The beat is also what you use when doing CPR to make sure you're doing the right number of repetitions. So if you're ever doing chest compressions on somebody having a heart attack think of this song to keep up the beat
They wrote 1000 songs. They were great before and after the disco era too. Very talented brothers, the brothers Gibb, sometimes joined by younger brother Andy before his untimely death.
“Too Much Heaven” “Jive Talking” “ More Than a Woman” all Bee Gees songs. “For Whom the Bell Tolls” and “Alone” are all great. Everything they did was perfect. More Bee Gees please. Btw, Barry is the one with the long hair, lead on this one.
Andy didn’t really sound like Barry, they were similar because they were brothers but Andy voice didn’t even come close to the power of Barry’s voice. Everyone thinks he sounded like Barry because of his records, but Barry did all the harmonies and backing vocals for Andy so what you were hearing was actually Barry..
Robin recalls, "The subject matter of 'Stayin' Alive' is actually quite a serious one; It's about survival in the streets of New York, and the lyrics actually say that". Barry Gibb also recalls, "People crying out for help. Desperate songs. Those are the ones that become giants. The minute you capture that on record, it's gold. 'Stayin' Alive' is the epitome of that. Everybody struggles against the world, fighting all the bullshit and things that can drag you down. And it really is a victory just to survive. But when you climb back on top and win bigger than ever before, well that's something everybody reacts to everybody".
Watching & listening to young people reacting who are hearing music I grew up on...thrills me!!❤❤❤ ROCK ON!😎❤❤❤ I'm turning 70 next month and have been a DJ at local rock radio station in 70's...Plus worked for a Radio show on "Roots of Rock n Roll" for years at University I retired from.
They were born on the Isle of Man of English parents. The family moved to Manchester, UK and later emigrated to Australia. They returned to UK 10 years later. Love your reaction. Keep listening, it's good for all our hearts❤❤
Robin wrote some of the original lyrics on the Concorde after reading about civil unrest and crime in the 70's in the New York Times, unemployment, race riots, "Son of Sam" mass murders, etc. The lyrics are actually quite serious. Barry sang lead on this song. Robin, the one without a beard, also often sang lead. Maurice was the best musician of the group. All three brothers were great singers and composers and wrote over 1000 songs for themselves and hits for others like Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Barbara Streisand, Diana Ross and Celine Dion and their songs were covered by people like Elvis and Janis Joplin. They tied The Beatles for #1's on Billboard during a single week. They were IMO the best harmony trio to ever exist. PS, as a retired nurse, holding your breath and bearing down puts pressure on the vagus nerve and restores normal heart rhythm.
They wrote this song after a visit to New York during Son of Sam. They saw a lot of struggles. New York Times (newspaper) means what effect media has on man. You would enjoy: Obsessions Wind of change (1979) I Surrender Fanny be tender Jive talking
The BG references were many including Barry Gibb, Barbara Gibb, Bill Gates, Bill Goode. According the Barry there is no definitive reason for the name including 'Brothers Gibb.'.
Let’s clear up some info that is wrong-they were in France mixing the live album and writing for their next album. They had already written Staying Alive, Night Fever, More Than A Woman, How Deep is Your Love and If I Can’t Have You when Robert called them wanting them to write songs for the movie, they told him they were busy, he insisted so the sent him the demos for those songs which all ended up being used for the soundtrack. And Staying Alive has the first ever drum loop; Albhy and Karl took two bars from Night Fever and looped it as their drummer had a family emergency and had to leave for a bit. They were musical geniuses and I’m so grateful that I was old enough to experience witnessing that culture change. It was incredible.
BARRY shared leads throughout the Bee Gees run until 2002, then sang lead for most of the late 1970's -- when he used his ability to sing high falsetto for ad libs or main lead singing, but after 1980's.he cut down on falsetto singing, to return to his regular singing voice. ROBIN sang lead more than half the time during the mid-late 1960's and occasionally in the 1970's, 80's and 90's, aside from his solo breaks from Bee Gees from late '60's until his death in 2012. Maurice did have a few leads on the Bee Gees tracks . Maurice helped with the song-writing, arrangements, and used his expertise for instruments, particularly piano, keyboard and bass guitar. ALL the Bee Gees were responsible for the gorgeous harmonies!!
I've read that you give CPR to the beat of this song! You're right, they don't make music like this anymore! Thank Heaven we have these oldies! I was in my teens and 20's when the Bee Gees were around. SO thankful to have lived through that time! BTW, every woman I knew was in love with Barry Gibb!!!!!
