@@lauraallen55Barry is recognized for it, exclusively. Even Robin recognized him for it, saying he was lucky to be born into the same family as one of the greatest somgwriters of all time.
Barry is 'recognized' for having written all of their songs? Sorry, but no. I'm sure Barry feels lucky to have been born in the same family as his brothers too. He wasn't the Bee Gees by himself. Get real.@@BGWhisperer
I didn’t get that she said Barry wrote all their songs. All 3 were great songwriters…but I read that Barry was considered the force behind their songwriting because in the beginning when they were smaller, he did write everything; then as the twins got older, Robin started, then Maurice. Nobody can ignore that they were fantastic. I just think Barry wrote more hit songs for other artists that Robin and Maurice wasn’t a part of and that Barry was credited as the only GIBB (like: Andy’s I just want to be your everything; Everlasting Love; Grease for Frankie Valli…and more.) This is not to take anything away from Robin & Maurice cause I would put them up there with anyone regarding songwriting proficiency! They were absolutely great!❤ Put the 3 of them together and they were unbeatable in their writing!
She said 'exclusively' so that sounds a lot like that he wrote all their songs, to me. I just get tires of people acting like Barry was the only brother that achieved anything, and that Maurice and Robin were just along for the ride, and to back him up. There are a lot of people who do this. Some even go so far a to make disrespectful comments about the other two Bee Gees. @@Sandra6411
In my opinion one of the most amazing singers to ever walked this planet. The Bee Gees could sing the phonebook and it would sound like a masterpiece. They have so many beautiful songs and they’re also different and special in their own way.
Did Barry beat out McCartney??? I hadn’t heard! All three brothers are in the top ten along with Lenon and McCartney. I heard, Barry was also #2 for most songs produced, just behind George Martin. Really amazing. It made being relegated as just a “Disco group” all the more shocking. As a whole, as artists, songwriters, and producers, they really are in a class of their own.
Number two most popular not most songs - anything - because Barry didn't write the Bee Gees songs. The Bee Gees wrote their songs together and Robin was the predominant writer. @@dp3396
Love, love, love this song. I like their disco period. I love their pre-disco period. Gotta Get A Message To You, Words, I Started A Joke, Massachusetts, Run To Me. They are so talented. Great pick Harri!
@@maryhuhnke8496 funny i’ve lived in massachusetts (part of the year) for thirty years and love the bee gees and this is is the first time im hearing of their song “ massachusetts
I am 71 now and grew up listening to some of the greatest bands whether Rock, Pop, Bluegrass or country the world has ever known. Thank you for playing all these great songs by the true legends of music. There is so many great songs from the sixties that younger kids are just starting to rediscover. I mean these guys had little microphones and nowhere near the audio technology we now have, yet their music will last through the ages. I thank God i was young, free and so very fortunate to have lived and loved every minute of it. Thanks again. Keep doing what you do! P.S. I just plugged my earphones in and man it sounds so much better! I recommend everyone get some earphones and use them when listening.
Barry looks and sounds just like I would have expected Andy to sound and look. It's amazing how much alike they were. I recall Barry saying that Andy was as much his twin and Maurice and Robin. He said that they even have the same birth mark although they are 12 years apart.
Beautiful words, drop dead gorgeous men, glorious harmonies and seriously groovy striped pants and flappy cuff shirts… What more do you frickin NEED to bring you joy in watching them from ANY era of their music?
Maurice, not Morris. I feel sorry for Barry, being the oldest, and alone because all his little brothers have passed. I'm oldest, and lost my youngest sister years ago. I live in terror of losing my other little sister, and being alone. ~ Mrs H
@@davidhohn9106 I did know that, HA! Spelled as I pronounce it... thanks for the correction. Yes, I feel bad for him too, many of us can relate, I lost my brother at a young age, he was only 18 and I 16, you always wonder, what if.
They will tell you they are an R&B group & never were "disco." Those Saturday Night Fever songs that were used had already been written before the movie was filmed. Just because Travolta danced in a "disco" didn't make their songs "disco." It had a beat. They never liked being told they started the disco era.
