BEE GEES - "FANNY (BE TENDER WITH MY LOVE)" REACTION

[@DevinReacts]

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[@GMoretti-ux1pe]

you should react to love so right by BeeGees

[@kathieovercash8414]

They wanted to add a girls name and about that time Maurice saw the housekeeper walk by and that's the name they chose.

[@freda9809]

This song is so hypnotic to me. I never get tired of hearing this song. I can hear it on a loop all day long!!!

[@p.j.morris633]

agrees

[@d.b.4201]

Me too!!!!!

[@nothingelse9602]

It’s just that good.

[@beautifulsmile46]

Me too. I can’t get enough of this song.

[@sampono1962]

one of my fav Bee Gees' songs

[@yvette9181]

In my opinion, this is one of their very best...vocals, harmonies, and musically! A brilliant masterpiece!!

[@suzanneprock7286]

My absolute favorite Bee Gees song! There's no way you can not like this song! I think the inspiration for this song was their housekeeper.

[@MM-rd4wm]

They used the housekeeper's name to make the lyrics more personal.

[@Zembassi3962]

I agree. This what this song's Wiki page stated: "We had a housecleaner named Fanny when we stayed at 461 Ocean Blvd. [in North Miami Beach] during the making of Main Course. We were sitting in the lounge at Criteria [Studios] writing the song with the lyric idea, 'Be tender with my love'. Maurice turned round and saw Fanny and said, 'Wouldn't it be a better song if it was a woman's name in there, and you're asking her to be tender?".[5]

[@negf22]

This was not about any of them. They get ideas off TV , books and observing people. Mo said they needed a woman's name, as initially when they had finished the song there was none. The house they were renting had a cleaning lady... Her name was Fanny. She cried when she heard they used her name, she was so happy. Barry likes writing ballads and love songs.

[@MischaGER]

I know that you freakin out, 😆 because this is their stunning masterpiece from the 1975 main course album, with Barry Robins and Maurice perfect high pitched falsetto harmonies and amazing blended in 16 audio tracks😱 perfectly mixed by Karl Richardson & Legendary Arif Mardin. As Barry told their instrumentally most complex and difficult song, but it is for sure one of their best jewels and praised in two interviews as the best RnB ballad they ever heard from Paul McCartney & the Goat Quincy Jones 🍾

[@phaarqueue4876]

Fanny was a cleaning lady they knew.....best Bee Gees song EVER !!!!

[@robertaclark3286]

I love this song by the Bee Gees . I love the Bee Gees.

[@johnstacy2700]

One of the greatest songs of all time IMHO... legendary producer Quincy Jones said that it's one of his favorite songs of all time.

[@LadyGator1983]

I’ve always loved the Bee Gees including Andy. Even when people were turning their backs on them because of “disco“… I still love them!!!

[@melissashaw7518]

Totally agree with you I'm only 43and I love bee gees music including Andy Gibb as well the 4 of them were excellent 👍

[@deantsar6246]

Love your passion for Christ Love your taste of music Love the way you talk and communicate All the way from Australia 👍👍👍

[@scorch33]

Don't love that gun sticker on the side of his computer case.

[@carolinagothic7243]

This is my absolute favorite Bee Gees song!!! 😍 Great reaction as always!! ❤️

[@mariocisneros911]

Me to since 75 . I think I heard this as a freshie in high school. Love song is " How Deep is your Love ".

[@norma5377]

In my top 3 BeeGee songs unfortunatley when released the BeeGees weren't getting much playtime so it didn't reach the charts as it should have....it is a beautiful song and their voices are unmatchable !

[@IA100KPDT]

Seems like there is a revival of Bee Gees' music reaction on the Internet recently. Am glad to have lived through those years man.🙏

[@bettyartis3648]

Their mother Barbara's favourite song.

[@Mrs.Patriot]

Maurice also took the high harmonies at times, before and after Barry went falsetto. They were all so very talented! Thank you for bringing back a memory. God bless you too.

