BEE GEES HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART - I thought Al Green wrote this
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- How can you mend a broken heart(Reaction) was written and performed by The Bee Gees.
But all this while,i thought it was an Al Green song.He had a huge hit with the song I was shocked to learn it was not so.
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Barry Gibb said in an interview that Al Green’s cover was his favorite cover version, I love Al Greens version but when The Bee Gees came out with this song it was a mega hit!!!
Many great solo singers like green,Sinatra, Crosby and so on dont write there own music. they just do it better than anyone.usually there's a Barry gibb,burt bacharach,Carole king or someone in the background writing these beautiful songs.
Mega!!!!!
@RobertSand and when the singer/songwriter comes together, oft times, magic happens. Think Bee Gees, Carole, Denver, Diamond, JT, Carly and a host of others
You are right. In my opinion one of the most beautiful songs ever written. And boy did the Bee Gees slay it!
The BeeGees also enjoyed Al Green's version. I think their later 70s live performances of this song were even richer than this early performance. The BeeGees are just brilliant songwriters!❤❤❤
Barry and Robin Gibb wrote the song in August 1970 with "Lonely Days" when the Gibb brothers had reconvened following a period of break-up and alienation. "Robin came to my place," says Barry, "and that afternoon we wrote 'How Can You Mend a Broken Heart' and that obviously was a link to us coming back together. We called Maurice, finished the song, went to the studio and once again, with only 'Broken Heart' as a basic structure, we went in to the studio with that and an idea for 'Lonely Days', and those two songs were recorded that night".
Awesome comment. I respect the BeeGees for writing the song and singing it so well.
The Bee Gees, over the years perfected this song. No doubt Al Green did a great version of this song, but Bee Gees, over the years perfected this song at their concerts. The Bee Gees are just musical geniuses!!
This was a healing song written when the Bee Gees had broken up and actually had a broken heart. The Gibb Brother's sang this as an olive branch between them to begin the healing process and got back together. Written with passion
@@brcfan9 Sweet
Darn you, Jennifer! LOL, I wanted to be the one to tell this short story, but you beat me by a month! Good job. I recall when they were discussing this song and I was amazed that it wasn't a simple man-woman love song.
@@brcfan9 Barry has said in an interview if we we're not brother's there a change we would leave the trio.
63 yo guy here and I heard this on AM radio in the 60's and man let me tell you I fell in love with it and was a Bee Gees fan since
It’s okay to love Al Green’s version more. His cover was wonderful!! But I’m a Bee Gees fan since they arrived and I love their version best. The voices blend perfectly and their vibrato is always in sync. Many of their songs are covered by other artists but I’ve yet to hear any surpass their delivery. Except maybe Al Green this one time.
Listen to BoyZone do the cover of "Words" its very good. The Bee Gees even invited them to sing "Words" with them on stage. No one can beat the Bee Gees version but BoyZone sure made a very good attempt at it.
This was a #1 song for 4 weeks in the US.
All the month of August 1971.
Thank you and thank you for keeping the Bee Gees alive. God bless you.
When my youngest son was in high school, he came home one day, very excited to have me listen to this amazing new song by one of his favorite groups. He LOVED the lyrics. He started the song on his phone, and I started to sing along to The Boxer. He said in total amazement, “Mom, I didn’t know you listened to Mumford & Sons!” I broke it to him that the song was written in the 60s by Simon & Garfunkel.
He was DEVASTATED. Seriously.
The song was written by Robin and Barry Gibb actually.
@@cmeflywva Sid you even read my post? I’m nit talking about the Bee Gees
"It's like someone telling you, your Dad is not your Dad!" Ha! Damn, Harri...that was the line of the day! I had to subscribe after that. My condolences on this Al Green/BeeGees cognitive dissonance that has addled your brain. By the way, how was Al Green able to totally transform this song into his unique version? Pure, unadulterated talent!
Yes, the early Bee Gees are my favorite Bee Gees.
Not exactly like the dad thing, cause that actually did happen to me. But it's a close second.
