Talent and years and years of practice and experience! The Brothers Gibb were already seasoned professionals in their home country of Australia before breaking into the American music scene.
I’m in my 60’s and watching your reaction brings me joy because your comments are so on point and your smile is to die for… Thanks for appreciating our era of music.. Back in our day was for sure… LIT 🔥
Far from one take. This was the most complex song of the album to record - The recording process was the longest of all the tracks on Spirits Having Flown as there are nine layers of three-part harmony, creating 27 voices, though the high falsetto voices are the most pronounced in the final mix: Barry on falsetto lead three times falsetto high harmony three times falsetto low harmony three times Barry on natural voice lead three times high harmony three times low harmony three times Barry, Robin and Maurice together on lead three times high harmony three times low harmony three times
Live performance, symphony, ONE TAKE. No auto tune. Plus they donated all proceeds for this song to UNICEF. Still today. Brothers Gibb (BeeGees) are incredibly special.
Barry perfects the best ever falsetto! Also when he’s at his highest pitch, both Maurice and Robin are easily able to instantly reach that same high not and blend the harmonies all together. I don’t think any other group could do that, but because they are all brothers the genes come into play being so similar. But it’s obviously the practiced skill and time put in on the work that really comes out.
To much Heaven the Bee Gees donated the royalties to UNICEF in 1979 and the royalties have reached 7 million dollars, the song was a hit in USA and Canada and many countries, and the Bee Gees had 6 consecutive No 1 hits which equaled Bing Crosby and Elvis Presley , great reaction thanks!
The last reliable tally I saw was May 17, 2017, on the Bee Gees Twitter account, saying UNICEF had received about $11 million from Too Much Heaven (no doubt it's higher now). I’ve seen posts say it hit 20 million as of 2019, but I haven’t found any actual source for that. Barry included the song on his 2021 hit album, Greenfields, so that (duet with Alison Krauss) will bring UNICEF even more $$.
BeeGees are the greatest singers/songwriters in the world. Nooooo. Not just a disco group. Barry would get pissed when anybody referred them to that title. They wrote over 1000 songs. They started singing in 1958. (Just small lads at that time). They have hits from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and even into 2000. Barry is the bearded one with the beautiful teeth. Fraternal twins Robin and Maurice are the other 2. Robin is on the left. Mo on right.
These brothers can't be tied down to any particular genre......they have done everything from ballads to R&B to disco to ssoul to country soft rock they spanned over 5 decades and I'm sure would have still been at it if the 2 younger brothers Robin and Maurice had not passed on.....they were twins BTW.....
These guys were incredible. They wrote over 1000 songs in there career .Only Barry is left. They had a fourth brother Andy Gibb who died young due to suicide who sang falsetto too and had many solo hits in the late 70s
@@Anthony__420 Andy Gibb certainly did not commit suicide.....he died of myocarditis..an inflammation of the heart muscles....he was in England in Robin's house when he collapsed and was taken to hospital by ambulance....his mother accompanied him....he died in hospital 3 days later...
@@susieq9801 I know......I always try to set the record straight when I come across comments like this.....wish people would do more research before commenting.......
Actually They all wrote 99% of their own music as well as writing for other artist! Inducted into the writers hall of fame! Just a piece of info.. go down the rabbit hole you won’t be disappointed I promise! Over 5 decades of music 😉 yes I’m a huge fan and grew up with their songs from the 60’s and up! It’s why us older folks say music today will never compare to the artist back in the day😉
Yes, this was recorded live with an orchestra and Chicago's band section did the horn work. The Bee Gees wanted to always be able to replicate live the way their songs sounded on albums so they often toured with full piece orchestras as well as Chicago's horn section. Because of that the Bee Gees are one of the very few bands that absolutely sounded as good, if not better, live as they did on albums. They could sing a cappella at the drop of a hat without any warm-up at all, and as you can see and hear from Too Much Heaven their harmonies were tight! Oh and, yeahhh, they were ridiculously handsome too!
The Bee Gees don't always sing in falsetto. They did not discover their falsetto voices until years after they started singing. Barry Gibb was born in 1946. The other two brothers are fraternal twin, Robin and Maurice. They were born in 1949. They started singing when Barry was 8 and the twins Maurice and Robin were 5. They formed the Bee Gees in music group in 1958. They wrote and produced over 1,000 songs over 5 decades and wrote for Diana Ross, Dion Warrick, Celine Dion, Barbara Streisand, Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton and even Michael Jackson. They were musical geniuses. They constantly reinvented themselves, constantly growing as singers and song writers. They have sold over 120 million records worldwide (with estimates as high as over 225 million records sold worldwide), making them among the best-selling music artists of all time. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997; the Hall's citation says, "Only Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks and Paul McCartney have outsold the Bee Gees." With nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100, the Bee Gees are the third-most successful band in Billboard charts history behind only the Beatles and the Supremes. Following Maurice's sudden death in January 2003 at the age of 53, Barry and Robin retired the group's name after 45 years of activity. In 2009, Robin announced that he and Barry had agreed that the Bee Gees would re-form and perform again. Robin died in May 2012, aged 62, after a prolonged period of failing health, leaving Barry as the only surviving member of the group. Their younger brother Andy was about 10 years younger than the twins. He formed his own group and was as talented as his older brothers. He did sing with the Bee Gees a few times. Andy died in 1988 from inflammation of the years, as a result of a viral infection. Barry is the only Bee Gee who is still alive. At 76 years old he's still writing songs, performing, and putting out albums.
