I'm a hard rock guy and no Bee Gees fan, but, man, you've got to appreciate the talent. Their songwriting skills are off the charts. Great melodies, arrangements, harmonies. They didn't sell millions of albums without good reason.
@@andreaschmall5560 ...Andrea, you are absolutely correct that the Bee Gees were very popular and wildly successful. However, they were ceaselessly ridiculed in the music press for producing fluff and junk, particularly in their so-called disco phase. Success and popularity doesn't necessarily translate into critical acclaim. The music press, in particular - RollingStone Magazine - were particularly brutal...as they were with Led Zeppelin (whom they trashed repeatedly). I think that now both the Bee Gees and Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page in particular) are recognized for being trailblazers. Barry Gibb was recently presented a Kennedy Center award. And clearly Barry deserves the Gershwin Prize too! We shall see if that happens.
@@davidharrison1523 ...what I meant was that the cognoscenti were always very dismissive of the Bee Gees, especially during and after Saturday Night Fever and their so-called disco music.
Barry's natural singing voice is actually quite low. Listen to Nights on Broadway for reference. He just sang really high falsetto. Also, Robin only sang lead in the first verse of this. The rest was Barry.
@@jeffreybabor2585 Yes, I know. Back then, Barry left most, if not all, of the high to Maurice. And yes, it was amazing. Maybe not as flowing as Barry later did, but amazing, nonetheless.
Andy!!! The youngest Bee Gee was Maurice. The Gibb brothers have actually died in reverse order (youngest to oldest) Andy, Mo, Robin! RIP ANDY, MO, ROB!!!! ❤❤❤❤
This era was when I liked the Bee Gees. This song was written by Barry and Robin Gibb and was the first single on the group's 1971 album Trafalgar. It was their first No 1 single.
It was their first US number 1. Spicks and Specks was their first number 1 in Australia ( I was wrong, it was New Zealand) then Massachusetts and I've Gotta Get a Message to You in the UK and many other countries.
I agree, their early stuff is the best and I mean from their '1st' (which wasn't their first) to around Spirits Having Flown. I had all of them. Cucumber Castle is my favourite and Idea comes in at a very close second but how can a person really pick.
@@beegeesbuster1 Thank you. I didn't realise Spicks and Specks was number 1 in NZ. They have commented in interviews it was number 1 when they left Australia (but obviously not in Australia). You have to take a lot of what celebrities say in interviews with a pinch of salt sometimes!
Robin starts the song singing lead, Barry sings the second verse and on from there. All three of them can sing any range, low, middle, and high falsetto. They are amazingly talented. Since they've been singing together as brothers since the late 1950s, it's no wonder they are in perfect sync and harmony. Great song writers too!
Robin sings the first verse of this song while Barry sings lead on the rest. The song was 1 of 2 songs they wrote together the day they were back toogether after a breakup that lasted from early 69 to late 70. The other song was Lonely Days. Both songs a testament to the feeling of missing eachother when they were apart. How Can You Mensd A broken Heart went number 1 in the US in 71 while Lonely Days went number 3 in 70.
They actualy named their PHENOMENAL documentary "The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" - I highly, highly, highly recommend watching it - Barry is the main storytelller.
You are definitely getting it wrong. Robin had the opening and Barry came in with his chest voice. Barry has most of the lead vocals on this song. Please watch the Midnight Special performance of Nights on Broadway to give you a clearer picture of their chest and head voices.
Maurice and Robin were Twins and Barry was 3 years older outside of the Bee Gees; Andy Gibb was the youngest brother and had his own musical career. He was born in 1958 d.1988.
Please check out man in the middle so you can hear Maurice singing lead! Or Closer than close!! Please check out some of Andy’s music!!! Also check out their children in The Gibb Collective with “Please don’t turn out the lights “!!!
I love the disco era of Bee Gees but their early stuff really shine. " I started a Joke" features Robin and is a masterclass in songwriting. Check it out when you can.
Dude, now here's a group that you can listen to ANY recording of ANY song and it'll be freaking fantastic. Not too many people, ever, I'd say that about. But these guys... oh yeah. 6:14 Yep. Smooth as molasses.
Barry doesn't always do falsetto, especially in their earlier songs. His first "falsetto" song wasn't until 1975's "Nights on Broadway", however in a live version of the song, it is sung by Maurice. They could all do falsetto. I don't know which Bee Gee videos you've done, but you need to do songs from the 60s through 2001. They are more than mid/late 70s. Also, you should do a video by each one singing lead. They all had great voices, so different, but blended so well. And don't forget Andy.