Barry wrote this for Otis Redding to record, but Otis died in a plane crash before he could do so, so the Bee Gees did it themselves. What is notable about this song iis that Maurice takes the high harmony at the end of the song, Maurice normally sang the low register, but he he could switch to any register, so that his brothers could do their thing..
These guy wrote so many songs for other people that they themselves never even performed. It boggles the mind how they were able to right so many hits.
The Bee Gees have written 1000's of songs for themselves as other musical greats like Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton, Diana Ross, Barbara Streisand, Dionne Warwick and Frankie Valley and the Four Seasons to name just a few. The most amazing thing about it though is none of them could read music.
I was born in 72 my 8 year old self loved how deep is your love. I rediscovered them when I was 25 watching VH1 live in demand and I discovered all the songs. I love Massachusetts and I started a joke
There is a video on youtube showing the 100 top ten songs written by the BeeGees. They were recorded by surprising artists. Deon Warwick and Diana Ross plus many more.
They wrote "Tragedy" and "Too Much Heaven" in the same afternoon. A partial list o artist they wrote for: Diana Ross "Chain Reaction" "I Love Being in Love With You" "Crime of Passion" "Don't Give Up On Each Other" Frankie Valle "Grease" Barbara Streisand "Woman in Love" "Guilty" "What Kind of Fool" Celine Dion "Immortality": Dionne Warwick "Heartbreaker" "All the Love in the World" Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton "Islands In the Stream" Kenny Rogers "Buried Treasure" "Evening Star" Yvonne Elliman "If I can't Have You" Olivia Newton-John "Come On Over" Larry Gatlin "Didn't We Call It Falling In Love?" Jose Feliciao "First of May" my fingers are tired, but you get the picture, lol!
Barry and Larry Gatlin co wrote and produced INDIAN SUMMER as a duet between Larry G and ROY ORBISSON - one of their idols. Possibly a #1 and was included on one of Orbison’s best of albums. HIGHLY recommend it for a reaction. I believe Didn’t we call it... is unreleased - one of those songs fans have been begging to be released from the vault.
The Bee Gees, in an interview, said that the songs just seem to be there for them to pick out of the air. I don't believe this takes away from their talent I just think it means it's a god-given talent that they just could pull it seemingly out of the air. GOAT group who over came many obstacles and heart break to give the world their music. I encourage you to read, watch, or listen to their story.
I’ve just learned on another reaction channel related to this song but Barry Gibb wrote this for OTIS REDDING but Otis passed away before he could record it! Bee Gees wrote, produced and did backing vocals for Dionne Warwick’s Heartbreaker (producing her album of the same name), they wrote and did backing vocals for Diana Ross’s Chain Reaction. And one of the biggest duets Islands In The Stream recorded by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers was yes, written by the brothers Gibb, THE BEE GEES!! 😊
@@lauraallen55Though credited to both, this was mostly written by Barry in a NYC hotel room. He was there with Robert Stigwood to see Otis perform at the Apollo, & written later when they went out to dinner. Upon returning, he finished it with Robin.
@Davey Though Barry did sing backing vocals & co-produce the songs (& albums) you mentioned, that's not something the twins ever participated in. Those were basically Barry's projects, with some co-writing by the twins.
This song was originally written for Otis Redding to record but he died before he recorded it. The brothers then decided to record it themselves! My favorite song that they wrote for someone else is “Immortality” that they wrote for Celine Dion!!
Barry's voice is PURE GOLD!!! I love all of their music and it's really sad that Barry is the only one left now. So many decades of memories and great songs they gave us.
I love all of their music but this has always been my favorite. Something about the combination of their harmonies along with the violins and cello in this beautiful melody that always brings tears to my eyes. Fanny is another favorite. Such incredible talent. They've always been so underrated. I mean they wrote over 1,000 songs and you can't even count how many were hits for themselves and for others. Just amazing!
the bee gees wrote this song over 50 years ago. there is a reason they are in the rock and roll hall of fame! 250 million records sold. another 30 million more for songs they wrote for other artists. their harmonies are considered to be some of the best in music history. may i suggest reacting to their live album ' one night only live in las vegas" and the rabbit hole for them will open for you! thanks
Such harmonies! Maurice is also so underrated! He was an awesome musician and multi talented! Each has a unique voice and a special place in the harmonies!
