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The Bee Gees are one of those bands it's super easy to dis on (and I'm as guilty as anyone.). It's also super easy to forget how insanely talented they actually are.
My friends laughed at me for listening to them. I always knew they were talented. Yeah, some people just thought disco was gay or whatever.
Funny how people did them but get them at a wedding or function and staying alive comes on
People forget just how long the Bee Gees were on top and how many times they re-invented their sound to stay there. They deserve credit as one of the greatest of all time. I've found a great appreciation for their music over the past 40 years. Especially with all the poor music that has inundated the mainstream. Good Show Guys! I'd hit Nights on Broadway next. It was a big hit for them just before the Disco phase...always one of my favs
Oh right! Early BeeGees sounds like every other late 60s British band. It's nice, but yeah!
Edit: I don't mean every other band, I mean every other fantastic band.
Absolutely true. I believe they're the only band in history to chart in 5 different decades, with hits in the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s AND 2000s. 🙂
Hahahahahahhahahahahaha "one of the greatest of all time"....Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@calgaryjimbo The Isley Brothers span over eight decades if Wikipedia is right.
@@Junebugreen
Yeah, and they ALSO sucked big time, although not to the putrid & unlistenable depths of the bgeeez.
The Bee Gees are well-known because of Saturday Night Fever. But before that, for YEARS, they had hit after hit, great songs with beautiful harmonies, a huge catalog. I especially like "NY Mining Disaster", "Lonely Days, Lonely Nights" and "Nights on Broadway".
I want to second what Beth said! I would put pre-Saturday Night Fever Bee Gees on par with the Beatles. It's that good!
"I've Gotta Get a Message to You" is another great one.
@@kellyschneider2545 I was a kid in the 70s and adored the disco-era BeeGees - and still do. I would put their WHOLE catalog on a pedestal!
Agree, Nights on Broadway, How Can You Mend a Broken Heart.
I bought the 45rpm of Jive Talkin' upon release.🤗
Depends on how old you are, I think. I was a kid in the 70s and love their disco stuff. I've tried their earlier songs, but it's just a miss for me. The Bee Gees will always be disco.
Nights on Broadway is a MUST listen!! A very popular song before moving into their disco sound! You'll thank me later! 😃
I am very firm in my dislike of disco... EXCEPT! I keep finding disco songs I make exceptions to that rule. The BeeGees just had some really fun singalong tunes you can't get out of your brain.
YES.
The rhythm for "Jive Talkin'" was inspired by the chunka-chunka-chunka sound of a car rolling over a bridge crossing Biscayne Bay near Miami. The Bee Gees went over it on their way to Criteria Studios, where they were recording their "Main Course" album.
I was going to share that same story.
And originally Barry came up with Drive Talkin but later changed it to Jive
Beat me to it.
Yes i heard them say that
At exactly 35 (I believe) miles per hour 🙂
Andy: You will absolutely love Nights on Broadway. Definite A+
I ❤ Nights on Broadway!!!❤❤❤
It's hard to describe how overwhelmingly the Bee Gees dominated the late 70s. They tied or broke all sorts of chart records set by The Beatles, from having the most consecutive #1 singles (six) to having the most #1 singles in a calendar year (seven). In 1978, Barry Gibb wrote SEVEN #1 hits for FOUR different artists. They were everywhere, all the time. (The wiki page for Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements is fun.)
Fck the bgeez. Referencing The Beatles in the same breath as the bgeez??? Really?!?!?!? The bgeez typified how really, really, really bad rock/pop music descended to from '77-'82. One of the worst 5 year periods in rock/pop history. And, as I said, the bgeez was the Poster Child, the symbol of All That Was Crap during this five year timeframe. I'll cite the following as evidence: Bee Geez Madonna, Michael Jackson, Prince, George Michael, Culture Club, Boz Scaggs, KC & the Sunshine Band, Leo Sayer, Natalie Cole, ABBA, Barbara Streisand, Rod Stewart (during his garbage phase), Jennifer Warnes, Hall & Oates, Barry Manilow, Commodores, Andy Gibb (more of the same), Player, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Chic, George Benson, Duran Duran, Debbie Boone, Exile, Sweet, Styx, Rita Coolidge, Parliament, Donna Summer, Olivia Newton John - I could go on & on & on & on & on......I rest my case.
