Maurice Gibb passed away before I had really begun Soul Sides so I never paid due respect to the Bee Gees. As a ’70s baby, some of my earliest memories of music revolved around hearing The Bee Gees – who were inescapable in the late ’70s – on the radio, at malls, etc. A bit milquetoast and cheesy? Sure. But I still love listening to this ballad in particular.
Robin Gibb, who passed away today, is that high falsetto you hear. Thanks for all the music.
As far as I know Barry Gibb is still alive.
Yup, Maurice and Robin are the ones who have died, Barry is still alive.
yeah, that was my bad. Barry still alive, yes!
It’s really worth checking out the Bee Gees late 60’s early seventies stuff. Great melodies, and not so much of the high pitched singing. They wrote really great tunes too. So much so, that they were often look to as the next Beatles, but, of course, many were…