Music Wed - I love the Bee Gees - ok, I came out and said it. I love their early, melancholy songs; I love their 70's era disco masterpieces; and, yes, I love the schmaltzy '80s songs they wrote for others when no one was buying their music (but secretly were when they bought Barbra Streisand, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton and other '80s era hit makers who took Bee Gee penned gems and made people love this band a third go-round). Here are some of my highlights. First, I dig the old stuff which often featured Robin's warbly tenor voice which I find so expressive. First, a pairing of "I Started a Joke" (http://youtu.be/0QTQdAKUZmA), followed by "Lonely Days" (http://youtu.be/7Nr9lTS61O0) - wow, still dig these songs. Next, let's not just dip a toe, but take a full plunge into Disco with these tasty morsels: "You Should Be Dancin'" (http://youtu.be/_JoZS6LgqYI) - you will notice Andy joins the brothers for this video! - followed by "Night Fever" (http://youtu.be/-ihs-vT9T3Q) - I picked a version with the lyrics, which are so silly and fun - and ending with their disco ballad, "How Deep Is Your Love" (http://youtu.be/XpqqjU7u5Yc - also with lyrics as a bonus). Let's end with an example of one of the Bee Gees hidden hits from the '80s, as sung by the masters themselves - "Islands in the Stream" made famous by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, but never sung better than by the Brothers Gibb (http://youtu.be/OcsW9pdSKMs), and "Guilty" as performed by Barry and Olivia Newton John, both sounding pretty good in their 60s (http://youtu.be/oT0G5aFR7pE). Quick bonus cut - "Too Much Heaven" - just too much goodness to leave off this list (http://youtu.be/nREV8bQJ1MA). Enjoy!
