Remember watching this episode with my sister. I was in 8th grade she a few years older. We disagreed on which was the best BeeGees song in the medley - i said Massachusetts, she said Lonely Days. Mom settled it with How Can You Mend a Broken Heart. Mom's gone now, and sister and I both old as dirt, but still love this music. I think Mom probably was right, as usual...
Actually, this was at a very low point in their careers when they just could not chart. This lasted for a couple years until their phenomonal success with Saturday Night Fever and dance music.
@@Pamsmith59Yes, it was a low point, but their resurgence came before SNF - they had huge success with the Main Course album. "Jive Talkin'" was a #1 US hit, and "Nights on Broadway" and "Fanny" were also big hits. And the hits continued with their next album including "You Should Be Dancing" and "Love So Right". SNF was such an insanely massive success, it tends to eclipse the success that immediately preceded it.
At the end of the show when the BG's sat down and did their acoustic medley they totally owned the show. In my opinion that is the highest Pinnacle you could reach in songwriting and singing especially with the harmonies . One of the greatest bands to ever grace this planet. God bless The BG's . 🙏
Absolutely chris Kroll, great take on the legendary rock/ pop trio-- I very much appreciate great vocals, especially sung in either Trio or Quartet format. At that time I was primarily a heavy metal fan, but groups like The Bee Gees, Linda Ronstadt, The Beach Boys and others, won me over---also can't forget 2 include Simon and Garfunkel and naturally Lennon and McCartney
I may be one of the few people left who remember and loved the Bee Gees before disco. If you’re young and haven’t heard their early music, please treat yourself. 🌹🌹🌹
I also remember their early years before disco, also before their break up. There will never be another group like them. Barry really misses the boys. He's also getting on on years now, a wee bit like all of us.😮
@@patricialegge2482 Why does nobody ever talk about their POST-disco work? They (and Robin solo) produced wonderful albums in the 80s and 90s that were rarely played in the US but hit all over Europe and Asia. I am discovering them now (I'm 70!)
I may be one of the even fewer people who love their pre-disco, post-disco, AND their disco catalog. Some of my earliest musical memories are hearing their hits in the car with my mom. First song of theirs I recall hearing was "How Can You Mend". Some people think they were just a disco band, but people in this thread know the Bee Gees' career started before the word "disco" even existed. I was too young to be aware of their 60's hits, but I liked all of their '70s hits, and that includes when they embraced dance music on Main Course. But whether it was dance hits like "Jive Talkin'" and "Nights on Broadway" or ballads like "Fanny", it all sounded great to me. And, yes, I _loved_ Saturday Night Fever. 😊 Their songwriting skills _always_ shined through regardless of the style. IMO, "How Deep Is Your Love" is one of the best songs of all time. And then there's all the songs they wrote for other artists. Their songwriting skill is what gave them such a lengthy career. It has always disappointed me that the massive success of SNF made the casual listening public dismiss them as the standard bearers of disco because 1) disco isn't inherently bad, and 2) they obviously wrote so much more than their string of SNF hits.
@Lemopalm < Oh? They had digital video in 1972? That's odd because the first digital cameras and Photoshop (3) worth using didn't hit the scene until around '94. Seriously, as one who kept a colour darkroom until 2001, please send any links to this early technology I missed, as I was traveling a lot through the '70s. Just a curiosity, Google say, "Digital video was first introduced commercially in 1986 with the Sony D1 format."
@@Lemopalm I'm sure you're correct, as your generation refuses to admit being wrong. Like the loon who said John Lennon wanted to use Protools in 1968 and George Martin liked Cubase.....
My first date with wife (Spring of '74) was to see Gladys & Pips in Miami Beach. She was at her peak... with 3 consecutive Top 10 hits. Opening act was B.B. King. What a show!
@@chriskroll4166 - So true. One was hosted by Johnny Rivers who sings the theme on the show. He was very good! I remember sitting just a couple of feet from Lionel Ritchie who then was with the Commodores. At the time I had no clue who Lionel was. You sat on the floor and there were a couple of stages and you just shifted your butt to see each stage. One time you would be up front, next time at the back but it wasn't a huge studio.
I love that the audience is actually Listening to the music. The Bee Gees were so Very Talented. " Let The Midnight Special Shine It's Ever Loving Light On Me" ✌️💞🎶🙏
Midnight Special was a son by Leadbelly. If the trains headlight shined in your prison cell you’d be free the next day. I was twelve in 1973 and remember this show well. Did you know Wolfman Jack took his voice from Howlin Wolf ( Chester Burnett).
The Bee Gees could definitely harmonize. Robin’s falsetto is incredible! It’s too bad they don’t make LIVE shows like this anymore. The Midnight Special was awesome and will never be duplicated. Today’s generation and performers could learn so much by watching these shows!