That’s when I hit the subscribe button as well! Realizing who wrote this had a profound affect on you bro!
me2, tragic.
This was the first song I heard back in the '70s when I was a teenager that made me fall in love with the Bee gees how can you mend a broken heart
When the first Bee Gee besides tragic Andy died, it shocked me how I reacted. I had not realized what an integral part of my life of music they are. It was an emptiness that no one else could possibly fill -- an empty place that I only knew existed after that first death. Amazing. Beautiful. Vital.
I love the Bee Gees' pre-Saturday Night Fever songs, 'Holiday', 'I've Gotta Get a Message to You', 'Words', 'I Started a Joke', 'Massachusetts', 'To Love Somebody', 'Lonely Days', 'Run to Me' and even 'Jive Talkin''.
For some reason 'How Can You Mend a Broken Heart' reminds me of Chicago's 'Colour My World', maybe it's the tempo.
I love Al Green's music, can't understand how this song didn't make his 1st Greatest Hits album, it's on "More Greatest Hits" which I have as well. The 3rd one I have is the 2005 "Everything's OK".
HOW MANY BANDS TODAY WRIGHT THERE OWN SONGS SING AND PLAYTHERE OWN INSTRUMENTS AND WRIITE 1000 SONGS THAT WERE HUGE IN POPULARITY IM WAITING .? AND NO AUTO TUNE ,,,
This is an avenue to hopefully be fully explored by him! I also favour early BeeGees
Maybe because "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" was released a few months after "Colour My World" during 1971. I was a young kid when both songs were played on the radio that spring and summer.
Me too. The disco stuff was pretty popular, but I love Robin's voice so much in the early BeeGees music
Yes - I agree, Yog - my favorites are also the early ones - especially those featuring Robin - his voice is so unique!
Al Green sang the song very well , but no one can compete with the Bee Gees voices and style of singing.
This is the reason for “reaction” video. Now I am off to listen to Al Green’s version!
Me too!
@Jimmy Gallant I really liked Al’s version too!!
It's enough to know the Bee Gees wrote this masterpiece. I adore them..
The Gibb brothers, such a tragic story. Barry, the oldest brother is the only one still living. Andy, the youngest brother and not really a member of the Bee Gees died early, complication from long term drug use. The two middle brothers, who were twins, died about 10 years apart, one from a twisted intestine and the other battled cancer. All of them died much too early in life and I feel so bad for Barry who had to deal with his younger brother's passing.
No heads have to roll. This was always my favorite Bee Gees song. I suspect that Al Green felt the same way. He did a great job of maintaining the feeling of the original while injecting his own style. I think we can thoroughly enjoy Al's version while recognizing the artistry of the original.
Someone mentioned it was a healing song and that’s correct. They had broken up as a group, and used this song to reunite as men and brothers, ready to get along and start writing music again. They used the time apart to grow up and realize they’re most successful together.
THE BEE GEES WROTE 1000 SONGS NOT TO SHABBY
Can't Live if Living is Without You was not first recorded by Mariah Carey. Harry Nilsson's version knocks it out of the park.
Harry's version is not the original either. It's a Badfinger song.
@@bethcrumpton476 I know, but Nilsson's version is the high water mark.
Taste is subjective, and cannot be argued.
I deffinitely prefer Mariah Carrey's version. In my oppinion, she sings it with much more passion.
Same with Dolly Parton's own version of "I Will Always Love You". It's so full of passion. Whitney Houston's version hurts my ears. She basdically just shouts it out.
@@philsdon8932 I agree .It was a #1 smash hit in the US . Sometimes a cover version is better than the original but alot of times I do prefer the original
Both versions are great.
The Bee Gees are so talented. Just fabulous music.
Nahh Bee Gees are perfection
They wrote it,!!!!!!! n thousands more...gorgeous lads...gifted
I always loved the Bee Gees pre disco.
I LIKE EM BOTH 60s 70s Mainly
Bee gees only made disco for saturdsy night movie... They are not a disco group
They wrote the song after disbanding. They had a big fight and went their own ways.
