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 1966. 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 th-cam.com/video/7niXSh7vWRI/w-d-xo.html Other great songs to analyze: great album tracks from the 1979 Spirits Having Flown album, the title song: th-cam.com/video/WH_j90fCIk4/w-d-xo.html, the outrageously beautiful song Reaching Out th-cam.com/video/vfHUS5Mf00Q/w-d-xo.html. From their Still Waters album, Smoke and MIrrors: th-cam.com/video/MT9vRHSWNbk/w-d-xo.html. From the 1960's I've gotta get a message to you th-cam.com/video/CA4CInDnTk8/w-d-xo.html. And from the 1990's the simple song Blue Island live in an accoustic version: th-cam.com/video/162GlAEpfrY/w-d-xo.html.
These guys are exactly what you’re saying. Great positions great vocalists just great all around. Good family man it’s just sad that we lost Moe Robin and their brother Andy who also was big in the 80s. You should react to some of his music when you get a chance. I’m glad I found your man you do very well with these reaction videos. If you can do the song The way it was from the Bee Gees. You will enjoy it. I hope you’re feeling well thank you brother.
the bee gees band is BLUE WEAVER (keyboards) , DENNIS BRYON (on drums) and ALLAN KENDALL (Lead guitar)...Maurice is who plays bass, an incredible musician.
@@bShawreacts They are not only extremely humble, charity guys, family guys (Barry is married since 53 years with the same woman), they also have a great humour, as you can see in many interviews, sketches... Different people (managers, producers,...) said about them that, if they would not had become musicians, they would had become comedians! Check out Morning of my live 8fun version, they make jokeswhile singing, and still hit every note!
Completely and wholeheartedly agree with you! They are simply amazing to watch and listen too! So glad I was asked to react to such extraordinary talent! Hope you enjoyed the reaction videos and I most definitely will be posting more of them! Take care and be safe out there! 👍
Barry got the the beat for this song from crossing the long bridges in Florida. They are so talented it's just amazing. They had a regular band and one of the first to use entire orchestras. They were very funny and very humble. I've read anything and everything about them.
Amazing! I have a LOT of reactions lined up to continue my musical learning journey into bands and artists I don’t know much if anything about! I’m definitely a fan of these extremely talented brothers! Thank you for stopping by and sharing the information with me! I sincerely hope that you enjoyed the reaction videos and I will be posting more soon! Thanks again! 👍
Glad you’re going down this rabbit hole. Love The Bee Gees. Looking forward to your reaction of Fannie Be Tender With My Love. I know you will enjoy that. 🎶🎶
Yep, Mo is phenomenal ❤ Yep, super humble and love their fans/friends ❤ Yep, super talented musical geniuses ❤ Enjoy their 5+ decade, 1000+ song catalog ❤
LOVING your Bee Gees reactions & you're right on point!! Even though they were that good, they were very humble, kind & caring guys. Others have mentioned they weren't educated (dropped out of school young) or never learned to read & write music, but another notable thing is they grew up extremely poor. Their careers spanned more than 50 years til Maurice passed in 2003 & all that time they basically supported their parents & own families. So we're here for it & lots of us Bee Gees fans are enjoying your journey!🎼 Btw, the music sounds great on our end....or at least on my surround sound it does!😂
Awesome! Thanks for sharing the details with me and I am glad the audio sounds great on your end as well! I’ve done a lot of research trying to make sure I get a sound that is crisp and clear! You are the first to let me know how it sounds on your end… Thank you! Also I’m finding all sorts of different things and interesting information about the Bothers! I’m loving every minute of it honestly! More videos to come soon! 👍
Isn't Maurice just GREAT on that bass?!! He could play so many instruments! And the recorded version is longer!! And you're very insightful! They WERE very humble. Three brothers raised and grounded by great parents, who started singing together when they were just kids (check out some of their really early black & white stuff as kids; they were so cute and could write and sing great even that long ago)! Barry Gibb has been married to the same woman for over 50 years now! And he could have had as many as he wanted, but believed in fidelity. All three brothers were kind and friendly. Amazing!
I could look into their eyes and the way they carry themselves and tell they are a great group of guys. They give me all the feels for sure! I’m loving all the information you all are sharing with me about them! Their fan base is incredible and I can feel all the love exuding from each of you! Think it’s pretty safe to say I’m most definitely a fan now! Hope you enjoyed the reaction video and thank you for the kind words! More to come soon! 👍
@@bShawreacts I can't wait! You're in for an exceptional ride, and it will be fun to share your journey. There are no bad Bee Gees songs so it's gonna be a long one. :)
Maurice is an multi instrumentalist. All three brothers are self taught musicians, write their own songs but don’t read or write music. Great reaction, please react to FANNY (BE TENDER WITH MY LOVE) thank you. ❤❤❤
@@bShawreacts At lot of people seem to mostly request songs from their mid-to-late 70s era, so here are several of my favorites that may or may not be on your list. No rush on getting to them. To Love Somebody (Barry) 67, I Can’t See Nobody (Robin) 67, Mr. Natural (Robin & Barry) 74; if you pick a live version go with the one from Melbourne Australia, and Come On Over (Robin) 75; this is country song and shows that they could do any kind of music and do it well.
