FIRST TIME HEARING Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive | REACTION 

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This song is so famous that doctors recommend using its beat to perform CPR.

This is one of the biggest, most famous songs ever made. Beyond iconic.

Love the BeeGees. You have to see John Travolta walking and dancing to this. Gives it a whole different perspective. Great song choice, thanks for this one!

Barry is the only Gibb alive now in 2023. He is 75 years old now I'm 60 and saw them in Portland, Oregon in the 70s. I was 14! The Concert was Awsome

It's amazing to me that there are people who haven't heard of the BeeGees and/or this song yet.

The song is even better when it's played over John Travolta walking in New York, swinging his butt side to side. You owe it to yourself to watch his movies, Saturday Night Fever and Staying Alive.

Barry is still writing, with his sons, and recording. Still sounds amazing at 76 yrs old. RIP Maurice and Robin who were twins.

"Stayin' Alive" has a tempo of 103 beats per minute (bpm). The best compression rate for hands-only CPR is 100-120 bpm. New York-Presbyterian Hospital advises those administering hands-only CPR to compress the chest in time with this song.

These men were the biggest thing back in the day.. you heard their music on the radio constantly hit after hit.. enjoyed your reaction.. can't wait for you to go down this rabbit hole.

You should hear some of their early stuff, like "I Started a Joke" "Massachusetts," "Words," "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart," "New York Mining Disaster 1941." Totally different than their disco years.

This played in every disco on repeat. The whole soundtrack did. I don’t care what people say about the disco era…I loved it! I worked all week then danced Friday and Saturday nights. It was so much fun! Me and my friends had a blast!

Began in 1958 and had a 40+ year career. At one time they had 5 hits in the top ten simultaneously. One of the bestselling groups of all time. Wrote more than 1,000 songs including hits for other artists. Barry Gibb, the oldest brother, is the only one still alive but he's still producing music, composing and performing. The loss of his 3 younger brothers has been devastating to him. So talented and known for their tight and beautiful harmonies. They all had falsetto voices in their musical abilities but Barry's was exceptional. Check out "Nobody Get's Too Much Heaven"!

Permission to Bee Gee the hell out of us. We love them. 1967 was their beginnings on the charts. Their album Bee Gee's 1st would be great to do to get you rooted in where they came from.

One of the best strut songs ever.

They recorded this in the mid seventies, long before autotune. They performed it on stage, too. No pauses, for sure. I read a comment somewhere that it takes unshakeable self confidence to sing a line like, "Well you can tell by the way I use my walk I'm a woman's man no time to talk!" In a relentless falsetto like theirs. They sing three part harmony in falsetto, a remarkable achievement. But they can sing in regular voices, too. Most of their early records aren't in falsetto. And oh yeah, Saurday Night Fever was a huge hit, and the songs from it were everywhere. The Bee Gees wrote all their own music, including the hits from this movie.

I know young people are missing out on stuff from 45 years ago but there’s no way he hasn’t heard this. At least in passing. I hope your life just got better Salvo! You are right, this was one of the biggest hits of all time. Check out Too Much Heaven next.

Imagine creating the most life-saving song of all time..?? For those who don’t know: If someone falls over and you can’t sense a beat from putting a pressure on their wrist or neck/throat, you can find the heart by: Feeling for the bottom left rib and going to the middle. (Right is: 3 on your watch. Left is 9) and, point four fingers up and four fingers in, from the ribs edge and then pump to the rhythm to “Staying Alive”

If you liked this you're going to love "You Should Be Dancing". It's a powerhouse Bee Gees track. Another of their #1 hits.

Robin and Maurice were twins. His name is pronounced Morris. Their pre-disco material is amazing.

First Bee Gees? A virgin, we love them, the rabbit hole awaits you buddy, so much amazing music, so many different types, I envy you this journey

It is so hard to imagine a time when everyone doesn't know who the Bee Gees are! They were the background music of my life. I can't recall just how many times I went to the theater to see Saturday Night Fever, but it was more than a few!

