I agree. This what this song's Wiki page stated: "We had a housecleaner named Fanny when we stayed at 461 Ocean Blvd. [in North Miami Beach] during the making of Main Course. We were sitting in the lounge at Criteria [Studios] writing the song with the lyric idea, 'Be tender with my love'. Maurice turned round and saw Fanny and said, 'Wouldn't it be a better song if it was a woman's name in there, and you're asking her to be tender?".[5]
Fanny was the housekeeper employed by the BeeGees management for the house they rented as working (the band) and living space when they first relocated to Miami. Maurice suggested a woman's name would add to the song's plea to be "tender with my love." So they thought "Fanny" would work well with the tone of the song. Fanny was delighted and honored!
...to the point of tears! ❤ (Devin, Fanny was an older black lady who was an excellent cook and housekeeper! Maurice had to watch his weight while she took care of them! 😊 * BTW, RSO records got the house for Eric Clapton first and she was there as he was first out of rehab and getting his career back on track! He's been sober all these years since!! ❤ )
@@janicetrimmell6897 Hey you, back - What a cool surprise!! 😎 I agree. He even said he could eat just about whatever he wanted and "stay at 140". I love The couple times he started to say, "Just knock off the horns, wipe it's ass, and put it on the plate!" LOL
Maurice also took the high harmonies at times, before and after Barry went falsetto. They were all so very talented! Thank you for bringing back a memory. God bless you too.
Except in this case all the high falsetto is Barry as well as the low. This is why this song was never performed live because its way too complex. This video is poor because they are all just miming to all the parts. In fact most of it was Barry but he cant do everything at once live. Sorry
@@Coowallsky this song has NEVER been performed live so you were not watching a live performance. The one you are thinking about is not live, just a mimed performance for a video.
They were incredibly talented, they all had the vocal range. Mo did falsettos on "Nights On Broadway" live on the Midnight Special for one example. All were very adaptable vocally, who sang what in the studio was not necessarily performed that way live.
This was not about any of them. They get ideas off TV , books and observing people. Mo said they needed a woman's name, as initially when they had finished the song there was none. The house they were renting had a cleaning lady... Her name was Fanny. She cried when she heard they used her name, she was so happy. Barry likes writing ballads and love songs.
In my top 3 BeeGee songs unfortunatley when released the BeeGees weren't getting much playtime so it didn't reach the charts as it should have....it is a beautiful song and their voices are unmatchable !
I know that you freakin out, 😆 because this is their stunning masterpiece from the 1975 main course album, with Barry Robins and Maurice perfect high pitched falsetto harmonies and amazing blended in 16 audio tracks😱 perfectly mixed by Karl Richardson & Legendary Arif Mardin. As Barry told their instrumentally most complex and difficult song, but it is for sure one of their best jewels and praised in two interviews as the best RnB ballad they ever heard from Paul McCartney & the Goat Quincy Jones 🍾
Wow Devin! We are having church in the house! This is hands down my favorite Bee Gees song ever! This Christian rocker gets it! Love your reaction and word bro! God bless and rock on in the Faith! The Bee Gees were something else! Wow!
Almost 64, fell in love with this song the moment I first heard it on the radio in 1975. Ran out and bought the Main Course lp! It became my all time favorite song and I always thought something would come along and knock it off my top spot, but nothing ever did!!!! You should research to see who Fanny was. It was a love song but they needed a name and they got the inspiration to use their maids name while they were recording at 461 Ocean Drive in Miami Beach. She was a Jamaican woman and when they finished the song, they played it for her and she broke down in tears. She just passed away recently but always cherished the fact that the Brothers Gibb honored her in such away! There is a live version of this on UA-cam but it really isn’t live, just a dubbing of the studio version. So watching it is useless to try and pick out who is singing what…I am glad you just showed the lyrics. There is another reason why you won’t find a true live version of this song-they never performed it. This was a miracle of layering all their voices over and over in the studio and they simply could not replicate it live. I would also add that it is refreshing to see the explosion of UA-cam song reactors reacting to this song. The Bee Gees have had so much success in so many eras that this song has largely been forgotten. I don’t understand why it didn’t hit Number 1 in 1975 and I swear, if you ask 100 different people what their favorite Bee Gees song is, you will get 100 different answers and NO ONE will mention this one!!! A shame, it is their best song by far and I am so glad you enjoyed it! You could listen to this ten times a day over the next fifty years and never get tired of it. Trust me, I never did! Love your channel, preach! Proverbs 3:5,6 9:21
I love this song ❤️ PLEASE do Bee Gees "Closer than close" reaction. That's the song where Maurice is a lead singer ❤️ Wish you all the best form Poland 🇵🇱❤️
❤❤❤❤you have the best show!! You make me laugh and run a great show. I love your reactions and so happy you love the Bee Gees. Keep their music coming and keep those reactions coming.
