Barry Gibb Rehearsals of Indian Summer 1985

 

Bee Gees You Should Be Dancing Lonely Days

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Nashville Film Festival Opening Night Review: Bee Gees HBO Documentary

 October 2 2020 

Nashville Film Festival kept us “Stayin’ Alive” thanks to their opening night film, The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart. Below is our full review of the nearly two-hour-long documentary which chronicles the rise of The Bee Gees.

The film, which was directed/produced by Frank Marshall and produced by Nigel Sinclair, opens with the brothers singing the title song to an enthusiastic crowd. That transitions into Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb discussing their musical inspirations including Smokey Robinson and Otis Redding.

Speaking of Otis Redding, in the film, we find out that The Bee Gee’s song “To Love Somebody” was initially written for Redding to release but, days later, before he could record it, he passed away in a plane crash. This is just one example of what this documentary taught me about music — and this legendary band.

It also lets fans in on the songwriting process of The Bee Gees. Their process was a pretty unusual one, too. Not only do we see how they’re able to create these iconic songs but we also get a behind-the-scenes glimpse at how talented each brother is as a writer.

Throughout the film, we’re also able to see just what it’s like to work with family. While it can be one of the greatest gifts, it can also be a curse. When the band split up, it was no longer just about them. It was about their wives and their families — and overcoming obstacles in front of them.

We obviously also get to witness the trio get back together in the documentary and that’s when we see the story of “Stayin’ Alive.” The song’s deep meaning is revealed while we also get to see how much they value meaningful lyrics.

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend Broken Heart then goes on to show viewers one of the greatest moments in the band’s history. Of course, we’re talking about Saturday Night Fever and its legendary soundtrack. Through this unique angle, we’re able to see how they managed to put their own spin on it, thus helping it become one of the best-selling albums of all time.

In conclusion, one of the most incredible things about this documentary is that it takes us through both the highs and the lows of The Bee Gees. How they transformed themselves through all the adversity, whether it was the breakup or the disco era, and then rose to the occasion to reinvent who they are.

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend Broken Heart swoons you with the heart and soul of The Bee Gees

 

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Cliff richard recorded too much heaven on new cd

Cliff Richard's new album titled Music... The Air That I Breathe will be released on 30th October. 

 The 12 track album features 2 brand new songs 'Falling For You' and 'PS Please' and interpretations of 'Here Comes The Sun' (Beatles) and 'Too Much Heaven' (Bee Gees)

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HBO Documentary Films has acquired North American rights to The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart.

EXCLUSIVE: HBO Documentary Films has acquired North American rights to The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart. 

 

The feature documentary, which was an official selection of the 2020 Telluride Film Festival before it was scratched by the pandemic, tells the story of an iconic band that is way more than a symbol of the polyester disco era from when their soundtrack fueled Saturday Night Fever. 

 That was just one part of their evolution as musicians, and Frank Marshall has directed an intimate look at siblings Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb. They wrote more than 1,000 songs, including twenty number one hits throughout their career. The film will premiere on HBO later this year and will be available to stream on HBO Max.

 Pic is a Polygram Entertainment presentation of a Kennedy/Marshall and White Horse Pictures production in association with Diamond Docs;. Marshall produced alongside Nigel Sinclair and Jeanne Elfant Festa, and Mark Monroe, latter of whom wrote the script. Their collective credits include HBO’s The Apollo, The Beatles: Eight Days a Week, HBO’s George Harrison: Living in the Material World, and Icarus.

“Like so many people, I’ve loved the Bee Gees’ music all my life,” said Marshall, “But discovering their uncanny creative instincts and the treasure trove of music, their humor, and loyalty was a great two-year journey. We are very happy and proud to be with HBO, and it has been an honor to work on this project.”

“It’s an honor to tell the story of the Bee Gees – as brothers, as superstars and iconic songwriters – and to shine a light on their incredible career and the global impact of their music,” said Executive Producer and Chairman/CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group, Jody Gerson.

Said Sinclair: “This is a story of how three brothers with paramount musical gifts created music that touched the collective unconscious across five continents for five decades straight,” said. “It is brotherhood and family, creativity, entertainment, joy, and tragedy. We all feel very privileged to be involved.”

The Bee Gees story with all their tunes, has been catnip and aside from a stage musical project with Barry Gibb, Elisabeth Murdoch and Stacey Snider at Sister are teamed with Steven Spielberg and Bohemian Rhapsody producer Graham King and scribe Anthony McCarten are developing with Paramount a big Bee Gees narrative film.

 The docu is exec produced by David Blackman, Jody Gerson, Steve Barnett, Nicholas Ferrall, Cassidy Hartmann, Ryan Suffern. The story consultant is Cassidy Hartmann

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The Bee Gees Hits and Memories Special,

Michael Jackson was secretly living at Barry Gibb?

Barry revealed Jackson was a regular visitor and actually moved in with him and his family.

 Speaking back in 2014, he told The Mirror: “He would come to Miami and stay in our house. He’d sit in the kitchen and watch the fans outside his hotel on TV, just giggling – ‘Hee hee!’ He lived upstairs for a while.”

 Barry explained it was in the early 2000s before Jackson was put on trial on child molestation charges. He insisted he never talked about the court case with his new housemate. 

The singer went on: “[It was] right before his child-molestation trial for numerous children. We never discussed the case.”

 The Bee Gees star also revealed Jackson was fond of booze and would often get so drunk he’d pass out on the floor. 

He added: “We would just sit around and write and get drunk. Michael liked wine – there were a few nights when he just went to sleep on the floor.” 

 Jackson would often book a hotel room in the city but would stay with Barry instead and the singer insisted he never saw the star unhappy.

 Barry went on to say how the pair indulged in wine together, and sometimes Michael didn’t even make it to bed. 

 They were such good friends that Barry named one of his children after the singer, and the King Of Pop became Godfather to little Michael Gibb. 

In a statement released after Jackson’s death in 2009, Barry wrote: “We are devastated”. 

Robin Gibb added: “We’ve not only lost a great friend in Michael but also lost a wonderful sensitive human being.”

 Barry said the group was “devastated” in a statement released after the hitmaker’s death in June 2009.