Mo was extremely underrated yet did most of the music arrangements. He was so gifted. If he could touch an instrument he could play it and was fascinated by gadgets. He was a man way ahead of his time. Robin too could play multiple instruments even though none of them could read music. They grew up very poor here in Australia but grew up to have a great social conscience. They were the first group ever to donate all proceeds of a song to charity with Too much Heaven proceeds going to UNICEF where it still makes them millions. They also donated the proceeds of Blue Island to help with the aftermath of the Bosnian war particularly the women and children. Wonderful men.
A lot of people said they were blue eyed soul, and people who had heard them but not seen them thought they were black, lol, they liked R&B. They were tied with McCartney for the most number one songs ever and they are in the rock and roll hall of fame and the songwriters hall of fame.
Something you might enjoy - a Dutch band who had a 7 minute hit song but were only given 4 minutes to perform it in a tv show. Instead of cutting 'verses', they just speeded the song up. It's crazy. YT vid - 'Focus - Hocus Pocus Live '73'
Maurice was such a great bass player! I bought the Rick 4001 in my photo just because he played one like it in this video! 😄 Tour musicians, yes. The brothers were some of the nicest people ever. Always had time for the fans, big charity donators, too...they gave the royalties to 'Too Much Heaven' to UNICEF children's fund, forever...close to 15 million raised so far! Don't miss 'Alone', for more of Barry's and Robin's sky-high falsettos! The video with clips of them in studio, meeting fans, and goofing around when they were young is the best...excellent!
Glad to see you chose "JIVE TALKIN". I thought you would love the bass line by MO. My favorite part of the 🎵 song. Still lovin' my Bee Gees after 45 years.
Was shortened for that vid, it's longer on the albumtrack or on many of their live-performances over the years. Out of all very successfull artists, they've been the ones with not much help from so called music-critizens which often tried to get them out of the race with silly comments about them. And if that's not enough, in 1979 US-radiostations backballed them. That crime of backlash lasted round about 10 years. Barry said: If they're not willing to give us airplay, we're gonna write and produce albums for other singers. And so, Barbra Streisand, Kenny Rogers, Dionne Warwick and Diana Ross were served with bestseller-albums like 'Woman In Love', 'Eyes That See In The Dark', 'Heartbraker' and 'Eaten Alive'. Bee Gees made a huge successfull comeback in 1987 everywhere outside the US with Nr. 1 song 'You Win Again' and other Top-Ten tracks like 'Ordinary Lives' or 'Secret Love'. They came back to billboard-charts (highest peak was Nr. 8) in 1989 with a song called 'One', so please check it out. Subscribed so I must say you missed nothing what's remarkable about 'Jive Talking' and I really enjoyed every reaction you did so far. Their constant bandmembers those days were Dennis Bryon on drums, Alan Kendall on leadguitar and Blue Weaver on keyboards. The additional keyboarder on this track is Geoff Westley, standing in the background.
Wow! Thank you so much for sharing all of this information and I’m glad you enjoyed the reactions! They have blown my mind with the few songs I have listened to so far! More to come soon! Thank you for the kind words as well! Take care! 👍
... this was considered their 1975 comeback song. It was the first release from their phenomenal "Main Course" LP, and it went all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. This LP was more R&B based than any of their previous albums. "Nights on Broadway" and "Fanny (Be Tender with My Love)" were two other great singles that came from this LP.
Love "Fanny be Tender with my love" but I love "Nights on Broadway" too. I love the way they can do any kind of music and make it their own. I can say I've never heard a bad song from them. I graduated H.S. in 1974 so I grew up with them and appreciate them as much today as back then..💘🎼🎵
Great Reaction! This song is still as cool as ever! I would like to recommend, “Fanny Be Tender” as next to do! It’s great, my favorite. I know you will like it. Harmonies are amazing. Fun fact about this song. When they moved to Miami in the 70’s, they would cross over the bridges to get to the studio, the clickety clack sound of crossing the bridge was the inspiration for the beat of this song. 😊
The Bee Gees have a full excellent backup band that is adding to that bassline with funky keyboard and synthesizer effects. Oh yeah, it's one topnotch outfit!! ♥
For some reason, the video version of "Jive Talkin'" cuts out early and abruptly. The song does last a bit longer. Check out the original studio version of the song from the "Main Course" LP.
Blue island is another fantastic song. Their mtv acoustic live performance is awesome. Underrated? Not sure they could ever have been correctly or overrated. They are just that good. They got the Grammys, Hall of fames twice, 100 top 10s, 6 consecutive chart toppers, BRIT legends award. Loads of accolades, butpf course, never enough
In an interview I learned that Maurice got that base line from going over a bridge. It was the sound the car tires made as it was hitting the pavement driving over the bridge ❤
@@LizzieRD - Barry heard the sound and suggested it but I believe it turned into the "chicken scratch" guitar riff than Alan Kendall played on the song. That's what Alan said on a bio.
@@susieq9801 correct. I remember that interview. I'm a bit biased when it comes to Mo's musical genius. In my head, he puts it all the individual elements together.
The Bee Gees are so talented they are almost beyond belief. I would like to recommend the early hits by "Chicago", "Boston", "America" and "Kansas" as some of my absolute favorites. Oh, and a fun piece if you love crazy bass guitar is by the Brothers Johnson, "Strawberry Letter #23." It's got a relaxed funky jive to it. Can't wait to see/hear more of your reaction videos!
