words@brothersgibb.com message digest 06/17/2013 06:01 (#2013-4286)
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Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:08:05 -0500
From: "Doug Wilson" <dewilson@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: RE: Question of the day
I had my doubts when I heard Merry Clayton's claim this morning on CBS Sunday Morning. But evidently, another backup singer seemed to confirm this in 2009. I found this at the following link:
http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/top-30-bee-gee-videos-for-free/
Scroll to the bottom and there is a comment from Sherlie Matthews about the use of 4 or 5 of the top background singers of the day performing on the movie version of Stayin' Alive (not necessarily the version released on the soundtrack, although it might
Doug
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> Well from what I can see of her background singing career she has sang
> backup to alot of singers and so its entirely possible she has.
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> From: Michele Lellouche
> Date: 06/16/2013 2:35 PM (GMT-08:00)
> To: words List Member
> Subject: [words] Question of the day
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> Today on CBS Sunday Morning (US), backup singer Merry Clayton claimed to
> have backed up the Bee Gees and sang Stayin Alive at the correspondent.
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> So...was she on some tour with them? Because as far as I've ever read, she
> wasn't on the recording???
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> Michele, confused.
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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:32:59 -0400 (EDT)
From: compoccias@aol.com
Subject: Re: Barry Mail Interview
>Mtythology set is just a way to celebrate their music. I'm >Sure Robin, didn't=20
mind the money it raked on for him.=20
Did they even make money with Mythology? Regardless, I too doubt that money was that much of a consideration, if at all.=20
Also, it is hardly a good way to celebrate their music. Why Barry thought breaking down each CD by each brother's "songs" and adding an Andy CD even though he was not in the Bee Gees, was a good idea is hard to figure. I never liked the concept. I am not
Sal
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:33:52 -0600
From: kitty larue <marjlarue@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Barry Mail Interview
"Why Barry thought breaking down each CD by each brother's "songs" and
adding an Andy CD even though he was not in the Bee Gees, was a good idea
is hard to figure."
I don't think its hard to figure at all - transparent! Barry's always
wanted Andy in the Bee Gees. And no, I can't blame Robin.
Kitt-
On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:32 PM, wrote:
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> >Mtythology set is just a way to celebrate their music. I'm >Sure Robin,
> didn't
> mind the money it raked on for him.
>
>
>
> Did they even make money with Mythology? Regardless, I too doubt that
> money was that much of a consideration, if at all.
>
> Also, it is hardly a good way to celebrate their music. Why Barry thought
> breaking down each CD by each brother's "songs" and adding an Andy CD even
> though he was not in the Bee Gees, was a good idea is hard to figure. I
> never liked the concept. I am not surprised to hear Robin hated it. How
> could you blame him?
>
> Sal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Traci Kreider
> To: words List Member
> Sent: Sun, Jun 16, 2013 4:16 am
> Subject: [words] Barry Mail Interview
>
>
> Mtythology set is just a way to celebrate their music. I'm Sure Robin,
> didn't
> ind the money it raked on for him.
> I'm a huge Robin Gibb fan, out of all of their voices his is by far my
> avorite. Yet, everyone wants to blame Barry for not touring or writing
> again .
> f you look at the way Robin looks like in interviews
> e is the one that seems disinterested . But whatever we can talk until we r
> lue in the face and we still wouldn't be any. closer than we are now.
> Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 15, 2013, at 11:44 PM, compoccias@aol.com wrote:
> >
>
>
> > Robin hated the Mythology box set? Did he ever give reasons >as to why?
>
>
> Did he really need to provide a reason?
>
> It also confirms what some of us seemed to to have suspected all along.
> That
> tyhology was a Barry idea all the way and something Robin (understandibly)
> isliked.
>
> Sal
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michelle Gibson
> To: words List Member
> Sent: Fri, Jun 14, 2013 4:56 pm
> Subject: [words] Barry Mail Interview
>
>
> Ann, thank you for the information, it was interesting to read.
>
> obin hated the Mythology box set? Did he ever give reasons as to why?
> I've always thought that working again with Barry was what was most
> important
> or Robin. You describe it "somewhat of an obsession" - do you view his
> ixation
> n working with Barry to have become a negative thing, in the end?
> It was quite sad to read, but also quite touching that Robin never gave up
> ope.
