Bee Gees - Nights On Broadway - Midnight Special 1975

[zenrhino]

That crowd is just f'n dead.

[gentlestove]

Whoa, drum-tight flesh-colored outfit! :D

[hdsrvc]

best vocal band ever - harmonies as tight as can be - next !

[LJarecs]

I will admit that I was driven here by SNL... :)

[carlostrujillo3331]

hey who was the drummer, what rythmn, please i need his name.excellent.

[carlostrujillo3331]

nobody say nothing about drummer what is his name?. very special superb

[citygirljody]

At first I thought Robin was shirtless and remembered they are all very hairy dudes! Their super tight pants left little to the imagination and I mean to the LEFT !!! Miss you Maurice.

[marvelousmarvyn]

Amazing vocals.Barry powerful at the low end of his range,Robin crystal clear,Maurice superb falsetto. And what a song

[syutkewich]

I love them!!! I will never get tired of listening them!

[mezmur20]

loving the flesh coloured skin tight suit!!! : )))) possibly my favourite song

[andchris01]

yes maurice was so under recognised for his talent interessting that he dis the falcetto here mbecause in some interviews he sid he cant sing falcetto , miss u Mo

[spideredu89]

The 70`s reall cool music

[thunderbay63]

He wonderful it would have been to be in the audience for this show. So many great live performances were captured on the Midnight Special.

[Sincopare]

Hear that way high note on 'wayyyy' at 58 seconds!!! Love Robin's vocal ability...

[MsKimmie171]

@Sincopare Believe it or not that high note was actually Maurice, he did most of the falsetto stuff...

[babysdu2]

The very best voice ever is Robyn Gibb! I could have his voice singing in my head always and I'd be just fine........!

[freestanding1000]

Mo's voice and harmony make this song. Love the Bee Gees forever.

[barbhk2007]

I love this Midnight Special Nights of Broadway because it really shows how much Mo contributed to the high notes in the amazing song!

[frankyboynyc]

MAURICE IS DOIN HIS SHIT

[jasonpp1973]

Dennis Bryon is an awseome drummer IMO.

[wpollock1]

Angel Flight pants....silk shirts....gold medallions....yep, got to be the mid to late 70's. This is one great song - really two songs in one. No one, other than the Beatles, could harmonize like the BG's. 

[ArashiFan4Ever]

@wpollock1 I can understand your love for the Bee Gees...I love them, too, but there were other bands who harmonized as well...the Hollies were another GREAT band, and then there is the Everly Brothers, whom alot of bands, including the Bee Gees, attempted to emulate (along with the Mills Brothers), which helped them to harmonize so well. But for the TYPE of music, the Bee Gees were masters of it.

[edwardschlosser1]

I'm 17 again.

[itsmylife1776]

One of my most favorite songs period.There is so much going on in this song.The transitions, harmonizing and synchronization is difficult to pull off and just amazing to listen to.

[TheFantasmatron]

I don't claim that today's music is better than earlier works, nor do I proclaim that I think that all music today is fantastic; but, never, EVER, will I question any work's legitimacy or raison d'etre. An artist's passion is not something to be trifled with, and should never be put under fire the way you have done here.

[TheFantasmatron]

And all this I would attribute to the expansion of the art as a whole into new avenues as people grew more comfortable with the idea that music is truly and art form and therefore should be able to be expressed in any way that the artist sees fit, and thus should encompasses a wider palette of styles.

[TheFantasmatron]

And furthermore, I would venture to say that there are actually more people nowadays who have taken the time to learn to play an instrument and write music than there ever was during the time of the Bee Gees, and that far more people have discovered musical talent within themselves than ever before. Just look at how many artists there are today: one can't even name all the "big names" in music today because there are just so many across countless genres.

[TheFantasmatron]

If anything, it can be said that music has done nothing but "grow up" since this "era", just as the music from the time of the Bee Gees grew out of the its precedents: grown more diversified in style and range of expression, and in the common acceptance thereof. Even the music on Guitar Hero had to come from, as you say, "REAL MUSIC by REAL PEOPLE", before it could ever be in a video game.

[frankquirozz]

Sonaban increíbles en vivo, una gran canción de una gran banda, grandes los Bee Gees

[wedge173]

there is no singing talent anymore god bless the bee gees

[hagirl62]

Such talent! Oh this is real music.