I can hardly wait for your next reaction! So much fun.. Thank you! Your facial expressions and love of the music are heartwarming to watch! I knew you would love that awesome bass rhythm. . Maurice is ultra COOL. Their songs make me happy. As you said, I feel like these guys are my best friends. They are pure genius and inspiration . Keep up the good work.😊😊😊.
Watching your reactions is the most fun I've had in a while. Thanks for keeping it clean. Good music is so uplifting and healing. Your humor and personality..awesome !!❤
That fat bass sound is actually a synthesizer played by Blue Weaver, the keyboardist in the white shirt. He came up with the part while trying out the brand new synth they got in the studio. Maurice had already left for the night, so Blue played it for him the next day, and Mo loved it.
It's always too short. Blame the radio channels of the day. They wrote heaps of brilliant songs. You are absolutely right about them too. Humble and funny...Funny Moments of the Bee Gees parts 1 2 and 3 are great to see as well. They never took themselves too seriously. Beautiful people and extremely family focussed. My favourite group of all time!
The keyboardist with the long blond hair and the white shirt was their main keyboadist, Blue Weaver. He was part of "the Bee Gees band' from Main Course through Spirits Having Flown. Blue Weaver on keys, Alan Kendall on lead guitar, and Dennis Bryon on drums. The bass is kick a$$ on this, but the drum line is awesome, too.
BShaw Dennis Bryan, Blue Weaver and Allan Kendall played on tour and on most of the albums during their hey day. They were an extremely tight band .. all British musicians that came from that era.. so much so that the BeeGees manager gave them residuals !!
All the cords by each guitar says, they are not just there for looks. The Bee Gees wrote over 1,000 songs, dad said how, Barry said, we only ever put emotions to music. They had 3 no 1's in Saturday night fever, each pushed the previous one off the top spot, the next hit in line, Barry wrote for the movie, and Evonne Elliman sang it. After disco died, he just wrote hits, for other top artists.
@@bShawreacts - Actually Barry and Robin were the songwriting team and sometimes Mo writing "Islands in the Stream" for Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, "Guilty" and "Woman in Love" for Barbra Streisand, "Immortality" (with Mo) for Celine Dion, "Emotion" for Samantha Sang, "Come on over" for "Olivia Newton John, "Heartbreaker" for Dionne Warwick, "Chain Reaction" for Diana Ross and others as well as their own hits. Mo often wrote with them and was the guy who found the right chords for the music and lyrics. Barry did a lot of producing and wrote for younger brother Andy and solo LP's. Robin had 7 solo LP's (big in Europe) and wrote for others like "Help Me" for Marcy Levy and "Hold on to my Love" a big hit for Jimmy Ruffin and just before he died wrote "The Titanic Requiem" played by the London Philharmonic. Mo wrote solo too like "Railroad" and "Hold her in your hand". In the 70's they had 5 of the top 10 Billboard songs in one week, a record! Saturday Night Fever unfortunately associated them with disco and they were blacklisted in spite of making great music into the 80's, 90's and 2000's.
The best! My mom wasn't gonna let me buy Main Course because of the cover. 😂 I had to beg. I finally won by pointing out it's the Bee Gees mom, how raunchy could it be? I was 15 and wore it out. The next year I met my one and only and Bat Out Of Hell dropped. Love Meat Loaf too. My one off request is Into the Night by the fabulous Benny Mardones.
Maurice was one of the best bass players and is the most co producers of all Bee Gees tunes - nothing less than Ringo Starr and John Lennon and John Bonham from Led Zeppelin confirmed this, in Julias five biggest bass line of all time you can feel the appreciation of his legacy 🔥🔥 th-cam.com/video/WPMfMl9LhEo/w-d-xo.html
YEA! The bassline! He's my favorite: Maurice. I've seen Robin play the guitar and piano. Maurice said 'Jive Talking' is an expression that was used in the black community (60s - 70s.) that meant 'you're bullsh---g me.' Here are a few more suggestions: Secret Love th-cam.com/video/iVseOSFTGAw/w-d-xo.html One th-cam.com/video/KRUeMgzOCCo/w-d-xo.html Alone th-cam.com/video/DFMQTKnTMAA/w-d-xo.html This is a song he recorded (1980) with Barbra Streisand. Barry Gibb and 3 other men produced the album. The brothers wrote the words for 'Guilty.' Then Robin and Barry wrote the rest of the songs. Guilty' th-cam.com/video/h27J_95OtQA/w-d-xo.html This Is Where I Came In th-cam.com/video/5a95WRSWvHA/w-d-xo.html With that song, they made a room similar to what their bedroom looked like while young boys. They slept in the same bed. Robin said they really didn't have a script. They basically improvised throughout the video.
Baby brother Andy is a Gibb u haven't covered yet. He was more like Barry & was portrayed as a teenage heart-throb & he was the 1st to pass. Quite a story of a family that lived a life on the road & only Maurice is still with us. Take care & keep it going.❤
Along with all of the other requests you should check out their early To love Somebody. Then Keith Urban's cover of it. He sings it as a tribute with Barry and his lovely wife Linda on the front row. Beautiful experience. Happy Easter friend!
