FIRST TIME REACTING TO | The Bee Gees "Stayin Alive"

[@LiaGarciaNu1]

The subject matter of 'Stayin' Alive' is actually quite a serious one; It's about survival in the streets of New York People crying out for help

[@amandathibodeau4996]

Yep, you need to see the movie. I was born in 1959. Lived through the best era of music!

[@aprilmajor5651]

1962, here!

[@janperry120]

I'm a 59 er too. Best era for movies and music!

[@ronhaggerty6209]

1954 here 60s 70s to me golden age of music

[@theguy3037]

Must be nice ha ha…some 90’s was not that bad but I still have my record player my dad gave me…along with a bunch of milk crates full of records

[@dissectthis9640]

Me too! The best says need to come back.

[@waynebambury4323]

Barry Gibb was THE MAN in the 70's who was loved by the ladies regardless of skin colour

[@elkbomb]

This song was so ingrained in people's minds that they taught CPR using the timing of the "ah ah ah ah" for the chest compression.

[@miket5763]

I was born in 1960 was a 70s child FANTASTIC TIMES. I wish I could go back and never come back.

[@claudiaclark6162]

Me too

[@elizabethwilliston6377]

I wish I could go back in time also and never come back. Thats when music was real music

[@keithkruse2595]

Shite, the 60s was a great time to be a kid and teen.

[@ernstvonrichthofen]

Hell me too

[@vincentfarquhar9671]

I too, was born in "60. C'mon in!!! The water's fine!!!

[@silverdye7424]

That walk is called a STRUT! And yes Travolta can strut

[@watchcity2068]

Did you see Travolta as Vinnie Barbarino in Welcome Back Kotter tv series?

[@davidandbenedictalosh9781]

Specifically the "Brooklyn Strut".

[@glennallen239]

I am 59 Years old. I am so glad I grew up during the 70's and 80's during as golden age of music. The Bee Gees are my favorite group and Elvis is my favorite singer. Stayin Alive is used by the American Redcross to teach CPR, the beat that is used in chest compressions.

[@adderman1950]

There is another song that can be used to time your CPR compressions which is Queen's Another One Bites The Dust but considering what you are doing Stayin' Alive is probably more appropriate!

[@Glittersword]

I am also crossing the 60 threshold in April.

[@kennyhuskisson2684]

​@@GlitterswordHappy Birthday to you!🥳, I crossed that barrier back in March, I feel old, lol👍✌️

[@Nomad-vv1gk]

Robin Gibb explained the meaning of this song, saying, "The subject matter of 'Stayin' Alive' is actually quite a serious one; It's about survival in the streets of New York, and the lyrics actually say that". Barry Gibb also added, "Everybody struggles against the world, fighting all the bullshit and things that can drag you down. And it really is a victory just to survive." This song was featured in the film "Saturday Night Fever" (1977) which represented the disco era, so the song became tightly bound with disco, though the Bee Gees had been popular as a vocal harmony group prior to the film, and they disliked the fact that everybody began to label them as a disco singers. Robin Gibb said in a 1989 interview with Q magazine, "We were not disco. People who emulated us were disco. This was one of five songs the Bee Gees wrote specifically for the "Saturday Night Fever" film. Robert Stigwood, who produced the film, got the idea from a New York Magazine article about discomania and the Brooklyn club scene. The line in the song "We can try to understand the New York Times' effect on man" is a reference to that. The soundtrack, this song belong to, was a huge success: it won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and became the best-selling album ever until it was toppled down by Michael Jackson's "Thriller" (1982). It still remained the best-selling soundtrack of all time until the soundtrack to "The Bodyguard" (1992) overtook it.

[@75397]

@spudjohnsonn8122 Jackson's producer Quincy Jones said that “Fanny Be Tender With My Love” was the best R&B song he had ever heard.

[@geraldogomes1575]

Let's remember,Saturday Night Fever was a double album.

[@70sMusicLady]

Studio 54. They've had hits since the '60s. Barry (the eldest) usually sang the falsetto, but his brothers (Robin and Maurice, twins) could also sing falsetto. Their last single was released in 2001, 2 years before Maurice died. Robin died in 2012. They had a younger brother Andy who had his own career. Andy died in 1988, check his songs too. The songs for SNF were not written for the movie. The songs were written first and then added to the movie later. The brothers were born in England, moved to Australia as children then back to England. There are hundreds of Bee Gee songs out there, many written for other artists. Check out more. Beginning in the mid '60s continuing to the early 2000s. Disco was just a few years in their vast career.

[@Mel_R_Qui]

Born in the United Kingdom, but not England. They were born on the Isle of Mann and are Manx. Separate entity like Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Later moved to Manchester, England then Redcliffe, Queensland, AU.

[@70sMusicLady]

@@Mel_R_Qui You're right. Just had a "gray" moment. Thanks.

[@Mel_R_Qui]

You're not gray. Just silver-lined. Enjoy your day!