This was my favourite version of live performance of the song 'To Love Somebody ' .Of course Barry 's awesome attractive in his singing and this was the only time in listening and watching Maurice 's amazing back up vocal in the solo part of singing...😊❤🎉❤❤❤
Omg Barry looks so much like his Younger brother Andy that was not in the Bee Gees but was a good singer on his own. You should check him out Andy Gibb
Absolutely....Amazing singers-songwriters. This song was written by the Bee Gees for Otis Redding. Unfortunately, Otis passed away before he could record it. So the Bee Gees ended up recording it. Barry Gibbs said in an intervew that the song never felt his because it was never written for them but for Otis. In the end they had alot of success with that single.
This song was written by Barry for their manager Robert Stigward.They wrote it pretty fast.Of course their manager loved this song so mu ch as his birthday gift song.❤
They have over 1000 songs. Barry was 21 then and the twins were 18. Their last album was in 2001. Maurice died in 2003 so the Bee Gees ended then. Barry continues to write and sing.
I was raised in Sydney in the 1960’s - the Bee Gees on television Brian Henderson’s Bandstand- they were everywhere in Australia- to my generation they were already handsome gods of music. They were a soundtrack to my life. By the 70’s I was living in London for 15 years. They were all over the dance clubs of the 70’s then the 80’s. You have no idea how massive they have always been
You know this was my favourite version of 'To love Somebody ' though their later version was also amazing....uh this was their first first great version ❤❤
From 1978 & To This Very Day,, I Can't Begin To Tell You How Many People I Have Shocked,, Firstly By Them Not Knowing This Person Made Albums & Secondly Shocked At How Good The Songs Actually Are,, JOHN TRAVOLTA "LET HER IN" & "NEVER GONNA FALL IN LOVE AGAIN"
Can't wait for you to dig into their work in the 1980s and 1990s and beyond! Check out the album "Still Waters." Twenty years after Saturday Night Fever, it's an equally powerful set of songs.
Sept 1st was Barry’s 75th birthday! I’ve loved The Bee Gees as long as I can remember. I grew up listening to them! You should check out their younger brother Andy Gibb!!
I loved the Bee Gees when I was growing up, but I was more of the generation that was obsessed with Andy! It's shocking to see this video (I know and love the song) and see how much Andy looks and sings likes his brother Barry.
Harri, you are spot on about the Bee Gees being amongst the most prolific. They set many new chart records in their day. Barry's career has spanned over 60 years. In 1994, he was inducted into the Songeriters Hall of Fame with his brothers. In '97, as a member of the Bee Gees, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Barry also received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. He has also produced albums with other great stars, Barbra Streisand among them.
Seeing Barry this young really takes me back to MY favorite BeeGee growing up, their youngest brother Andy Gibb who sadly passed away at the young age of 30 from heart damage from cocaine abuse 😞💞
Their songs from 67 to 70 or so are their best. New York Mining Disaster, Massachusetts, Words, I Started A Joke and Gotta Get a Message to You are some of my favorites.
Barry wrote all of these, plus writing and producing for Andy, and finally, writing for other singers. At point for two weeks, the top 5 Billboard songs were either written by Barry, or sung by the BeeGees.
Barry wasn't the main songwriter in the Bee Gees never mind the only one. Robin was the predominant songwriter, and *they* wrote over 1000 songs, not Barry.
Wikipedia has a page of songs written by Barry Gibb, and it says there are 203. And those are just the songs that have a Wiki page of their own. I don't know how many more he/they may have written which don't have a Wiki page devoted to them. I found a different website which lists 1,030 songs written by them (with or without the collaboration of others). Over 2,500 artists have recorded their songs. "How Deep Is Your Love" is the most covered of all, with over 400 versions. They always wrote the music first, then when they'd get together in the studio, they'd play the music and come up with the lyrics on the spot. They never wrote lyrics ahead of time.