Thank God they regrouped
"To Love Somebody" is one of my long-time, all-time favorites. The Bee Gees are as legendary as any rock/pop group ever.
It was written within few hours and it got them a contract
Ideas for future videos: Research #1 songs, or "hits" written by the Bee Gees. You're going to be similarly shocked. See, when there was a backlash against Disco, the Bee Gees were for all practical purposes banned from the airways after having absolutely dominated them for so long at the top of the charts. So they started writing hits for other artists. With similar results! You will be bringing back appreciation for these legends, who have contributed to music way more than most people can fathom! Thank you Harry. I'm so blessed to have discovered your channel!
The BeeGees wrote hits for OJ redding, Diana Ross, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers, Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand, Dionne Warwick, and too many to name. Somewhere in the world, a BeeGees song is played on-air every 12 seconds.
It's interesting because as soon as you hear them do it, you realise it's completely in line with their style. And it's actually a tribute to other artists that they manage to reinterpret that music.
I just have to say this because I'm a huge fan of the Bee Gees and I'm also a big fan of Al Green and I love Al Green's version of this song but once you finish listening to this I think you'll agree that I think the Bee Gees version is a little bit better not that I don't love Al Green's version cuz I listen to it a lot in the 70s but I love the Bee Gees version of it a little more.
The BEE GEES were an anomaly. A great Family of obsessed, disciplined artists, loved by everyone in the industry and their millions/billions of fans. Music and performing was their entire lives.
When this first came out it was my favorite song for years. Glad you found it. Bee Gees are my favorite group. Keep going
As long as you recognize their amazing talents, that's all that matters.
This is how it should be sung the bee gees are sublime so beautiful 👌
From a personal memories standpoint my favorite Bee Gees song.
I am old enough , 59 , to remember the Bee Gees being on the radio with this one and later Al Green . I seem to recall a country singer also doing this but can't recall who it was . Al's version is my favorite .
An even better, more soulful song by The Bee Gees is “Fanny Be Tender with My Love”. Ask Quincy Jones. And The Bee Gees’ original of “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” WAS a big hit when they originally sang it. I remember.
1971. This was written during the same afternoon as The Bee Gees' previous American hit, "Lonely Days" in Barry Gibb's basement flat at Addison Road, Holland Park, London. Al Green cover 1972.
Oh thanx..The Bee Gees version sounded like 60s sound to me
YES - Lonely Days is amazing, too! These guys were a music-making MACHINE... only with the most incredible HUMAN sound...
@@HarriBestReactions The 60s had the BEST sound Hands Down...imo. Soothing and deep.
Lovin your reactions.
Been binging since 3 am...
Gave my cursed insomnia some reason...THANKS !!!
The studio version of this song by the Bee Gees was a huge hit for them.
You would not believe the the songs that folks have covered of the BeeGees. Truly amazing!
BeeGees version is the best. It would be interesting to take a poll on this question.
The Bee Gee's first #1 song in the USA (exactly 50 years ago), yet, surprisingly, it didn't chart in the UK
Janis Joplin does a killer cover of the Bee Gees' song 'To Love Somebody'. She put her stamp on it like she did with 'Me and Bobby McGee'.
I have been a Bee Gees fan forever. Barry the eldest, just turned 75 on the fist of Sept. The brothers started preforming when Barry was 9 an the twins were 6. They played and sang well before that at home and in movie theatres between shows and on the racetrack between races in Australia. They were born to preform.
I remember when this came out; I had just broken up with my boyfriend and listened to it over and over! It was what got me through! ❤️❤️❤️ lots of memories include The Bee Gees! Watch Fanny be tender with my love!
Beautiful masterpiece of a tune. There will never be another group if I lived to be 100. Or if I lived to be 1 million like to BJ’s. They are angelic.
Oh Robin Gibb. What a voice.
Now you know why Al Green gave this song so much love with his own rendition :)
Certainly The Bee Gees do not deserve the punishment!!❤❤❤
They wrote a lot of song for other artists. Here some right off the top of my head;. Island in the Streams by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rodgers, Chain Reaction by Diana Ross, and Heartbreaker by Doinne Warwick. Sorry for any misspelled words.