What a lot of people don't know is that there are 5 siblings in the Gibb family. The eldest is their sister, Lesley. She is about a year and a half older than Barry. She was apparently a talented singer herself, and briefly performed with the Bee Gees when Robin left for a short period of time in 1969, but she found live performances nerve-wracking. That was her only time in show business, and she quit when Robin returned to the Bee Gees, never to perform again. She is still alive and living in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales with her husband of 56 years. They have 8 children.
Barry Gibb is 75 years old this year and still producing and writing music. He was recently just inducted into the country music Hall of Fame by Ricky Skaggs and team. They have written music and every genre you can imagine except for maybe jazz and wrap
Footnote: They rehearsed this for a week in the studio with the orchestra they shot the video live. Afterwards they donated the video and rights to the song to UNICEF, It has raised more than 11 million for UNICEF and continues to raise money for them as all proceeds from RUclips go to them.
I am 70, this came out the end of the 70s and my favorite song ever,, they were the best! We had real music and if you want the best music, you get it in the 70s and 80s, the Bee Gees were incredible, Barry is the only one left of the four brothers, he is still writing music etc.
This chocolate girl, in the day, just knew I would marry Barry Gibbs/the lead singer one day. 🤎🤎🤎🖤🖤🖤. Nephew please react to "Fannie be tender with my heart " by the Bee 🐝. Gees.
Barry wasn't always the lead singer. All brothers sang lead. Here all three are singing falsetto. Robin had a unique vibrato that Barry said NOBODY would even try to copy. He said Robin's voice was "killer".
Bee Gees Uk band they always considered themselves first and foremost song writers before being vocalist but they were amazing talented vocalist, no Auto tune in them days just pure genius and talent, Bee Gees have written for many artists including Diana Ross, Dolly Parton and kenny Rogers,Barbara Streisand,and many others and also written for films like Saturday night Fever and Grease both films staring John Travolta, The Bee Gees have sold over 250 million albums worldwide, and the 3 brothers have hits over 6 decades, absolutely amazing talented artists , great reaction thanks 🙏
@@kathleenmayhorne3183 That's true I actually met the twins here in Australia at Bronte Beach when they were about 17 or so. they loved Australia but it's true they did go back to the UK and America to follow their success. But I'd like to think they were grounded here..lol
@@justlinsu - They left Australia less than a month after the twins turned 17 in 1967. They were Manx by birth and British citizens. Started their career in Australia but the market there did not give them big enough exposure to succeed. Everything at that time was based in the UK, the British Invasion, so that's where they had to go.
They wrote this song and recorded it for the United Nations childrens Organization. They donated all profits to UNICEF. Over 7 million dollars was raised 🎶🎶🎶💙💙💙🔥🔥🔥
Their harmony, range and song writing skills are second to none. The Brothers Brilliant never disappoint. They donated all of the proceeds from this song to UNICEF. ❤️
I've listened to the bee gees for 60 years and I love them over the years they got stronger and stronger at one point the BBC refused to play their song.the bee gees kept coming back with more hits and their ball kept rolling it's good that Barry is still singing him I saw him live in Manchester England.and I was overwhelmed thank you for playing their songs I've to many memories to chose from......
These brothers are perfection in harmonies and songwriting. Barrys compressed head voice is unique. He hits a special soundwave and sets off something in some of us. Not sure how i would describe it, but you did a great job.. Yeah panties dropping all over the world back in the day. Try Nights on Broadway to hear their chest voices
this only works for brothers, any other 3 man group it would not work (egos et cetera) the way the brothers just stand there with - yep hes my brother expressions - when barry goes solo really gets me, i miss you my borhters
40 plus year career creating amazing music. Bee Gees/Brothers Gibb is an incredible rabbit hole. How Deep is your Love, Fanny be tender with my love, Jive Talking, Nights on Broadway, Night Fever and that's just the 70s!
I encourage you to read the Wiki for this song - the proceeds went to support UNICEF and it turned out to be, in my opinion, the most beautiful song that the Bee Gees ever wrote and recorded. To this day it continues to leave people stunned in the best possible way. Oh my God what a gift the Bee Gees were.
They each did songs solo at different times. Maurice was married to Lulu from the UK at one time, she asked him to come on her show and sing with her he flew to the Uk... he actually has a deep voice. Barry's dad asked how they wrote so many hits/songs, he said, I only ever put emotions to music. They left Australia when Barry was 21, already excellent songwriters, master craftsmen. They never learned music theory, or did singing lessons.
The Brothers Gibb gave this song to UNICEF childrens charity. For almost 50 years, all royalties and sales have gone directly to the charity. They are/were wonderful men.
