Every reaction video of this song starts the same way. They sing, the mouth drops open on the person watching, then Barry sings and the viewer stops grooving and stares at the screen.
What is it that you do not hear in the music no cursing, degrading of people, nothing about sex, no autotunes back in the late 1970s, the Gibb brothers pure music talent. We will never hear another group even come close to them. If you had a chance to see them in person it magical.
Natural, pure talent! No Auto tune. They wrote their songs. Robin sang with his hands on his hips, Maurice with his hands in his pockets! No effort, just pure talent.
Thiis is not autotune. It was not invented yet. This is how real artists with real talent sang. This is I believe 1978. One of the greatest bands ever.
That's the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra backing them up. Recorded on the International Day of Children in, I think '78. They donated the royalties to the song to the children's charity UNICEF forever...around $15 million so far. They wrote this song, 'Tragedy', and one for little brother Andy, 'Shadow Dancing' in the same day...all three #1 hits! No one except Sir Paul McCartney has written more hit songs than Sir Barry Gibb. Over 1,000 songs written for themselves, and some of the top voices in 3 different decades, and not a bad one in the lot! Enjoy the rabbit hole of ALL rabbit holes! 'Nights On Broadway', 'Alone', 'How Deep Is Your Love', 'Massachusetts', 'Fanny Be Tender With My Love', 'Tragedy', and 'Run To Me' are absolute must-listens! And you've probably heard 'Stayin' Alive'...most of the world has.
This music is from the studio recording from the LP. The video was shot after. You're not hearing what they may or may not be singing in the studio seen on this video.
@@Coowallsky - Although this is a multi-track recording, three tracks were silenced so they could actually sing along. The original recording had the instrument section from the band Chicago playing. That was silenced also so the MCO could play it.
@@tubularguynine we ran this side by side in a control room and it is verbatim from the LP. We had to work to offset the additional compression RU-vid adds to most videos but once that was dialed in, spectrum analysis showed identical results. They may have ducked 3 vocals to sing it in the studio and maybe released the results as a different single for the UNICEF benefit but the music in this video is the same from the LP.
NO AUTOTUNE... Just Talent, skill and REAL Musicians! These guys not only wrote their own music, they created Number one hits for Other Artists and Soundtracks for Movies as well! From Kenny Rogers/Dolly Parton's "Islands in the Stream" to the Theme song from Grease and SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, all the way to Celine Dion's "Immortality" And Barbara Streisand's "Guilty" (and a duet called "What kind of fool"), The Bee Gee's were THE REAL DEAL!
That is pure, vocal perfection. These boys grew up just a bit up from me in Scarborough Queensland. Go past their old place on my way to my favourite chippie.
Late 70's totally 80's was their biggest popularity but they have had hits in 5 different decades!!! And that doesn't begin to get into ALL OF THE number one hits they wrote for other artists. They are GENIUSES when it comes to song writing. No, there was no auto tune. That was the real voices of the 3 brothers!! They were AMAZING. the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack is off the chain fabulous
I'm not sure how was I come across your reaction video but, I did somehow. And I've got to say, wow! You're so amazingly beautiful. I mean really. I mean crazy pretty. Shouldn't you be on television or something or some kind of beauty pageant? Anyways, I like your reaction to this video. Well, to the Bee Gees. They're one of my favorite groups ever.
These guys have been singing together since they were todlers, and they just got hooked. I cant imagine where you could do something your entire life from cradle to grave!
The BeeGees are iconic. One of the great groups in the 1960's onward. Three brothers that harmonize like no others. They had many, many hits over the years and wrote hit songs for themselves and others. Their catalog as singers and songwriters is immense. Staying Alive, How Deep Is Your Love, Night Fever, More Than A Woman, I Started A Joke, I've Got To Get A Message To You, Massachusetts, Nights On Broadway, Alone, Fanny Be Tender With Your Love, Tragedy, You Should Be Dancing, to name a few. A great dive into fantastic music.
The brothers Gibb were spectacularly talented songwriters and singers. Pure artistry. They loved ad supported each other throughout life and their music always reflected it.