[nostalgia2224]

Was crazy,epoca de locura.Fenomeno.

[melomane2010]

Talent will always win. And great songwriting will be remembered forever. Both are on display here.

[ILikeARollingStone60]

when on earth did Robin have short hair!?

brilliant band though, one of the greatest of all time

[barbacoa666]

I need threads like Robin and Maurice have!

[purselady2]

i cant belive the growd is just sittin there) no one running up on stage;; no sercuriy

no screaming like HELLO

[dachicagoan]

"Talking about chest hair, talkin about crazy cool medallions" LOL

[taurus2leo]

@dachicagoan omg lol ... i also liked it when Jimmy did his high kicks in those skits ... and Justin tried so VERY hard not to crack up when Jimmy as so much glanced at him ... lol indeed!

[Mattspaiser]

Talking it up, on the Barry Gibb Talk Show!

[melomane2010]

@Mattspaiser I can't say why exactly Jimmy Fallon decided to satirize Barry Gibb - maybe because he's an easy and obvious target - more hopefully it's out of love and respect - I'm not really sure - but if it's out of spite, then I have absolutely no respect for him.

[Mattspaiser]

@melomane2010 Jimmy loves Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees, and he has the utmost respect for him! It's so funny because Jimmy took the way that Barry sings and made him talk like that too. It's all in good fun since it's all made up.

[melomane2010]

@Mattspaiser Well good, you don't know how much grief I took back in the mid 70's for being a Bee Gees fan. I'm sort of sensitive about it.

[theecm1951]

just cant stop listening to this song......crying like crazy over what was, what is and what could have been.......what a great period.......and a great group that helped create the period and the dreams........god bless you all.......peace out

[theecm1951]

what a fabulous group......great lyricists....great harmony....great tune.......and that doesnt say enough bout them.........love you all......love them....they have made my life so much better by their presence......sorry it took so long to truly love them.....peace out

[Veneciapaz]

I love Maurice, when he does "Blaming it on" part. Love BEE GEES!!!!!!!!

[tubiebrother]

4:09  Robin does the Elaine dance

[wrs840]

Yep. Helen Reddy Show. This is the probably best song the Bee Gees ever did.

[Highway420Music]

/watch?v=tYmwGEAsz9I&feature=r­elated

here ya go, the helen reddy show with her name on the stage back drop,

[MsNatmo]

If it's the Helen Reddy show, than she needed to have a lozenge prior to announcing her guests. She sounds a lot like Wolfman Jack...? It's the Midnight Special, I have this on DVD.

[markloveshelen]

Awesome harmonies!

[friscosgreatest]

bom chicka wah wah, chika chika wah wah

[Highway420Music]

this isn't the midnight special. it's the helen reddy show.

[ekocentric]

@Highway420Music I don't remember her show. When was it on? Must have been in the early '80's when I was out of the country.

[Veneciapaz]

I love Maurice, his voice make this song sound perfect (just right). Bellos!!!!!!!!!!

[1benvideo]

Maurice is just totally cool. Rest in Peace my friend.

[AMCAMSOLARI2015]

@1benvideo verry smooth on that bass. Good call

[mrsgooch413]

Awesome rendition!!!!!!!!

[Rigson]

The groove is absolutely ridiculous

[xterrahawaii]

One of the best songs from one of the best groups ever, period.

[davedanfelt]

One of the best live versions of this song. Hands Down!

[thevoid99]

i love those high notes and barry's falsetto scream. i always try to hit those notes but fail at it.

[typicalwebster]

Maurice is so versatile, vocally and instrumentally.

[apeloki]

@typicalwebster ...and has some great pants!

[Tempest440]

Amazing! They are unique, so very talented, and beautiful! ;) Music from my youth as well and I never tire of hearing them. I feel blessed to have grown up during the time that I did, back when music was REAL and not computer generated!

RIP Mo...

[Missmichelle65]

Best of the Best......and always will be...songs of my youth so many memories...Thank you Bee Gees

[REDROSENYC]

Thank you so muchI from NYC .I love this song so much , but then I love every song

from the Bee Gees . this is what real music is . RIP Mo

[takumainc]

Thanks for sharing this vid. I haven't known the fact that it is Maurice that was featured on that falsetto unitl now. I thought it was Barry.