[@TheBrownlj]

Except in this case all the high falsetto is Barry as well as the low. This is why this song was never performed live because its way too complex. This video is poor because they are all just miming to all the parts. In fact most of it was Barry but he cant do everything at once live. Sorry

[@Coowallsky]

@@TheBrownlj I’ve seen Mo do falsetto with Barry on this song live.

[@TheBrownlj]

@@Coowallsky this song has NEVER been performed live so you were not watching a live performance. The one you are thinking about is not live, just a mimed performance for a video.

[@gayleabrams9739]

They were incredibly talented, they all had the vocal range. Mo did falsettos on "Nights On Broadway" live on the Midnight Special for one example. All were very adaptable vocally, who sang what in the studio was not necessarily performed that way live.

[@AlamoDame7]

Fanny was the housekeeper employed by the BeeGees management for the house they rented as working (the band) and living space when they first relocated to Miami. Maurice suggested a woman's name would add to the song's plea to be "tender with my love." So they thought "Fanny" would work well with the tone of the song. Fanny was delighted and honored!

[@DianaJG8]

...to the point of tears! ❤ (Devin, Fanny was an older black lady who was an excellent cook and housekeeper! Maurice had to watch his weight while she took care of them! 😊 * BTW, RSO records got the house for Eric Clapton first and she was there as he was first out of rehab and getting his career back on track! He's been sober all these years since!! ❤ )

[@kthor]

@@DianaJG8 Unfortunately, I believe Eric went through treatment two more times after his time recording in Miami …..around 1982 & 1987.

[@DianaJG8]

@@kthor - Thank you for correcting me on that, K Thor. I do remember at least one of those times now, too. 😊

[@janicetrimmell6897]

@@DianaJG8 And to me, he looked like he could eat everything in sight and get away with it. Hey You!!

[@DianaJG8]

@@janicetrimmell6897 Hey you, back - What a cool surprise!! 😎 I agree. He even said he could eat just about whatever he wanted and "stay at 140". I love The couple times he started to say, "Just knock off the horns, wipe it's ass, and put it on the plate!" LOL

[@onenight0666]

Possibly my favorite Bee Gees song, and that's saying something. All of Robins oooooo's and those harmonies go right through me...in a good way.

[@shirleycollins1005]

I once read Fanny was their Mother"s favorite. You may have reacted to "You should be dancing" from the movie Saturday Night Fever (1976) but havent done the song from the (spirit tour concert) live 1979. Brother Andy performed along with them and they killed it! "You stepped into my life" and "Love so right" are great songs by the Bee Gees.

[@maryblum8365]

They were writing this song in Florida and Maurice thought they should put a female name in it and he saw Fanny the housekeeper in the room with them.

[@kate89polishgirl31]

I love this song ❤️ PLEASE do Bee Gees "Closer than close" reaction. That's the song where Maurice is a lead singer ❤️ Wish you all the best form Poland 🇵🇱❤️

[@lisawilliams9504]

Hey Devin! I love your reactions to The Bee Gees, they always seem to surprise you when the song starts. 😁 "Closer than Close " (the 1997 live in Las Vegas) version is great. Maurice has the lead vocal on this song. This will give you a chance to hear what a beautiful voice he has. From what I understand he always liked to stay in the background, but he showed us his soft,smooth voice on this song. Another favorite from them is "Love so right " an absolutely beautiful song. ❤💕🎶

[@Erizedd]

Funnily enough, that live performance of 'Closer Than Close' in Las Vegas isn't actually live per se - that is, Maurice actually lip-syncs to the studio recording of the song for all of the verses, with some actual harmonizing and ad-libbing going on by all three during the chorus. I wonder if there's actually a live version of Closer out there where Maurice actually sings, because that would be nice to hear - it's a very sexy song!