OMG, I was shocked when you hadn't heard any Stone's songs but Bee Gees? You're in for quite a ride. How Deep Is Your Love is one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded. Love You Inside and Out is so funky, the video of Too Much Heaven will leave you gasping, To Love Somebody, How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, and Run to Me are classics covered by many many artists. Jive Talkin, Nights on Broadway, Fanny (Be Tender With My Love, You Should be Dancing, Night Fever, Tragedy and More Than A Woman are all must-hears. Get ready to be amazed!

This era was such a small part of their history. Incredible body of work.

I grew up with the Bee Gees, they were fantastic 😊 Thank you for listening to them...

Listen to TOO MUCH HEAVEN, you’ll see their ability to harmonize and Barry’s falsetto is out of this world. Robin and Maurice could also sing beautifully in falsetto as you’ll se in Too MUCH HEAVEN. you’ll see that they’re in a class all their own. ❤❤❤

Nothing speaks about the 70s like the Bee Gees and like Staying a live, both this song and Saturday night fever are iconic, the Too much heaven is my favorite of them, but they have soo many number 1 hits.

The Bee Gees essentially wrote and composed the entire soundtrack to the movie in a weekend and submitted the demos a few days later. The Saturday Night Fever soundtrack had 4 or 5 #1 hits on it and is one of the top 10 best selling albums of all time. Disco was big before the Bee Gees but they absolutely turbo charged Disco. The Bee Gees however were soooo much more than a Disco band. Their catalogue is deep and worth every minute of it. They were one of the biggest bands of all time. Pop. Soul. Ballads. Disco. They did it all.

Barry’s signature falsetto originated in the studio when producer Arif Mardin asked if any of the Bee Gees could scream in falsetto. They were recording ad libs and background vocals for their hit “Nights On Broadway” which was on their Main Course album. Mardin was absolutely stunned at the power of Barry’s falsetto. Barry later said “My whole life, I didn’t know I could do this.”

Yes, this is Barry, the oldest brother (and the only one still alive), listed as the best falsetto, but I love also his chest voice. The falsetto songs (era) are only a small part of their songs (they wrote more than 1000 and over 100 top 10 songs). "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". "Fun" fact:„At 103 BPM (beats per minute), "Stayin' Alive" corresponds to the recommended heart rate for cardiac massage and is well suited as a memory aid because of its popularity and the appropriate title

The Bee Gees were/are amazing. I was lucky enough to see Barry do a solo show in Boston after his brother's died. The crowd wouldn't let him leave the stage. We cheered, clapped, and cried the whole night--and so did he! What a memorable evening.

The movie was fantastic. Will always picture John Travolta strutting when I hear this song. So many Bee Gees hits. The live performance of Too Much Heaven will grace you with the most beautiful harmonies ever.

New subscriber here! You can’t go wrong with a Bee Gees song. Enjoy exploring the rabbit hole. It’s a deep one! Please react to their “Fanny, Be Tender” (a masterpiece), “Nights on Broadway”, “Night Fever” (HUGE hit from Saturday Night Fever), “Jive Talkin’”….I could go on and on. ❤

The Bee Gees were simply fabulous. You ought to listen to Barry with Streisand singing “What Kind of Fool” And “Guilty.” You won’t believe how great their voices blend.

Yes! The BeeGees always had it going on. I am a nurse's aid, and one year when I went to have my CPR license renewed the class that I went to used their song "Stayin Alive". Being the big fan that I was I was simply blown away that the instructor had decided to use this song to keep time with doing the chest compressions. The fantastic beat was perfect to use to keep time with the compressions. Thank you Thank you SalvoG for sharing so many great memories of the BeeGees. They will always remain in my heart with much fondness and love.

Barry Gibb was the heartthrob in the group but he has been married to his wife, Linda, for more than 50 years! He was already married to her for 7 years at the time this song came out.

"How Deep Is Your Love" should be next!!!! These guys were amazing!. Unfortunately, Barry who is the eldest brother is the only one still alive.

This song and the movie were HUGE at the time. My favorite BeeGees song is "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart."

TOO MUCH HEAVEN....PLEASE!!

