Today in Rock n' Roll History

[MikeA]

WAIT! That's how much attention I paid to DISCO...got the name of the movie wrong.

I said "Saturday Night Live"

Should have been "Saturday Night Fever" or something like that.

[sodascouts]

I'm not into the whole falsetto thing as a rule and it was a bit before my time, but there are some good disco songs - and "Stayin' Alive" is one of them, IMHO!

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVcyZSG4ikE[/ame]

[Troubadour]

Yeah... I can deal with Disco when the mood is right!

[GlennLover]

I'm a HUGE Bee Gees fan! I too went into mourning when Maurice died.

[MikeA]

Disco just wasn't my thing. If the club didn't have live music, I just didn't go. I pretty much quit going to clubs all-together when Disco took over.

It wasn't the bands recording the music that I hated. It was the way it pushed live music out of the clubs. I preferred even the worst live bands in a club to all the flashing lights and polyester suits. Bee Gee's, Donna Summers.....sorry. Though I didn't hate them, they were just too much a reminder of the Disco Club scene for me to really get off on any of their music.

[GlennLover]

It's unfortunate that the Bee Gees are so linked to disco. As they say, it was only 5 songs that they did in Saturday Night Fever. They had already created a lot of great music before SNF.

[Freypower]

It's unfortunate that the Bee Gees are so linked to disco. As they say, it was only 5 songs that they did in Saturday Night Fever. They had already created a lot of great music before SNF.

And afterwards. You Win Again, anyone? You are so right. I was lucky enough to see them live twice and they put on a couple of the most awesome shows I ever saw. I mourned Maurice deeply as I always felt he was very underrated, giving that he didn't get to sing the number of leads his brothers did (a notable exception is House Of Shame from the One album; great track, also a song called Railroad which can be found on the Tales From The Brothers Gibb box set). Magnificent though Stayin' Alive & Jive' Talkin' are, they are just part of the picture. I cite Nights On Broadway, from Main Course, which Jive' Talkin' comes from. It is one of THE great songs.

[Troubadour]

No word of a lie, Julie, I am listening to You Win Again right now on YouTube! This thread made me think of The Bee Gees and I thought I'd listen to a couple of my faves (You Win Again and To Love Somebody). Then I saw your post.

[Freypower]

You Win Again is one of the great songs too. I should do a Top 10:

1. Stayin' Alive
2. Nights On Broadway
3. Jive Talkin'
4. I Can't See Nobody
5. Holiday
6. To Love Somebody
7. You Win Again
8. Come On Over
9. E.S.P.
10 Lonely Days

(with an honourable mention for I Started A Joke, which is an extraordinary song).

I haven't even mentioned stuff like Mr Natural, Massachusetts, How Can You Mend A Broken Heart, Another Lonely Night In New York, Edge Of The Universe, How Deep Is Your Love, Run To Me, etc etc.

[GlennLover]

Love all those songs, Julie. Railroad hasalways been favorite. I agree that Maurice didn't get the credit that he deserved. I saw them in concert one time. A real highlight for me. I met their father, as we were staying at the same hotel. Quite a thrill.