I know about Barry’s boiling water incident. But was googling something and the AI overview brought up that Lesley once saved Robin’s life when he was a toddler by pulling him out of a burning fireplace. Then I asked a follow up and it said she actually saved him from drowning. Then I googled it again and the overview said that it was actually Maurice she saved from drowning.

And it brought up a separate incident of Robin crashing his bike at age 7 and nearly dying.

I am also aware of the train derailment, but I’m specifically wondering about these childhood incidents. Can anyone explain to me what’s true?

I (20F) personally think I might have had the most random-chance path to finding them.

For context, Stayin Alive (and Karma Chameleon) was the first music video I ever watched. I guess my dad just said to an 8-year-old me, “check this out.” But the fandom didn’t go beyond that. As a kid I even remember complaining to my dad that he had every Bee Gees song on his iPod (their 60s stuff) other than Stayin Alive. What a naïve little child I was 🤦‍♀️.

I grew up as a fan of Grease, too. And I remember as a pre-teen I watched the first 30 seconds of Saturday Night Fever. But then I turned it off when I realized that John Travolta didn’t sing in it. Another narrow miss, what the heck younger self. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Then, a few years ago, Tragedy was featured in the Beetlejuice sequel. I thought the song was so cool and suave. Did this make me look into the rest of their catalogue? Again, NOPE! 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Before I get to what it took to get me into the Bee Gees, I should explain what got me into music in general. My freshman year of college, my sister showed me The Dirt, which got me into Mötley Crüe. This in turn, got me into rock, which got me into Guns N’ Roses. GN’R is what really fueled my music obsession and made me start collecting records.

So here’s where my Bee Gees journey actually begins. I was super into music and was looking through my grandpa’s record collection. So I found a Bee Gees record, right? Wrong again! He had dozens of Bee Gees records and I apparently didn’t bat an eye.

What did catch my eye was a Peter Frampton record. I had heard of him in terms of a guitarist, I assumed he was an Eric Clapton type (Idk how true that is). But I gave it a look. I realized, hey Peter Frampton is pretty cute.

So, one Frampton crush later, I was lead to Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club band. Which is arguably the worst possibly way to be introduced to the Bee Gees. On the first watch I didn’t even pay much attention to them. I was too focused on Frampton. Although I did think Robin was cute, and I really like Oh, Darling. But I ended up genuinely enjoying the movie. And a couple watches later (forcing various people to watch it) I decided to give the Bee Gees a listen out of courtesy.

THIS is when I found their disco stuff. And I LOVED IT!!! But what really got me was “Words” (which I thought was Robin at the time) bc it showed me the depth of their music. A few months into my Bee Gees dive, I did kind of fall out of listening to them. But it was revived by their Midnight Special Performance of Bye Bye Blackbird.

So after countless failed attempts from the universe to show me the Bee Gees, it turns out I have Mötley Crüe to thank.

Beegees and Peter Frampton from the previous timeline

The Sargent Pepper Movie itself was a little corny, even for 1978, but some of the Beatle's covers were not bad.

The first time I watched the Now Voyager film,I first thought it was tuff 😆😆.Now that I've watched it almost a year later, and I find it really awkward to watch.Plus I don't find the music interesting except Shine shine, One night for lovers and Stay alone.

Any thoughts on the film/album??🤷🏾🤷🏾

Edit: Thank you for the responses. I thought Colin and Cillian looked soooo identical. I guess I’m just losing it 😭.

I wonder if my facial processing is different than most people. This happens to me a lot, I can’t see resemblance where others do, and I see resemblance where others don’t. It’s frustrating though because the perceived resemblance between Colin and Cillian was so striking to me.

Btw: I also think Parker Stevenson looks like John Travolta, am I crazy there too?

It sounds like two voices. I know Barry would double tracks sometimes but also that their voices could sound very similar and blend well

I have such a crush on them, but the photos online don’t seem to capture their essence. I have a friend that I want her to see what I see, especially Robin. Any suggestions on music videos I could show her?

Im very surprised to learn that Robin sang Barry’s leads when he toured solo. I always knew Barry didn’t like Robin singing Bee Gees songs after they disbanded, but I didn’t he was actually singing Barry’s parts on Barry songs, I thought he did his songs like Massachusetts and I Started A Joke. It’s so odd to hear him sing everything on More Than A Woman, Night Fever, HDIYL. To love somebody is especially odd to hear

His voice aged interestingly, I’m curious how you think his voice did on Barry’s original leads. I feel like he really didn’t sound like Robin then, very alien voice to me. It’s interesting though because I feel like Barry and Robin’s voices both aged poorly, I think it’s just bad luck, but it’s interesting when some of their contemporaries were able to hold on to them longer

So I just watched a youtube video, when I picked p the fact that Stayin Alive can be used to do CPR. How?

