Great reaction, thank you. So true about every Bee Gees song you are listening to is your favorite. That’s what I say to myself every time. I love this song but it always hits me that Barry who sings the “ but I don’t want to be alone” is actually alone without his brothers. Thank God he has a wonderful wife, Linda with who they celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary, and he’s surrounded by his five kids and his grandkids.
Yes it always makes us sad when we remember Barry is the last surviving brother. They all went too soon 😔 that’s great to know Barry has a wonderful family! Thank you watching again :)
Alone and For Whom The Bell Tolls are my two favourite Bee Gees songs. Robin's voice is truly extraordinary and resonates with me on an emotional level in a similar way to David Gilmour's guitar. It pierces straight through to my senses, bypassing the distraction of listening to the song on an intellectual level. When you have these sublime voices and perfect harmonies and combine it with songwriting and musical genius this is what you get.
Robin actually had a higher voice than Barry's natural voice. A live version of Nights on Broadway or World shows this clearly. I loved your reaction to Robin coming in. They have lots of great songs where I am enjoying it and then Robin comes in (often just with a short ad lib) and it lifts the song to a new level.
@@generationgapreacts Try Living Together, I Can't See Nobody, Love Me, I Still Love You, Heart Like Mine, Deja Vu, Black Diamond, And the Sun Will Shine...
First the Bee Gees reaction request, 'Tears'. The companion song to 'Bodyguard'. They both came off the same album. As for 'Alone', the 'playa' fell in love, and doesn't want to play 'no mo'. By chance, he met someone that's making him evaluate his empty lifestyle. So the chase is on, to persuade her that his love is true & real. And that a life lived 'alone', isn't a life loved and lived at all. Robin's vocal in the chorus was epic! GREAT REACTION!
Bee Gees are just truly the best. Love them. Robin has a beautiful voice as well as Maurice. The three brothers together are what makes them. Beautiful reaction! A beautiful ballot lead singer is Robin and the chorus equally great ..... Don't Fall in Love with me Baby....
You girls (I'm 70) are the biggest BeeGees fan I know.....besides me. Aren't they great. I have 8-tracks of them from the 60's, vinyls of their disco period 1970's, and CDs from their 90's hits, plus a few dvd's ..... Love your reactions.....❤
Thank you so much. This is a beautiful song. So poignant that Barry is left in the studio alone at the end of the video. Noticed that you mentioned the disparity between the sad lyrics and the upbeat melody. They did that in Stayin Alive as well. Trying to stay alive on the streets of new york, while dancing around. Wonderful. You could perhaps listen to One for another suggestion. Every time i hear it, it jumps to the top of my favourite songs list. Thanks again
Thank you for another great suggestion! And just realized that’s the case for Stayin’ Alive. I suppose we get hypnotized by the fun beat and sometimes overlook the lyrics.
Robin's natural voice is the highest and has quite a vibrato, Barry had a great range in his natural voice and the falsetto, which Mo had the great ability to find the perfect harmony tone to put in and make his brothers sound even better plus the great sense of humor.
I love all of your Bee Gees reactions. Their music is timeless and will live on for future generations. I do request that the two of you do a reaction to their final single & video from 2001, called "This Is Where I Came In". It would be their last hit before Maurice passed away in 2003. The song lyrics (and subsequent somewhat humorous video) reflect on their life together as brothers and as a music group. The video is an homage to their traveling days when they toured using a VW van very much like the one in the video... and be sure to look for the scene where their "mother" is ironing Barry's white pants that he wore in the "Staying Alive" video. He even picks them up and smiles. It is a great video and a great song. The song style is also a throwback to their very earlier music style, but because of the way they did it, it would have been right at home on a progressive rock station during the time of 2000/2001. I hope you will give it a listen and watch sometime. Again, I have really enjoyed your reactions.
I love The Bee Gees, too. They are my all-time favorite musical group. Growing up in the 1970's, I had a poster of The Bee Gees on my bedroom wall and, at the age of 13 in 1978, I wore a Saturday Night Fever T-Shirt. While I will always personally be partial to the Bee Gees disco era songs, I love their music from every era and think that it's all great. Alone is one of their best songs from the 1990's.
I am now a big non-disco Bee Gees fan! But all their music is great in its own right. How cool that you had posters and t-shirts from the 70s. I bet those would be worth a killing now
Barry reflected on his sorrow for the problems they sometimes had and when his brothers were both gone he mourned their deaths very much. It has been very hard on him mentally. I mean when you think about it they were together so many years and they were his twin little brothers. Not to mention the loss of his youngest brother Andy. Now Barry is going through serious medical problems himself it is hard to watch him suffering.
My absolute favorite Bee Gees song. First time I listened I was 14 when they released the “One Night only” live cd. It just got me to this day. It’s another masterpiece from the Gibbs. My another one is From Whom the Bell Tolls. Love the reaction.