@CliffBeatsClassics I just subscribed! This song was written for the movie soundtrack SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, which was based in New York and focused on a man (John Travolta) who danced in the disco’s on the weekend. Sorry this is a little long... The Brothers Gibb (Barry, the oldest & lead here); and fraternal twins Robin, no beard, and Maurice - pronounced Morris). They started singing in 1958-2003. Barry is the only one still living today. He celebrated his 78th birthday and 54th wedding anniversary on 9/1/24. The Bee Gees were MEGA stars back in the day. In this song they were singing in their falsetto (high) voices, but this was not their regular singing voices. And they wrote ALL their own songs. At one point in their career they released 6 straight #1 songs in a row. They were: 1. How Deep Is Your Love (mostly regular voices) 2. Staying Alive (just about everyone on the planet has heard this song in movies) (falsetto)- you just did this one. 3. Night Fever (All these 3 were from the Saturday Night Fever movie Soundtrack (falsetto) 4. Tragedy (falsetto) 5. Too Much Heaven (falsetto) 6. Love you inside out (falsetto) So all of those are a must to react to. But they had hits before and after that streak. Here are others that are my favorites that you have to react to: 1. You Should Be Dancing (falsetto) 2. Jive Talking (live 1975 Midnight Special) (regular voice) 3. More than a woman(falsetto) 4. Nights on Broadway (live 1975 Midnight Special) (regular voice) 5. Love So Right (falsetto) 6. You Win Again (1987 Dutch TV countdown show) (regular voice) 7. Wind of Change (1975 live Midnight Special) (regular voices) And these are just the songs THEY SUNG! They wrote, played instruments, sung background and produced for OTHER ARTISTS, so please do some of these: 1. Emotions (Samantha Sang) 2. Immortality (Celine Dion live 1997 Vegas) 3. Islands in the Stream (Kenny Rogers/Dolly Pardons) 4. Woman in Love, Guilty, What Kind of Fool (Barbra Streisand) 5. Heartbreaker (Dionne Warwick 6. Chain Reaction (Diana Ross) 7. If I Can't Have You (Yvonne Elliman) 8. Grease (Frankie Valli) 9. Any Andy Gibb record (he was their little brother and had a great solo career)
During the late 70s (disco era) Barry dominated the lead vocals, but other those few years, Robin did a fair amount of lead (maybe 40%?) and Mo typically did a song or two each album. Robin had the most prolific solo career (mostly in Europe). They were all very talented, but together they were exceptional.
Robin had the most prolific solo career because when they got back together, Barry agreed to not put out solo albums. Otherwise he would've taken over the charts as a solo artist!
In the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive," the reference to "the New York Times effect on man" reflects the influence of media and societal expectations on individuals. The New York Times, as a prominent newspaper, symbolizes the broader cultural and social dynamics of urban life, particularly in New York City.
Lead singer? Depends on the song. Robin or Barry were usual leads. Barry took the lead in the “disco” period. Robin had the lead on more of the pre-disco era and started taking lead again in the 90’s and 2000’s. personally I prefer songs with Robin lead, I just think his voice is more captivating. Maurice had also taken the lead on a few songs.
They wrote all their songs. Barry sung lead on this song. Barry is the only one surviving. They’ve been inducted into the Writers Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. At one time people boycotted Disco. But they regrouped and put out songs till 1990’s. BeeGees is right up there with the Beatles and MJ. Grew up watching them and still list listen to them. Listen to Tragedy and Jive Talking. Their hit in the 90’s Yo Whom The Bell Tolls showcases Robin’s voice Take care of yourself
Cliff, according to the Bee Gees in their biography, the song was a stylish R&B song that was classified as Disco by Rolling Stone magazine. That's why we got that line. NY was the hub of Disco back then with Club 54 as the Spotlight. They couldn't understand why people would call what they obviously thought was kind of a tribute to their R&B heroes got hijacked into being classified a Disco song. It made no sense to them which is why they referred to it as "New York Times thinking".
6:32 maaannn this is a deep and awesome rabbit hole . Love the BeeGees ... Lots of memories skating n dancing to them ❤ Also from the movie Saturday Night Fever soundtrack which they did
Such a banger. If you ain't moving your probably dead 😂Check out You should be dancing live with youngest brother Andy is fire. Great reaction and Peace out Cliff ☮️ ✌️ 🙏
This great band had so many awesome music with great songs...😊❤ explore their musical journey early start from the year 1958 to about 2003 after the death of the younger twin Maurice 😢....
Freddie Mercury, AC/DC, Prince, ABBA and Pink Floyd: We have together 15 weeks on #1 US Billboard Hits in only 10 years - Sir Barry Gibb (the middle dude 🦁with the falsetto) 44 weeks on #1 and more than 100 #10 Hits - hold my beer 🍺 😂
Trust me, Cliff, we all were. Anyone who could have like him did. The rest of us were envious of him. I was a kid, so my mom wouldn't let me have long hair. When I was old enough in the 80s, that style was on thy outs.