@jimeslinger6010 The only song that I heard Robin sing high tone on this show was Mining Disaster 1941. I don't consider it to be falsetto either. I think it was high tone harmony. I think the rest of the songs this show that were sung high were Maurice. They all 3 sounds phenomenal as usual though. I love each one of their voices separately BUT together they are pure and sweet perfection!
Good Lord ! The Bee Gees had "blow your head off " talent when it came to songwriting and harmonising ! Arguably the greatest group in music history surpassing even the Beatles.
This was a real treat!! Not sure who to let know, but video for Saw A New Morning from this episode was released in April....but for some reason it isn't on TMS's Bee Gees playlist. Perhaps add it so fans will know where to find it!😉
The Midnight Special, I'm still giddy the day after this wonderful premiere of our precious guys as the first group to host the show and they did not disappoint! What a performance they gave, whether performing themselves or with Jerry or introducing all the other fabulous guests on the show. Their fantastic sense of humor showed through right from the beginning and was something we always looked forward to when they performed or did interviews. Thanks, The Midnight Special, for making this dream possible! ❤️
the bee gees were so charming and fun! and they knocked it out of the park with all of their performances. gotta say i was blown away by gladys knight!!! i didn't grow up with her music so i'm really just discovering her now and *wow* what a talent!! frank welker was a huge surprise, too! he's an incredibly prolific voice actor and sound effects legend and seeing him do a live set was truly unexpected!
This is awesome. I was 8 years pld and would sneak out of bed at night to watch this and rock! Hello fellow geezers! Love to you all. What a great time to be alive!
We're the same age. Gary Wright was to perform - so I set my alarm clock just in case. My mother woke me up. She was very cross. The alarm woke her up. I slept right through it! Was disappointed for all these years. Finally saw it last year! 'Dream Weaver' of course. Worth the wait.
A ritual for so many of us.....sitting super close to the TV not wanting to be discovered. I kind of suspect the parents knew what were up to the whole time....
1973 I was 12, I was a rock fan, the beegees were kinda discoish a little, but they also were amazing, the harmonies, the songs were catchy, plus I liked all music, Carole king, the carpenters had great songs. Thank you so much for bringing back music of my youth, it's been awhile.
I was fortunate to have great seats to see The Bee Gees in the early 70s at the cozy Masonic in Detroit before the disco stuff. I'll never forget it. Total badasses.
Stop it! I am running out of adjectives to express myself about how great these shows are! The voices of the Gibbs are magical; they make it seem effortless, but how many hours these brothers must have spent on their craft! Gladys gives me chills singing ‘Neither One of Us’; Jerry Lee still having a chip on his shoulder and Fire in his fingers. Wayne Cochran’s hair was a National monument. I forget how many times I played ‘Stir It Up’ 45 on my portable record player, or how many time I find myself singing ‘End of the World’ while alone in my car, when I think of younger days when living for my life…Wow it all ties together. And Fred from Scooby-Doo too! Bless you all!
The medley was amazing, mesmerizing and so beautiful. I didn't notice until later that the only two instruments being played was their guitars. They were so good.
The Bee Gees are simply amazing......and Gladys Knight has a voice from heaven. The Midnight Special was a fixture in our household in the 70s. Although I was a only 8 yrs old when this show aired and I remember watching with my older brothers if my dad let me stay up after midnight......Great memories
I remember sitting up watching this with my older brother when i was a kid. Can't thank him enough for all the musical influence he gad on my life then. I grew up being a musical junkie. ❤
This should be on national television every Friday night at midnight ! The best of music .Not even the rock and roll hall of fame is as good as the Midnight Special !
The Bee Gees. Timeless magical original vocal harmonies & songs, like other other band in the world. Their catalog of dynamic music is very extensive. Personal favorite part of this show: @50:25, through the end of their acoustic set.
Lets give a shout out for Midnight Special. Epic music of all time!! How I wish I could turn back time to really appreciate that music over what's on the radio today.. Bee Gees forever in my heart!
How I love the Bee Gees! Their harmonies are the best there is. Thank you so much for releasing these Midnight Special episodes. They bring back such great memories! Love them.
Love this channel. I watched last night's episode and fell asleep to it just like I did when I was a little girl! The calibre of talent still shines bright. Gladys Knight's voice always sends shivers down my spine. The Bee Gees had the Midas touch. Must watch again.