[@terrancebrown87]

If I was that one brother with no hair I’d be pissed lol

[@lilyz2156]

Then flew over across the pond where they resided, and their families and Barry currently reside since 1975.@@Mel_R_Qui

[@jmilton5842]

Surviving a dead end job in a hectic, violent neighborhood so that you could have that moment on the dancefloor on Saturday night where you were a star; that was Stayin' Alive.

[@AlamoDame7]

The Bee Gees have said they didn't write a dance song per se. The y wrote about the "mean streets of 70's NYC" and the struggle of some people in the lower socio-economic classes to just survive the day-to-day challenges they face. "Life's going nowhere/ Somebody Help me!" and "Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother, You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive.// See the city breaking and everybody's shakin'/ THey're stayin' alive, stayin' alive!" For Tony Manero, the ceiling is set low -- He's carrying a can of paint because he has a low paying dead-end job as a go-fer for a paint store. So Saturday nights spent at a local disco is THE high point of his sorry life.

[@KP-zi6jx]

They were asked to write the songs but were not interested in disco, a deadline, they wrote 5 songs in one weekend without even bothering reading the script. The Son of Sam was on the lose in NY, the BeeGee's have said A LOT of reference was just from news headlines...the song is LITERALLY about staying alive . "Life's going nowhere/ Somebody Help me!" and "Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother, You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive.// See the city breaking and everybody's shakin'/ THey're stayin' alive, stayin' alive!" 👈 all of that's actually about surviving with a serial killer on the lose.

[@timdoyon1964]

I was lucky enough to be born in 1964, so I grew up in the 70’s, and it absolutely was a wonderful time to be alive. I remember doing this dance at my high-school prom along with “The Worm,” and “The Hustle.” Life was a lot of fun back then!

[@tammyjackson3113]

I am 65 yo and I danced my butt off to this song. Legal age was 18 and we were the Coolest. The 70's were FABULOUS 😅

[@davidcohen4595]

Yes they were. I'm the same age. I grew up in Brooklyn. We got to experience the real deal. We used to go to the actual club where the movie was filmed. 2001 Space Odyssey. I was a rock n roll guy. But I loved dancing. So we went to the disco now and then.

[@jimmyzee7040]

The soundtrack was released on November 15, 1977. Prior to the release of Thriller by Michael Jackson, Saturday Night Fever was the best-selling album in music history, and still ranks among the best-selling soundtrack albums worldwide, with sales figures of over 40 million copies.

[@gerardroll6468]

Britt… This is THE sound of the 70’s!!! Big hair, tight pants, VERY high pitched voices… This song was a global smash hit & the movie itself (Saturday Night Fever) was the launch pad for John Travolta in his movie career 💃🏻🕺. If you’ve never seen it… You should DEFINITELY check it out ☝️😄. John made “the strut” his trademark ✌️😎

[@Anthonylokison]

And 6 months later he even furthered his career when his best known movie was released "Grease".

[@Jean-qf4ug]

Girl!! You have to see this movie if you love the 70’s like you say you do!! I want to hear your reaction to the movie. You’re gonna flip out!

[@eddieeaton9556]

The Bee Gees...Sound Track music..was in The movie, Saturday Night Fever! They became a "Big hit" in the Disco aera....With their unique voices and sounds.

[@lilyz2156]

Great movie got the SNF double vinyl as a kid after the movie. Same with Grease, saw the movie and got double vinyl album as a kid. Good times, Looooved those albums. My parents would got dancing at the disco 2x a month as a kid. My brothers and I got our favorite babysitter, Marlene, who would play board and games with us and read us stories before we went to sleep.

[@marleneobstnash5517]

This movie came out in 1978

[@Julleisa]

Remember it so well. I was 16, and crusing the dance floor to the new disco wave🤣🤣🤣A fun, and innocent time it was.

[@donpietruk1517]

Yeah not that innocent. Lol. Lots of drugs and seggs.

[@mariebishop7357]

Baby girl, everybody knows this song! Even if they don't know the name of it, they know it. In 1977,1978, the BeeGees and this song were everywhere, and so was John Travolta. This was my teenage years, and let me tell you,it was fun!

[@jamanga59]

Amen to that. I was 18 when this was at it's biggest and loved to dance to it.

[@robertbushee3892]

You would love this movie! You needed to be born in the mid-50s to be able to drink during the disco era & at Studio 54.

[@cog4life]

There will never voices like the BeeGees. Ever. Again. Sibling harmony. 😢😊❤

[@alanwills9966]

The Bee Gee,s were born in England (Manchester Area) They moved to Australia when they were young.When they first started to sing in the sixties they did not make it in Ausy.They returned to London England and made some 45,s and had huge hits with them.They toured the whole country singing them and thats were I first met them.My girlfriend at that time had a Saturday job at a grocers shop.The shop owner Knew the Gibb brothers very well as they were friends of the family.The Bee Gee,s stayed with them when they were in the north of England.I went to pick my girlfriend up on this particular Saturday and their they were at the counter talking to the owner.They were massive at that time and my girlfriend could not speak --- Ill never forget it.--- I am 72 now

[@beegeesbuster1]

Just to correct, they were not born in Manchester but on Isle Of Man, but they moved with their parents to Manchester when they very young

[@alanwills9966]

Thank you for the reply - I did not know that as i was told at that time they were from my neck of the woods - AL@@beegeesbuster1

[@ricktownsden3456]

They were born on the Isle of Man,moved to Manchester,and then emmigrated to Australa.Hovever,they did have success in Australia and played on the top show in Australia ,called Bandstand on numerous occasions and although still very young enjoved a great deal of success.They returned to England based on their success in Australia .If you want to see the young Bee Gee ,then check out their early shows on Bandstand.They grew up in Brisbane.

