Not Stayin Alive...
Bee Gees have a hard time Stayin’ Alive...
You scared me, I thought it was going to be Barry.
Not staying alive. Too true.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Petersen
Before his music career, Petersen made waves as a child actor, starring in the classic Australian film Smiley, a role that earned him his enduring nickname.
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Petersen described the collaborative energy that defined the Bee Gees’ recording sessions: ‘We’d often go into the studio without a song, which gave me the chance to experiment with tempos and rhythms.
‘Those tracks had a real spontaneity because we worked on them as a group. We never recorded our parts separately—it was all done together, with the orchestra coming in later.’
The recording process wasn’t always smooth, however.
‘Sometimes we’d spend hours in the studio, and nothing would come together, so we’d pack up and try again another day. But when inspiration hit, we could knock out three backing tracks in one night,’ he recalled.
So that’s one of the three non- Gibb band members gone. Barry and two other band members are still alive. They were a very special band. Never equaled in their style of music.
I was surprised when they showed up in disco, but they were good at it.
I liked the early Bee Gees more than the Disco era. To Love Somebody is a great soul song. Barry had said they wrote it for Otis Redding, but he passed before recording. Janis did a great version. The live version here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkGUt4QYc08
We’re down to one Bee Gee and one Monkey
The ad, if you haven’t seen it. It ran yesterday during Packer Football:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXjHEVlXMPY
Disco is making a comeback. You heard it right here.
The Bee Gees are my second favorite band. Duran Duran is #1.