All I can say is, I am very glad to have grown up with their music! Great reaction! Thank you!
The Bee Gees supposedly loved Al Green's version which he covered later. I like the Bee Gees live version they did in later years that's on You Tube. Barry has talked about how Michael Jackson used to call him & ask him to sing this song to him over the phone. Which he did. There's a clip on You Tube of Jackson talking about this Bee Gees song.
One of the most beautiful songs they ever did.
No wonder it made it to the "Their most beautiful love songs" compilation (1986). :)
...That I currently have lying beside me on the table for reference....
This was a HUGE hit for the Brothers Gibb. Lonely Days was another...so many well-crafted songs w/beautiful lyrics, arrangements & of course the magic from these 3 voices blending. BeeGees were featured on Midnight Special as was their brother Andy Gibb, check them out, sound as good live as on recordings
By far, though i have so many songs i love by them, my favorite Bee Gees tune.
You should really listen to the studio version. Part of the reason I prefer the Bee Gees version is the horn section during the bridge. It just gives me goosebumps. You should also listen to "Words" by the Bee Gees. Another pre-disco masterpiece by them.
and 'Don't Forget to Remember Me', which always seems to be forgotten!
I agree, the studio version is so much better. I'm gonna listen to this Al Green version just out of curiosity. I'm sure is isn't nearly as good but I'll give it a listen.
Well, I listened to the beginning of Green's cover (NOT!)
I love Al Green as well. But this is the Bee Gees song in the truest sense of the word.
Hi Harri, This was a huge hit when I was a young teen.I still have the 45 and the flip side is "Lonely Days" another hit. I prefer the pre-disco Bee Gees. So many great songs, mostly ballads. More early Bee Gees !! btw you always have the best song choices on your channel regardless of the artist. I tune in frequently because of that. Respect
I love pre-disco Bee Gee's too! I thought "Lonely Days" was The Beatles the 1st time I heard it.
I totally agree!! I enjoyed the disco era Bee Fees, but the pre disco era, to me is them☺
Beautiful #1 song from the Bee Gees in the summer of 1971! I remember buying the record. 😎🎼🎵🎶🇨🇦🇨🇦
Barry and Robin Gibb wrote the song in August 1970.
The song was sung live for the first time in 1971, in a performance that was notable as drummer Geoff Bridgford's first appearance with the band.[7] Although failing to chart on the UK Singles Chart, the song became the Bee Gees' first US number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and also reached number four on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 5 song for 1971.
Other versions
1970s
1971: Johnny Mathis recorded a version of this song for his LP You've Got a Friend.[25]
1972: Al Green recorded the song for his album Let's Stay Together,[26] which also appeared on the soundtracks of 1997's Good Will Hunting, 1999's The Virgin Suicides, 1999's Notting Hill and 2010's The Book of Eli. Green's version was released as a single in France on Cream Records.[27] In 2008, Green's version was remade into a duet with Joss Stone for the soundtrack to the film adaptation of Sex and the City, with her vocals overdubbed onto the track.[28][29]
1973: Singer-actress Cher covered the song on her 1973 album Half-Breed.[30]
1977: Florence Henderson performed the song during a medley on an episode of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour.[31]
1980s
Single release by Deirdre and Louise Rutkowski (later of 4AD supergroup This Mortal Coil) for their debut "In An Ideal World" (1984) with their first band Sunset Gun.[32]
1990s
1991: Teddy Pendergrass recorded a version of this song on his LP Truly Blessed.[33]
2000s
2003: Michael Bublé recorded this song, with Barry Gibb performing backup vocals, on his self-titled album. Bublé's version reached number 22 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. It was Buble's first single.[34]
2003: American Idol's second winner Ruben Studdard covered the song on his debut album Soulful.
2005: Mari Wilson, English pop and jazz singer, included a cover on her album Dolled Up.
2005: Steve Brookstein recorded it on his number-one album Heart and Soul.[35]
2006: The song is covered in Julio Iglesias's album Romantic Classics.