[@terryaustin5976]

Yes, many people learned to Disco Dance and this is how they danced at the Disco Clubs. Complete with lighting huge sound systems and the "Mirror Ball."

[@timo8675]

Saturday afternoons Soul Train and American Bandstand!!

[@timo8675]

Where we learned the moves and fashion trends

[@capncrush6729]

Lighted dance floors!

[@kathydoty8718]

Such a fun Era that will never be duplicated & known to future generations. Life was all about going to the clubs to dance on the weekends. Good clean fun. Black, white, brown EVERYONE was there to have a good time.

[@JennyYearsley-g4d]

Now 73 and still love the Bee Gees. From New Zealand, December 2024.

[@pamagnolia]

Tony Manero lives at the family home in Brooklyn and works in the family paint store. Rough neighborhood. He lives for the weekends when he can go dance at the disco club. Then he trains for a big dance competition.

[@trishafaulk2067]

The Bee Gees were born in the Isle of Man in the UK and then moved to Manchester, England, before their parents immigrated the family to Australia. They began their recording careers there, but they knew they wouldn't get real fame unless they went back to England. So they did and got management in Stigwood, who was the partner of the Beatles manager, same office. And they started making hits. From the mid 60s until Maurice died in 2003 the Bee Gees had hits for themselves and wrote and produced hits for other artists. Robin passed in 2012, leaving Barry as the oldest and last of the Brothers Gibb left. And he had a number one album called Greenfields a couple years back. Saturday Night Fever had multiple choreographers. The Bee Gees had a script given to them but they didn't read it, they were told it was a movie about a guy who blows his money in dance clubs on the weekends and enters a dance competition. Their manager was the movie's producer and he called them for music while they were editing a live album and working on material for their next album. Barry says that they never really danced but people still associate them with the dancing of the movie. This is NOT the official video, the movie is not in the official video. They are talking about the chaos of New York city in the 70s, there was lots of crime, times were tough, and the lyrics have nothing to do with the movie.

[@willow0828]

The Bee Gees musical career started in 1958. Prior to this soundtrack, the Bee Gees had already made a dent in the charts with their music and their amazing songwriting.

[@richdiddens4059]

And they were originally from the Isle of Mann. They moved to the UK and then later to Australia.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

@@richdiddens4059 Isn't the Isle of Mann part of the UK?

[@lmhofmann3934]

Yes, but it’s Isle of Man with one ‘n.’ The demonym is Manx.

[@alansnow1129]

Yeah really every song they wrote were good even songs written for Andy gibb and other artists Barry wrote for

[@CuriousGeorge1111]

You're totally right--this was one of the defining songs of the disco era. It made a big star out of Travolta in his first starring role, and cemented the Bee Gees as megastars. The BGs were originally a very sweet folk band, with great writing and singing. They wrote To Love Somebody for Otis Redding, a rising soul star who died way to young, and when he died before he could record it, and had a big soul hit. As the disco era arrived, Barry Gibb discovered his power falsetto in his harmonies on Nights On Broadway, and the rest was history. The Bee Gees were just as stellar at disco as they were at soul, folk, and pop. Regarding "I'm going nowhere, somebody help me, somebody help me yeah" Travolta's character is king of the clubs, but realizes that's a dead end, and yearns for success. So the Bee Gees really wrote the song for the movie, and changed it--The original title was Saturday Night, but after hearing the Bee Gee's soundtrack song Fever Night, changed it to Saturday Night Fever. If you look at the movie name in the opening sequence, "Fever" is added to the original "Saturday Night" logo. The more you know... Thanks Britt, love your reactions.

[@MatthewC137]

Bee Gees are the only group in history to write, produce, and record 6 consecutive #1 singles.

[@ThatWasThenThisIsNow-yn1eq]

And, if I am correct, have written more number one songs than any other group/person....to this day.

[@DrewWolf-xk7sk]

I remember worrying about Beatle’s chart records being broken by them. lol

[@DrewWolf-xk7sk]

it’s the Beatles and not even close.

[@MatthewC137]

@@DrewWolf-xk7sk I haven't bothered with Beatles music since about 1985 but Bee Gees have held up very well.

