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There are singers. There are performers. And then there are ARTISTS. The Bee Gees simply stun 40 years later. It is amazing how we took them for granted during the 1970's (for those of us who heard their music when it hit the charts). And then there were those who proclaimed "Bee Gee Free" radio play. 40 years later this music still gives me goosebumps as each time I listen to it I pick up an aspect of their craft that cannot be duplicated by anyone else. There is a synergy of artistry that is compelling and effortless. There is nothing like this now.
Not just taken for granted but an outright hate backlash. Its happened a few times but the most famous cases I can cite are the Bee Gees with the disco-esque music used in Saturday Night Fever and the Knack with Get the Knack (specifically My Sharona) that were simply so good they got airplayed to death.
The boys never performed this song live because Barry said that they could never duplicate the multiple overdubbing layers they were able to do in the studio recording. This song is an underrated masterpiece!
It's Maurice AND Robin (the twins) doing the pitch change. It has been said that their voices were so in sync that they sounded like just one person when they harmonized.
One of my favs! I swear when Robin sings "you know how easy it is to hurt me" with those beautiful puppy dog eyes, I need somebody to bring out the smelling salts. He seems so vulnerable, love it.
This song had multiple tracks layered over each other in the recording studio over a few days. They never performed this song live in full because it was impossible to replicate the sound.
They all have incredible vocal range. So very talented. All of them are doing the pitch change. Mo had the lowest voice but could also do falsetto as they all could. Just musical geniuses. Everyone assumes Barry does it all but most times Mo does the deeper vocals as in How deep is your love. In saying that they are all amazing in all ranges. Every BeeGees song is a masterpiece, and it takes all 3 of them to make that magic happen.
It's anybodys guessing game, all of them had so many different octaves they could hit! Just incredible! My favorite song!! How can anybody not admire the talent that they had!
Maurice said that between Barry and Robin they had three different voices. There was Barry’s voice, Robin’s voice and then there was Robin and Barry together, another completely different voice from their individual voices. Then he would come in and completed the fullness of their harmonies. They were just musical geniuses. ❤❤❤
At times it’s hard to guess who’s actually singing unless you’re seeing them because all 3 of them could cover the other 2’s voices absolutely pitched perfect! Glad my dad introduced me to these 40 something years ago!
@@randywolfinger1496Maurice had a very big range for his voice. I heard him sing like the deep part in this song back in the day. Like when he and Barry did Cucumber Castle one of the songs they sang was called "The Lord" and his voice was deep just like this song and it was much deeper than Barry's. I have heard him sing deeper on other older songs too. Also his voice was on the deeper side for "Man In the Middle". I know he quite often sang high harmony during songs also and for live performances for songs like "Nights On Broadway" he sang very high harmony because Barry was singing deeper for the song and couldn't do the falsetto part too during the live versions.
Yeah definitely the most favourite eargasmic song of theirs, for me. Still get goosebumps everytime and not always at the same vocal part. The video is delicious because of Robin 😍 Thanks for awesome reaction and great analysis of this masterpiece. 👍👍👍
@@KingGreatnessKG - The dueling falsettos near the end are amazing, each brother going higher, Barry then Robin, then Barry, then Robin @7:22. The change in pitch is often Robin and Barry singing simultaneously. Robin had an amazing vibrato but when he and Barry sang together they sounded like one voice. I LOVE Robin's voice in solos. Mo and Barry had lower natural voices and Robin's had a higher pitch but all had great range and all could sing falsetto. These brothers sang together since the twins were 5 and their older brother 9.
All the brothers have incredible range. Here they are all singing "cause its all that Ive got and our love won't forsake me". Barry is usually the one who comes out with the baritone, but Robin's voice melts right into Barry's and will often sound like one voice. Barry's lower range is featured in "wind of change". Maurice the bass playing brother did a solo " Railroad" that features his lower baritone range. And 16 year old Robin sang "somewhere" from "West side story" in a very low baritone in 1966. But Robin and Maurice opted to use their upper range most often in the BeeGees songs, while you hear Barry's midrange voice most often before 1976 and after 1980. Barry's sings falsetto in most songs between 1976 & 1980. Anyway.... Love your reactions & love the BeeGees. Hope youll do more of them!
@@KingGreatnessKG I should have mentioned there are several tracks of each of the brothers' voices laid on top of each other here. So that is another reason it is hard to follow who is singing! They rarely sang this live in concert because they would have to play their own background tracks along with their live singing. Next: Love you Inside Out, Alone, Run to me, Morning of my Life....❤❤❤
Barry has the deep voice here, as well as some of the mid-range and falsettos. Robin’s voice is always in the mid to higher range. He doesn’t go really deep. Barry said he naturally has a deeper voice than Robin. But then you have Barry’s high falsetto.
Maurice in pink shirt and Robin in middle have deeper voices although all brothers started in the deeper register. Robin and Mo both took the part you liked at different times. Barry's falsetto didn't happen until this time when their producer wanted a high pitched scream on Nights on Broadway and Barry discovered he had a perfect falsetto. Brothers are endlessly fascinating. Enjoy.
They matched their voices so perfect together, the lower parts are Barry on the right together with Maurice on the left side and when they changed in the higher register Robin and Barry matches together and then on top you can hear Barrys falsetto ad lips, Arif Mardin told they had used first time in history 16 audio tracks with overlay and then the mixed it together in perfect harmony to this masterpiece, what they by the way never ever performed live, what Maurice comment later 1997 it was a beast to sing but Sir Paul and the GOAT Quincy Jones reflected later in the Rolling Stone that this is their all time most beautiful RnB ballad of all time.
