The Bee Gees - First Of May ('Top Of The Pops', 1969)

[@peterchecksfield9958]

New book out now: 'TOP OF THE POPS: The Lost Years Rediscovered 1964-1975'! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09H995H6R Featuring exclusive contributions from: Frank Allen (The Searchers) Peter Asher (Peter and Gordon) Russ Ballard (The Roulettes/Argent) Peter Bartholomew (The Overlanders) Eric Bell (Thin Lizzy) Bev Bevan (The Move/The Electric Light Orchestra) Mick Box (Uriah Heep) John Cameron (C.C.S.) William Campbell Jnr. (Marmalade + solo) Jeff Christie (Christie) Frank Collins (Arrival) Peter Daltrey (Fairfield Parlour) David Van Day (Guys ‘n’ Dolls) Kiki Dee Ray Dorset (Mungo Jerry) Ralph Ellis (The Swinging Blue Jeans) Steve Ellis (Love Affair) Ray Ennis (The Swinging Blue Jeans) Nigel Fletcher (Lieutenant Pigeon) Graham Gouldman (10cc) Julie Hammersley (The Angelettes) Anita Harris Murray Head Catherine Howe Spencer James (The First Class) Steve Jameson (Nosmo King) Georg Kajanus (Sailor) Jonathan King Sonja Kristina (Curved Air) Mick Liber (Python Lee Jackson/Ashton, Gardner and Dyke) Jim McClusky (Wigan’s Ovation) Ian McCredie (Middle Of The Road) Jacqui McShee (Pentangle) Peter Oakman (Harley Quinne) Bill Oddie (The Goodies) Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention) Mike Pender (The Searchers) Brian Poole (The Tremeloes) P.J. Proby Suzi Quatro Milton Reame-James (Cockney Rebel) Steve Rowland (Family Dogg) Chris Sandford (Yin and Yan) Roger Ruskin Spear (The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band) John Sebastian (The Lovin’ Spoonful) Rodney Slater (The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band) “Legs” Larry Smith (The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band) John Springate (The Glitter Band) Livingston Taylor (singer-songwriter brother of James Taylor) Barbara Thompson (sax-playing wife of late drummer Jon Hiseman from Colosseum) Sylvia Vrethammar (Swedish singer of ‘Y Viva España’ fame) Alan Whitehead (Marmalade) Dee Dee Wilde (Pan’s People legend) Robert Woodward (Lieutenant Pigeon) Philip Wright (Paper Lace)

[@YANAKIT-i80]

Listening 2/4/2024, THAILAND. Love the Bee Gees. THANKS. ❤

[@BGWhisperer]

I love the cute smile Barry flashes at the beginning of this.

[@Александра-с6ю2ь]

У Барри была потрясающая улыбка и он улыбался всегда. А еще у него был мелодичный смех! Я такого смеха никогда не слышала у мужчин!!! Он вообще уникальный во всем!!!❤❤

[@BGWhisperer]

@@Александра-с6ю2ь His smiles and his giggles make my heart go pitter-patter.

[@Александра-с6ю2ь]

​@@BGWhisperer Есть русская песня со словами "Милый мой твоя улыбка ранит, манит, обжигает!!! И туманит, и дурманит, в дрожь меня бросает!!!" Вот примерно так я себя чувствую, когда вижу своего обожаемого прекрасного принца!!! Мне в Барри нравится все, даже как он облизывает губы! Кстати, у его братишки Энди тоже была привычка облизывать губы и он тоже был левша.❤❤❤

[@BGWhisperer]

@@Александра-с6ю2ьHe does lick his lips a lot. ❤️ He needs some Burt’s Bees… Twins.

[@joycebrown3278]

I am 80 yrs old and have reconnected with my🎉 boyfriend when I was 16yrs old he calls First of May our song words are very appropriate for our time long time ago X X

[@gagsh2200]

I bet you felt sixteen when you play that song again.

[@patriciaervin4749]

How lovely is that.❤

[@virginiaconner3340]

So young and yet so talented beyond their years.

[@rulienchuang1166]

Such a good looking young man with such beautiful and sweet voice ❤ Barry so much

[@gloriag1888]

There is a beautiful version of this song by Lulu and ex husband the late Maurice, which demonstrates away from his brothers Maurice was also a great singer. May the late Robin, Maurice, Andy and their parents forever rest in peace. 🙏

[@BGWhisperer]

Yes, but what about this version?