I once read Fanny was their Mother"s favorite. You may have reacted to "You should be dancing" from the movie Saturday Night Fever (1976) but havent done the song from the (spirit tour concert) live 1979. Brother Andy performed along with them and they killed it! "You stepped into my life" and "Love so right" are great songs by the Bee Gees.
as far as i can remember i have been listening to these guys. in fact all o my life. it never gets old. i was born in the sixties. i never thought about that till now.
This was one of the first songs the Bee Gees recorded after they discovered their Falsettos in Nights on Broadway. Barry was reluctant to keep singing with the Falsetto but Robin and Maurice told him the Fans and Producers loved it. So he agreed to continue it. All the Bee gees had the Falsetto but Barry could hold it the Longest!
That's falsetto is legendary and brought their career back to life . Can you react to All In Your Name by Barry Gibb and Michael Jackson? Great reactions!!!
Hey Devin! I love your reactions to The Bee Gees, they always seem to surprise you when the song starts. 😁 "Closer than Close " (the 1997 live in Las Vegas) version is great. Maurice has the lead vocal on this song. This will give you a chance to hear what a beautiful voice he has. From what I understand he always liked to stay in the background, but he showed us his soft,smooth voice on this song. Another favorite from them is "Love so right " an absolutely beautiful song. ❤💕🎶
Funnily enough, that live performance of 'Closer Than Close' in Las Vegas isn't actually live per se - that is, Maurice actually lip-syncs to the studio recording of the song for all of the verses, with some actual harmonizing and ad-libbing going on by all three during the chorus. I wonder if there's actually a live version of Closer out there where Maurice actually sings, because that would be nice to hear - it's a very sexy song!
@@Erizedd Wow, who knew? Despite all of that, the song is still his and there are other versions that Devin can look into that aren't live, they just have the Bee Gees singing without any audience, just the song by itself. Regardless, however they chose to present it, Maurice and his brothers never disappoint. The song still sounds awesome whichever way they did it. 🔥🔥🎼
Don’t worry,Devin,nobody was unfaithful.She was the housekeeper,in their Miami home,when they first moved over.They had no name,for the song,then decided to name it after her.
Hey Devin , Bee Gees are the best ever and so addictive. Love your reactions. A another brilliant hit from them is 'I started a Joke' so sad, Robin as lead singer
I love watching you react !! (makes me want to dance in my kitchen)That song particularly..gives me goose bumps ! Keep up the great work & keep looking up..🙏 After all these yrs..still love me some BeeGees..❤
After the brothers wrote the song as "Be Tender With My Love," they thought it might have more impact if they added a name to it. Fanny is the name of the housekeeper working with them when they recorded this in Miami. The layers and harmonies are the best!!
You need to watch the video of them singing the one where it shows that silly looking carpet at the beginning, you get the full affect sometimes in this song you can’t tell who is singing and win.
This is my absolute favorite Bee Gee song! There will never be another group like them. They said that they rarely sang this live because it was very difficult to do so. I believe that Fanny was their housekeeper. This also was their Mum's favorite song.