[@lisawilliams9504]

@@Erizedd Wow, who knew? Despite all of that, the song is still his and there are other versions that Devin can look into that aren't live, they just have the Bee Gees singing without any audience, just the song by itself. Regardless, however they chose to present it, Maurice and his brothers never disappoint. The song still sounds awesome whichever way they did it. 🔥🔥🎼

[@Coowallsky]

@@Erizedd yes, there is at least one on KZbin

[@tammiek5578]

Thank You! The Bee Gee’s have ran through my soul since the Seventies. They are definitely my favorite!

[@hototowhistler]

Now I've found someone who feels the tune the same way I do : ) Have you listened to 'Love So Right'?

[@AlamoDame7]

Oh, gorgeous song-- one of their very best!

[@kathieovercash8414]

He poured that falsetto sauce all over this one. Love it.

[@jillsample1846]

They wrote this song. Maurice said they needed to do a name. The lady that cleaned their studio was named Fannie. Perfect music, perfect writing.

[@drod9074]

This has been one of my favorite songs of all times.

[@kathystammen3060]

This is one of my favorite BeeGees songs it’s got to be in my top three this song is just unbelievable :-)

[@bartalinigibb]

Me too.

[@7gelis]

Mine too, after How Deep is Your Love.

[@claireporter1682]

Real music, harmonies and words a person can understand.

[@kathystammen3060]

You need to watch the video of them singing the one where it shows that silly looking carpet at the beginning, you get the full affect sometimes in this song you can’t tell who is singing and win.

[@genewebb2837]

another outstanding track from this album was BABY AS YOU TURN AWAY, it was never issued as a single but should have been

[@QBAN2010]

Almost 64, fell in love with this song the moment I first heard it on the radio in 1975. Ran out and bought the Main Course lp! It became my all time favorite song and I always thought something would come along and knock it off my top spot, but nothing ever did!!!! You should research to see who Fanny was. It was a love song but they needed a name and they got the inspiration to use their maids name while they were recording at 461 Ocean Drive in Miami Beach. She was a Jamaican woman and when they finished the song, they played it for her and she broke down in tears. She just passed away recently but always cherished the fact that the Brothers Gibb honored her in such away! There is a live version of this on KZbin but it really isn’t live, just a dubbing of the studio version. So watching it is useless to try and pick out who is singing what…I am glad you just showed the lyrics. There is another reason why you won’t find a true live version of this song-they never performed it. This was a miracle of layering all their voices over and over in the studio and they simply could not replicate it live. I would also add that it is refreshing to see the explosion of KZbin song reactors reacting to this song. The Bee Gees have had so much success in so many eras that this song has largely been forgotten. I don’t understand why it didn’t hit Number 1 in 1975 and I swear, if you ask 100 different people what their favorite Bee Gees song is, you will get 100 different answers and NO ONE will mention this one!!! A shame, it is their best song by far and I am so glad you enjoyed it! You could listen to this ten times a day over the next fifty years and never get tired of it. Trust me, I never did! Love your channel, preach! Proverbs 3:5,6 9:21

[@rosemary702001]

I was around when this came out and it’s always been my favorite Bee Gees song! But totally agree, it is under appreciated.

[@eh-i1841]

Don’t worry,Devin,nobody was unfaithful.She was the housekeeper,in their Miami home,when they first moved over.They had no name,for the song,then decided to name it after her.

[@Lava1964]

Warning: This great song should not be confused with a parody version I once heard: Love, Be Tender With My Fanny.

[@sharonpate5481]

My favorite Bee Gees is “I’ve Just Gotta Get A Message To You”. So sad, so melancholy, hauntingly beautiful ☮️🌺 Thanks for another smile from this old hippie 😁😎💋

[@janicetrimmell6897]

After the brothers wrote the song as "Be Tender With My Love," they thought it might have more impact if they added a name to it. Fanny is the name of the housekeeper working with them when they recorded this in Miami. The layers and harmonies are the best!!

[@Sraheens1]

Heard they never performed "Fanny" in concert, because it was too technically difficult to execute outside the studio.