[@sandraross1557]

The Bee Gees Were Just Magic With The Songs And Their Voices Like Angels Singing from Heaven

[@esperhickman6502]

Beautiful song The First Of May. It's still one of my favorite song by Barry Gibb. Love his voice.

[@buwal-jo1gk]

to be honest, i found this is sang by Barry sorry, i missed to Mr Andy Gibbs, this is beautiful for me untill now

[@BGWhisperer]

Same.

[@barbarasumby325]

I adore all their songs. I also heard Maurice & lulu sing this song & it was beautiful.

[@alibekaman5130]

Великие! Неповторимые! Таких больше не будет! Сердце замирает от восторга! Жаль что время так скоротечно!

[@BGWhisperer]

Indeed.

[@dorismoses6845]

Beautiful song, love this so much!

[@maybrittrnningen580]

I love BeeGees. The best group ever. So many besautiful songs. ❤❤❤

[@joserobertoespiritosanto2270]

I Like Samba . I Like Bee Gees .From São Paulo. Brazil 😊.

[@Mr.Rocklight]

The Bee Gees are the Best since 1967❤❤❤

[@belenberdiales9798]

Hace 45 años que los amo, y un día descubro está canción, la fecha de mi cumpleaños, "MARAVILLOSA", pero me pone triste.😔🤦🏻👏🏼💔 D.E.P Robin y Maurice.😢👼🏻 Mucha Salud para Barry y su familia. 🌟🐝🌟🐝🌟🐝

[@misspad7282]

I love this song and wanted to hear it on May 1st, 2023. I was 19 years old when it came out and just loved it so much, still do.

[@MARILYNNEWTONGIBB]

I WAS NOT 19 IN 1969 I WAS ONLY 6 THEN WHEN BARRY LOOKED LIKE HANDSOME

[@Who유아]

I love beegees

[@bartalinigibb]

That voice, that moment. So beautiful song. Barry sings live over the master tape instrumental. Thanks from Brazil.

[@odileb9559]

Dès le début Barry se prenait pour la vedette du groupe. Chanson où ses frères auraient dû chanter avec lui. C'est pour cela que je ne l'aime pas. TRÈS JOLIE CHANSON QUI AURAIT DÛ ÊTRE CHANTÉE A 3

[@elizetefontanellatjader2045]

Barry cantando solo! Demais ❤

[@MARILYNNEWTONGIBB]

YOU ARE FROM BRAZIL THAT IS AMAZING THAT YOU LOVE THE BEE GEES WHO DO YOU LIKE THE BEST?

[@BGWhisperer]

@@odileb9559You have no idea what Barry thought. And who knows who decided to make this a solo, but it works, and he was the right singer for it. Heaven forbid Barry gets one solo in a period where it seemed Robin sang everything.

[@Александра-с6ю2ь]

​@@BGWhisperer Эта Одиль - еще одна неадекватная старушка, фанатка Робина. Она вбила себе в голову, что Барри вообще не должен быть в группе и не должен петь соло. Твердит об этом в каждом своем комментарии. И никогда не отвечает на комментарии. Очень странная старушка, впрочем, как и большинство фанатов Робина!!😮😮

[@elenitelzanova9196]

Супер группа!!Супер братья!Вся моя молодость😢❤

[@klausdefteros]

When I was small And Christmas trees were tall We used to laugh while others used to play Don't ask me why But time has passed us by Someone else moved in from far away Now we are tall And Christmas trees are small And you don't ask the time of day But you and I Our love will never die To kiss and cry, "Come, first of May" The apple tree that grew for you and me I watched the apples falling one by one And I recall the moment of them all The day I kissed your cheek and you were gone Now we are tall And Christmas trees are small And you don't ask the time of day But you and I Our love will never die To kiss and cry, "Come, first of May" When I was small And Christmas trees were tall Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo Don't ask me why But time has passed us by Someone else moved in from far away

[@esperhickman6502]

Is it "To kiss and cry..."? Or "But guess who cry"....

[@rulienchuang1166]

Beautiful band touching song ❤

[@dianacarolinian]

He's saying "We used to love while others used to play." And "Guess who'll cry come first of May."

[@filantonio6192]

...obrigado, pela letra!,thank You for lyric!!!!