What’s amazing is Barry never knew he could sing falsetto until Arif Mardin asked one of the boys to do background vocals for the end of Nights on Broadway. Barry said I will give it a shot and the rest is history. 😊
They also had another brother, Andy, who was a solo singer and died quite young. Their harmonies are fantastic and they have loads of songs in different genres and decades. They also wrote songs for other singers, such as Dolly Parton etc. They are one of the best groups to come from the UK.
@@spacefanatic - the Bee Gees considered themselves Aussies and especially Andy, who married an Aussie sheila in Australia. And Barry has American citizenship, as his home is in Miami.
@@SweetThing Robin was buried in England so he must have thought of the Uk as his home and Maurice used to be married to Lula who was Scottish. Can't remember if he is buried here too.
@@spacefanaticMaurice's remains were made into 4 heart necklaces. One each given to Barry, Robin, Yvonne (his wife) and Barbara (their mother). There is also a park for him with a tribute stone in Miami Florida.
Thanks, Tex! Any one of those Gibb boys could hit any of those notes at any moment.. Barry was several years older than the fraternal twins, Robin & Maurice... so he was their natural leader... personally, I think that Robin had the most unique and beautiful voice... look forward to more...
I’m in the U.K. and a journalist here described Robin’s voice as being like a strangled cats! That’s harsh but I get what he meant…too much vibrato and he couldn’t sing without it, for a whole song it’s very irritating.
I get so excited to see young people discover and appreciate this amazing music. So many songs I could suggest to get a better feel of their music, but if you'd like, to love somebody, lonely days, heavy breathing, nights on Broadway, you win again, this is where I came in, just to start.
I was married one year (1977) before this was released in 1978! This would have been in my wedding too, but with them singing, at the reception. Love, love, love the Bee Gees. I am a black female, 67 yrs old, grew up with them. (A bit lengthy, but a must read.) The Bees Gees: (from left to right) Robin, Barry and Maurice (pronounced Morris) Robin (Dec 22, 1949 - May 20, 2012) passed away as a result of kidney failure. Maurice (Dec 22, 1949 - Jan. 12, 2003.) Passed as a result of a twisted intestine. He was in the hospital for 2 days. Barry said he had a heart attack, but the doctors still operated. He left behind his wife, Yvonne and two children. Maurice and Robin were fraternal twins. Andy Gibb, the youngest brother, had his own successful career. He was 12 yrs younger than Barry. He and Barry looked so much alike, that they could had been twins. Andy passed away in 1988, at the age of 30. Barry stated that Andy lived the 'LA lifestyle' involving drugs, and he had heart problems. The brothers wrote all of his songs. Barry stated, "I am the last man standing." He was born September 1, 1946. He has 5 adult children and 7 grandkids. On September 1, 2022, he and his wife Linda celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary. (They were married on his 24th birthday.) On a side note, the first born is their sister, Lesley, who will be 78, January 12, 2023. Maurice passed on the same day as her 58th birthday. Lesley didn't have an interest to be in the limelight, but she can sing. At about the age of 2, Barry reached on the table and a pot of hot tea fell on his chest and arms. You can see the shine on his chest. His mom said he did not talk for almost 2 yrs. Skin grafts were not used in the 40s, so he was in the hospital for a long time. His mom said he almost died. They wrote all of their songs, and songs for other singers, which they sang after the songs were released for the other singers. The brothers have a VERY IMPRESSIVE catalogue of songs! I recommend the following songs: For Whom the Bells Toll ruclips.net/video/vT_P0ztMQ7o/видео.html Closer Than Close ruclips.net/video/m6XIdjEHLRs/видео.html One ruclips.net/video/KRUeMgzOCCo/видео.html You Win Again ruclips.net/video/KZY9oYSSjFI/видео.html Spirits (Having Flown) ruclips.net/video/ONmVEJnxysc/видео.html Bodyguard ruclips.net/video/Fx5XwIKCs3o/видео.html Emotion (written for Samantha Sang) ruclips.net/video/b_wTZjo9azk/видео.html At one time 5 of their songs were in the top 10. Another time, four of the songs that were written by them for others were in the top 5. A song that Barry wrote for Andy was #2, but then it went to #1, and the Bee Gees song became #2! Barry has since released a CD titled: The Gibb Brothers' Songbook (Vol. 1). (January 2021) It has more of a country sound. It includes other artists singing the brothers' songs. .
The brothers Gibb had hits over 5 decades. Singing since they were kids in the 1950s. And their sound changed often. I hope you try songs from other decades. Their ‘disco’ songs were only 4 out of 45+ years of music.
Too Much Heaven is from the Bee Gee's live performance at The Music for UNICEF Concert: A Gift of Song. It was a benefit concert of popular music held in the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on January 9, 1979. It was intended to raise money for UNICEF world hunger programs and to mark the beginning of the International Year of the Child. The concert was videotaped and broadcast the following day on NBC in the U.S. and around the world. The Bee Gees gave UNICEF rights to all royalties from the song. It's raised about $13 Million for UNICEF thus far.