[jarileigh]

@takumainc I didn't know it was Maurice either, I thought it was Barry as well..thanks for posting, we can't all the born in the right era, but thanks to youtube we can watch the best!!!!

[askmass]

Dedicated to the one-and-only Kim Snyder, my Queen of Broadway. -John Drake

[MyCardwell]

My favorite!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love the Bee Gees

[gary5522]

Thanks for posting this awesome video. you gotta give credit where credits due and they were a phenominal group!!

[raiderdanCA]

A terrific live performance, of ONE of their BEST.

(and has there EVER been a UNIQUE voice like Robin's... ?)

[rachelazw]

@raiderdanCA , funny, I was just thinking that listening to Robin. There is such a unique quality about his voice I've always loved.

[18web59]

great moment in time ill will wait for u Terisa

[18web59]

great moment in time



[Youtoo2128]

One of the best singer/ sonwriter/ musician group of all time pop & rock music. They are one of the best of all time ever.

[mbrushoff]

Great great song...........

[amcanmike]

GREAT TUNE

[CaptNemo100]

Great song! Why does Barry always receive credit for the falsetto vocals in this song when it is clearly Maurice doing the falsetto at 3:36 ?

[Ken5244]

@CaptNemo100

Because Barry did the falsettos on the original studio recordings. The only reason Maurice does some of them live is that sometimes the falsetto parts overlap with (or are too close too) Barry's 'regular' lead vocal and obviously Barry can't sing both at the same time.

If you listen to Maurice's live falsetto and compare it to the falsetto in the studio recordings, the difference is easy to discern.

Good question though. A lot of people ask it.

[LukeShoveller]

You're completely right about the falsetto thing, I correct many a person on the same issue. The falsetto on 'Here at Last' was added on later in France by Barry, which often confuses many as well.

[Ken5244]

@LukeShoveller

That's interesting. I haven't listened to the live album in years, but I always figured Barry overdubbed some of those falsetto parts after the fact. AFAYK, are ALL the falsetto parts on the album done by Barry (later in France)?

And what it be safe to assume they did those overdubs during the early writing sessions for the songs that would later become the SNF soundtrack (since that writing took place in France IIRC)? Man, it's been a long time -- hard to remember all this!

[LukeShoveller]

You've remembered well, all the post-production they did was recorded and mixed at the Château in the midst of Fever writing sessions!

Some the falsetto is added on after. For example, on Wind Of Change there's a scream during the false ending which is on the 1975 version but was never sung live, and it's added on for the live album. For all the full falsetto tracks, it seems to be live throughout, perhaps barring a few ad libs on You Should Be Dancing.

[lensjockeyvideo]

OMG, sorry, this is urban genius. sorry, it's not like there is all this other great footage from that FORMATIVE era. Hello, photography itself is less than 200 years old. this is major footage of Barry Gibb's genius. and there can't be enough, and there isn't anywhere near that. Hella genius arrangement. 1975?

[grumpypant]

If they make a biography movie on the Gibbs Brothers, can they use the Jonas Brothers to do the reenactment?!!!

[351agnes]

their harmony is incredible.

[twebb63]

On the Money Performance... Great Era of Music and Fun !

[srgtknox]

I was watching old tv shows musical guestr performances and came across this......what talent!!!! What voices..................

[oLdSkOoLkisS]

GREAT performance!!

[angusyounghero]

do they make bell bottoms for guys. i was thinking that if guys can wear skinny jeans then why not bell bottoms.

[UBTUNE]

great performance, no overacting. This is the real thing.

[klaatuinc]

Gee, I've always thought that that falsetto comes from Barry alone. Morris does a fine job, too. RIP Thanks for posting. I love the show.

[Lindsyll]

This song is now infamous with the newest generation. Made popular by the SNL skit, "The Barry Gibb Talk Show" with Justin Timberlake playing Robin and Jimmy Fallon playing Barry. Their impressions are spot on and it is a very funny skit. This song is used as the intro and they change the words a bit.