Thanks for your reaction. The BeeGees were: the tallest and oldest brother (with the big hair and beard), Barry Gibb, born September 1, 1946, the only surviving Gibb brother. Robin Gibb (with the long hair, no beard), born December 22, 1949-passed away May 20, 2012, and Robin's fraternal twin brother Maurice (the balding brother with the beard, pronounced "Morris") Gibb, born December 22, 1949-passed away January 12, 2003. They also had another, younger, brother Andy Gibb, born March 5, 1958-passed away March 10, 1988. The three oldest brothers were born on the Isle of Man (UK). Oldest brother Barry got seriously burned when he accidentally pulled boiling tea over himself at 18 months old. He was in coma for a while, nearly died and was in hospital for many months. Because of this, he did not learn to talk until after the twins were born. Later the family moved to Manchester and from there they emigrated to Australia in 1958, right after Andy was born. All 4 brothers are just natural musical talents. All of them dropped out of high school in their early teens and none of them could read or write music. All their compositions were created completely organically. Their musical career, which they had started as little kids, didn't lead to international success so they moved back to the UK in 1967. Then they had a string of big hits, until they temporarily broke up around 1970 for 15 months. Started back up, looking for a new sound which they first found in 1974 with the transitional album "Mr. Natural". After that "Main Course" was the first album that moved them into a new direction: more rhythm&blues, dance music like with great hits like Nights on Broadway and Jive Talkin' (and was also actually the first album on which their logo was introduced). From 1976 on they went all out with falsetto driven dance music which lead to their biggest commercial success as they provided classic songs for the Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack (1977 Stayin' Alive, How Deep is Your Love, Night Fever amongst them). You should react to the 1979 live version of Stayin' Alive, too ruclips.net/video/7niXSh7vWRI/видео.html Other great songs to analyze: great album tracks from the 1979 Spirits Having Flown album, the title song: ruclips.net/video/WH_j90fCIk4/видео.html, the outrageously beautiful song Reaching Out ruclips.net/video/vfHUS5Mf00Q/видео.html. From their Still Waters album, Smoke and MIrrors: ruclips.net/video/MT9vRHSWNbk/видео.html. From the 1960's I've gotta get a message to you ruclips.net/video/CA4CInDnTk8/видео.html. And from the 1990's the simple song Blue Island live in an accoustic version: ruclips.net/video/162GlAEpfrY/видео.html. Andy was kind of Barry's mini me, about half a foot shorter and 12 years younger but they were the only lefties of the family. However, his voice was nowhere near as broad in range or as strong as Barry's. As producer Alby Galuten said in the book "Tales of the brothers Gibb "Andy's falsetto was nowhere near Barry's." Andy had a lower, huskier, sound to his voice and his range was not as big as Barry's. I personally always thought his voice was much better suited to songs of his first album, Flowing Rivers. Andy died of myocarditis - which is an inflammation of the heart - on March 10, 1988, 5 days after his 30th birthday. His heart had been weakened by his drug addiction over the years which, by the way, was also the main reason for his split from Victoria Principal. He also had a congenital heart problem that was later also discovered in Barry and Barry's second son Ashley. Try listening to the song Dreamin' on ruclips.net/video/-KdBVKcSSSw/видео.html which is kind of a duet with Barry. And here are the 4 brothers live on stage in 1979 doing You Should Be Dancing ruclips.net/video/_6MR-E_Qzz0/видео.html And finally a few photos of Barry and Andy: i.postimg.cc/jS6n3Jkv/Barry-Andy.jpg and i.postimg.cc/TwnPh8M0/82c126fc42a35d3b737867af41338199.jpg and the 4 brothers with their mother i.postimg.cc/FRNMbwkD/b9b2561eadffee11347573c97063c2f8-zpsd89478eb.jpg
Few bands have had as long and great a career as the Bee Gee's. I'd suggest my fav next, 'To Love Somebody'. Also 'New York Mining Disaster 1941', 'Nights On Broadway', 'Holiday', 'Alone' and 'Massachusetts'. All fire! Cheers.
Andy (Andrew Roy) Gibb was the youngest brother. He died at age 30 due to a heart condition he was born with that was worsened by his previous drug abuse. He was supposed to become the 4th Bee Gee but died just before they were supposed to start working together. He was also recording a new album when he passed. It was released posthumously.
Great reaction guys. Robin sings lead on the first verse. Barry takes over lead after that. This song was released in 1971, 4 years before they first used the falsetto singing style.
They could all sing falsetto, but Barry was a vocal genius at it! While most singers have one set style or range to their voice, Barry could change it up to sing anything & with anyone (Andy Gibb, Olivia Newton-John, Barbra Streisand, Dione Warwick, Diana Ross, Kenny Rogers, Michael Jackson, Michael Buble) He had the most impressive & distinctive vocal range and was never limited to a single style or type of music.🎼
It was a #1 Billboard Hot 100 charter, and it was written in reference to their breaking up (about an 18-month estrangement of the brothers) and their reconcilement in 1970. They were miserable apart, missed one another. It took, according to Barry more than a couple of years to return to their old creative and personal bonding. I LOVED your reaction! So spot-on!!
Robin only does the first line…then the rest of the song is done with Barry leading in his natural chest voice. This was way back in the early 70’s before they even discovered they could do the high falsetto voices. There are several videos of them singing this song so you can see who’s actually leading…but they all could sing really low as well as really high making them so versatile!