Great reaction to a great song, I think the album version is a lot longer. There are a lot more great Bee Gees songs, I would suggest Living Eyes by the Bee Gees.
In General It is better to hear the audio version in every song. For example you've reacted to the live version of "Nights on Broadway" and because of that you miss sounds and vocals. this is the song that Barry Gibb find out in the first time that he can sing in falsetto and in the live version you don't hear it. When you'll react to TRAGEDY make sure to do it with the original audio version from 1979.
Another awesome reaction video. When you get time, check out the cover band called "Foxes and Fossils." They have had millions and millions of views on TH-cam for their fabulous covers of popular groups and songs. You won't regret checking them out!!
I forgot to ask you, I'm not a musician but I've read other people say, it's really hard to play an instrument and sing at the same time? Is that true in your opinion. They can do it all.
It’s extremely tough to learn to do both at the same time. Just like everything in time (with a lot of practice of course) it does become easier. It is almost easier to do both together after figuring it out as crazy as that sounds. It does take loads of talent to do it either way! The Brothers are so talented that they make it seem easy! So incredible!
The actual recording goes on much longer if you download it. And if you want to see how innate their talent is, there’s videos of them performing on tv when they were small children. (1960 Time is Passing By or 1963 Medley). Maybe after you get through the dozens of requests so far. Thanks!
🤣 Yes I’ve been living on earth. I was born in 82’ so I was a kid when these guys were around. I’m sure I’ve heard something by them as much music as they have produced. This song I did not know! To be fair I just started listening to a lot more mainstream music. I typically only listen to independent artists or bands most have never heard of. It’s fine though because now I get to explore all of the music that I’ve missed throughout the years! 👍 I’m having a great time listening and learning all about these guys!
You're the same age as my kids. The 90s was the decade of alternative music, the cranberries, Alanis Morristown, etc... interesting but discordant. I hated their music at first, but I finally got used to it. But that music cannot compare to the beautiful music the BeeGees wrote through 5 decades 😢
Ben you are a breath of fresh air and i'm glad you are bringing genuine remarks
They are not only great but very humble with humorous loving characters and love kids with sincere smiles 🎉❤😊 adored them forever...
And to think….these guys couldn’t read music…just so special.
That walking Bass line is awesome and yes that was Maurice.
“Fanny Be Tender” is their hit that Quincy Jones called one of the best R&B songs ever written
Loving your bee gees reaction. Keep doing ….
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 1966. 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 th-cam.com/video/7niXSh7vWRI/w-d-xo.html Other great songs to analyze: great album tracks from the 1979 Spirits Having Flown album, the title song: th-cam.com/video/WH_j90fCIk4/w-d-xo.html, the outrageously beautiful song Reaching Out th-cam.com/video/vfHUS5Mf00Q/w-d-xo.html. From their Still Waters album, Smoke and MIrrors: th-cam.com/video/MT9vRHSWNbk/w-d-xo.html. From the 1960's I've gotta get a message to you th-cam.com/video/CA4CInDnTk8/w-d-xo.html. And from the 1990's the simple song Blue Island live in an accoustic version: th-cam.com/video/162GlAEpfrY/w-d-xo.html.
These guys are exactly what you’re saying. Great positions great vocalists just great all around. Good family man it’s just sad that we lost Moe Robin and their brother Andy who also was big in the 80s. You should react to some of his music when you get a chance. I’m glad I found your man you do very well with these reaction videos. If you can do the song The way it was from the Bee Gees. You will enjoy it. I hope you’re feeling well thank you brother.
the bee gees band is BLUE WEAVER (keyboards) , DENNIS BRYON (on drums) and ALLAN KENDALL (Lead guitar)...Maurice is who plays bass, an incredible musician.
Thank you for the information! They are all incredible! 👍
And he also plays keyboard
Here's another one for you. They wrote a song for Celine Deion and sang on it with her it's called Immortality.
The brothers were indeed very humble guys. Barry's sons say that he is "painfully humble."
You can tell just by watching them perform! So awesome! 👍
@@bShawreacts They are not only extremely humble, charity guys, family guys (Barry is married since 53 years with the same woman), they also have a great humour, as you can see in many interviews, sketches... Different people (managers, producers,...) said about them that, if they would not had become musicians, they would had become comedians! Check out Morning of my live 8fun version, they make jokeswhile singing, and still hit every note!
Wait till you hear Robin sing solo”I Started A Joke”! In Melbourne, 1989
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Thank you!
Mo was an incredible bass player
Mo always had the best bass lines. He did the stomps on You win again, too
welcome to the rabbit hole. Greatest band ever.
Yup! It’s a HUGE rabbit hole! 🤣
Definitely not arrogant, they have been always very humbled!!
They were all very down to earth love love in person
Andy Gibb actually played the keys
Thank you for your praise of mo. No one hardly ever gives him credit. 🎶🎶🎶🎸💞
He definitely deserves it! He’s incredible! 👍
That the Bee Gees band, the same band on the midnight special live performance.