The Bee Gees made the movie a big hit. And they write/wrote all their own songs; and none of them could read or write music! I don't think the movie would have been half as good without the Bee Gee's soundtrack. They had a younger brother, Andy, who was going to be the 4th Bee Gee, but he passed away at the age of 30. Maurice pronounced his name "Morris". React to "Too Much Heaven" Live. RIP Andy, Maurice & Robin. We sure miss ya. xxx

And yes. “That movie” was a giant hit. Between the movie and this song, Disco (which at the time was considered on its last legs) was suddenly given second life. And remained relevant for probably another three years as a musical genre.

If you ever have to give someone CPR, remember this song.......the timing of the beat (i.e. tempo) is how fast you need to give compressions 💜💜💜

All the BeeGees songs are so well written. In 1978 the BeeGees dominated the airwaves. For weeks they, their brother Andy, Emotion and their label RSO held the entire top 10 hostage. It was crazy and everyone went to the disco to dance!

Bee Gees brothers was my great no.1 band from all their early ages to now.❤❤❤

I can watch all my Gibb brothers stay'in alive happily.❤😊

Congratulations! You just took the first step into the amazing world of the Bee Gees. You got so much ahead of you, you don't even know. I envy you! By the way, Barry Gibb is so beloved, two years ago at age 74, he released a new album and it went to #1 in England! (and #15 here)

Been listening to the BeeGees for 50 years God Bless them and there outstanding music❤❤❤

Great reaction. This song is apparently played every 20 seconds globally. They had 100 top 10 hits over the years. Welcome to the global superstarsom of the Bee Gees

Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven, you won't be sorry.

They also wrote the music for the movie "Grease".

Ahhh The Bee Gees! It started with Spicks and Specks and never stopped!! Amazing harmony and songs!! ❤

This was a huge hit back in the late 70's. Saturday Night Fever is a good movie and the soundtrack is amazing!

This song IS the definition of Disco 🕺🏽 It’s so funky and fun 🤩

Saturday Night Fever was a monster hit, but I believe it was released after Staying Alive hit number one which created an unstable momentum. The film and the soundtrack defined the Disco era.

Dude, I recently discovered your channel - I love how you research the song with us before you react to it. You seriously have never heard this song? Crazy. Anyway really enjoying your videos- keep it up!

LEGENDS ❤

Best harmonizing group ever. Luv luv luv their music!

Those falsettos are pure Gold!!

Wow! Welcome to the world of the BeeGees :). The official video for You Should be Dancing HAS to be next. Funky fun song - and you get to check out John Travolta's KILLER dances moves. Followed by Too Much Heaven and How Deep is Your Love. Enjoy the ride and the rabbit hole. Cheers from Canada!

You have rabbit hole of material to listen to when it comes to The BeeGees…wether it’s their own recordings, or the music they produced for so many other acts. The Soundtrack to “Saturday Night Fever” is a great place to start. This is one of the biggest selling soundtracks in music history. You might wanna check out the album written and produced the Barry Gibb for Barbra Streisand…it is a FANTASTIC album with at least 4 major chart topping songs.

Omg The Bee Gees have so many hits it will blow your mind!!! They are amazing

Great reaction to one of the best selling groups of all time. Saturday Night Fever was a smash hit, and Travolta was great in it. Love The Bee Gees!

You’ll really appreciate Too Much Heaven by The Bee Gees. I’d love to see you react to that. They were just amazing!!!

OMG your face was epic during this. And like everyone who has EVER heard it you could not stop moving. Here in the Uk there were certain artists that dominated the charts in the 70's ABBA, Elton John and the Bee Gee's to names but 3 their music still sounds fresh today as it was based on pure talent not sounds tweaked in studios. Got to do Too Much Heaven next.

I REALLY recommend looking into their 60s work too. Some suggestions, To Love Somebody, Holiday, World, I Started a Joke, Gotta Get a Message To You and Odessa are AMAZING

You definitely have to listen to Massachusetts with all 3 singing but Robin sings his voice is pure magic. Absolutely every song that they sing is amazing!! Their younger brother Andy Gibb was also a huge star but unfortunately passed away very young. The only one left is. Barry and check out all of hit songs that Barry wrote for other singers that were huge hits as well as all of the duets Barry sang with others. ❤ thank You for sharing

Great reaction again, thank you. Try "Too Much Heaven". Trust me, you will be blown A W A Y !