Great show! This was 6 years before I got to see the Bee Gees at Dodger Stadium in July of 1979, post Saturday Night Fever! Loved Gladys, Johnny, Jerry Lee, and all the rest! 😁✌️
The Midnight Special was one of those TV music shows where everyone pretty much left their own egos at the door. I actually started watching this show in late 70s until it went off the air. After watching these very early episodes on UA-cam, I gained a newer appreciation for this show.😊
The Midnight Special like Hit Radio of the 60s and 70s, was a place for all kinds of music from Pop to R & B to Rock to Country even including songs from yesteryear. Loved hearing artists singing their hits while the songs were still fresh and their voices were still young. It was unfortunate that no microphone was picking up Jerry Lee Lewis' piano.
I have seen Jerry Lee Lewis on many shows around that time and it seemed like the midnight special people told him to behave himself and keep it toned down. I've seen him another performances and he is downright animalistic. I've even seen him punches piano while he was beating on the keys. Either way Jerry Lee Lewis is the bomb. And he's a very handsome man 2. 😁
I know, Jerry's piano is the heart of his music! I'd rather have that piano mic'd than the horn section. Oh well, killer showed them how rock&roll is done right non the less.
Thank you, again, for posting yet another high quality video. Can't believe it's from 50 years ago! It's worth being old now to have been young back then!
"Stir It Up" was the first Marley-written song to be successful outside Jamaica. A good song is a good song, even with a different artist or arrangement.
They seemed nervous during the speaking portions of the show....particularly Robin. Barry was quite giddy (I won't speculate as to why). Maurice was loveable as usual. They certainly matured in their presentation (outside of their phenomenal singing talents) as the years went by. Anxious to see the next show they hosted in June 1973 which should come up in a couple of months 🤞
I thought so, too. I noticed at 59:37 that while Robin was nervously speaking, Maurice put his arm around his shoulder, patted him, and stood closer. That was so very sweet.
I legit have a theory Robin might’ve been on the spectrum, and maybe Maurice too? With Robin he was always shy shy/vulnerable one, guess he was kinda closed off emotionally and took a while to really get to know him in life, and I just notice when he performs live there something kinda awkward with how he carries himself (which i find super cute and relatable since I’m on the spectrum myself). And with Maurice, he always had to have best/newest thing tech wise and was super adept at learning them really fast, instruments too! Plus the fact his daughter Samantha is actually diagnosed as autistic kinda strengthens that idea further to me lmao
Interesting speculation. I've wondered if Robin had Ehlers Danlos Syndrome because of his body/joint/hand movements. I find Robin to have been highly intelligent. That sense of humor of his was killer! Didn't know that about Samantha. @@zacharyantle7940
This entire episode, a treasure of amazing artists. And so good to see Robin and Barry (I adore both of them and their amazing talents) sharing the limelight.
It's a little sad when I see them together. Maurice died in his early 50s and Robin in his early 60s. And of course Andy was only 30 [Edit] years old. 😔
Man!... what a performance by Gladys Knight and the Pips and that band "Neither One of Us..." I actually met Gladys at Lake Resort in the mid-90s in California... nobody was there in the early afternoon and I come walking out the front and who comes walking down off a tour bus but Gladys. What a sweet woman, besides being one of the greatest of all time...
SO GREAT FINDING THESE SO U KNOW 50 YEARS AGO WE HAD LOTS OF GREAT MUSIC!/IT'S DECEMBER 3, 2023 11:04 AMen...WELCOME & SHARING THESE WITH MY MILLIONS OF FRIENDS I'VE NEVER MET...YET!!/WE STAYED TOGETHER WHEN WE WERE FALLING APART!' IT'S THE TRUTH...BOTH OF US TRYING TO ________ ________________________________________!'/'OUCH!'CE
Thanks to everyone who joined us for our Friday Night Watch Party. Always a blast sharing the memories!
Thank you! Great show.
Thanks so much! ❤😊
I'm going to re-watch. It went by so fast! I'm so thankful for what you are doing. Such a wonderful mix of music and memories.
Ditto on watching it again....& right now! Thanks again to those who've put time & effort into this great channel!👍
And remember: When you listen to reh-jay music with Robin Gibb, the joke is on you.
That's the most coiffured I have ever seen Barry's hair. The earlier Bee Gees were great. Man, I wish we had talent like that in music now.
Couldn't agree more. Barry's hair had nothing on the guitarist for Jerry Lee.
@@blujay9191 Exactly. That's got to be the wildest mullet I have ever seen.
Barry's still writing and recording another album
@@Wayner71 .. That's "Mr. Mullet Sir" to us mere mortals.
Think it's coiffed
This is why UA-cam is wonderful!
Remember watching this episode with my sister. I was in 8th grade she a few years older. We disagreed on which was the best BeeGees song in the medley - i said Massachusetts, she said Lonely Days. Mom settled it with How Can You Mend a Broken Heart. Mom's gone now, and sister and I both old as dirt, but still love this music. I think Mom probably was right, as usual...