Excellent reaction! No need to apologize. This song was featured in the movie Saturday Night Fever released in December of 1977 which starred a very young John Travolta who played the character Tony Manero. The Bee Gees are Barry Gibb, the one with the big hair, Robin is the one with the longer hair and Maurice is the one who is prematurely losing his hair in this video, all of them brothers. Barry is the surviving brother of the Bee Gees. 7:45 "The New York Times effect on Man, was there a hit piece out on them or something?" This is from The Ultimate Biography Of The Bee Gees: Tales Of The Brothers Gibb, by Melinda Bilyeu, Hector Cook, and Andrew Môn Hughes: (A small excerpt from Rolling Stones magazine article) From the Bee Gees' response: "So we weren't thinking in terms of what you might call the music (Disco) and 'Stayin Alive' was born of those feelings and the lyric of 'New York Times effect on man'. New York was, in fact, having that effect on the whole world at that point. Not so much California but the Studio 54 (That was a popular nightclub in NY and difficult to gain entrance to at times) and the nightlife and the young people trying to find a future for themselves where without this nightlife there might not be a future, I think the 'Tony' character in Saturday Night Fever depicted that." I am glad you liked the song and found some comfort in the song. Peace. ☮
@@donnamyden1348 You're exactly right! My memory is that it was Barry mostly, but a. I could be wrong, and b. Robin was really good! Before they got into disco Robin sang lead on some of my favorite songs! Thanks for the reply, and God bless you!
@@George-kv6gm check out some songs from the late 90’s early 2000’s. “Alone” is one, when Robin sings his part it is unbelievable. “ This is Where I came”. Also good. Robin singing “Please” live shortly after Maurice’s passing is heart wrenching.
Cliff, you are absolutely right!! I have seen where kids are learning CPR to this song, because of the beat, they are able to do compressions w/ the beat to help the person until help can get to them. Great song!!
The New York Times was widely read back then and it shaped people's thoughts. At the time this was written, the Son of Sam, David Berkowitz was terrorizing the city, so it was all over the news. Lead singer is Barry Gibb, but Robin shared lead singing. Barry was known for his iconic falsetto.
All I can say is I love the work and enjoying the hell out watching you learn about my gens music. Also you have got to look into the recognized therapeutic benefits both cardiovascular and mental health to just listening to music, and if you get up and dance and sing along the physical benefits are obvious. Music is life expressed and when you engage with music your life is enriched. The ancient greek philosophers had brilliant stuff to say about music that i think everyone should look up and think about.
They used the same drum track from their hit Night Fever, and just slowed it down for Staying Alive (due to the drummer’s absence for a family emergency) I love Maurice’s bass in this song.
Amazing fact you told us. Never thought about it that way. And I really felt my heart beat normalize. Maybe it's a power of suggestion and purely psychosomatic, but, who knows. Music has that power over us. Also (maybe somebody has already commented but anyway), this is not just an entertainment disco classic, it has deep social subcontext. Here is a quote from Wiki (where else): "Several words from Robin Gibb's Concorde ticket inspired the Gibbs[clarification needed] to write the lyrics for "Stayin' Alive". Robin recalls, "The subject matter of 'Stayin' Alive' is actually quite a serious one; It's about survival in the streets of New York, and the lyrics actually say that". Barry Gibb also recalls, "People crying out for help. Desperate songs. Those are the ones that become giants. The minute you capture that on record, it's gold. 'Stayin' Alive' is the epitome of that. Everybody struggles against the world, fighting all the bullshit and things that can drag you down. And it really is a victory just to survive. But when you climb back on top and win bigger than ever before, well that's something everybody reacts to everybody". And, by the way, what you said is mention in the article further down, entitled "Use in medical training". It corroborates your statement. Thanks for the reaction! Bee Gees are one of my favorites.
Hi Cliff..its Suzy from Michigan..I suffer from high anxiety and I listen to and watch the bee gees daily to bring my stress levels down. Chemo did a number on me. Thank you for sharing your health battles with us..I just watched this video again of your reaction and paid attention to my heartbeat and sure enough you and your doctors are right! My heart rate stablized and I felt more alive..crazy! Enjoying watching your reactions and spending time with you daily. Ive been bedridden 13 years now from delayed effects from chemo for breast cancer. You bring joy to my world! Thank you! Take care! Hugs to everyone! Hang in there my friends who are suffering.
Hey Suzy.. wishing you the best from Georgia. Sorry to hear about the chemo effects. I lost my little sister recently and I think if she'd known how bad the chemo was going to be and how little time she actually had left, she wouldn't have done it at all. So I feel for you. Sending prayers.
That's pretty chill about the cardiac rehabilitation with the Bee Gees "Stayin' Alive" beat. It's also wild that you're listen to the song for the first time, for the lyrics instead of the beat the picture heart back on path. So glad it's worked and you've recovered. It's a great song to listen to all the time every time to get your day moving.
when this came out, I was a little kid and I remember watching the movie Saturday night fever with my older sisters. That whole soundtrack was 🤩 amazing
Thank you for going on this journey back into the past. I know you said it before that you were born in the wrong area. I believe you were born in a perfect era! You are bringing good classic music to new years, new audience, young people and by doing so keeping great music, legendary music, eternal and not forgotten. Thank you for all you do Cliff. You’re a good young man!