Hi Salvo, yes Saturday Night Fever was a hit movie and this album was fire. The BeeGees (Brothers Gibb) are a humongous multi decade rabbit hole. There are many styles and sounds as they progressed from the early Australian days to the last days. Barry is the surviving brother. Enjoy the journey! I’m sure you’re inundated with requests by now. I’ll second or add How Deep Is Your Love.

This is disco Bee Gees, which is great music from them, however I think their early music is the best; one of my favorite song is I Started A Joke

Completely blown away I'm sure. These guys were incredible in the late 1970's. You couldn't go anywhere without hearing a Bee Gees song. Perhaps the most successful band in the 1970's. So here's a recap: Elvis in the 1950's; Beatles in the 1960's, Bee Gees in the 1970's; Michael Jackson in the 1980's, and I lost track of music after this.

The Most Popular Song Ever Recorded. Play this in any nightclub, anywhere around the world, and you will fill up that dance floor instantly.

"Fanny Be Tender" Great song! " Winds of change" Children of the world" & " Love so right. Can't go wrong with the Bee Gees. They never made a bad song.

If you got a kick out of this you will get an even bigger kick out of watching the dance scene. The Bee Gees and Travolta!

Crazy popular. The kings And the queen? Donna Summer. (Last Dance)

Can't believe you've gone this long without the magic of the BeeGees!?!?!

BeeGees had several #1 hit songs in the seventies, including Stayin Alive. This song is disco. They also have banger R and B #1 hits from same period. Check out Too Much Heaven and you want to see the live version (official video)

I grew up listening to the them,they are beyond amazing musicians, Barry wrote a song and performed with Barbara Streisand, they wrote Islands in the Stream performed by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, they wrote and produced for Diana Ross with Michael Jackson, they wrote for Dionne Warwick and many others. They are a real phenomenon, unfortunately only Barry is still with us! However all 3 brothers have talented children!

You really need ro hear a good mix of thier music... early, mid and late...they made changes that reflectes (sometimes leading musical changes...) you cant get the real deprh of this group with just one song or even one era!

‘You should be dancin’ is another Bee Gee’s song from Saturday Night Fever that is absolutely awesome.

EXCELLENT reaction-- so much fun watching you having so much fun!! Barry Gibb sang with Samantha Sang in the "Emotion" track and well as co-produced it with Galuten and Richardson. As with other songs the Bee Gees wrote for other specific artists, they sang backup-- or when Robin and Maurice were not available, Barry did back up and harmonies via multi-layering. The Gibb brothers were well-known for their generosity -- sharing their songs, writing for others. Name another elite, world-class group who were as generous!!

Loved dancing to this in NYC DISCOS!! Nothing like it!! ❤

I can't help but grin at Barry's lion mane of hair. Those were the days.

I'll show up for more Bee Gees. You will get a ton of suggestions for their popular work, a lot from mid to late 70's era, but I fell in love with Bee Gees after going through their entire catalog and finding so much fantastic, diverse, interesting music. They started putting out music when they were still kids in Australia (released 1965) and continued until 2001 (last album "This is Where I Came In"). Mo died in 2003 followed by Robin in 2012 (younger brother Andy died in 1988 at the age of just 30). Barry eventually continue on without his brothers (enlisting the help of his kids and his niece) and put out a good album in 2016 (In The Now), followed by the "Greenfields" album in 2021 which is a compilation of Bee Gee songs done by/with a variety of Country artists. Their music spans many genres with influences from Baroque Pop/Classical, Rock, R&B, Disco, Euro-Dance, Jazz, Americana/Country - of course all with their own Bee Gee style. All three brothers sang lead, although Barry and Robin most often with a lot of dual leads. (Side note: In UK Maurice is pronounce Morris and we all just call him Mo). They were born in Isle of Man (UK dependency), immigrated to Australia when young, then went back to UK in 60s for career, and eventually settled in US Florida. There is also a ton of "unreleased" Bee Gee music floating around RU-vid and some of that is quite good as well (among my favs is "I'VE GOT TO LEARN" and "IT DOESN'T MATTER MUCH TO ME" and "END OF MY SONG"). They rarely did covers althrough a little bit in the early days (fantastic cover of Dylan's "Blowing in the Wind" when they were still kids, and the Beatles "Ticket to Ride") the two notable covers later in their career are Carole King's "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" that was done as part of a tribute, and Robin's version of "Ellan Vannin" which is the unofficial anthem of Isle of Mann - both are beautiful. On top of all that, these guys were/are funny, down to earth, survivors. They came from humble roots and evolved personally and musically through the times. There are many interviews and appearances to be found on youtube and getting to know their personalities somehow makes the music even better. I hope you go down the Bee Gees rabbit hole, you won't be sorry.