Thank you for doing Bee Gees songs. They are my all-time favorite group. Here are some of my favorites: "For Whom the Bell Tolls" "One" "Alone" "Staying Alive" "Words" " I Surrender" 💜💜💜💜🤗👏👍😉
There were so many layers of vocals on the song they didn’t really do it live because they feel they could it justice. In the studio version Barry is singing primary lead, sometimes co-lead with Robin. Barry sang multiple layers of falsetto and the low chest voice lead in the pitch change you mention. It’s one of my favorite Bee Gees songs. So beautiful. Fanny was the housekeeper at the house where they were staying in Miami and they named the song after her.
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. 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.
All three brothers had their own unique falsetto's, baritone chest voices, and everything in-between, and were also able to slide up and down with ease!!! IMO, they are the most talented group, & exceptional singers of all time! If you would like to hear more of Maurice with his falsetto, and Barry singing mostly chest voice, check out, Nights on Broadway!!! *They were such a wonderful gift to the music industry & our ears* 💝💝💝
Barry has said that low part you see Robin singing is all Robin. Then there’s that falsetto “scream off” between Barry and Robin is amazing listening. Maurice said they never did this live as it was too hard vocally.
Nope. Barry never said that. And Barry is the one who has the natural deep voice. He’s the one singing the deep part. It just seems like Robin is because they still have the camera on him. Basically, the cameraman can’t keep up.
@@BGWhisperer “Maurice stuns with great harmony and Robin, long considered the best singer in the group, also shines with a surprising depth not normally seen in the fragile timber of his voice. It’s one of the few songs that Barry and Robin share lead vocals.” Google “from the vaults THE BEE GEES’ “FANNY BE TENDER (WITH MY LOVE)” if you refuse to believe me.
@@tessemery8345 The fact that some random blogger says Robin’s long been considered the best singer negates everything else. Not everyone thinks that. Many, including pros, think Barry’s is the best. This is just someone’s opinion. Most likely a Robin fan’s. Sounds like something they’d say. And Barry didn’t say that, now did he?
King so thrilled you listened to my request! Glad you gave it 5 👑 crowns! It’s amazing how talented The Bee Gees are! Best part is no auto tune! You seem to have a deep appreciation of good music! I didn’t realize you were a music producer! So glad I found your channel!
They all had gorgeous baritones and were equally as gifted with the fallsettos. Actually they did not realize they could do the fallsetto until years into recording. Robin AND Barry would switch back and forth :) Cheers.
"Who's singing which part?" This is a game people have been playing for 50 years. 😄 People often assume Barry is singing, well, everything because the camera is often on him. But really, it's often impossible to know. In interviews, they often commented on this fact. ALL of them could sing high, low, and falsetto.
Great song. Here's more. Living Eyes. Mr. Natural. My World. Nights On Broadway. Love You Inside Out. Edge Of The Universe. Words. Run To Me. To Love Somebody. Winds Of Change.
You've seen everything from soup to nuts as to who is doing what in this lol! This was their mother's favorite song of theirs (out of about 1000 songs they wrote without a one of them able to read or write music) probably because she could tell who was singing what when we really can't for sure. So, the deep part in this particular song when it made the pitch change was Maurice (pronounced Morris and oftentimes calle Mo). The leads were shared by Robin and Barry, except when they weren't lol! Robin and Barry together often sounded like one voice. The falsettos were either Barry and Robin or all three of them as they all had ranges from baritone through falsetto, but only Barry could sustain it. All three were also self-taught multi-instrumentalists with Mo knowing the most, then Robin, but Mo preferred playing to lead singing. Barry had a tremolo in his voice and Robin had an airy and subtle but pitch-perfect vibrato. He could sing and oftentimes did in head voice which with that beautiful quavery vibrato gave him a vulnerable delicate sound at times. Barry had a nice chest voice and switched between that and his breathy head voice when not doing falsetto. When they recorded they usually if not always shared one microphone making it even tougher to tease their voices apart. Overall, Robin's natural voice was a bit higher from bottom to top, and Barry's a bit lower, with Mo having possibly the biggest range. I hope that helps! Check out early stuff in the 60s for some real treats for your ears - more R&B before disco came along. For great Robin songs: Massachusetts live at Melbourne beats the old ones. He got a 5 minute standing ovation. I Started A Joke and I've Got To Get A Message to You from the 60s for him can't be beat. Other 60s and early 70s good ones: To Love Somebody (Mo adds a super cool falsetto bit or two near the end on the video version). A great Barry song is Words. Lonely Days and Run To Me are superb from that era. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart has first and third verses from Robin and 2nd verse from Barry and is beautiful. As others have said, more songs from this period of Fanny to check: Nights On Broadway Midnight Special version, and Jive Talkin'. Can't wait for you to hear them all! Fanny is probably my favorite, but the others I mentioned are also hard to beat. Btw, this song build and chord changes remind me of Hall and Oates She's Gone. Daryl Hall had a killer soulful voice if you haven't heard. ;) Love your reaction!
I grew up listening to them and even today it's almost impossible to tell who's doing what in the song cuz they could all change their ranges. They sounded like three of the same voice in perfect harmony at times.
I've watched so many clips of this grove. I love this one the most I have to say tho.--your video and audio quality is superb. You need to teach how you do it. Outstanding. Five crowns for sure. Excellent reaction and analysis. Thanks for sharing.
When you listen to more of their songs you'll see how high and low they can all go. Barry can just sing an entire song in falsetto. They can pretty much hit any note.
