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When I was 14, Saturday Night Fever came out and disco music became my guilty pleasure. At the time I listened to rock music, as did my friends and we were rebelling against the twangy country music that our parents were listening too. I soon learned that disco music was reviled just as much as some of that country music by many die-hard rock fans, but for me there was just something about that disco music and the glitter and glitz and dancing and well, yes, Tony Manero, that made my heart beat a little faster. I loved the songs from that soundtrack, "Stayin' Alive", "How Deep is Your Love", "More Than a Woman" and my favorite "If I Can't Have You". The Bee Gees were at the top of the charts and I loved them as much as I dared, since my friends would have disowned me had they known my private listening habits. I thought this "new" band was fantastic and couldn't wait to hear more. It was not until two years later that I was at my friend, Susan's house when she asked if I wanted to listen to the Bee Gee's? Heck yeah!! I settled in to listen to all that glorious disco music when I heard something completely different coming out of the speakers. The voices sounded the same, but the music, the tempo, the beat, was completely different. I just sat there and as I listened to "Holiday", "I've Gotta Get a Message to You", "Words" and "I Started a Joke" I fell in love with them all over again in a different way. I found out that in 1977 they had not been new band, but had been making great music since the early 1960's. It was a learning experience.
Recently we were in Las Vegas and went to see "The Australian Bee Gees" at the Luxor Hotel. They look and sound very much like the original group. During the band's covers of those long ago disco songs, they encouraged the audience to sing and dance along and as I looked around at everyone doing just that I realized that we no longer need to be closet disco fans----that was some great music!
Oh yeah! The Bee Gees was what it was all about and I still love the music. Stayin'Alive is one of my ringtones. Brings back some good memories for me. Some fun ski trips and some fun disco dancing. Shhhhh . . . . don't tell Nick.
ReplyDeleteI knew you were a cool chick the moment I met you. This makes you even cooler! Love ya girl, and your secret is safe with me!
DeleteI remember those days :-) I still love to listen to the Bee Gee's. Even the last CD was a good one. When I hear the older songs I also remember the times we listened to them in my room... I can't remember, was it an 8 track or cassette?
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing friend
Love, Susan
P.S.... I don't know how to reply to this other than Anonymous LOL
Actually I was thinking they were albums? Maybe not, but I'm sure we were still playing 8 tracks and cassettes too, so it could have been any of the three. We listen to the Bee Gee's too. My husband also likes them so it works out well. Every time I hear those old songs I think of you guys, and every memory I have of you and your family is a good one!! Can't wait to see you in a couple of months!
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