Words@brothersgibb.com message digest 04/06/2021 15:01 (#2021-1632)

5 messages included in this issue
1Country influences - true storylkfwfl@gmail.com
2The Voice - Michigan's Zania Alake Bee Gees hit in 'The Voice' Battle Roundnapathon@gmail.com
3The Voice - Michigan's Zania Alake Bee Gees hit in 'The Voice' Battle Roundgarcia10303@gmail.com
4The Voice - Michigan's Zania Alake Bee Gees hit in 'The Voice' Battle Roundgrant.p.walters@gmail.com
5The Voice - Michigan's Zania Alake Bee Gees hit in 'The Voice' Battle Roundlkfwfl@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 09:57:59 -0400 From: lkfwfl@gmail.com Subject: Re: Country influences - true story Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 6, 2021, at 7:41 AM, Yasmine Ghulamali wrote: > This is a great story! 🚿 > ï»ż > That is too funny! If nothing else, those harmonies, no matter what genre, are pretty unmistakable. And if Robin's voice is involved, again, pretty hard to miss. Still, it shows how chameleon like the brothers were. I hope she is properly abashed : > > That is a wonderful story, on so many different levels :). Thanks so much for sharing it, Yasmine > > On 2021-04-05 3:45 p.m., cmathis@brothersgibb.com wrote: >> For the past for or five weeks, I have been listening to the same group of songs when I take a shower at night on my cell phone. How they ended up in the ‘Main Course’ folder I have no idea. >> >> The song group starts out with Elisa, and eight songs later I am ready to walk out of the bathroom to King and Country. Keeps me on task. >> >> Three nights ago, my son calls me on my cell.. He is literally 8 feet from me in another room, but he would have to actually get out of the chair to talk to me, and I kind of understand. He says, “Hey, mom wants to know what song you are listening to >> >> The next day, I remembered and I asked my wife why she wanted to know what song I was listening to? She mentioned that she hears it every night and likes it and wanted to know the song. Then she asked who I was listening to. This struck me as funny
 >> >> I replied, “Really? You are asking me who I was listening to, really???” >> >> I have been married for over 18 years, and she is questioning this? >> >> So replied that “it is the Bee Gees”. She replied, â€=9Cthat is not the Bee Gees”. Now I will giver her some slack as it is not the falsetto Bee Gees that non-believers have come to know and love, but I have been with this woman for over 20 years >> >> Anyway, the song was “It Doesn’t Matter Much To Me”. She was not hooked on the Barry intro, but it was Robins vocals in the song that hooked her. >> >> Now I am left to wonder who is this woman is, and if I have ever known her at all. >> >> Chris
 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: Words@brothersgibb.com On Behalf Of lkfwfl@gmail.com >> Sent: Sunday, April 4, 2021 4:11 PM >> To: Words List Member >> Subject: [Words] new member >> >> Hi David: Thanks for the hello. I have the Greenfields album (on vinyl) and love all of the collaborations. It has given me the chance to rediscover all of the country influences in their music. Also love the demo reels as they show what genius songwr >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees ) >> http://www.brothersgibb.com >> >> To unsubscribe, send a message to Words-unsubscribe@brothersgibb.com > > > "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees ) > http://www.brothersgibb.com > > To unsubscribe, send a message to Words-unsubscribe@brothersgibb.com Back to top
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 07:23:21 -0700 From: Pat Wong <napathon@gmail.com> Subject: RE: The Voice - Michigan's Zania Alake Bee Gees hit in 'The Voice' Battle Round

They both did a good job, but I agree, Zania did a better job on the song.

 