What a lovely memory
Don't worry about being as old as dirt - enjoy the Bee Gees videos on You Tube.
Not in the medley but Too Much Heaven is my favorite plus More Than a Woman
Beautiful memories
Bullshit
This was during the brothers Gibb prime.
Barry Gibb was 28 , Maurice and Robin were 25 years old, young Andy was 15.
All healthy and vibrant.
Actually, this was at a very low point in their careers when they just could not chart. This lasted for a couple years until their phenomonal success with Saturday Night Fever and dance music.
@@Pamsmith59Yes, it was a low point, but their resurgence came before SNF - they had huge success with the Main Course album. "Jive Talkin'" was a #1 US hit, and "Nights on Broadway" and "Fanny" were also big hits. And the hits continued with their next album including "You Should Be Dancing" and "Love So Right".
SNF was such an insanely massive success, it tends to eclipse the success that immediately preceded it.
At the end of the show when the BG's sat down and did their acoustic medley they totally owned the show. In my opinion that is the highest Pinnacle you could reach in songwriting and singing especially with the harmonies . One of the greatest bands to ever grace this planet. God bless The BG's . 🙏
Absolutely chris Kroll, great take on the legendary rock/ pop trio-- I very much appreciate great vocals, especially sung in either Trio or Quartet format. At that time I was primarily a heavy metal fan, but groups like The Bee Gees, Linda Ronstadt, The Beach Boys and others, won me over---also can't forget 2 include Simon and Garfunkel and naturally Lennon and McCartney
@@richardbarrick1492 I'm also a huge fan of heavy metal and hard rock and blues but when I hear the Bee gees I know that I am hearing the best.
And although this was during their darkest period, they went on and made even more hits.
There will NEVER be another group like the Bee Gees
The Bee Gees will Forever be STAYIN ALIVE in my ❤️
I may be one of the few people left who remember and loved the Bee Gees before disco. If you’re young and haven’t heard their early music, please treat yourself. 🌹🌹🌹
I also remember their early years before disco, also before their break up. There will never be another group like them.
Barry really misses the boys.
He's also getting on on years now, a wee bit like all of us.😮
@@patricialegge2482 Why does nobody ever talk about their POST-disco work? They (and Robin solo) produced wonderful albums in the 80s and 90s that were rarely played in the US but hit all over Europe and Asia. I am discovering them now (I'm 70!)
They had a ton of good music before disco came along and had a 5 year weekend
Those early BeeGees songs were supernatural.... I close my eyes and feel the Truth❤🎉
I may be one of the even fewer people who love their pre-disco, post-disco, AND their disco catalog. Some of my earliest musical memories are hearing their hits in the car with my mom. First song of theirs I recall hearing was "How Can You Mend".
Some people think they were just a disco band, but people in this thread know the Bee Gees' career started before the word "disco" even existed. I was too young to be aware of their 60's hits, but I liked all of their '70s hits, and that includes when they embraced dance music on Main Course. But whether it was dance hits like "Jive Talkin'" and "Nights on Broadway" or ballads like "Fanny", it all sounded great to me.
And, yes, I _loved_ Saturday Night Fever. 😊 Their songwriting skills _always_ shined through regardless of the style. IMO, "How Deep Is Your Love" is one of the best songs of all time.
And then there's all the songs they wrote for other artists. Their songwriting skill is what gave them such a lengthy career. It has always disappointed me that the massive success of SNF made the casual listening public dismiss them as the standard bearers of disco because 1) disco isn't inherently bad, and 2) they obviously wrote so much more than their string of SNF hits.
Whomever has remastered these videos in HD has done a fantastic job!
Yes, isn't real film wonderful!
@@SteamvilleQuintet It's not film. It's video but they are clearly using a first generation copy with upscaling
@Lemopalm < Oh? They had digital video in 1972? That's odd because the first digital cameras and Photoshop (3) worth using didn't hit the scene until around '94. Seriously, as one who kept a colour darkroom until 2001, please send any links to this early technology I missed, as I was traveling a lot through the '70s. Just a curiosity,
Google say, "Digital video was first introduced commercially in 1986 with the Sony D1 format."
@@SteamvilleQuintet Analog video. Probably 2 inch tape based on the date
@@Lemopalm I'm sure you're correct, as your generation refuses to admit being wrong.
Like the loon who said John Lennon wanted to use Protools in 1968 and George Martin liked Cubase.....
The harmonies of the Bee Gees with just the Acoustic Guitars is simply beautiful.
Did you see their Beatles medley video with just their guitars? Simply beautiful!