It’s sad to know that all the brothers except Barry have sadly passed. There’s one word for the entire family and that word is TALENT!!!❤️
Completely and wholeheartedly agree with you! They are simply amazing to watch and listen too! So glad I was asked to react to such extraordinary talent! Hope you enjoyed the reaction videos and I most definitely will be posting more of them! Take care and be safe out there! 👍
Barry got the the beat for this song from crossing the long bridges in Florida. They are so talented it's just amazing. They had a regular band and one of the first to use entire orchestras. They were very funny and very humble. I've read anything and everything about them.
Amazing! I have a LOT of reactions lined up to continue my musical learning journey into bands and artists I don’t know much if anything about! I’m definitely a fan of these extremely talented brothers! Thank you for stopping by and sharing the information with me! I sincerely hope that you enjoyed the reaction videos and I will be posting more soon! Thanks again! 👍
Yes. Barry could take inspiration from a carrot. Lol. They were all so gifted.
Glad you’re going down this rabbit hole. Love The Bee Gees. Looking forward to your reaction of Fannie Be Tender With My Love. I know you will enjoy that. 🎶🎶
Pretty sure it’s next on my list! Thank you for stopping by and commenting! Hope you enjoyed the reaction video! 👍
“Fanny be tender with love” should be another one you will even like more of the crazy falsettos and the layers!! Just a MASTERPIECE!!!
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Yep, Mo is phenomenal ❤ Yep, super humble and love their fans/friends ❤ Yep, super talented musical geniuses ❤ Enjoy their 5+ decade, 1000+ song catalog ❤
Yeh, short and sweet. I can't get enough of it ever. Thanks for making this your third reaction to these uber-talented guys!
It was my pleasure for sure! Hope you enjoyed the reaction video as well! 👍
@@bShawreacts Oh, I sure did enjoy your comments! I'm delighted you've become a fan! See you next time!
LOVING your Bee Gees reactions & you're right on point!! Even though they were that good, they were very humble, kind & caring guys. Others have mentioned they weren't educated (dropped out of school young) or never learned to read & write music, but another notable thing is they grew up extremely poor. Their careers spanned more than 50 years til Maurice passed in 2003 & all that time they basically supported their parents & own families. So we're here for it & lots of us Bee Gees fans are enjoying your journey!🎼
Btw, the music sounds great on our end....or at least on my surround sound it does!😂
Awesome! Thanks for sharing the details with me and I am glad the audio sounds great on your end as well! I’ve done a lot of research trying to make sure I get a sound that is crisp and clear! You are the first to let me know how it sounds on your end… Thank you! Also I’m finding all sorts of different things and interesting information about the Bothers! I’m loving every minute of it honestly! More videos to come soon! 👍
They also had a great sense of humor about themselves. Check out some of their interviews.
Isn't Maurice just GREAT on that bass?!! He could play so many instruments! And the recorded version is longer!! And you're very insightful! They WERE very humble. Three brothers raised and grounded by great parents, who started singing together when they were just kids (check out some of their really early black & white stuff as kids; they were so cute and could write and sing great even that long ago)! Barry Gibb has been married to the same woman for over 50 years now! And he could have had as many as he wanted, but believed in fidelity. All three brothers were kind and friendly. Amazing!
I could look into their eyes and the way they carry themselves and tell they are a great group of guys. They give me all the feels for sure! I’m loving all the information you all are sharing with me about them! Their fan base is incredible and I can feel all the love exuding from each of you! Think it’s pretty safe to say I’m most definitely a fan now! Hope you enjoyed the reaction video and thank you for the kind words! More to come soon! 👍
@@bShawreacts I can't wait! You're in for an exceptional ride, and it will be fun to share your journey. There are no bad Bee Gees songs so it's gonna be a long one. :)
rock!
Maurice is an multi instrumentalist. All three brothers are self taught musicians, write their own songs but don’t read or write music. Great reaction, please react to FANNY (BE TENDER WITH MY LOVE) thank you. ❤❤❤
I’m pretty sure it’s next on the list!
Yay! You will not be disappointed.
@@amymarckel420I haven’t been disappointed yet! 👍 They are incredible people!
@@bShawreacts At lot of people seem to mostly request songs from their mid-to-late 70s era, so here are several of my favorites that may or may not be on your list. No rush on getting to them.
To Love Somebody (Barry) 67, I Can’t See Nobody (Robin) 67, Mr. Natural (Robin & Barry) 74; if you pick a live version go with the one from Melbourne Australia, and Come On Over (Robin) 75; this is country song and shows that they could do any kind of music and do it well.
Mo was extremely underrated yet did most of the music arrangements. He was so gifted. If he could touch an instrument he could play it and was fascinated by gadgets. He was a man way ahead of his time. Robin too could play multiple instruments even though none of them could read music. They grew up very poor here in Australia but grew up to have a great social conscience. They were the first group ever to donate all proceeds of a song to charity with Too much Heaven proceeds going to UNICEF where it still makes them millions. They also donated the proceeds of Blue Island to help with the aftermath of the Bosnian war particularly the women and children. Wonderful men.
That’s absolutely incredible! Thanks for sharing this with me! 👍
A lot of people said they were blue eyed soul, and people who had heard them but not seen them thought they were black, lol, they liked R&B. They were tied with McCartney for the most number one songs ever and they are in the rock and roll hall of fame and the songwriters hall of fame.
That Rickenbacher bass is just bananas.
