Nights on Broadway waa released in 1975 before Saturday Night Fever fame and that soundtrack release in 1977. They had hits prior to the Disco Era and beyond not just for themselves but for other artists often singing backing vocals. You listen to something like this or a post Fever tune like Tragedy or Too Much Heaven and realize how versed and smart they were as musicians whi honed their craft as childhood musicians into adulthood. So glad tye got into the Rocj N Roll Hall of Fame because even a song like Lonely Days Lonely Nights was killer
I love how this song carries to its eventual conclusion. You get a satisfying experience that feels complete. Another song that feels that way is U2's One.
Excellent !!!! People forget the Brothers Gibb were cranking out hits way before the whole "Saturday Night Fever" explosion. Great music is just great music !!!!! Please do more reactions of them, I promise you won't be disappointed !! 1975.
The Bees Gees had a ton of great songs before and after Saturday Night Fever. This album, Main Course, is one of their best and you should definitely react to “Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)” and “Jive Talking.” You’d also enjoy “Can’t Keep a Good Man Down” and “Subway” from the album “Children of The World.” And I’d also recommend songs from the album “Still Waters,” especially “I Surrender.”
Remembering my sister Trina. She went to buy this 45 and accidently got the wrong artist. I'll never forget her disappointment. I laughed. I'm crying now. Her memory IS a blessing.
Yeah!!! I've always loved that record. As I heard it, that is the first appearance of the soon-to--be-famous Bee Gees Disco Falsetto. A great place to start. Trivia--the Bee Gees wrote To Love Somebody for Otis Redding, but he died before he could record it.
Welcome to the wonderful world of the Bee Gees. Bee Gees are the best. Everything you can imagine they've perfected. Funk, R & B, Pop, Country, this list goes on and on. Too Much Heaven. Fanny Be Tender. Stayin Alive. Tragedy. Love You Inside Out.
I grew up a head banging metal head in the 70s and 80s and the Bee Gees are a staple in my stack of vinyl. Right next to Maiden, Dio, Sabbath, Rush, etc. They bookend my collection with Steely Dan.
i just want to add my appreciation for how right on your reactions are.!To see you ooze with delight over the qualities of this song that have always thrilled me. is a real pleasure. On top of which you bring your musical expertise to shed light on the mechanics of the musicality. Hats off to you both!
I remember it being 1975/6 when it came out before Saturday Night Fever in 1977. It is one better on disc than live but worth seeing anyway. The Midnight Special version is great but they don't scream live!
One of my very faves from them and it's much less well known. The entire composition, flawless and full of Bee Gees funk and those high pitches! Glad you enjoyed this one. Keep up the great reactions!
My favorite Bee Gees song. Barry Gibb is a very underrated songwriter. BTW, is that Louis Jordan on your shirt? He is an unheralded early R&R influencer with songs like Saturday Night Fish Fry. I love his work.
Could be wrong, but I think the bass synth is a Minimoog. I think they used ARPs too, so it could be an Odyssey, but that sounds like a Minimoog to me. Great track, my parents had this album on 8-track and it got a lot of play in the station wagon.
You are right DMX sampled it on the song The Convo and Jake One ft. Freeway sampled it on, How We Ride. Maurice played the bass on the track. It doesn't get any better than The Bee Gees. Every song is a banger and timeless.❤🔥 Love You Inside & Out is another great song & heavily sampled.
Jake One - How We Ride (sampled, Nights on Broadway). It's been sampled at least 14 times by different hip hop/rap groups. DMX sampled it, but it's difficult to pick out.
Brothers Gibbs (BG or Bee Gees). Nothing like siblings who can blend, vocally. They spanned from many years and made themselves relevant to each generation. Massive talent and could pull it off live, too. Check them out of Midnight Special.
Y'all got it Turnt Up this morning! I remember trying to play drums to this song and could not do it. We finally figured out there was two drummers! Peace and love brothers! And I hope you get around to that white album of Fleetwood Mac their first one in the United States, it has Rhiannon and Monday Morning, Over My Head, and Say You Love Me, as well as some nice ballads and some songs that just didn't make the cut on radio but it's still a beautiful album. Peace!