Maurice is the coolest and had the best high harmony. Didn't get the credit he deserves.
Love Mo - super hot and so talented.
Jawohl so ist es 😽
Good lord, everything about Gladys Knight is beautiful!❤❤❤
She seems a bit stuck up.
@@FYMASMD Dude, the woman is a goddess.
I saw her in 1969. She was awesome!
@@blue-fj9ky Lucky dog! She is incredible.
My first date with wife (Spring of '74) was to see Gladys & Pips in Miami Beach. She was at her peak... with 3 consecutive Top 10 hits. Opening act was B.B. King. What a show!
This is the real thing kids!! 😉
Excited to see the Bee Gees hosting for the first time!🎶
Can't wait!
I'm just plain giddy. See you there.
Went to the show twice but missed the Bee Gees by a week. I think it was in the fall (October) though, not April.
@@susieq9801 but I'll bet you you still saw two great shows no matter who was on. I never saw a bad midnight special.
@@chriskroll4166 - So true. One was hosted by Johnny Rivers who sings the theme on the show. He was very good! I remember sitting just a couple of feet from Lionel Ritchie who then was with the Commodores. At the time I had no clue who Lionel was. You sat on the floor and there were a couple of stages and you just shifted your butt to see each stage. One time you would be up front, next time at the back but it wasn't a huge studio.
I love that the audience is actually Listening to the music.
The Bee Gees were so Very Talented.
" Let The Midnight Special Shine It's Ever Loving Light On Me"
✌️💞🎶🙏
Midnight Special was a son by Leadbelly. If the trains headlight shined in your prison cell you’d be free the next day. I was twelve in 1973 and remember this show well. Did you know Wolfman Jack took his voice from Howlin Wolf ( Chester Burnett).
If filmed today the audience would be staring at their phone screens while filming the show instead of enjoying it in the present.
The Bee Gees could definitely harmonize. Robin’s falsetto is incredible! It’s too bad they don’t make LIVE shows like this anymore. The Midnight Special was awesome and will never be duplicated. Today’s generation and performers could learn so much by watching these shows!
Barry's falsetto, Robin tremolo and Mo's harmony! I didn't appreciate the Brothers Gibb until I was older. Their music was something else!
Só restou o Barry agora
@@kathycuster1714 o Robin parecia um canguru perneta dançando kkkk, todo desengonçado e era o mais engraçado dançando
@jimeslinger6010 The only song that I heard Robin sing high tone on this show was Mining Disaster 1941. I don't consider it to be falsetto either. I think it was high tone harmony. I think the rest of the songs this show that were sung high were Maurice. They all 3 sounds phenomenal as usual though. I love each one of their voices separately BUT together they are pure and sweet perfection!
most of todays performers could not pull this off
Good Lord ! The Bee Gees had "blow your head off " talent when it came to songwriting and harmonising ! Arguably the greatest group in music history surpassing even the Beatles.
❤❤❤
Robin Gibb....amazing voice...all of them...what fantastic sibling harmony:)))) FOREVER CLASSIC
I've Always loved the Bee Gees❣️💯❣️💯❣️💯❣️💯🕊❤️🕊❤️🕊❤️🙏❤️Much Love To Barry✨️🔥❤️🔥🔥✨️⚘️❣️♨️💯
The best
@@themidnightspecialtvshowme too
This will be a treat. The Bee Gees were on TMS quite a bit in 1973. A lot of film documentation of them before their soul music era. Good good good.
Thank you, thank you, thank you shoot..Burt
This was a real treat!! Not sure who to let know, but video for Saw A New Morning from this episode was released in April....but for some reason it isn't on TMS's Bee Gees playlist. Perhaps add it so fans will know where to find it!😉
Barry Gibb must have a whole can of hairspray to get his hair to be frozen solid. Their melody segment in this episode is amazing. Perfect harmonies
I think he must have borrowed the hairspray from Jerry Lee's guitar player. Man what a mullet.
glorious lion's mane- hair...love it
@@timtv2826that mullet must have had its own post code
There was a few mullets in Jerry Lee's ensemble, espec the blonde guy, you could land a plane on it.
I'm sure hairspray was involved, but it looks to me like thick hair as well.
I'm watching from Brazil. The Bee Gees are my life's soundtrack. Thanks for share it.
Glad you enjoy it!
The Bee Gees are wonderful here. You can see their sense of humor and that they really appreciate other performers. They are my favorite group.
It's a shame they done the falsetto disco genre, it typecast them forever but they were better than that as their songs here prove.
@@seltaeb9691 I think the people who truly appreciated their talent don't care about the labeling. Plus, disco produced some incredible music.