I have SVT also and never heard of doing this. Thank you. I usually breathe in for 4 seconds and exhale for 4 seconds but I will definitely try this. I had an ablation done by an incompetent electrophysiologist who assured me that my SVT would not happen again and instead of occasionally getting rapid heart beat, now it’s every day. Wish you well my fellow SVT’er.
The drum beat is based on a heart rhythm at exactly 120 BPM, and the breathy lyrics are reminiscent of the need to breathe and ultimately stay alive. Supposedly, the band had someone lay on the floor with their heartbeat monitored, and they told the drummer to use that as the beat when recording the song, though this has never been confirmed.
I have had SVT episodes almost daily for the last 3 years. Just had my 2nd ablation and that seems to have fixed it. Worth looking into. It is really difficult day to day not knowing when it will happen.
Barry is the lead singer. He’s the only one still alive. He’s the tallest and the oldest brother. Their younger brother, Andy , was a great singer. He had a great solo singing career and he died at age 30.
Lol I think we all feel our heartbeat 24/7 right? Plz don't stop and try to teach I understand u have to stop a few times if we don't need a teaching session damn!
Watch the John Travolta movie Saturday Night Fever. The Bee Gees do the sound track, including this song. It’s what the song is about. His life in the movie.
This is one of the songs they wrote for the soundtrack of the movie "Saturday Night Fever". There's a terrific live acoustic video of them singing "Massachusetts": ruclips.net/video/qar-NJ5rjW0/видео.htmlsi=uIAUrUkkNJ6MFi-d. Their song "New York Mining Disaster 1941" is chilling. RIP Robin & Maurice. Their brother Andy's song "I Just Want to be your Everything" is so good. (RIP Andy).
I heard this:?? The drummer didn't show up on the day of the recording. Instead, they grabbed 8 or 16 drum bars from another song and looped them over and over.
The beat is also what you use when doing CPR to make sure you're doing the right number of repetitions. So if you're ever doing chest compressions on somebody having a heart attack think of this song to keep up the beat
Good to know!
Yes-so many of were thinking of CPR too-so interesting. And the ironic song title. Love that it is medically important
“Another One Bites The Dust “ is another song to do CPR, but the title is daunting to say the least.
Or I'm too Sexy...
@@johnk275 hahahaha!
This was the theme song for the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever, the breakout role for John Travota.
Btw, that is Barry Gibb doing the lead.
They wrote 1000 songs. They were great before and after the disco era too. Very talented brothers, the brothers Gibb, sometimes joined by younger brother Andy before his untimely death.
“Too Much Heaven” “Jive Talking” “ More Than a Woman” all Bee Gees songs. “For Whom the Bell Tolls” and “Alone” are all great. Everything they did was perfect. More Bee Gees please. Btw, Barry is the one with the long hair, lead on this one.
Night Fever. They worked on the soundtrack for Grease also, at least writing some of the songs if not performing them.
Barry Gibb oldest brother of the BEE GEES is lead vocals on staying alive....and most songs....all his younger brothers passed away....R.I.P.
This song is at the beginning of the movie,
Saturday Night Fever. It’s playing while John
Travolta is walking down the street .
The Bee Gees are icons. The music back then was pure raw talent. No auto tune. Love your reaction!
They had a younger brother also that went off on his own. Andy Gibb
Their younger brother Andy, whose voice sounded like Barry's, was a successful solo artist as well.
Andy didn’t really sound like Barry, they were similar because they were brothers but Andy voice didn’t even come close to the power of Barry’s voice. Everyone thinks he sounded like Barry because of his records, but Barry did all the harmonies and backing vocals for Andy so what you were hearing was actually Barry..
Robin recalls, "The subject matter of 'Stayin' Alive' is actually quite a serious one; It's about survival in the streets of New York, and the lyrics actually say that". Barry Gibb also recalls, "People crying out for help. Desperate songs. Those are the ones that become giants. The minute you capture that on record, it's gold. 'Stayin' Alive' is the epitome of that. Everybody struggles against the world, fighting all the bullshit and things that can drag you down. And it really is a victory just to survive. But when you climb back on top and win bigger than ever before, well that's something everybody reacts to everybody".
Barry's falsetto is FAMOUS!!!!
They wrote this song for the movie Saturday Night Fever. Only Barry survives. He has been married to his second wife for over 50 years
Watching & listening to young people reacting who are hearing music I grew up on...thrills me!!❤❤❤ ROCK ON!😎❤❤❤ I'm turning 70 next month and have been a DJ at local rock radio station in 70's...Plus worked for a Radio show on "Roots of Rock n Roll" for years at University I retired from.