My favorites are my favorite. Love the disco but really LOVE their early and later stuff. No other way to say it , but they were amazing. Melody, writing, harmonies. Can I say it again? HARMONIES! No one better as a total band. They had the talent in spades! If you liked this, then you will have no your mind blown with FANNY (BE TENDER WITH MY LOVE).
OOH Yes!!! Soul Soothing, hard banging, deep groove, big bass music!!! Another example of why new music cannot compare. The Bee Gees wrote, sang, arranged and performed their music; VERY hard to find in any artist that is considered "successful" today. Most I don't even consider music artists; they are "performers". Your smiles and watching you both feeling the music made my afternoon!
The BeeGees were pure Geniuses , you couldn’t pay for their weight in Gold , they were Impossible to pay , these guys were out of this world , I hope you can hear “ Fanny Be Tender With My Love “. That’s a Master Piece .
It's Maurice on bass, makin' a wonderful job. Songwriting and Composition masterful. No need to talk about their singin'. Barry discovered that he's been able to sing in falsetto, just with that track. Check'em out with 'Heavy Breathing' and 'Road To Alaska. Also brill songs.
The Bee Gees were so huge in the 70's that after awhile it became "cool" to bash the Bee Gees & disco in general. I remember the phrase "Disco Sucks" was common place. Now it's refreshing to hear these great songs again & them being introduced & appreciated by a new generation.
I wish that these channels didn't ignore the 1960s Bee Gees, as so many do. They were huge in those days with such beautiful songs before they started writing dance music.
I’m with you on that. “Bee Gee’s 1st” is a great Beatles inspired album, along with a few that followed. I don’t disparage their 70’s stuff though. The songwriting was always solid.
I'm so lucky to have been in my 20's . I got to experience and see lots of great bands and performances from the later 70's ....75 and up. I graduated in 1979. At the time we didn't realize how great the difersity and raw talent but looking back I don't see another time for music like the 70's and 80's even add in the late 60's too!!❤. I'm blessed to have been able to hear many of these greats live!! 💃🔥
Yes he is. Not on album though. Makes me sad because I like Mo getting his respect. A lot of I people think he was just the third wheel. Kinda riding the coast tails of his brothers. He was the catalyst to the Melodie’s, especially the base. I love his quirkiness also.
@@trudyjoejenkins9357 Maurice caused much anxiety often in the studio because of his worsening alcoholism during the 1970's. He was not consistently dependable to show up and contribute-- Robin and Barry covered for him as much as they could. The crew and band members all covered for Mo. He got it under control after those frenetic 70's, until Andy died in 1988. Mo's alcoholism went out of control again until 1991-92, when he finally went sober through an AA program and enjoyed the last decade of his life, as a happy, energetic, productive artist and family man. Mo had such gifts!!! He was taken too soon~ All of these events are well- chronicled and discussed openly by Maurice and his family. You Tube is one source (interviews) and various books and documentaries.
Motown still underrated. It wasn't underrated then. But the singing show contests on TV even when they use some old Motown just trivializes it and reminds me of enjoying the music, not some identity crisis actor singing for cash to buy video games.
My sister brought this album home when I was into Led Zep and Black Sabbath .I laughed at her but secretly the bass on this album absolutely stunned me especially Jive Talkin, ,thanx boys
That was the rise of the world famous falsetto of all time - "...blame it on" - the beginning of legendary status of an voice of generation - Barrys vocals from another planet and the beginning of the triumphal procession of 44 weeks on #1 US billboard charts with twelve immortal tunes to come 🔥
The Brothers Gibb. This is my favorite song by them and they had a ton of hits. The best thing about growing up in the 60s & the 70s is that we were exposed to different types of music. You could hear CCR to Led Zeppelin to the Temptations to Three Dog Night on the same Radio Station. And while Im at it Three Dog Night is a rabbit hole you will want to enter into.
Mo is the most underrated brother in this amazing group. He also was a great bass player. He was instrumental in the music/notes of all their songs!!! He could play any instrument.
A very special surprise! So many freakin hits! Masters in Songwriting, Musicianship, Production and Engineering. This is my very favorite Bee Gee’s song. Yet, their late60’sand early 70’s is fire! Like “Fanny”
I'm 54 yrs old and I can still remember my older brother playing that hit in his car when I was like 8 yrs old. Love how respectful and heartfelt you guys were here. Outstanding RV
Your boy was right, every time that song hit you hit the dance floor! This was released my senior year of high school and I’d take this album to all the parties! That groove is real even years later to today! Chiguy!