The Midnight Special, I'm still giddy the day after this wonderful premiere of our precious guys as the first group to host the show and they did not disappoint! What a performance they gave, whether performing themselves or with Jerry or introducing all the other fabulous guests on the show. Their fantastic sense of humor showed through right from the beginning and was something we always looked forward to when they performed or did interviews. Thanks, The Midnight Special, for making this dream possible! ❤️
Couldn't have said it better.
100%
This was a brilliant show for the era.
the bee gees were so charming and fun! and they knocked it out of the park with all of their performances. gotta say i was blown away by gladys knight!!! i didn't grow up with her music so i'm really just discovering her now and *wow* what a talent!! frank welker was a huge surprise, too! he's an incredibly prolific voice actor and sound effects legend and seeing him do a live set was truly unexpected!
I did
and Gladys and her Pips were fabulous
Gladys Knight was one of the greatest talents of the era. I don't think anyone sang a ballad more beautifully soulful than her.
She is a flat out Goddess
The Midnight Special is a National treasure.
This is awesome. I was 8 years pld and would sneak out of bed at night to watch this and rock! Hello fellow geezers! Love to you all. What a great time to be alive!
I was not much older than you when I first put the show on
@@burtsugarman-pq3mp OH My Gosh!!! Thank you what an honor to get a response from you! Sir, you just made my whole week! Your a genius.
We're the same age. Gary Wright was to perform - so I set my alarm clock just in case. My mother woke me up. She was very cross. The alarm woke her up. I slept right through it! Was disappointed for all these years. Finally saw it last year! 'Dream Weaver' of course. Worth the wait.
A ritual for so many of us.....sitting super close to the TV not wanting to be discovered. I kind of suspect the parents knew what were up to the whole time....
@@romelovesdan Yes, I think your right. What a smile it puts on my face just to think of it.
Ms Gladys Knight should be in everyone’s top 10 female singers. Pure beauty, strength, and talent.
I love the Bee Gees. Robin is my favorite.
Love The Bee Gees, Barry's my favorite!
I love everything about the Bee Gees. I even love how Robin dances like Elaine Benes.
Lol, bless his heart. He could NOT dance.
Yes! Perfect description. I always wonder what song he was hearing. 😂
@@maryreddin1407 he didn't have to. Dancin'g's NOT important!
@@davidbrunson3219 a voz do Robin é a mais bonita.
Pinche benes
The Bee Gees, Gladys Knight and the Pips, and Johnny Nash……WHAT A SHOW!! Everybody just LOVED GREAT MUSIC BACK THEN!! God Bless them ALL!❤❤❤
Gladys and the Bee Gees on the same stage.😮 Epic.✨️✨️😀😀
As good as it gets.
Love the Bee Gees
We've been waiting for this one. BGs rule!
I had never previously heard the Bee Gees sing 'I saw a new morning' - it was nice to see them host this particular episode.
A SHOUT OUT should be extended to the Parents of these Talented Individuals.👍👍👍👍
Be still my heart. I've been enjoying the performance clips since you posted, but so happy to see the whole episode.
Glad you enjoy it!
1973 I was 12, I was a rock fan, the beegees were kinda discoish a little, but they also were amazing, the harmonies, the songs were catchy, plus I liked all music, Carole king, the carpenters had great songs. Thank you so much for bringing back music of my youth, it's been awhile.
Cou have sa it any better people.
❤ Awesome performance ❤ Love everyone ❤️
Not much more can be said of these talented beloved brothers except they were, and still are, the best of the best, on so many levels!!!
I was fortunate to have great seats to see The Bee Gees in the early 70s at the cozy Masonic in Detroit before the disco stuff. I'll never forget it. Total badasses.
Their music for Saturday Night Fever was incredible too. I loved all their phases.
Frank Welker: One of the most quintessential cartoon voice
actors of our generation, and a great impressionist, too!
Indeed, I think he did Scooby Doo.
A great line up!
We think so too!
Bee Gees ,one of my favorite bands ever, melody skill talent and amazing voices. Finest Music
My eternal idols.
Gladys Knight and the Bee Gees .WOW!
Gladys Knight and the Pips - so smooth - unbelievable!
I was 10. Damn. Just DAMN
Stop it! I am running out of adjectives to express myself about how great these shows are! The voices of the Gibbs are magical; they make it seem effortless, but how many hours these brothers must have spent on their craft! Gladys gives me chills singing ‘Neither One of Us’; Jerry Lee still having a chip on his shoulder and Fire in his fingers. Wayne Cochran’s hair was a National monument. I forget how many times I played ‘Stir It Up’ 45 on my portable record player, or how many time I find myself singing ‘End of the World’ while alone in my car, when I think of younger days when living for my life…Wow it all ties together. And Fred from Scooby-Doo too! Bless you all!