Agreed! I love it!
roller skated to this song in the late 70's at Redcliffe rink where the boys Bee Gee's come from Queensland Australia happy easter to you too.
Something you might enjoy - a Dutch band who had a 7 minute hit song but were only given 4 minutes to perform it in a tv show. Instead of cutting 'verses', they just speeded the song up. It's crazy. YT vid - 'Focus - Hocus Pocus Live '73'
Maurice was such a great bass player! I bought the Rick 4001 in my photo just because he played one like it in this video! 😄 Tour musicians, yes. The brothers were some of the nicest people ever. Always had time for the fans, big charity donators, too...they gave the royalties to 'Too Much Heaven' to UNICEF children's fund, forever...close to 15 million raised so far! Don't miss 'Alone', for more of Barry's and Robin's sky-high falsettos! The video with clips of them in studio, meeting fans, and goofing around when they were young is the best...excellent!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing! 👍
Amazing Voices Amazing Song Amazing Bee Gees. Please watch, Blue Island, 3 Brothers 2 guitars = perfekt. 🕺🥰👍
Glad to see you chose "JIVE TALKIN". I thought you would love the bass line by MO. My favorite part of the 🎵 song. Still lovin' my Bee Gees after 45 years.
Was shortened for that vid, it's longer on the albumtrack or on many of their live-performances over the years. Out of all very successfull artists, they've been the ones with not much help from so called music-critizens which often tried to get them out of the race with silly comments about them. And if that's not enough, in 1979 US-radiostations backballed them. That crime of backlash lasted round about 10 years. Barry said: If they're not willing to give us airplay, we're gonna write and produce albums for other singers. And so, Barbra Streisand, Kenny Rogers, Dionne Warwick and Diana Ross were served with bestseller-albums like 'Woman In Love', 'Eyes That See In The Dark', 'Heartbraker' and 'Eaten Alive'. Bee Gees made a huge successfull comeback in 1987 everywhere outside the US with Nr. 1 song 'You Win Again' and other Top-Ten tracks like 'Ordinary Lives' or 'Secret Love'. They came back to billboard-charts (highest peak was Nr. 8) in 1989 with a song called 'One', so please check it out. Subscribed so I must say you missed nothing what's remarkable about 'Jive Talking' and I really enjoyed every reaction you did so far. Their constant bandmembers those days were Dennis Bryon on drums, Alan Kendall on leadguitar and Blue Weaver on keyboards. The additional keyboarder on this track is Geoff Westley, standing in the background.
Wow! Thank you so much for sharing all of this information and I’m glad you enjoyed the reactions! They have blown my mind with the few songs I have listened to so far! More to come soon! Thank you for the kind words as well! Take care! 👍
... this was considered their 1975 comeback song. It was the first release from their phenomenal "Main Course" LP, and it went all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. This LP was more R&B based than any of their previous albums. "Nights on Broadway" and "Fanny (Be Tender with My Love)" were two other great singles that came from this LP.
Love "Fanny be Tender with my love" but I love "Nights on Broadway" too. I love the
way they can do any kind of music and make it their own. I can say I've never heard a bad song from them. I graduated H.S. in 1974 so I grew up with them
and appreciate them as much today as back then..💘🎼🎵
Great Reaction! This song is still as cool as ever! I would like to recommend, “Fanny Be Tender” as next to do! It’s great, my favorite. I know you will like it. Harmonies are amazing. Fun fact about this song. When they moved to Miami in the 70’s, they would cross over the bridges to get to the studio, the clickety clack sound of crossing the bridge was the inspiration for the beat of this song. 😊
I wrote the same about crossing the bridge 🤣 I didn't see your comment before I wrote it. Great minds think alike 😘
Wow! I am seriously loving this group! So Talented! 👍
@@pamelabourgeois2628 😊
Check out songs The BeeGees wrote for others. There are many... many hits. *and their little brother Andy. Good stuff.
Here is a way to get touched....Eva Cassidy Over the Rainbow...Best SONG EVER...so emotional
I’ll put it on the list! Thank you! 👍
Forgot....must be the live version
This brings back memories of my teenage years lol.
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The Bee Gees have a full excellent backup band that is adding to that bassline with funky keyboard and synthesizer effects. Oh yeah, it's one topnotch outfit!! ♥
Completely agree! 👍
Back history. Not one of them can read or write music. If you watch interviews or backstage video they will show you how they construct a song.
Absolutely incredible! So talented! 👍
For some reason, the video version of "Jive Talkin'" cuts out early and abruptly. The song does last a bit longer. Check out the original studio version of the song from the "Main Course" LP.
Blue island is another fantastic song. Their mtv acoustic live performance is awesome. Underrated? Not sure they could ever have been correctly or overrated. They are just that good. They got the Grammys, Hall of fames twice, 100 top 10s, 6 consecutive chart toppers, BRIT legends award. Loads of accolades, butpf course, never enough
In an interview I learned that Maurice got that base line from going over a bridge. It was the sound the car tires made as it was hitting the pavement driving over the bridge ❤
Wow! That’s insane!
@@bShawreacts you are only scratching the surface of their geniuses. You will not be disappointed 😘
@@bShawreacts It was barry who heard the clickety clack on the bridge, but somehow Mo transformed it to that legendary bass sound
@@LizzieRD - Barry heard the sound and suggested it but I believe it turned into the "chicken scratch" guitar riff than Alan Kendall played on the song. That's what Alan said on a bio.