[@Pait728]

@@DrewWolf-xk7sk Technically The Beatles never produced their own records so, as the statement is written, the Beatles don't have any #1s that they wrote, recorded and produced. However the Bee Gees also did not produce their own records during their heyday

[@revgurley]

This song was big when I was in elementary school in Florida. Being Florida, many, if not most, kids learned to swim and basic lifesaving techniques for drowning. When we had to do CPR Annie, we were taught to put our hands into a flat fist, and pump the chest to the beat of this song. Just in case it happens to around you. Sing Staying Alive!

[@jeffus]

I’ve actually done chest compressions while a coworker was singing the song

[@revgurley]

@@jeffus Wow. That's scary. I've only done "dummies." I can't imagine the adrenaline and ribs cracking...

[@mrcurtis73]

I literally laughed out loud when you said “pan of caint” for like the 2nd or 3rd time and caught yourself. Hilarious. 🤣🤣 Great video/reaction as usual.

[@laurakali6522]

Have to watch the movie to really understand how important their songs were. And the songs are placed in pivotal parts of the film that make them even more important.

[@debbywilkins2239]

I was born in the 50s so I was enjoying the 70s. The music, dancing, the clubs were the best 👌. I would not trade those years for anything. A magical time to be alive. The club in New York is Studio 54 ❤

[@BigDawgDaddy]

🎉the dancing was for real! Yes on the dance moves! The golden age of music and dance!

[@bambamnj]

The Bee Gees had a lot of great songs, but I actually believe that "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" was a bigger hit than "Staying Alive". Such a shame we lost both twins so early and of course their younger brother Andy Gibb. All three of the younger brothers died of strange illnesses. Only the eldest brother Barry, is still living. How it must pain him to have seen all three of his younger siblings pass.

[@sersastark]

i love that song and their song EMOTION!!

[@sherribrock2726]

Andy didn’t die of a strange illness. Sadly, he died of a cocaine overdose.

[@LiaGarciaNu1]

Staying Alive Sold 8 Million , How Can You Mend a Broken Heart Sold Around 1 Million

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

Not even close.

[@Robert41265]

I think it's quite unique how a song titled 'Staying Alive' has the perfect tempo and beat to actually save lives. It is the recommended song to have in your head when performing CPR chest compressions.

[@NOLAgenX]

Yes, the movie is about being stuck in that world, in a rut, with few opportunities and dancing was the only escape.

[@Canucklehead557]

i was 11 yrs old when this song HIT. We were all trying to learn the HUSSLE. Another great disco track.

[@karenschoon4222]

Yes of course that's how we danced back then. The 70's was the greatest when it came to music. I'm a music listening and i try to dance to alot of different styles. GOD BLESS YOU AND EVERYONE🙏🙏🙏😇😇😇❤️❤️❤️🎶🎶🎶🎵🎵🎵

[@Chris_T_S]

The dance moves were done by a choreographer for the movie - we all went nuts over them. Also, there were actual CLASSES to teach us how to do them lol, teens (and adults) dedicated many many hours to learn and adapt them to their own styles. NOTE: I totally cracked up when you thought the choreography was from existing dancing. They all sang falsetto harmonising, even their younger brother (who was a soloist in his own right). The 20 odd years prior to Saturday Night Fever, they would falsetto occasionally.

[@FreedomsRealm]

If you watch the movie be aware that it isn't a kid friendly movie, something to watch after your daughter goes to bed.

[@Jayscollo]

This is an R-rated movie for a reason and some scenes are tough to watch. Without giving too much away, you are on the right track. A good portion of the movie is about a young man played by John Travolta, feeling trapped in his neighborhood and the people In it, he saw things he didn’t like & wanted to get out and start a new. There’s a sequel to the movie, saying a fever called staying alive where you see that same character years later in his new life.

[@dawndeleon3765]

Yes indeed. The F bomb all over the place, racism, sexual assault.

[@antonnee]

I'm an 80s kid but love 70s music. IMO the best decade musicwise regardless of genre.

[@kevincaulder96]

If you liked this song you will drown in your delight for YOU SHOULD BE DANCING. Nor only for you get John Travolta and the Bee Gees, you get a rare look at them performing with the youngest brother, Andy. He looks so much like Barry but without the beard. Plus, John putting it down on the dance floor. And the music is one of the best in their catalog. Enjoy

[@ChefBarb58]

I SO AGREE😊 I WENT TO THIS MOVIE WITH MY FIRST LOVE OF MY LIFE STILL HAVE THE TICKET, BUT HE BROKE MY HEART AFTER BEING WITH TEN YEARS. I WILL SAY BEING THAT AGE IN MIDDLE SEVENTIES AND EIGHTIES I WOULDN'T CHANGE THAT ERA FOR NOTHIN. BY THE WAY THAT MAN WANTED ME BACK BUT COULDN'T DO IT, CAN'T ERACE THE CHEATING. BUT WAS THE BEST TIME WITH MUSIC AND DANCING.

[@sheripetrey4257]

My favorite song from my memories is "Gotta a Message to You"!!!!

[@kevincaulder96]

I am partial to FANNY BE TENDER (WITH MY LOVE). The Bee Gees soar both lyrically and with the music on that song.

[@redtick79]

This movie started the Disco craze, huge movement of music. I saw it at the drive-in my junior year of high school. You have to see it.