My favorite Bee Gees is “I’ve Just Gotta Get A Message To You”. So sad, so melancholy, hauntingly beautiful ☮️🌺 Thanks for another smile from this old hippie 😁😎💋
My blue-eyed soul brothers will forever be loved!….’Fanny’ is my all-time favorite BG song and Robin’s voice is unmatched! ❤….so glad I grew up loving these guys and still listen to them today (their greatest hits CD along with Queens greatest hits CD stays in my car and is played each and every time)! Barry❤Robin❤Maurice❤Andy❤
This song gets me all emotional I love love and their music brings back so much memories the BeeGees wrote the most romantic music that I know of. Now if you will excuse me I have some tears to wipe ❤
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They wanted to add a girls name and about that time Maurice saw the housekeeper walk by and that's the name they chose.
Fanny was a cleaning lady they knew.....best Bee Gees song EVER !!!!
This song is so hypnotic to me. I never get tired of hearing this song. I can hear it on a loop all day long!!!
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Me too!!!!!
It’s just that good.
Me too. I can’t get enough of this song.
one of my fav Bee Gees' songs
They are simply the very best !
He poured that falsetto sauce all over this one. Love it.
Their mother Barbara's favourite song.
Escuchando como siempre s mi grupo amado , fabulosos
Seems like there is a revival of Bee Gees' music reaction on the Internet recently. Am glad to have lived through those years man.🙏
This has been one of my favorite songs of all times.
In my opinion, this is one of their very best...vocals, harmonies, and musically! A brilliant masterpiece!!
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One of the greatest songs of all time IMHO... legendary producer Quincy Jones said that it's one of his favorite songs of all time.
My absolute favorite Bee Gees song! There's no way you can not like this song! I think the inspiration for this song was their housekeeper.
They used the housekeeper's name to make the lyrics more personal.
I agree. This what this song's Wiki page stated:
"We had a housecleaner named Fanny when we stayed at 461 Ocean Blvd. [in North Miami Beach] during the making of Main Course. We were sitting in the lounge at Criteria [Studios] writing the song with the lyric idea, 'Be tender with my love'. Maurice turned round and saw Fanny and said, 'Wouldn't it be a better song if it was a woman's name in there, and you're asking her to be tender?".[5]
You need to see the video .Its amazing.
Devin...Great advice! Choose your love and love your choice!
Real music, harmonies and words a person can understand.
Fanny was the housekeeper employed by the BeeGees management for the house they rented as working (the band) and living space when they first relocated to Miami. Maurice suggested a woman's name would add to the song's plea to be "tender with my love." So they thought "Fanny" would work well with the tone of the song. Fanny was delighted and honored!
...to the point of tears! ❤
(Devin, Fanny was an older black lady who was an excellent cook and housekeeper! Maurice had to watch his weight while she took care of them! 😊 * BTW, RSO records got the house for Eric Clapton first and she was there as he was first out of rehab and getting his career back on track! He's been sober all these years since!! ❤ )
@@DianaJG8 Unfortunately, I believe Eric went through treatment two more times after his time recording in Miami …..around 1982 & 1987.
@@kthor - Thank you for correcting me on that, K Thor. I do remember at least one of those times now, too. 😊
@@DianaJG8 And to me, he looked like he could eat everything in sight and get away with it. Hey You!!
@@janicetrimmell6897 Hey you, back - What a cool surprise!! 😎
I agree. He even said he could eat just about whatever he wanted and "stay at 140". I love The couple times he started to say, "Just knock off the horns, wipe it's ass, and put it on the plate!" LOL
This is the most beautiful song, ever!!❤❤❤
I love this song by the Bee Gees . I love the Bee Gees.
Maurice also took the high harmonies at times, before and after Barry went falsetto. They were all so very talented! Thank you for bringing back a memory. God bless you too.
Except in this case all the high falsetto is Barry as well as the low. This is why this song was never performed live because its way too complex. This video is poor because they are all just miming to all the parts. In fact most of it was Barry but he cant do everything at once live. Sorry
@@TheBrownlj I’ve seen Mo do falsetto with Barry on this song live.
@@Coowallsky this song has NEVER been performed live so you were not watching a live performance. The one you are thinking about is not live, just a mimed performance for a video.
