Robin Gibb - Stayin' Alive (From "With The Frankfurt NPO Live" DVD)

[FightingLion]

I have both the CD & DVD...I have just recorded myself doing a "sick" drum & keyboard cover of this song (which I will upload once my Toshiba laptop gets fixed)!

[FightingLion]

Most folks think that Robin's solo rendition of Stayin' Alive is horrifically horrendous...I think that this is an epically awesome rendition!

[MIKESTONE111]

Robin you need to ask Barry to help you sing the song together

[debrapowrzanas]

You are better today than you were when you were younger.. Your voice is still wonderful and the reason I always loved listening to the Bee Gees. I am a fan forever!

[satiko2007]

Sorry but if Sorry but without Barry Gibb all performance no is good..join with him again Robin, pleeeeease!!!!!!!!!!!

[tete3002]

People are ridiculous comparing Robin with the band Bee Gees.

The most loved band forever.Four bothers , three, two or only is good to hear in any presentation.After all the tragety in the family , i love to still can see one of them alive on the stage. I dont care if is good or not. I still touchs my hearth.

[tete3002]

Instead of respect and remeber the wonderfull band ( Bee Gees ) , even with a simple presentatation , people send messages comparing one member with the band.

For me ay one of Bee Gees singing alone in any way is istill very good.

i want to hear Robin or Garry gor the rest of my life.It doesn't matter how they singing.

[tete3002]

Any way a hear from Bee Gees for me is good.

It is pour to compare one of them with the band togheter. Of course the band it was wonderfull.

[RBChewie]

did anyone else notice how the backup singers mess up the lyrics at 0:39 ...

[NewKillerStar94]

Not quite, the lyric is 'You may look the other way' which is what the backing singer is singing, whilst the lyric at the end of the second verse should be 'I live to see another day'. Again, the backing singer is the one singing that line.

I'm a big fan of Robin's solo performances (He's been at his best this year), but he has a knack if changing that line to whatever he feels like on any given day! But, life goes on.

[brunolondero]

Oh guys, he is 62 years old! Do you really think that he will do the same voice like 40 years ago? He is fantastic and your presence in stage already is a show! God save Robin!

[TheArsebiscuits]

Dreadful. He shouldn't have bothered. His voice doesn't suit lead vocals on this, even with a key change.

[thortun15]

the hawiian drums ruined it same with the female background voice

[radweed2009]

lousy version of this song, but it's one of Barry's songs, and you can tell that Robin doesn't particularly like to do it!

[oo0909]

Essa é pro Barry cantar...

[johnkeful]

Both brothers Robin and Barry are excellent singers and the late Maurice Gibb also,

their harmony was nothing more than brilliant. They are also one of the most successful song writers of all time.

[guitarplayer096]

This is awful

[delacerdaa]

HORRIBLE! HA HA HA

[THEBEEGEES1978]

@delacerdaa NO.Go listen to justin bieber.

[annettelane]

sorry just not the same rushed and d round by orchestra

[mingdeong]

He needs Barry Gibb with him together for this song.

[SilverBen54]

@mingdeong i agree be cooler

[redeyeview1]

I LIKE THIS SONG

[longfootbuddy]

turn down his mic, and turn up the backup singers

[maipk1986]

really love his voice ^^

[emohenry]

lol his voice isn't as high as it used to be but it is stil good.

they just have to cut the backup vocals...

[fellinian]

@emohenry

This is his voice, his brother Barry has the high voice of the BeeGees

[MMMNNN220]

@fellinian Actually Robin had a higher voice than Barry. He didn't used it here because it wasn't "Bee Gees" performing, only him.

[fellinian]

@MMMNNN220

They sing in very different way. Robin use his natural tone while Barry sing in "falsetto".

I think Robin is a better singer than Barry, cos he has a more powerful voice with larger extension.

But Barry was the author of the songs and the older brother and it isn't easy the older brother live the leadership to the younger (I have an older brother).

[DoobieWah]

They should stop the percussionist!!!

[atothej2009]

crap solo

[LoveBG4ever]

I so love them ... It was not worth it to do. But BGs I can forgive everything. And Robin, too

[DhrHH]

It isn't the famous Bee Gees sound. This is a parody.

[annettelane]

sorry Robyn love the bee gees , it just not the same,You should write some songs to suit your voice

[RJiminez51]

damn thats terrible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[manlovespeace]

love the brothers ..