[@dorismamo8634]

@@esperhickman6502guess who will cry

[@aerotuc]

The best band to come out of Australia.

[@kelrogers8480]

They hated their short time in Australia. I remember them saying how grateful they were to be on that boat heading back to England!

[@aerotuc]

Lot of reasons they might say this being young, taken from their friends half way across the world to live in a suburb."BUT"..... THEY LEFT AUSTRALIA "ONCE".THEY "ABANDONED ENGLAND" "TWICE,"""""having lived the good life in Australia. Realising England is a dreary old little part of europe on the decline they moved permanently to the USA . In the 60s at school i saw dozens of POMS come and stay in Australia ,still here today,100rds of thousands ,it seems every 10th person i speak to was a pommy.@@kelrogers8480

[@BGWhisperer]

@@aerotucAnd thus the U.S. won. We love hosting Barry (and once Maurice, and once the rest of their family).

[@aerotuc]

yes ,happy they went there all those years ago,@@BGWhisperer

[@lauc62]

This video is such a treasure.

[@MariaRuggiero-lp2cn]

Questa canzone è bellissima, quest'anno la metterò come sottofondo quando faremo l'albero di Natale insieme ai miei nipoti, i Beegees non hanno mai sbagliato una canzone tutte belle come poesi. Un grande abbraccio a Barry

[@KS-xz2rq]

Very special song for me.Was one of the songs by Bee Gees in the classic movie 'Melody'.And also since my only daughter was born on the 1st of May .

[@smurf1667]

Beautiful song

[@haydeelatessa8078]

I was fourteen years old, unforgetable for me ❤

[@doraluciamagelabatista6628]

Eu tinha 15 anos. Vivi muitas maravilhas. Obrigada Senhor❤

[@sandradyess6284]

Just Beautiful!!!!! Our Lord gives us such wonderful gifts!!!!

[@valdiralvesbarbosa271]

First of may e cherry red !1969 1970 !!inesquecíveis

[@kthor]

Cherry Red is a beautiful Barry-penned song!♥️

[@ciccopeppe9220]

Avevo 17 anni da allora è stato tutto un crescendo ho conosciuto tante persone ho condiviso con loro tante esperienze, con pochissime sono tutt'ora in contatto, la vita mi ha insegnato che tutto purtroppo finisce ciò che resta è la musica come questa perché immortale

[@Aparecida-u8m]

Quando os Bee Gees compuseram suas canções a eternidade envolveu as çom suas mãos sublimes para. Abençoa las

[@tomb9696]

So much emotion. Intense and from the heart.

[@mironovanatalia9617]

Какие они прелестные и очень талантливыне !!! Восторг !!👍👍👍👏👏❤🌷🇷🇺

[@CazzieSaint]

Everytime I listen to this beautiful song it brings tears to my eyes. Gorgeous BeeGees ❤❤❤

[@kthor]

Gorgeous Barry!♥️

[@alwaysinseptember11]

@@kthor she said gorgeous bee gees which includes barry, here you are with your backhanded compliments to the brothers (especially robin) again 😒

[@kthor]

@@alwaysinseptember11 Think I have the right to say which one I find gorgeous. That would be the one who was known for it his entire life!!😉

[@ashratempel5094]

Timeless classic.

[@jodeildasilvafaiateodoro7131]

Nossa que musica linda saudades dessa banda 😔😪

[@barbarapowell137]

I love to listen to this song and I have listened many times I'm 81

[@elizabethsmith6459]

this is one beautiful song that i have only got to hear last year and i love it very much and it is one of my favourite songs and i love barry's high voice ❤❤❤😊😊❤

[@helenapasserani4445]

Essa musica é um poema lindíssima amoooo❤

[@rosangelaandia5366]

Que jovens que estavam. Lindos meus amores ❤️❤️❤️

[@kellysouza3634]

Amo essa música chorei mto ouvindo 😢😢

[@Mr.Rocklight]

The Best. The Bee Gees ❤❤❤ The Brothers Gibb❤❤❤

[@Jeanne-ne2ln]

Doesn’t get any better than this❤️

[@marcosmunizds]

Interpretação magnífica.