To hear them at their best play To much heaven, you’ll love it, Barry really shows his vocal talent
They had biggest album ever as soundtrack of "Saturday Night Fever" 🎤🎶🎤🎵🎤🎶🎤🎵🎤🎶
They were born on the Isle of Man of English parents. The family moved to Manchester, UK and later emigrated to Australia. They returned to UK 10 years later.
Love your reaction. Keep listening, it's good for all our hearts❤❤
Robin wrote some of the original lyrics on the Concorde after reading about civil unrest and crime in the 70's in the New York Times, unemployment, race riots, "Son of Sam" mass murders, etc. The lyrics are actually quite serious. Barry sang lead on this song. Robin, the one without a beard, also often sang lead. Maurice was the best musician of the group. All three brothers were great singers and composers and wrote over 1000 songs for themselves and hits for others like Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Barbara Streisand, Diana Ross and Celine Dion and their songs were covered by people like Elvis and Janis Joplin. They tied The Beatles for #1's on Billboard during a single week. They were IMO the best harmony trio to ever exist. PS, as a retired nurse, holding your breath and bearing down puts pressure on the vagus nerve and restores normal heart rhythm.
They wrote this song after a visit to New York during Son of Sam. They saw a lot of struggles. New York Times (newspaper) means what effect media has on man. You would enjoy:
Obsessions
Wind of change (1979)
I Surrender
Fanny be tender
Jive talking
He might be too young to know that the Son of Sam was a serial killer.
@ that is true. Thank you that clarification that i forgot to give.
Bee-Gees = Brothers Gibb
The BG references were many including Barry Gibb, Barbara Gibb, Bill Gates, Bill Goode. According the Barry there is no definitive reason for the name including 'Brothers Gibb.'.
Barry is the one with the lion's mane.
Bee 🐝 Gees ❤
Let’s clear up some info that is wrong-they were in France mixing the live album and writing for their next album. They had already written Staying Alive, Night Fever, More Than A Woman, How Deep is Your Love and If I Can’t Have You when Robert called them wanting them to write songs for the movie, they told him they were busy, he insisted so the sent him the demos for those songs which all ended up being used for the soundtrack. And Staying Alive has the first ever drum loop; Albhy and Karl took two bars from Night Fever and looped it as their drummer had a family emergency and had to leave for a bit. They were musical geniuses and I’m so grateful that I was old enough to experience witnessing that culture change. It was incredible.
You would need two pages to feature their accomplishments... they used full orchestras in a few of their songs,,, beautiful..
BEE GEES FOREVER
BARRY shared leads throughout the Bee Gees run until 2002, then sang lead for most of the late 1970's -- when he used his ability to sing high falsetto for ad libs or main lead singing, but after 1980's.he cut down on falsetto singing, to return to his regular singing voice. ROBIN sang lead more than half the time during the mid-late 1960's and occasionally in the 1970's, 80's and 90's, aside from his solo breaks from Bee Gees from late '60's until his death in 2012. Maurice did have a few leads on the Bee Gees tracks . Maurice helped with the song-writing, arrangements, and used his expertise for instruments, particularly piano, keyboard and bass guitar. ALL the Bee Gees were responsible for the gorgeous harmonies!!
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I've read that you give CPR to the beat of this song! You're right, they don't make music like this anymore! Thank Heaven we have these oldies! I was in my teens and 20's when the Bee Gees were around. SO thankful to have lived through that time! BTW, every woman I knew was in love with Barry Gibb!!!!!
AMAZING BAND!!! These guys: SO, SO TALENTED!!! They wrote SO MANY SONGS for others that became hits, other than their OWN catalog!! ENJOY, CLIFF!!!
@CliffBeatsClassics
I just subscribed! This song was written for the movie soundtrack SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, which was based in New York and focused on a man (John Travolta) who danced in the disco’s on the weekend.
Sorry this is a little long...
The Brothers Gibb (Barry, the oldest & lead here); and fraternal twins Robin, no beard, and Maurice - pronounced Morris). They started singing in 1958-2003. Barry is the only one still living today. He celebrated his 78th birthday and 54th wedding anniversary on 9/1/24.
The Bee Gees were MEGA stars back in the day. In this song they were singing in their falsetto (high) voices, but this was not their regular singing voices.