[@wesleygalvin9983]

In my life of 60 years, I have been so lucky to witness some of the greatest singers and song writers of all time. The very best have had an effect on world culture, The Beatles, Elton John and The Bee Gees. The Bee Gees not only have decades of their own hits, writing the worlds disco song book in the 70s, but writing classic songs for Dolly and Kenny and Barbra Streisand to name a few. I think it's an easy call to make, the majority of the planet has danced and sung to a Bee Gees song.

[@MRDPG59]

Born in 1959 and lived the Disco era in New Zealand ..and yes the scenes inside the clubs WAS what it was like :) I also love the Bee Gees albums they put out before the "disco 'era :)

[@pumpkinhead34]

The BeeGees have written more songs than you can imagine! My mom took me to see them in 1979. I was 6years old. 2nd row center. I still remember!

[@sbrengard]

I saw them at 5 in 75. Mom also brought me. Was dancing with all the girls in the isle. LoL.

[@kthor]

How lucky you both were!

[@pumpkinhead34]

@@sbrengard Barry threw a towel to the girls in front of us and they liked to have killed each other over it!

[@Shelby_GT500_Mustang]

I was an 80s child, but all through my childhood, I listened to The Bee Gees a lot, and I still do to this day!!. The Bee Gees are my favorite music group, hands down!!.

[@kylefrandsen2665]

All those dance moves that you associate with the '70s were popularized by this movie. They were dancing like this on Soul Train and in some clubs, but this movie is why the dance moves are so iconic. You have to remember that this was before MTV and KZbin, so there weren't a whole lot of places for things to become "trendy". I was personally a little too young for disco, but I do remember a lot of "Disco Sucks" shirts worn by rockers upset that disco was taking over the few radio stations that used to play rock. I did help my older brother's band setup for a gig in a local place with a lighted dance floor like the one in the movie.

[@drjaye1962]

Pan of caint is the funniest line I’ve ever heard still laughing…something you have to realize I was born in ‘62 sooo in “77, I was 15, we didn’t know what hit us…this disco stuff was brand new, all I know is when u heard this you were walking 6” off the ground…course our parents hated it…which means we loved it, but didn’t know just what we had our hands on, I was all about R n B, but this stuff took over, back when I had a nice Fro…platform shoes n a silk shirt, went to my 1st disco @ Worlds of Fun Mid America (St Louis)…it was like trying to drink from a fire hose, we thought it would never end…ahhhh the memories…peace

[@annaakachile5537]

I was born in 62 so yea I was at the hight of disco and loved it.....

[@kimzwolinski9919]

🪩 🕺🪩 “Pan of Caint” 😂😂😂😂I’m dying laughing here. That was great lol

[@MichaelBurggraf-gm8vl]

L e g e n d a r y !!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@ChrisOmo]

Timeless and spectacular song

[@mustangsallie]

Yes Britt you really need to see the movie but if you watch the original version, it has some pretty rough scenes and language but this was NYC in the 70s. You might also want to watch the movie Staying Alive. It depicts Tony’s life after the disco. He makes a career out of dancing and yes it is John Travolta starring again.

[@BumSkidley]

btw, Britt in case you weren't familiar with the movie, Sylvester "Rocky" Stallone directed the movie Staying Alive.

[@Nomad-vv1gk]

@@BumSkidley For clarity, Stallone did not direct Saturday Night Fever, but the sequel entitled "Staying Alive". "Staying Alive" is the title of the sequel to "Saturday Night Fever". The sequel was directed by Sylvester Stallone and Bee Gees wrote some song for its soundtrack too.

[@manonthemoog]

Saturday Night Fever is not the fun-filled, nostalgic teen dance movie it would seem to be. It is surprisingly dark. I love what Tony says about his dad while sitting at the family table: "I spend a lot of time on my hair --- and he hits it. He hit my hair!"

[@mrbaddog4749]

Girl, it was cute how you reminisced about cassette tapes. I still remember Reel to Reel and 8 track tapes and vinyl records. The best part is the music library I have accumulated over the decades.

[@celestepingtella5938]

This was the disco movie and album of the '70's. John Travolta lost 20 pounds during this movie, learning his dance scenes. Congratulations on hitting 200k!!

[@sydneysomer9958]

The best singers AND songwriters on the planet!! At one point in the late 1970's - 5 of the top 10 songs were songs by the Bee Gees or songs other artists sang written by the Bee Gees. They were musical geniuses. Barry is the only one left and he still performs on occasion

[@FavoriteMovieDate]

Even I went dancing in the 70’s! Disco was the most infectious dancing music! Of course, dancing was at its peak during the Big Band era through the 70’s. It is a crime that dance clubs went out of fashion. Young people today are missing out.

[@debbywilkins2239]

I has a great time in the clubs. We were lucky to experience the 70s

[@terrasculp]

“Where do you go when the record stope?” That was the tag-line on the movie poster. Travolta was a local dance hero but, he was starting to realize that he had limited prospects for the future. I mean, all he could do is dance. He starts to realize his life of going to the club, hangin’ with his friends was leading to a dead-end. Basically, Tony Manero is starting to become an adult.. Huge movie for its time. Made Travolta a superstar. Haven’t seen the flick in decades, but I think it’s worth a watch.