These guys were in a state of grace with this album. Crazy good production, what with Barry discovering his falsetto during this time. Do listen to the exquisite "Fanny Be Tender" if you can. You won't regret it!
Brothers, I was (and will always be) a prog rock snob. But, when I wanted to get my grove on, the BeeGees (along with Hall and Oates, The Temps, and the Commodores) were my go to group. These brothers always brought the smoothest, most polished vocal harmonies, and sometimes, like with this tune, a slappin' beat as well.
You will be blown away with Fanny (Be Tender With My Love). Mr. Quincy Jones was quoted as saying that it's his favorite R&B song and the best hes ever heard. Jive Talking is also a bass favorite.❤❤❤
I saw The Bee Gee's live once because my mom didn't want to go alone. I'm so glad I went, for most of the show the brothers used 1 mic and made they're own blends. No one ran over each other, so good!
Main Course was a major shift for the Bee Gees. Their previous album, Mr. Natural had tanked and they weren't sure what to do when they were steered to Criteria Studio in Miami by Eric Clapton. At the same time, they were hooked up with Arif Mardin, a producer know for his chops in dance music. All of these unintentional coincidences provided us with Main Course and set the stage for even deeper excursions into dance/disco that would last throughout the 70's.
Doesn't matter what genre you favor, well written music is well written music. You've got to recognize, Bee Gees had it in droves.
Spot on! Any genre any time when it's genius!
Amen. Some music is go great it transcends genre. I love great vocal harmony--enough said.
FACTS!!!! A great song translates no matter the genre.
You got it. Excellence is excellence!
My favorite Bee Gees song
the song where Barry and his falsetto went front and center for the rest of the way
Nights on Broadway waa released in 1975 before Saturday Night Fever fame and that soundtrack release in 1977. They had hits prior to the Disco Era and beyond not just for themselves but for other artists often singing backing vocals. You listen to something like this or a post Fever tune like Tragedy or Too Much Heaven and realize how versed and smart they were as musicians whi honed their craft as childhood musicians into adulthood. So glad tye got into the Rocj N Roll Hall of Fame because even a song like Lonely Days Lonely Nights was killer
Yes! Lonely Days Lonely Nights 😊
I love how this song carries to its eventual conclusion. You get a satisfying experience that feels complete. Another song that feels that way is U2's One.
One of greatest musicians and writers of all time. Only one left now .
Best Bee Gees song IMHO Bros. 😎
Make a sister happy and review Bodyguard! I adore these brothers and their vibe!✌🏾🙋🏽♀️👑
The Bee Gees are great! I was 20 years old when this record came out. Glad to grew up with this fantastic music!❤️❤️🎶🎶
Excellent !!!! People forget the Brothers Gibb were cranking out hits way before the whole "Saturday Night Fever" explosion. Great music is just great music !!!!! Please do more reactions of them, I promise you won't be disappointed !! 1975.
The Bees Gees had a ton of great songs before and after Saturday Night Fever. This album, Main Course, is one of their best and you should definitely react to “Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)” and “Jive Talking.” You’d also enjoy “Can’t Keep a Good Man Down” and “Subway” from the album “Children of The World.” And I’d also recommend songs from the album “Still Waters,” especially “I Surrender.”
Absolutely gorgeous song! Bee Gees are melody- meisters!.
Remembering my sister Trina. She went to buy this 45 and accidently got the wrong artist. I'll never forget her disappointment. I laughed.
I'm crying now.
Her memory IS a blessing.
❤ sorry for your loss
Great song..kind of a disco era song..
bee gees blue island live
Brilliant track
Yeah!!! I've always loved that record. As I heard it, that is the first appearance of the soon-to--be-famous Bee Gees Disco Falsetto. A great place to start.
Trivia--the Bee Gees wrote To Love Somebody for Otis Redding, but he died before he could record it.
Welcome to the wonderful world of the Bee Gees. Bee Gees are the best. Everything you can imagine they've perfected. Funk, R & B, Pop, Country, this list goes on and on.
Too Much Heaven.
Fanny Be Tender.
Stayin Alive.
