@napsterr99 I don't know the reason why the Bee Gees changed the final seconds on later versions. But I don't think is because their voice couldn't reach it. I've heard a live performance from the beginning of the 70's and the song had already been changed (and at that time they still had a very powerfull voice)
This was changed from the original single. Apart from the stereo mix, the ending has changed. At the end on the original single, they sing "One more hour and my life will be through" BEFORE "I just gotta get a message to you", which the mixers stuck over the "aaaaaaahhhhs"
Everything is subject to interpretation. As a writer I know what I am thinking of when I write something but am well aware that my work could be interpreted any way by other's. The Bee Gee's have written and recorded so many lyrics and hundreds of thousands of people listen and take away from their work what they receive from it. I may see it one way while thousnads of you see it another. That is the beauty of the written/and or spoken word!
VERY GOOD SONG MESSAGE TO ALL RATS ALL RATS ARE LIARS! RELEASE GORILLA FROM PRISON AND OVERTURN SENTENCE BUM RAP! DENISE10 LESLIE9 MISSY8 ALSO DROP ALL CHARGES AGAINST JOE L (UNCLE JOE) AND HIS CREW AGAIN BUM RAP! ALL THESE4 LYING RATS MAKING DEALS WITH THE FEDS AND THEM BELIEVING THESE LIES ENOUGH TO WANT TO MAKE YOU THROW UP GEATOR/JERRY BLAVATT GREAT DJ NO MOBSTER!
They were involved in the soundtrack for the movie Saturday Night Fever. Some songs were not disco songs like Fanny, Love So Right and many others--these were out in 1976.
@m1kewithaone I never looked at this song that way. But getting to death row, it makes perfect sense. Even if it is probably not meant to, I still gotta say "wow"!
@gtrfurby The Bee Gees were not married at the time this song was written, Robin and Maurice were just 18 and Barry was 20, so that rumour is unfounded.
@gtrfurby ok, and if he murdered someone then he's probably on death row, right? he says, " in one more hour, my life will be through".... man, when this first came out, i never had any idea what this song was about. it's pretty shocking to me now....
@MrStaghare I believe I did know that. The 76 era songs were Fanny, Love so Right etc before the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. I never said this was from 76 or that it wasn't from 68.
They were involved in the soundtrack for the movie Saturday Night Fever. After that some songs were not disco songs like Fanny, Love So Right and many others.
I loved the 60's and 70's and also the 80's. Now music has turned into scratched records and trash. Music now is awful and if I had my choice I would shoot all the " CRAPPERS !"
Love this song. The vocals and insturments are excellent. It is so amazing to me that they can sing like this and then do the great disco they did. I have always felt they were so over looked with awards and such. In my opinion this is probably the best band ever.
This is the original single version released in 1968. I know because I bought it in 1968 & I've played my single & it's identical to this version. You can tell by the piano hook in the background. This is a brilliant record.
Some "best of" versions are re-recordings done later and some are done by cover artists. Always go back to the original - originals are the best :)
@crimsonabsinthe Not sure what you mean.... the only difference between various appearances of this song was the speed. Same recording, but some run too fast while others run too slow. (The website 'Gibb Songs' explains this in detail.)
@crimsonabsinthe So many of their records are brilliant my friend. I don't think people appreciate the talent and rive in this band. Who had that many great hooky hits over so many decades. People so take them for granted.
Yes days that were fun and when piece cost a penny, lol I sent the kids to the store and said " get some penny candy" the laughed so hard it was indeed very good even with thngs wrong it was simpler
This version sounds a bit different to the "Very Best of the Bee Gees" version. One example is 0:04 where a different guitar chord is playing with a cymbal at the same time, the Very Best version has a piano key playing instead of guitar. Also, this version is a key lower than the Very Best version. Were they recorded at seperate times?
@avalanchesuperstar I believe that this version is the actual single that came out in 1968, when they released the Best Of Bee Gees I noticed how different the versions were, I personally prefer this one.
@avalanchesuperstar Its not unusual for bands to do a few versions of a particular song and to have various opinions abot which one should be released, I think the producer will have an input too, so the copy onthe best of the Bee Gees was available to use for the album. Having purchased all of the remastered albums , I was suprised at just how many different versions of songs were done. Completely different lead vocals and harmony and use of instruments on so many songs, it was a joy to behold.