Your actually mistaken Barry’s falsetto was used most often but in actual fact Robin had a higher falsetto just rarely used and if you need an example look at the song “living together”
@@aidanhealy1330 No, Robins falsetto is not so "strong" like Barrys. There is a video of this song on youtube from a live performance and Robins falsetto sounds not so perfect and great and ther is also a video from the song with Robins falsetto isolated, you can hear the difference to barrys falsetto very good1
@@nelerhabarber5602 They never sang this live afaik.... All three sang falsetto, but sounded different doing so. Robin had the highest natural voice, Mo had the lowest natural voice, Barry could sustain the falsetto.
Mo played a li'l guitar and a li'l piano. But it was as a composer and a bassist that he made his greatest contributions to the Bee Gees' music. What other band than the Bee Gees could have a massive hit in the late twentieth century about an imaginary chick named "Fanny"? He died too young. He had the heart of a lion . . . and the voice of an angel.
Maurice had the lowest register, Robin had that operatic rich tone, Barry had the deep voice and sustained high falsetto, BUT all three could sing falsetto and different voices from tenor to baritone. Just give it up because when Barry and Robin blended their voices, they created a singular fourth voice. There's a baby brother Andy who had a solo career and three #1s in a row. Andy was to join his brothers as the fourth Bee Gee, but died at age 30 from a diseased heart weakened by a drug habit.
Most of the song is Barry and Robin singing together, it's a magical sound. Most of their hits include this sound. The only sound in the world that is better is all three of them together. They all have a huge range. I believe Mo can go the lowest and Robin is the highest without using falsetto. Barry is the most consistent falsetto and chest voice. If that makes any sense.
Robin just made a quick switch from his falsetto to his normal baritone for that second verse near the start. As for who was doing it throughout the song, all of them can do it, but IMO Barry has the best falsetto, while Robin had the best Baritone. The reason I say that, if you listen to their earliest hits, like "Gotta Get a Message to You", you can hear Robin KILL IT at Baritone.
Wanted to first wish you abd your family a Happy Easter hope you have a blessed day This was a really grwat reaction really enjoy listening to the bee gees they sound so good
Hi King, New subscriber Here! As you're finding out, you can pick a Bee gees song based on your mood. Today I was cleaning house to to "Jive Talking"and "Night Fever". At bedtime I'll listen to "I started a Joke " and maybe " For whom the bells toll". Anyway so many to choose from, and always great. As a Bee Gees girl, I appreciate your reactions.
No it's Barry's deep voice. I can name many songs where Barry is hitting that exact register and pitch.Just off the top of my head is Nights on Broadway. Name me one song where Robin is singing in baritone, .BTW you do realize this video is grossly out of sync.?! Just because it appears Robin is singing because the camera happened to be on him at that moment doesn't mean it's him 3:05 g@@judymosier5567
@@judymosier5567 Nope, it’s Barry. Barry’s voice is naturally that deep. Robin has a higher voice naturally than Barry does. Just ask Barry. That’s very much Barry singing the deep parts, as well as some of the falsettos.
In a documentary Maurice stated the part "you know how easy it is to hirt me" Barry and Robin were singing in unison so it sounded like a totally new voice. Barry is the one going to from the lower to higher octaves. BTW the doc is "This is Where I Came In"
Barry is doing the low to high pitch change. He naturally has a stellar deeper voice, gorgeous mid-range, as well as his celebrated falsetto. Maurice, not sure what he’s doing here. He might be doing both deep and falsettos, too, because he can. He basically fills in wherever he’s needed. Robin has a higher voice than Barry naturally. The thing I love about this song is how confused one gets. One can’t keep up. So one just surrenders.
The reason why they rarely performed this song live was because they had layered their vocals throughout the song when they recorded it, that it was virtually impossible to cover all the singing parts live. Barry stated that out of the three brothers Robin had the highest falsetto. Maurice stated that there were three voices, Robin, Barry and Robin & Barry. And he just came in to round the sound off. However, it was Barry's falsetto that was used in the disco era because he was the one that came forward to do it when they were asked.
The 3 of them could go deep and then fly up to the highest peach in an incredible amalgamation of deep and higher peachy voices , they were just amazing, Barry , went high very high and then Robin and then Maurice, the only real difference was that Barry played the guitar , Robin played no instruments ( I never saw a video with Robin playing an instrument ) and Maurice was the multi instruments player , Maurice was the brains behind the incredible “ Nights on Broadway “ , and they also sang with their younger brother Andy , the 4 of them were multi talented, and excellent singers, the Bee-gees were a one in a generation event. Irreplaceable and more than amazing, so sad 3 of them died very young, Andy died from his addiction to drugs , Maurice confessed that he had problems with alcoholism, he was in an up and down problem that eventually caught up with him , Robin died from cancer and only Barry remains alive, I think that the Bee-gees were a once in a generation event and they will never be forgotten, Awesome Bee-Gees .
Maurice did not die from alcohol. He had a twisted intestine from a birth abnormality and the hospital messed up and he died within 2 days from complications. Robin shared this same problem so when he started with the same symptoms and his Dr. Found out what his twin had died from , they did emergency surgery and saved his life. He passed years later from kidney failure from it being weakened from cancer treatments. Andy died from myochardidas, a swelling in the muscles surrounding his heart caused from an infection. They feel that years of substance abuse weakened his heart more and he passed from that.
Both Robin (middle) and Maurice (pink shirt) were doing high low changes. Robin could also sing ethereal falsetto though rarely did. The record companies favouring his brother's (Barry's) reinforced falsetto. To hear Robin's falsetto he sings the verses on 'Living Together' (Spirits having flown album). Maurice sang many different styles of music from Country on his own singles to Rock with his brothers 'House of Shame'. I think that was their last album.