P.S. It's amazing that A & A are even reacting to this commercial claptrap.
@@oscarwilde6649 Careful dude, your Grumpy Old Man Syndrome is showing.
Almost a half-century after this song was released, the Bee Gees have over 17M monthly listeners on spotify, so I'd say they're holding up pretty well without your support lol. The Bee Gees will live to bury all their critics.
@@robland6804 great reply - additional best selling soundtrack of all time (SNF 63 million), second best selling longplayer after Michael Jacksons Thriller and 56 million decoupled single sales from this album alone (Stayin Alive, How Deep is Your Love, Night Fever) - Stayin Alive rank in a world radio station survey, from 2017 as the most played airwaved tune ever by a far margin since 1977 before Yesterday from Sir Paul. They Bee Gees sets milestone in pop history forever.
@@MischaGER it makes no sense to dismiss the Bee Gees as "commercial." So what, the Beatles or Zeppelin didn't sell many albums? lol I have no patience for music lovers stuck in one narrow genre. I love and can appreciate music from Gregorian chant to Dua Lipa. Sure, "Hey Jude" and "Wish You Were Here" are great songs, but can you DANCE to them? Dance is one of the primary functions of music, and you can sure as hell dance to the Bee Gees.
@@robland6804 that's true but if the Rockn Roll Hall of Fame counts the Bee Gees to the four greatest acts in pop history. Fans of other genres should finally recognize, that belong to the greatest pop acts in history and not always artificially exaggerate others, but maybe the biopic will change something next year. 😉 I wish it Barry "the Goat" Gibb gets the recognition as Top3 biggest musical influencer, that he really deserves. 👍
I can’t believe I’m saying this but I really enjoyed this one. The vocal harmonies are great and the funky groove is better than what my memory would have guessed!
The Bee Gees have written numerous songs for OTHER ARTISTS- great songwriters!
They did so many. I had no idea they were so prolific songwriters.
Barry Gibb holds the distinction of penning 4 consecutive number 1 songs, each by a different artist.
@@guitar_player_bernie
They sucked, like virtually ALL of the claptrap that was spewed out from '77-'82.
@@spicy321
And they were all DISTINCTLY commercialized, mediocre claptrap.
@@oscarwilde6649 Wrong
The Bee Gees’ 1971 song “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” was a HUGE hit for Al Green the following year. Please don’t sleep on Al Green any longer, guys. His best known song and probably the best intro to him is “Let’s Stay Together.” But my personal pick for your first Al Green song would be “Love and Happiness.” The intro alone is 🔥🔥🔥!!!
I also hope they get to Al Green soon. All 3 songs you mentioned are excellent, as are "Tired of Being Alone" and "Take Me to the River".
@@otisdylan9532 love those two, as well! I keep putting his name out there every chance I get!
Agreed. Time to hit the King of 70s R&B. Then maybe Otis Redding, king of 60s R&B.
I didn't know Al Green had covered How Do You Mend a Broken Heart until I was recently watching the movie The Book of Eli, which has that song on the soundtrack. Great cover.
@@jerryjanski551 definitely, sooner rather than later! They’ve done a few by Otis and loved every one of them!
"You Should Be Dancing" is on ICONIC song! I matters not what kind of music you like. Greatness is greatness.
The Bee Gees are EVERYTHING!! Hit after hit. The harmonies, the grooves, the musicianship, and song craft are ridiculous!!
Nights on Broadway is excellent. Should be next. Not a disco type song. A little more sophisticated.
How deep is your love by them is a absolute masterpiece of a love song
Not even The Beatles accomplished this incredible feat: The Bee Gees at one point had the TOP 5 singles at a singular moment. That will NEVER be done again. A staggering feat. Think about it.
If you all like this more pre disco BeeGees era you’d like “Nights on Broadway” Really solid song and vocals by them
Agreed, my fav
@@RadioSupere I agree as well
YES!!!!
The Midnight Special version is really good.
