Barry Gibb: The Unexpected Story Behind Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive” | Apple Music
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- In this episode of Apple Music Essentials, Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees connects with Zane Lowe to share the stories behind the band's most timeless hits. Barry reflects on songs such as “Massachusetts,” “To Love Somebody,” “Stayin’ Alive,” “Too Much Heaven,” “You Should Be Dancing,” and many other classics. Listen to the Bee Gees on Apple Music: apple.co/_BeeGe...
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I know all the brothers were talented, but for me Barry was the man. The greatest singer songwriter the world has ever heard.
Me too❤
Look at how humble Barry comes off. This guy is a legendary musician/superstar and he is is as down to earth as your grandfather or uncle.
What a fun loving Barry you and your brothers 1 of a kind x
I'm a nurse of 42 years. Staying alive is just the perfect rhythm for CPR
Wonder if Barry realizes how much he is loved and respected. The Bee Gees worked very hard and created so many hit songs.
Protect this man at all cost.
What, wrap him in bubble wrap?
For the musicians: I had to go figure out what the synth is doing in Jive Talking for myself. It's in 7/4 over a 4/4 groove. It repeats the phrase four times and resolves on the "1" when the vocals come back in. Freaking brilliant.
People tease and diss on the Bee Gees for their 70s disco era but Barry Gibb is one of the most prolific songwriters of his time. He deserves to be up their with McCartney and Lennon. The guy could write a hook. I'm always blown away by something when I listen to their tunes. There is always something that pops up and surprises me that I missed.
Barry and his brothers are up there since long time ago. Their music catalogue is the most prolific catalogue in the world. It's as simple as that
@@peacenowar4886 - I'm glad Barry acknowledged for example that "Massachusetts" was Robin's idea. Robin also wrote the lyrics for "Stayin Alive" on his plane ticket on the Concorde after reading a newspaper about violence in NYC. It was a societal commentary. Too many people just assume Barry wrote everything. They were all partners.
You sound defensive.
I agree Barry is a musical genius and a humble man . Musically the Gibb brothers were one of the greatest composers and performers in pop history. These days nothing like them comes close .
I agree they where the best and the most beautiful, no big egos.
You’d think from this interview that all these great songs just happened. It takes somebody with a great amount of talent (and a fair amount of humility) to make what they do seem so easy.
This interviewer is a soppy dope and annoying creep.
One word WOW
Who knew?
The speed of Stayin' Alive is used as a guide for how fast to pump when CPR is taught because everyone knows the song, the title is relevant, and the pace is spot on. It is amazing that people are alive because of it. What a gift.
“First I was afraid, I was petrified…”
What an appropriate name for the song!
Thanks I will remember 5hat in case I need to use it one day🙏
@@abrackas1 kept thinking I could never live without you by my side
@@abrackas1 hahahaha!!! Michael Scott :D
Barry is a legendary singer, songwriter and exceptionally humble person. It is too sad that his younger brothers are no more. His recalling that the beat of Staying Alive was used as CPR , is incredible. 👌👌👍👍😊😊
Barry atemporal não teremos outro.Bee Gees surreal💖💔
@@MariangelaGuimaraes-zz1by Thanks for your response. 🙏🙏
For me growing up in the 60's The BEE GEES were even more formative than the BEATLES. The span of their musical topics was relentlessly original and I recognized them as TRUE SOUL SINGERS as they rarely, if ever recorded a song they did not compose themselves. Add to this the incredible vocalists who either had hit records with their compositions or branded the original in a definitive new light. The Beatles were a soaring comet whose lifespan was cut short, whereas the BEE GEES shown brightly for 6 decades and their songs will be played for all eternity and reimagined by younger artist perhaps who today are unaware of their musical genius.
barrys personality is so precious 🥺
Truly the best.
So much talent ❤️ 😂❤🎉
I feel so lucky to have lived in the days when a new Gibb brothers song was on the radio. Thank you Barry.
It was like a breath of fresh air every time.
lol
So much talent. Awesome era. I remember my middle sister and her friends driving from Hialeah to Miami Beach going up and down in front of his house trying to meet or run into Barry.
I love a humble person that has had so much success👍
What a knowledgeable man. A beautiful awesome person ❤️♥️
Barry's till got that special something - that humble charisma and presence about him - that he and his brothers have always had. I love this man! ❤️
He does still have it, doesn’t he?