Morris is the one on the left hand side, Morris was the genius instrumentalist of the group , his voice was the lowest and the deepest , in the middle we have Robin , he had an incredible voice as his brother Barry the one on the right hand side, Barry was the guy with the highest pitch in his voice ( he’s the one on the right hand side ) Barry and Robin were the duo with the highest falsetto voices but Morris ( they used to call him the guy in the middle ) he was a consummated Conservatory Alumni , he was a member of a Conservatory Orchestra and he was a multi instrumentalist, he play several instruments and he was the one that could read music and he was a consummated guitar , Piano , Organ ( he was a Symphonic Orquesta instrumentalist ) his voice was the lowest but he could sing music with a high pitch, he was the genius behind the Phenomenal “ Nights On Broadway “ I recommend you hear that one : So we have Barry , the oldest and the main high pitch singer along with his brother Barry who had a very high pitch , so they are from Right to left : Barry , the oldest and the main Pitch singer and main composer , ROBIN : The One in the middle The one without instruments, he had a very high pitch Voice also, MORRIS : He was the multi instrumentalist and he could play almost any instrument, he could read music also , but his voice pitch was the deeper one, although he had a high peach as you can see in this video . These 3 guys were the best musicians , Composers and best singers in History , they were real Misters of the Craft , they were the very Best = THE BEE GEES .
Other Australian icons are John Farnham he can sing any genre Jimmy Barnes bad boy of rock (was singer of ColdChisel before going solo), Cold Chisel, and Johnny Diesel ( happens to be Jimmy Barnes brother inlaw). Always do live versions. Their stage presence is a show in itself.
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Also BeeGees Nights on Broadway, but so many more.
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I love the Bee Gees.. this is my favorite
My favorite as well. No contest.
There are singers. There are performers. And then there are ARTISTS. The Bee Gees simply stun 40 years later. It is amazing how we took them for granted during the 1970's (for those of us who heard their music when it hit the charts). And then there were those who proclaimed "Bee Gee Free" radio play. 40 years later this music still gives me goosebumps as each time I listen to it I pick up an aspect of their craft that cannot be duplicated by anyone else. There is a synergy of artistry that is compelling and effortless. There is nothing like this now.
Not just taken for granted but an outright hate backlash. Its happened a few times but the most famous cases I can cite are the Bee Gees with the disco-esque music used in Saturday Night Fever and the Knack with Get the Knack (specifically My Sharona) that were simply so good they got airplayed to death.
The boys never performed this song live because Barry said that they could never duplicate the multiple overdubbing layers they were able to do in the studio recording. This song is an underrated masterpiece!
They wrote this while living in Miami. They needed a female name for the song. So happens the housekeeper was there that day and her name was Fannie.
Interesting story thanks
It was Robin in the middle. So good
It's Maurice AND Robin (the twins) doing the pitch change. It has been said that their voices were so in sync that they sounded like just one person when they harmonized.
They definitely are one! Thanks Breck!
Barry and Robin sound like one at times especially when they share lead like here.
To quote Maurice Gibb (he’s the one playing bass): “One of us is OK, two of us is pretty good, but three of us together is magic.”
3 is the magic number! Thanks Amy
Amen amen and amen
Quincy Jones said this song is one of the best R&B songs he’s ever heard
Wow it got the Quincy stamp!? Thanks Michelle
And it is!
Plus...Sir Paul McCarthy. Count 28 layovers. ❤
One of my favs! I swear when Robin sings "you know how easy it is to hurt me" with those beautiful puppy dog eyes, I need somebody to bring out the smelling salts.
He seems so vulnerable, love it.
It was a MASTERPIECE!!
One of the most beautiful songs the Bee Gees ever recorded!!
This song had multiple tracks layered over each other in the recording studio over a few days. They never performed this song live in full because it was impossible to replicate the sound.
Understandable
They all have incredible vocal range. So very talented. All of them are doing the pitch change. Mo had the lowest voice but could also do falsetto as they all could. Just musical geniuses. Everyone assumes Barry does it all but most times Mo does the deeper vocals as in How deep is your love. In saying that they are all amazing in all ranges. Every BeeGees song is a masterpiece, and it takes all 3 of them to make that magic happen.
Thanks Laurel
Amen amen amen!
THIS IS PROBABLY MY FAVORITE BEE GEES SONG. GIVES ME THE CHILLS.
The chorus definitely gave me the chills Lorrie!
Mine too
Mo has the deep voice but also singing falsetto in parts .there amazing my favorite bee gee song.
It's anybodys guessing game, all of them had so many different octaves they could hit! Just incredible! My favorite song!! How can anybody not admire the talent that they had!
Maurice said that between Barry and Robin they had three different voices. There was Barry’s voice, Robin’s voice and then there was Robin and Barry together, another completely different voice from their individual voices. Then he would come in and completed the fullness of their harmonies. They were just musical geniuses. ❤❤❤
At times it’s hard to guess who’s actually singing unless you’re seeing them because all 3 of them could cover the other 2’s voices absolutely pitched perfect! Glad my dad introduced me to these 40 something years ago!
Don’t forget Maurice with his higher octaves in harmony!
@@randywolfinger1496Maurice had a very big range for his voice. I heard him sing like the deep part in this song back in the day. Like when he and Barry did Cucumber Castle one of the songs they sang was called "The Lord" and his voice was deep just like this song and it was much deeper than Barry's. I have heard him sing deeper on other older songs too. Also his voice was on the deeper side for "Man In the Middle". I know he quite often sang high harmony during songs also and for live performances for songs like "Nights On Broadway" he sang very high harmony because Barry was singing deeper for the song and couldn't do the falsetto part too during the live versions.