@@nealblue6413 It is, that was their 1st try out for the song I think
"To Love Somebody" and "How Deep Is Your Love" are my two favorite Bee Gees songs.
Agreed! Versatile band. I definitely prefer their slower tunes to the disco songs. Great harmonies.
Some of their early songs you might try are" I've Gotta Get A Message To You", "Lonely Days Lonely Nights", "Holiday", "I Started a Joke", "New York Mining Disaster 1941", and Spicks and Specks". The last two a lot of people thought were the Beatles. They also had a career before this when they were kids in Australia. They seemed more like a novelty act then although it's funny to see Barry towering over his younger brothers in the videos. I was not a fan of disco when it was new, in fact, quite the contrary. However after time, I've come to appreciate it for its nostalgia which of course you guys can't do, but it takes me back to my adolescent years. I've gotten to like a lot of their mid to late 70s material because of that but I still prefer their late 60s/early 70s stuff.
I love those songs....
"Lonely Days Lonely Nights" Is a great song.
I Started A Joke and I've Gotta Get A Message To You are some of my favorites!
I also developed my appreciation for the BeeGees well past the 70's, even though I graduated in '79.
The BeeGees were not a disco band. They simply wrote the soundtrack to a movie (Saturday Night Fever) which added in a smashing way to the emerging disco dance craze of the late 1970s.
Indeed. In an interview, Barry said that, during this period, they saw themselves as a Rhythm and Blues band.
Yes and Barry said so out right ,he said they just sang love songs that you can dance to LOL :)
@@GaryLangEngr I still love their music, Gary, whatever period. And 'Disco', 'R n B' - they're just labels.
Similar case with ELO and Xanadu and Discovery. They weren't a disco band, they were progressive rock, before and after that :-)
Thank you! Someone who really knows their BeeGees history!👍
You need to do "Too Much Heaven"- not disco- just some of the best harmonizing you'll ever hear in your life from theses 3 brothers
Such a gorgeous song
Agreed it's so complex and the harmonies..my God its smooth.
Another vote for listening to "Too Much Heaven".
Yesssss
Ha ha! I just love the comedy team of Andy and Alex. (Sorry Andy, I didn't notice your hair, either). Thanks for the laughs and reacting to The Bee Gees today. "Nights On Broadway" next, please. And check out their Doc. "How Do You Mend A Broken Heart?", it does a great job showcasing the Brothers Gibbs musical and personal journeys.
YES! NIGHTS ON BROADWAY!
excellent doc
Masterclass songwriters and performers! The Bee Gees were amazing!
The fact that you guys gave this a try was enough for me to sub. I'd say "Nights On Broadway", "How Deep Is Your Love", and "To Love Somebody" are my personal favorites.
The BeeGees were so talented and innovative. Some people don't like them because they're so connected to the disco-era, but their musical career spanned several decades, and they just happened to become hugely popular during disco. I think their "disco" era music is so much more interesting and enjoyable to listen to than some 80's hits (such as 1980's Elton John which I dislike immensely lol).
The Bee Gees were the main reason discos went out of fashion. Discos were popular for years before they jumped in. When Saturday Night Fever came out it was a smash hit movie. The discos became packed with old guys in leisure suits and were pissing off all the young girls to the point they quit coming. With no young girls, the guys that went there to pick them up and pay tabs quit going. The discos fell back to their core audience and I saw hundreds go out of business within a year. But on the other hand "Staying Alive" has been the alarm wake up music in my clock for two decades.
Love the Bee Gees, all eras. Nights on Broadway from the same album is my favorite of theirs. Fanny (be tender with my love) is a great ballad , also from that album.
Have to agree Nights on Broadway would have been my choice. Funny how their older songs ( I started a joke, run to me, etc.) aren’t on their greatest hits album. It’s like everything pre75 no longer exists
@@anthonytice3028 Massachusetts is probably my favorite early Bee Gees song.
I should clarify that I’m talking about post disco greatest hits albums. They actually have at least two pre disco greatest hits that are loaded with great songs
@@anthonytice3028 Yes, I understand.