When the twins were kids Barry wrote their songs but Robin started writing about age 13 and then Maurice. 90% of their songs were written by Robin and Barry or by all three together including those they wrote for other singers. One would come with an idea and they would work on it together with Maurice usually composing the musical accompaniment. Some were primarily the idea of one person, for example, "Massachusetts", "I started a joke", "I can't see nobody", "I've got to get a message to you", were Robin's ideas. Some were Barry's or Maurice's. They were a team.
They are just teens here. Keith Urban sang this in a tribute to The Bee Gees. Barry was there with his family and loved it!
Urban did an amazing version.
History will record that the Bee Gees were one of the biggest and best songwriters and performers of them all
And one of the most underrated artists ever
Not will, HAS recorded!!!! GOATS, the brothers Gibb will live on forever. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Barry is now recognized as the second most prolific song writer in pop/rock history, just behind Lennon & McCartney. He has written over 1000 songs
He? I was under the impression that they all three wrote their songs.
@@lauraallen55Barry is recognized for it, exclusively. Even Robin recognized him for it, saying he was lucky to be born into the same family as one of the greatest somgwriters of all time.
Barry is 'recognized' for having written all of their songs? Sorry, but no. I'm sure Barry feels lucky to have been born in the same family as his brothers too. He wasn't the Bee Gees by himself. Get real.@@BGWhisperer
I didn’t get that she said Barry wrote all their songs. All 3 were great songwriters…but I read that Barry was considered the force behind their songwriting because in the beginning when they were smaller, he did write everything; then as the twins got older, Robin started, then Maurice. Nobody can ignore that they were fantastic. I just think Barry wrote more hit songs for other artists that Robin and Maurice wasn’t a part of and that Barry was credited as the only GIBB (like: Andy’s I just want to be your everything; Everlasting Love; Grease for Frankie Valli…and more.) This is not to take anything away from Robin & Maurice cause I would put them up there with anyone regarding songwriting proficiency! They were absolutely great!❤ Put the 3 of them together and they were unbeatable in their writing!
She said 'exclusively' so that sounds a lot like that he wrote all their songs, to me. I just get tires of people acting like Barry was the only brother that achieved anything, and that Maurice and Robin were just along for the ride, and to back him up. There are a lot of people who do this. Some even go so far a to make disrespectful comments about the other two Bee Gees. @@Sandra6411
And Maurice, yes Maurice near the end was doing the high harmony.
Thanks...I never caught that before
Consider, too, that when they wrote this, Barry was 19 and the twins were 16.
Barry was asked to write a song for Otis Redding. This is that song. Unfortunately Otis died before getting to record it.
Thanks never knew that. Would have been great by Otis
@@tedsmith4385 Yes
I can picture Otis in my head and how awesome he sounds.
But fortunately Janis Joplin did an awesome cover 👍👍
Otis would have killed this song. Too bad we missed that.
I like their old music
Bee Gee's will NEVER DIE! Their music is timeless. Sir Barry Gibb just had his 75th birthday on September 1st. Saying he's a legend feels inadequate.
Aren’t they awesome!
Nostalgia will be the end of me😪
Seeing Barry young and clean shaven makes me realize how much the youngest brother Andy, actually looked like him😯
Barry and Andy look like their mother
In my opinion one of the most amazing singers to ever walked this planet. The Bee Gees could sing the phonebook and it would sound like a masterpiece. They have so many beautiful songs and they’re also different and special in their own way.
You always say that!
I couldn't agree more.
I second that!!
I third that!
That song was playing when my husband ask me to marry him. I lost him in 2021 but with our song, he will always be in my heart.
❤❤❤
They actually hold the Guiness world record for most songs written, over a thousand... So yeah. Lots of songs! And not a single bad one!!!
