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From Ballads to Boogie: Did the Bee Gees ever aspire to become Disco Legends?

The Twelve Inch 141 : You Should Be Dancing (Bee Gees)

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Nov 29, 2024
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A Personal Introduction to the Bee Gees Phenomenon

Growing up, the Bee Gees felt like the biggest band in the world. They were everywhere. 3 men with long waiving hair, clad in pants, so tight they must have hurt, and shiny satin shirts that were unbuttoned to a point where you almost saw their belly button. The Saturday Night Fever soundtrack was terrorizing every possible turntable on this planet and the movie was box-office gold. Not that you’d hear me complain. As a disco kid, I was all in.

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