[@Erizedd]

This song was heavily produced, and has a lot of layers dubbed over to add fullness, depth and complexity to the song, particular instances where one brother's line overlaps with another he sings, making it impossible to be replicated live with only the three of them singing. So yeah, what you said is spot on. :)

[@TheBrownlj]

Yeah very complex

[@cathyopthof8136]

This is the most beautiful song, ever!!❤❤❤

[@georginacordovaoliva7308]

Escuchando como siempre s mi grupo amado , fabulosos

[@kathystammen3060]

I don’t wanna burst your bubble but fanny is their housekeeper. It doesn’t mean anything other than they just used her name..

[@Fairygrl_TW]

Hey Devin, Blessings of the day...Have you heard any of Andy Gibbs music (Baby Brother) died way to young...Cant go wrong with any Bee Gees song...Thank you, Peace

[@luigouvea]

This is the most complex song from The Bee Gees. It has 19 tracks combined. Maurice once said: “One of the best songs we ever did, just a bitch to sing live.”

[@glennallen239]

This was one of the first songs the Bee Gees recorded after they discovered their Falsettos in Nights on Broadway. Barry was reluctant to keep singing with the Falsetto but Robin and Maurice told him the Fans and Producers loved it. So he agreed to continue it. All the Bee gees had the Falsetto but Barry could hold it the Longest!

[@carlosfuenmayor5853]

The highest falsetto too.

[@laurieshreffler5028]

That's falsetto is legendary and brought their career back to life . Can you react to All In Your Name by Barry Gibb and Michael Jackson? Great reactions!!!

[@brcfan9]

It was said Barry had better control over it for a complete song.

[@brianmasinelli9694]

What a gem! Great reaction man!!

[@kathystammen8774]

By the way this is one of my all-time favorite songs of theirs it shows off their voice is so beautifully.

[@singluna888]

Beautiful song. Done as only they could. Love the harmonies as always. This was their mothers favorite song.

[@knoxscott65able]

My first time to see one of your videos and I subscribed immediately! Great reaction. Better message!

[@sharcrum]

Love it when people appreciate the BeeGee's like I do!!!! ❤

[@dorland3]

Great comment!

[@donnagoodman3099]

This is my absolute favorite Bee Gee song! There will never be another group like them. They said that they rarely sang this live because it was very difficult to do so. I believe that Fanny was their housekeeper. This also was their Mum's favorite song.

[@gaylaliles4095]

Barry Gibb, the oldest brother. has been married to his wife Linda for 51 years and is definitely a family man.

[@johneldridge8678]

Excellent reaction!!! Barry went nuts with the Falsettos at the end. Love it.

[@rickw1100]

The BEST thing the Bee Gees ever did........and that's saying a lot !!!

[@donnacoleman4636]

❤❤❤❤you have the best show!! You make me laugh and run a great show. I love your reactions and so happy you love the Bee Gees. Keep their music coming and keep those reactions coming.

[@maryjodamato5408]

Loved your reaction..beautiful words..love this song!!..love from Sicily..🔥💓

[@artsmith9942]

Devon, you are good. You make it real.. the right way. Genuine, fun and sharp with your reactions...

[@kathenavarro6850]

You are right it is all about being true to your love. I got married in 1987. 34 years now! Through thick and thin! Love my sweetheart!!

[@jasonl3686]

My mom was really into disco. Listening to this kind of music really brings me back to Friday nights, my mom drinking and listening to her favorite songs.

[@bernakeene126]

My all time favorite Bee Gees classic!! The Grove is amazing..and those falsettos are even more amazing!

[@maryhuhnke8496]

Quincy said that this was "the perfect song EVER!" But "Fannie " was their Nanny...

