for other artists. Barry re-recorded Lonely Days with Little Big Town in 2021.
The song you were referring to was for whom the bell tolls, but it wasn’t Mo that was singing on it, it was Rob! Robin’s voice can never be replicated. His Mother, Maurice and Barry said his voice made you stop in your tracks and he sang straight from his heart ❤️ Maurice sang man in the middle and closer than close to you well worth the listen ❤👍🏻🤩🏴
Yes early Bee Gees ❤ Absolutely love Robins voice 😁 you have over a thousand songs to get through 😁 Mo sings lead on man in the middle and closer than close, Robin singing I started a joke is amazing 👍🏻🤩🏴
I was a very young teen when their “comeback” album Main Course came out in 1975. I wasn’t even aware that The Bee Gees had made music before that until much later and although I love their post 1975 stuff, the earlier music with Robin on vocals is just heavenly. New York Mining Disaster and I Started a Joke are favorites.
This is the best era of Bee Gees. Robin sings my favorite of their songs. You don't hear it often but check out I Can't See Nobody.
I’ve been waiting for you to discover their early music! I fell in love with them when I was a teenager & bought this on a 45. (Also, I Started A Joke)
You said this is more folk. They said they originally wrote this for The Seekers but changed their minds & recorded it themselves. Remember, this was the 60’s; long before Disco.
This was their 1st #1 in the US and UK. Barry met his wife Linda when they sang this on Top of the Pops. Hey what about a Bee Gees day every week or so
This is one of the classic Bee Gees hits...Robin's voice was like no others. If you are going to go back to their old hits, you need to do New York Mining Disaster 1941, its epic. Great reaction as always!
The Bee Gees are not a Disco Group. They were handed the opportunity to do the Soundtrack for Saturday Night Fever & Knocked it out of the park with Iconic Disco Tunes. They are a blue eyed soul group along with R&B and pop ballads. Robin did at least 50% of the lead singing pre Saturday night fever days. You should play Maurice Gibbs
" Wildflower" it's an absolutely beautifully sang by Maurice.
They wrote this song in the 60’s, before the disco craze in the 70’s. They became huge with disco, but they were very big beforehand in the 60’s. Love their harmonies.
One of their best songs
Oh yes, I love Robins voice and the harmony in the ending. ❤️
The Bee Gees performing live just hits different. We all know they can sing, but seeing their live performances just proves that they can sing.
You haven't heard Anything Bee Gees until you've heard Robin sing I Started A Joke!
Thank you SOOO much for finally getting into the the Bee Gees 1960s catalogue. So many great songs and big hits with so much emotional depth and often hard-hitting subject matter. Try I've Just Gotta Get A Message To You, I Started A Joke, and The First Of May-simply beautiful and poignant songs. Also, the song Words is one of the greatest love songs ever!
i am so glad you all reviewed this. Robin had an awesome voice and was my favorite Bee Gee. Awesome song.
Massachusetts was the first song the Brother Gibbs recorded in the summer of 1967, Another song that Robin sang lead on is I started a joke. Robin definitely has one of the most fabulous voices in rock music history.
The story about this song. In the late 60s, during the flower power era, many young adults were heading west, especially San Francisco. And the band wondered about the parents and family that they left behind. So they picked an industrial northeast state and chose Massachusetts. They had never been to Massachusetts at the time.
Robin was more their lead singer than Barry in the 60s and early 70s, with many GREAT songs. He also had a solo career in Europe mostly in the 80s with songs like "Julia" and "Tokyo Nights" that reactors on UA-cam rarely listen to but that are a lot of fun. Other people in the comments here have suggested several of the Bee Gees' Sixties hits, but I would also add "Holiday."
Robin was such an important part of The Bee Gees. You should check out their pre-disco "I Started a Joke"-Robin's voice is incredible.
Robin is good at the sad songs. “I Started a Joke” is a gut wrencher.
I know you both love Barry. But, Robin has always been my favorite. He has the most naturally beautiful voice.
Pre disco BeeGees were great.They had a best of BeeGees album in 1969 which is an awesome album.Very successful even when the Beatles were still super hot .
They were labelled as the successors to The Beatles and were friends with them although much younger than The Beatles, two of them still teens in the 60's
so happy to hear a reaction to Robin's voice.. we all know Barry was amazing but Robin is awesome too.
I live in Massachusetts. Of course I love this song, and the BeeGees!
Robin composed the requiem to the Titanic with a full orchestra before his passing .. it was a masterpiece
I saw The BeeGeeS I clicked so fast I got carpal tunnel 😂
lol!