

The Gibb family then moved to Queensland, Australia. Similar to The Beatles, this was initially a skiffle group that morphed into a rock and roll band. While they were in England, the brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice started a music group called The Rattlesnakes.

They had five children the oldest was a girl, Lesley, then four brothers including Barry, fraternal twins Robin and Maurice, and Andy. The Gibb family lived in Manchester, England. Over their long career, there were arguably three distinctly different manifestations of this trio of brothers. The Bee Gees were an extraordinary pop group. We will then wrap up with two covers of this song, one by Bruce Springsteen and the second by NSYNC.

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We will then discuss the movie Saturday Night Fever, with an emphasis on the importance of music in the film, and in particular the song Stayin’ Alive. We will start with a brief review of the career of The Bee Gees. It was featured in the 1977 movie Saturday Night Fever, directed by John Badham and starring John Travolta. This is one of the most memorable disco songs written by the Gibb brothers. Our second song in this series is Stayin’ Alive. Hello there! This is a continuation of our new feature: “Tim’s Cover Story Goes To The Movies.” In this series, we discuss a famous song that makes an important contribution to a major movie.