Yeah definitely the most favourite eargasmic song of theirs, for me. Still get goosebumps everytime and not always at the same vocal part. The video is delicious because of Robin 😍
Thanks for awesome reaction and great analysis of this masterpiece. 👍👍👍
Thanks for your support Kori! ❤️
@@KingGreatnessKG - The dueling falsettos near the end are amazing, each brother going higher, Barry then Robin, then Barry, then Robin @7:22.
The change in pitch is often Robin and Barry singing simultaneously. Robin had an amazing vibrato but when he and Barry sang together they sounded like one voice. I LOVE Robin's voice in solos. Mo and Barry had lower natural voices and Robin's had a higher pitch but all had great range and all could sing falsetto.
These brothers sang together since the twins were 5 and their older brother 9.
@@susieq9801 Amazing and then some 😍💯
All the brothers have incredible range. Here they are all singing "cause its all that Ive got and our love won't forsake me". Barry is usually the one who comes out with the baritone, but Robin's voice melts right into Barry's and will often sound like one voice. Barry's lower range is featured in "wind of change". Maurice the bass playing brother did a solo " Railroad" that features his lower baritone range. And 16 year old Robin sang "somewhere" from "West side story" in a very low baritone in 1966. But Robin and Maurice opted to use their upper range most often in the BeeGees songs, while you hear Barry's midrange voice most often before 1976 and after 1980. Barry's sings falsetto in most songs between 1976 & 1980. Anyway.... Love your reactions & love the BeeGees. Hope youll do more of them!
Thanks for sharing ❤️ stay tuned!
@@KingGreatnessKG I should have mentioned there are several tracks of each of the brothers' voices laid on top of each other here. So that is another reason it is hard to follow who is singing! They rarely sang this live in concert because they would have to play their own background tracks along with their live singing. Next: Love you Inside Out, Alone, Run to me, Morning of my Life....❤❤❤
Barry has the deep voice here, as well as some of the mid-range and falsettos. Robin’s voice is always in the mid to higher range. He doesn’t go really deep. Barry said he naturally has a deeper voice than Robin. But then you have Barry’s high falsetto.
Dont know why this song makes me cry every time that listening it. Really share your reaction!
😢 thanks Hernan
Maurice in pink shirt and Robin in middle have deeper voices although all brothers started in the deeper register. Robin and Mo both took the part you liked at different times. Barry's falsetto didn't happen until this time when their producer wanted a high pitched scream on Nights on Broadway and Barry discovered he had a perfect falsetto. Brothers are endlessly fascinating. Enjoy.
Thanks Betty!
They matched their voices so perfect together, the lower parts are Barry on the right together with Maurice on the left side and when they changed in the higher register Robin and Barry matches together and then on top you can hear Barrys falsetto ad lips, Arif Mardin told they had used first time in history 16 audio tracks with overlay and then the mixed it together in perfect harmony to this masterpiece, what they by the way never ever performed live, what Maurice comment later 1997 it was a beast to sing but Sir Paul and the GOAT Quincy Jones reflected later in the Rolling Stone that this is their all time most beautiful RnB ballad of all time.
Thanks for informing me on this Michael! They worked so well together! I bet the engineer enjoyed those sessions. Thanks for your support!
What issue of Rolling Stone Magazine did Sir Paul say this?
The best song ever!!!!!!!!❤😂🎉😅😊
Thanks for your support Michael!
Thank you for doing Bee Gees songs. They are my all-time favorite group. Here are some of my favorites:
"For Whom the Bell Tolls"
"One"
"Alone"
"Staying Alive"
"Words"
" I Surrender"
💜💜💜💜🤗👏👍😉
Will add to the list thanks Vickie! 💜
Quincy Jones said this was one of the best R & B songs ever.
There were so many layers of vocals on the song they didn’t really do it live because they feel they could it justice. In the studio version Barry is singing primary lead, sometimes co-lead with Robin. Barry sang multiple layers of falsetto and the low chest voice lead in the pitch change you mention. It’s one of my favorite Bee Gees songs. So beautiful.
Fanny was the housekeeper at the house where they were staying in Miami and they named the song after her.
Beautiful gesture to name it after her. Thanks for the info on who’s singing which parts Patricia!
Remember that this isn’t a live performance, just an early music video.
Thanks for your support Douglas!
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.
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.
Thanks for your suggestions and info Jaye!
looooooove it! I enjoy your reactions.....
I think, Maurice is doing the deep voice. Along with Robin....
Robin is also sharing falsetto with Barry...Amazing song!
All three brothers had their own unique falsetto's, baritone chest voices, and everything in-between, and were also able to slide up and down with ease!!! IMO, they are the most talented group, & exceptional singers of all time! If you would like to hear more of Maurice with his falsetto, and Barry singing mostly chest voice, check out, Nights on Broadway!!! *They were such a wonderful gift to the music industry & our ears* 💝💝💝
Thanks Sandy
Is “baby as you walk away” actually Maurice on lead falsetto and normal voice?
I believe so 😊 @@tessemery8345
Barry has said that low part you see Robin singing is all Robin.
Then there’s that falsetto “scream off” between Barry and Robin is amazing listening.
Maurice said they never did this live as it was too hard vocally.
Seems very difficult live
Nope. Barry never said that. And Barry is the one who has the natural deep voice. He’s the one singing the deep part. It just seems like Robin is because they still have the camera on him. Basically, the cameraman can’t keep up.