Thank you very much, Burt
The medley was amazing, mesmerizing and so beautiful. I didn't notice until later that the only two instruments being played was their guitars. They were so good.
This was just amazing. Midnight Special was part of my teenage years. Love the BeeGees.
Gladys Knight & the Pips knocked it out of the park. Loved this show.
Gladys Knight is pure class. 😁
These are the Bee Gees I am still in awe of to this day.
I'm in awe of all their music, period!🎶
Great news ❤❤. Thank you Midnight Special .
You are so welcome
Love the BeeGees. Maurice is so comical. He cracks me up with his antics!! Soon Guys!! WWG1WGA
Gladys Knight and the Pips were just the best. Full stop.
The Bee Gees are simply amazing......and Gladys Knight has a voice from heaven. The Midnight Special was a fixture in our household in the 70s. Although I was a only 8 yrs old when this show aired and I remember watching with my older brothers if my dad let me stay up after midnight......Great memories
Jerry and the Bee Gees really sound great together.
I remember sitting up watching this with my older brother when i was a kid. Can't thank him enough for all the musical influence he gad on my life then. I grew up being a musical junkie. ❤
Thank you for this! ❤
You're so welcome!
i'm so excited for this one!!!!
Beautiful harmonies.... So loved the Bee Gees... ❤❤
The 70's were pure magic. Wouldn't want to be a kid today for anything.
I was a freshman when this show was on. Agree, I WA alive during the best era of music.
OMG. Skeeter Davis was on Midnight Special!!! great show, love Gladys forever, and The Bee Gees
Skeeter Davis performed two songs on this show. Her first - One Tin Soldier - which came right before Frank Welker's comedy, is not shown.
@@1313otto I"d like to have heard One Tin Soldier, sorry it was cut from this video. thanks
This should be on national television every Friday night at midnight ! The best of music .Not even the rock and roll hall of fame is as good as the Midnight Special !
I’m SO excited for this!!!!
The Bee Gees. Timeless magical original vocal harmonies & songs, like other other band in the world. Their catalog of dynamic music is very extensive. Personal favorite part of this show: @50:25, through the end of their acoustic set.
I've got a bowl of popcorn and dancing shoes on. ✨️✨️👍👍😀😀
Lets give a shout out for Midnight Special. Epic music of all time!! How I wish I could turn back time to really appreciate that music over what's on the radio today..
Bee Gees forever in my heart!
No one can hold a candle to the BeeGees
Grandes musicos,grandes interpretes y grandes canciones
Bee Gees.
How I love the Bee Gees! Their harmonies are the best there is. Thank you so much for releasing these Midnight Special episodes. They bring back such great memories! Love them.
Love this channel. I watched last night's episode and fell asleep to it just like I did when I was a little girl! The calibre of talent still shines bright. Gladys Knight's voice always sends shivers down my spine. The Bee Gees had the Midas touch. Must watch again.
Yeah Gladys Knight is the bomb. Her and Tina Turner were the best. 🙋
So many great performances from The Bee Gees on this show, when they performed I Can’t See Nobody, I believe that was Robin’s best Solo Performance
Fabulous! 👏🏼
Спасибо за доставленное удовольствие от представления !!!Замечательные участники !!👍👍👏👏👄👄!С любовью из России!!❤❤❤👄👏🇷🇺🇷🇺
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
А причём тут это ! Моя любовь распросраняется на красивых и добрых людей !(если вы понимаете о чём я )😃🤣😅😄🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
The Bee Gees-best damn band ion the planet. Period.
Great show! This was 6 years before I got to see the Bee Gees at Dodger Stadium in July of 1979, post Saturday Night Fever! Loved Gladys, Johnny, Jerry Lee, and all the rest! 😁✌️
Glad you enjoyed it
I was only 12 years old when this Midnight Special was cut ... rarely missed a show, unbeknownst to my parents ...
The Midnight Special was one of those TV music shows where everyone pretty much left their own egos at the door. I actually started watching this show in late 70s until it went off the air. After watching these very early episodes on UA-cam, I gained a newer appreciation for this show.😊
The Bees Gees are so supernatural. Perfection ❤
Let The Midnight Special Shine It's Ever Loving Light, On YOU!!!
The Midnight Special like Hit Radio of the 60s and 70s, was a place for all kinds of music from Pop to R & B to Rock to Country even including songs from yesteryear. Loved hearing artists singing their hits while the songs were still fresh and their voices were still young. It was unfortunate that no microphone was picking up Jerry Lee Lewis' piano.
Yes barely heard.