They always had great lead vocals and harmonies. They are one of those bands, much like 3 dog night, that you don’t realize how many good songs they had until you start listing them
You have to keep in mind, this is something the Gibbs could play LIVE, with maybe one or two supporting musicians. They were not just throwing this down in the studio, they could do the same level of quality on the road.
Love watching their live concerts, amazing!
It's about time. The Bee Gees are one of the greatest groups there's ever been. You need check out their early stuff.
Truth
I asked A and A fir Bee Gees 6 months ago. They don't know what they're missing.
The Bee Gees are phenomenal. Take a dive into more of this BROTHER BAND!!!
Bee gees were very talented they don't get enough credit
If you're going to dive into the Bee Gee's, I would strongly recommend "Too Much Heaven". The vocals and harmonies are mind blowing! 🤯
Too Much Heaven great song there!
There are SO many Bee Gees songs for them (A&A) to choose from!
I also think "Tragedy" is one they should check out too!✌❤🎶😁
In that case do the video. Phenomenal.
@@jackiesueann3476 "Tragedy" - yes!
I love the fact that the snare stays steady through the 7/8 section, so its on the 2,4,6,1,3,5,7,2......so it feels like it flips. Great little groove throughout. Touch of cowbell, a few claps. All in all a solid tune. Yep, I remember hearing this on the radio when it was released.
Yeah, the instrumental break with the seven is a phrase of 7/8 over 7 bars of common time so it just naturally resolves. I have always loved that synth hook line.
I’m a big fan of the old Bee Gees - To Love Somebody, Run To Me, I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You, Words… so many great songs! 😁❤️
Do Nights on Broadway next. They were musicians before Saturday Night Fever!
Definitely do “how deep is your love”. One of the greatest love songs ever written
Featured at the end of Saturday night fever
Yes yes, and "Too much Heaven" as well.
I recommend "Saturday Night Fever" as a movie reaction on patreon. Great soundtrack. John Travolta's dancing to "You Should Be Dancing" is very good. A lot of people hated on disco at the time, but if they could've known the crap that exists today, they wouldn't have been so harsh on it.
This song was popular when I was in Middle School. I loved it! All of my friends and I were listening to primarily hard rock and heavy metal: Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Foghat, Zeppelin, etc. So when I bought the album (on vinyl) I had to bring it home in a paper bag and hide it apart from my other records.
Their earlier stuff was so different and I really liked it: To Love Somebody, Massachusetts, I Gotta Get a Message to You. From their Disco era: Love So Right, More than a Woman, Night Fever, Fanny and You Should Be Dancing.
Dude, I don't think Fanny is a disco-era song...I think it was before that era.
@@laurateall8847 Well, it was released in 1975, the same year as Jive Talking and Nights on Broadway. Maybe it was pre-disco, but it’s close.
Btw, I'm sure you've heard by now, but Bee Gees were a pretty damn good pop rock band in the 60s and early 70s before they hit it huge with disco. Lots of good psychedelic rock and even a hint of prog. Check out World or Lemons Never Forget if you don't believe me!
The best one from the 60’s was the Odessa album
Agree 100%
There where massive from 1967-1969 then became big again from 1975-1981 maybe 1982 but then after that they fell away from chart success
Agreed. The first incarnation of the Bee Gees was way better than the band's disco phase.
@@mneilan123456
"Massive", huh?? Okay, rock historian, please cite your examples & evidence of how massively popular they were from '67-'69 playing rock, psychedelic rock, & "prog" rock music. This should be good...
Everyone seems to do the disco era of the Bee Gees but they are so much more than that. I grew up with this great group. Love their early music especially 60's-70's. Some of their early hits were "Spicks & Specks", "New York Mining Disaster 1941", "To Love Somebody", "Holiday", "Massachusetts", "World", "And The Sun Will Shine", "Really & Sincerely", "Words", "The Singer Sang His Song", "I've Gotta Get A Message To You", "Lonely Days", "I Started A Joke", "Melody Fair", "First of May", "Give Your Best", "Lamplight" etc.
It's essential Bee Gees catalog music.
All great stuff. I enjoy that era the most.
You forgot a few: "Run To Me", "I'll Kiss Your Memory"...etc.