@@BGWhisperer “Maurice stuns with great harmony and Robin, long considered the best singer in the group, also shines with a surprising depth not normally seen in the fragile timber of his voice. It’s one of the few songs that Barry and Robin share lead vocals.” Google “from the vaults THE BEE GEES’ “FANNY BE TENDER (WITH MY LOVE)” if you refuse to believe me.
@@tessemery8345 The fact that some random blogger says Robin’s long been considered the best singer negates everything else. Not everyone thinks that. Many, including pros, think Barry’s is the best. This is just someone’s opinion. Most likely a Robin fan’s. Sounds like something they’d say. And Barry didn’t say that, now did he?
Their music came from their souls.
Their song Love So Right rocks, too.
King so thrilled you listened to my request! Glad you gave it 5 👑 crowns! It’s amazing how talented The Bee Gees are! Best part is no auto tune!
You seem to have a deep appreciation of good music! I didn’t realize you were a music producer!
So glad I found your channel!
Of course! I see all requests and read every comment! 😊 Yes I appreciate all music no matter the era or genre. Thanks for your continued support!
Tragedy is awesome to. Happy Easter 🐣🐇🐰
Thanks Wanda
They all had gorgeous baritones and were equally as gifted with the fallsettos. Actually they did not realize they could do the fallsetto until years into recording. Robin AND Barry would switch back and forth :) Cheers.
Thanks for your support!
"Who's singing which part?" This is a game people have been playing for 50 years. 😄 People often assume Barry is singing, well, everything because the camera is often on him. But really, it's often impossible to know. In interviews, they often commented on this fact. ALL of them could sing high, low, and falsetto.
A very tough game I see! 😂
Thanks for your support Deborah!
Great song. Here's more.
Living Eyes.
Mr. Natural.
My World.
Nights On Broadway.
Love You Inside Out.
Edge Of The Universe.
Words.
Run To Me.
To Love Somebody.
Winds Of Change.
Thanks Kathie
Morning...Great reaction..just love these bro's..think it was Barry singing 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 ❤
Good afternoon thanks Maureen! ❤️ 🇺🇸 🇬🇧
All three were singing from low to high
Looking forward to watching you react to all of their songs. There are so many and they're fantastic.
Thanks for your support Kathie more coming soon!
Wonderful and complex masterpiece!! ❤❤❤
Barry Gibb is the low pitch he's the really good-looking on the oldest of the three brothers he's the bomb
Thanks for the info!
Some of us think Robin is the bomb... Barry's s*** does stink regardless of what some of y'all think.
You've seen everything from soup to nuts as to who is doing what in this lol! This was their mother's favorite song of theirs (out of about 1000 songs they wrote without a one of them able to read or write music) probably because she could tell who was singing what when we really can't for sure.
So, the deep part in this particular song when it made the pitch change was Maurice (pronounced Morris and oftentimes calle Mo). The leads were shared by Robin and Barry, except when they weren't lol! Robin and Barry together often sounded like one voice. The falsettos were either Barry and Robin or all three of them as they all had ranges from baritone through falsetto, but only Barry could sustain it.
All three were also self-taught multi-instrumentalists with Mo knowing the most, then Robin, but Mo preferred playing to lead singing. Barry had a tremolo in his voice and Robin had an airy and subtle but pitch-perfect vibrato. He could sing and oftentimes did in head voice which with that beautiful quavery vibrato gave him a vulnerable delicate sound at times. Barry had a nice chest voice and switched between that and his breathy head voice when not doing falsetto.
When they recorded they usually if not always shared one microphone making it even tougher to tease their voices apart. Overall, Robin's natural voice was a bit higher from bottom to top, and Barry's a bit lower, with Mo having possibly the biggest range.
I hope that helps! Check out early stuff in the 60s for some real treats for your ears - more R&B before disco came along. For great Robin songs: Massachusetts live at Melbourne beats the old ones. He got a 5 minute standing ovation. I Started A Joke and I've Got To Get A Message to You from the 60s for him can't be beat.
Other 60s and early 70s good ones: To Love Somebody (Mo adds a super cool falsetto bit or two near the end on the video version). A great Barry song is Words. Lonely Days and Run To Me are superb from that era. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart has first and third verses from Robin and 2nd verse from Barry and is beautiful.
As others have said, more songs from this period of Fanny to check: Nights On Broadway Midnight Special version, and Jive Talkin'.
Can't wait for you to hear them all! Fanny is probably my favorite, but the others I mentioned are also hard to beat.
Btw, this song build and chord changes remind me of Hall and Oates She's Gone. Daryl Hall had a killer soulful voice if you haven't heard. ;)
Love your reaction!
Thank you so much for your explanation and recommendations! I’ll add them to the list. thanks for your support !
@@KingGreatnessKG My pleasure. :)
Another graet Song by the Bee Gees. They all can switch there Voices. Amazing Voices Amazing Song Amazing Bee Gees. 🕺🥰👍
Thank you kindly Ingrid
I grew up listening to them and even today it's almost impossible to tell who's doing what in the song cuz they could all change their ranges. They sounded like three of the same voice in perfect harmony at times.
I've watched so many clips of this grove. I love this one the most I have to say tho.--your video and audio quality is superb. You need to teach how you do it. Outstanding. Five crowns for sure. Excellent reaction and analysis. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, thank you! Will do one day.
Nights on Broadway,
For whom the Bells tolls, video under the Brooklyn bridge NY
should be the next!!
More Bee Gees on the way Lydmar!
Consider when this was done, they didn't have all the more modern ways of recording. Pure Talent!!!!!!!!!!!
