Robin recalls, "The subject matter of 'Stayin' Alive' is actually quite a serious one; It's about survival in the streets of New York, and the lyrics actually say that". Barry Gibb also recalls, "People crying out for help. Desperate songs. Those are the ones that become giants. The minute you capture that on record, it's gold. 'Stayin' Alive' is the epitome of that. Everybody struggles against the world, fighting all the bullshit and things that can drag you down. And it really is a victory just to survive. But when you climb back on top and win bigger than ever before, well that's something everybody reacts to everybody".
@jayeginn5963
Жыл бұрын
The BeeGees were: the tallest and oldest brother (with the big hair and beard), Barry Gibb, born September 1, 1946, the only surviving Gibb brother. Robin Gibb (with the long hair, no beard), born December 22, 1949-passed away May 20, 2012, and Robin's fraternal twin brother Maurice (the balding brother with the beard, pronounced "Morris") Gibb, born December 22, 1949-passed away January 12, 2003. They also had another, younger, brother Andy Gibb, born March 5, 1958-passed away March 10, 1988. The three oldest brothers were born on the Isle of Man (UK). Oldest brother Barry got seriously burned when he accidentally pulled boiling tea over himself at 18 months old. He was in coma for a while, nearly died and was in hospital for many months. Because of this, he did not learn to talk until after the twins were born. Later the family moved to Manchester and from there they emigrated to Australia in 1958, right after Andy was born. All 4 brothers are just natural musical talents. All of them dropped out of high school in their early teens and none of them could read or write music. All their compositions were created completely organically. Their musical career, which they had started as little kids, didn't lead to international success so they moved back to the UK in 1966. Then they had a string of big hits, until they temporarily broke up around 1970 for 15 months. Started back up, looking for a new sound which they first found in 1974 with the transitional album "Mr. Natural". After that "Main Course" was the first album that moved them into a new direction: more rhythm&blues, dance music like with great hits like Nights on Broadway and Jive Talkin' (and was also actually the first album on which their logo was introduced). From 1976 on they went all out with falsetto driven dance music which lead to their biggest commercial success as they provided classic songs for the Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack (1977 Stayin' Alive, How Deep is Your Love, Night Fever amongst them). You should react to the 1979 live version of Stayin' Alive, too kzitem.info/news/bejne/mKSfvoeecKiIhX4 Other great songs to analyze: great album tracks from the 1979 Spirits Having Flown album, the title song: kzitem.info/news/bejne/uH6V0G1mn3V6nmk, the outrageously beautiful song Reaching Out kzitem.info/news/bejne/15x-u4drhphhY4Y. From their Still Waters album, Smoke and MIrrors: kzitem.info/news/bejne/ropv3IZ-jIl_laA. From the 1960's I've gotta get a message to you kzitem.info/news/bejne/pHdqqX2kfaCFnm0. And from the 1990's the simple song Blue Island live in an accoustic version: kzitem.info/news/bejne/kmxoraB3fqKXpY4. Andy was kind of Barry's mini me, about half a foot shorter and 12 years younger but they were the only lefties of the family. However, his voice was nowhere near as broad in range or as strong as Barry's. As producer Alby Galuten said in the book "Tales of the brothers Gibb "Andy's falsetto was nowhere near Barry's." Andy had a lower, huskier, sound to his voice and his range was not as big as Barry's. I personally always thought his voice was much better suited to songs of his first album, Flowing Rivers. Andy died of myocarditis - which is an inflammation of the heart - on March 10, 1988, 5 days after his 30th birthday. His heart had been weakened by his drug addiction over the years which, by the way, was also the main reason for his split from Victoria Principal. He also had a congenital heart problem that was later also discovered in Barry and Barry's second son Ashley. Try listening to the song Dreamin' on kzitem.info/news/bejne/joGaqIqBnIWEhqw which is kind of a duet with Barry. And here are the 4 brothers live on stage in 1979 doing You Should Be Dancing kzitem.info/news/bejne/wGyDuGF7mIOrrWU And finally a few photos of Barry and Andy: i.postimg.cc/jS6n3Jkv/Barry-Andy.jpg and i.postimg.cc/TwnPh8M0/82c126fc42a35d3b737867af41338199.jpg and the 4 brothers with their mother i.postimg.cc/FRNMbwkD/b9b2561eadffee11347573c97063c2f8-zpsd89478eb.jpg
@lancerx1759
Жыл бұрын
Walking down the street with the song playing in your head keeps you Alive
@michele6740
11 ай бұрын
You can tell by the way I use my walk I'm a woman's man, no time to talk. Music loud, women warm. I've been kicked around since I was born. It’s all right, it's okay, you may look the other way. We can try to understand the New York Times' effect on man. Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother you’re stayin' alive, stayin' alive. Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin’ and we're stayin' alive… stayin' alive
@vandoraginther6421
11 ай бұрын
Barry was definitely put together in all the right ways. I love the Bee Gees. The best group ever. So much talent in these brothers. This song has the perfect beat to do CPR to and the name Staying Alive. You will see the great talent if you continue to listen to the Bee Gees. They wrote the music they sang more than a thousand and wrote for many others. Subscribed please play more Bee Gees.