100% agree - you hit all the right songs
Yes. Get to know their catalogue. When Disco was “out “, and no one wanted to even admit to listening to it in the past, the Bee Gees went on to write music for other artists that were hits over decades- hits for various artists and changing styles. TALENT.
GARBAGE DISCO. That's all this crap was, man. I lived through this embarrassingly barren period ('76-'82/3) of disco, quasi-disco, house music/disco-ish, pre-disco, post-disco - all had one common theme...it fckng SUCKED!!!
@@oscarwilde6649 …Dude, hating disco is sooo over. So over….Barry White, The Bee Gees, Chic, KC and the Sunshine Band, MFSB..awesome talent. Awesome fun era.
GOOOOOOOD MORNING A&A FAMILY!!
☮️❤️♾️
“Fanny” and “Nights on Broadway” should be given a shot.
The Bee Gees' "YOU SHOULD BE DANCING", IMO, is one of the great disco songs, and I think a banger ~!
The Bee Gees are a national treasure, guys.
Yes and across three countries: UK, Australia and USA
i think "International Treasure" would be more aprobo...
The Bee Gees have sold over 220 million records worldwide, making them among the best-selling music artists of all time.They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997; the Hall's citation says, "Only Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks and Paul McCartney have outsold the Bee Gees."With nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100, the Bee Gees are the third-most successful band in Billboard charts history behind only the Beatles and the Supremes.The group are to date the most successful family and sibling band of all time, they are the most successful musical trio of all time and are the most successful Australian musical act ever.
Truth on all of that! I love these guys! Always have since my sister being 5 years older,I got to sneak in her room while she was at her after school job and listen to her records that she got from Columbia House! Bee Gees were her favorite but she had such a variety! I recall the album (and cover) by Queen called News Of The World..it blew me away!! The cover scared the bejeesus out of me! LOL.
Just sharing. Peace to you!✌❤🎶😁
P.S. The Bee Gees are also in the songwriters hall of fame as well. 😁
Just a note, they're not Australian. They lived there for less than a decade but were never citizens. If they had stayed in Australia nobody would have ever heard of them. Festival records in Australia didn't even promote them worth a damn or give them studio time. They would be told, you've got an hour, make a record so we can go to the pub. They had to return to their homeland to get recognition.
They are English.
Bee gees are great songwriters singers and style of music tremendous talent
The Bee Gees get a bad rap. I believe they are in the top ten of most albums and singles sold, they are all around one of the most successful bands of all time. The Saturday night fever soundtrack was enormous, and the songs are amazing, I don't care about the people who label them disco, those songs are amazing. And they have other huge hits you should do, "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" "Lonely Days, Lonely Nights" "Nights on Broadway", the list goes on and on. Great songwriters, great band. There's a great documentary on HBO about them, you should take a look.
Amen.
Their dance-oriented songs during the disco era were top-notch--in terms of melody, singing, musicianship and production. But for the song they wrote for Yvonne Elliman, "If I Can't Have You," they avoided that stereotypical and justly-maligned "humpty-dumpty humpty-dumpty" disco beat.
You guys are great!! 😳😜 As a 62 year old grandma, I love watching you two enjoy the music that I grew up with for the first time!🎶😄❤️
You really can't go wrong with them. I was there and disco was FUN MAN! I loved Zeppelin, Floyd etc etc but I also loved to dance my arse off all night and disco filled that need perfectly.
I love to dance too but when it came to Disco I loved to watch because people actually took lessons to be their best Disco selves.
@@aileenturrietta7553 Not to blow my own trumpet but I had natural rhythm and would dance, stone cold sober, on an empty dance floor if the music moved me. Some took it very seriously but I felt if your hips and feet could co ordinate well, that's all you needed! Platform heels, cheesecloth shirts, gypsy skirts and flared Levis, and anything at all that sparkled under the disco ball. I had a fantastic 70s experience and not just with disco nights. Great time to be young, free, single, pretty and have big boobs hahaha. I had a gas of a time; splendid.