Love you are listening ! It's refreshing 😇
Yes I read all the comments and want your ideas! Thanks Regina #GreatnessGang
❤️❤️❤️My fave by them
That is Maurice coming in with that different voice. Great reaction, beautiful music
Yes! Thank you Dorothy!
Quincy Jones said it's the best love song ever written.
One of the best! Thanks Roberta
When you listen to more of their songs you'll see how high and low they can all go. Barry can just sing an entire song in falsetto. They can pretty much hit any note.
Liked and subscribed and shared, they are smoke and they all hit the changes the same
That was Barry singing in the deep voice he could sing both the highest and lowest of all three brothers
Your actually mistaken Barry’s falsetto was used most often but in actual fact Robin had a higher falsetto just rarely used and if you need an example look at the song “living together”
@@aidanhealy1330 No, Robins falsetto is not so "strong" like Barrys. There is a video of this song on youtube from a live performance and Robins falsetto sounds not so perfect and great and ther is also a video from the song with Robins falsetto isolated, you can hear the difference to barrys falsetto very good1
@@nelerhabarber5602 They never sang this live afaik....
All three sang falsetto, but sounded different doing so. Robin had the highest natural voice, Mo had the lowest natural voice, Barry could sustain the falsetto.
I believe Mo had the deepest voice and most range.
Mo played a li'l guitar and a li'l piano. But it was as a composer and a bassist that he made his greatest contributions to the Bee Gees' music.
What other band than the Bee Gees could have a massive hit in the late twentieth century about an imaginary chick named "Fanny"?
He died too young. He had the heart of a lion . . . and the voice of an angel.
They're all able to sing falsetto or in their normal range. They'd been harmonizing together since they were younger than 10.
Actually all three singers sing in their speaking voice and in falsetto. Robin Gibb and Barry Gibb sang with a 5 to 6 octave range.
More Bee Bees🎉
Quincy Jones named Fanny as one of the best R & B songs of all time.
But also he is the highest pitch of the three always he's the bomb
I loved your initial reaction 👏👏 their voices were so unique. Five crown worthy 👑
Thanks Charles 👑👑👑👑👑
Maurice had the lowest register, Robin had that operatic rich tone, Barry had the deep voice and sustained high falsetto, BUT all three could sing falsetto and different voices from tenor to baritone. Just give it up because when Barry and Robin blended their voices, they created a singular fourth voice. There's a baby brother Andy who had a solo career and three #1s in a row. Andy was to join his brothers as the fourth Bee Gee, but died at age 30 from a diseased heart weakened by a drug habit.
Thanks Tex!
bee gees nights on broadway
More Bee Gees coming
Most of the song is Barry and Robin singing together, it's a magical sound. Most of their hits include this sound. The only sound in the world that is better is all three of them together. They all have a huge range. I believe Mo can go the lowest and Robin is the highest without using falsetto. Barry is the most consistent falsetto and chest voice. If that makes any sense.
Thanks M!
Phenomenal weren't they liked and shared
I ❤️ your captions. Makes your channel unique among the countless other channels I see. They make me smile and/or laugh, I thank you for that❤️✌️
I thank you for taking your time and watching and supporting the Greatness Gang community Trish! ❤️👑
Great reaction video! Love this. If you haven't already, Love So Right.
Will add to the list thanks Frank!
Love This Song 💝
Great reaction! My fave BG song!
Robin just made a quick switch from his falsetto to his normal baritone for that second verse near the start. As for who was doing it throughout the song, all of them can do it, but IMO Barry has the best falsetto, while Robin had the best Baritone. The reason I say that, if you listen to their earliest hits, like "Gotta Get a Message to You", you can hear Robin KILL IT at Baritone.
Told ya this one is magnificent. 😊
You were right Lilly! Thanks again!
Just discovered your channel. Love your softness when reacting. I can tell you know a lot about music. Subscribed!
Thank you so much and welcome to the Greatness Gang community ❤️ 👑
Maurice is the deep. Pinkish shirt
Great reaction. I am subscribed and look forward for more reactions. Thank you for appreciating our music in the 70's. 🎤🎧🎶🎵💯
Thank you too! Welcome
Wanted to first wish you abd your family a Happy Easter hope you have a blessed day
This was a really grwat reaction really enjoy listening to the bee gees they sound so good
Same to you! Thanks for your support Cathy. More Bee Gees coming
Hi King, New subscriber Here! As you're finding out,
you can pick a Bee gees song based on your mood.
Today I was cleaning house
to to "Jive Talking"and "Night Fever". At bedtime I'll
listen to "I started a Joke " and maybe " For whom the bells toll". Anyway so many to choose from, and always great. As a Bee Gees girl, I appreciate your reactions.
Thanks for your support Rene! ❤️ welcome to the #GreatnessGang community. I’ll add these songs to the list
@@KingGreatnessKG Thanks,
I will look forward to It! 😉🤗
It was Barry with the deep voice.
The deep voice is definitely and unequivocally Barry's.
Nope it's Robin.😊😊😊
No it's Barry's deep voice. I can name many songs where Barry is hitting that exact register and pitch.Just off the top of my head is Nights on Broadway. Name me one song where Robin is singing in baritone, .BTW you do realize this video is grossly out of sync.?! Just because it appears Robin is singing because the camera happened to be on him at that moment doesn't mean it's him 3:05 g@@judymosier5567
@@judymosier5567 Nope, it’s Barry. Barry’s voice is naturally that deep. Robin has a higher voice naturally than Barry does. Just ask Barry. That’s very much Barry singing the deep parts, as well as some of the falsettos.
In a documentary Maurice stated the part "you know how easy it is to hirt me" Barry and Robin were singing in unison so it sounded like a totally new voice. Barry is the one going to from the lower to higher octaves.
