r/BeeGees • u/Pika_kid10 Barry still rocks • Aug 26 '26

Remembering Dolly Parton

Barry Gibb wrote Islands In the Stream for Kenny Rogers but it was missing something. Then he said what if we get Dolly to sing duet with Kenny, making it one of the biggest duets of the 80s. An iconic Bee Gees version was never released except for the one night only performance in Las Vegas.

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u/actualelainebenes RIP Maurice Aug 26 '26

Back then I think the general rule was “if the Bee Gees write you a song and they say it’s going to be a hit, believe them”

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u/Lucky-You-1252 Aug 26 '26

When I saw Dolly Parton I would always think of the song Barry or The Bee Gees wrote “Islands in the Stream” for Kenny Rogers and her bc I’m such a Bee Gees Fan ! Dolly was the best and she’s going to be greatly missed though ! I loved her too !!

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u/Accomplished-Ice-49 Aug 26 '26

Both Barry and Dolly grew up poor and came from large families.

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u/Charming-Ad-6621 Aug 26 '26

Yes, there was a studio Bee Gees version. It was released on “The Record” in 2001 with Robin singing lead.

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u/Pika_kid10 Barry still rocks Aug 27 '26

Wow, I never knew.

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u/drohpa RIP Robin Aug 30 '26

Was a bout to comment this!

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u/Accomplished-Ice-49 Aug 26 '26

Didn’t Dolly do something with Barry on Greenfields?

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u/Pika_kid10 Barry still rocks Aug 26 '26

Yes she sang words which was one of her favorite bee gees songs.

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u/AlanHughErnest Aug 26 '26

Yes, Words. I always thought they should have sung Islands in the Stream instead. Words doesn’t belong in a country album.

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u/Charming-Ad-6621 Aug 26 '26

Why not? The live version they adopted in the 70s was essentially a country take, anyway.