[@Sleeper-u7o]

Song is about life. Everyone is fighting to stay alive. "I'm going nowhere. Somebody help me." "I'm scare as hell."

[@Ginza92]

Congratulations on 200k! In a little over a year that's incredible! Your short hair style is beautiful. It reminds me of Halle berry in the late 90s early 2000s.

[@TedC5203]

The Bee Gees had been well established long before the 70s. Disco came along in the 70s and in keeping up with the times, they changed their sound some and even got bigger with that genre.

[@sylvanaire]

😊 There are quite a few songs from that era that were just everywhere on the radio and this is one of them. And they remain popular to this day. Maybe they’re not played much on the radio anymore, but they gre steeped in every day life. So, when reactors say they’ve never heard of this song or one that was just as popular, I’ve learned to give them the benefit of the doubt, but I always expect them to recognize the song once it starts playing, just like you did here, lol. Glad you enjoyed it, you had me grinning from ear to ear. 😅 As others have said, the Bee Gees had a career before the disco era took over & they have some wonderful songs from the 60s that you should check out when you get the chance. I Started a Joke is one of their best imo, but there’s also Massachusetts & Words. Glad to see you back from “maternity leave”!

[@donpietruk1517]

I liked their Nights on Broadway album a lot.

[@kathleendewey5347]

​@@donpietruk1517that was their "Main Course" album prior to SNF. That song "Nights on Broadway" from that album was where the falsetto really started. Although all 3 had used it somewhat in the past with bits and pieces of it.

[@dianekolb3703]

Congratulations on 200K! Well deserved! Love your reactions! Yes you must watch "Saturday Night Fever" and then "Staying Alive"! 😊

[@MeIn321]

She's talking about cassettes, while I was jamming to this in the 70s as a kid, with the LP player that looked like a suitcase. And it needed a quarter on it to keep the record level.

[@Ctkare4k9]

I blush just seeing these clips from Saturday Night Fever. I took my mom to see it while we were in Vermont skiing. There is a “backseat” steamy scene that made me so uncomfortable that I did one of those bursts of embarrassed laughter…in a totally silent theater. Anyway,yes it’s a disco dance competition. John Travolta’s dancing was a pleasant surprise. I just turned 70 today,so this was a big part of that time in my life,with pleasant(mostly)memories! Could I disco dance? Only in the kitchen while drying dishes!🕺🏻💃🏻🤭. Loved your reaction,Britt! You’re a doll!❤️

[@sharonstark1014]

Yep. This is how we danced in the clubs in the 70s. We did dances called the bump and the hustle. So many great memories! This movie catapulted John Travoltas career. Bee Gees were one of the hottest groups of the 70s. Watch Saturday Night Fever it's a great movie.

[@metoo7557]

Yes this was their biggest hit as far as i remember, and yes they danced like that back in the 70s. everything was about big flashy and shiny.

[@larrycrawley-woods4515]

We were dancing like this...or trying to dance like this....or sitting at a table, watching, wishing we could dance like this......

[@southbeachfl]

The soundtrack and the dancing are great. It helped make disco huge.

[@TheHessian123]

The movie is not just about the dancing but also about our hero's and his friends' lives. Some of it is wonderful and some of it is tragic as I recall. Great movie.

[@nelerhabarber5602]

Robin recalls, "The subject matter of 'Stayin' Alive' is actually quite a serious one; It's about survival in the streets of New York, and the lyrics actually say that". Barry Gibb also recalls, "People crying out for help. Desperate songs. Those are the ones that become giants. The minute you capture that on record, it's gold. 'Stayin' Alive' is the epitome of that. Everybody struggles against the world, fighting all the bullshit and things that can drag you down. And it really is a victory just to survive. But when you climb back on top and win bigger than ever before, well that's something everybody reacts to everybody".

[@chomama1628]

Well said.

[@SouthernArtist77]

That’s not a walk, that’s a strut.

[@DonnaNable-s2g]

Indeed!!

[@mustangsallie]

Yes the 70s were a great time to grow up, I know cause I did! Tony Manaro was his name in the movie and yes that was the disco and how it was back then. Brings back great memories!

[@greg2976]

Best decade to grow up in!!!!!

[@coachcjarete9835]

Yep.. real dancing, real clothes, real confidence, and real fun back in the day. We had a blast

[@normlee6566]

Be prepared, Saturday Night Fever is a serious and pretty dark movie. This film and Urban Cowboy (released three years later in 1980) launched Travolta into superstardom.

[@sarahburford5938]

I was a child when this movie was released. The music and fashions from the movie were everywhere. I eventually saw it as an adult, expecting a dance movie. It is a very dark movie including racist language and a terrible sex scene. I won't spoil the bridge scene she is questioning. I'll just say I was very disappointed when I finally saw it and glad I wasn't allowed to see it as a child.