Did Barry beat out McCartney??? I hadn’t heard! All three brothers are in the top ten along with Lenon and McCartney. I heard, Barry was also #2 for most songs produced, just behind George Martin. Really amazing. It made being relegated as just a “Disco group” all the more shocking. As a whole, as artists, songwriters, and producers, they really are in a class of their own.
Number two most popular not most songs - anything - because Barry didn't write the Bee Gees songs. The Bee Gees wrote their songs together and Robin was the predominant writer. @@dp3396
This video makes you realize how much Andy and Barry looked so much alike.
They wrote this song for Otis Redding but he passed away before he could record it.
The greatest accolade they received was being inducted into thd hall of fame for their songwriting...over 100 songs..
Love, love, love this song. I like their disco period. I love their pre-disco period. Gotta Get A Message To You, Words, I Started A Joke, Massachusetts, Run To Me. They are so talented. Great pick Harri!
I so much prefer the early BeeGees to the disco stuff.
Love Massachusetts 💜
All fantastic songs. Masterful writers and performers.
@@maryhuhnke8496 funny i’ve lived in massachusetts (part of the year) for thirty years and love the bee gees and this is is the first time im hearing of their song “ massachusetts
I love all their periods 😄😄😄
I am 71 now and grew up listening to some of the greatest bands whether Rock, Pop, Bluegrass or country the world has ever known. Thank you for playing all these great songs by the true legends of music. There is so many great songs from the sixties that younger kids are just starting to rediscover. I mean these guys had little microphones and nowhere near the audio technology we now have, yet their music will last through the ages. I thank God i was young, free and so very fortunate to have lived and loved every minute of it. Thanks again. Keep doing what you do! P.S. I just plugged my earphones in and man it sounds so much better! I recommend everyone get some earphones and use them when listening.
Harri check out their song from the same period - "Massachusetts".
Note how much their brother Andy looked like Barry at this age.
Putting in another request for the Bee Gees "New York Mining Disaster 1941."
The Bee Gees are musical geniuses.
R.I.P Maurice and Robin your music still echos around the world...
Barry looks and sounds just like I would have expected Andy to sound and look. It's amazing how much alike they were. I recall Barry saying that Andy was as much his twin and Maurice and Robin. He said that they even have the same birth mark although they are 12 years apart.
Beautiful words, drop dead gorgeous men, glorious harmonies and seriously groovy striped pants and flappy cuff shirts… What more do you frickin NEED to bring you joy in watching them from ANY era of their music?
Hard to believe they were so young here... Barry 21, Robin and Morris 18, so much talent!
Maurice, not Morris.
I feel sorry for Barry, being the oldest, and alone because all his little brothers have passed. I'm oldest, and lost my youngest sister years ago. I live in terror of losing my other little sister, and being alone. ~ Mrs H
@@davidhohn9106 I did know that, HA! Spelled as I pronounce it... thanks for the correction. Yes, I feel bad for him too, many of us can relate, I lost my brother at a young age, he was only 18 and I 16, you always wonder, what if.
American pronunciation tends to be MA-REESE. Australian pronunciation tends to be Morris.
If they'd only done this song, the world would have been happy. Lucky for us, the hits just kept coming!
There is no favorite time period for me. If the Bee Gees are singing it than I love it. No other artist can reach my soul like them!!
They will tell you they are an R&B group & never were "disco." Those Saturday Night Fever songs that were used had already been written before the movie was filmed. Just because Travolta danced in a "disco" didn't make their songs "disco." It had a beat. They never liked being told they started the disco era.
Barry wrote this for Otis Redding to record, but Otis died in a plane crash before he could do so, so the Bee Gees did it themselves. What is notable about this song iis that Maurice takes the high harmony at the end of the song,
Maurice normally sang the low register, but he he could switch to any register, so that his brothers could do their thing..
These guy wrote so many songs for other people that they themselves never even performed. It boggles the mind how they were able to right so many hits.
At 20, 17, and 17.
The Bee Gees have written 1000's of songs for themselves as other musical greats like Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton, Diana Ross, Barbara Streisand, Dionne Warwick and Frankie Valley and the Four Seasons to name just a few. The most amazing thing about it though is none of them could read music.
