This was a masterpiece and timeless Bee Gees song ... different layers of falsetto sung by these great musicians..... awesome incredible song... their motherBarbra Gibb also said in the documentary that this was her favourite song...😊❤🎉😊
OK I have to tell you that you’re one of my favorite Beegees reactors, your face, your facial expressions your emotions. Your words are beautiful. This is got to be my number one favorite Bee Gees song of all time it is just a masterpiece the harmonies are like heaven to me.
I love this one too. You should react to the 1973 Melbourne video of I can't see Nobody. That particular one is the best video. Every beegees fan should see it.
Thank you for knowing the brother's names. They are the most unique group and there will never be another Bee Gees. I've liked and subscribed to your channel. 😊
@@tessemery8345 "Mo has a ton of input on "Nights On Broadway"...all the ad-libbing at the end is Mo. He does a whole lot more than people seem to think.
@@maryruggiero2884 The “blamin it on” echo is Mo for sure. But Barry’s falsetto is higher and stronger and it’s him ad libbing with over dubs. I’m sure MO’s falsetto is also on Winds of Change the “yeah oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah scream” parts and the ad libbing as it’s just not as strong. Robins falsetto mirrors his chest voice, its vibrato and slightly higher. We can hear him harmonising higher than Barry on Stayin Alive, in the second verse and the break before the chorus’s. Also clearly on “Lovers” and “living together”.
@@tessemery8345 I know you're wrong about "Nights On Broadway" for three reasons. 1. Barry talked about it in an interview, and said the ad-libs at the end were all Mo. 2. It would be impossible for Barry to sing two parts at the same time. And, 3. It's so easy to tell if you watch a live video where they include the ad-libs. There are many more examples of Mo's falsetto besides those you thought to include.
@@maryruggiero2884 I issue a challenge to you, either Find that interview or admit you are wrong! It’s widely documented how Arif Mardin asked Barry to go and overdub the screaming falsetto parts on the end of “nights On Broadway”. Widely Documented.
One thing most reactors don't comment on but.....Mo's bass work in this song is just absolutely superb! This is my personal all time favorite Bee Gees song. Just an epic masterpiece of theirs that as a fan of all their stuff.....was a magical blend of their past work back to the 60's yet future forward showing off what was to come in the next few years from them. Just love this song
👍👍👍 I enjoy very much your Bee Gees reactions 💖 All I know is that the song is too complex to be sung live being recorded with 26 layers according to Mo. That's why you cannot see them sing but pretty sure the one with high notes was Barry.
So glad you got into this MASTERPIECE track, the falsettos with all the layers!! Your next one should be “For whom the bells tolls” performed in New York under the Brooklyn Bridge and lady Liberty and the old Twin Towers in the background. Another great one!!!
No band has or will ever surpass the arrangements writing composing or voicing these 3 guys had. Lucky they stuck it out faced the critics and lasted 40 years of delivering your de force music. Bless you Mo Rob Bare
I know you’ve been in tough times. The song How to Mend a Broken Heart was written by Barry and Robin after they’d not spoken for 18 months. Then Barry gave Robin the solo.
There's so much vocally, done and absolutely beautifully; they deserved much more positive recognition than they got, before Beloved Maurice and Robin passed.
This song was a multiple layered track recorded in different sessions in a studio. The Bee Gees never performed it live because they were unable to replicate the multiple layers that the studio allowed them to produce. Barry and Robin’s falsettos were added after the initial recording. In an interview for Billboard magazine on 14 November 2001, Maurice Gibb claims: "We all love that one, but it's just a bitch to sing".
Thanks for another great reaction! Once you get back to more Bee Gees be sure to try one of their young ones as little kids from the late 1950s or early 1960s. You can really see how their talent was there even back then. They just needed a few more years to hone it, and wow did they ever!! Feel better soon!
The first song where they used the falsetto was Nights on Broadway and on this one they then really played with it. Both songs are from the 1975 album Main Course.
Maurice said in an interview that Robin and Barry sang some parts of the falsetto in unison creating a third voice. Great resction. You would like I could not love you more
An emotional joyride of a song ..fantastic arrangement one of those magic moments they are a god given talent! i don't think people at the time realized what talent was around.
Thanks for another great reaction & we're here for it too!👍I know you've gotten lots of requests, but would highly suggest How Deep Is Your Love for a next reaction! It won several awards (Grammy for best pop vocal performance, Certified Gold in several countries & stayed in the Top Ten for 17 weeks in 1977). Appreciate your reactions!😌
Many great songs by thjs group but I think this is their best. Showcases their range. One of the best melodies in popular music. These guys were geniuses.