[@ladysky2883]

@@sarahburford5938That terrible sex scene was really a rape scene. But it wasn't called that. I can't watch that part at all. I lived thru the 70's and you couldn't pay enough to go thru it again. Once was enough.

[@donpietruk1517]

​@@sarahburford5938It was also an accurate portrayal of how people talked and behaved at the time. I thought it was very realistic and captured a lot of good themes about alienation, reality of lower middle class life, dead end expectations and trying to not have your aspirations and dreams crushed. Was it dark? Absolutely. But it was also very real and resonated with a lot of us living in similar circumstances.

[@RichardWhatley-wy5mi]

Don’t Welcome BackCarter, and Grease as for as kicking off his career.

[@normlee6566]

The tv series did not launch him into superstardom. SSF and UC were his first dramatic leading roles. Grease helped put him on the big screen, but his subsequent two films put him on the A-list.@@RichardWhatley-wy5mi

[@shilohwillis]

This was how videos were produced in the 70s. The videos that gave the story of the song came along in the late 80s.

[@nigelsilverthorn9188]

If you watch the film you need to see the uncut version, it was heavily cut for younger mass cinema audiences, but the ‘adult’ versions is quite dark and the only one with a full storyline. There may be a directors cut out there. love to hear a reaction to the film :) enjoy.

[@mperezmcfinn2511]

There's an uncut version?

[@chrisau1067]

​@@mperezmcfinn2511 The uncut version is the 'R' rated version that was originally released to theaters. After the movie became a huge hit the studio re-released the movie in a sanitized PG rated version to draw in the younger 'Grease' audience. The ''PG' version cuts the harsher language, cuts down on the violence, and all but eliminates the rape scene The 'PG' version is actually harder to find than the original 'R' rated version.

[@mperezmcfinn2511]

@chrisau1067 I didn't know there was a PG version. I thought maybe there was an even more bleak version of the rated R cut that I grew up with.

[@sherryelder1013]

Tux Electric in WV had the lighted dance floor, mirror ball and fog machine. Every time this song was played the dance floor was crowded. So much fun.

[@SC-gp7kt]

Anybody who watched tv this holiday season has probably seen Travolta's commercial where he's in a Santa suit! ❤🕺 Terrible movie, but one of the greatest soundtracks ever. Studio 54. Yes, we really danced like that! 🤩💃

[@kthor]

You're exact right....terrible movie but great music!🎼

[@lmhofmann3934]

@kthor SNF was a better movie than Stayin’ Alive!

[@pistachioqueen2024]

Hey from North Carolina. Just found your channel, great video... I am 61 and grew up in the 70's.. Disco was my fav time, music, clothes, funky hair...you would have loved it

[@Laura_Martin42]

Yep, you should watch the movie, yep, if you went to a disco, you danced like that, but not at the dive bar. There is a dance competition, but a lot of other stuff going on. He is trapped in a dead-end life and needs help getting out. He is carrying a can of paint. Love your reactions. I was born in the sixties and grew up in the 70's. It was awesome!!

[@G41251]

I was 26 years old when this song came out. If you could dance well to this in any disco women would jump your bones. It was a mating call.😂

[@thomashoffmann5516]

As a teenager i listen to beegees evry day 🥰🥰🥰

[@richardburdon3241]

Having seen dozens of your reactions, I 'm confident you'd LOVE the movie.

[@gerardroll6468]

Britt… It’s not just the movie you should check out, take a look at his early work on “Welcome back Kotter”, where he played the slightly dopey Vinny Barbarino 😆😆😆. Saturday night Fever though is a cultural icon & summed up the disco era perfectly 💃🏻🪩🕺. The studio you were thinking of was Studio 54 👍😄

[@michelleortega1514]

Let's not forget grease and urban cowboy

[@gerardroll6468]

@@michelleortega1514… Grease (for sure 👍😁), but I didn’t think too much of Urban Cowboy myself.

[@PretaJ-rv2ez]

BRITT you can see Fran the nanny in the back very young too she asked travilta to dance but then he went solo in this iconic dance the song was YOU SHOULD BE DANCING BY THE BEE GEES

[@greg2976]

I remember splicing the cassette reel together after a foot or so got ate up by the player!!!! THOSE WERE THE DAYS!🤣🤣😂😂😩😩 I miss them!!!! Congrats on 200k, You deserve it Britt!!!!

[@lilyz2156]

I miss them as well.

[@lovestreet2675]

We didn't know we were living in iconic times! We were just living life 😄

[@greg2976]

So true! looking back on it now. I would not like to be growing up now!@@lovestreet2675

[@MischaGER]

With Stayin Alive and How Deep is Your Love in Winter 1977 No.1 the Brothers Gibb set the world on fire a unprecedented success with an all time record of 9 consecutive No.1 hits in the US Billboard Charts from 1977 - 1979 and indeed they are responsible for the second best selling record (63 million copies - Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack) of all time after Michael Jackson's thriller. Songwriter (2018 knighted by Prince Charles) - Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb with his Twin Brothers Robin & Maurice - has written the most No. 1 hits around the globe (36 Top-1 and more than 200 Top Ten Hits in 134 countries), several of them from 1960 - 2010 which is and will remain unmatched.