[vicory]

Wow, nice blast from the past. I was 12 when I saw this on TV - my mom was a big Bee Gees fan, so in a way it was a bit awkward watching this with her. But I loved to sing at the time. and of course loved the Bee Gees and wanted to sing like them (I thought Robin was particularly cool with his distinctive vibrato). Main Course and their Greatest Hits got a lot of 8 track play back then. The Bee Gees weren't too well thought of or even that well known back then. All my friends liked Kiss ;)

[teejate]

This song holds up really, really well. A great tune.

[afretired04]

The BeeGees were always my favorite...but watching poor Robin try to dance, he looks like Elaine on Seinfeld doing the leg twitch-full body dry heave.

[vicory]

I know, white guys trying to be funky never really works - but man they could sing - and the exquisite vocal harmony of the bridge section - a spine tingler for sure.

[samedeepwater1]

at least they are playing live

this song was a big hit in 1975

[terranbiggers]

big ups to maurice didnt know his voice was as powerful as barry and robin either way those boys can or in maurice's case could sing rip maurice

[LukeShoveller]

It's not as powerful as his brothers' vocals, but his voice was different, which was key to the higher harmonys in the late '60s and early '70s.

[rainbowx3kids]

Was this really in '75? In a video from '73 Robin had long hair, then in another '75 video, he had long hair again. Unless he cut it and it grew back ...

[BeeGees78]

Robin had long hair from 1973 right through the middle of 1975. This video is from late 1975 when it was short. IMO he looks much better here than at any time before or after.

[bassmanjoe]

Oh yeah, the bridge is fantastic!!!!!!!!!

[bassmanjoe]

My favorite tune, love the groove and the

vocals. Just cool music!!!!!!!!

[chickenbeaver]

talkin' bout crazy cool medallions

[sigu655]

Barry Gibb Talk Show!

[joeb1963]

BeeGees album main course and children of the world are two of the greatest pieces of music the world will ever hear.

[conlanding]

I agree, 2 great albums, especially the 1975 album Main Course, which was their comeback album, and without both the Main Course & the 1976 album Children of the World, who knew those two albums would be a prelude to what was to be the peak for the Bee Gees, the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever.

[GeetarLuvah999]

I disagree.. They were not ahead of their time.. They were just great.. There was a time when people learned the craft, practiced, got better and better.. The were great musicians, singers and performers.. Many were from this era.. It needs to come back.. If kids put as much time into actually learning an instrument as they do playing guitar hero, they'd all be guitar hero's.. Support REAL MUSIC by REAL people!!

[EricMontreal22]

@GeetarLuvah999 Agreed with your comments about them. But come on--the new group of manufactured pop stars who often can't play an instrument, and even really sing is not a new phenomenon. Look at alf of the manufactured 60s groups, some of the more commercial disco crap in th 70s (and I LOVE legit disco) etc, it's ALWAYS existed. There are still great musicians who know their craft.

[Robbob9933]

@EricMontreal22 I agree but back in the day, the 'manufactured' stars at least had a solid foundation to work from. I can't think of one major artist/group from the mid 1950's to mid 1980's who were basiclly untalented tripe to start with as they are today.

[EricMontreal22]

@Robbob9933 It's a more than valid point, although there were a few who were known to have no live singing voice to spe3ak of (Ricky Nelson is one--though he did improve--of course the Partidge Family largely didn't even do their own playing but that's a special case). It has undeniably become more about image over anything else--but I don't think it's been a sudden shift. But your point is valid.

[Ken5244]

@Robbob9933

I can think of a few. There was a Japanese disco duo called Pink Lady in the late 70s -- they had their 15 minutes of fame (and a short-lived TV show here in the U.S.) and were pretty untalented.

Matthew Wilder from the mid-80s was equally horrid IMHO. Ditto Michael Damien. *shudder*

But I agree with your basic point, and I had to think hard to come up with the three I listed. Nowadays with Auto-Tune and other studio fakery, actual musical talent is almost irrelevant.

[angusyounghero]

@GeetarLuvah999 I agree bro. I feel so bad for my generation because theres never any good mainstream music. All the good stuff is underground.

[HistoryTours]

@GeetarLuvah999 I SAgree 110%

[TheFantasmatron]

@GeetarLuvah999 Firstly, I agree with your statement that they weren't ahead of their time - rather I feel they were more an exemplification of their time: they fit into their culture perfectly. They were what they needed to be. Definitely great - but ahead of their time? No.

