Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 18:38:06 -0500
From: Salvatore Compoccia <compoccia@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Barry/Robert -- 1st of May
>First of May was for Barnaby and To Love Somebody was written for Robert
Joe Brennan a while back offered that Barry wrote First of May with Lesley in mind. Or to be more specific his feelings about leaving her behind in Australia. Although, I thought she returned to the UK with them and returned at some point later on??
Either way, the song does seem to have Barry in a melancholy mood with his lyrics evoking the image of the two elder Gibb siblings as children.
I wonder what Lesley's relationship was with each brother? Presumably, she grew up closer with Barry since they are the two closest in age. I wonder if she felt left out due to the obvious relationship of Barry and the twins?
Sal
Salvatore Compoccia
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