I agree, I love the non disco Bee Gees stuff. I love Robins song “Boys Do Fall in Love”, very 80s, but timeless nonetheless. Or check out The Bee Gees “Longest Night” off their ESP album, Robin’s solo track from that record
You are so right when you said whatever Bee Gee song you are listening to at the time is your favorite! Exactly! They are that good! Great reaction! Thank you.
Thanks for your reaction! 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'. 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 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7niXSh7vWRI.html Other great songs to analyze: great album tracks from the 1979 Spirits Having Flown album, the title song: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WH_j90fCIk4.html, the outrageously beautiful song Reaching Out ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vfHUS5Mf00Q.html. From their Still Waters album, Smoke and MIrrors: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MT9vRHSWNbk.html. From the 1960's I've gotta get a message to you ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CA4CInDnTk8.html.
Another great reaction to this group!! So good hearing Robin shine in this! Could you please react to The Bee Gees “Will you still love me tomorrow”. They did this cover for a tribute to songwriter Carole King. While the original by the Shirelles is beautiful, the Bee Gees arrangement is very different and Carole King commented that she liked The Bee Gees arrangement more than her own.
You need some Maurice singing lead!!! Closer than close or Man in the middle! You also need to check out their kids!!! Please don’t turn out the lights by The Gibb Collective!!! And you can’t forget their baby brother Andy Gibb!!!
A great song to react too would be “ Sacred Trust “ a beautiful song. Thank you for your love of the Bee Gees. So sad only Barry left. There will never be another group to replace them.
Well, ladies, I'm sure that's it's now about time that you went for the "live" version of the BG's song "Immortality" which they wrote for Celine Dion -and she sang it while they were on a US tour . . . Another one for you to do would of course be one of the songs they wrote for Barbara Streisand - "Woman in Love" - which also really shows off the range of her own voice in it as well . . . Enjoy . . . (of course, there are lot more than just these ones!)
I read an article last week from an interviewer that was there when Barry and Mo wrote "Immortality, he said it took them 3 1/2 minutes from start to finish to write that :O
Check out Wedding day….Robin said it was the prettiest song they did. Also try To love somebody the 1967 version…all non disco. They have written over 1,000 songs so you have a lot to pick from. They started performing and recording as the BG’s in 1958…still kids and recording and performing as such up through the 2000’s! No wonder they were called legions when inducted into the rock & roll hall of fame. They wrote so many songs for other artists that were hits for them..Dion Warwick called them hit makers.
Great reaction! Here are some of my favorite songs with Robin on lead vocals: I Can’t See Nobody, I Started a Joke, Come On Over, Country Lanes, Love Me, and The Longest Night. Enjoy! ✌🏼
I grew up being a huge fan of theirs all through my years in school , in service and then as a young man going through different stages of my adult life.
You have to listen to Rings Around the Moon. It was only released as a bonus song on Still Waters (I think). There’s a video of this song being played with scenes from Robin’s funeral. Get a BOX of tissues!
I enjoy the clips also - they show the essence of the 3 brothers living and working together. There is a real quality about it all, especially seeing them recording together.
I loved what your mum (sorry I don't know your names yet!) said about her favourite Bee Gees song being whichever one she's listening to at any given time, as that is exactly how I feel about Kate Bush albums! There's something about Alone that I can't quite put my finger on, but it's right up there for me, with their more widely recognised songs.
Barry said in an interview, that the one who had the idea, wrote the part of the song (the whole song - Barry words, Robin Massachusettes, Maurice Man in the middle.....) HAS ALWAYS sung the respective part lead.
@@generationgapreacts - What Barry said was a "bit" of a generalization and in fact not "always" true but "often" true since sometimes they did try to marry a particular song to the most suitable voice for that song. He also said that even though a song might have been the idea of a particular brother, their voice might not have been the one most suitable for it. This is apparent since Barry and Robin sang lead in many songs together or sang alternate verses reflecting the fact that they wrote them together. Barry and Robin wrote 90+% of their songs as a team and Maurice about 70% with his brothers. His forte was the musicianship and finding the right instrumental accompaniment and harmony. They often sang lead in unison and although their voices were quite different they blended like one. It was difficult to tell who was who.
Great Reaction though the 5-second rewind button would have been useful when you cut thru' Robin's opening line. That was them at 8 years old, on stage, which was part of this wonderful video.
I love both of your reactions. I, especially love it when daughter kept asking if that was Robin singing because she loved how he sound. Yes, it was Robin. I am glad you are becoming a Robin fan, as we Robin fans know how great his voice is. He has a huge range. He can go deep or he can go high, as he did on this song, Alone. That was the part he was singing a high range and you kept asking if that was Robin. So glad you hopped onto the Robin train. LOL. He does not disappoint. The man can sing, especially the love songs, when he really sings and pours all his emotions into it. Keep up the great work.. I love seeing your reactions!