A great song from one of pop's best bands. Although i prefer their 60's incarnation to their 70's disco era that stuff is incredibly well done & pre Saturday Night fever songs like 'Nights on Broadway' are pop masterpieces. They wrote , sang & played which is what used to be the norm. These guys were master craftsmen.
The Bee Gees had a combination of vocals and talent that other bands could only dream about, they had something about them that made them different from other groups, just pure genius really.
The Bee Gees were always a great quality group and then when Saturday Night Fever was released a lot of non-informed people discovered them and saw how talented they were. This album was an overused staple in my collection.
The lyrics are great, the lead is excellent, but the magic in this song is the falsetto background vocals. Listen to the song again and pay attention to all that is going on back there. It is what really adds to the feeling of the song.
@17DJLOVER wow who pissed in your cornflakes this morning, all I meant was I liked their earlier music better. By the way I saw Saturday Night Fever in the theater when it came out!
Kate Middleton is a 100% gold digger, it was her mom that encouraged her to go to the same College or University that he attended. Her mom must have given her the exact instructions on how to go about getting him wrapped around her baby finger. And Prince William totally fell for it. I bet their marriage won't last very long. Look how vulnerable Prince William is. He's just as sensitive as his mom the beautiful "Late Princess Diana." I hate to admit this but I'm not fond of the royal family.
@MissDANELDA mmm one of the most ridiculous statements I've heard. They have been 'together' courting for I think it's 6 years or it could be more. That's an awful long time to 'fake it'. Grow up and quit the jealousy
I bet you this is how Prince WIlliam felt before marrying that gold digger...one more hour and my life will be through....and he was praying to Di singing this!
@purselady2 i found this info too, The song is about a man who, awaiting his execution in the electric chair, begs the prison chaplain to pass a final message on to his wife. Robin Gibb, who wrote the lyrics, said that the man's crime was the murder of his wife's lover. He came up with the idea following a quarrel with his wife and originally conceived the song with Percy Sledge in mind to record it.
As I said on another site, was always a little sad that the british public never took the "pre-Grease" BeeGees tfully to its heart - which is a pity since their unique sense of harmony made a great contribution to the pop music ethic.Also not to be missed is their "Idea" album
A classic number one hit from 1968 - almost a decade before the Bee Gees achieved their greatest success commercially, when they wrote the soundtrack to the motion picture "Saturday Night Fever".
As Simon Bates once said, with more than a hint of irony: "Back in 1968, the world was full of cheerful songs like that."
"Batesy" was referring, of course, to the dark and maudlin lyrics of "I've Gotta Get A Message To You". Beautiful song ...... although its subject matter is very grim.
Combine this song with Indiana Wants Me by R. Dean Taylor, Sing Me Back Home by Merle Haggard, and Green Green Grass of Home by Tom Jones for a well-rounded listening experience.
the best part about this song..is the painful emotion in their voice really makes you connect to the guy in this song..dying because he killed his wifes lover..sad really.
@toymay24 thats what ther song is about..a man killed his wifes lover. and now he's on death row..he's simply wanting the preacher to tell his wife he's sorry and he lovesh er
muy extraño tuve un sueño hoy y en mi sueño salio una chica k me enamore siendo adolescente y siempre la recorde nuca supe su nombre en el sueño una persona me dia su nombre y q paso con ella ... al final del sueño estaba en un bus..y con esta musica termimando el sueño... donde estaras.... donde...
I bought this album in the early 70's and I still have it along with so many Bee Gee others..They were the group from England who sent us LOVE in all of their songs. My all time favorites
I loved the BeeGees as a kid and I still enjoy their music even now. This song was one of the very first songs that I ever slow danced to as a teenager and I can remember thinking, "DAMN, I NEVER KNEW SLOW DANCING COULD FEEL SO GOOOOOOOOD!" Hee-hee-hee. :)
Bonjour, vous aimez les sixties ? écoutez et podcastez mon émission "le super son des 60's" sur le site de plumfm. You like the 60's ? please, listen and podcast my broadcast "le super son des 60's", connect to "plumfm". Salut et faites gaffe au rock and roll.