Yes please listen to and see them perform this and many other songs live so you can see who is actually singing and just to watch how wonderful they perform💜
One of their best performances of this is during '79 Spirits Tour. A guy in comments said when Barry came in with his "And....", that he practically blew the roof off the stadium. He said he'd seen all the big names in LA back in the day (Zep, Stones, Queen, & others) but the crowd went crazy when Barry came in, & is something he'll never forget.🎵
I love Bee Gees!!!! They have thousands wonderfull songs and I would love to see your reacting more Bee Gee's songs. And Andy too! Thank you!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@Te-legram-Me_Barsandbarbells You must react to "Nights on Broadway", "Alone", "Run to Me", "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", "For Whom The Bell Tolls", "Immortality (with Celine Dion)", "Guilty (with Barbara Streisand)... And there are so so so many incredible songs! Andy Gibb, their baby brother, was wonderfull too and you should react to " Don't Throw It All Away", "Rest Your Love On Me (with Olivia Newton John)" and " Starlight". I'd a great Bee Gees's fan from Brazil . Thank you!
Nights On Broadway is the first time Barry sings in falsetto. Also listen to “Spicks And Specs” it’s their first number 1 song of n Australia when they were kids. The answer is Andy. 🤔
Robin only sang the first verse, then Barry leads for the whole rest of the song. He has a great vocal range and can also sing deep. Fun fact: Michael Jackson was a very close friend of Barry and at a time when he was having massive trouble falling asleep, he would always call Barry to sing him this song (on the phone). So you're right about the "lullaby"! 😅
The BeeGees are like Elvis - great singing live and having distinct eras in their music… and the fans (like me) have been enthralled since the 50s (Elvis) and 60s (BeeGees). ❤❤
Hi guys: Of course you are going to be asked to dive into Robin's voice sooner or later by all your fans. There are a lot to choose from but, IMHO start with Country Lanes from Main Course, I Started A Joke next and then I Am The World. Lots more but start with these three. Great reactions.
You'll soon get used to who is who singing the more you jump down the rabbit hole folks . . . You'll soon understand when Robin sings or leads by the wild vibrato that he has in his voice . . . So, the voice that started off this song was Robin's, and then Barry basically took over the rest of it, apart from when their joint harmonies kicked in. The best thing for you both to do is to listen to songs where each of them do the lead in a song, and then you can literally "almost" figure out who is doing what in all of the others after that . . . Barry was mainly the lead in most of their songs while the twins did the backing, and then all three will harmonize at some point. However, if you actually watch their music videos - or anything form their live shows, and not just the music option songs like you are doing here - you'll also see who is singing at the time to help you out voice wise, too!
They are just amazing... wrote their music.. for decades.. don't mess with this group. Wrote music for soundtracks. I grew up in the 80's my Uncle/Godfather.. loved the BeeGee's b4 the disco era.. when Robin did Massachusettes.. (sp) my Uncle is 20 yrs older than me.. He loved the Bee Gee's b4 the Disco era. This is a song b4 the Disco Era. Never mess with sibling harmonies.. Bee Gee's, Osmond's, Jackson's..
When they started they were unfairly called out as a sort of the Australian - brother boy band version of the Beatles. But in the Sixties, all bands were compared to Beatles. Their folkish harmonies were unparalleled. Their Greatest Hits from BEFORE their Main Course album are phenomenal and then unparalleled in the 70's. The main difference is that they made the transition in the 70's and started the whole Disco craze. And Barry is one of the greatest songwriters of his generation. Again, right up there with Paul McCartney.
They were not Australian but English. They were writing and singing 3 part harmony before anyone in Australia heard of the Beatles but they were accused of copying them. Also don't forget Robin co-wrote 90% of the Bee Gees songs with Barry (including those for Streisand, Rogers/Parton, Warwick, Ross, &c) and Maurice wrote many with them as well. Maurice was the musician who put Robin's and Barry's lyrics and melodies to music and was the third harmonist. Unfortunately disco scuttled their career.
Yes, the Main Course album was where they transitioned to disco. My favorite song from them is LONELY DAYS. It's an amazing banger that doesn't get played by "reactionists". It was a pretty big hit that I recall hearing frequently during summer break from school. It's possibly their most forgotten hit ... a banger!
@@bennychristensen4314 they only lived in Australia for 9 years. Barry was nearly 12 when he and his family emigrated to Australia so he spent most of his childhood in the British isles and the twins were nearly 9 when they left England. Even kept their northern English accents. Never gave up their British citizenship.
Andy was the youngest,inwich he had his own solo career, he died very young from drug abuse, he sounded so much like Barry as well as looks, he had a few number 1 records that were#1 on the pop charts
I have this 45 in my collection. This was their pre disco years. A couple others from that time that are well worth the listen are, "I Started A Joke" and "Massachusetts".
My favorite BG song ❤️ check out Al Green "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" live in Seoul - the good Reverend definitely made it his own & Barry loved it 🔥
Robin did lead on first verse, believe Barry on the second one - i love this song - always been one of my favourites. Their songwriting ability and distinctive voices and those harmonies are amazing.