[@tubularguynine]

Being a bass player, my favorite part is Maurice's bass line...one of the best in music at the time! 👍

[@vickiefinkenbiner1514]

I love watching you react !! (makes me want to dance in my kitchen)That song particularly..gives me goose bumps ! Keep up the great work & keep looking up..🙏 After all these yrs..still love me some BeeGees..❤

[@RK-gg4dd]

They were masterful lyricists. Barry Gibb said in an interview that where there are no words, they want the music to “say” something.

[@paulduman4267]

Cool. Classic reactions . Really like limited storage of the videos 👍. Bee Gee’s have great music

[@bettyartis3648]

They'd pull titles out of a hat sometimes and write a hit song. They were composing this song Be Tender with my love when their housekeeper Fanny walked in. Maurice suggested the song would sound better with a name therefore you have another hit!

[@myownchannel247]

imo it's their best song, Maurice Gibb once said it was their hardest song to perform live ... that's easy to believe

[@LizzieRD]

Great live streaming last night. Just had a sunny Spanish luncheon, with three Cavas (champagne) and now ready for todays Bee Gees fix.

[@zimjun7]

Devin, I agree with you; be faithful to your wife. Believe it or not, Barry is referring to his maid. The guys loved her. It was said.....that when she heard this song dedicated to her, that she burst out in tears due to the fact that they appreciated and LOVED her for HER love and dedication to them. June

[@sandradyer5956]

They had written the song originally as Be Tender With My Love, then they decided they needed a woman’s name and they decided to use Fanny after their housekeeper. She cried the first time she heard the song. On this song it is actually Mo doing the falsetto and not Barry!

[@bartalinigibb]

Todos os três irmãos cantam nessa música. O vocal principal é Barry, mas as harmonias são de todos.

[@TheBrownlj]

Sorry you are wrong. It was Barry. Thats why this song was never sung live. Way too complex. Barry couldnt do the falsetto and low notes all at once. I thought all Bee Gees fans knew this.

[@JamesBrown-pf8tf]

They are simply the very best !

[@katie-didellis2437]

1st tine heard your reaction videos. Live your bring God's truths into your comments. Men, heed his words, he knows what women need/want/deserve.

[@debortahwelch9298]

I have heard that this was Barry, Robin and Maurice's mother's favorite song from her boys The BeeGee's

[@vanessaconverse3969]

It was written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb. In a 2001 Billboard magazine interview with the Bee Gees, Barry claimed that: "We had a housecleaner named Fanny when we stayed at 461 Ocean Blvd. [in North Miami Beach] during the making of Main Course.

[@debbienewton909]

Fanny was their housekeeper, family friend, personal assistant :) It's a beautiful song!!

[@leannsherman6723]

Loved your reactions - especially when you stood up and started dancing. ❤

[@p.j.morris633]

Great reaction Devin love to you and your wife from the one and only Memphis Tn. Btw its Maurice not Morris. No matter who says Morris its just not.

[@stang7342]

My favorite Bee Gees song ever... Absolute ear candy... 🩷

[@lydiabugner6437]

How they wrote their songs, they did the music first, then the title and then the lyrics. What I have read and seen in an interview was that the name was Be Tender With My Love and they decided to add a woman's name to the title. Maurice saw the cleaning lady at the studio where they were recording walking down the hall, who's name was Fanny, and suggested using her name. They voted and agreed her name went with the title and lyrics. Hence the title.

[@nighthawkde4522]

Considering Barry has been with his wife for over 50 years now, I think we can safely say that Fanny is not about an affair lol.

[@leighannedwards2495]

Great song, great reaction. I love your Tourette’s-style comments. Don’t change ;)

[@cyndigarcia1431]

Great reaction to one of my all time favorite Bee Gees songs! Glad I found your channel, I just subscribed, thanks 😌💜

[@thomasbeauchemin1298]

Like usual a great reaction! Thanks!😊

[@mjsinger1944]

Fanny was the name of their housekeeper and they just liked that name for the song.