TO SAY THIS...I ALONE HAVE 1250 SONGS FROM THESE GUYS.....MY ALL TIME FAVORITE....GROUP......THEY FEEL LIKE FAMILY TO ME
The Bee Gees did some fantastic stuff long before the disco days. Great song! ♥️🎼🎵🎶🇨🇦
Arent they wonderfull?!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️I think i fell in love with them when i was 10! 😘
I was born in 72 my 8 year old self loved how deep is your love. I rediscovered them when I was 25 watching VH1 live in demand and I discovered all the songs. I love Massachusetts and I started a joke
There is a video on youtube showing the 100 top ten songs written by the BeeGees. They were recorded by surprising artists. Deon Warwick and Diana Ross plus many more.
I started a joke. My favorite Bee Gee’s song ever!
They wrote "Tragedy" and "Too Much Heaven" in the same afternoon. A partial list o artist they wrote for:
Diana Ross "Chain Reaction" "I Love Being in Love With You" "Crime of Passion" "Don't Give Up On Each Other"
Frankie Valle "Grease"
Barbara Streisand "Woman in Love" "Guilty" "What Kind of Fool"
Celine Dion "Immortality":
Dionne Warwick "Heartbreaker" "All the Love in the World"
Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton "Islands In the Stream"
Kenny Rogers "Buried Treasure" "Evening Star"
Yvonne Elliman "If I can't Have You"
Olivia Newton-John "Come On Over"
Larry Gatlin "Didn't We Call It Falling In Love?"
Jose Feliciao "First of May"
my fingers are tired, but you get the picture, lol!
I am always amazed at what they have written, but what enormous talents among those brothers!
Barry and Larry Gatlin co wrote and produced INDIAN SUMMER as a duet between Larry G and ROY ORBISSON - one of their idols. Possibly a #1 and was included on one of Orbison’s best of albums. HIGHLY recommend it for a reaction. I believe Didn’t we call it... is unreleased - one of those songs fans have been begging to be released from the vault.
They also wrote Shadow Dancing for Andy that same day.
Tk..you..yesss!!!
I have the same reaction & am standing up for greatness too. Love the Brothers Gibb!❤❤❤👏👏👏😍😍😍
The Bee Gees, in an interview, said that the songs just seem to be there for them to pick out of the air. I don't believe this takes away from their talent I just think it means it's a god-given talent that they just could pull it seemingly out of the air. GOAT group who over came many obstacles and heart break to give the world their music. I encourage you to read, watch, or listen to their story.
BeeGees have written 100 songs that have been in the top 10.
I’ve just learned on another reaction channel related to this song but Barry Gibb wrote this for OTIS REDDING but Otis passed away before he could record it!
Bee Gees wrote, produced and did backing vocals for Dionne Warwick’s Heartbreaker (producing her album of the same name), they wrote and did backing vocals for Diana Ross’s Chain Reaction. And one of the biggest duets Islands In The Stream recorded by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers was yes, written by the brothers Gibb, THE BEE GEES!! 😊
Barry AND Robin wrote this.
@@lauraallen55Though credited to both, this was mostly written by Barry in a NYC hotel room. He was there with Robert Stigwood to see Otis perform at the Apollo, & written later when they went out to dinner. Upon returning, he finished it with Robin.
@Davey Though Barry did sing backing vocals & co-produce the songs (& albums) you mentioned, that's not something the twins ever participated in. Those were basically Barry's projects, with some co-writing by the twins.
If your looking for prolific song writers, then you came to the right place.
They wrote this song for Otis Redding, but he did not live to perform it... I would haved to have heard Brother Otis interpret it!
Barry 21. Robin and Maurice 18 years old. Beautiful, talented men with brilliant careers
This song was originally written for Otis Redding to record but he died before he recorded it. The brothers then decided to record it themselves! My favorite song that they wrote for someone else is “Immortality” that they wrote for Celine Dion!!
They recorded it before he actually died.
Barry's voice is PURE GOLD!!! I love all of their music and it's really sad that Barry is the only one left now. So many decades of memories and great songs they gave us.