Tragedy.
Love You Inside Out.
Best harmonies and falsettos ever!!!
They've been at it for EVER...since younguns
Dozens of great songs of any and every style and generation!
Gorgeous
Yup!
It’s a classic 👌🏻
Great tune.
Mo playing that🎉
I grew up a head banging metal head in the 70s and 80s and the Bee Gees are a staple in my stack of vinyl. Right next to Maiden, Dio, Sabbath, Rush, etc. They bookend my collection with Steely Dan.
Love the song and your reaction!! Please listen to Too Much Heaven, Bodyguard, Alone. Thanks!! Love my Bee Gees!!❤️🎼🎤🎼❤️
i just want to add my appreciation for how right on your reactions are.!To see you ooze with delight over the qualities of this song that have always thrilled me. is a real pleasure. On top of which you bring your musical expertise to shed light on the mechanics of the musicality. Hats off to you both!
Lov the Bee Gees ❤
Something really cool you may want to do. Bowie and Jagger did a vid . Dancing in the streets. They did a great job.
That falsetto is Maurice, too!!❤❤❤
Thank you for this video, the Bee gees was, that are, and they will be BRUTAL.
I remember it being 1975/6 when it came out before Saturday Night Fever in 1977. It is one better on disc than live but worth seeing anyway. The Midnight Special version is great but they don't scream live!
Love it when LA goes BOBBLEhead!
There is a bass here, but I think you may be hearing the Moog bass synth (short bass keyboard). It has that digital blooming effect.
The Moog is playing most of the bass along with the bass.
Their live performance in The Midnight Special is a must-see!
GREAT groove on this one.
❤❤❤
One of my very faves from them and it's much less well known. The entire composition, flawless and full of Bee Gees funk and those high pitches! Glad you enjoyed this one. Keep up the great reactions!
I got this album when it was released. As a 14 year old I played it a lot. I bought it again on cd in my 40s. It holds up.
I just recently bought another vinyl copy of this album. Love it’
Michael Jackson and Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees.
All In Your Name.
Maurice Gibb played the fantastic bass on this.
In love with that bass sound like u guys said
My favorite Bee Gees song. Barry Gibb is a very underrated songwriter.
BTW, is that Louis Jordan on your shirt? He is an unheralded early R&R influencer with songs like Saturday Night Fish Fry. I love his work.
💪👌👌
Fanny Be Tender- The Bee Gees
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Could be wrong, but I think the bass synth is a Minimoog. I think they used ARPs too, so it could be an Odyssey, but that sounds like a Minimoog to me. Great track, my parents had this album on 8-track and it got a lot of play in the station wagon.
You guys need to get on the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack, it's full of bangers like that.
Yo, I own their first Greatest Hits 1969.
You are right DMX sampled it on the song The Convo and Jake One ft. Freeway sampled it on, How We Ride. Maurice played the bass on the track. It doesn't get any better than The Bee Gees. Every song is a banger and timeless.❤🔥 Love You Inside & Out is another great song & heavily sampled.
Bouncy snazzy drummer dang
barry gibb and michael jackson all in your name
Jake One - How We Ride (sampled, Nights on Broadway). It's been sampled at least 14 times by different hip hop/rap groups. DMX sampled it, but it's difficult to pick out.
Yeah, you just struck gold.
Would you please react to BEE GEES song.... "TOO MUCH HEAVEN" if you haven't already. It's a guaranteed Masterpiece! You won't regret it.
I've always liked this song but didn't realize till now that it sounds kind of "stalkerish."😗
Brothers Gibbs (BG or Bee Gees). Nothing like siblings who can blend, vocally. They spanned from many years and made themselves relevant to each generation. Massive talent and could pull it off live, too. Check them out of Midnight Special.
I could watch you watch this on a loop! Someone said DMX sampled this. I don't know 😅
Please react to Jive Talkin - a #1 single from the same album.
That faseto in the background in Marice.
Y'all got it Turnt Up this morning! I remember trying to play drums to this song and could not do it. We finally figured out there was two drummers! Peace and love brothers! And I hope you get around to that white album of Fleetwood Mac their first one in the United States, it has Rhiannon and Monday Morning, Over My Head, and Say You Love Me, as well as some nice ballads and some songs that just didn't make the cut on radio but it's still a beautiful album. Peace!