BTW the doc is "This is Where I Came In"
Thanks Mimi
Damn daddy called it pantie dropping music 😊😇
Barry is doing the low to high pitch change. He naturally has a stellar deeper voice, gorgeous mid-range, as well as his celebrated falsetto. Maurice, not sure what he’s doing here. He might be doing both deep and falsettos, too, because he can. He basically fills in wherever he’s needed. Robin has a higher voice than Barry naturally.
The thing I love about this song is how confused one gets. One can’t keep up. So one just surrenders.
I found your Channel looking for Bee Gees reactions! It was Barry doing the Low Voice!
Cool! Welcome to the #GreatnessGang community Glenn!
That's Maurice. He's a baritone.
Mo. Said they don't sing this live because he said it's such a bitch to sing cause of all the different layers to it. 🎶🎸🎶🎸❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Haha I bet!
Barry, the one with the full beard, long hair, the one the right, is the falsetto. He has that high pitch voice (FALSETTO).
The reason why they rarely performed this song live was because they had layered their vocals throughout the song when they recorded it, that it was virtually impossible to cover all the singing parts live. Barry stated that out of the three brothers Robin had the highest falsetto. Maurice stated that there were three voices, Robin, Barry and Robin & Barry. And he just came in to round the sound off. However, it was Barry's falsetto that was used in the disco era because he was the one that came forward to do it when they were asked.
King, I'm hoping for 5 Crowns!!
😉 let’s see David!
Mo was the one who was singing the higher voice
Thanks Roni
They can all do the falsetto and Maurice has the deepest natural voice.
The 3 of them could go deep and then fly up to the highest peach in an incredible amalgamation of deep and higher peachy voices , they were just amazing, Barry , went high very high and then Robin and then Maurice, the only real difference was that Barry played the guitar , Robin played no instruments ( I never saw a video with Robin playing an instrument ) and Maurice was the multi instruments player , Maurice was the brains behind the incredible “ Nights on Broadway “ , and they also sang with their younger brother Andy , the 4 of them were multi talented, and excellent singers, the Bee-gees were a one in a generation event.
Irreplaceable and more than amazing, so sad 3 of them died very young, Andy died from his addiction to drugs , Maurice confessed that he had problems with alcoholism, he was in an up and down problem that eventually caught up with him , Robin died from cancer and only Barry remains alive, I think that the Bee-gees were a once in a generation event and they will never be forgotten, Awesome Bee-Gees .
Maurice did not die from alcohol. He had a twisted intestine from a birth abnormality and the hospital messed up and he died within 2 days from complications. Robin shared this same problem so when he started with the same symptoms and his Dr. Found out what his twin had died from , they did emergency surgery and saved his life. He passed years later from kidney failure from it being weakened from cancer treatments. Andy died from myochardidas, a swelling in the muscles surrounding his heart caused from an infection. They feel that years of substance abuse weakened his heart more and he passed from that.
That was Robin in the beginning with pitch change.
Thanks MJ
Even if the camera is on Robin in the middle the low tone is always Berry
Barry
The low tones are not always Barry as Mo could sing lower than he did.
@@lauraallen55I agree and it sounds like Mo's voice to me, not Barry's
@@kathleendewey5347 It's hard to tell, but it definitely could be!
If you want to hear their low voices try "Tomorrow", "Every second, every minute". " First of may" Maurice with Lulu.
Thanks for the suggestions Nele!
and Mo
Both Robin (middle) and Maurice (pink shirt) were doing high low changes. Robin could also sing ethereal falsetto though rarely did. The record companies favouring his brother's (Barry's) reinforced falsetto. To hear Robin's falsetto he sings the verses on 'Living Together' (Spirits having flown album). Maurice sang many different styles of music from Country on his own singles to Rock with his brothers 'House of Shame'. I think that was their last album.
The deep voice is Barry
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Morris is the one on the left hand side, Morris was the genius instrumentalist of the group , his voice was the lowest and the deepest , in the middle we have Robin , he had an incredible voice as his brother Barry the one on the right hand side, Barry was the guy with the highest pitch in his voice ( he’s the one on the right hand side ) Barry and Robin were the duo with the highest falsetto voices but Morris ( they used to call him the guy in the middle ) he was a consummated Conservatory Alumni , he was a member of a Conservatory Orchestra and he was a multi instrumentalist, he play several instruments and he was the one that could read music and he was a consummated guitar , Piano , Organ ( he was a Symphonic Orquesta instrumentalist ) his voice was the lowest but he could sing music with a high pitch, he was the genius behind the Phenomenal “ Nights On Broadway “ I recommend you hear that one : So we have Barry , the oldest and the main high pitch singer along with his brother Barry who had a very high pitch , so they are from Right to left :
Barry , the oldest and the main Pitch singer and main composer ,
ROBIN : The One in the middle
The one without instruments, he had a very high pitch Voice also,
MORRIS : He was the multi instrumentalist and he could play almost any instrument, he could read music also , but his voice pitch was the deeper one, although he had a high peach as you can see in this video .
These 3 guys were the best musicians , Composers and best singers in History , they were real Misters of the Craft , they were the very Best = THE BEE GEES .
Actually, Barry’s voice is naturally deeper than Robin’s.
Other Australian icons are John Farnham he can sing any genre Jimmy Barnes bad boy of rock (was singer of ColdChisel before going solo), Cold Chisel, and Johnny Diesel ( happens to be Jimmy Barnes brother inlaw). Always do live versions. Their stage presence is a show in itself.
Will add these musicians to the list thanks!
Great reaction
Thank you