They are top artists, songwriters, musicians, and producers. Their stats are incredible. Started as a kid act, then launched their international career from London in 1967, were written off as a 60’s group, reinvented themselves and came back to dominate the 70’s, only to again be written off as a 70’s disco group (even tho the flip side of Too Much Heaven made the Country charts - REST YOUR LOVE), so in the 80’s focused on writing and producing VERY successful albums for some top artists, before coming back in 1987 with YOU WIN AGAIN. They hold the record for #1 hits in either four or five decades, built a HUGE fan base, and a catalogue of over 1000 songs In all genres, so don’t try to put them in any particular box. There’s not another group like them. Barry had THE look for guys in the 70’s with that hair.... and there was poor Maurice losing his in his 20’s!!! Please react to JIVE TALKIN, the song that launched their 70’s comeback.
Enjoyed your reaction Texas! The tall one, lead singer is Barry Gibb. He's the only one of the brothers still living. At 76, He's still putting out albums. He and his wife Linda have been married for 52 years and have 5 children. By the way - Barry's oldest son Stephen could be your twin. Stephen is a heavy-metal musician.
Steven Gibb is awesome. And a huge part in keeping Barry happy performing without his beloved brothers. He also sings with Maurice’s daughter and Robin’s sons too.
The Bee Gees were the greatest ever! Their music touches your heart and soul! Grew up with them and can never get enough of them! And yes: every woman fell in love with Barry!!
The Bee Gees donated the rights and royalties to "Too Much Heaven" to UNICEF and to date its raised over 10 million dollars for UNICEF.....they also tried to get other artists to do the same. They are very humble, loving and generous men!!
Your reaction at the brothers Gibb amazing beautiful harmony was so satisfying to watch! Your right this kind of talent and content just isn’t around anymore. Thank you for sharing ❤
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All royalties from this song are given to UNICEF in perpeturity
That was real singing. No fake stuff like today.
These songs came out way before Auto-Tune. This was a time when people actually had to have vocal talent and ability, and they definitely have it!🙂
so true....any one could sell records if they had talent
Talent and years and years of practice and experience! The Brothers Gibb were already seasoned professionals in their home country of Australia before breaking into the American music scene.
@@erinmoriarity4775 100% true. They were singing together as children.
As good as this song is even if auto tune was around (I know its not) auto tune wouldn't have anything to do the song is perfect!
I’m in my 60’s and watching your reaction brings me joy because your comments are so on point and your smile is to die for…
Thanks for appreciating our era of music..
Back in our day was for sure… LIT 🔥
They're brothers. Brothers Gibb. I thought they were angels on my radio. Age 13.
Yes. This is Next level ! One take. One microphone. Three talents ! Brothers Gibb. On the level of their own! 👍
Far from one take. This was the most complex song of the album to record - The recording process was the longest of all the tracks on Spirits Having Flown as there are nine layers of three-part harmony, creating 27 voices, though the high falsetto voices are the most pronounced in the final mix:
Barry on falsetto lead three times
falsetto high harmony three times
falsetto low harmony three times
Barry on natural voice lead three times
high harmony three times
low harmony three times
Barry, Robin and Maurice together on lead three times
high harmony three times
low harmony three times
@@neilwilliams4684 👍
No mixing there it’s stand an deliver it brilliant
Nobody will ever be like them. Nobody.
That's their. Real voices no machines. Pure talent.
The Bee Gees were their own genre, nobody else can ever replicate them or even come close.
1:26 smile first appears, doesn’t go away until after the song ends. And that’s The Bee Gees. Awesome Reaction..
Three Angels singing.
This is one of the best descriptions of them - ever!
The best of the seventies...their late sixties music was also good!
You can always see the smiles coming when new listeners hear these tunes.
Live performance, symphony, ONE TAKE. No auto tune. Plus they donated all proceeds for this song to UNICEF. Still today. Brothers Gibb (BeeGees) are incredibly special.
Barry perfects the best ever falsetto! Also when he’s at his highest pitch, both Maurice and Robin are easily able to instantly reach that same high not and blend the harmonies all together. I don’t think any other group could do that, but because they are all brothers the genes come into play being so similar. But it’s obviously the practiced skill and time put in on the work that really comes out.
To much Heaven the Bee Gees donated the royalties to UNICEF in 1979 and the royalties have reached 7 million dollars, the song was a hit in USA and Canada and many countries, and the Bee Gees had 6 consecutive No 1 hits which equaled Bing Crosby and Elvis Presley , great reaction thanks!
The last reliable tally I saw was May 17, 2017, on the Bee Gees Twitter account, saying UNICEF had received about $11 million from Too Much Heaven (no doubt it's higher now). I’ve seen posts say it hit 20 million as of 2019, but I haven’t found any actual source for that. Barry included the song on his 2021 hit album, Greenfields, so that (duet with Alison Krauss) will bring UNICEF even more $$.
The Bee Gees was a big part of my childhood and there will never be a better group like this ever again.
Ditto
Same, this silly old lady still listens everyday ❤❤❤
Ditto
Absolutely!!!
Indeed!