[americangalbasseyfan]

Well, this is different. Good.

[robinisfun]

II respect everyone's opinion and don't try to sway them to agree with me but I do disagree with the comment that he's nothing without Barry; that's my opinion. Robin does not try to do the songs Barry usually sang in the same manner as Barry, he makes them his and I think he did a fantastic job on this. Although it would have been alot better without all the backgrond noise.

ROBIN RULES!

[RJiminez51]

he`s nothing without barry

[LukeShoveller]

How constructive and factually wrong.

[DracIsBack]

@RJiminez51 Got to love Youtube ... the land of people who act as though their personal subjective opinions are 'facts'. 

[getthyphy]

@DracIsBack fact: this is weak

[Starlitblond]

oh my god.. .that drummer is so cute... and his drums sound so great... the drummer always carries the song... drummers rock!!

[pdid2]

The backup vocals ruin this version for me

[LukeShoveller]

*cite

[LukeShoveller]

*vocalist

[LukeShoveller]

No, it Bee Gees = Brothers Gibb.

This is Barry's lead vocal, hence it doesn't fit the vibrato valist that is Robin as tightly. Don't underestimate Robin's contribution to the work, he wrote far more than you think, the guitar riff on this was written by him for a start.

[LukeShoveller]

Robin wrote hits for himself in Britain and Germany, Maurice and Robin wrote one of the biggest hits of the '80s in Europe together (Juliet), while there is also Robin's Sing Slowly Sisters (I assume you haven't heard it), Barry wrote Woman In Love and Emotion with Robin only. The Jimmy Ruffin album was Robin and Maurice alone.

Barry PRODUCED for those artists but he wrote the songs with Robin and often Maurice. At the time those albums were being produced, Robin was working on solo albums.

[LukeShoveller]

Indeed, the Eyes That See In The Dark demo album has backing vocals from Robin and Maurice (plus guitar and bass) , the only reason they weren't on the other demos were because they were busy with their own projects at the time; with Kenny they were free.

[LukeShoveller]

That's hardly a threat legal action is it, and that robably didn't happen considering they wrote the songs for the project. PTRS would be from the writer credits.

If Barry carried them, Robin wouldn't have walked out on the group when he didn't get his own way in 1969, nor would have had any solo success. (Robin went to number 2, Barry's single didn't chart)

Robin and Barry were the two massive forces in the Bee Gees, Maurice was the glue. They balanced each other out.

[LukeShoveller]

Andy and Barry had a special relationship but to call it picking favourites is ridiculous, he was looking after his brother, like they all did.

Legal action? There were contractual confusions in 1970 but never a threat of legal action.

[LukeShoveller]

They said that in 2003 and later retracted it, they now allow people to call them whatever they want.

[LukeShoveller]

I suggest you look up your writer credits in future, there's also the small matters of some of the most endearing tracks, I Started A Joke, And The Sun Will Shine and Odessa being dominantly Robin works. I only site those three as they are rare example of where I can pinpoint exactly who wrote the majority of the song.

And The Sun Will Shine was made up on the spot by Robin for the most part!

[Starlitblond]

I just think it sounds so great.. but that litle drummer is pretty fine...I love the sound of drums like that...

besides that.. the Gibbs were a big part of me growing up... I mean roller skating and them playing... lol...oh man...

[luisholand]

Barry is the best of them all, without any doubt.

[LukeShoveller]

What makes you think that?

All four were brilliant creative minds, Barry and Robin were the lyrical geniuses while Maurice often provided their many melodies.

[carfogo1946]

excelente video,no lo conocia

[Starlitblond]

wonder how they all got those jobs.. the stories they must have..

[Starlitblond]

that's alot of people on the pay roll..

[Starlitblond]

hmmm I love the way the drum set sounds.. and the drummer is a babe...

[Starlitblond]

oh man.. I could be that chic up there with the little drums.. the real drummer sounds great..

how does one get to do that.. .shit..

[Starlitblond]

look at all those fine musicians... I was roller skating in 10th grade in San Ramon, CA..... lol... some of those times were the highlite of my life.. .

[yunusertan7]

not the same without Barry's FALSETTO !!!!

[jlbsr1959]

not the same without Barry

[63832]

No one like Barry, sorry.

[danmsc]

man barry is way the hell better at singing than this guy

[rogargaro15]

not very well =\

i prefeer with barry s2

barry i love you

[jamesszczepanski]

The reason as to why they split is largely a mystery however, as they split after the death of Maurice, i dare say that they didnt want the Bee Gee legacy to live on without him. Theyve also had some "family troubles" in recent years.

