This was the first song that Barry started using his high falsetto voice! This song started it all

Thanks so much for your reaction. Nights on Broadway was the song in which Barry discovered his falsetto. At the end of recording the song, producer Arif Mardin thought the song needed something extra, like adlibs and asked the brothers if they, or one of them, could try some adlibs. Barry volunteered and as things progressed, found his falsetto and the rest is history. 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 1967. 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 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdSZi7aZnNy7gn0.html Other great songs to analyze: great album tracks from the 1979 Spirits Having Flown album, the title song: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ja6PnZxhy6mtm2g.html, the outrageously beautiful song Reaching Out kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rMx4iLZmssyUYIU.html. From their Still Waters album, Smoke and MIrrors: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g7ppqbV5uL2ykp8.html. From the 1960's I've gotta get a message to you kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eadkdqyfqdS4m2w.html. And from the 1990's the simple song Blue Island live in an accoustic version: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z5xies9yqtbKoo0.html. 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 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y7GUdbl8yLm3g6s.html which is kind of a duet with Barry. And here are the 4 brothers live on stage in 1979 doing You Should Be Dancing kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lZx9hZB2xLfeqmQ.html 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

If you watch them singing this song live on "The Midnight Special" you will see Mo sing the falsetto. I've read that Barry sang the falsetto on the recording but Mo would do it during live shows because Barry would be singing the lead.

My absolute favorite Bee Gees song is How Can You Mend A Broken Heart

Great reaction! If these brothers are singing it, there’s a 99.5% chance they wrote and produced it. With a catalog of more than 1000 songs, you should check out “Fanny Be Tender With My Love”, “Alone”, “One” and “Love You Inside Out “ just to name a few. They are all my favorites! 😂

Love the BeeGees🎼♥️🎼

You are amazing. I was 16 when this song came out. Trust me I'm with you on the time machine let's get building it. I wanna go back to the 70s and see them in concert again

Bee Gees are unique, nobody like them. Thanks for reacting 🙏🏼🩷🩷🩷

I grow up with the best Group ever. Nobody can switch there Voices like the Bee Gees ❤❤❤

All Bee gees songs are BANGER 🔥🔥🔥 LOVE U n Ur reaction Brooo 💯♥️♥️♥️

1975, 13 years old, shutting myself in my room and playing my 45 of this over and over ❤❤❤ There will never be such a talented group ever ❤❤❤

Bee Gees are the best & Barry the man!❤️‍🔥🎵❤️‍🔥

You make me so happy! Your joy in hearing the songs of my childhood that I still cherish today is immeasurable!! I was 9 years old when this song came out and I have been listening ever since!!! You've just scratched the tiny, tiny surface of the gigantic catalog of the majestic Gibb brothers. I can't wait for you to hear some others. Please, please, please listen to more. I don't care which decade...you have the 60's, 70's, 80's 90's and yes, 2000's!!! The one that comes to mind is For Whom the Bell Tolls, one of their later songs but an absolute masterpiece!!! Please comment and I'll be happy to give you suggestions for each of their "eras"! Love from the USA! 🧡🧡

Nights on Broadway brought me here. Keep drilling into great music. We will follow.

My favorite song from the Bee Gees! Thanks for a great reaction!

Excellent -- great memories

You would have had a Boombox in the 70's, everybody would hear what you were listening to.

I was 10 when Saturday night fever was released. Started listening to little brother andy gibb and the bee gees. I am 56 now...still a fan!!!❤❤❤❤❤

Great reaction to a great song. You would enjoy Wind of change (1979) and Ordinary lives. 💙💙💙

The live performance of this on the Midnight Special TV show is excellent! Maurice does the high fills that Barry did in this studio recording.

Absolutely phenomenal three brothers born on the Isle Of Man 🇮🇲 of the coast of the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, they always considered themselves first and foremost songwriters before being vocalists, and have written songs for many famous artists, Elvis covered a Bee Gees song, The guys were the only artists in history to have written produced and recorded 6 consecutive No1 hits in a row between 1977 to 1979, there album Saturday Night Fever was the best selling album in history until Michael Jackson produced his album Thriller, and Jackson commented his inspiration for Thriller came for the Bee Gees,I attended a Bee Gees concert in Las Vegas in 1997 called One Night Only, the guys were phenomenal live, they have a huge catalog of songs and have sold over 250 million records worldwide, great reaction thanks 🙏

Love this song and Barrys vocal range in it, you can hear 3 different voices from him here!

I was 14 in 1975...Imagine how I felt :)

The Bee Gees are icons! You need to check out their song Staying Alive. It will blow your mind. Love your reaction! ♥💙

Only on the radio! No cell phones back then!

I like Robin’s voice on this in 1975. He has a beautiful voice. I love Barry but Robin always stops me in my tracks. Also, I started a joke always makes me tear up.🥹 They had the best A cappella bar none!❤

Great reaction Jay flex 🤍🤍🤍🤍.

You have 1000 more to hear.

They are the greatest. Five decades of amazing songs! Three brothers, three geniuses❤❤❤

So glad that your generation likes and appreciates these legends !

Great reaction!! Please react to Love You Inside Out, Reaching Out, Run to Me, Love So Right, & the videos from the Midnight Special tv program. The Melbourne '74 live concert, Midnight Special tv & official videos are best imo.