@@susieq9801 correct. I remember that interview. I'm a bit biased when it comes to Mo's musical genius. In my head, he puts it all the individual elements together.
The Bee Gees are so talented they are almost beyond belief. I would like to recommend the early hits by "Chicago", "Boston", "America" and "Kansas" as some of my absolute favorites. Oh, and a fun piece if you love crazy bass guitar is by the Brothers Johnson, "Strawberry Letter #23." It's got a relaxed funky jive to it. Can't wait to see/hear more of your reaction videos!
Thank you so much! 👍
I can hardly wait for your next reaction! So much fun.. Thank you! Your facial expressions and love of the music are heartwarming to watch! I knew you would love that awesome bass rhythm. . Maurice is ultra COOL. Their songs make me happy. As you said, I feel like these guys are my best friends. They are pure genius and inspiration . Keep up the good work.😊😊😊.
To think that I would have probably never knew about these guys had you not asked me to react to them! Thank you so very much! 👍
Watching your reactions is the most fun I've had in a while. Thanks for keeping it clean. Good music is so uplifting and healing. Your humor and personality..awesome !!❤
That fat bass sound is actually a synthesizer played by Blue Weaver, the keyboardist in the white shirt. He came up with the part while trying out the brand new synth they got in the studio. Maurice had already left for the night, so Blue played it for him the next day, and Mo loved it.
Blue Weaver on the keyboard (1975 to 1979) and Dennis Bryan on the drums (1974 to 1979) Alan Knedall (long time member - 1971 and on...)
Thank you for sharing! 👍
It's always too short. Blame the radio channels of the day. They wrote heaps of brilliant songs. You are absolutely right about them too. Humble and funny...Funny Moments of the Bee Gees parts 1 2 and 3 are great to see as well. They never took themselves too seriously. Beautiful people and extremely family focussed. My favourite group of all time!
Do "Winds Of Change" or "Children of the World" next! 😊
The keyboardist with the long blond hair and the white shirt was their main keyboadist, Blue Weaver. He was part of "the Bee Gees band' from Main Course through Spirits Having Flown. Blue Weaver on keys, Alan Kendall on lead guitar, and Dennis Bryon on drums. The bass is kick a$$ on this, but the drum line is awesome, too.
Agreed! Thank you for sharing the information with us! 👍
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BShaw Dennis Bryan, Blue Weaver and Allan Kendall played on tour and on most of the albums during their hey day.
They were an extremely tight band .. all British musicians that came from that era.. so much so that the BeeGees manager gave them residuals !!
That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing with me. 👍
Thanks,Ben for another great reaction!
Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed it! More to come very soon! 👍
Barry,Robin,and Maurice has a brother Andy Gibb try his song Shadow Dancing you will like it.
I always listen for Mo. You should react to Wine and Women. Very early BeeGees. Mo plays a 12 string. 1965 I believe.
I’ll add it to the list! Thank you! More to come soon… take care! 👍
The song ends a little too soon, Barry actually has a few short high notes in the end.
All the cords by each guitar says, they are not just there for looks. The Bee Gees wrote over 1,000 songs, dad said how, Barry said, we only ever put emotions to music. They had 3 no 1's in Saturday night fever, each pushed the previous one off the top spot, the next hit in line, Barry wrote for the movie, and Evonne Elliman sang it. After disco died, he just wrote hits, for other top artists.
Thanks so much for sharing this with me! 👍
@@bShawreacts - Actually Barry and Robin were the songwriting team and sometimes Mo writing "Islands in the Stream" for Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, "Guilty" and "Woman in Love" for Barbra Streisand, "Immortality" (with Mo) for Celine Dion, "Emotion" for Samantha Sang, "Come on over" for "Olivia Newton John, "Heartbreaker" for Dionne Warwick, "Chain Reaction" for Diana Ross and others as well as their own hits. Mo often wrote with them and was the guy who found the right chords for the music and lyrics. Barry did a lot of producing and wrote for younger brother Andy and solo LP's. Robin had 7 solo LP's (big in Europe) and wrote for others like "Help Me" for Marcy Levy and "Hold on to my Love" a big hit for Jimmy Ruffin and just before he died wrote "The Titanic Requiem" played by the London Philharmonic. Mo wrote solo too like "Railroad" and "Hold her in your hand". In the 70's they had 5 of the top 10 Billboard songs in one week, a record! Saturday Night Fever unfortunately associated them with disco and they were blacklisted in spite of making great music into the 80's, 90's and 2000's.
@@bShawreacts - Oops, "Immortality" was for Celine Dion. New Subscriber here!
Maurice was one bad-ass bass player and a very sexy man.
Robin and Marine at fraternal twins.
Yeah I noticed that I spelled Maurice wrong after I read it again. I'm 69 years old and grew up in the 60's and 70's.
Please react to BEEGEES MEDLEY 1989 thanks
It’s on the list! Thank you! I’m going to get to it asap! 👍
The best! My mom wasn't gonna let me buy Main Course because of the cover. 😂 I had to beg. I finally won by pointing out it's the Bee Gees mom, how raunchy could it be? I was 15 and wore it out. The next year I met my one and only and Bat Out Of Hell dropped. Love Meat Loaf too. My one off request is Into the Night by the fabulous Benny Mardones.