2007: Barry Manilow's version appears on his album The Greatest Songs of the Seventies.[36]
2009: Jazz singer-pianist Diana Krall covered this song on her album Quiet Nights.[37]
2009: Rod Stewart recorded a version for his album Soulbook, though it was left off the final track listing.
2010s
2014: Eef Barzelay recorded a version for a fundraising CD titled More Super Hits of the Seventies for freeform radio station WFMU.
2017: Chris Stills recorded a version for the feature film I, Tonya.
2020: Kahil El'Zabar recorded an instrumental version titled "How Can We Mend Broken Heart" for his 2020 album America the Beautiful.
Such talent that you just can’t buy!!! These were poor boys that made it!!! Love them all!! Soar with the angels Andy, Mo and Robin!!💕
VERY GOOD REACT MADDLEY BEE GEES LIVE MELBORE 1989...
Barry said that he wrote this song when they’d split up. He was about finished with it when Robin came to his house and said that he wanted to get back together. Barry offered to let him help finish it, and then offered to let Robin sing the first verse as an olive branch.
No one can see it as good as the Bee Gees. They are amazing.
I live in the city the Bee Gees grew up in (Redcliffe). What makes it special was when Bee Gees Way was dedicated, Barry was there (the other two Muarice and Robin had died by this point) and he was so emotional and sang loads of Bee Gees songs. I was so lucky to be there as I literally live 5 minutes away :)
Bee Gees all the way!
I grew up with both versions, and knew Al Green’s was a cover, but I can understand people thinking it was Al Green’s if that remarkable rendition was what they heard, as he was soooo goood!
For me, there is nothing lesser about an artist performing songs they didn’t write. For decades that was the norm with songwriting being a different occupational endeavor for many. Covers help illustrate the innate beauty and power of the songwriting and also the brilliance and artistry of the musicians and vocalists creating their cover rendition. Sometimes covers are great in and of themselves and reach stratospheric success beyond the original on the charts. In the USA that was likely the case as Al Green had tremendous presence on radio, while Bee Gees did not yet have that presence in the 60s. I too enjoy both of these versions and moreover I hope that 21s Century performers discover this great song and interpret it for the next generation! 😃
Well said
The same can be said for the CCR and Ike & TIna Turner's versions of "Proud Mary"
"For me, there is nothing lesser about an artist performing songs they didn’t write."
Indeed. Of the 2 versions of "Heart Breaker", Dionne Warwick absolutely nailed it, and their own version sounds like a cover, even though they wrote the song themselves. Same with Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers' version of "Islands in the Stream". And I have a feeling that the brothers knew that when they "outsourced" the songs.
The Bee Gees were actually huge here in the USA in the 60s.. their first greatest hits (Best of the Bee Gees) was released in 1969 and was number 9 on Billboard.
@@BW-jv6jg - Yes, but it pales to their later success in the USA in the 70s. I adore their early work, however it is dwarfed by the popularity during the next decade. I can hardly count the number of times when playing their first album and hearing “that kinda sounds like the Bee Geez…who is that?” For many, knowledge of the band began with watching Saturday Night Fever, eh? I definitely agree with you, I might quibble only a little with “huge” success in USA prior to the 70s - only because “huge” might not leave enough for their stellar success with the dance crave of the mid-70s that made them vastly more successful. That said, there is no denying the smashing entry they made into the USA radio / recording market. 👍🏻
One of the Bee Gees most beautiful early songs is called run to me. Should do a reaction to that song, Harri.
Nobody sings this song better than the Bee Gees. Period.
Love the Bee Gees! They wrote hits for themselves and others!
I remember this came out right after my parents’ divorce. I was 11. We (my brother and me) got to spend weekends with our Father. This is one of those songs that reach way down into your soul.
Al Green did what great singers do. He didn’t just cover the song, he made it his own.
Similarly: Pat Benatar is famous for “I Need A Lover Who Won’t Drive Me Crazy,” but John Cougar did it first (and best)…before he became John Mellencamp. Listen to John Cougar’s intro…it’ll blow you away!