@@DawnSuttonfabfour You should toot your own horn!! The '70s we're a blast, I agree. They should do the Eagles with Don Henley's "All She Wants to do is Dance". I'll get up and dance with you.😊
@@aileenturrietta7553 You're on!
Do "Nights on Broadway." One of their best and definitely rock and not pop (although their pop stuff is pretty darn good too).
NIGHTS ON BROADWAY is my favorite song. CERTIFIED BANGER 🥁
Exactly where I was going!!! lol
My band covers Nights on Broadway and it is always one of the hits of the night!
@@tonyberezowski7859 I wouldn't call it rock but a really fun song. I've always liked it.
Nights on Broadway is funk mixed with pop
@@larrywilliams1372 Funk
I know it's a ballad, but you should check out "Run To Me", amazing tune.
I'll second that. One of my favourite songs.
Bee Gees are one of the most successful music acts of all time. In addition to this, they, especially Barry, have been prolific songwriters for scores of artists who made them big hits. Bee Gees are essential to a rock channel, since Saturday Night Fever and disco was just one part of their very lengthy career.
Three unique voices that can't be duplicated, that just work incredible well together.
And more than a few handfull of hit songs, in like, really top of the pack world hits.
They followed and in part lead (disco?!) different musical areas over their many decades carreer too.
Don't even need to be a fan to admit they were on of the best bands in all of pupular music!
As long as we're throwing down Bee Gees, I'll toss in "You Should Be Dancin', which is 3x the energy of Jive Talkin'. Those two songs and I don't know how many other hits on the same album which propelled to #1 for a measly 24 weeks and stayed on the 100 for 2 years. Biggest album of all time until, (what?) The Bodyguard soundtrack.
I can’t help but dance to that song. Amazing energy.
Yaaassss! Love love love the Bee Gees. Just amazing. Nights on Broadway next, please.
It’s about time!!! These guys are fantastic song writers and performers. There is a song on this album that Quincy jones said was his all time favorite ( Fanny Be Tender with my Love). These guys have been writing and performing professionally under this name since 1958 through the 2000’s. Barry is the only one left alive. Lives in Miami and is now a US citizen. To get a flavor try 1967 to love somebody. Then Fanny Be tender with my Love, Nights on Broadway, How deep is your love, for a little R&B funk try love you inside and out. Too much Heaven…that should get you going… there is lots from the 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s too.
They have written over 1,000 songs in their career, some for other artists. Song writers hall of fame, Rick & roll hall of fame, Grammys, star on Hollywood walk of fame, tons of international awards too, etc. Heck, if your going to actually react to these guys I guess I will have to re-subscribe!😎
This is a pretty good song. This and ‘Nights on Broadway’ were sort of on the transition from what they had done before and the disco they would soon be dominating. I think ‘Nights on Broadway’ was the first time I heard Barry use his falsetto.
The Bee Gees rivaled the Beatles and Kinks for creating the best psych pop of the 60s. "To Love Somebody" and "Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You" are two all-time great rock tracks.
Bee Gees had so many hits , of different eras , thier harmony and thier song writing cant be touched. They have some of the greatest music out there Nights on Broadway is a great one , I love Words, Alone, Too Much Heaven
My favorite Bee Gees number. Takes me back to roller skating in Junior High.
The Bee Gees were a legit BAND. They weren't just disco singers. Tragedy, more than a woman to me classic bangers. Also the second place from the poll let's groove tonight
@@Great-Documentaries lol....it's still disco and well, any hard rocker would say "diso sucks!".....just like all those stickers! Haha....ok it wasn't that bad and yes the Bee Gees were pretty damn talented. The ballads were cheezy
Yeah decades of their music. Hundreds of hit songs for other people /bands.
yeah that was Maurice putting that bass line down on the studio version of this.
@nevets trevel Any Earth Wind & Fire would be welcome.
@@taylortyler1867 Another great group!
There’s a mashup on TH-cam of the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive” and Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall” called “Stayin’ Alive in the Wall.” The two songs share similar riffs and tempo in parts, and once you hear it, you’ll never be able to unhear it.
There is another Mashup with Bee Gees and AC/DC that one is worth at watch
@@paulwerner3259 Yes - with Back in Black! It’s really well-done!