Ironically this was the first song they wrote together after their initial run as a group and a number of years apart from a falling out. So mending a broken heart was Barry and Robin’s way of mending their broken hearts
The Bee Gees have either early songs - like this one - and then the disco era of mid to late 70's. Right in the middle is "Nights on Broadway". Fantastic song!
@wpollock1They also had tons of amazing hits in the 80's, 90's and 2000's they had #1's and other top 100 hits for 5 decades. I do love the "Nights on Broadway" especially the live performance from December 1975 "Midnight Special"
You two are great! You should listen to "To Love Somebody" which Barry said was his favorite song. It's also mine. It's another one from the yearly years. ( listen to the live version from 1967) In this song that you just listened to, Robin sings the first verse and Barry sings the rest. Just gorgeous music. The Bee Gees were so underrated. As disco faded they unfairly received a backlash because of their disco music. They were the face of disco and people were burning their records. It became so bad that they started writing songs for other singers. Such a shame. They just played to the market at the time. Their early music is my favorite but I love all of it.
ReacTrax says you've reacted to four Bee Gees songs, and yeah, the last one was Fannie Be Tender back in May of last year. This is a great song. Thanks for the reaction. :) (via ReacTrax)
I'm a hard rock guy and no Bee Gees fan, but, man, you've got to appreciate the talent. Their songwriting skills are off the charts. Great melodies, arrangements, harmonies. They didn't sell millions of albums without good reason.
Actually, Robin sings the opening lead vocal and Barry finishes off the rest of the song as the lead vocal.
Robin has that gorgeous vibrato. A good showcase for it would be 'I Started A Joke'. Esp the Birmingham concert with Barry.
The Bee Gees have long been underestimated and underappreciated...despite their special genius.
What? They were very successful and hugely popular. Both their earlier style music and later disco era releases were hits.
@@andreaschmall5560 ...Andrea, you are absolutely correct that the Bee Gees were very popular and wildly successful. However, they were ceaselessly ridiculed in the music press for producing fluff and junk, particularly in their so-called disco phase. Success and popularity doesn't necessarily translate into critical acclaim. The music press, in particular - RollingStone Magazine - were particularly brutal...as they were with Led Zeppelin (whom they trashed repeatedly). I think that now both the Bee Gees and Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page in particular) are recognized for being trailblazers. Barry Gibb was recently presented a Kennedy Center award. And clearly Barry deserves the Gershwin Prize too! We shall see if that happens.
The Bee Gees were incredibly popular worldwide, so not sure why you would say they were under-appreciated. They were a very successful group.
If you haven’t already Reacted to their song Massachusetts, it would be a great one to React to.
@@davidharrison1523 ...what I meant was that the cognoscenti were always very dismissive of the Bee Gees, especially during and after Saturday Night Fever and their so-called disco music.
Robin starts it, but thats Barry as lead. His chest voice is magnificent
Robin started, then Barry took over after his breathy “aaaand”. Barry sang mist of the track. His regular voice is nothing like the falsetto.
For a great song with Robin as lead, check out "I Started a Joke" from the mid 60's.
I love the songs when Maurice was lead…”Closer Than Close” and “Man in the Middle” ❤
Or Massachusetts. That is my favorite one sung by Robin G.
Barry's natural singing voice is actually quite low. Listen to Nights on Broadway for reference. He just sang really high falsetto. Also, Robin only sang lead in the first verse of this. The rest was Barry.
Maurice sings the highs on Nights on Broadway amazing!!!!!
@@jeffreybabor2585 Yes, I know. Back then, Barry left most, if not all, of the high to Maurice. And yes, it was amazing. Maybe not as flowing as Barry later did, but amazing, nonetheless.
Bee Gee’s before disco era is magical!
Fanny is my personal favorite.
Definitely Fanny! Not gonna beat that one!
As a "Gibb" brother...Andy...
As the youngest "Bee Gee" it would be Maurice...born 35 mins after his fraternal twin Robin.
Barry doesn't have a high, high voice. That's his falsetto. Listen to a few more songs and you'll hear his beautiful natural voice.
Andy born 1958. Maurice 1949. Robin 1949, 35 minutes before Maurice. Barry 1946. Oldest was sister Lesley.
" To Love Somebody" is another great song by them you should react to. I'm 65 and love their older stuff ❤
Andy!!! The youngest Bee Gee was Maurice. The Gibb brothers have actually died in reverse order (youngest to oldest) Andy, Mo, Robin! RIP ANDY, MO, ROB!!!! ❤❤❤❤
Robin singing Massachusetts is my favorite, what a great song and his voice is fantastic 😊
This era was when I liked the Bee Gees. This song was written by Barry and Robin Gibb and was the first single on the group's 1971 album Trafalgar. It was their first No 1 single.
It was their first US number 1. Spicks and Specks was their first number 1 in Australia ( I was wrong, it was New Zealand) then Massachusetts and I've Gotta Get a Message to You in the UK and many other countries.