Back to top
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 10:56:02 -0400 From: David Garcia <garcia10303@gmail.com> Subject: Re: The Voice - Michigan's Zania Alake Bee Gees hit in 'The Voice' Battle Round I always thought it odd that Barry didn't hire female backup singers, but instead insisted on filling up "Emotion's" vocal tracks with his own male falsetto harmonies. Has he ever explained that in any interviews? Has anyone else? On Barbra's "Woman in Love," the backup vocals were predominantly female. Was it the female-centered lyrics that prompted that decision? Or did Barbra put her foot down? It just seems odd that Barry Gibb the Record Producer always seems to end up being Barry Gibb the Backup Singers as well. . David Garcia, who isn't complaining, mind you... just puzzled in NYC . On Tue, Apr 6, 2021, 10:24 AM Pat Wong wrote: > They both did a good job, but I agree, Zania did a better job on the song. > > > > Emotion has always been an interesting song to me. I loved it from the > first time I heard it. On the original song though with Samantha Sang, I > always thought that Barry drowned the poor girl out on the chorus, and > wondered whether or not the reason he did that was because Samantha didn=E2€™t > have the vocal range to pull it off. Thoughts? > > > > Pat Wong > > > > Sent from Mail for > Windows 10 > > > > *From: *cmathis@brothersgibb.com > *Sent: *Monday, April 5, 2021 09:23 PM > *To: *Words List Member > *Subject: *[Words] The Voice - Michigan's Zania Alake Bee Gees hit in > 'The Voice' Battle Round > > > > https://youtu.be/ZqRMAw1iVRo > > > > > > > > > > > > "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees ) > > http://www.brothersgibb.com > > > > To unsubscribe, send a message to Words-unsubscribe@brothersgibb.com > > > > > > > "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees )http://www.brothersgibb.com > > To unsubscribe, send a message to Words-unsubscribe@brothersgibb.com > > Back to top
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 12:07:22 -0400 From: Grant Walters <grant.p.walters@gmail.com> Subject: Re: The Voice - Michigan's Zania Alake Bee Gees hit in 'The Voice' Battle Round Barry's voice was a hot commodity in the 70s and 80s. THE voice in pop music. Now, I feel people look back and think it might have been too omnipresent, but at the time *everybody* wanted that sound on their records. Karl and Albhy have often said they were hit from all sides by constant requests to have Barry write, produce, and sing on records by other artists. I'm curious who they ended up turning down, honestly. My guess is that the feminist theme of 'Woman in Love' probably informed them using Maynelli, McCall, and Matthews vs. his voice, although Barry could have easily modified and multi-tracked his to create whatever kind of chorus he wanted. All speculation, mind you. There may have been some caution to make that first single not sound anything like the Bee Gees given the North American backlash at the time, but then they got away with it quite successfully on the next two singles. *shrug* Grant On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 10:57 AM David Garcia wrote: > I always thought it odd that Barry didn't hire female backup singers, but > instead insisted on filling up "Emotion's" vocal tracks with his own male > falsetto harmonies. > > Has he ever explained that in any interviews? Has anyone else? > > On Barbra's "Woman in Love," the backup vocals were predominantly female. > Was it the female-centered lyrics that prompted that decision? Or did > Barbra put her foot down? > > It just seems odd that Barry Gibb the Record Producer always seems to end > up being Barry Gibb the Backup Singers as well. > > . > David Garcia, who isn't complaining, mind you... just puzzled in NYC > . > > On Tue, Apr 6, 2021, 10:24 AM Pat Wong wrote: > >> They both did a good job, but I agree, Zania did a better job on the song. >> >> >> >> Emotion has always been an interesting song to me. I loved it from the >> first time I heard it. On the original song though with Samantha Sang, I >> always thought that Barry drowned the poor girl out on the chorus, and >> wondered whether or not the reason he did that was because Samantha didn=E2€™t >> have the vocal range to pull it off. Thoughts? >> >> >> >> Pat Wong >> >> >> >> Sent from Mail for >> Windows 10 >> >> >> >> *From: *cmathis@brothersgibb.com >> *Sent: *Monday, April 5, 2021 09:23 PM >> *To: *Words List Member >> *Subject: *[Words] The Voice - Michigan's Zania Alake Bee Gees hit in >> 'The Voice' Battle Round >> >> >> >> https://youtu.be/ZqRMAw1iVRo >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees ) >> >> http://www.brothersgibb.com >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe, send a message to Words-unsubscribe@brothersgibb.com >> >> >> >> "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees )http://www.brothersgibb.com >> >> To unsubscribe, send a message to Words-unsubscribe@brothersgibb.com >> >> Back to top
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 14:58:36 -0400 From: lkfwfl@gmail.com Subject: Re: The Voice - Michigan's Zania Alake Bee Gees hit in 'The Voice' Battle Round I don’t imagine you can compare a Barbra Streisand product to an essentially unknown Australian singer product. Barbra probably had something to say about it. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 6, 2021, at 12:08 PM, Grant Walters wrote: > > ï»ż > Barry's voice was a hot commodity in the 70s and 80s. THE voice in pop music. Now, I feel people look back and think it might have been too omnipresent, but at the time everybody wanted that sound on their records. Karl and Albhy have often said they we > > My guess is that the feminist theme of 'Woman in Love' probably informed them using Maynelli, McCall, and Matthews vs. his voice, although Barry could have easily modified and multi-tracked his to create whatever kind of chorus he wanted. All speculatio > > Grant > >> On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 10:57 AM David Garcia wrote: >> I always thought it odd that Barry didn't hire female backup singers, but instead insisted on filling up "Emotion's" vocal tracks with his own male falsetto harmonies. >> >> Has he ever explained that in any interviews? Has anyone else? >> >> On Barbra's "Woman in Love," the backup vocals were predominantly female. Was it the female-centered lyrics that prompted that decision? Or did Barbra put her foot down? >> >> It just seems odd that Barry Gibb the Record Producer always seems to end up being Barry Gibb the Backup Singers as well. >> >> . >> David Garcia, who isn't complaining, mind you... just puzzled in NYC >> . >> >>> On Tue, Apr 6, 2021, 10:24 AM Pat Wong wrote: >>> They both did a good job, but I agree, Zania did a better job on the song. >>> >>> >>> >>> Emotion has always been an interesting song to me. I loved it from the first time I heard it. On the original song though with Samantha Sang, I always thought that Barry drowned the poor girl out on the chorus, and wondered whether or not the reason h >>> >>> >>> >>> Pat Wong >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10 >>> >>> >>> >>> From: cmathis@brothersgibb.com >>> Sent: Monday, April 5, 2021 09:23 PM >>> To: Words List Member >>> Subject: [Words] The Voice - Michigan's Zania Alake Bee Gees hit in 'The Voice' Battle Round >>> >>> >>> >>> https://youtu.be/ZqRMAw1iVRo >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees ) >>> http://www.brothersgibb.com >>> >>> To unsubscribe, send a message to Words-unsubscribe@brothersgibb.com >>> >>> >>> "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees ) >>> http://www.brothersgibb.com >>> >>> To unsubscribe, send a message to Words-unsubscribe@brothersgibb.com Back to top
End Words@brothersgibb.com message digest 04/06/2021 15:01 (#2021-1632)