I've Gotta Get A Message To You - Bee Gees [Brisbane, Queensland, Australia] - No.08 on 9/7/1968. 10 weeks Top 40. - "AMG Pick. The song is about a man who, awaiting his execution in the electric chair, begs the prison chaplain to pass a final message on to his wife." - The Studio Albums 1967-1968 [Box Set] (Reprise) - Idea [Disc 1]-2006. NOTE: It has been estimated that the Bee Gees' record sales total more than 200 million, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
how good r the beegees
Ratanater 1 week ago
great song.
rostovron 1 week ago
God I love these old songs.
alfredosgal 2 weeks ago
The last few seconds of this original are never sang this way anywhere but here. The Bee Gees altered the final of the song on later versions
nimitz1943 2 weeks ago
@nimitz1943 cierto quisas la voz ya no les alcasava ultimamente.
napsterr99 2 weeks ago
@napsterr99 I don't know the reason why the Bee Gees changed the final seconds on later versions. But I don't think is because their voice couldn't reach it. I've heard a live performance from the beginning of the 70's and the song had already been changed (and at that time they still had a very powerfull voice)
nimitz1943 2 weeks ago
@nimitz1943 tienes toda la razon amigo.
napsterr99 2 weeks ago
This was changed from the original single. Apart from the stereo mix, the ending has changed. At the end on the original single, they sing "One more hour and my life will be through" BEFORE "I just gotta get a message to you", which the mixers stuck over the "aaaaaaahhhhs"
cbak12sg 1 month ago
@cbak12sg To hear the original, go to /watch?v=daEfLfoBKjM
cbak12sg 1 month ago
Amo voces e essa música que pra mim é inesquecível!!
amordepassado 1 month ago
i'm 27 and love this song
K1TSON360 1 month ago
x)
TymekSoad 1 month ago
yes?
Keva06 1 month ago
@Keva06 Yes?
gbyrnes51 3 weeks ago
nigger
Keva06 1 month ago
@Keva06 Is there a need
PrimaryBufferPanel 4 weeks ago
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planty of need, planty pal, planty
Keva06 2 weeks ago
@Keva06 Can you not spell or is that suppose to be humour?
PrimaryBufferPanel 1 week ago
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Keva06 1 week ago
@Keva06 Your very illiterate, very illiterate pal, very.
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Keva06 1 week ago
@Keva06 Idiot
gbyrnes51 3 weeks ago
I WILL THANK MY DADDY
HE GROWS ME UP WITH THIS MUSIC <3
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didnt the guy he killed sleep with his ex or sumthang.....i remember my mom explaining this song to me when i was little
lovedemvideos420 2 months ago
didnt the guy he killed sleep with his ex or sumthang.....i remember my mom explaining this song to me when i was little
lovedemvideos420 2 months ago
How I wish to be born during this time
CallMeDunhill 2 months ago 2
@CallMeDunhill It was an awesome time. Besides great music, theres was a naivety, open heartedness, innocence that is hard to find now.
IsisDaughter1 1 month ago
love it
mbrcercdrpok102505 2 months ago
just a few words hoping robin gibb recovers from is illness bee gees have been my heroes since 1966 . bought every album, good luck robin
jenbarnesyy123 2 months ago 20
@jenbarnesyy123 yes thay are the best am from ireland love them
eddie6312 2 months ago 2
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amen too that
TheLaughingGnomes 3 weeks ago
i bought this record in 1968 and i played it for 2hours non stop.
jenbarnesyy123 2 months ago
classic bee gee's!
jeffmachol 2 months ago
from the days when writing songs was an art form,
as opposed to the dogshit they cooky-cutter release today and for the last 25 yrs.
over700songs 2 months ago
@over700songs I agree......
fogologo100 2 months ago
This is one of my Dad's favorite songs, and he's sung it many times on the piano.
This is the first time I've heard the original, and truth be told, it's kind of discordant.
kvn8907 2 months ago
One more hour and my life will be through ~
les37 2 months ago
17 People are tone deaf.
Cenappa 2 months ago
Hold on, Hold onnn!
Cenappa 2 months ago
Everything is subject to interpretation. As a writer I know what I am thinking of when I write something but am well aware that my work could be interpreted any way by other's. The Bee Gee's have written and recorded so many lyrics and hundreds of thousands of people listen and take away from their work what they receive from it. I may see it one way while thousnads of you see it another. That is the beauty of the written/and or spoken word!
sapphireangelwings11 2 months ago
Reminds me of my mom, she's a crazy bee gees fan.