I’m a rocker thru and thru, but these guys were amazing! The harmonies are butta.
Agree with you 💯 brother! The drums are my favorite part of this one.
Same here brother! Dream theater, Metallica, and the Bee Gees!!!!! Great music is great music!
This track is flawless!! The Bee Gees are the Gold Standard for songwriting, vocal production, arrangement, You name the criteria, they exceed them!
Masters of every aspect of what they did. So good.
Quincy Jones said the BeeGees hit “ Fanny be Tender “ is one of the best R&B songs he’s ever heard- can’t wait for your reaction-
I loved it straight away when I first heard it as a teenager. I learned not to regard it as a guilty pleasure.
The Bee Gees were incredible. Such a wide spectrum. You gotta check out more. Especially from the '60's before they did disco stuff.
My favorites are my favorite. Love the disco but really LOVE their early and later stuff. No other way to say it , but they were amazing. Melody, writing, harmonies. Can I say it again? HARMONIES! No one better as a total band. They had the talent in spades! If you liked this, then you will have no your mind blown with FANNY (BE TENDER WITH MY LOVE).
The Bee Gees didn’t do disco, disco did the Bee Gees.
OOH Yes!!! Soul Soothing, hard banging, deep groove, big bass music!!! Another example of why new music cannot compare. The Bee Gees wrote, sang, arranged and performed their music; VERY hard to find in any artist that is considered "successful" today. Most I don't even consider music artists; they are "performers". Your smiles and watching you both feeling the music made my afternoon!
The BeeGees were pure Geniuses , you couldn’t pay for their weight in Gold , they were
Impossible to pay , these guys were out of this world , I hope you can hear “ Fanny Be Tender With My Love “. That’s a Master Piece .
It's Maurice on bass, makin' a wonderful job. Songwriting and Composition masterful. No need to talk about their singin'. Barry discovered that he's been able to sing in falsetto, just with that track. Check'em out with 'Heavy Breathing' and 'Road To Alaska. Also brill songs.
Thanks! I was about to ask if Maurice was playing bass.
The Bee Gees were so huge in the 70's that after awhile it became "cool" to bash the Bee Gees & disco in general. I remember the phrase "Disco Sucks" was common place.
Now it's refreshing to hear these great songs again & them being introduced & appreciated by a new generation.
I wish that these channels didn't ignore the 1960s Bee Gees, as so many do. They were huge in those days with such beautiful songs before they started writing dance music.
Totally agree
Recommend, recommend, recommend!!
I’m with you on that. “Bee Gee’s 1st” is a great Beatles inspired album, along with a few that followed. I don’t disparage their 70’s stuff though. The songwriting was always solid.
The live Midnight Special version is great
I'm so lucky to have been in my 20's . I got to experience and see lots of great bands and performances from the later 70's ....75 and up. I graduated in 1979. At the time we didn't realize how great the difersity and raw talent but looking back I don't see another time for music like the 70's and 80's even add in the late 60's too!!❤. I'm blessed to have been able to hear many of these greats live!! 💃🔥
You are sooooo right!! I graduated in '79 too! it was a great time to be alive because of all the good music we had!!
I saw the Midnight Special live version multiple times. I think Maurice is providing that background falsetto vocal in addition to the bass line.
Maurice could hit that high note with ease.
Maurice was the foundation of much of the music BeeGees put out. Legends all.
Yes he is. Not on album though. Makes me sad because I like Mo getting his respect. A lot of I people think he was just the third wheel. Kinda riding the coast tails of his brothers. He was the catalyst to the Melodie’s, especially the base. I love his quirkiness also.
@@trudyjoejenkins9357 Maurice caused much anxiety often in the studio because of his worsening alcoholism during the 1970's. He was not consistently dependable to show up and contribute-- Robin and Barry covered for him as much as they could. The crew and band members all covered for Mo. He got it under control after those frenetic 70's, until Andy died in 1988. Mo's alcoholism went out of control again until 1991-92, when he finally went sober through an AA program and enjoyed the last decade of his life, as a happy, energetic, productive artist and family man. Mo had such gifts!!! He was taken too soon~ All of these events are well- chronicled and discussed openly by Maurice and his family. You Tube is one source (interviews) and various books and documentaries.