They wrote it for Otis Redding but he died before he recorded it so they recorded it. It has been covered by 200 different artists.
He actually didn't die till after they recorded it.
I love all of their music but this has always been my favorite. Something about the combination of their harmonies along with the violins and cello in this beautiful melody that always brings tears to my eyes. Fanny is another favorite. Such incredible talent. They've always been so underrated. I mean they wrote over 1,000 songs and you can't even count how many were hits for themselves and for others. Just amazing!
The Bee Gees we’re performing when they were little kids
the bee gees wrote this song over 50 years ago. there is a reason they are in the rock and roll hall of fame! 250 million records sold. another 30 million more for songs they wrote for other artists. their harmonies are considered to be some of the best in music history. may i suggest reacting to their live album ' one night only live in las vegas" and the rabbit hole for them will open for you! thanks
Such harmonies! Maurice is also so underrated! He was an awesome musician and multi talented! Each has a unique voice and a special place in the harmonies!
Honestly speaking, Bee gees was on my every day 🎉🎉 forever great band❤❤
This original is timeless! Thank you for bringing it back.. almost forgotten.
Barry said in 2017 during Piers Morgan interview that if there was one final song he could sing for his wife Linda….that this would be it😔!
Can't lose with the Bee Gees.
Every song they ever wrote and sang ..basically all a hit lol.mind boggling.
What talent is!
This was my favourite version of live performance of the song 'To Love Somebody ' .Of course Barry 's awesome attractive in his singing and this was the only time in listening and watching Maurice 's amazing back up vocal in the solo part of singing...😊❤🎉❤❤❤
Words,Massachusetts, Nights on Broadway, Jive Talking, 1949 New zyork Mining Disaster,and so much more!
Absolutely!!!❤❤❤
Your experience in discovering The Bee Gee's shows just how monumental their contribution to popular music has been.
So many great songs - but I especially love Massachusetts.
Omg Barry looks so much like his Younger brother Andy that was not in the Bee Gees but was a good singer on his own. You should check him out Andy Gibb
Yes, Bee Gees was actually underrated...they should be clapped and respected🎉🎉❤
Absolutely....Amazing singers-songwriters. This song was written by the Bee Gees for Otis Redding. Unfortunately, Otis passed away before he could record it. So the Bee Gees ended up recording it. Barry Gibbs said in an intervew that the song never felt his because it was never written for them but for Otis. In the end they had alot of success with that single.
This song was written by Barry for their manager Robert Stigward.They wrote it pretty fast.Of course their manager loved this song so mu ch as his birthday gift song.❤
They have over 1000 songs. Barry was 21 then and the twins were 18. Their last album was in 2001. Maurice died in 2003 so the Bee Gees ended then. Barry continues to write and sing.
Early catalogue is BEST.
Soulful.
The Bee Gees wrote this song for Otis Redding to sing , but the Band died in a crash airplane...December 1967...
Funny, I only know this version.
I was raised in Sydney in the 1960’s - the Bee Gees on television Brian Henderson’s Bandstand- they were everywhere in Australia- to my generation they were already handsome gods of music. They were a soundtrack to my life. By the 70’s I was living in London for 15 years. They were all over the dance clubs of the 70’s then the 80’s. You have no idea how massive they have always been
Look up bee gees young and you can see them perform when the twins are 6.
Amazing wasn’t it. The 90’s hit To Whom The Bell Tolls is Awesome
So much soul for such young guys! This is the version that gives me goosebumps!
I love this one, too. It is like they are ahead of their time on this one!
TOP 5 EASY ,, SONG WRTIERS NUMBER 1 ALL TIME
Barry was amazing.. he has layers of voices... gorgeous and talented..Barry... forever great musician 😊
Nights on Broadway was a great dance song back in the day
This was the 1st version I ever heard and it remains my favorite. ✌🎵
The original and the best!
You know this was my favourite version of 'To love Somebody ' though their later version was also amazing....uh this was their first first great version ❤❤
Funny... i never knew the covers, only the original...