Maurice was one of the best bass players and is the most co producers of all Bee Gees tunes - nothing less than Ringo Starr and John Lennon and John Bonham from Led Zeppelin confirmed this, in Julias five biggest bass line of all time you can feel the appreciation of his legacy 🔥🔥 th-cam.com/video/WPMfMl9LhEo/w-d-xo.html
YEA! The bassline! He's my favorite: Maurice. I've seen Robin play the guitar and piano. Maurice said 'Jive Talking' is an expression that was used in the black community (60s - 70s.) that meant 'you're bullsh---g me.'
Here are a few more suggestions:
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This is a song he recorded (1980) with Barbra Streisand. Barry Gibb and 3 other men produced the album. The brothers wrote the words for 'Guilty.' Then Robin and Barry wrote the rest of the songs.
Guilty' th-cam.com/video/h27J_95OtQA/w-d-xo.html
This Is Where I Came In th-cam.com/video/5a95WRSWvHA/w-d-xo.html
With that song, they made a room similar to what their bedroom looked like while young boys. They slept in the same bed. Robin said they really didn't have a script. They basically improvised throughout the video.
Incredible! Thank you for sharing! 👍
There is an extended version somewhere
Baby brother Andy is a Gibb u haven't covered yet. He was more like Barry & was portrayed as a teenage heart-throb & he was the 1st to pass. Quite a story of a family that lived a life on the road & only Maurice is still with us. Take care & keep it going.❤
Will do! I have much to look forward to with these guys! 👍🏻
@@bShawreacts Thanks for the great reactions 👍.
Sorry - Maurice died in 2003. It's Barry that's still with us
Along with all of the other requests you should check out their early To love Somebody. Then Keith Urban's cover of it. He sings it as a tribute with Barry and his lovely wife Linda on the front row. Beautiful experience. Happy Easter friend!
I’ll add it to the list for sure! Thank you for sharing! 👍
Are you open to more suggestions? 🎶
Absolutely!
There’s an amazing video on TH-cam of Piers Morgan interviewing Barry from 2017. I think you’ll love it.
Thanks for sharing this with me! I’ll go look for it! 👍
@@bShawreacts I promise you won’t be disappointed!
Great reaction to a great song, I think the album version is a lot longer.
There are a lot more great Bee Gees songs, I would suggest Living Eyes by the Bee Gees.
Thank you! I’ll add it to the list as well! Hope you enjoyed the reaction video! I’m enjoying learning all about these guys! They are incredible! 👍
You know it’s a good song when you don’t want it to end! In case you didn’t know, Jive Talkin’ is Bull Sh*****g.
In General It is better to hear the audio version in every song.
For example you've reacted to the live version of "Nights on Broadway" and because of that you miss sounds and vocals. this is the song that Barry Gibb find out in the first time that he can sing in falsetto and in the live version you don't hear it.
When you'll react to TRAGEDY make sure to do it with the original audio version from 1979.
Will do Thanks! 👍
Another awesome reaction video.
When you get time, check out the cover band called "Foxes and Fossils." They have had millions and millions of views on TH-cam for their fabulous covers of popular groups and songs. You won't regret checking them out!!
This is not the full version
I forgot to ask you, I'm not a musician but I've read other people say, it's really hard to play an instrument and sing
at the same time? Is that true in your opinion. They can do it all.
It’s extremely tough to learn to do both at the same time. Just like everything in time (with a lot of practice of course) it does become easier. It is almost easier to do both together after figuring it out as crazy as that sounds. It does take loads of talent to do it either way! The Brothers are so talented that they make it seem easy! So incredible!
@@bShawreacts Thanks for answering my question!
Check out Andy Gibb on The Midnight Special & Don Kirschner's Rock Concert--a gifted & talented songwriter & live performer like his brothers♥️
The actual recording goes on much longer if you download it. And if you want to see how innate their talent is, there’s videos of them performing on tv when they were small children. (1960 Time is Passing By or 1963 Medley). Maybe after you get through the dozens of requests so far. Thanks!
Awesome! Thank you!
None of the brothers ever learned to read music.
Disco isnt dead lol.
You don't know this song .Have you been living here on Earth with us
🤣 Yes I’ve been living on earth. I was born in 82’ so I was a kid when these guys were around. I’m sure I’ve heard something by them as much music as they have produced. This song I did not know! To be fair I just started listening to a lot more mainstream music. I typically only listen to independent artists or bands most have never heard of. It’s fine though because now I get to explore all of the music that I’ve missed throughout the years! 👍 I’m having a great time listening and learning all about these guys!
You're the same age as my kids. The 90s was the decade of alternative music, the cranberries, Alanis Morristown, etc... interesting but discordant. I hated their music at first, but I finally got used to it. But that music cannot compare to the beautiful music the BeeGees wrote through 5 decades 😢
bee gees he's a liar
Those guys are just filler
Happy Easter bShaw thank you for BeeGees always the best forever 4/10/23
I agree! I am so glad I was told to react to the Brothers! So incredibly talented and their music is outstanding! Hope you enjoyed the reaction! 👍