They were incredibly talented, they all had the vocal range. Mo did falsettos on "Nights On Broadway" live on the Midnight Special for one example. All were very adaptable vocally, who sang what in the studio was not necessarily performed that way live.
This was not about any of them. They get ideas off TV , books and observing people. Mo said they needed a woman's name, as initially when they had finished the song there was none. The house they were renting had a cleaning lady... Her name was Fanny. She cried when she heard they used her name, she was so happy. Barry likes writing ballads and love songs.
This is my absolute favorite Bee Gees song!!! 😍 Great reaction as always!! ❤️
Me to since 75 . I think I heard this as a freshie in high school. Love song is " How Deep is your Love ".
Love it when people appreciate the BeeGee's like I do!!!! ❤
Great comment!
I’ve always loved the Bee Gees including Andy. Even when people were turning their backs on them because of “disco“… I still love them!!!
Totally agree with you I'm only 43and I love bee gees music including Andy Gibb as well the 4 of them were excellent 👍
Loved your reactions - especially when you stood up and started dancing. ❤
Possibly my favorite Bee Gees song, and that's saying something. All of Robins oooooo's and those harmonies go right through me...in a good way.
In my top 3 BeeGee songs unfortunatley when released the BeeGees weren't getting much playtime so it didn't reach the charts as it should have....it is a beautiful song and their voices are unmatchable !
They wrote this song. Maurice said they needed to do a name. The lady that cleaned their studio was named Fannie. Perfect music, perfect writing.
The BEST thing the Bee Gees ever did........and that's saying a lot !!!
You’re a special man, I love your sincerity and faith. Beautiful.
I know that you freakin out, 😆 because this is their stunning masterpiece from the 1975 main course album, with Barry Robins and Maurice perfect high pitched falsetto harmonies and amazing blended in 16 audio tracks😱 perfectly mixed by Karl Richardson & Legendary Arif Mardin. As Barry told their instrumentally most complex and difficult song, but it is for sure one of their best jewels and praised in two interviews as the best RnB ballad they ever heard from Paul McCartney & the Goat Quincy Jones 🍾
In my option the uk's greatest all round artists
That is Barry and Robin doing the lead together.
The BARBARA'S FAVOURITE SONG!! MOTHER of these four GODS!!!
Wow Devin! We are having church in the house! This is hands down my favorite Bee Gees song ever! This Christian rocker gets it! Love your reaction and word bro! God bless and rock on in the Faith! The Bee Gees were something else! Wow!
They were writing this song in Florida and Maurice thought they should put a female name in it and he saw Fanny the housekeeper in the room with them.
AMEN! Bro
Thank You! The Bee Gee’s have ran through my soul since the Seventies. They are definitely my favorite!
Best Bee Gees song ever!
This is one of my favorite BeeGees songs it’s got to be in my top three this song is just unbelievable :-)
Me too.
Mine too, after How Deep is Your Love.
Best Bee Gees sing ever
Excellent reaction!!! Barry went nuts with the Falsettos at the end. Love it.
My favorite Bee Gees song ever... Absolute ear candy... 🩷
Devon, you are good. You make it real.. the right way. Genuine, fun and sharp with your reactions...
My favorite Bee Gee song ever.. Nights On Broadway, too
Almost 64, fell in love with this song the moment I first heard it on the radio in 1975. Ran out and bought the Main Course lp! It became my all time favorite song and I always thought something would come along and knock it off my top spot, but nothing ever did!!!!
You should research to see who Fanny was. It was a love song but they needed a name and they got the inspiration to use their maids name while they were recording at 461 Ocean Drive in Miami Beach. She was a Jamaican woman and when they finished the song, they played it for her and she broke down in tears. She just passed away recently but always cherished the fact that the Brothers Gibb honored her in such away!
There is a live version of this on UA-cam but it really isn’t live, just a dubbing of the studio version. So watching it is useless to try and pick out who is singing what…I am glad you just showed the lyrics.
