OK baffled now as to what at least one of the top 3 is. All the 'big hitters' seem to have gone(?) NB - this is not an invitation to post guesses.*Excitement* = what I'm trying to say, basically.― Jeff W, Wednesday, June 20, 2012 6:57 PM (7 minutes ago)
NB - this is not an invitation to post guesses.
*Excitement* = what I'm trying to say, basically.
― Jeff W, Wednesday, June 20, 2012 6:57 PM (7 minutes ago)
Just so you know, we are all totally guessing in our heads.
But yeah, I don't want to see a bunch of guesses posted either -- looking forward to the surprises!
― hutlock, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 19:07 (twelve years ago) link
(but I will say that my #1 hasn't been posted yet, so I have to hope that's up here...)
― hutlock, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 19:14 (twelve years ago) link
3. More Than a Woman (Writers: Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb)306 points (11 votes, 1 first place vote)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjZmSkUL6Ws&feature=fvwrel
Written and recorded by the Bee Gees for the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack. Not released as a single.
― a dense custard of infinity (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 19:19 (twelve years ago) link
*cross arms, spin round and round and round and round*
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 19:20 (twelve years ago) link
the phrasing of the verses is great, I'm so addicted to this song...the samba(?) beat, all of it
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 19:21 (twelve years ago) link
My #2. In my head, this is TOTALLY tied to the scene in the movie.
― hutlock, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 19:23 (twelve years ago) link
my mind plays out the choreography every time I hear it
everysingletime
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 19:31 (twelve years ago) link
A bit surprised this is #3 actually, but it makes sense.
― Naive Teen Idol, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 19:34 (twelve years ago) link
It does, because it is awesome.
― hutlock, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
2. Nights on Broadway (Writers: Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb)309 points (14 votes, 2 first place votes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=322iA3nSMqs
From the "Main Course" album released in 1975. The second single released from the album, it immediately followed their number-one hit "Jive Talkin'".
"Nights on Broadway" reached number seven on the American Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, giving the Bee Gees back-to-back top 10 hits for the first time in seven years (since 1968).
― a dense custard of infinity (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 19:37 (twelve years ago) link
Oh, damn -- my #1. I had hopes.
― Naive Teen Idol, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 19:39 (twelve years ago) link
Great tune, but I had it at 18 myself.
My number 1 hasn't appeared yet, so I'm hoping that is a good sign for things to come...
― hutlock, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 19:40 (twelve years ago) link
it's my #1 too, I'm guessing. (and there's no way it won't appear at this point)
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 19:42 (twelve years ago) link
1. Backtafunk (Writer: Barry Gibb 712 points (19 votes, 6 first place votes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8wmItpZRRo
― Naive Teen Idol, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 19:42 (twelve years ago) link
d'oh
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 19:43 (twelve years ago) link
Not as good as "Meaningless Songs In Very High Voices" by The Hee Bee Gee Bees but a worthy winner lol.
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 19:45 (twelve years ago) link
Nights on Broadway!!
yay I'm glad it got so high, it's so fkn good
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 19:46 (twelve years ago) link
I do really love that live take on "Nights..." by the way, almost more so than the studio cut. Fun to see Maurice hit those high notes!
― hutlock, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 19:49 (twelve years ago) link
There was some debate as to how *live* it really is.
― Naive Teen Idol, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 19:51 (twelve years ago) link
Can I just...
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/barry-gibb-talk-show/1329182
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 19:53 (twelve years ago) link
On Midnight Special?! Oh come on, now... Totally live, straight into the boards!
;-)
― hutlock, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 19:55 (twelve years ago) link
Can I just...http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/barry-gibb-talk-show/1329182― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, June 20, 2012 7:53 PM (2 minutes ago)
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, June 20, 2012 7:53 PM (2 minutes ago)
I thought this was funny when it first aired and it holds up well, but I gotta say, Timberlake clearly never studied Robin. He's dancing around WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too much!
― hutlock, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 19:58 (twelve years ago) link
otm but the teeth are pretty spot on, lol
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 19:59 (twelve years ago) link
the 'Robin, do you have anything to add?' "Naw I don't" is classic
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:00 (twelve years ago) link
we should discuss their worst songs at some point too
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:02 (twelve years ago) link
looks pretty live to me. they brought a huge band with them!