Love the Bee Gees the best group ever!!! So very talented. They have so very many songs lots of number one's. Great singers, writers and producers. Great reaction guys...
Every roller skating ring in the 70's played this. This is when the single guys went out and impressed the ladies with the skating moves
This was when disco was hitting strong. Many rockers wouldn't have it but there's a lot of great music by the Bee Gees. There are so many songs by the band in the movie Saturday Night Fever. "You Should be Dancin" will make you dance lol... omg memories.
The Foo Fighters have done a series of covers which are fun (Dave Grohl is a huge fan) but nowhere near as good as the originals.
@@kayelle8005 I didn't know that, how cool. Dave Grohl and the band are beyond amazing.
@@patriciagoodwin1922 enjoy
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You should be dancing by the DeeGees 🤗
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@@kayelle8005 whoaaa that was great! Thank you!
You guys have to do ‘I got a name’ by Jim Croce, it’s him at his best and most vulnerable
I’m with Andy. This is a terrific song. And I’m not even a Bee Gees fan. If there was a Bee Gees song to react to, this is the one.
B+ Alex??
I read somewhere once that the inspiration for the sound of this song was the sounds of trains running on tracks.
If you have not seen it yet - the recently released Bee Gees documentary is a must see, IMO.
@@floyd2222 it was the car driving over a bridge from Criteria Studio in Miami every night. By the time they crossed the bridge, they had the melody. Finished writing it the same night.
"Nights on Broadway", and "Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)" are good candidates for 70s Bee Gees. Their older stuff like "Love Somebody" and "Words" are excellent (as is most of their older catalog). Their keyboard player Blue Weaver was amazing and mastered the Arp, Moog synthesizers of the day. His leverage of the Fender Rhodes electric piano is also awesome! The bass on "Jive Talkin" is a synth not a bass (probably a miniMoog.
Bee Gees, white boys doing the funk thang. Everybody dug it. Even a disfuctional dancer like myself could find the beat
Aaaaand down anothr rabbit hole. When you get to Barry Gibb's full falsetto and more disco-y, it's still good. Surprisingly.
I'm old enough to remember the 70s. There was no internet, cable tv, video games were rare. When people wanted to be entertained on a weekend they went out to discos and danced all night long. This song, and many songs like it were specifically crafted for the dance floor. Simple, repititious, strong beats, fun unexpected little sections within the song. If you are just sitting listening to it, it could get boring but if you were on the dance floor, you wanted it to go on forever.
***** Edit: this is one of the reasons why people were skinnier in the 70s. 😄
My first concert was the BeeGees in 1979. I went with my parents and a family friend. White jeans, velvet v-neck, tan satin jacket with blue stripes, feathered hair and my swirly comb in my back pocket. They did a 20-minute version of Jive Talkin' for their encore and I lost my 11-year old mind. Great memory.
Maurice Gibb is one of the top 5 bassist ever.
"Nights On Broadway" should be next. Such an awesome groove before the Bee Gees hit it big in disco.
Yes. Nights on Broadway is my favorite BeeGees song.
Yes!
Nights On Broadway is a very cool song!👍
I love most of the BeeGees, but special place in my heart for the early BeeGees. The song I Started a Joke is a good example of that era.
Maurice was a great bass player whose idol was McCartney. He could play several instruments well. Robin's voice was absolutely unique although not featured on this song except for harmony, and was the best balladeer. I preferred Barry's natural voice, which could be very powerful, to the falsetto. The group got unfairly labelled and thrown in with a lot of the disco crap which WAS crap. They were more R&B at this stage and didn't even know what disco was. Their work in the 60's, early 70's, 80's and 90's into the early 2000's had dozens of gems but they were blackballed in the US because they were too successful. How can they not be considered great when they were among the top 5 artists of all time? They wrote hits for big stars too like Streisand, Diana Ross, Kenny Rogers, Celine Dion and others. They could tailor their style of songwriting to fit the artist perfectly and gave those other artists #1 hits. My preference for them in their 60's stuff and post disco works. To dismiss them as disco is sad. As Robin Gibb said, you can dance to a lot of music but that doesn't make it disco. Anyone who ignores an artist based on a false label or preconceived idea can miss out on a lot of gems.