@@lclark6854 Spicks and Specks were not number 1 in australia, it was number 3. But it was number 1 in New Zealand
I so much preferred the pre-disco era Bee Gees.
I agree, their early stuff is the best and I mean from their '1st' (which wasn't their first) to around Spirits Having Flown. I had all of them. Cucumber Castle is my favourite and Idea comes in at a very close second but how can a person really pick.
@@beegeesbuster1 Thank you. I didn't realise Spicks and Specks was number 1 in NZ. They have commented in interviews it was number 1 when they left Australia (but obviously not in Australia). You have to take a lot of what celebrities say in interviews with a pinch of salt sometimes!
Robin starts the song singing lead, Barry sings the second verse and on from there. All three of them can sing any range, low, middle, and high falsetto. They are amazingly talented. Since they've been singing together as brothers since the late 1950s, it's no wonder they are in perfect sync and harmony. Great song writers too!
I think it’s funny I’m a pretty big metal head but I always have loved The Bee Gees.
Same her, but this type of songs that the Bee Gees did.
That’s ok! You can like a variety of genres! Keep enjoying The BeeGees!
Andy was the youngest brother.
The track “ Alone” showcases Robins vocals beautifully 😊
For Whom the Bell Tolls, Tokyo Nights, Bodyguard, Living in Chicago...
@@Zlata1313 - Country lanes, Black diamond, I started a joke, When he's gone, Cryin' every day, &c.
This was so beautiful, how can you not love the Bee Gees
For Whom the Bell Tolls, One, Alone
Robin sings the first verse of this song while Barry sings lead on the rest. The song was 1 of 2 songs they wrote together the day they were back toogether after a breakup that lasted from early 69 to late 70. The other song was Lonely Days. Both songs a testament to the feeling of missing eachother when they were apart.
How Can You Mensd A broken Heart went number 1 in the US in 71 while Lonely Days went number 3 in 70.
When it comes to natural harmonies, no one beats the Bee Gees!
*Andy was the youngest brother. May he RIP.
And he was the first to die. :(
The Everly Brothers had phenomenal harmonies. Family members have similar voices so good harmony is a possibility.
Andy was a solo artist, not part of the Bee Gees!
But he was not a member of the BeeGees, he was a solo artist. Maurice and Robin were the youngest BeeGees, they were twins.
@@teddybissell7512 They asked for the youngest Gibb brother, not the youngest Bee Gee. At least I think they did. Could be wrong.
They actualy named their PHENOMENAL documentary "The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" - I highly, highly, highly recommend watching it - Barry is the main storytelller.
Yes, his brothers were all dead when it was made.
It's rather heart breaking to see Barry on his own.
What a great voice Robin has. Love his singing.❤
At least Barry sings most the lead on this.👍
Written about the brothers. They had broken up over creative control and this was the get back together song
Pre-disco Bee Gees is some of the best pop music ever recorded.
The youngest brother is Andy Gibb who had a solo career, but sadly he passed in his prime
The Bee Gees kept my dance card full.
omg how amazing are the bee gees i love them soo much the voices holy cow
Andy is the youngest who passed away way to early at the age of 30! ❤🙏😥
You are definitely getting it wrong. Robin had the opening and Barry came in with his chest voice. Barry has most of the lead vocals on this song. Please watch the Midnight Special performance of Nights on Broadway to give you a clearer picture of their chest and head voices.
Maurice and Robin were Twins and Barry was 3 years older outside of the Bee Gees; Andy Gibb was the youngest brother and had his own musical career. He was born in 1958 d.1988.
Please check out man in the middle so you can hear Maurice singing lead! Or Closer than close!!
Please check out some of Andy’s music!!!
Also check out their children in The Gibb Collective with “Please don’t turn out the lights “!!!
I love the disco era of Bee Gees but their early stuff really shine. " I started a Joke" features Robin and is a masterclass in songwriting. Check it out when you can.
Dude, now here's a group that you can listen to ANY recording of ANY song and it'll be freaking fantastic. Not too many people, ever, I'd say that about. But these guys... oh yeah. 6:14 Yep. Smooth as molasses.
Barry doesn't always do falsetto, especially in their earlier songs. His first "falsetto" song wasn't until 1975's "Nights on Broadway", however in a live version of the song, it is sung by Maurice. They could all do falsetto. I don't know which Bee Gee videos you've done, but you need to do songs from the 60s through 2001. They are more than mid/late 70s. Also, you should do a video by each one singing lead. They all had great voices, so different, but blended so well. And don't forget Andy.
IMHO the key to their distinctive harmonies is their light, airy feeling of them along with the vibrato which they are right together on.
Thanks for your reaction.
The BeeGees were: the tallest and oldest brother (with the big hair and beard), Barry Gibb, born September 1, 1946, the only surviving Gibb brother. Robin Gibb (with the long hair, no beard), born December 22, 1949-passed away May 20, 2012, and Robin's fraternal twin brother Maurice (the balding brother with the beard, pronounced "Morris") Gibb, born December 22, 1949-passed away January 12, 2003. They also had another, younger, brother Andy Gibb, born March 5, 1958-passed away March 10, 1988.