― a dense custard of infinity (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:10 (twelve years ago) link
Bee Gees tour in 1980 was my first concert ever. I was 8. It was magic. I had seats 10th row center. It was definitely a big band with a BIG sound.
― hutlock, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:12 (twelve years ago) link
omg that must have been amazing
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:19 (twelve years ago) link
He's feathered his hair ever since.
― Naive Teen Idol, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:20 (twelve years ago) link
1. To Love Somebody (Writers: Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb)369 points (13 votes, 3 first place votes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx_R5ZMs4mo
The second single released by the Bee Gees from their third album, "Bee Gees 1st". It was written by Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb, Produced by Robert Stigwood.
At the request of Robert Stigwood, the band's manager, Barry and Robin Gibb wrote "To Love Somebody", a soulful ballad in the style of Sam & Dave or The Rascals, for Otis Redding. The Bee Gees recorded "To Love Somebody" at IBC Studios, London in March 1967 and released it as a single in mid-July 1967 in the U.S. Redding died in an aeroplane crash later that year, before having a chance to record the song.
The song enjoyed only modest chart success, reaching #41 in the UK and #17 in the US. It has been covered extensively over the years, with versions recorded by the Animals, P.P. Arnold, Leonard Cohen, Billy Corgan & Robert Smith, Janis Joplin, Gram Parsons, Nina Simone, Dusty Springfield, and Simply Red.
― a dense custard of infinity (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:21 (twelve years ago) link
TOTALLY amazeballs, yes. I still remember the fireworks they set off during "tragedy" -- one of those idelible childhood memories.
Also: YESSSSSSSSSSS! That's my #1, right where it belongs! Whoooo!
― hutlock, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:24 (twelve years ago) link
Billy Corgan & Robert Smith
Say what?
Anyway, YAY #1!!!
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:24 (twelve years ago) link
please nobody post that cover please
― a dense custard of infinity (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:26 (twelve years ago) link
aha, that's the one I was forgetting. And I voted for it! By this point I was assuming SNF era must come out on top.
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:26 (twelve years ago) link
Not gonna lie: I'm a little disappointed. Like this song (my #23), don't love it unconditionally.
― Naive Teen Idol, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:27 (twelve years ago) link
OMG can totally hear Otis Redding singing "To Love Somebody" and killing it. If only.
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:29 (twelve years ago) link
well basically anything that got a first place vote was gonna place, this came out on top expressly because it had the most first place votes. I think it's definitely among the best of their early period material.
― a dense custard of infinity (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:29 (twelve years ago) link
and yeah the Otis thing... man, what a loss.
songs that received at least 2 votes but didn't place:
When the Swallows FlyLamplightIdeaJulietteDogsKathy's GoneOneDown The RoadLove So RightMy ThingThe Worst Girl in This TownAlonePlease Don't Turn Out the LightsBoys Do Fall In Love Morning of My Life
― a dense custard of infinity (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:32 (twelve years ago) link
Thanks for running this poll, Shakey Mo.
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:37 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, this was great fun...even if we had to bully people into participating!
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:39 (twelve years ago) link
I think it's definitely among the best of their early period material.
Regardless, Shakey, this was awesome. Thanks for pushing this thing through to the finish line.
― Naive Teen Idol, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:39 (twelve years ago) link
my pleasure. I hope it makes some new fans, at least. it is very strange to me that such a huge/seminal act is so underappreciated by an (ostensible) community of music nerds.
― a dense custard of infinity (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:40 (twelve years ago) link
whyyyyyyyyyyyy didn't I vote for To Love Somebody
oversight of the century holy shit
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:43 (twelve years ago) link
but yay it made #1 without me
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:44 (twelve years ago) link
So which song appeared on the most total ballots, regardless of placement?
― hutlock, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:46 (twelve years ago) link
Backtafunk
― Naive Teen Idol, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:47 (twelve years ago) link
Also, Primal Scream covered "To Love Somebody" at the Cleveland gig on their Screamadelica tour back in the day. I got to meet/greet/etc. (ahem) with them afterwards and I gushed all over Bobby Gillespie about them playing a Bee Gees tune and he had no idea -- said that they learned it from Gram Parsons.
Perfect.
― hutlock, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:48 (twelve years ago) link
Looks like "Nights on Broadway" with 14.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:50 (twelve years ago) link
yep
― a dense custard of infinity (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:50 (twelve years ago) link