Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2022 16:03:30 -0400
From: Marty Hogan <martyhogan1956@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Nights On Broadway
I initially thought Robin was singing the falsetto parts. I think the only
real solo falsetto Robin has sung is in "I'm Satisfied".
Marty
On Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 12:40 PM Joseph Brennan
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> On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 7:20 PM compoccia via Words <
> Words@brothersgibb.com> wrote:
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>> I've had two competing thoughts about that. The first one being what you
>> argue above. The second one is that Barry was largely the main writer on
>> those late 70's big hits and thus had a higher sense of propriety regarding
>> those songs and that may explain why Barry was so irritated when Robin was
>> performing those songs in his solo concerts after Mo died. (Unless, of
>> course, Barry was just annoyed with the idea of Robin performing concerts,
>> regardless of the material). Who knows?
>>
>>
>
> One time... and I wish I could find the source... they said that the one
> who was singing the song during songwriting would be the one who sang it in
> the finished version, and that they chose the words and phrases
> specifically to suit that voice. It was the same interview where they
> described writing the entire melody first, and then finding words to go
> with it. All of this goes well with the idea that in the late 70s Robin was
> active as a songwriter and involved in crafting songs for Barry's
> commercial voice. I can believe that. (Back in Australia Barry wrote a few
> songs that Robin sang.)
>
> I did not know about Robin as main writer on "Tragedy" so thanks for that
> insight. In my interviews with Albhy Galuten the Barry Worshipper, he did
> mention that when Robin stopped by the studio late in the day, he talked
> with them about the recording, and Robin was obviously very familiar with
> the song and spoke with Barry about details of how it should go, some good
> friendly critique that even Albhy admitted was useful. So he was sure Robin
> was involved with the songwriting, but they would not say anything to him
> about it.
>
> An illustration of the paper with the lyric to "Stayin' Alive" handwritten
> by Robin on an airplane was included in a book years ago, not a Bee Gees
> book but a picture book showing songwriters' manuscripts. Once again...
> sorry I do not recall what book that was. The instrumental track was
> famously recorded in the Chateau studio in France, but typically they
> probably tinkered some more with it in Florida and did the finished vocal
> track there. My guess is Robin was reviewing lyrics to prepare for
> recording them, but whether writing from scratch or just fine-tuning, who
> knows. Remember that was the last song, the one created specifically for
> the movie.
>
> That's it for now!
> Joe Brennan
>
>
>
Back to topDate: Fri, 26 Aug 2022 16:12:08 -0400
From: grant.p.walters@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Nights On Broadway
“Living Together” is Robin singing solo falsetto on the two verses (“I lay my heart on you…” and “my life is emptiness…”).
He is in the mix on “I’m Satisfied” (even more so on the demo) and “Love You Inside Out”, but you have to really focus to hear him among the flood of Barry overdubs. The vibrato gives him away every time.
They’re not main lines, but his falsetto is also pretty clearly audible in portions of “It Doesn’t Matter Much to Me”, =80Lovers”, and “Love Me”.
Grant
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> On Aug 26, 2022, at 4:05 PM, Marty Hogan wrote:
>
>
> I initially thought Robin was singing the falsetto parts. I think the only real solo falsetto Robin has sung is in "I'm Satisfied".
> Marty
>
>> On Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 12:40 PM Joseph Brennan wrote:
>>
>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 7:20 PM compoccia via Words wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> I've had two competing thoughts about that. The first one being what you argue above. The second one is that Barry was largely the main writer on those late 70's big hits and thus had a higher sense of propriety regarding those songs and that may expl
>>>
>>
>>
>> One time... and I wish I could find the source... they said that the one who was singing the song during songwriting would be the one who sang it in the finished version, and that they chose the words and phrases specifically to suit that voice. It was
>>
>> I did not know about Robin as main writer on "Tragedy" so thanks for that insight. In my interviews with Albhy Galuten the Barry Worshipper, he did mention that when Robin stopped by the studio late in the day, he talked with them about the recording,
>>
>> An illustration of the paper with the lyric to "Stayin' Alive" handwritten by Robin on an airplane was included in a book years ago, not a Bee Gees book but a picture book showing songwriters' manuscripts. Once again... sorry I do not recall what book
>>
>> That's it for now!
>> Joe Brennan
>>
>>
Back to topDate: Fri, 26 Aug 2022 16:18:18 -0400
From: grant.p.walters@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Nights On Broadway
For extra fun - his “Living Together” vocal isolated. Some fans still (wrongly) insist this is Barry just modifying his tone, but that throatiness is pretty unmistakable:
https://youtu.be/KiLPJgwdQ1s
Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 26, 2022, at 4:13 PM, grant.p.walters@gmail.com wrote:
>
> “Living Together” is Robin singing solo falsetto on the two verses (“I lay my heart on you…” and =9Cmy life is emptiness…”).
>
> He is in the mix on “I’m Satisfied” (even more so on the demo) and “Love You Inside Out”, but you have to really focus to hear him among the flood of Barry overdubs. The vibrato gives him away every time.
>
> They’re not main lines, but his falsetto is also pretty clearly audible in portions of “It Doesn’t Matter Much to Me”, “Lovers”, and “Love Me”.
>
> Grant
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>>> On Aug 26, 2022, at 4:05 PM, Marty Hogan wrote:
>>>
>>
>> I initially thought Robin was singing the falsetto parts. I think the only real solo falsetto Robin has sung is in "I'm Satisfied".
>> Marty
>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 12:40 PM Joseph Brennan wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 7:20 PM compoccia via Words wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I've had two competing thoughts about that. The first one being what you argue above. The second one is that Barry was largely the main writer on those late 70's big hits and thus had a higher sense of propriety regarding those songs and that may exp
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> One time... and I wish I could find the source... they said that the one who was singing the song during songwriting would be the one who sang it in the finished version, and that they chose the words and phrases specifically to suit that voice. It wa
>>>
>>> I did not know about Robin as main writer on "Tragedy" so thanks for that insight. In my interviews with Albhy Galuten the Barry Worshipper, he did mention that when Robin stopped by the studio late in the day, he talked with them about the recording,
>>>
>>> An illustration of the paper with the lyric to "Stayin' Alive" handwritten by Robin on an airplane was included in a book years ago, not a Bee Gees book but a picture book showing songwriters' manuscripts. Once again... sorry I do not recall what boo
>>>
>>> That's it for now!
>>> Joe Brennan
>>>
>>>
>
>
>
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Back to topDate: Fri, 26 Aug 2022 15:56:14 -0500
From: KittLarue <marjlarue@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Nights On Broadway
Sent from Odessa
> On Aug 26, 2022, at 3:14 PM, grant.p.walters@gmail.com wrote:
>
> The vibrato gives him away every time.
Yeah. It’s pretty hard to mistaken that vibrato.
>
> They’re not main lines, but his falsetto is also pretty clearly audible in portions of “It Doesn’t Matter Much to Me”, “Lovers”, and “Love Me”.
I always thought this was Rob’s normal vocal in his upper register. As Barry has said, “Rob has a far higher voice than I.”
Kitt-=
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