I have seen Jerry Lee Lewis on many shows around that time and it seemed like the midnight special people told him to behave himself and keep it toned down. I've seen him another performances and he is downright animalistic. I've even seen him punches piano while he was beating on the keys. Either way Jerry Lee Lewis is the bomb. And he's a very handsome man 2. 😁
I know, Jerry's piano is the heart of his music! I'd rather have that piano mic'd than the horn section. Oh well, killer showed them how rock&roll is done right non the less.
@@qguru5533 Fortunately he got to come back and host the show.
@@chriskroll4166 Who was telling him to do that?
Gladys Knight might be my favorite female singer; tone, range, & phrasing
Loved seeing the BeeGees together again and Gladys Knight & The Pips singing Neither one of us.. One of my favorite songs. ❤️🙏🏻
They seemed to have more diversity in those days than today. They had all genres of music.
Thank you, again, for posting yet another high quality video. Can't believe it's from 50 years ago! It's worth being old now to have been young back then!
I was a little kid and allowed to stay up late to watch since it was on Friday nights. My brother and I loved Wolfman Jack’s voice.
Jerry Lee shows how to get it done. "Saw a New Morning" -- amazing BeeGees song
What a fantastic episode! ❤
"Stir It Up" was the first Marley-written song to be successful outside Jamaica. A good song is a good song, even with a different artist or arrangement.
Can't wait.
They seemed nervous during the speaking portions of the show....particularly Robin. Barry was quite giddy (I won't speculate as to why). Maurice was loveable as usual. They certainly matured in their presentation (outside of their phenomenal singing talents) as the years went by. Anxious to see the next show they hosted in June 1973 which should come up in a couple of months 🤞
I thought so, too. I noticed at 59:37 that while Robin was nervously speaking, Maurice put his arm around his shoulder, patted him, and stood closer. That was so very sweet.
Barry's giddiness = grass, baby.
@@Pamsmith59 Yup! Grass baa-by!😁
I legit have a theory Robin might’ve been on the spectrum, and maybe Maurice too? With Robin he was always shy shy/vulnerable one, guess he was kinda closed off emotionally and took a while to really get to know him in life, and I just notice when he performs live there something kinda awkward with how he carries himself (which i find super cute and relatable since I’m on the spectrum myself). And with Maurice, he always had to have best/newest thing tech wise and was super adept at learning them really fast, instruments too! Plus the fact his daughter Samantha is actually diagnosed as autistic kinda strengthens that idea further to me lmao
Interesting speculation. I've wondered if Robin had Ehlers Danlos Syndrome because of his body/joint/hand movements. I find Robin to have been highly intelligent. That sense of humor of his was killer! Didn't know that about Samantha. @@zacharyantle7940
This entire episode, a treasure of amazing artists. And so good to see Robin and Barry (I adore both of them and their amazing talents) sharing the limelight.
And Mo too!🥰
I'm here for Johnny Nash's 15-second glory note, and he doesn't disappoint! It's at 58:20
His vocals were definitely live that edition.
It's a little sad when I see them together. Maurice died in his early 50s and Robin in his early 60s. And of course Andy was only 30 [Edit] years old. 😔
Andy was in his early thirties when he transitioned.
@@AdrianDeVore okay, you are right, he was only 5 days past his 30th birthday according to Wiki.
@@MostlyBrenda - Was born the same day and year as the twins and it's scary that both are gone at 53 and 62.
Johnny Nash had a beautiful voice.
Man!... what a performance by Gladys Knight and the Pips and that band "Neither One of Us..." I actually met Gladys at Lake Resort in the mid-90s in California... nobody was there in the early afternoon and I come walking out the front and who comes walking down off a tour bus but Gladys. What a sweet woman, besides being one of the greatest of all time...
Schönste Zeit meines Lebens. Wer diese Musik nicht erlebt hat, dessen Leben ist nur die Hälfte wert.
love this---music was great-----memories are forever---thanks for the memories
I love the Bee Gees humor throughout this show.
They were the first & best group to host TMS!
I was 13 when this first aired.
SO GREAT FINDING THESE SO U KNOW 50 YEARS AGO WE HAD LOTS OF GREAT MUSIC!/IT'S DECEMBER 3, 2023
11:04 AMen...WELCOME & SHARING THESE WITH MY
MILLIONS OF FRIENDS I'VE NEVER MET...YET!!/WE
STAYED TOGETHER WHEN WE WERE FALLING APART!'
IT'S THE TRUTH...BOTH OF US TRYING TO ________
________________________________________!'/'OUCH!'CE
My God, GREAT SONGS ,GREAT SINGERS, WE WILL NEVER SEE THIS TYPE OF TALENT AGAIN
That medley at the end was fire!
Where's the medley??