BeeGees are the greatest singers/songwriters in the world. Nooooo. Not just a disco group. Barry would get pissed when anybody referred them to that title. They wrote over 1000 songs. They started singing in 1958. (Just small lads at that time). They have hits from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and even into 2000. Barry is the bearded one with the beautiful teeth. Fraternal twins Robin and Maurice are the other 2. Robin is on the left. Mo on right.
I love how rich their history is, I had no idea!
Look at them only 1 mlc. The other stuff that singers use now cause they can't sing wasn't discovered back then
....... and don't forget hit songs they wrote for other artists.
Correction it's 2000 songs. Been updated
British...and fabulous
These brothers can't be tied down to any particular genre......they have done everything from ballads to R&B to disco to ssoul to country soft rock they spanned over 5 decades and I'm sure would have still been at it if the 2 younger brothers Robin and Maurice had not passed on.....they were twins BTW.....
That is heartbreaking. I'm glad they let their voices be heard and left behind an incredible legacy making so many people feel joy and happiness!
These guys were incredible. They wrote over 1000 songs in there career .Only Barry is left. They had a fourth brother Andy Gibb who died young due to suicide who sang falsetto too and had many solo hits in the late 70s
@@Anthony__420 Andy Gibb certainly did not commit suicide.....he died of myocarditis..an inflammation of the heart muscles....he was in England in Robin's house when he collapsed and was taken to hospital by ambulance....his mother accompanied him....he died in hospital 3 days later...
@@rbaruah8790- I hate it when some dummy says Andy committed suicide. Clueless. He has a daughter who has to hear such garbage.
@@susieq9801 I know......I always try to set the record straight when I come across comments like this.....wish people would do more research before commenting.......
Can you believe none of them can read or write music. Geniuses
Actually They all wrote 99% of their own music as well as writing for other artist! Inducted into the writers hall of fame! Just a piece of info.. go down the rabbit hole you won’t be disappointed I promise! Over 5 decades of music 😉 yes I’m a huge fan and grew up with their songs from the 60’s and up! It’s why us older folks say music today will never compare to the artist back in the day😉
@@rhondabeaulieu4633I think what they meant is putting it down on paper. They wrote ALL their songs. Barry did. Songwriter extraordinaire.
Yes, this was recorded live with an orchestra and Chicago's band section did the horn work. The Bee Gees wanted to always be able to replicate live the way their songs sounded on albums so they often toured with full piece orchestras as well as Chicago's horn section. Because of that the Bee Gees are one of the very few bands that absolutely sounded as good, if not better, live as they did on albums. They could sing a cappella at the drop of a hat without any warm-up at all, and as you can see and hear from Too Much Heaven their harmonies were tight! Oh and, yeahhh, they were ridiculously handsome too!
This was a live recording. All proceeds went and still goes to UNICEF. Over 11million and counting
So impressive!
Robin and Maurice had sublime voices, but Barry’s voice is in another universe entirely 👌🏻 If this is heaven, I’m gonna be good from now on 🙏🏻
A lot of babies were made to this song. And you can bet the women were visualizing Barry. 🤣❤
"Stayin' Alive" is The Bee Gees signature song, but "Too Much Heaven" is their masterpiece.
Great reaction ! So sad for Barry to lose all his brothers Maurice, Robin and Andy RIP
You know they were! 😁😄😆😂🤣 And yes, they were that good!
🤣🤣🤣
They were all married.
Barry took his wife and children with him for every event
The Bee Gees don't always sing in falsetto. They did not discover their falsetto voices until years after they started singing.
Barry Gibb was born in 1946. The other two brothers are fraternal twin, Robin and Maurice. They were born in 1949. They started singing when Barry was 8 and the twins Maurice and Robin were 5. They formed the Bee Gees in music group in 1958. They wrote and produced over 1,000 songs over 5 decades and wrote for Diana Ross, Dion Warrick, Celine Dion, Barbara Streisand, Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton and even Michael Jackson. They were musical geniuses. They constantly reinvented themselves, constantly growing as singers and song writers.
They have sold over 120 million records worldwide (with estimates as high as over 225 million records sold worldwide), making them among the best-selling music artists of all time. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997; the Hall's citation says, "Only Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks and Paul McCartney have outsold the Bee Gees." With nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100, the Bee Gees are the third-most successful band in Billboard charts history behind only the Beatles and the Supremes.
Following Maurice's sudden death in January 2003 at the age of 53, Barry and Robin retired the group's name after 45 years of activity. In 2009, Robin announced that he and Barry had agreed that the Bee Gees would re-form and perform again. Robin died in May 2012, aged 62, after a prolonged period of failing health, leaving Barry as the only surviving member of the group. Their younger brother Andy was about 10 years younger than the twins. He formed his own group and was as talented as his older brothers. He did sing with the Bee Gees a few times. Andy died in 1988 from inflammation of the years, as a result of a viral infection.
Barry is the only Bee Gee who is still alive. At 76 years old he's still writing songs, performing, and putting out albums.
What a lot of people don't know is that there are 5 siblings in the Gibb family. The eldest is their sister, Lesley. She is about a year and a half older than Barry. She was apparently a talented singer herself, and briefly performed with the Bee Gees when Robin left for a short period of time in 1969, but she found live performances nerve-wracking. That was her only time in show business, and she quit when Robin returned to the Bee Gees, never to perform again. She is still alive and living in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales with her husband of 56 years. They have 8 children.
