The Natural Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Sad news. Words, How Deep Is Your Love, Stayin' Alive and Tragedy are my favourite songs by The Bee Gees. I'll be listening to them today. R.I.P Robin Gibb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotlightmagnet1 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 He was a fighter to his infinite credit, he's been battling away for nearly a year now. Plus the Bee Gees wrote and sang some of the best songs, RIP Robin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted May 21, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted May 21, 2012 It was a matter of time, sadly. He did well to hang on for as long as he did.I've never been a big Bee Gees fan - not that I think they're awful, mind. But I can appreciate their influence and skill (especially those harmonies); some monster hits they've had, that will live on longer than any of us, which is what any musician is after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted May 21, 2012 Moderators Share Posted May 21, 2012 I really do enjoy me some Non-Disco Bee Gees action. Favourite song? New York Mining Disaster 1941. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Halitosis Romantic Posted May 21, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted May 21, 2012 I'm a fan of the Bee Gees in every era, so sad to only have one of the Gibbs left - "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" is probably my favorite, although it's only last week I was talking about "Night Fever" as one of the greatest songs of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffingtonClyro Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Don't know anything about the Bee Gees apart from their hits. You cannot beat the start of Jive Talking, it's tremendous. Makes me jive every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Maverick Posted May 21, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted May 21, 2012 Sad news this, but it seems to be having a more positive impact on public perception of them as an act. People are falling over themselves to make a point of how ace they were, not just some novelty disco act with silly voices. On Bee Gee death, there seems no more appropriate forum to mention this. I could be a complete liar (or, my memory could, anyway) but does anybody remember an interview they did after Maurice died where Robin was wearing a WWF/Steve Austin baseball cap? Just an odd little thing that always triggers when somebody mentions Robin Gibb. IIRC, they were pretty pissed off about something to do with it too. R-Gibz had Attitude. I don't remember the interview but they were incredibly pissed off as Maurice had just gone in for a rather routine surgery and they were accusing the medical staff or whoever of fucking up the surgery and killing him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Gallybagger Posted May 21, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted May 21, 2012 Sad news, a real battler to the end. Fave Bee Gee's hits include: Gotta get a message to you, One, Alone and This Is Where I Came In. Â RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Kookoocachu Posted May 21, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted May 21, 2012 Terrible news, he must have been so strong to fight for so long. You couldn't escape the greatest hits album today, almost everywhere I went it was playing. Favourites are Night Fever, I've Gotta Get a Message To You, Too Much Heaven and actually there are quite a few more that would make the list quite long  a great live solo of Robin singing 'I started a joke' too. THATS how you end a song.  That's brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members niff Posted May 21, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted May 21, 2012 Was pretty much brought up listening to Bee Gees as my mother was a huge fan. Really sad news but he's with Maurice now which is something he seemed to struggle to get over. My favourite song of theirs is Nights on Broadway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted May 21, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted May 21, 2012 Sad news. Cancer is a cunt, I've lost 3 close family members to it in the space of 10 years. Horrible, I think pretty much everyone knows or has been close to someone with cancer at some point. To go on as long as he did with it is amazing. Â RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pier Six Brawler Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 The Gibb's mother is still living so she has outlived three of her four sons, which is pretty shocking really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members WWFChilli Posted May 21, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted May 21, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fAp2dJxycw  This played in work a few times today, which made up for not being in the sun all day and stuck inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Tommy! Posted May 21, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted May 21, 2012 According to local news the man who invented the Rally Chopper died as well. Â To be fair he probably couldn't hit the high notes of the Gibbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Nick James Posted May 21, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted May 21, 2012 Turned on Daybreak this morning and saw the headline 'Tributes flood in for Robin Gibb' but they were showing some berk doing a news report about it smiling so i was really confused about it untill i put Sky news on. Â RIP Robin Gibb. Â They played an interview from February 2012 where he was talking about his recovery and he genuinely seemed like he was on the mend. Sad news, he always seemed like a really nice, friendly guy in whatever he did. Â I dont know much of their work outside the usual tracks but i always remember my grandad was a big Bee Gees fan so played alot of their stuff when i was a child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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