The three oldest brothers were born on the Isle of Man (UK). Oldest brother Barry got seriously burned when he accidentally pulled boiling tea over himself at 18 months old. He was in coma for a while, nearly died and was in hospital for many months. Because of this, he did not learn to talk until after the twins were born. Later the family moved to Manchester and from there they emigrated to Australia in 1958, right after Andy was born.
All 4 brothers are just natural musical talents. All of them dropped out of high school in their early teens and none of them could read or write music. All their compositions were created completely organically.
Their musical career, which they had started as little kids, didn't lead to international success so they moved back to the UK in 1967. Then they had a string of big hits, until they temporarily broke up around 1970 for 15 months. Started back up, looking for a new sound which they first found in 1974 with the transitional album "Mr. Natural". After that "Main Course" was the first album that moved them into a new direction: more rhythm&blues, dance music like with great hits like Nights on Broadway and Jive Talkin' (and was also actually the first album on which their logo was introduced).
From 1976 on they went all out with falsetto driven dance music which lead to their biggest commercial success as they provided classic songs for the Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack (1977 Stayin' Alive, How Deep is Your Love, Night Fever amongst them). You should react to the 1979 live version of Stayin' Alive, too ruclips.net/video/7niXSh7vWRI/видео.html Other great songs to analyze: great album tracks from the 1979 Spirits Having Flown album, the title song: ruclips.net/video/WH_j90fCIk4/видео.html, the outrageously beautiful song Reaching Out ruclips.net/video/vfHUS5Mf00Q/видео.html. From their Still Waters album, Smoke and MIrrors: ruclips.net/video/MT9vRHSWNbk/видео.html. From the 1960's I've gotta get a message to you ruclips.net/video/CA4CInDnTk8/видео.html. And from the 1990's the simple song Blue Island live in an accoustic version: ruclips.net/video/162GlAEpfrY/видео.html.
Andy was kind of Barry's mini me, about half a foot shorter and 12 years younger but they were the only lefties of the family. However, his voice was nowhere near as broad in range or as strong as Barry's. As producer Alby Galuten said in the book "Tales of the brothers Gibb "Andy's falsetto was nowhere near Barry's." Andy had a lower, huskier, sound to his voice and his range was not as big as Barry's. I personally always thought his voice was much better suited to songs of his first album, Flowing Rivers. Andy died of myocarditis - which is an inflammation of the heart - on March 10, 1988, 5 days after his 30th birthday. His heart had been weakened by his drug addiction over the years which, by the way, was also the main reason for his split from Victoria Principal. He also had a congenital heart problem that was later also discovered in Barry and Barry's second son Ashley. Try listening to the song Dreamin' on ruclips.net/video/-KdBVKcSSSw/видео.html which is kind of a duet with Barry. And here are the 4 brothers live on stage in 1979 doing You Should Be Dancing ruclips.net/video/_6MR-E_Qzz0/видео.html And finally a few photos of Barry and Andy: i.postimg.cc/jS6n3Jkv/Barry-Andy.jpg and i.postimg.cc/TwnPh8M0/82c126fc42a35d3b737867af41338199.jpg and the 4 brothers with their mother i.postimg.cc/FRNMbwkD/b9b2561eadffee11347573c97063c2f8-zpsd89478eb.jpg
Few bands have had as long and great a career as the Bee Gee's. I'd suggest my fav next, 'To Love Somebody'. Also 'New York Mining Disaster 1941', 'Nights On Broadway', 'Holiday', 'Alone' and 'Massachusetts'. All fire! Cheers.
Andy (Andrew Roy) Gibb was the youngest brother. He died at age 30 due to a heart condition he was born with that was worsened by his previous drug abuse. He was supposed to become the 4th Bee Gee but died just before they were supposed to start working together. He was also recording a new album when he passed. It was released posthumously.
ANDY. RIP. ❤This is a great one! 😊😊❤❤ (they all are) The harmonies are spectacular on this song.
Great reaction guys.
Robin sings lead on the first verse. Barry takes over lead after that.
This song was released in 1971, 4 years before they first used the falsetto singing style.
Al Green’s live version is worth a watch, to me. This is the original.
Barry loved Al Greens cover.
Al versions version is the one they should have checked first.
Majorty of suggestions are those not hip to black soul & funk
It's quite Lame
@@jgsrhythm100 I agree. Al’s live version is magnificent. He holds that falsetto and it’s magical.
Not the original but definitely fantstic!
I think the Bee Gees live performances of this (1989, 1997, 2001) are just as good as the studio version.
Barry does sing in a lower voice in Rest Your Love on Me, a country song. They could all sing falsetto.