Wow, how could anyone give this thumbs down, Barry is one of the legendary songwriters of the era.
Will some ppl are just really unhappy, I don’t understand how you could thumbs down this beautiful genius.
THE BEST❣️
fans of justin bieber and ed sheerhan. they're such losers.
Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees are the joy of my life!
Greetings from Egypt
Wale Omar my husband was born in Cairo, then came to Oz and married me @ Scottish girl. We are very happy coming up 50years.
@@M49-x9k My dear, that is really good to know.
My best regards to you and to your husband.
Yes! Chest compressions to the lines Stayin’ Alive, stayin’ alive! Perfect rhythm to keep the heart going. My young co-worker had never heard of the Bee Gees, and asked what song would she know. I said Stayin’ Alive and she said oh, the song we do chest compressions to? 😁😄🥰 I always wondered if Barry knew about this. Now I know he does! ❤
Thank you so much for the love and support❤️, what is your name and where are you writing from?
I love the Bee Gees and I am sad Robin died and Maurice, Andy. Barry is probably one of the most genuine and honest person, he speaks from the 💜
Wow Barry looks good! Aging VERY well!
Sir Barry Gibb is a wonderful person!💜🌟🌠
The Bee Gees music will live forever
Barry is one of the coolest guys on the planet.
Sir Barry is such a beautiful man inside and out! ❤️
Definitely
Yes yes
Pun intended? 😭
@@UnorthodoxBeats Clever (took me a second to get that)! 😄
👏👏✌
He is so humble! The music of the BeeGees has positively impacted so many people!
I loved hearing how the Bee Gees got started, how they evolved, and how some of their greatest songs came to be! It was hilarious hearing about Barry Gibb's discovery of his falsetto voice!
Barry is a lovely man. Staying alive has saved many lives and he’s “gratified”
Bee gees songs are all about LIFE
Thank you Barry. You e all been such a blessing
It’s so interesting hearing how the songs were made
Such a great interview! The more I have learned about the Bee Gees, the more I have come to realize they are the best group ever - not only for the songs they recorded, but for all the hundreds of songs they wrote. Incredible talent, plus always so humble. Barry, Robin, Maurice - love you all always. Thank you!
It's wonderful to see you Mr. Gibb. I've been a fan forever of the Bee Gees
The beegees are such a powerful group, Barry is a cracking writer and singer, just shame we lost the other two. It would have been great to hear what they would have produced now.
Robin wrote the lyrics for "Stayin' Alive" on the Concorde after reading a newspaper about violence in New York City in the 70's. It was a scary time.
Thank you for sharing I didn’t know that
❤#1 Bee Gees
Barry is sweet and sensitive man ! And BEAUTYFUL!!♥️🇮🇹. Love from Italy
*beautiful.
@@tanyairwin3695 sorry
Nokia I agree greetings from Oz.
Don't know how to fix it, do you?
I love it when those melodic geniuses talk about how they wrote their masterpieces! I always want to know more! I wish Barry writes a book on this subject
I want him to write a book, period.
Я тоже этого хочу.
@@BGWhisperer His book is in the works and will likely drop after the biopic that's being made of the Brothers Gibb.
@@Pamsmith59 I just hope Barry doesn’t give the Robin crazies more fodder.
I ❤ Sir Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees. My Bee Gees playlist is a must in my phone.
I’m an ICU nurse and ALWAYS hum this song while I’m doing compressions. The timing is just as critical as the compressions themselves. The song is practically the standard for teaching compression timing when you’re getting certified in basic and advanced cardiac life support.
Thank you Barry. Thank You Bee Gees.
Musical genius, still incredibly handsome!
I agree! Barry still has that easy charisma he's always had. It's very attractive. ❤️
He is, isn’t he?
I just smiled and enjoyed my way through this. . I just drove by his house a couple weeks ago and I thought I would love to see him coming out of his driveway sometime when I was driving by there. If it was another day and time I would love to shake his hand and thank him for all the beautiful music that he has (and his brothers of course) touched so many people’s hearts with.
I agree.
I never got to see the Bee Gees in concert, but I swear if I had an opportunity to see Barry now I would just hug him and thank him for the decades of wonderful music.
The most better singer and songwriter for all times, together with his brothers.... RIP Robin, Maurice & Andy Gibb.
Some of those Bee Gee songs just get better with time.
They were good and all get better with time!