@@generationgapreacts Yep, he is incredible! I miss his voice so much. I haven't yet heard a voice that even comes close to Robin's. In an interview I saw, the person asked the 3 of them who had the best voice. Without hesitation, Barry said "Robin" while at the same time, Maurice pointed his finger at Robin. Even the brothers knew who had the best voice. LOL!
Once I paid attention to which brother was singing when and learned the differences in their voices I realized that Robin is my favorite. ❤️ If you want to hear Morris take the lead, listen to Man in the Middle from they're This Is Where I Came In album.
Maurice is pronounced “Morris” but the brothers called him Mo quite often. Their interview videos are great and they tend to sing with just a guitar…harmonies!!!
This popped up on my feed today, 4 months after you did it. I agree, the more BeeGees songs I hear, I have a new favorite. I did know this one, but it just never gets old. I don’t know if you’ll see this, but you might enjoy “Secret Love”, “Edge of the Universe”, “Man in the Middle” or a solo song by Maurice, “The Bridge”. Not their most popular, but still awesome :)
Ladies,did you know,that none of them could read music?I know,incredible,isn’t it. Oh,and they wrote the music first,and once they were happy with that,they would put the words,to it,and they would never change a note.
Ladies, I thought I was tired of the reactionary videos. Until you guys. What a different dynamic. Very enjoyable. The Bee Gees are awesome. They lived many many years on Miami Beach and I used to cut Robin’s front yard quite often. I have his armoire and two pizza plates. Treasured items. I have been a fan since the late 70s as a little kid. Just an FYI and you may know this already by now… Maurices name is pronounced Morris.…great videos…can’t wait to see what’s next.😀
Robin & Barry get so much acclaim for their vocals - and rightly so - but Maurice is a very good singer in his own right. Please listen to the live version of "House of Shame" in which Maurice shows a different side of their vocals & a different sound for them as a band
Love your reactions! Love to see you react to Maurice on lead vocal with Man in the Middle. Btw Maurice is pronounced “Morris” (the traditional U.K. pronunciation of “Maurice”).
The film clips of the Bee Gee's when they were very young was filmed in Australia where they lived here after moving from England. Australia claims the Bee Gees as ours, as they began their singing career as the Bee Gee's in Australia. The first time they appeared on TV was on Bandstand (the Australian version of American Bandstand) which was hosted by Brian Henderson. I have put links below of their early performances on Bandstand in 1963 and 1965. Just in those 2 years you will see their physical change and hear the beginning of their harmonies. Hope you enjoy them. 1963 - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WGQj0kdjPJc.html 1963 - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bpXX_fUkkeI.html 1965 - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-10TZf8OnsyA.html
@@generationgapreacts I found this video of the Bee Gees performing in Melbourne, Australia in 1974. It shows a comical side of them that you did not see much of as they became successful. The sound is good, the video a little grainee. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FuYSJ4w_26Y.html
Generation Gap- Barry was the lead and Robin was number 2. Barry is my fav Brother but Robin is my 2nd favorite. You guys should react to the Be Gees song Massachusetts. Great song. I also have a great one from The king Elvis Presley called What Now My Love(1973 Aloha from Hawaii) that I recommend you guys check out.
Check out wish you was here,played for mo and robin it comes from the ...one...album...will you still love me tomorrow and mo singing a song called the bridge with his daughter Sam... Cheers..
Well, falsetto used here and again, very good. But it's under 10 % included in their whole career. Much more chest-voice tracks! To identify their natural voices, introduce your daughter to songs like 'Bury Me Down By A River' (Barry), 'Black Diamond' (Robin) and 'All By Myself' (Maurice). Lesser known songs, but ah, so, so good!
@@generationgapreacts they were born on the Isle of Man, their older sister and Andy were born in Manchester. Then in 1958 when Andy was only 3 months old they emigrated to Australia, returning to the UK in 1967.
there whole family came from manchester going back generations...robin gibb even did a tv programme on this very subject called [who do you think you are ] there parents were from manchester also as was andy barry and robin grew up in manchester in the early part of there childhood and yes emigrated to australia in there teens for a short while ..barry even now has a manchester accent..he never lost it
@@Zlata1313 - That is true. The Gibb ancestors were definitely Scottish going WAY back. Their mom's family were English. Their Scottish grandfather a few generations back was a weaver and when that industry became mechanized he lost his job, his wife died and he had to put their children in "The ragged children's home". ☹
As amazing as their voices are even more amazing is that they wrote all of their songs and many hits for others. They have God given talent because they weren’t musically trained and could not read music. I think they are the greatest songwriters of the past 50 years.
@@generationgapreacts Mom, as you're sharing the Bee Gees with your daughter, check out the Still Waters album from the 90s and also the song You Win Again that was a big hit in Europe and For Whom the Bell Tolls which features Robin's unique voice. Best wishes!