They could all sing falsetto, but Barry was a vocal genius at it! While most singers have one set style or range to their voice, Barry could change it up to sing anything & with anyone (Andy Gibb, Olivia Newton-John, Barbra Streisand, Dione Warwick, Diana Ross, Kenny Rogers, Michael Jackson, Michael Buble) He had the most impressive & distinctive vocal range and was never limited to a single style or type of music.🎼
their vocals wrap you in a blanket.
Bought this single when it came out in the very early 70's.
Me too!
Robin sings lead from 1:42 to 2:10, then Barry sings the lead the rest the way. One of their vintage classics, for sure!
It was a #1 Billboard Hot 100 charter, and it was written in reference to their breaking up (about an 18-month estrangement of the brothers) and their reconcilement in 1970. They were miserable apart, missed one another. It took, according to Barry more than a couple of years to return to their old creative and personal bonding. I LOVED your reaction! So spot-on!!
Andy Gibb had so many great tracks!❤
Robin only does the first line…then the rest of the song is done with Barry leading in his natural chest voice. This was way back in the early 70’s before they even discovered they could do the high falsetto voices. There are several videos of them singing this song so you can see who’s actually leading…but they all could sing really low as well as really high making them so versatile!
Yes please listen to and see them perform this and many other songs live so you can see who is actually singing and just to watch how wonderful they perform💜
One of their best performances of this is during '79 Spirits Tour. A guy in comments said when Barry came in with his "And....", that he practically blew the roof off the stadium. He said he'd seen all the big names in LA back in the day (Zep, Stones, Queen, & others) but the crowd went crazy when Barry came in, & is something he'll never forget.🎵
I love Bee Gees!!!! They have thousands wonderfull songs and I would love to see your reacting more Bee Gee's songs. And Andy too! Thank you!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@Te-legram-Me_Barsandbarbells You must react to "Nights on Broadway", "Alone", "Run to Me", "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", "For Whom The Bell Tolls", "Immortality (with Celine Dion)", "Guilty (with Barbara Streisand)... And there are so so so many incredible songs! Andy Gibb, their baby brother, was wonderfull too and you should react to " Don't Throw It All Away", "Rest Your Love On Me (with Olivia Newton John)" and " Starlight". I'd a great Bee Gees's fan from Brazil . Thank you!
I love all time of Bee Gee songs❤❤❤
Nights On Broadway is the first time Barry sings in falsetto. Also listen to “Spicks And Specs” it’s their first number 1 song of n Australia when they were kids. The answer is Andy. 🤔
Robin only sang the first verse, then Barry leads for the whole rest of the song. He has a great vocal range and can also sing deep.
Fun fact: Michael Jackson was a very close friend of Barry and at a time when he was having massive trouble falling asleep, he would always call Barry to sing him this song (on the phone). So you're right about the "lullaby"! 😅
The BeeGees are like Elvis - great singing live and having distinct eras in their music… and the fans (like me) have been enthralled since the 50s (Elvis) and 60s (BeeGees). ❤❤
Hi guys: Of course you are going to be asked to dive into Robin's voice sooner or later by all your fans. There are a lot to choose from but, IMHO start with Country Lanes from Main Course, I Started A Joke next and then I Am The World. Lots more but start with these three. Great reactions.
They write all their music as well as several other hits they wrote for others.
The Gibb siblings oldest to youngest: Lesley, Barry, Robin & Maurice, and finally Andy. Lesley and Barry are the only ones still alive.
Barry is the oldest, Robin and Maurice (the twins) are the middle and Andy is the baby.
You'll soon get used to who is who singing the more you jump down the rabbit hole folks . . . You'll soon understand when Robin sings or leads by the wild vibrato that he has in his voice . . . So, the voice that started off this song was Robin's, and then Barry basically took over the rest of it, apart from when their joint harmonies kicked in. The best thing for you both to do is to listen to songs where each of them do the lead in a song, and then you can literally "almost" figure out who is doing what in all of the others after that . . . Barry was mainly the lead in most of their songs while the twins did the backing, and then all three will harmonize at some point. However, if you actually watch their music videos - or anything form their live shows, and not just the music option songs like you are doing here - you'll also see who is singing at the time to help you out voice wise, too!
Robin sang the first verse. Barry the second. Also, Barry on the chorus.
Beegees becoming a funky dance band in 70s was a crazy
as sayng the carpernters would become heavy metal icons
Even if this is a broken hearted song, for me its a healing song.. love the beegees❤
They are just amazing... wrote their music.. for decades.. don't mess with this group. Wrote music for soundtracks. I grew up in the 80's my Uncle/Godfather.. loved the BeeGee's b4 the disco era.. when Robin did Massachusettes.. (sp) my Uncle is 20 yrs older than me.. He loved the Bee Gee's b4 the Disco era. This is a song b4 the Disco Era. Never mess with sibling harmonies.. Bee Gee's, Osmond's, Jackson's..
This one was there first since getting back together about broken hearts
When they started they were unfairly called out as a sort of the Australian - brother boy band version of the Beatles. But in the Sixties, all bands were compared to Beatles. Their folkish harmonies were unparalleled. Their Greatest Hits from BEFORE their Main Course album are phenomenal and then unparalleled in the 70's. The main difference is that they made the transition in the 70's and started the whole Disco craze. And Barry is one of the greatest songwriters of his generation. Again, right up there with Paul McCartney.