Actually the Falsetto was being used by Maurice in the late 60’s. “Let there be love” starts and ends with Maurices falsetto.
Once in a lifetime talent...
Barry Gibb is 75 years old this year and still producing and writing music. He was recently just inducted into the country music Hall of Fame by Ricky Skaggs and team. They have written music and every genre you can imagine except for maybe jazz and wrap
Barry was 76,this year.
He's also been married to the same woman 50+ years
Footnote: They rehearsed this for a week in the studio with the orchestra they shot the video live.
Afterwards they donated the video and rights to the song to UNICEF,
It has raised more than 11 million for UNICEF and continues to raise money for them as all proceeds from RUclips go to them.
I am 70, this came out the end of the 70s and my favorite song ever,, they were the best! We had real music and if you want the best music, you get it in the 70s and 80s, the Bee Gees were incredible, Barry is the only one left of the four brothers, he is still writing music etc.
HAHAHAHA!!! You were TOTALLY MAN-CRUSHING over Barry!!!! Not gonna' lie!!!! SO WAS I!!!!!
natural voices, no aids, just pure talent....LOVE your reaction!!
This chocolate girl, in the day, just knew I would marry Barry Gibbs/the lead singer one day. 🤎🤎🤎🖤🖤🖤. Nephew please react to "Fannie be tender with my heart " by the Bee 🐝. Gees.
3 singers, one microphone, no autotune..😊
Us baby boomers had the best music 🎶,, and we still get to listen to it!;😊
This is as close as you can get to a vocally perfect live performance!
It’s not live.
@@maelilmc4079 But wait a minute dumbass ....you can actually see and also hear them perform the song ....LIVE ON CAMERA!
No enhancement as you now know...one of the most talented vocalists in modern times with over 1000 songs
Music desperately needs the Bee Gees today! Real music real voices and real men!
They are legendary.
REVIVE the Bee Gees.
If he touches the trash it turns to gold.
1950’s thru 2012! They wrote over 1000 songs!!!!!!!
Barry wasn't always the lead singer. All brothers sang lead. Here all three are singing falsetto. Robin had a unique vibrato that Barry said NOBODY would even try to copy. He said Robin's voice was "killer".
Bee Gees Uk band they always considered themselves first and foremost song writers before being vocalist but they were amazing talented vocalist, no Auto tune in them days just pure genius and talent, Bee Gees have written for many artists including Diana Ross, Dolly Parton and kenny Rogers,Barbara Streisand,and many others and also written for films like Saturday night Fever and Grease both films staring John Travolta, The Bee Gees have sold over 250 million albums worldwide, and the 3 brothers have hits over 6 decades, absolutely amazing talented artists , great reaction thanks 🙏
Thank you for the history!
@@Texas_Love but they grew up in australia, and that had a b8g effect on them.
@@kathleenmayhorne3183 That's true I actually met the twins here in Australia at Bronte Beach when they were about 17 or so. they loved Australia but it's true they did go back to the UK and America to follow their success. But I'd like to think they were grounded here..lol
@@justlinsu - They left Australia less than a month after the twins turned 17 in 1967. They were Manx by birth and British citizens. Started their career in Australia but the market there did not give them big enough exposure to succeed. Everything at that time was based in the UK, the British Invasion, so that's where they had to go.
Aussie band
Love your reactions to the Bee Gee's... Thanks for keeping it real... 💯 💙
We call it real music.
They wrote this song and recorded it for the United Nations childrens Organization. They donated all profits to UNICEF. Over 7 million dollars was raised 🎶🎶🎶💙💙💙🔥🔥🔥
Their harmony, range and song writing skills are second to none. The Brothers Brilliant never disappoint. They donated all of the proceeds from this song to UNICEF. ❤️
The greatest love song ever, sung by 3 of the most talented guys ever,plus I wonder how many kids were conceived to this song?
Great question! Millions I bet lol
Believe it!!💕💕💕
1978 in the studio. The Bee Gees all brothers are amazing. Thanks for the memories
I've listened to the bee gees for 60 years and I love them over the years they got stronger and stronger at one point the BBC refused to play their song.the bee gees kept coming back with more hits and their ball kept rolling it's good that Barry is still singing him I saw him live in Manchester England.and I was overwhelmed thank you for playing their songs I've to many memories to chose from......
These brothers are perfection in harmonies and songwriting. Barrys compressed head voice is unique. He hits a special soundwave and sets off something in some of us. Not sure how i would describe it, but you did a great job.. Yeah panties dropping all over the world back in the day. Try Nights on Broadway to hear their chest voices
Thank you! I am an official fan now!
this only works for brothers, any other 3 man group it would not work (egos et cetera) the way the brothers just stand there with - yep hes my brother expressions - when barry goes solo really gets me, i miss you my borhters
Honestly we have to give this velvet angelic moment to big brother Barry❤ He KILLS it ❤❤❤
Your smile is priceless.❤
40 plus year career creating amazing music. Bee Gees/Brothers Gibb is an incredible rabbit hole. How Deep is your Love, Fanny be tender with my love, Jive Talking, Nights on Broadway, Night Fever and that's just the 70s!