Secondly, I consider myself to be a music aficionado, and I have to say that I am somewhat offended by the second half of your statement.

[TheFantasmatron]

@GeetarLuvah999 Essentially, it appears to me that you are trying to insinuate that, "the kids" haven't made any sort of significant musical contributions, or rather, that there has been no significance to anything done musically since this "era" you speak of. Being one of these "kids" I feel obligated to say, on behalf of my entire generation and the generations preceding, that it is sad to see such grossly inappropriate assumptions in this age.

[Ladove506]

I agree-- it is damn hard to have that kind of harmony --LIVE... they were waaay ahead of their time back then. Awesome.

[surreal2009trueblue]

Thanks for posting!!! I was 10 yrs old when this was on TV and had special permission to stay up late just watch the Bee Gee's. I was so excited!!! I loved them then and I love them now.....I miss Mo and Andy!!! I agree with all of your comments....such a talented family!!! The Greatest Song Writers of All Time!!!

[andysweetwater]

do you know how hard it is to sound great live? effortless for these guys. god damn this is amazing!

[andysweetwater]

the bee gees kick so much ass its not even funny

[oleold]

70's was the best era of music even the white artist was funky.

[nola2laca]

oleold----u r RIGHT !! 1970s=BEST DECADE FOR MUSIC..

FUNK/FUNK,,,,,AM SOFT ROCK,,,,GOSPEL,,,,SOUL/R&B,,,,­,COUNTRY,,BLUES,,,JAZZ.,,,,SOU­THERN ROCK !!

Self-Contained Bands,Singer/Songwriters,Vocal Groups..

PERFORMERS SOUNDED AS GOOD LIVE AS THEY DID IN THE STUDIO !

CONCERTS w/ GREAT ACTS;everybody jamming no problems..

WE DONT KNOW HOW GOOD WE HAD IT CUZ GOING INTO THE 1980s IT WAS STILL COOL !

WHO KNEW THAT WE'd NEVER SEE/HEAR THAT QUANTITY OF QUALITY AGAIN N OUR LIFETIME???

[JP5466]

Barry Gibb = Genius

[birtchfeld1]

$#@! right Barry Gibb = genius; man, the guy was an off the scale musical prodigy who almost single handedly drove the music industry of the 70's. Think of the stars that benefitted from this guys ability (Dionne Warwick, Dolly Pardon, Kenny Rogers, Barbara streisand, etc...)

[whyicare]

Don't forget Elvis, Janis Joplin, Conway Twitty, and many others who have recorded songs by the Bee Gees. If you have heard Come On Over, and Rest Your Love, you will know how multi talented the Gibb brothers are. They can sing country too.

[mcmeekz]

snl made so much fun of these guys...i cant stop laughing...no offence to anybody who like the beegees im just saying

[Daybreak1223]

One of my favorite songs -

Thanks

[Tarantulisimo]

In fact, 1 of the only times I ever remember Cing the audience get up & dance on Midnight Special was when James Brown performed...And that's either because James Brown MADE the audience get off their asses with that amazing funk or the audience was 75% his entourage & hangers-on LoL

[Tarantulisimo]

4 some reason, no matter who was performing, the Midnight Special audience's asses always remained firmly planted in their seats...Very calm, serene, subdued, well-behaved, & entranced.

[kepstein8888]

Great tune and performance.

This was a good period for them: Getting funkier, but not too disco...yet.

[luangu]

audience is like zombies.....

[rockthejungle]

I was just noticing that myself ....LOLOL

[oliverf1]

Funky as shit!

[gmn52]

For my money this is the best R & B thing they ever did.

[tianobrothers]

@gmn52 I concur. I have the same choice.

[jorgedeeds]

@gmn52 thank you every one i know thinks its disco sheesh

[andygibb32]

great posting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!

[beulahsue]

This is brilliant...thanks for the memories. One of the greatest bands ever.

[chembrovich]

fantastic video, but very hard on me ears.

[LabRat1963]

Wow...Midnight Special with Wolfman Jack. I remember watching this...(brushing grey streaks with fingers...) Wonderfully tight harmonies. RIP Maurice... you are truly missed.

[sjrw1963]

I'm married, but I think the Bee Gee's are sexy.

[torgomax]

Thanks for posting this video!