Paulaamoajbbc 2 months ago
VERY GOOD SONG MESSAGE TO ALL RATS ALL RATS ARE LIARS! RELEASE GORILLA FROM PRISON AND OVERTURN SENTENCE BUM RAP! DENISE10 LESLIE9 MISSY8 ALSO DROP ALL CHARGES AGAINST JOE L (UNCLE JOE) AND HIS CREW AGAIN BUM RAP! ALL THESE4 LYING RATS MAKING DEALS WITH THE FEDS AND THEM BELIEVING THESE LIES ENOUGH TO WANT TO MAKE YOU THROW UP GEATOR/JERRY BLAVATT GREAT DJ NO MOBSTER!
LVCrocky 2 months ago
CLASSIC, It really dont get much better than this if your a bee gee fan, thanx for sharing this tune, its awsome
2StackMac 2 months ago
I've got this origanal album. i love the Bee Gees
Fayecoleman 3 months ago
I've got this origanal album. i love the Be Gees
Fayecoleman 3 months ago
17 people were taunted by the preacher.
gtrfurby 3 months ago
They were involved in the soundtrack for the movie Saturday Night Fever. Some songs were not disco songs like Fanny, Love So Right and many others--these were out in 1976.
calalilygirl 3 months ago
@calalilygirl i heard this is a song about a guy on death row. do you know?
m1kewithaone 3 months ago
@m1kewithaone I never looked at this song that way. But getting to death row, it makes perfect sense. Even if it is probably not meant to, I still gotta say "wow"!
kampfstanzer 3 months ago
@m1kewithaone rumor says he wrote it after a quarrel with his wife,
in which a man tries to get the priest to tell his wife he is sorry for killing he r lover.
gtrfurby 3 months ago
@gtrfurby The Bee Gees were not married at the time this song was written, Robin and Maurice were just 18 and Barry was 20, so that rumour is unfounded.
Orky210 3 months ago
@gtrfurby ok, and if he murdered someone then he's probably on death row, right? he says, " in one more hour, my life will be through".... man, when this first came out, i never had any idea what this song was about. it's pretty shocking to me now....
m1kewithaone 3 months ago
Its interesting to hear your perspective....Thanks for sharing
IAmScottyBoy7777 2 months ago
@calalilygirl This song was released in 68.
MrStaghare 3 months ago
@MrStaghare I believe I did know that. The 76 era songs were Fanny, Love so Right etc before the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. I never said this was from 76 or that it wasn't from 68.
calalilygirl 3 months ago
They were involved in the soundtrack for the movie Saturday Night Fever. After that some songs were not disco songs like Fanny, Love So Right and many others.
calalilygirl 3 months ago
I didnt know Pete Best was in the BeeGees too, wow.
PaulGreen11 3 months ago
I loved the 60's and 70's and also the 80's. Now music has turned into scratched records and trash. Music now is awful and if I had my choice I would shoot all the " CRAPPERS !"
harleyluvrable 3 months ago
Love this song. The vocals and insturments are excellent. It is so amazing to me that they can sing like this and then do the great disco they did. I have always felt they were so over looked with awards and such. In my opinion this is probably the best band ever.
vetralovesdoug 3 months ago
Recuerdos inolvidables con mi hermana Yajaira
anafrancisca756 3 months ago
This is the original single version released in 1968. I know because I bought it in 1968 & I've played my single & it's identical to this version. You can tell by the piano hook in the background. This is a brilliant record.
Some "best of" versions are re-recordings done later and some are done by cover artists. Always go back to the original - originals are the best :)
crimsonabsinthe 3 months ago 22
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@crimsonabsinthe Not sure what you mean.... the only difference between various appearances of this song was the speed. Same recording, but some run too fast while others run too slow. (The website 'Gibb Songs' explains this in detail.)
SecretTimeWarp 3 days ago
@crimsonabsinthe So many of their records are brilliant my friend. I don't think people appreciate the talent and rive in this band. Who had that many great hooky hits over so many decades. People so take them for granted.
peterzang 2 days ago
Yes days that were fun and when piece cost a penny, lol I sent the kids to the store and said " get some penny candy" the laughed so hard it was indeed very good even with thngs wrong it was simpler
jane78ist 3 months ago
This song.. Nuff said!
jeffmachol 3 months ago
love that song
nherghie 4 months ago
Man, this really bring back those fond memories of simple, carefree days of an era gone forever. I really treasure those days.......
Bengness 4 months ago 3
This version sounds a bit different to the "Very Best of the Bee Gees" version. One example is 0:04 where a different guitar chord is playing with a cymbal at the same time, the Very Best version has a piano key playing instead of guitar. Also, this version is a key lower than the Very Best version. Were they recorded at seperate times?
avalanchesuperstar 4 months ago 2
@avalanchesuperstar I believe that this version is the actual single that came out in 1968, when they released the Best Of Bee Gees I noticed how different the versions were, I personally prefer this one.