@kimbern6020
11 ай бұрын
Great reaction! You need to check out a few more songs by these amazing brothers, “Fanny Be Tender With My Love “, Nights On Broadway”, “Love You Inside Out”, “Alone”, just to name a few. They wrote more than 1000 songs for themselves and others, their music spans over 50 years. Enjoy!
@jennodine
10 ай бұрын
They’re like the white Earth Wind and Fire
@schaulet8713
Жыл бұрын
Hi Geaux Tracy ! Staying alive was part of the soudtrack for the movie « Saturday Night Fever ». The story of a young man portrayed by John Travolta (who, as you know, was a famous actor but also a very good dancer). This takes place in the disco years, and this guy is the king of the dancefloor. If you want, you can react to « Night Fever », another banger by the Bee Gees : there is a video that mixes footages of a live stage performance and extracts from the movie with John Travolta dancing 🙂
@nelerhabarber5602
Жыл бұрын
I think you mean "You should be dancing", I ve never seen a video from the song Night Fever mixed with J. travolta dancing!
@schaulet8713
Жыл бұрын
@@nelerhabarber5602 Yes, you're right.
@kidzrrelevant2593
8 ай бұрын
When John Travolta walked down the street to the music of this song at the beginning of Saturday Night Fever -- everybody knew these men were something special even tho they had been around since 1958!!!
@jiordynclements839
5 ай бұрын
And he had those two cans of paint!!😅😅
@RobynHurley-zp9sh
Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤ awesome reaction
@wandalewis5097
Жыл бұрын
Awesome song
@janetmckay1049
Жыл бұрын
Barry is the oldest brother.
@dubivxler
Жыл бұрын
bee gees angela
@roseyoung6585
Жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure you may have heard this song before by the BEE GEES as well....."NIGHT FEVER"
@dianaspy6733
11 ай бұрын
Visual reaction? No sound. 😅. They sound good though! ❤
@clintperry799
10 ай бұрын
So many people don't understand the 70,s they are s o WRONG !
@laurelcarter1573
Жыл бұрын
They all have incredible vocal range it just depends who is doing the lead at the time. They have over a thousand songs and never had a bad song ever over a 5 decade period with no set genre all different. You can't go wrong with BeeGees.
@reyhancanpolat9175
7 ай бұрын
well done Son ., good reaction......!
@RuthBair-ht1fj
5 ай бұрын
You are so right. They grew up poor. They started singing together professionally in 1958 as kids and were a group for 45 years until Maurice’s untimely passing in 2003. You would enjoy Kiss of life, Wind of change(1979), Jive talking and Fanny be tender with my love.
@michele6740
11 ай бұрын
Other black reactor get all surprised and say, “Wait. This is a song that is a lot of movies. I would have swore this was a black group!”
@trudyjoejenkins9357
10 ай бұрын
I swear my favorite is Maurice pointing out Barry. Like here’s the dude. I just love his joking around. Very few ever catch it but I have heard a couple reactors laugh at it. RIP Maurice and Robin.
@trudyjoejenkins9357
5 ай бұрын
Just love me some Maurice
@Sandra6411
3 ай бұрын
Do more Bee Gees, please? YOU SHOULD BE DANCING, went #1. (their brother Andy joined them on stage for this one). This song is a classic back in the day, played on black radio, in clubs everywhere, and is the song John Travolta famously danced to in the movie "Saturday Night Fever " NIGHTS ON BROADWAY ( if you do the 1975 Midnight Special version, you'll hear Barry in his natural voice -- no falsetto! Robin in his natural voice, which is higher than Barry's, and a surprise at the end with Maurice doing the falsetto! If you do the studio version, it's Barry doing the falsetto at the end. FANNY BE TENDER WITH MY LOVE (Legendary Quincy Jones said this is his favorite R&B song by anyone). One of mine too! LOVE SO RIGHT (the story takes a twist in this song and Barry pours out his emotions) really singing one of the best falsetto voices ever, to me! JIVE TALKING (was a hit on black radio stations and went #1 on the charts) NIGHT FEVER (stayed #1 for the longest song during the year it was released). LOVE YOU INSIDE OUT (was the 6th straight song by them to go to #1 on the charts).
@Debcatawba
8 ай бұрын
Alone To Love Somebody Tragedy Fanny Be Tender Night Fever For Whom The Bell Tolls You Should Be Dancing Words Run To Me Massachusetts Nights On Broadway Jive Talkin More Than A Woman Lonely Days
@tlbailey1469
8 ай бұрын
@beegees
@crowleybo
Жыл бұрын
👍
@dubivxler
Жыл бұрын
💪👌👌
@JoyceStarr-iy3bq
10 ай бұрын
Barry Gibb will be honored by the Kennedy Center in December!
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