Robin Gibb dies at 62.

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May 20, 201213 yr

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Two greats in one week. I'm so sad. I've always loved the Bee Gees.

http://www.eonline.com/news/bee_gees_singer_robin_gibb_dead_62/308869

Hoping he's there right now. With Donna.

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May 20, 201213 yr

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They always say things happen in 3s. I wonder if there will be a third death soon

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May 20, 201213 yr

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I really thought he was going to make it. We're loosing so many singers this year.

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Just as long as it's not Barry. We cannot have none of the brothers Gibb left.

It probably will be another singer or someone in the music business though.

The music world has been hit real hard this year.

Whitney

Don Cornelis (sp?) of Soul Train

Levon Helm (Lead singer of The Band)

Dick Clark (from American Bandstand)

Donna Summer

and now Robin Gibb.

Edited May 20, 201213 yr by weareclouds

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May 21, 201213 yr

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Of course, we knew this was coming for quite some time... but it still doesn't make it any easier. What incredible talent and unique voice:

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May 21, 201213 yr

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During the 1971-74 period, they did a ton of songs where Robin and Barry trade off leads, Robin sounds incredible on this one... and it's most appropriate.... have the kleenex ready for this one.

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May 21, 201213 yr

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Their brilliant 1969 album "Odessa" has some of Robin's best work on it... i've got all their albums from the Bill Shepherd period of 1967-1972, and it's some of the best orchestral pop ever made. There are two standouts from "Odessa" (an unusual album in that it came in a red velvet gatefold jacket)

"Odessa (City On the Black Sea)"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsOrpJfkUos

and "Lamplight"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCuOsB9L_qo&feature=relmfu

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May 21, 201213 yr

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Thanks for all the songs. I think the success and backlash they faced in the disco era can overshadow how good some of their 60's and early 70's material was. This is a stunning song, with crystal clear vocals, just on the right edge of heartbreak.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq6YmSVAOG8

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May 21, 201213 yr

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The music world has been hit real hard this year.
Whitney

Don Cornelis (sp?) of Soul Train

Levon Helm (Lead singer of The Band)

Dick Clark (from American Bandstand)

Donna Summer

and now Robin Gibb.

Adam Yaunch, too. The Beastie Boy

Don 2/1

Whitney 2/11

Dick 4/18

Levon 4/19

Adam 5/4

Donna 5/17

Robin 5/20

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May 21, 201213 yr

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This is one of my favorite Bee Gees songs - I hadn't thought about it in years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp_24KHvb0E

This was competing on the charts with Robin's solo single at the time, which went to #2 on the UK charts. Beautiful song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZf7E7tcGTA

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May 21, 201213 yr

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RIP.

I wish I could say I was a fan of the Bee Gees, but I wasn't. Though I do admire them, particularly their very early material.

Edited May 21, 201213 yr by Y&RWorldTurner

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May 21, 201213 yr

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Just as long as it's not Barry. We cannot have none of the brothers Gibb left.

It probably will be another singer or someone in the music business though.

The music world has been hit real hard this year.

Whitney

Don Cornelis (sp?) of Soul Train

Levon Helm (Lead singer of The Band)

Dick Clark (from American Bandstand)

Donna Summer

and now Robin Gibb.

You forgot Davey Jones.

I think the Bee Gees were great, they were unfairly discarded on the disco backlash. The Saturday Night Fever album was brilliant, and The Bee Gees and Donna Summer were the two main pillars of the disco craze. It's sad to see them go.

And this one perhaps can be mocked because it is such a cliche disco song, but the opening hook is so catchy. You just have to hear the first few notes and you just see John Travolta walking down the street

And this is a beautiful song which Robin had to sell in the opening

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May 21, 201213 yr

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I'm all about Night Fever. Such a great song.

RIP.

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May 21, 201213 yr

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I loved the BeeGees. I was crazy about How Deep is Your Love and Night Fever back in the day. I remember Stayin' Alive as if it was yesterday. No one can mock this music.The BeeGees and Donna, ah the memories this music brings back, it makes me think of ABBA and Debbie Harry.

RIP, Robin.

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May 22, 201213 yr

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They always say things happen in 3s. I wonder if there will be a third death soon

Whoops, I forgot about the Beastie's Boys death earlier this month. So there it goes. Gibb was the third death

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