Orky210 4 months ago
@Orky210 So, where did the "Very Best" version come from? Is it an outtake? Is it the album version? Or was it just edited?
avalanchesuperstar 4 months ago
@avalanchesuperstar Its not unusual for bands to do a few versions of a particular song and to have various opinions abot which one should be released, I think the producer will have an input too, so the copy onthe best of the Bee Gees was available to use for the album. Having purchased all of the remastered albums , I was suprised at just how many different versions of songs were done. Completely different lead vocals and harmony and use of instruments on so many songs, it was a joy to behold.
Orky210 4 months ago 2
I define my tastes as punk and I LOVE the Bee Gees.
MrMonsterstiffy 4 months ago 2
the bee gees will never have any dislikes..so dont mind the piss takers and dont fall for it...
voldemortsnipple7019 4 months ago
good song...before my time but ive always liked it
MidwesternWhisper 4 months ago
pause,molly,lyd,ik,ben,bezig,by,haar,zyn,fears,door,hem,welke,idioot,geeft,een,slang,aan,zyn,kind,vuurwerk,symbolisch,gezien,ze,laat,al,dagen,scheetjes,smorgens,eet,ze,niet,sinds,dagen,ok,pause,ik,kom,terug,hony
mollysangelique 4 months ago
17 people only have one more hour to live
MijaTaisho 4 months ago
A great song from one of pop's best bands. Although i prefer their 60's incarnation to their 70's disco era that stuff is incredibly well done & pre Saturday Night fever songs like 'Nights on Broadway' are pop masterpieces. They wrote , sang & played which is what used to be the norm. These guys were master craftsmen.
scamp3464 4 months ago
The Bee Gees had a combination of vocals and talent that other bands could only dream about, they had something about them that made them different from other groups, just pure genius really.
GeorgiiiiRaWK 4 months ago
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GeorgiiiiRaWK 4 months ago
I Love These Guys and God Blessed Them before He Blessed Me Thank You
ellenmcb77 4 months ago
The Bee Gees were always a great quality group and then when Saturday Night Fever was released a lot of non-informed people discovered them and saw how talented they were. This album was an overused staple in my collection.
illini1956 4 months ago
nice song great somg writers
yosoyelcapitanjab 5 months ago
nice song
yosoyelcapitanjab 5 months ago
Great song! Love The BGs....
22v68 5 months ago
nice music thnx for upload:
27kaptein 5 months ago
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22v68 5 months ago
We all got the message this suck is awesome. thanks for the upload
K1TSON360 5 months ago
bee gees rule so if u aint got anything nice to say get the fk off here
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22v68 5 months ago
The lyrics are great, the lead is excellent, but the magic in this song is the falsetto background vocals. Listen to the song again and pay attention to all that is going on back there. It is what really adds to the feeling of the song.
anakina1 5 months ago 2
@anakina1 I always found that distracting.
Yyyyzyyy 5 months ago
good music
yxxhoj225 5 months ago
i love the Bee Gees
southerndream 6 months ago 2
I think I wore this album out in 1970.
ichihentai 6 months ago 3
At least this was predisco days when they were doing songs with meaning istead of just having a good dance beat!
frizdizzielizzie1959 6 months ago
@frizdizzielizzie1959 So How Deep Is Your Love, Nights On Broadway, More Than A Woman have no meaning, you TWAT!
17DJLOVER 6 months ago
@17DJLOVER wow who pissed in your cornflakes this morning, all I meant was I liked their earlier music better. By the way I saw Saturday Night Fever in the theater when it came out!
frizdizzielizzie1959 6 months ago
@frizdizzielizzie1959 I was merely being facetious lol
17DJLOVER 6 months ago
@17DJLOVER No meaning to you, but alot of meaning to others, I'm sure the Bee Gees touched alot of people with their music
sunny56763 5 months ago
@sunny56763 That is what I was saying you fucking simpleton!
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22v68 5 months ago
great wonderful song,so with the artist..
npenciso 6 months ago
4 TERRY WHOOOOOOOO!!!! n for Blue Marco Cuevas
goodfeloscooby13 6 months ago in playlist oldies
Great song! I love it sooo much! <3
MJItalyKid91 6 months ago
Like if the book 'Forever' brought you here. (:
supernatural119 6 months ago 3
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bass line is very good...
jaakriaj 7 months ago
damn it i listen to this song like 100X broke my headset and my speaker!