> e must have attached a lot of emotional importance to Barry.
> You said that communicating with Robin when he was at the Prebendal was a
> eneral problem. Do you know why that was?
> Michelle
>
> > From: anngrootjans@me.com
> Subject: [words] Barry Mail Interview
> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:41:50 +0200
> To: words@brothersgibb.com
>
> In an attempt to prevent Marty from getting sleepless nights from
> speculation
> > .. ;)
>
> Robin fired Ken and JC for reasons that had nothing to do with Barry
> personally I do share some of Barry's views of them, particularly re:
> ampbell). It took a while for Ken to physically leave after he was
> dismissed
> or the practical reason he was living at the Gatehouse with his family.
> You
> on't kick your own family let alone children onto the street with nowhere
> to
> o, do you?Michael remained in position as Robin's solicitor. There was
> never a
> > uestion of getting rid of Mike. That was rightly so never on the agenda.
> It
> as
> ichael who initiated the idea to bring Ken back when Robin started his
> reatment, not Robin. There was a record that needed to be released and
> things
> > one, and Robin was not well enough at that point to take charge of
> anything
> he
> as fine however by January 2012 and recovering well before he got the ill
> ated
> wisted intestine). Basically they needed someone at the house to get
> practical
> > hings done, like e.g. making sure that emails were read, l
> iner notes got approved in time, decisions were taken before deadlines
> passed,
> > tc. (It wasn't until January 2012 that Robin started to catch up on
> things and
> > esumed work)
>
> Robin never moved out of USA. He kept a house in the US and his green card
> ill the end. Selling the house at Biscayne Bay was a financial
> consideration.
> t cost a fortune to maintain a house that huge, including all the
> personnel.
> nd what for? getting rid of it was pure common sense. But, as Barbara
> lived at
> > obin's, he did have to keep something there. So he downscaled and bought
> the
> maller house south of Miami. Unfortunately it turned out to be
> unpractical in
> he sense that it was too far for Barbara for her daily visits to Barry's
> lace.
> o that house was sold too, and they down scaled again, this time to an
> partment in downtown Miami, where Barbara still lives. The reason why
> Robin
> as
> n England the past 10 years was simple, there was no work for him in
> Miami. It
> > as the same in the days of the Bee Gees, whenever Robin wasn't needed in
> Miami
> > rofessionally, he'd fly to England to spend time there. If there had
> been work
> > or Robin in Miami, that's where he would hav
> e been. That said, it is true too that there were people around him that
> had
> n
> nterest in keeping him at this side of the pond and who kept filling up
> his
> iary with all kinds of meetings and things.
>
> Robin wasn't interested in a solo career. He tried to keep himself busy
> after
> aurice died, often with non musical projects or charity or smaller
> projects.
> e
> idn't dare do anything "big", afraid of upsetting Barry and losing an
> pportunity to work with him. For that reason, he turned down a writing
> session
> > ith Paul McCartney and recording an album with Jools Holland, did not
> tour in
> K or USA, put up with the Mythology box set which he hated, postponed the
> elease of the DK DVD, pulled Magnet 2 (USA version of Magnet), the Maurice
> ribute cd, and St Catherine's Drive. He did not think that Barry would
> mind
> im
> o a classical piece, so TTR was released. Wether or not Robin's fears were
> ustified is possibly up for discussion but in the end working with Barry
> ecame
> omewhat of an obsession and it became the no1 most important thing for
> Robin
> ho never gave up hope it would happen.
>
> Robin not being available on the phone, that's something Barry should
> really
> ot take personally. It was a general problem that communicating with Robin
> hen
> e was at The Prebendal was difficult. Also, between October and December
> 2011,
> > obin was simply too sick to call anybody. Another factor was that Robin
> just
> idn't enjoy talking to people on the phone, he much preferred you'd go
> see him
> > n person and chat with him face to face. Understandably that wasn't an
> option
> or Barry. It was a difficult relationship but Robin loved and admired
> Barry
> nd
> ould never say anything bad about him in public. My personal view is that
> here
> ere misunderstandings on both ends about what the other one thought or
> wanted
> r liked, and neither of them handled confrontation well, so a lot of
> things
> hat probably should have been said and discussed were not.
>
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