There is another reason why you won’t find a true live version of this song-they never performed it. This was a miracle of layering all their voices over and over in the studio and they simply could not replicate it live.
I would also add that it is refreshing to see the explosion of UA-cam song reactors reacting to this song. The Bee Gees have had so much success in so many eras that this song has largely been forgotten. I don’t understand why it didn’t hit Number 1 in 1975 and I swear, if you ask 100 different people what their favorite Bee Gees song is, you will get 100 different answers and NO ONE will mention this one!!! A shame, it is their best song by far and I am so glad you enjoyed it! You could listen to this ten times a day over the next fifty years and never get tired of it. Trust me, I never did!
Love your channel, preach! Proverbs 3:5,6 9:21
I was around when this came out and it’s always been my favorite Bee Gees song! But totally agree, it is under appreciated.
I love this song ❤️ PLEASE do Bee Gees "Closer than close" reaction. That's the song where Maurice is a lead singer ❤️
Wish you all the best form Poland 🇵🇱❤️
❤❤❤❤you have the best show!! You make me laugh and run a great show. I love your reactions and so happy you love the Bee Gees. Keep their music coming and keep those reactions coming.
I once read Fanny was their Mother"s favorite. You may have reacted to "You should be dancing" from the movie Saturday Night Fever (1976) but havent done the song from the (spirit tour concert) live 1979. Brother Andy performed along with them and they killed it! "You stepped into my life" and "Love so right" are great songs by the Bee Gees.
My first time to see one of your videos and I subscribed immediately! Great reaction. Better message!
You are right it is all about being true to your love. I got married in 1987. 34 years now! Through thick and thin! Love my sweetheart!!
My favorite Bee Gees song.
as far as i can remember i have been listening to these guys. in fact all o my life. it never gets old. i was born in the sixties. i never thought about that till now.
This was one of the first songs the Bee Gees recorded after they discovered their Falsettos in Nights on Broadway. Barry was reluctant to keep singing with the Falsetto but Robin and Maurice told him the Fans and Producers loved it. So he agreed to continue it. All the Bee gees had the Falsetto but Barry could hold it the Longest!
The highest falsetto too.
That's falsetto is legendary and brought their career back to life . Can you react to All In Your Name by Barry Gibb and Michael Jackson? Great reactions!!!
It was said Barry had better control over it for a complete song.
Hey Devin! I love your reactions to The Bee Gees, they always seem to surprise you when the song starts. 😁 "Closer than Close " (the 1997 live in Las Vegas) version is great. Maurice has the lead vocal on this song. This will give you a chance to hear what a beautiful voice he has. From what I understand he always liked to stay in the background, but he showed us his soft,smooth voice on this song. Another favorite from them is "Love so right " an absolutely beautiful song. ❤💕🎶
Funnily enough, that live performance of 'Closer Than Close' in Las Vegas isn't actually live per se - that is, Maurice actually lip-syncs to the studio recording of the song for all of the verses, with some actual harmonizing and ad-libbing going on by all three during the chorus. I wonder if there's actually a live version of Closer out there where Maurice actually sings, because that would be nice to hear - it's a very sexy song!
@@Erizedd Wow, who knew? Despite all of that, the song is still his and there are other versions that Devin can look into that aren't live, they just have the Bee Gees singing without any audience, just the song by itself. Regardless, however they chose to present it, Maurice and his brothers never disappoint. The song still sounds awesome whichever way they did it. 🔥🔥🎼
@@Erizedd yes, there is at least one on UA-cam
Think my fav song by them....
Don’t worry,Devin,nobody was unfaithful.She was the housekeeper,in their Miami home,when they first moved over.They had no name,for the song,then decided to name it after her.
Hey Devin , Bee Gees are the best ever and so addictive. Love your reactions. A another brilliant hit from them is 'I started a Joke' so sad, Robin as lead singer
Love the song Fanny be Tender. I wish they sang it during their concerts. It would have been a Top Hit for them if they did ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I love watching you react !! (makes me want to dance in my kitchen)That song particularly..gives me goose bumps ! Keep up the great work & keep looking up..🙏 After all these yrs..still love me some BeeGees..❤
My favorite...this song is so other worldly to me!!🎶 It puts you in a love frame of mind!🎶❤
Fanny was their housekeeper, family friend, personal assistant :) It's a beautiful song!!