ChristinajC1011 7 months ago
13 people didn't get the message he was tryin' to give.
BTBattlefronTV 7 months ago 24
listening to this song makes me more PRO CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
ihavenospleen 8 months ago
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Kate Middleton is a 100% gold digger, it was her mom that encouraged her to go to the same College or University that he attended. Her mom must have given her the exact instructions on how to go about getting him wrapped around her baby finger. And Prince William totally fell for it. I bet their marriage won't last very long. Look how vulnerable Prince William is. He's just as sensitive as his mom the beautiful "Late Princess Diana." I hate to admit this but I'm not fond of the royal family.
MissDANELDA 8 months ago
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@MissDANELDA Who gives a rat's ass???
LT1HILLINGHOE 8 months ago
@MissDANELDA mmm one of the most ridiculous statements I've heard. They have been 'together' courting for I think it's 6 years or it could be more. That's an awful long time to 'fake it'. Grow up and quit the jealousy
bobandchrissie 8 months ago 2
@MissDANELDA green eyed monster......
alvinrobedillo32767 7 months ago 2
@MissDANELDA Is there any way I can kill you without going to jail for it, because it would be very fun to do so.
avalanchesuperstar 4 months ago
This version is a note lower than the album version, which is availble on "The Very Best Of the Bee Gees".
avalanchesuperstar 8 months ago 2
oh hey man haha
GrandeSizeIt 8 months ago
thanks jojo!
check out our a Capella arrangement arranged by bluevale's martin lacoste!
GrandeSizeIt 8 months ago
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Hey Grande ;)
TheIndianKush 8 months ago
@TheIndianKush oh hey man haha
GrandeSizeIt 8 months ago
IM 16 AND IN LOVE WITH THE BEE GEES!!!
BeeGeeBouncer 8 months ago 2
I bet you this is how Prince WIlliam felt before marrying that gold digger...one more hour and my life will be through....and he was praying to Di singing this!
doobeedoo58 8 months ago
A man should NOT ever executed for killing his wife's lover. The lover should be.
tiborvivi 9 months ago
Live or in studio ur voice are the same..
aldywwidyadharma 9 months ago
I also love this) i listen to it NON stop on my MP3 player
purselady2 9 months ago
This Was My Sisters Favorite Song 40+Years Ago Heres for You Janet
TheKraut59 9 months ago
wow thanks again) very good detail;; GREAt SONG
purselady2 9 months ago
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OH;;;;;; i see thanks
purselady2 9 months ago
@purselady2 i found this info too, The song is about a man who, awaiting his execution in the electric chair, begs the prison chaplain to pass a final message on to his wife. Robin Gibb, who wrote the lyrics, said that the man's crime was the murder of his wife's lover. He came up with the idea following a quarrel with his wife and originally conceived the song with Percy Sledge in mind to record it.
jamesfrance94 9 months ago 2
BCI knight caps did this song and did amazingly!!!
jojorandomsox 9 months ago 2
what is this song about?
purselady2 9 months ago
@purselady2 the girl he loves is about to marry someone else, but he still loves hers
jamesfrance94 9 months ago
WTF r u talkin about a DOG on this VIDEO?
purselady2 9 months ago
BOYCOTT TUCSON AZ THEY KILLED MY DOG SUKI ON 1/5/2011
pimakilledsuki 9 months ago
MUSIC will NEVER be the SAME
purselady2 9 months ago
like what year ?
purselady2 9 months ago
Awesome sound. I loved the early Bee Gees - so much talent in one family
Popeye4678 9 months ago
Seriously, the 11 people who don't like this song should have their heads/ears examined.
OasisKid99 9 months ago 3
great memories
zeppfan1999 9 months ago 2
beautiful
NutMegan3 10 months ago 2
this is my aunts greatest album...and i love it too
fumpherville 10 months ago
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As I said on another site, was always a little sad that the british public never took the "pre-Grease" BeeGees tfully to its heart - which is a pity since their unique sense of harmony made a great contribution to the pop music ethic.Also not to be missed is their "Idea" album
supportme123 10 months ago
A classic number one hit from 1968 - almost a decade before the Bee Gees achieved their greatest success commercially, when they wrote the soundtrack to the motion picture "Saturday Night Fever".