Beautiful reaction.. jeez I’m a grandma and the bee gees still hits the same as always. Glad you’re travelling this road. Stay blessed 🥰

Bee Gees have a lot of good songs but this has always been my favorite by them

I think you would enjoy the HBO documentary about the Bee Gees narrated by Barry Gibb "The Bee Gees: How Do You Mend A Broken Heart". It's an incredible look at the Bee Gees history and how they made their music.

Your reaction reminds me of the moment when I was young and heard this song for the first time - I loved loved it and still I love this song - so amazing :)

So sorry you didn't find the video of them singing this live. It was great.

Nothing .like the Bee Gees.

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I was 7 in 1975. This is epic bee gees

Love your reactions to the music that I grew up on! You take me back to the 70’s, to my innocence and all of the first experiences with love, sex and rock and roll.

It's such a pleasure to watch a lovely young man experience music when it had heart and soul. Beautiful. Peace.

Watching your reaction is so fulfilling .. because you are really experiencing the music. The perfect genius of it. 70s were albums and cassettes (8 track cassettes and the small ones) cassettes in a Sony Walkman or in a boom box 👍 I'm GenX and I feel we are so Lucky to have experienced all the best decades, one after the other...70s, 80s, 90s and beyond. Back in the day disco was not considered cool. There was definitely a line in the sand between the people who listened to disco and those who did not. Bee Gees were definitely popular but they were also laughed at in a sense. It's so wonderful knowing that Barry is seeing just how much their music is still sending ripples through the universe. I could never stay in a bad mood if the Bee Gees were playing. That says so much to see how people just melt at the first listen.

It does my heart good to see you enjoying this song, my generations music keep checking out this type of music you'll be continually blown away.

Best group ever! Try audio of Tragedy. Nights on Broadway is an awesome, complex and amazingly written song. Top reaction.

One of my favourites!!!!

Hey Jay💙 yes this is a great tune but you need to see it live on the midnight special show - back in the old days lol musicians would play their hearts out and prove how talented each one truly was each week! You will love actually seeing them perform 💜 Love your reactions flexer# 💙💙💙

This is a great song, but you have 100's more to explore before you can declare a favorite Bee Gees song - lol. Since you love this one so much, you should check out thier song "Wind of Change" too. Great reaction, thanks!

The first opportunity to make music portable came in the form of eight-track tapes. These were each about the size of two cigarette packs, and they were inserted into a car dashboard player. Shortly thereafter came cassettes, which were about a third the size of eight-tracks. The two competed for a time, put cassettes eventually prevailed.

Great reaction, really enjoyed watching this. 👍

1975 I was 11 and telephones were attached to the wall and not everyone had one. Public phone boxes cost 2 pence and 10 pence per call. Most people bought 45rpm singles as their first intro to music. Albums cost a lot.

The look on your face… It’s sooooooo goood!!

My second favourite Bee Gees song after How Can You Mend a Broken Heart. That slow breakdown in the middle just kills me. Thanks for your reaction.

TrueType amazing ❤ we were blessed in the 60s 70s 80s 🎉 Glad you look back to really see great music ❤

Arif Mardin told Barry 1975 ...can you add some ad lips - to make the song more exiting to - blame it on... - he gaves this song this falsetto and the rest is a ride of 16 #1 hits worldwide and catapult them in legendary status - Disco explodes and the rest is history 🔥🔥🔥 🔥

We had a boombox!!

Took me right back to High School ❤

My favorite, too.

I'm in my 50s and I'm enjoying your content. Another Bee Gees track I would recommend is Jive Talking. They have a great catalogue of music. Even when they started out as kids. Check out Time passing by and The Medley videos. 💙

I saw them live at Saratoga Springs.

Love the BeeGees!

They are just tooooo good. Please react to For Whom The Bell Tolls. The video where they're outside in New York City under the Brooklyn Bridge. Excellent song. Robin wrote it about their younger brother Andy and his relationship and break up with actress Victoria Principle.

Great reaction❤ I love the Bee Gees❤

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Maurice at the end!!

Fantastic reaction ❤😊

This was a favorite of mine when it came out, back in high school.

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💙 JIVE TALKIN and FANNY BE TENDER were big hits from the same album. You definitely have to check them out.

I recomended you , to watch the Live version!

great line my channel , from a headbanger tnks from brazil

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It is hilarious that you think people were using cell phones in the 70s

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Would love to see you react to Tragedy by The BeeGees Also Andy Gibb the youngest brother

Hello Jay, How are you doing? You are looking well, feeling alright? Deb

You should watch the live verson on The Midnight Special.

React to their other song Jive Talkin

go down the rabbit hole and always do live

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Check TRADEDY but ONLY the original studio version from 1979. It will blow your mind!

It’s a treatise on how the welfare system has impeded the black community. The song doesn’t mention the father at all. The welfare system broke the family by requiring that no payments would be made if the father was in the home.

bee gees stop (think again)

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You should check out Bill Withers if you haven’t. Ain’t No Sunshine

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Hey Jay💜 Great reaction to this fabulous of course Bee Gees song ! You have to see the live performance on the midnight special program which in the day was the place to be as a musician ! Every performer played their best cuz they were that good ! Check out this song when you can live as you can see them really showing their talent 💟 Love your reactions 💙💙💙💙

Please try the live version. 👍