Great interview. Only thing being; they were NEVER, EVER a "weird" band. They were just special. PERIOD.
And best looking, amazing genes! Fan of theirs for fifty years!
I think in some ways he meant that the clothes they wore were weird.
I agree
Bee Gees in the late 60s and early 70s was amazing! I keep finding so many top tunes from back then.
Early Bee Gees is pop genius as well as the later music.
Bee Gees were underrated! Great hits! Pick most bands you like or love and think of the their hits The Bee Gees probably have more!
Winds of Change 😩👌
Staying Alive is a great dance track.
Stayin Alive is still used for CPR to this day. Its because it is exactly the same beat as you are supposed to pump the heart during resuscitation and since everybody knows the song its an easy way to remember what rhythm and speed you are supposed to use in an emergency
Barry is very humble when it comes to his success. He truly is a musical genius! Such a nice man. Good interview. Thank you.
I agree a beautiful man, who with his brothers wrote the best music.
0ooh yeah I agree with you....❤❤❤💕
Barry Gibb has been the soundtrack to my life.. He was making music before I was born and he's still here with us.. This is a blessed man.. love this man..
I was born in 1970,. I agree. I don’t want to know a world without Barry Gibb.
I love how animated he gets about How Deep Is Your Love. You can tell he loves that song. It brings out more youthfulness in him.
Glad you saw this too!
🥀Amazing interview with Barry Gibb he's so creative and so was his Brothers. I've been listening to them since the 60's on up so I know the feeling of the changes they went through over the years in sound tracks ect: everytime I listen to any of their song's I can feel the lyrics and relate to the song. I know when I'm not feeling well I listen to music and I start to feel better, I was born into music by my Dad he was inducted into the Country music hall of fame and honor in Macon Ga singer song writer writer in 1987 so anytime I needed to relax I'd sleep to music. Brothers Bee Gees knew exactly what they were doing every step of the way in the music industry. I seen them in Atlanta Ga in 1975 on 2nd row they were so Amazing oh yeah I love these Guy's so much and I miss Andy, Maurice and Robin Gibbs I loved them too. Thanks for posting this video it's priceless and unbelievable🥀🕊🥀🕊🥀🕊🥀🕊🥀☝️🥀
Great interview! Barry is so talented and the interviewer did a terrific job.
I just recently heard from a nurse I work with that CPR is taught to the tune of "Stayin Alive" So cool!
If this video explored all of their great songs it would be fifty hours long 🌈
Always enjoyable to see interviews with Sir Barry!
Barry Gibb is a very humble man and loved much.💖
Fan since 1967.
💕💕💕
Music was not 'weird' - it was beautiful!
Subsequent-Gen, uninformed-snark is all.
Weird and beautiful aren't mutually exclusive.
@@lawsonj39 true, but are they necessary related?
Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy of Arts
Not necessarily "weird" but definitely "off the wall".
@@duvan-solis They're not unrelated, is the point. You can find beauty and wonder in strange/odd/weird things.
Glen Frey once said that he would like the Eagles to be remembered for "doing the work". Clearly this is why Barry, Robin and Maurice were so prolific because they did the work. All the talent will mean nothing if you don't do the work.
Barry is one of the most brilliant people to ever walk the planet.
I hope songwriters were paying attention to that. He laid it out there. He wasn't coy or guarded. He said exactly what they did.
One of the greatest song writers ever.
I’m a student paramedic, and we were taught the CPR rhythm to Stayin Alive (or another one bites the dust😂)
"At first, I was afraid.... I was petrified!"
Lol thats awesome!😊
@@ChrisCarmona I understood that reference.😊😉
If you're feeling optimistic about saving the person it's Stayin' Alive...otherwise it's Another Bites The Dust.
@C G ... exactly!! was just gonna type that LOL
Such a wonderful interview and just a wonderful and humble man.
I'm pushing 55 this year and all my life, if I needed to get a song out of my head I'd think of "How deep is your love". I Never get tired of hearing it.
That song can bring me to tears.
Barry is so wonderful.
Love this journey into the creation of Bee Gee music. Special indeed.
Indeed! Retired RN here and we used “Staying Alive” beat for doing compressions to save patients in the ER and Trauma Surgical ICU where I worked!!! Us RNs also thought of how beautiful and handsome Barry Gibb was and IS!!!! 👏🏼♥️😊✨
I was a 9-year-old growing up in Los Angeles. When I saw the trailer to the movie SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER on TV I went crazy!! God I loved it
I just love Bee Gees and Barry…..how they made it??? What a honour to talk with him
Thank you very much, such a beautiful interview. Love Barry's humbleness and his storys. Wouldn't it be nice to have Barry's book about Bee Gees? Looking forward if that happens.