AND THAT CAME OUT IN AUG 27 th 1979 , John Melon Camp sang it first in 1978 . LOVE THEM 70s
YES it does From 1978 ,,,, LOVE THE 70s,,
They wrote this song the day they got back together after splitting up for 18 months. It was a matter of six months they had always lived together and suddenly they're famous, buying cars and their own homes and getting married and no one told them about the jealousy and how reporters will say and do anything to sell papers. They found there wasn't much to celebrate without each other. Now the song makes more sense.
Another Bee Gee classic "To Love Somebody" was actually written by them for Otis Redding. Sadly, Redding passed away before recording it. That would have undoubtedly been another absolute classic ..... A Bee Gees song performed by another legendary Soul voice and artist ......
Each artist shows you they take a song and makes it their own. Can’t compare. But can love each version.
Over 100 BeeGees song’s written by them were in the top ten world wide performed by them and others. They wrote for other artists
i grew up listing to the Bee Gee's music and the older they got the better they got ! Barry is the only one left that's sad ..but he still has his fans support.. When you said Al Green i said '' who'' i didn't know who he was . i did look him up and listened to his version my vote is for THE BEE GEE'S . Al Green did a great job but like you it is the artist we heard sing he songs .i loved your reaction you kept it real and honest !
I saw the Bee Gees in concert in September of 1971....shortly after this song was released. I was a young 18. I had a fourth row center stage seat. They had a small orchestra (8 piece as I recall) backing them. The performance that night far exceeded my expectations. It was quite memorable.
What's really amazing is the way The BeeGees morphed into The Disco BeeGees. Those brothers were extremely talented.
Bee Gee always considered themselves first and foremost song writers before vocalists , and also have written songs for many artists, I attended there concert in Las Vas called one night only in 1997 they were always absolutely amazing live , there talent was amazing and in there early days no Auto tune just pure talent and genius, I like Bee Gees version best !!!
Don't sweat it Harri, both versions are supreme, classic, so memorable. The Al Green version, the pinnacle of soul and R&B. The BEE GEE version a classic in its own right.
Oh Al green had one of the smoothest singing voices ever. I actually knew the bee gees wrote this. Al covered about a year or two after the bee gees.
For a masterpiece like this you need to do a second clip with the studio version.
Bee Gees Too Much Heaven
Surprise, surprise leave it up to the BeeGees, these talented guys!! You better believe it they sang it! I believe back in the days people did not pay attention who the writer(s) were, think they would assumed it was the artist.
The Bee Gees, the brothers Gibb were incredible musicians, voices, harmonies. It must be genetic. What incredible talent. React but their baby brother Andy. BTW way, their father was a professional musician and Mum was a Singer. They are and will always be phenomenal talent. 😍
Bee Gees best version. And I'm old, I always knew this was their song.
I remember The Bee Gees long before they were disco legends! Love the reaction ❤❤❤
Remember you heard this for the first time and you loved it. Imagine if you listened to it a million times like the Al Green song.
Whenever I bought records or later CDs in my younger days, I would always look at the names in brackets after the song's title. If you had done this you would have seen the name Gibb years ago and would have known it was a BeeGees song.
Dude , I really like your demeanor. Your a very 'class act'. !!!
Wish ya peace & happiness !!
Thanks!
( I'm a former D.J ,,,,, 25 yrs) Dave
Your reaction reminds me of when reactors discovered that Dolly Parton wrote and sang "I will always love you" and that Whitney Houston sang the cover, lol.
I have seen the Bee Gees sing this song many times live in many of their concerts on TH-cam. The tempo is a little faster to my ear but I could be wrong. A great song no matter who sings it. Genius song writing.
Both versions are AWESOME in their own ways. Love both.
Bee Gees hands down
Bee Gees are the best ever!! Going to listen to Al Greens version now.
I've never heard Al Greens version, (Which I will listen to). I wish the BeeGees were still writing their heartfelt songs. I love them and their beautiful vocal harmonies.🕊️
I was like that as well and down the rabbit hole i dove.....
It Was a mega hit when The Bee Gees came out with this song !