And they wrote ALL their own songs. At one point in their career they released 6 straight #1 songs in a row. They were:
1. How Deep Is Your Love (mostly regular voices)
2. Staying Alive (just about everyone on the planet has heard this song in movies) (falsetto)- you just did this one.
3. Night Fever
(All these 3 were from the Saturday Night Fever movie Soundtrack (falsetto)
4. Tragedy (falsetto)
5. Too Much Heaven (falsetto)
6. Love you inside out (falsetto)
So all of those are a must to react to. But they had hits before and after that streak. Here are others that are my favorites that you have to react to:
1. You Should Be Dancing (falsetto)
2. Jive Talking (live 1975 Midnight Special) (regular voice)
3. More than a woman(falsetto)
4. Nights on Broadway (live 1975 Midnight Special) (regular voice)
5. Love So Right (falsetto)
6. You Win Again (1987 Dutch TV countdown show) (regular voice)
7. Wind of Change (1975 live Midnight Special) (regular voices)
And these are just the songs THEY SUNG!
They wrote, played instruments, sung background and produced for OTHER ARTISTS, so please do some of these:
1. Emotions (Samantha Sang)
2. Immortality (Celine Dion live 1997 Vegas)
3. Islands in the Stream (Kenny Rogers/Dolly Pardons)
4. Woman in Love, Guilty, What Kind of Fool (Barbra Streisand)
5. Heartbreaker (Dionne Warwick
6. Chain Reaction (Diana Ross)
7. If I Can't Have You (Yvonne Elliman)
8. Grease (Frankie Valli)
9. Any Andy Gibb record (he was their little brother and had a great solo career)
I took the, “New York Times’ effect on man,” to represent the media as a whole.
During the late 70s (disco era) Barry dominated the lead vocals, but other those few years, Robin did a fair amount of lead (maybe 40%?) and Mo typically did a song or two each album. Robin had the most prolific solo career (mostly in Europe). They were all very talented, but together they were exceptional.
Robin had the most prolific solo career because when they got back together, Barry agreed to not put out solo albums. Otherwise he would've taken over the charts as a solo artist!
Love Bee Gees - all eras / genres of thier 50+ year career.
In the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive," the reference to "the New York Times effect on man" reflects the influence of media and societal expectations on individuals. The New York Times, as a prominent newspaper, symbolizes the broader cultural and social dynamics of urban life, particularly in New York City.
Lead singer? Depends on the song. Robin or Barry were usual leads. Barry took the lead in the “disco” period. Robin had the lead on more of the pre-disco era and started taking lead again in the 90’s and 2000’s. personally I prefer songs with Robin lead, I just think his voice is more captivating. Maurice had also taken the lead on a few songs.
Got to watch the movie
They wrote all their songs. Barry sung lead on this song. Barry is the only one surviving. They’ve been inducted into the Writers Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. At one time people boycotted Disco. But they regrouped and put out songs till 1990’s. BeeGees is right up there with the Beatles and MJ. Grew up watching them and still list listen to them. Listen to Tragedy and Jive Talking. Their hit in the 90’s Yo Whom The Bell Tolls showcases Robin’s voice Take care of yourself
I never thought of this as an uplifting song; rather it is a sort of desperation.
Too Much Heaven. Amazing showcase of their vocal harmonies. Also performed and recorded live.
No. It was not performed and recorded live. The audio in that video is from the 'Spirits Having Flown' LP.
🙏RIP ROBIN, MAURICE, ANDY🙏 GREAT TALENTS
Cliff, according to the Bee Gees in their biography, the song was a stylish R&B song that was classified as Disco by Rolling Stone magazine. That's why we got that line. NY was the hub of Disco back then with Club 54 as the Spotlight. They couldn't understand why people would call what they obviously thought was kind of a tribute to their R&B heroes got hijacked into being classified a Disco song. It made no sense to them which is why they referred to it as "New York Times thinking".
6:32 maaannn this is a deep and awesome rabbit hole . Love the BeeGees ... Lots of memories skating n dancing to them ❤
Also from the movie Saturday Night Fever soundtrack which they did
Such a banger. If you ain't moving your probably dead 😂Check out You should be dancing live with youngest brother Andy is fire. Great reaction and Peace out Cliff ☮️ ✌️ 🙏
This great band had so many awesome music with great songs...😊❤ explore their musical journey early start from the year 1958 to about 2003 after the death of the younger twin Maurice 😢....
To really understand the lyrics you need to understand John Travolta's character in Saturday Night Fever...the character and lyrics fit together.
Saturday Night Fever was John Travolta's first huge movie. Disco themed with lots a dancing!!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Electrolyte imbalance has a strong link with heart arrhythmias.
The beat works when doing CPR, I have done it. Weird doing chest compressions and thinking of Staying Alive, but it works.
This was SO POPULAR in the DISCOs!! The movie Saturday Night Fever was a HUGE HIT, starring John Travolta.
Freddie Mercury, AC/DC, Prince, ABBA and Pink Floyd: We have together 15 weeks on #1 US Billboard Hits in only 10 years - Sir Barry Gibb (the middle dude 🦁with the falsetto) 44 weeks on #1 and more than 100 #10 Hits - hold my beer 🍺 😂
They had a lot of good dance music. Get up and dance it’s good for your heart as well ❤️❤️❤️👵🏼
The singer with super high falsetto was Great Barry Gibb ❤🎉
Trust me, Cliff, we all were. Anyone who could have like him did. The rest of us were envious of him. I was a kid, so my mom wouldn't let me have long hair. When I was old enough in the 80s, that style was on thy outs.