Thank you I didn’t know he ha a book
@@M49-x9k i don't know if Barry wrote this book? I said it would be nice to have it if he will write it.
I agree it would be lovely to have a book where he details the back stories of music tracks and periods of the brother's career, along the same vein as he did in this interview. It would be fascinating and an amazing addition to any Bee Gees fan's collection. ❤️
Barry gibb i love youuuuuuuuuuuuu
This man and his Brothers were genius's , They have provided the musical backdrop to countless people of ny generation, from the Disco to smooching in the dark with a beautiful woman the music has a haunting quality that will never be surpassed as far as I am concerned, If there is a Heaven then The BeeGee's will be there to serenade us with their gorgeous talent .
Barry Gibb is a Living Legend ❤❤❤
Oh good! Glad you saw this!
I like that Barry finally recognizes the fact that they did falsetto on "Please Read Me" which is a great song, by the way. The narrative was that "Nights on Broadway" was the first falsetto- but I agree with the larger point that the "Nights on Broadway" falsetto was substantively different as it was not part of a harmony and led to it being used for lead vocals, like on "Fanny be Tender".
Ohhh interesting
Fanny be tender is one of my top 10 favorite BeeGees songs!! I can listen to it over and over!
Always loved the brothers Gibb
Barry Gibb is fabulous.
Excellent interview, Zane. Love the Gibb brothers. So much talent, so much fun.
No one ever mentions the drumming of Dennis Byron on those grooves. A major factor on those Saturday Night Fever Bee Gees hits.
"Stayin' Alive" is a loop, though.
Or Maurice's bass lines, especially on You Should Be Dancing
@@RideAcrossTheRiver Of Dennis' drum-work for "Night Fever." He had to fly to Scotland to be with his dying mother during recording work on Stayin' Alive in that French chalet-studio, so the engineers Albhy and Carl selected a part of the drumming for Night Fever which already was "in the can."
@RideAcrossTheRiver But Stayin' Alive is the only one that's a loop, and they pulled it from Dennis' drumming on Night Fever.
The Bee Gees is my first conscious recognition of great sounds in music, like harmonies in voices and chords on instruments. I was 7 at the time.
Barry survived the ride of extreme celebrity and fame, he has a great wife and family that I'm sure had a part of his survival.
Barry has a beautiful wife, who I am sure helped get over the hard times.
Such a beautiful soul he is 👍🏻👍🏻🙏
I love to listen to the story behind song. It shows how something that might seen insignificant gains momentum in the mind of the artist and becomes the most precious thing in the lyrics and/or in the music.
Barry never disappoints
I looked for this. Found it. Love 'Staying Alive.'
He’s a legend. ❤️
amazing artist, wonderful gentleman. God bless him
What a wonderful insight to where these beautiful songs came from, great interview!
Barry G. would draw a crowd around him everywhere he would travel. Even his own neighborhood I'm sure. Interesting to listen to a great singer & songwriter.
Thank you Barry for all your music 🙏🕺🏻💃🏻✨. From 🇫🇷.
I was very lucky to see the Bee Gee’s early in the 80’s here in Detroit, wonderful show, it was like playing a greatest hits CD!
I’m a fan of Barry now, you did a great job interviewing him. I grew up in the 80s but I think the Bee Gees were the sound of the 70s and they were one of the first bands that started to introduce the world to electronic music like in the song “Jive talking”. Today the most popular music is all created with electronic instruments except the voices.
This brings back so many memories I sung this song in Science class in 2015
I can’t say enough kind words about Barry. Just that … that’s all. 💁🏻♀️☀️💕
Hello dear, how are you doing today? It's nice meeting you here.
So Alby came up with the Stayin' Alive riff. Shows how important producers can be. And for the Bee Gees and their shift to R & B, Alby and Arif were extremely important.
really good advice from a master songwriter
there are few greats . The word is overused to say the least. But this is one of them, Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb. I have been a musician since the age of five, and it is such a marvelous territory to escape into and then to come out and share it with others. These guys were the best at that.🎼🎼🎼
The Gibbs were a great family band