What a gem! Great reaction man!!
Favorite Bee Gees tune ❤
God was in the studio on two occasions. When EWF recorded That's The Way of the World. And when the Bee Gees recorded Fanny Be Tender.
I listen to music like this then all of us sudden I have hope for the world
Dig that bro! One of my favorite songs ever, great in the headphones! Love the Bee Gees!
Like all the Bee Gee songs I love this❤️
How cute this reaction is! I love it! And you’re absolutely right about everything. I was a 70’s teenager and remember this well.
After the brothers wrote the song as "Be Tender With My Love," they thought it might have more impact if they added a name to it. Fanny is the name of the housekeeper working with them when they recorded this in Miami. The layers and harmonies are the best!!
another outstanding track from this album was BABY AS YOU TURN AWAY, it was never issued as a single but should have been
By the way this is one of my all-time favorite songs of theirs it shows off their voice is so beautifully.
Love your genuine and spontaneous reactions!
Beautiful song. Done as only they could. Love the harmonies as always. This was their mothers favorite song.
Love the Bee Gees and still cry to think they’re not all together anymore ❤
Absolutely amazing...
You need to watch the video of them singing the one where it shows that silly looking carpet at the beginning, you get the full affect sometimes in this song you can’t tell who is singing and win.
Just found this by accident and I loved it. It's a great song and Devin, preach brother! Preach the Lord's ways through the words! Bless you!
This is my absolute favorite Bee Gee song! There will never be another group like them. They said that they rarely sang this live because it was very difficult to do so. I believe that Fanny was their housekeeper. This also was their Mum's favorite song.
Great song brother.
My favorite Bee Gees is “I’ve Just Gotta Get A Message To You”. So sad, so melancholy, hauntingly beautiful ☮️🌺
Thanks for another smile from this old hippie 😁😎💋
My blue-eyed soul brothers will forever be loved!….’Fanny’ is my all-time favorite BG song and Robin’s voice is unmatched! ❤….so glad I grew up loving these guys and still listen to them today (their greatest hits CD along with Queens greatest hits CD stays in my car and is played each and every time)! Barry❤Robin❤Maurice❤Andy❤
Love you brother, you keep praising JESUS WITH THE WAY YOU LVE YOUR LIFE, I'M VERY AWARE OF YOU HEAVENLY 💙
Great live streaming last night. Just had a sunny Spanish luncheon, with three Cavas (champagne) and now ready for todays Bee Gees fix.
This song gets me all emotional I love love and their music brings back so much memories the BeeGees wrote the most romantic music that I know of. Now if you will excuse me I have some tears to wipe ❤
Yes, agree with you. We’ve been married for 36yrs and still going strong. My favorite band ever!
Devin
You've got one of the best reactions I've ever seen ! 👍👍 😊😊
I love the way you share your faith and love for your wife! I think you have a beautiful soul!
Being a bass player, my favorite part is Maurice's bass line...one of the best in music at the time! 👍
they are undefeated! Prayers for your family!
Cool. Classic reactions . Really like limited storage of the videos 👍. Bee Gee’s have great music
What a wonderful song!!!
Just found your channel! ❤❤Love your reaction to one of the greatest songs ever!!!❤❤
My all time favorite Bee Gees classic!! The Grove is amazing..and those falsettos are even more amazing!
This is my favorite BeeGees song of all time ❤
1 of my best Bee Gee songs ever. Bought this on 8 track in 1975, still have it.
Barry Gibb, the oldest brother. has been married to his wife Linda for 51 years and is definitely a family man.
Such a fluid beautiful song. Along with The Beatles and Abba , The Bee Gees are unsurpassed masters of their craft.
Love your reaction to this great classic song. Brings back so many memories for me every time I hear it. My favorite of theirs.