Good times and great REAL talent.
Excellent reaction! No need to apologize. This song was featured in the movie Saturday Night Fever released in December of 1977 which starred a very young John Travolta who played the character Tony Manero. The Bee Gees are Barry Gibb, the one with the big hair, Robin is the one with the longer hair and Maurice is the one who is prematurely losing his hair in this video, all of them brothers. Barry is the surviving brother of the Bee Gees.
7:45 "The New York Times effect on Man, was there a hit piece out on them or something?" This is from The Ultimate Biography Of The Bee Gees: Tales Of The Brothers Gibb, by Melinda Bilyeu, Hector Cook, and Andrew Môn Hughes: (A small excerpt from Rolling Stones magazine article)
From the Bee Gees' response: "So we weren't thinking in terms of what you might call the music (Disco) and 'Stayin Alive' was born of those feelings and the lyric of 'New York Times effect on man'. New York was, in fact, having that effect on the whole world at that point. Not so much California but the Studio 54 (That was a popular nightclub in NY and difficult to gain entrance to at times) and the nightlife and the young people trying to find a future for themselves where without this nightlife there might not be a future, I think the 'Tony' character in Saturday Night Fever depicted that." I am glad you liked the song and found some comfort in the song. Peace. ☮
Robin and Maurice were twins, born Dec. 23rd, 1949. They were fraternal twins, so not identical.
please, please , please try some of their pre disco work, you wont be disappointed
I'd say Barry was the lead singer, although they all were really good. Good reaction, thanks! God bless you, and keep you healthy and safe!
Depends on the song. I prefer when Robin is the lead.
@@donnamyden1348 You're exactly right! My memory is that it was Barry mostly, but a. I could be wrong, and b. Robin was really good! Before they got into disco Robin sang lead on some of my favorite songs! Thanks for the reply, and God bless you!
@@George-kv6gm check out some songs from the late 90’s early 2000’s. “Alone” is one, when Robin sings his part it is unbelievable. “ This is Where I came”. Also good. Robin singing “Please” live shortly after Maurice’s passing is heart wrenching.
Cliff, you are absolutely right!! I have seen where kids are learning CPR to this song, because of the beat, they are able to do compressions w/ the beat to help the person until help can get to them. Great song!!
"Stayin Alive" has a deep meaning.BeeGees had a way of putting deep even sad lyrics to upbeat music.Check out "Tradgedy","Love You Inside out".
The New York Times was widely read back then and it shaped people's thoughts. At the time this was written, the Son of Sam, David Berkowitz was terrorizing the city, so it was all over the news. Lead singer is Barry Gibb, but Robin shared lead singing. Barry was known for his iconic falsetto.
Ik was 14 toeniknaar deze film ging,,,geweldig was dat
There was another brother, Andy. He was at the height of his musical career but died young.
All I can say is I love the work and enjoying the hell out watching you learn about my gens music. Also you have got to look into the recognized therapeutic benefits both cardiovascular and mental health to just listening to music, and if you get up and dance and sing along the physical benefits are obvious. Music is life expressed and when you engage with music your life is enriched. The ancient greek philosophers had brilliant stuff to say about music that i think everyone should look up and think about.
They used the same drum track from their hit Night Fever, and just slowed it down for Staying Alive (due to the drummer’s absence for a family emergency) I love Maurice’s bass in this song.
Amazing fact you told us. Never thought about it that way. And I really felt my heart beat normalize. Maybe it's a power of suggestion and purely psychosomatic, but, who knows. Music has that power over us. Also (maybe somebody has already commented but anyway), this is not just an entertainment disco classic, it has deep social subcontext. Here is a quote from Wiki (where else): "Several words from Robin Gibb's Concorde ticket inspired the Gibbs[clarification needed] to write the lyrics for "Stayin' Alive". Robin recalls, "The subject matter of 'Stayin' Alive' is actually quite a serious one; It's about survival in the streets of New York, and the lyrics actually say that". Barry Gibb also recalls, "People crying out for help. Desperate songs. Those are the ones that become giants. The minute you capture that on record, it's gold. 'Stayin' Alive' is the epitome of that. Everybody struggles against the world, fighting all the bullshit and things that can drag you down. And it really is a victory just to survive. But when you climb back on top and win bigger than ever before, well that's something everybody reacts to everybody". And, by the way, what you said is mention in the article further down, entitled "Use in medical training". It corroborates your statement. Thanks for the reaction! Bee Gees are one of my favorites.