[LinkinLTU]

He should really be singing with Barry. Why did they split?

[r746nhra]

Where was Barry for this???

[JalanRumpai]

So disappointing, this song has to be sung in a falsetto lead.

[embenecke]

From god blessed musician

[urban2131]

awsome!!!!!!!!!!!

[yvette234]

i missed all the beegees brothers..

[doctordel]

one word ...sucks!!!

[Grimlydwarf]

Ugh...what voice.

[enkiilmiononnino]

really bad groove

[zonk55]

you are right! the groove is not groovin' too fast and not rolling......

[crazeegeye]

I think Robin's a good back-up to Barry, but without Barry, it's like a 2 legged stool... just doesn't work like it should... And Robin's really not a solo voice. The charisma isn't like it is when Barry is there. I don't know why Barry's not there like he should be ;)

[LukeShoveller]

The song doesn't suit Robin's voice herem nor does the arrangement, to say he doesn't have a good solo voice is ridiculous.;)

[bigd69er]

b. g. stands for barry gibb

[LukeShoveller]

It stands for Brothers Gibb.

[rmbflow]

how many people on that stage?

[leeroynaggins]

Stayin' Alive sort of takes on a new meaning when sung by a senior citizen Bee Gee.

[eddiebyrd]

he's actually younger than Barry. Nice try though.

[luismazter19]

esta era la rola que estaba buscando!!!eaaa esta buena!

[hdiylove7]

Band too fast on this and Robin would be better off by himself . Too much noise!!!!

[benjieboyhero]

@hdiylove7 i thumbs down cause ur wrong hear it 10 times in a row then comment again ok?

[hdiylove]

@benjieboyhero What I've said, I've said and no retracing;)

[MajikalMystery]

Awesome Robin...lovin you since the 70's and you your still my FAV.

[legend956]

good but not as good as th beegees

[bmw328igearhead]

hey asshole....... the Gibb brothers ARE the Beegees.....

[patriotsfan12hab]

@legend956 since when did people have to make up there own beats these days. there just cheap ripoffs of the ones back then. what has the world come too

[legend956]

@patriotsfan12hab never said the wherent i jus like the beegees beatter

[patriotsfan12hab]

@legend956 yea ik i wasnt disagreeing with yu i was just saying

[benjieboyhero]

@legend956 i agree

[donharp1959]

It sounds really good, but Barry did have vocals in this. The high notes.

[ejgiv]

I thought Barry sang this one..

[LukeShoveller]

He does, but Barry isn't there.

[wcgottschall]

i love this full orchestral version, absolutely wonderful

[TomJones246]

i can see why he was always back up.I`m not trying to be rude but i just like the other one better and thats the way it needs to stay.

[LukeShoveller]

He was never back up, I can see taht you are not knowledgable on Bee Gees music.

Put Bee Gees into the search box, click ' I Started A Joke'.

He is one of the greatest vibrato vocalists in musical history, hence singing Stayin' Alive does not suit in any way, shape, or form.

[priscillaofmanila]

It bears repeating that Robin was never a back up singer.

[NyCBrooklynBoy]

Ddue you totally gave yourself away saying "the other One" you know nothing! Dont comment about the Bee Gees

[therichdog]

tomassjones shut the fuck up dum ass Ribin Gibb sang alot of their hits ,so what if he sings barry's song too its a concert dum ass!!!!

[LarzSG]

the people on the bongo drums is ruin the song!

[jpjsej18]

The white guy sucks.

[pinczes666]

What do you mean by "the white guy"? o.O

[NewTube85]

This sounds fantastic and so does robin!

Just Enjoy it -its fun!

[oddmar007]

the black guy sings better then robin gibb for real...

[LukeShoveller]

On this song, it will suit the falsettoist Errol more, yes. Otherwise, no.

[jamesjordan151]

this is gash im afraid, better on i started a joke

[LukeShoveller]

If you put a vibrato vocalist and ask him to sing Stayin' Alive its not going to be better than his trademark song is it.;)

Its just an encore that he does to get people dancing after the normal songs he does.

[domieure]

et bien moi j'aime,vous avez tellement entendu la version original que vou vous égarait.Robin a un vibrato qui va bien avec cette chanson!évidement ce n'est pas comme le chanson "rings around the moon" c'est un autre registre,mais je le trouve trés dans son élément bravo robin

[Emmalala123]

I don't think this performance is bad, but the original with Barry singing it sounds better to me. Robin did lead on so many Bee Gees songs - maybe he should stick with those.