[@ingridneumann8196]

Please more Bee Gees. They had so many Songs, ,,Hold me, Blue Island,

[@susieq9801]

New subscriber here. There were many layers in the recording of this song. Most of this song is sung jointly by Robin and Barry and it's actually hard to distinguish them separately. The dueling falsettos near the end are alternating Barry @5:23, Robin @5:25, Barry @ 5:27, Robin @ 5:29. The early lead is Barry. Robin does the "'Cause it's all that I've got" part.

[@juliefox1743]

Yup! In a lot of songs people think it's Barry but it's actually Robin and Barry making one voice.

[@susieq9801]

@@juliefox1743 - Many people seem to think Barry is singing all the parts so the twins must just be moving their lips, LOL! 🤣 That is because so many younger fans jumped on the Bee Gees bandwagon during the "disco" era unlike me in 1967 and some others who did even earlier in Australia! Fortunately with You Tube (during COVID 🥴) many have discovered the gems that the twins were and are hearing songs like "Bodyguard" from the 80's and 90's and "I can't see nobody" and "Massachusetts" from the 60's. Even their stuff as kids in the early 60's was entertaining. Cheers.

[@lauriebarnes2999]

Right on, Susie Q! I'm right here with you. But you already know that, don't you my dear friend. If there was one thing that this horrible last year and a half showed us through all these great reaction channels was that it brought Rob and Mo to the forefront out from under their big brother's shadow. Once every reactor got past the four or five disco songs they all start with ( "Too Much Heaven" and so forth and so on) we both try our best to steer them to their earlier songs, most of them Robin leads, because we know this will open their eyes to the fact that Barry wasn't the only lead in the group and that they just weren't his backup singers. I know this is what has bothered me the most with every reactor but I find great joy when we finally open their eyes. Do you get the same joyful feeling that I get from this? My guess would be yes!

[@francisxray9900]

Think it's just a melting pot, all three of them involved with big parts. But the "Cause it's all that I've got" part is def more Barry's powerful voice, however the video makes you think, it's Robin singing it. On another sequence lateron, the camera shows Maurice, doing that part. But so what, Maurice once said, on many songs of them, they used the vocals of Barry and Robin, mixing them together, sounding like one voice. Sometimes bit more Robin, sometimes bit more Barry. Depends on the soundmixer, moving the regulators.

[@janicetrimmell6897]

Hi guys! We've said it before. The richness of Barry and Robin together in unison is perfect. Add Mo, and you have magic.

[@michaelasay8587]

Think my fav song by them....

[@Topgooner01]

It's actually Robin that's getting right up there.

[@MorningPeacock97]

I listen to music like this then all of us sudden I have hope for the world

[@kingeric2468]

In my option the uk's greatest all round artists

[@lionheartroar3104]

Such a fluid beautiful song. Along with The Beatles and Abba , The Bee Gees are unsurpassed masters of their craft.

[@karalaswell7985]

Please react to "Love so Right"

[@jeanwalters7576]

Love the song Fanny be Tender. I wish they sang it during their concerts. It would have been a Top Hit for them if they did ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@AFvet1964]

Love your reaction to this great classic song. Brings back so many memories for me every time I hear it. My favorite of theirs.

[@bigdeal6852]

Devin You've got one of the best reactions I've ever seen ! 👍👍 😊😊

[@CeciliaRodriguezRoge-eg6nl]

The BARBARA'S FAVOURITE SONG!! MOTHER of these four GODS!!!

[@groundscoresteve4964]

One of my all time favorite songs from the brother's Gibb, and from a really great album,'Main Coarse'.

[@shirleycollins1005]

Other Bee gees songs - Massachusetts ( concert 1989), Alone ( official video) and You win again ( posted by beegees).

[@ronniecarter266]

Great song brother.

[@brendahipsher273]

Absolutely amazing...

[@RED_IN_PA]

Just found this by accident and I loved it. It's a great song and Devin, preach brother! Preach the Lord's ways through the words! Bless you!

[@rhondanorton5260]

Yes, agree with you. We’ve been married for 36yrs and still going strong. My favorite band ever!