Hi Cliff..its Suzy from Michigan..I suffer from high anxiety and I listen to and watch the bee gees daily to bring my stress levels down. Chemo did a number on me. Thank you for sharing your health battles with us..I just watched this video again of your reaction and paid attention to my heartbeat and sure enough you and your doctors are right! My heart rate stablized and I felt more alive..crazy! Enjoying watching your reactions and spending time with you daily. Ive been bedridden 13 years now from delayed effects from chemo for breast cancer. You bring joy to my world! Thank you! Take care! Hugs to everyone! Hang in there my friends who are suffering.
Hey Suzy.. wishing you the best from Georgia. Sorry to hear about the chemo effects. I lost my little sister recently and I think if she'd known how bad the chemo was going to be and how little time she actually had left, she wouldn't have done it at all. So I feel for you. Sending prayers.
One of the e greatest Groups & songs ever to exist
It's actually use for doing CPR
That's pretty chill about the cardiac rehabilitation with the Bee Gees "Stayin' Alive" beat. It's also wild that you're listen to the song for the first time, for the lyrics instead of the beat the picture heart back on path. So glad it's worked and you've recovered. It's a great song to listen to all the time every time to get your day moving.
when this came out, I was a little kid and I remember watching the movie Saturday night fever with my older sisters. That whole soundtrack was 🤩 amazing
Yep, this is one of the songs that we learned cpr to as a teacher
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Thank you for going on this journey back into the past. I know you said it before that you were born in the wrong area. I believe you were born in a perfect era! You are bringing good classic music to new years, new audience, young people and by doing so keeping great music, legendary music, eternal and not forgotten. Thank you for all you do Cliff. You’re a good young man!
Thanks for sharing. Keep up the great work!
research baby, do your shit, check out their whole history and cry. what they achieved.. is incredible brother.
I have SVT also and never heard of doing this. Thank you. I usually breathe in for 4 seconds and exhale for 4 seconds but I will definitely try this. I had an ablation done by an incompetent electrophysiologist who assured me that my SVT would not happen again and instead of occasionally getting rapid heart beat, now it’s every day. Wish you well my fellow SVT’er.
This is talking about staying alive in the NYC dance club scene
I’m sure there is a lyric video somewhere on You Tube.
The drum beat is based on a heart rhythm at exactly 120 BPM, and the breathy lyrics are reminiscent of the need to breathe and ultimately stay alive.
Supposedly, the band had someone lay on the floor with their heartbeat monitored, and they told the drummer to use that as the beat when recording the song, though this has never been confirmed.
But 120 BPM is high for a human heartrate.
BWAHAHAHA! Urban Legends are a helluva drug.
Gotta watch the closing scene of movie staying alive with John travolta doing his famous strut!!!!!
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I have had SVT episodes almost daily for the last 3 years. Just had my 2nd ablation and that seems to have fixed it. Worth looking into. It is really difficult day to day not knowing when it will happen.
Barry is the lead singer. He’s the only one still alive. He’s the tallest and the oldest brother. Their younger brother, Andy , was a great singer. He had a great solo singing career and he died at age 30.
I had SVT, bro. I highly recommend a heart ablation. Mine went away after dealing with it for 40 years💜✌️
Same here …
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I like this (the original) and the Teddybear's Remix.
Same for Prince's Kiss and Tom Jones's version lol, like both.
Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters did some covers of The Bee Gees under the cover band name of The Dee Gees. It shouldn’t work but it does. Epic!🔥🔥🔥
You really need to react to Too Much Heaven
The hair.
Lol I think we all feel our heartbeat 24/7 right? Plz don't stop and try to teach I understand u have to stop a few times if we don't need a teaching session damn!
The 70's produced so much tremendous music Cliff! Great job!
The beat can also be used to get your heart started
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Barry sang lead on this
Can you please react to Closest thing to Heaven by Tears For Fears, music video reaction please 😊😊😊
It’s used for CPR. The instructor told us when you perform CPR.. Think in your head about this song that’s how many repetition you use..
Watch the John Travolta movie Saturday Night Fever. The Bee Gees do the sound track, including this song. It’s what the song is about. His life in the movie.
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This is one of the songs they wrote for the soundtrack of the movie "Saturday Night Fever". There's a terrific live acoustic video of them singing "Massachusetts": ruclips.net/video/qar-NJ5rjW0/видео.htmlsi=uIAUrUkkNJ6MFi-d. Their song "New York Mining Disaster 1941" is chilling. RIP Robin & Maurice. Their brother Andy's song "I Just Want to be your Everything" is so good. (RIP Andy).
" THE NY TIMES AFFECT ON MAN" , THE SONG IS DEEPER THAN PEOPLE THINK! IT'S STATING HOW READING THE " NEWS" CAN AFFECT YOU!
I heard this:?? The drummer didn't show up on the day of the recording. Instead, they grabbed 8 or 16 drum bars from another song and looped them over and over.
The drummer had to go home because his mother was ill.