I can't wait to see more of them! Thanks for dropping some hit songs in here!
@@Texas_Love To love somebody, how can you mend a broken heart, , lonely days,...before disco era!
I encourage you to read the Wiki for this song - the proceeds went to support UNICEF and it turned out to be, in my opinion, the most beautiful song that the Bee Gees ever wrote and recorded. To this day it continues to leave people stunned in the best possible way. Oh my God what a gift the Bee Gees were.
They learn to sing falsetto voices in the 70's and now you have this to listen to. Only them and MJ that I know sing falsetto.
They each did songs solo at different times. Maurice was married to Lulu from the UK at one time, she asked him to come on her show and sing with her he flew to the Uk... he actually has a deep voice.
Barry's dad asked how they wrote so many hits/songs, he said, I only ever put emotions to music. They left Australia when Barry was 21, already excellent songwriters, master craftsmen. They never learned music theory, or did singing lessons.
That smile….welcome to our world❤
The Brothers Gibb gave this song to UNICEF childrens charity. For almost 50 years, all royalties and sales have gone directly to the charity. They are/were wonderful men.
Perfection 💞
I just love Barry's. Sound. But the other brothers are very talented too. They are just above so many singers today. No tricks. Just pure talent.
What’s amazing is Barry never knew he could sing falsetto until Arif Mardin asked one of the boys to do background vocals for the end of Nights on Broadway. Barry said I will give it a shot and the rest is history. 😊
All you have to do is watch some of these ladies reacting to this video to see theyre just as powerful as ever. Girls be swoonin'!
Have you seen documentary called BeeGees Official Story: this is where I came in?!!!
They also had another brother, Andy, who was a solo singer and died quite young. Their harmonies are fantastic and they have loads of songs in different genres and decades. They also wrote songs for other singers, such as Dolly Parton etc. They are one of the best groups to come from the UK.
@@HeyJuuu They were born in the Isle of Man, moved to Manchester then went to Australia and came back to the UK before moving to the USA.
@@spacefanatic - the Bee Gees considered themselves Aussies and especially Andy, who married an Aussie sheila in Australia. And Barry has American citizenship, as his home is in Miami.
@@SweetThing Robin was buried in England so he must have thought of the Uk as his home and Maurice used to be married to Lula who was Scottish. Can't remember if he is buried here too.
@@spacefanaticMaurice's remains were made into 4 heart necklaces. One each given to Barry, Robin, Yvonne (his wife) and Barbara (their mother). There is also a park for him with a tribute stone in Miami Florida.
Thanks, Tex! Any one of those Gibb boys could hit any of those notes at any moment.. Barry was several years older than the fraternal twins, Robin & Maurice... so he was their natural leader... personally, I think that Robin had the most unique and beautiful voice... look forward to more...
Thank you! They are an amazing talent!
I’m in the U.K. and a journalist here described Robin’s voice as being like a strangled cats! That’s harsh but I get what he meant…too much vibrato and he couldn’t sing without it, for a whole song it’s very irritating.
You know that they're something special if you've got a whole orchestra backing you up😊
I get so excited to see young people discover and appreciate this amazing music. So many songs I could suggest to get a better feel of their music, but if you'd like, to love somebody, lonely days, heavy breathing, nights on Broadway, you win again, this is where I came in, just to start.
Thank you!
Texas Love You will not be disappointed! Welcome to the BEEGEES FANCLUB! ❤
I was married one year (1977) before this was released in 1978! This would have been in my wedding too, but with them singing, at the reception.
Love, love, love the Bee Gees. I am a black female, 67 yrs old, grew up with them. (A bit lengthy, but a must read.) The Bees Gees: (from left to right) Robin, Barry and Maurice (pronounced Morris)
Robin (Dec 22, 1949 - May 20, 2012) passed away as a result of kidney failure.
Maurice (Dec 22, 1949 - Jan. 12, 2003.) Passed as a result of a twisted intestine. He was in the hospital for 2 days. Barry said he had a heart attack, but the doctors still operated. He left behind his wife, Yvonne and two children. Maurice and Robin were fraternal twins.
Andy Gibb, the youngest brother, had his own successful career. He was 12 yrs younger than Barry. He and Barry looked so much alike, that they could had been twins. Andy passed away in 1988, at the age of 30. Barry stated that Andy lived the 'LA lifestyle' involving drugs, and he had heart problems. The brothers wrote all of his songs.
Barry stated, "I am the last man standing." He was born September 1, 1946. He has 5 adult children and 7 grandkids. On September 1, 2022, he and his wife Linda celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary. (They were married on his 24th birthday.)