One of my faves of theirs, too. Just so much great dynamic, and after the modulations, it just breaks into a joy-fest and they're all just singing their faces off.
Man In The Middle.....a song written by Mo and he sings the lead... Mo can also sing country! Rings Around The Moon...Robin sings the lead. Also, check out their songs from their earlier "Cumber Castles" days!! Robin's last recorded song b4 he passed away. .Don't Cry Alone.
Yes, I think that was Robin singing the higher falsetto as well. They all can do the high falsettos, but Barry actually can do a very strong falsetto in the upper range as you have heard (those screams sung in tune). I know that Barry has mentioned that the studio productions would record multiple tracks of their voices. So some may not be live and be played as backup tracks while production videotapes this one?! Just a guess. ❤
Vocal and musical gymnastics. These guys are unbelievable. All three had the falsetto. Robin's falsetto was more feminine, if that's comprehensible, and Mo could hit the high notes, as he does in their luve performances of Nights on Broadway. Great reaction. It's written on the face. We humans are transparent that way 😂
Just a vid, not a live-take. Many layers made in studio, mostly Barry but also Robin and Maurice. All of them with chest- and falsetto-singin'. Great bros. Gibb. Quincy Jones said 'Fanny' is best R&B song ever.
They didn’t do this song live because there were so many layers of backing vocals. They didn’t feel that they could do the song justice live. Most of the falsetto layers were Barry. He also had some of the chest voice lead shared with Robin. Mo could sing high or low harmony.
IMO, I think it was Mo that hit that super high octave...tho, they can all go there! I think it was Mo, because I've heard him go up there b4, in an older song.
Bit of trivia .. they all stayed at the 461 Ocean Blvd (made famous by Eric Clapton) mansion while recording this at Criterion studio in Miami One of the maids at the house was called .. hence she was the muse !! 😊
Love this one! Back in the day then, they would LIPSinc if you will and there are also other tracks you hear but cannot see. The recording with the visual is just slightly off from the studio-recorded track. Fanny is by far one of my favorites of the Bee Gees. It hurts my heart knowing Barry is the only one left at this time in April of 2023. Thank you again for another great reaction!!
That was Barry with a track. This is why they never sang this live. Mo said it was one of their favorites but it was a bitch to sing with all the layers. In an interview when they sing you know how it easy to break me is Robin and Barry two voices that mesh so well together you don't know which one is singing. So in reality its another voice.
In some Bee Gees songs Barry and Robin will both sing lead and it creates a "voice" that makes you think is that Barry...no it's Robin ...no maybe Barry LOL They were aware when they did it and this song is a perfect example with harmony perfection. I've been listening to them since the late 60's and this is my all around favorite Bee Gee song. Great reaction btw! If you're looking for different music to react to you could make me real happy and react to some Pentatonix. They're an acappela group of this century LOL and they are outstanding!
Awesome! I’ll add it to the list! Is there any song in particular that I should react to? Thank you for sharing all the great information about The Bee Gees! They have the greatest fans for sure! Thank you again! 👍
@@bShawreacts You're so welcome! The Bee Gees are one of my favorite things so I could talk about them all day!! So Pentatonix...in 2012 three high school friends decided to audition for The Sing Off, added a bass singer and a beatboxer, Won the Sing Off and been hot ever since. Just this year they received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame They do a bit of everything so it's tough choosing but I would suggest Daft Punk (which they won their first Grammy for), Hallelujah (just because it's so good), and Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen's Brian May shared on his social media with one word...Enjoy) It's hard to remember that everything you hear is coming from them, no musical instruments. So I can't wait...this will be fun! Also, I know it takes time but I'm hoping each day gets just a little bit easier for you. It's not that the pain goes away, but with time it just becomes less raw.
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 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. And from the 1990's the simple song Blue Island live in an accoustic version: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-162GlAEpfrY.html.
The falsetto adlibs were mostly Barry, which is one of the reasons why they never performed this song live: too many layered adlibs by especially Barry, LOL.
Great Reaction, as always!!👍👍👍❤ So sorry you're under the weather...take care of Yourself!!🙄😞💐💐 Robin and Mo were toe-to-toe on the Falsettos in this one..😀👌 They could All do it perfectly....good Genes!!!🥰
The dueling falsettos between Robin and Barry @1:14....amazing! Robin's normal voice was higher than Barry's but Barry could sustain his falsetto longer.