What she said!
Definitely, what she said! I'm here, Susie Q.
That was a synth bass and it was the defining sound of their 70’s funk/disco sound. Feels like you guys don’t get this song totally. It’s just a brilliant pop song. Flawless.
Most certainly was a MiniMoog on the bass...
Jive Talkin' put the Bee Gees on the map for me, back in the day. The album itself was a real departure from their earlier sound and laid the groundwork for what eventually became Saturday Night Fever.
The other track from this album, Fanny Be Tender (With My Love), never charted that well in the US, but also laid the groundwork for their: "Two verses, 160 choruses, building on each one," style a la, How Deep is your Love. "Fanny" is a really good track to check out.
However, the huge hit from this album is Nights on Broadway.
They are LEGENDS.
This song is universally loved.
They could sing like it was nobody's business
Nights on Broadway. Great song even if it is the ultimate stalker song.
This is one of my favorite road trip/highway songs - that beat just begs to hit the open road.
Yaaasss!!! Bee gees are awesome 👌 Don't limit yourself when it comes to music.
"I Started a Joke" is a better tune from their 60s career. This song was from their resurgence during their disco phase. There are videos on TH-cam that even feature them on 60s British TV as kids. Sooooo talented!
And their younger brother, Andy Gibb, had some number ones before he tragically passed away....
Odessa is one of their earlier albums with interesting tracks. They were very young.
Bee Gees-Iconic hits such as- Pre- Disco: "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart", Disco: “Stayin’ Alive”, “Night Fever”.
Hard to underestimate how Huge this band was from 1975-1980.
"Words"
@@triggerwarning5762 Agreed. Beautiful lyrics and melodies.
@@Cheryl_Haydon I love Barry's voice in that one, too!
Yeah, between 75 and 80, only ABBA could could compare in popularity.
the BeeGees deserve their own poll. Too many great songs.
You really need to see Saturday night fever to appreciate this and other Bee Gees classics
Nights on Broadway is a seriously funky groove, more funk than disco.
IF you're gonna do any more Bee Gee's please do 'Night On Broadway'
The Bee
Gees , you just couldn't help but like their music.
Going by Alex's facial expressions and his body movement during the the song I'd say he liked it more than he realizes...dude you were rockin out !
Love and Respect
ball don't lie.
"Nights on Broadway" is a late 70s but pre-disco Bee Gees hit which is (sort of) a banger. "How Deep is Your Love" and "Too Much Heaven" are the best ballads of the Disco era. Early Bee Gees (60s) try "NY Mining Disaster", "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart", and "To Love Somebody".
This was one of the first uses of "synth bass" on a pop song, and it was performed on an ARP 2600 modular synthesizer, which was pretty new at that time.
The Bee Gees were amazingly talented. Check out some of the videos where they do a live impromptu performance of Massachusetts on a talk show. Even just goofing around they can bring you to tears with the vocals.
This a a brilliant song, and so are the BeeGees
Never realized how much the beginning inspired Ace Frehley’s “Back in the NY Groove”.
Also check out 60s Bee Gees for amazing harmonies and a totally different genre. “I Started a Joke” specifically is outstanding.
If there was a Bee Gees compilation that was sequenced - 1) Jive Talkin' 2) Nights On Broadway 3) Emotion 4) How Deep Is Your Love 5) You Should Be Dancing 6) More Than A Woman 7) Warm Love 8) Night Fever 9) Stayin' Alive - it would be my one ultimate, essential Bee Gees album. A pity there isn't such an album commercially available, but I've compiled it myself anyway so it doesn't really matter.
So Barry Gibb got the best from crossing a bridge on his way to and from a recording studio in FL. That’s why it sounds so interesting! The Bee Gees were prolific in the 70s. They wrote not only for themselves, but for just about everyone during the 70s & 80s! They are AMAZING! Next try, Fanny, Night Fever, Emotions, Nobody Gets To Much Heaven……so many choices! 👍🏼👍🏼
As a child of the 70's, I grew up loving the brothers sound!