As Simon Bates once said, with more than a hint of irony: "Back in 1968, the world was full of cheerful songs like that."
"Batesy" was referring, of course, to the dark and maudlin lyrics of "I've Gotta Get A Message To You". Beautiful song ...... although its subject matter is very grim.
TheEctomorph 10 months ago
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Love this song ! GREAT GREAT GREAT
PuddiingBroodje 10 months ago
11 people need to get a message to them!
spock902 10 months ago 4
hmmm,such a very nice song,i like it so much:)
maricris1955 10 months ago
Reminds me of when Colleen moved away after 5th grade and it broke my heart,
cramakits 10 months ago
You can kill the messenger but you can't kill the message.Te Tino Rangatiratanga.
Bumbumawangis 11 months ago 32
Combine this song with Indiana Wants Me by R. Dean Taylor, Sing Me Back Home by Merle Haggard, and Green Green Grass of Home by Tom Jones for a well-rounded listening experience.
Majjohnson123 11 months ago
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Not to mention "I Did What I Did For Maria" by Tony Christie [1971] and the somewhat lesser known "Scarred And Scared" by Rod Stewart [1978].
TheEctomorph 10 months ago
the best part about this song..is the painful emotion in their voice really makes you connect to the guy in this song..dying because he killed his wifes lover..sad really.
gimmeurchipz 11 months ago
@gimmeurchipz mornin', me born '58, never heard that take on the tune. if you do not mind me asking, where did you get that take on the song?
toymay24 11 months ago
@toymay24 thats what ther song is about..a man killed his wifes lover. and now he's on death row..he's simply wanting the preacher to tell his wife he's sorry and he lovesh er
gimmeurchipz 11 months ago
1968 was full of sad songs --this one, "Honey," "Abraham, Martin, and John--centering on death.
angusthethird 1 year ago
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DARKcholol 1 year ago
How did they pick the subject matter for their songs? So many of them are depressing but they make beautiful music out of them?
hopefloats57 1 year ago
I bought this album in the early 70's and I still have it along with so many Bee Gee others..They were the group from England who sent us LOVE in all of their songs. My all time favorites
herbajones 1 year ago
have a listen to " IN YOUR MIND " by andrew gerbasi. Also a good tune!
randyandy1960 1 year ago
I loved the BeeGees as a kid and I still enjoy their music even now. This song was one of the very first songs that I ever slow danced to as a teenager and I can remember thinking, "DAMN, I NEVER KNEW SLOW DANCING COULD FEEL SO GOOOOOOOOD!" Hee-hee-hee. :)
Sauceywalker 1 year ago
Thank you GOD for the music from this group...
susan605 1 year ago
im only 15 and this song is so touching.. i love it.
AnnaIsCo0l 1 year ago 3
Great, but I think, the original mix on the 45 sounds a bit different (and better?) , isn't it ?
kinkybeatle 1 year ago
OMG !!!! The memories......ayaaa
animal840 1 year ago
This song was number 1 in the uk charts on the day i was born 29/8/68...
MsAngel3208 1 year ago
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this was number 1 in the uk charts on the day i was born.. 29/8/68
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MsAngel3208 1 year ago
I bought this album when I was a kid(over 40 years ago) and I must have played it hundreds of times. I've still got the album and its still GREAT!
tworist69 1 year ago
this is WAY better than the disco crap they did in the '70s.
EmpZappa66 1 year ago
muito bom!!
JOSEPAULOPH 1 year ago
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supersondessixties 1 year ago
I've Gotta Get A Message To You - Bee Gees [Brisbane, Queensland, Australia] - No.08 on 9/7/1968. 10 weeks Top 40. - "AMG Pick. The song is about a man who, awaiting his execution in the electric chair, begs the prison chaplain to pass a final message on to his wife." - The Studio Albums 1967-1968 [Box Set] (Reprise) - Idea [Disc 1]-2006. NOTE: It has been estimated that the Bee Gees' record sales total more than 200 million, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
mikekadas 1 year ago 2
@mikekadas thank you Rain Man
blackmichael75 1 year ago
Bee Gees are the kings of Music.
Pivosquash 1 year ago 29
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@Pivosquash But the Beatles are the Gods of music!
BeatlesCoverzzJGPR 6 months ago
@BeatlesCoverzzJGPR I don't like the Beatles
Pivosquash 6 months ago
@Pivosquash you like lady gaga i resume
walter4092 6 months ago