They were not Australian but English. They were writing and singing 3 part harmony before anyone in Australia heard of the Beatles but they were accused of copying them. Also don't forget Robin co-wrote 90% of the Bee Gees songs with Barry (including those for Streisand, Rogers/Parton, Warwick, Ross, &c) and Maurice wrote many with them as well. Maurice was the musician who put Robin's and Barry's lyrics and melodies to music and was the third harmonist. Unfortunately disco scuttled their career.
Yes, the Main Course album was where they transitioned to disco. My favorite song from them is LONELY DAYS. It's an amazing banger that doesn't get played by "reactionists". It was a pretty big hit that I recall hearing frequently during summer break from school. It's possibly their most forgotten hit ... a banger!
Brits not Aussies. Read their biographies.
Sorry. They grew up in Australia and so I thought they were from there.
I did see their Main Course concert in Oklahoma City!They were phenomenal!
@@bennychristensen4314 they only lived in Australia for 9 years. Barry was nearly 12 when he and his family emigrated to Australia so he spent most of his childhood in the British isles and the twins were nearly 9 when they left England. Even kept their northern English accents. Never gave up their British citizenship.
My favorite BeeGees song! That was Barry singing.
Andy Gibb was the youngest. He just wasn’t in the band.
First no.1 song on the n USA
I started à Joke Sung by Robin will tug at your heart strings
Robin sang the first verse,then Barry comes in the second verse.
Andy was the youngest,inwich he had his own solo career, he died very young from drug abuse, he sounded so much like Barry as well as looks, he had a few number 1 records that were#1 on the pop charts
Andy didn’t die of an OD!!! He was sober when he died!
@@tinakeith5822He died of myocarditis, brought on by years of drug abuse.
I have this 45 in my collection. This was their pre disco years. A couple others from that time that are well worth the listen are, "I Started A Joke" and "Massachusetts".
Andy.... 🙂 And yes, the first line was Robin. They have soooo much great songs.
My favorite BG song ❤️ check out Al Green "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" live in Seoul - the good Reverend definitely made it his own & Barry loved it 🔥
Al Green does a great cover of this beautiful song.
My first album was the Saturday night fever soundtrack and I've been hooked since. Love me some Bee Gees. Andy was awesome as well lol
They also have an older sister Leslie. Robin sang first verse then Barry did lead rest of the song.
Love love them from 60,s and 70,s
About 99.99 percent of their songs are great.❤❤❤❤
Also "Words" is a real beautiful song.
Robin did lead on first verse, believe Barry on the second one - i love this song - always been one of my favourites. Their songwriting ability and distinctive voices and those harmonies are amazing.
Ironically this was the first song they wrote together after their initial run as a group and a number of years apart from a falling out. So mending a broken heart was Barry and Robin’s way of mending their broken hearts
One of my favorites, from within the narrow few years where I like their sound.
Smooth and so pleasant
This is such a beautiful song - but very sad.
You just scratched the surface with The Bee Gees. So many great songs!
Legends!!!!!!!
Barry and his sister are the only ones living now.
They get me in my feels every time❤😂
Listen to whom the bell tolls
Yes, that is another amazing song!
Andy!!!!
All the Beegees songs are very good. Listen to words, Massachusetts, and nights on Broadway.
The Bee Gees have either early songs - like this one - and then the disco era of mid to late 70's. Right in the middle is "Nights on Broadway". Fantastic song!
@wpollock1They also had tons of amazing hits in the 80's, 90's and 2000's they had #1's and other top 100 hits for 5 decades. I do love the "Nights on Broadway" especially the live performance from December 1975 "Midnight Special"
This and Lonely Nights were the first two songs that they wrote after getting back together and were there first 2 number one hits in america.
You two are great! You should listen to "To Love Somebody" which Barry said was his favorite song. It's also mine. It's another one from the yearly years. ( listen to the live version from 1967) In this song that you just listened to, Robin sings the first verse and Barry sings the rest. Just gorgeous music. The Bee Gees were so underrated. As disco faded they unfairly received a backlash because of their disco music. They were the face of disco and people were burning their records. It became so bad that they started writing songs for other singers. Such a shame. They just played to the market at the time. Their early music is my favorite but I love all of it.
ReacTrax says you've reacted to four Bee Gees songs, and yeah, the last one was Fannie Be Tender back in May of last year.
This is a great song. Thanks for the reaction. :) (via ReacTrax)
Gotta get a Message to You is must listen
Andy was the the youngest brother. Andy and Olivia Newton John sang " Rest your love on". me"..... A Lovely duet
Awesome reactions, thank you
Beautiful duet written by Barry.❤️
More Bee Gees please and thank you♥️ Bodyguard, Massachusetts, Inside Out, Shadow Dancing (Andy Gibb)