[LukeShoveller]

The crowd enjoys the encores that he does, because his lead vocals lacks dance hits (hits being the key word), if he only sang his lead vocals, the audience might feel that there's something missing, and he sings a lot of the Barry songs brillianty, more so the ballads than the quick tracks of course, but even those are quite nice, like Night Fever recently, he does well, especially considering his vocal style as you say.

[robinisfun]

I'm in total agreement with you Luke. Robin is out there doing what he loves and keeping in touch with the fans. I wish he would come to the states. I haven't seen him since 1979.

[barttheanorak]

If Robin wants to tour solo then as far as I'm concerned he should stick to songs he sang lead or principal vocal on and leave the Barry anthems alone.

We want him to be Robin Gibb not a Bee Gees tribute act.

Fact of the matter is that if and when Barry ever hits the road he'll get far bigger gigs and audiences because he sang lead on songs like this one first time round.

[LukeShoveller]

He sings fever songs at the end of his gigs as concerts, his set list contains 11 of his original lead or co lead vocals, alongside Words and To Love Somebody (which both suit him perfectly), so thats 13, More Than A Woman works fine as a ballad, there are then 5 songs which don't suit him which he sings to get the mood of the crowd up, and he does them pretty well as encores, especially Night Fever, if he didn't sing them the crowd would feel short changed, its a bit of fun among the ballads.

[LukeShoveller]

I don't know if my last comment posted..I'll try again.:)

Robin sings the Fever songs to get the mood of the crowd up among a setlist of ballads as encores, there are 14 songs which suit him fine that he sings live, then there are 4 fever songs which he does pretty well, check his concert in Istanbul in 2007, his recent concerts have been his best, this is from 2004.

He does many of the songs just as well as the Barry originals a lot of the time, my only video is an example, To Love Somebody.

[willdunn21]

he does most of the time, its only a couple of songs that don't actually suit him that he sings for fun

[tafkam1]

pretty goofy but i like the bright bass sound in there, nice way to update the song. would be awesome if he were singing How Deep Is Your Love - isn't he the one that sings lead on that one?

[LukeShoveller]

He doesn't sing lead on How Deep, he's a vibrato singer so you know when its him, but they did do it at this concert.;)

Gotta Get a Message to You was probably the best here but only because it worked brilliantly, you won't be able to find that on youtube....there is To Love Somebody but not from this concert.:D

[laneatlileden]

wheres barry? hes not? no he couldnt be..hes staying alive.

[stevedrums]

It sounds a bit rushed and the girl singing Barry's falsetto and Robin aren't very insync. Also, the bongos are way too up in the mix and actually muddy the sound a bit. beyond that though, it's okay.

[davidweiss]

It looks uncomfortable for him. I am sure that after singing this song for 30 yrs, the same way each time, Robin is quite used to singing HIS part, not that of Barry. They are great songwriters and singers. Many of their songs, and much of their music has become a BRAND. This song does nothing to enhance the brand. Odd to hear the guy who sings the highs trying to sing low..nice backup singing, though!

[LukeShoveller]

Robin does well though, there aren't many better deep versions of Stayin' Alive out there, its a nearly impossible task for him yet he achieves it, singing a song this quick with a voice like Robin's must be quite difficult, you see, check his performance of 'To Love Somebody' last month, it just works brilliantly even if it is Barry original as Robin has room to do what he likes with the pace.

[nocber]

It must have been hard singing with that orchestra behind him. Don't get me wrong, the musicians were great. It's just that backup music tended to drown Robin's voice a bit. Hah, I was excited to hear him sing this one. He pulled through without trying to sound like Barry. Robin can do solo! He is great!

[palaba2666]

thank for my souvenir of clubber in belgium, Love and peace Andy-la légende continue

[99russell99]

what happened to barry

[LukeShoveller]

Nothing.:D

[fuitugauga]

maravillosos todos tus videos, thanks

[MusikArtist]

Super!

[steelydad]

doesn't sound the same without barry

[LukeShoveller]

Obviously, its not supposed to.

Good job from Robin anyway, the pacing was right.

[rtvtrvbtrbrtdbrtrtb]

It's supposed to be the way it's.

[calissedetabarnak666]

Great!