On a side note, the first born is their sister, Lesley, who will be 78, January 12, 2023. Maurice passed on the same day as her 58th birthday. Lesley didn't have an interest to be in the limelight, but she can sing. At about the age of 2, Barry reached on the table and a pot of hot tea fell on his chest and arms. You can see the shine on his chest. His mom said he did not talk for almost 2 yrs. Skin grafts were not used in the 40s, so he was in the hospital for a long time. His mom said he almost died. They wrote all of their songs, and songs for other singers, which they sang after the songs were released for the other singers. The brothers have a VERY IMPRESSIVE catalogue of songs! I recommend the following songs:
For Whom the Bells Toll ruclips.net/video/vT_P0ztMQ7o/видео.html
Closer Than Close ruclips.net/video/m6XIdjEHLRs/видео.html
One ruclips.net/video/KRUeMgzOCCo/видео.html
You Win Again ruclips.net/video/KZY9oYSSjFI/видео.html
Spirits (Having Flown) ruclips.net/video/ONmVEJnxysc/видео.html
Bodyguard ruclips.net/video/Fx5XwIKCs3o/видео.html
Emotion (written for Samantha Sang) ruclips.net/video/b_wTZjo9azk/видео.html
At one time 5 of their songs were in the top 10. Another time, four of the songs that were written by them for others were in the top 5. A song that Barry wrote for Andy was #2, but then it went to #1, and the Bee Gees song became #2!
Barry has since released a CD titled: The Gibb Brothers' Songbook (Vol. 1). (January 2021) It has more of a country sound. It includes other artists singing the brothers' songs. .
The brothers Gibb had hits over 5 decades. Singing since they were kids in the 1950s. And their sound changed often. I hope you try songs from other decades. Their ‘disco’ songs were only 4 out of 45+ years of music.
I will for sure!
Too Much Heaven is from the Bee Gee's live performance at The Music for UNICEF Concert: A Gift of Song. It was a benefit concert of popular music held in the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on January 9, 1979. It was intended to raise money for UNICEF world hunger programs and to mark the beginning of the International Year of the Child. The concert was videotaped and broadcast the following day on NBC in the U.S. and around the world. The Bee Gees gave UNICEF rights to all royalties from the song. It's raised about $13 Million for UNICEF thus far.
Nice! What an awesome gift from these legends!
timeless
How Do You Mend A Broken Heart. One of Beegees best.
Bee Gees are GOAT 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
They wrote all kinds of music for about 50 years.
Watch their "How Deep is your Love"
They are top artists, songwriters, musicians, and producers. Their stats are incredible. Started as a kid act, then launched their international career from London in 1967, were written off as a 60’s group, reinvented themselves and came back to dominate the 70’s, only to again be written off as a 70’s disco group (even tho the flip side of Too Much Heaven made the Country charts - REST YOUR LOVE), so in the 80’s focused on writing and producing VERY successful albums for some top artists, before coming back in 1987 with YOU WIN AGAIN. They hold the record for #1 hits in either four or five decades, built a HUGE fan base, and a catalogue of over 1000 songs In all genres, so don’t try to put them in any particular box. There’s not another group like them. Barry had THE look for guys in the 70’s with that hair.... and there was poor Maurice losing his in his 20’s!!! Please react to JIVE TALKIN, the song that launched their 70’s comeback.
Jive Talkin added to the list! Thank you!!!
The change of how they sing "too" at 5:11 makes the song even better
Listen to Massachusetts by the Beegees. It’s awesome and you will love it.
Enjoyed your reaction Texas! The tall one, lead singer is Barry Gibb. He's the only one of the brothers still living. At 76, He's still putting out albums. He and his wife Linda have been married for 52 years and have 5 children. By the way - Barry's oldest son Stephen could be your twin. Stephen is a heavy-metal musician.
Awesome! 🤘 I will be checking him out sometime soon!
Steven Gibb is awesome. And a huge part in keeping Barry happy performing without his beloved brothers. He also sings with Maurice’s daughter and Robin’s sons too.
Mind blown even if I grew up with this. It's like falling in Love again.
Wonderful, the soundtrack of my youth.
They found their falsetto later in their career. Just amazing harmonies. Great song writers and singers.
The Bee Gees were the greatest ever! Their music touches your heart and soul! Grew up with them and can never get enough of them! And yes: every woman fell in love with Barry!!
Some of us fell in love with Robin...
Absolute super talent over five decades. Please keep your journey and reconize how huge this group was.
The Bee Gees donated the rights and royalties to "Too Much Heaven" to UNICEF and to date its raised over 10 million dollars for UNICEF.....they also tried to get other artists to do the same. They are very humble, loving and generous men!!
There 4th brother who committed suicide was fantastic too and looked like barry so sad such a loss rip andy..nz❤
all the proceeds from this record were donated to UNICEF.
There was a baby boom when that song came out 👍🏻🤣🤣🎶🎶🎶
The Brothers Gibb!
Lol, it was amazing watching your reaction, I couldn't stop smiling from ear to ear 😊
There are videos of the Bee Gees that date back to 1960. :)
Your reaction at the brothers Gibb amazing beautiful harmony was so satisfying to watch! Your right this kind of talent and content just isn’t around anymore. Thank you for sharing ❤
Thanks for appreciating a different era.
It just doesn't get better than that. Smooth, velvet, butter. It just floats like a cloud. Amazing.
Great falsetto
They were super talented . Wrote all their songs . Only one left now.