From 1978 & To This Very Day,, I Can't Begin To Tell You How Many People I Have Shocked,, Firstly By Them Not Knowing This Person Made Albums & Secondly Shocked At How Good The Songs Actually Are,, JOHN TRAVOLTA "LET HER IN" & "NEVER GONNA FALL IN LOVE AGAIN"
Can't wait for you to dig into their work in the 1980s and 1990s and beyond! Check out the album "Still Waters." Twenty years after Saturday Night Fever, it's an equally powerful set of songs.
Sept 1st was Barry’s 75th birthday! I’ve loved The Bee Gees as long as I can remember. I grew up listening to them! You should check out their younger brother Andy Gibb!!
Also Barry ad Lindas 51st Anniversary!
I loved the Bee Gees when I was growing up, but I was more of the generation that was obsessed with Andy! It's shocking to see this video (I know and love the song) and see how much Andy looks and sings likes his brother Barry.
same here Tina... love love love them... I can't get enough of them!
@@wendysilva8749 me either!!! Love all 4 of the Gibbs!!!! RIP Andy, Robin, and Mo!!!! Happy birthday and anniversary Barry!!!!
A lot of the Bee Gees songs were about love or lost love. Another one of my favorites from the 60s is Run to Me.
The third one is Maurice Robin's twin. The family pronounces it Morris.
They were the kings of the disco era.
Harri, you are spot on about the Bee Gees being amongst the most prolific. They set many new chart records in their day. Barry's career has spanned over 60 years. In 1994, he was inducted into the Songeriters Hall of Fame with his brothers. In '97, as a member of the Bee Gees, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Barry also received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. He has also produced albums with other great stars, Barbra Streisand among them.
They have written over 200 songs
about 1000 songs.
Seeing Barry this young really takes me back to MY favorite BeeGee growing up, their youngest brother Andy Gibb who sadly passed away at the young age of 30 from heart damage from cocaine abuse 😞💞
ahhh the old Bee Gees....love them...so young they were. I remember these songs well
Notice Maurice doing the falsettos!!
You mentioned their looks. When Andy started growing a beard he looked so much like Barry it was crazy.
Yay , some pre disco Bee Gees . I love all of thier music but the earlier stuff still holds a special place in my heart . ✌🏼❤️☕
Their songs from 67 to 70 or so are their best. New York Mining Disaster, Massachusetts, Words, I Started A Joke and Gotta Get a Message to You are some of my favorites.
Barry wrote all of these, plus writing and producing for Andy, and finally, writing for other singers. At point for two weeks, the top 5 Billboard songs were either written by Barry, or sung by the BeeGees.
Barry wasn't the main songwriter in the Bee Gees never mind the only one. Robin was the predominant songwriter, and *they* wrote over 1000 songs, not Barry.
Pre-"Disco" Bee Gees had some fantastic songs!
MAURICE!!!!!!
How could anyone not know that?
One of my faves! You can't tell Barry he wasn't fine.
The best ever!
Wow! HAPPY BIRTHDAY Barry Gibb!!🎉🎈😘
Wikipedia has a page of songs written by Barry Gibb, and it says there are 203. And those are just the songs that have a Wiki page of their own. I don't know how many more he/they may have written which don't have a Wiki page devoted to them. I found a different website which lists 1,030 songs written by them (with or without the collaboration of others). Over 2,500 artists have recorded their songs. "How Deep Is Your Love" is the most covered of all, with over 400 versions. They always wrote the music first, then when they'd get together in the studio, they'd play the music and come up with the lyrics on the spot. They never wrote lyrics ahead of time.
When the twins were kids Barry wrote their songs but Robin started writing about age 13 and then Maurice. 90% of their songs were written by Robin and Barry or by all three together including those they wrote for other singers. One would come with an idea and they would work on it together with Maurice usually composing the musical accompaniment. Some were primarily the idea of one person, for example, "Massachusetts", "I started a joke", "I can't see nobody", "I've got to get a message to you", were Robin's ideas. Some were Barry's or Maurice's. They were a team.