Bee Gees, First Of May - A Classical Musician’s First Listen and Reaction
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Published 2024-08-11
Wistful, tender, affectionate… what a special song!
Here’s the link to the original song:
• BEE GEES - FIRST OF MAY
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All Comments (21)
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Too Much Heaven by the Bee Gees will blow your mind.
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'How deep is your love' is another great bee gees song.
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You will love them even more as you see their progess through decades. Is amazing how much they can adapt to a new era of music.
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Best Bee Gees song is To Love Somebody. Even Janis Joplin covered it!
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Pre disco Bee Gees is so underrated. They even did a Beatles medley on tv.
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If you don't know The Carpenters, is another one you should definetly hear their songs.
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Just wait till you hear "Ive just got to get a message to you" That will pull on your strings for sure!!
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I ❤❤❤🥲 The Bee Gees, i find this Nostalgic, it makes me think of times when i was small and Christmas trees were tall. To Love Somebody was my Favorite then and from the 70/80's it's To Much Heaven and When the Bell Tolls. But I Loved Them All ... [almost] 😄🥰
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Thanks for another Bee Gees song!!
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Best tunes of the Brothers Gibb in every decade 1960 - 1970: Massachusetts, 1970-1980: Fanny Be Tender, Night Fever, Stayin Alive, 1980-1990: You Win Again, 1990 -2000: For Whom the Bells Tolls, 2000-2010: This is Where I came In 2010-2020: The End of The Rainbow 2020-2024: Butterfly feat. Gillian Welch and David Rawlings recorded in Nashville 🔥
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More Bee Gees please, Too Much Heaven, How deep is your love. Both great songs you have done so far but the harmonies is were they excel
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I subscribed after your first reaction to I Started A Joke although your laughter did disturb me. I wanted to see what you would say after reacting to more Bee Gees. You didn’t disappoint me. They sing different genres that spanned 5 decades. You know you’re listening to The Bee Gees but they don’t sound the same. Their harmonies are the best, their vocals range from chest voices to the best falsettos ever. They write all their own music, 1000+ songs for themselves and other top artists. They play their own instruments with Maurice being multi instrumentalist. To listen to their fabulous harmonies and out of this world falsettos, please react to TOO MUCH HEAVEN, thank you. ❤❤❤
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The Andy Gibb Memorial Foundation contributes to charities that Gibb supported, such as the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, and the Diabetes Research Institute. The song "Wish You Were Here", which was a track on the Bee Gees 1989 album One, was dedicated by his brothers to Andy.
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The official video would bring a tear to a glass eye. Nice reaction. They are well known for their medleys, and the one they performed on Midnight Special in December 1975 is as good as anything you will ever see. Thanks.
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Great music and reaction! Hope there is more BeeGees to come
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BeeGees moved to London (from Australia) as teenagers in 1967 to 'make it big'. They were ~5 years younger than the Beatles, but eventually knew each other and were basically part of the same London rock/pop scene. So yes, there will definitely be similarities and influences from the Beatles/their production team on the BeeGees. In fact: (1) The Beatles were a massive inspiration to the BeeGees, who were encouraged to WRITE THEIR OWN SONGS. (2) The BeeGees bassist, Maurice Gibb was a massive fan of Paul McCartney in his youth, and learned all of Paul's bass parts.
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As an Australian I followed the BeeGees from the mid-60s get go. And yes, you're spot on, Amy! Early on they were influenced by the Beatles. However, they maintained a distinctive identity, and the music, no matter the style or period, was unfailingly tender and personal. This personal tenderness is, I think, the key ingredient within the music of the BeeGees. I'm a big fan!
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Loved the song (I hadn't heard it before) and the reaction. Thanks Amy and Vlad. 🖤
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Maybe something from their disco period next? Stayin' Alive is just the right tempo and is used by paramedics to give CPR to someone who has had a heart attack - see British Heart Foundation video. Then again, many Bee Gees (Brothers Gibb) records are 'from the heart'.
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I am really glad you enjoyed this so much Amy. That was really cool how you picked up on the brother vibe even after you initially thought it was a love song. I see that it made Vlad very happy. I have a feeling that Vlad may be a fan of the Bee Gees, or at least the early Bee Gees. A great choice to include the video footage after the brother connection was made, which was very touching. I really enjoyed your reaction.