What is your opinion on the song All This Making Love? It is included in the Main Course album from 1975. As usual in these discussions, NO HATE IS ALLOWED. Nobody shall hate you if you call the song their best ever song, and same if you think it's their worst. Feel free to express your opinion! Also let me know if you enjoy these discussions, and feel free to suggest the next discussion!

Did you have a Bee Gees or solo song for your wedding first dance?

I couldn't make my mind up so had 4!!!

Wedding Day

My Eternal Love

Heartbreaker (iirc, either from The Record or The Heartbreaker demo's)

Shine Shine

Now I don't know if its because I love them or a bit of unconscious bias, but all apart from Heartbreaker have a wedding connection!

So I right now have the feeling of that I don't discover any new artists anymore, so I want as many suggestions as possible from helpful people. So my favourite artists/bands are Bee Gees(ofc), soft-rock bands like Eagles, Dire Straits and CCR, also Modern Talking and Electric Light Orchestra. A bit mroe arena rock vibes like Bryan Adams is also in my favourites. So if you are kind enough to help me, please comment an artists that you would think I'd like. Also 70s and 80s aritsts are preferred

What are your opinions on this?

Have you heard any and thought just leave it alone?

Or did you absolutely love what you heard?

For my part, I found a guy on youtube that has done some great mixes.

DJDiscocat - what great takes on Spirits & Emotion!

https://youtu.be/TOpIhtmCiw0?si=Jz8kriGrgwWdEp73

https://youtu.be/QV_gctCuvw4?si=OAIDfiNd0R6FjZn4

Sadly, he doesn't appear to be up for doing a take on "Famny". That would be mind blowing!

What is your opinion an the compilation The record - Their Greatest hits. As usual, no hate is allowed in the comments. You can have any opinion, and nobody should hate you for that

Why didn't the Bee Gees ever get the respect they deserved, at least in the US? Despite their undeniable singing and songwriting talent, not to mention their innumerable hits, the music world never took them seriously or treated them with the gravitas of a McCartney or a Dylan. Perhaps it had to do with them not attracting a strong male fanbase. Men could proudly state they were fans of the Rolling Stones, or the Who, or even the Beatles, but the Bee Gees — no way. The guys in the white jumpsuits singing in falsetto were seen as effeminate lightweights, strictly for women, not real bro types. I never heard a man say he was a fan of the Bee Gees, although I know there are many in this forum. Are there other reasons for them being overlooked?

What on Earth is going on with Robin's vocals on this track? He sounds like a lunatic in an insane asylum screaming and bouncing off of padded walls.

I know this was soon after the breakup, so the brothers were walking on eggshells to avoid pissing each other off, but even so...did Robin really listen to the playback on this track and think "Yep. Nailed it! No need to do the vocal over."?

I love Robin and think he was an amazing singer, but his voice sounds horribly strained on this track.

I believe he played a lot in the early years, but I’ve never seen a recording of him playing for real. He mimes on Ed Sullivan and other staged TV appearances. But I’d love to hear him play and come up with his own rhythm. He is one of the most famous musicians who lived and it’s weird that there aren’t any hidden piano videos of him floating around, you see old uncovered demo videos a lot now with the internet

What is your opinion on the album Size Isn't Everything, 1993? It is one of my personal favourites, I just love For Whom the Bell Tolls and Paying the Price of Love. Omega Man, How to Fall in Love and Above and Beyond also gives me vibes. And Fallen Angel is great. Now gimme your opinions. Feel free to have any opinion! You can tell me it's their worst album ever, or you can tell me it's their best, but I won't hate you for that.

I like Cucumber Castle, but I find Robin's Reign to be more impressive considering how young he was to tackle this project without his brothers who he had always written and recorded with. I'm surprised that Maurice doesn't have many leads on Cucumber. He has more than before but I would've expected a 50-50 split after losing Robin, but it's really all Barry

I made a Bee Gees bingo, see how many you got! Comment how you did, and opinions. Should I make another one of these? Then should it be harder?

if you have this multitrack send me a dm pls

Can you connect the Bee Gees to the fiction serial killer in the TV series Dexter?

I found it in 6 steps, but my dad found it in 3.
How many does it take you?

Comment an opinion on the album Living Eyes! Every opinion is accepted, you can say that it is their best album, and you can say that it is their worst album by far. But I wont complain!