[@lennygriffin1149]

Britt, you had me rolling with “pan of caint”, 3 times! But you nailed it with what the song is saying. At the end, he realizes he wants out, wants to change the direction his life is going. He does just that in the sequel “Stayin Alive” Saturday Night Fever is a very good movie but it also has some very rough derogatory language. It definitely earned its R rating. The soundtrack includes other Bee Gee hits “Night Fever”, “You Should Be Dancing”, “More Than A Woman” and “How Deep Is Your Love “. Stayin Alive on the other hand is a very tame PG movie. It was written and directed by Sylvester Stallone, (I’m still trying to figure out how he got involved)LOL. He leaves the disco with aspirations of Broadway.

[@maxriboss]

They also have other versions of the video with the bee gees singing it.. staying alive in New York city, staying alive in the big bad mean city

[@jeanine6328]

If you ever find yourself having to perform CPR, the beat of this song is perfect for effective chest compressions. This way you don’t have to think about how fast or slow to go, just stay on beat. Just sing Staying Alive and your patient just might…. stay alive. 🕺 👍🏼

[@talltulip]

Yes, Stayin' Alive has the correct tempo for heart compressions, or CPR. Another song which also has the right tempo is (funnily enough) "Another One Bites the Dust." Which of those songs do you think is the better choice? Stayin' Alive, surely! LOL!

[@jeanine6328]

@@talltulip Holy CRAP! You’re right! I just played them in my head……. I have a terribly dark sense of humor so you have no idea how much pleasure you’ve given me. I can’t wait to share this one. Thanks!

[@talltulip]

@@jeanine6328 Haha! 😆👍

[@VoicesfromtheSwamp]

High school days for me. And yes, every Friday & Saturday night we would go to the clubs and dance like this.

[@newcjswift4516]

The music stands on its own, though it was perfect for the movie. The Bee Gees were writing their next album when asked for music for the movie. They gave them use of the skngs theybwere writing and the soundtrack became the best selling album up until that time. I think it is still the dest selling soundtrack of all time. Almost every song they wrote on it became a hit single as well. They also have a music video for this song that is all them. Stayin' Alive is about surviving in NYC in the '70s, one of the things thatvmade it work for the movie. Oh, and those dance moves are iconic disco moves because of this movie.

[@johngilbert9553]

I just discovered your channel, I am impressed with your ability to dissect the context and themes of the songs so quickly . You row the boat plenty fast, and with verve and style.

[@patrickmcgavin2245]

Saturday Night Fever is a coming of age story. Where Johns character Tony Manero wants to become a professional dancer. Which is Tony's dream. He's at odds with his father bc his father wants Tony to get a normal/traditional job. And settle down with a wife and children.

[@manonthemoog]

"I spent a lot of time on this, then he hits me. He hit my hair!" - Tony describing his father to his mom.

[@patrickmcgavin2245]

Walkman was created in 1979. And Cd's created in 1979. I thought CD's weren't created until late 80's. Doing my research it says 1979. After a year of experimentation and discussion the red book CD-DA standard was published in 1980. Then their commercial release in 1982 was extremely popular.

[@nancyandersonahern1868]

The movie depicts a great deal of desperation. All of the characters are seeking more than what they currently have. Something bigger and perhaps more important. They are all desperate to get out of the limitations of the circumstances of the lives they were born into. Dancing is symbolic of personal expression and freedom and at least for a while lifts the characters out of the real or perceived boundries of their current situations. At least that is how I experienced the film.

[@DonnaNable-s2g]

Tough movie to watch, except for dancing.

[@kelvinboard5541]

I'm nearly 70, left school/started work 1970, so the 70's was my clubbing days, wild days. Best music time ever. Slade sweet, glam rock absolutely brilliant in the UK. Enjoy 😍

[@bartondonnelly5293]

Actually the Bee Gees are initials B.G.s which stands for the Brothers Gibb. Lead singer Barry Gibb is the sole survivor. Brothers Maurice and Robin have sadly passed away.

[@lmhofmann3934]

@bartondonnelly5293 Small correction, Barry Gibb is the only surviving Gibb brother, but he has an older sister named Leslie, the only Gibb sister.

[@bobwirth9256]

The Bee Gees are awesome , they wrote many songs for other artists back in the day, this song is so cool , if you can't get on the dance floor and shake your body , then you have no heart beat ppl lol you are awesome Britt keep them coming

[@NYCNibbles]

You need to watch the movie, if only because it's one of the greatest soundtracks ever. I believe at one point, the Bee Gees held 4 of the top 5 spots on the Billboard chart with songs from 'Saturday Night Fever' (and the other spot may have been occupied by their little brother, Andy Gibb)

[@davidkolpack9326]

Britt, there were so many dance clubs in the mid-late 70s..... getting dressed up, going to clubs was huge. It was great!