Agree bro
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How can any human with a pulse not like the groove of this classic.
Nobody really says it but the 70's had a lot of funk in it's music. I grew up feeling it😊
Motown still underrated. It wasn't underrated then. But the singing show contests on TV even when they use some old Motown just trivializes it and reminds me of enjoying the music, not some identity crisis actor singing for cash to buy video games.
their Midnight Special performance is just outstanding. what an amazing band.
Maurice plays the bass!! Flawless!!
My sister brought this album home when I was into Led Zep and Black Sabbath .I laughed at her but secretly the bass on this album absolutely stunned me especially Jive Talkin, ,thanx boys
That was the rise of the world famous falsetto of all time - "...blame it on" - the beginning of legendary status of an voice of generation - Barrys vocals from another planet and the beginning of the triumphal procession of 44 weeks on #1 US billboard charts with twelve immortal tunes to come 🔥
yep the blueprint was laid forever more with this one
It was Maurice’s doing the falsettos, he never got the credit he deserved for his harmonies and musicianship !
The Brothers Gibb. This is my favorite song by them and they had a ton of hits. The best thing about growing up in the 60s & the 70s is that we were exposed to different types of music. You could hear CCR to Led Zeppelin to the Temptations to Three Dog Night on the same Radio Station. And while Im at it Three Dog Night is a rabbit hole you will want to enter into.
Mo is the most underrated brother in this amazing group. He also was a great bass player. He was instrumental in the music/notes of all their songs!!! He could play any instrument.
Their live version of this on The Midnight Special is worth a reaction.
Bee Gees have quite a library of Hits! Dive into them! You’ll recognize there songs! Their harmonies are legendary!❤
No auto tune and just pure heart
These guys are incredible!!!! If you guys want to hear some crazy good vocals, react to there To Much Heaven music video.
I’m smiling so hard right now ❤So great to see y’all enjoying this! Their early stuff is awesome too. Dig in!
A very special surprise! So many freakin hits! Masters in Songwriting, Musicianship, Production and Engineering. This is my very favorite Bee Gee’s song.
Yet, their late60’sand early 70’s is fire! Like “Fanny”
I'm 54 yrs old and I can still remember my older brother playing that hit in his car when I was like 8 yrs old. Love how respectful and heartfelt you guys were here. Outstanding RV
Your boy was right, every time that song hit you hit the dance floor! This was released my senior year of high school and I’d take this album to all the parties! That groove is real even years later to today! Chiguy!
This song is brilliantly produced and the song is flawless. For me, what stood out the most though was tthe drums.
These guys were in a state of grace with this album. Crazy good production, what with Barry discovering his falsetto during this time. Do listen to the exquisite "Fanny Be Tender" if you can. You won't regret it!
Brothers, I was (and will always be) a prog rock snob. But, when I wanted to get my grove on, the BeeGees (along with Hall and Oates, The Temps, and the Commodores) were my go to group. These brothers always brought the smoothest, most polished vocal harmonies, and sometimes, like with this tune, a slappin' beat as well.
Hells, yeah! There’s my fave Brothers Gibb song!!!
You will be blown away with Fanny (Be Tender With My Love). Mr. Quincy Jones was quoted as saying that it's his favorite R&B song and the best hes ever heard. Jive Talking is also a bass favorite.❤❤❤
I saw The Bee Gee's live once because my mom didn't want to go alone. I'm so glad I went, for most of the show the brothers used 1 mic and made they're own blends. No one ran over each other, so good!
Thank you for commenting on this gentlemen. The Beegees were really an extraordinary band.
Brilliant song. As good then as it is today.
That opening drum lick is fiiire 🔥🔥🔥 slaps
Love you inside and out is another banger @AirPlay Beats
Main Course was a major shift for the Bee Gees. Their previous album, Mr. Natural had tanked and they weren't sure what to do when they were steered to Criteria Studio in Miami by Eric Clapton. At the same time, they were hooked up with Arif Mardin, a producer know for his chops in dance music. All of these unintentional coincidences provided us with Main Course and set the stage for even deeper excursions into dance/disco that would last throughout the 70's.
Love your reaction, guys. You give such a good analysis. It's sad that some people may never hear or appreciate their music.