I can't even believe you haven't already gone down this rabbit hole!!! So happy you're finally here! PLEASE check out Too Much Heaven...it will blow you away...AMAZING. These guys were such a gift to the world of music. Pure talent!

I was there. It was everywhere, you couldn't escape. After all these years, I can really appreciate the production and the harmonies. Legendary.

The movie made $237M and the Bee Gees became HUGE hits. My favorite song (not from the movie) is "I Started a Joke", sung by Robin.

One thing about this song. It doesn't matter where you are, whenever it plays, you immediately start walking to the beat!!

I freaking LOVE the Bee Gees! you should definitely listen to How Deep Is Your Love next; it's another instant classic, imo 🕺

This is famous for using it to do CPR. The beat is perfect for compressions. The name is very apropos.

I started following your channel very recently and I really like your reactions. This group is much greater than you can imagine, in their first public presentation the twins were barely 10 years old and Barry 13, his voice was about to change, but they had already been practicing for a long time before and remained together for just over 40 years. The enormous number of their own compositions is indescribable, different musical styles always changing to adapt to the time, unfortunately most people only identify them by disco music but that is a huge mistake, also throughout their career, each brother participates in different songs as lead vocalist which makes the musical spectrum even bigger. I hope you feel encouraged to start this journey with the Gibb brothers and you will never be disappointed. PS There is a demo version of this song, not very well known, that has a slow bridge in the middle and is very worth to listen. It can be found as 'Bee Gees Stayin' Alive slow bridge'

I got to see them in concert back in the day not long after this was released. It was a great show. The Bee Gees were the real deal.

They also had a younger brother named Andy. All four were very talented.

The Bee Gees are brothers they started singing as kids in the late 50s and kept going as a group until Mo died in 2003. Their music changed with the times which is why they are tied with McCartney and Lennon for the most number one songs ever written. Barry didn't realize he could sing falsetto until 1975 while doing add libs for their Main Course album when asked to go out and scream high into the mic. The Bee Gees are my favorite group. And yes the movie was a huge hit, they only had music on it because their manager was producing the movie and bugged them for songs for it. They didn't even read the script that they were given, only knew it was about a kid who worked in a paint shop who blew his money in dance clubs on the weekends and enters a dance competition.

Gibb is a Scottish surname - Who Do You Think You Are traced the brother's ancestors to Paisley , near Glasgow. They went from child stars to massive worldwide success then writing and producing for stars like Dolly Parton.

You might also like the Bee Gees' hits "How Deep Is Your Love?" and "Jive Talking" and "Too Much Heaven."

These guys have soooo many hits. Barry (lead singer) is the only one left now. And in case you didnt know. If you had to do CPR on anyone, medics say that the beat to this song is how you should do it. Apt that its called "Staying Alive". The next one by The BeeGees should be "Tragedy", another great Disco soound. ❤🎼🎙🎙🎙

Can’t wait to see more! My mom’s favorite music was the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s so even though this was before my time (I’m 40) I was raised on this stuff. One of my mom’s favorites is the BeeGees. I’m so glad that I was exposed to such great music from an early age!

Along with all the great Bee Gees songs you will be recommended, I'd add in a few from their youngest brother Andy, who had a solo career. His biggest hits were Shadow Dancing and I Just Want to be Your Everything, but my favorite was Thicker Than Water because it was the most uniquely his own sound vs sounding like his brothers. It was tragic that he deleted himself by overdose at a pretty young age.

Saturday Night Fever and Stayin Alive were essentially the anthem of the disco era. This is the first song that pops into most people's heads when they think of disco.

SalvoG, your reaction was priceless 😄 you are right, no time to pause the song! more Bee Gees please, you will be amazed with their music, such a great era!! ❤️