Kathy here - 33 brothers, one mic and no auto tune. Music that will never be duplicated. Glad to see the younger generation discovering the music I grew up on. Nothing better than some Bee Gee's, in the arms of your better half and just slowing dancing to their songs. Nothing better in my book, and I am almost 69 years old. Thanks for your review.
OK guys - typo here ! LOL 3 brothers, one mic! Give an old lady a break. I am sure I have seen, heard and danced to more music than you will ever experience! I was in a band for 15 years, lead female singer. I sang Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Nicks, mix in a little country every now and then, and then some of the best soul, R%B music ever made. My band was asked to "open" a new Night Club at the Sheraton Twin Towers at Univeral Studio (Someone recommended us) as they had not yet settled on a house band, said we would probably be there for 2 to 4 weekends. When I "turned in" my microphone after 15 years in the club, it was because I was pregnant at 40! But man, did we have the best music EVER! As some of those meme's say, "We were hippies, smoked, drank, wore bell bottoms, boys grew their hair out and started wearing earrings, but we had the best damn music of any era!"
No auto tune all 3 are brothers. The guy on the left is Robin, middle Barry then Maurice nic name Mo. Robin and Mo were twins. Robin and Mo have passed away. They also had a another brother Andy. He also was a talented singer. He has also passed away. I love all 4 guys. Andy was a year older than me. Barry and I share the same birthday September 1st.
These Bee Gee songs take me back to when Disco was starting to die out and the 80's were coming in with MTV. I've been a fan of theirs since my High School years in the 1960s. I sure miss those days.
No auto-tune till the mid-'90s, however, by the early '80s studio producers could (somewhat) effectively mask bad/subpar vocalists by altering their singing through electronic gadgetry.
One of the classics from the 70's (Disco era). Nobody and I mean nobody could harmonize like the Bee Gees. This is a live performance and no auto tune or mixing involved. And check it out.....They are all singing from one microphone instead of individual ones. I love your reaction.....caught you by surprise didn't it. Keep up the good work Maddy. Alway like your reactions.
Born in Britain raised in Australia the 3 Gibbs brothers made so many hits , almost entire soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever was there doing, they had a younger brother that also sang, Andy, this is Barry, and twins Morris and Robin
Yes, Maurice and Robin were twins. Became big in the mid to late 1960s with many hits and onwards after that. Please watch "Alone" and the Home videos that accompanies the song. It shows them performing at 10,8 and 8 years of age respectively in Australia.
This is not a live recording. This is the studio recording from the LP. The video was shot after. You're not hearing what they may or may not be singing in the studio seen on this video.
Your choice of headphones , which expresses a serious dedication to music, was the initial reason that I stayed. Loved your insights. I can assure that it wasn't all joy in the 70's, but these boys were big contributors to what we had. May we dance?
It's always a blast to see a younger person who may have had to endure Beiber and the like get to experience the gems that only happened in the singer-songwriter days. The Bee Gees were one of those gems. I saw UFC on your videos so I know you like the grittier things too, so.... Here's a suggestion that I know you won't regret. Janis Joplin's "Cry Baby". Do the official studio version and not the live version. The official one is her sitting in a chair. I can't wait to see your reaction during the first 5 seconds. After that, you'll be able to breath but your jaw will be dropped fir the entire rest of that song.
I was lucky to grow up with the Bee Gees. "How to Mend a Broken Heart", "Alone", "Tragedy", so many. You've got to listen to and react to the song they wrote and recorded with Celine Dion in the studio version of "Immortality". I love you Maddy!
Yup, there was no such thing as auto-tune back then. I don't think they had pitch correct or anything like that. They did some overdubbing to fill out the sound, but the pitch was there naturally.
They are (were) brothers. There were 4 of them, sadly the youngest died at about 24 years old. The only one living now is the middle one, Barry Gibb. They had a career spanning 50 years. You would probably really enjoy watching the video of their "BEE GEES, One Night Only" concert. It was their last live concert together because shortly after that show, Maurice, the one on the right side in this video, died while they were on the road to do another show, and within a year, Robin, the one on the left passed away. They are part of the musical soundtrack of my life, with hundreds of hit songs.