[@leighbrown5652]

This clip survives thanks to a member of The Lulu Fan Club as Lulu appeared on the same show singing 'Boom Bang-a-Lang'. I think this is only one of a very few editions of TOTP presented by Alan Freeman that still exist. Great song by The Bee Gees but you can clearly see why Robin Gibb hates the song. He must've felt like a spare part not doing anything whilst Barry and Maurice are performing the song.

[@ilonajurecska2503]

Because they wrote. (I think Mo)

[@marilynnewtongibb7670]

WOW!!!! THIS IS A GREAT SONG FOR BARRY HE SINGS THIS FROM HIS HEART ROBIN WAS NOT HAPPY FOR BARRY BUT THAT CHANGED WHEN ROBIN LEFT HIS BROTHERS IN THE SUMMER OF 1969

[@williebowen2965]

Lulu was married to Maurice Gibb from 1967‐75

[@Pamsmith59]

Right. Robin has a mic, but never sings a note on this solo performance by Barry. Looks like Vince has already left the group, and Robin is thinking he's next!

[@dorismoses6845]

Beautiful Song fromm the Bee Gees!❤

[@ГульнарРахимжанова-х8г]

Barry ❤

[@friedadutoit549]

Love this Beautiful song

[@orlenemoreiradasilva595]

tá chegando perto do Natal essa música cai bem com boas lembranças 💟❤

[@sabbygonzaga2349]

Beautiful song, beautiful voice and beautiful singer. Thanks Andy

[@BGWhisperer]

Um, that’s Barry.

[@mariaelwirarybicka4020]

Niesamowicue piękne - nuezwykły historyczny zapis nastrajający w nostalgię przyydomowego zacisza w którym odsłuchuję te niezwykle wykonanie.Być tak daleko nie oznacza odległość nie do pokonania w czasie - więc powracam kolejny raz Wspomnieniem by być Razem.Zatem jestem w tej niezwyłej chwili przy Was ❤❤❤

[@elianefranco8042]

I ❤ love this song. Robin and Maurice Gibb we love you know

[@eddytanto7413]

GOOD LUCK THE BEE GESS 🙋👍👍👍👍👍🇮🇩🇮🇩🙏🙏🇮🇩🇮🇩👍👍👍👍👍

[@laszlonebalogh6774]

Gyönyörű dal, ez a csengőhang a telómon!!!🎸❤🎶🎵🎼🎤🎹

[@ilonajurecska2503]

Ez a dal az egyik kedvencem ❤

[@singluna888]

Its a bittersweet video. They were so young living their dream. Im glad to see more of Maurice in the video.

[@marialia6051]

Eu tinha dois anos .amo esses irmãos

[@margierogers1815]

Maurice and Lulu sang this on a special LuLu had ! It made me almost cry the way they looked at each other !

[@robinpadilla6683]

I've seen it. It's beautiful and somehow very, very extra moving with them singing it to each other.

[@williebowen2965]

They were husband and wife at the time.

[@kathleendewey5347]

​@@williebowen2965when Barry sang this they were husband and wife. But years later in 2002 Lulu asked Maurice to come on her show and sing this with her. She even cheekily asked him if he had learned the song that she had sent him that they were going to do 😂. She knew darn well that he and Barry had written it. They then sang this together while he played the piano like in this video and oh man it took my breath away and left me in tears. They were phenomenal. Left ya feeling like they really never got over each other even though they had both been happily remarried to other people. Then just a few months after that performance is when Maurice was gone. He died.

[@kthor]

@@kathleendewey5347Love Mo & Lulu's performance of this song!♥️

[@kathleendewey5347]

@@kthor It's exquisite, isn't it @kthor? Every dang time I watch it, which is many, my darn eyes leak 🤷😭😌✨💖💎💕

[@Александра-с6ю2ь]

Какой у Барри был великолепный, сильный голос. Вообще Барри был певец-универсал. Он мог исполнять свои песни разными тембрами. Гений!!!❤❤❤

[@NatalieMllr]

Because the Bee Gees were going bankrupt and their music was already considered out of fashion in the mid-70s. So they hired an Arab producer who was an expert in the kind of sounds that were booming at the time: R&B and Disco Music. Therefore, Barry, Robin and Maurice needed to change the way they sing and use a falsetto to differentiate their songs. And it worked very well commercially, even with the haters.

[@Александра-с6ю2ь]

​​​@@NatalieMllrСпасибо за комментарий😊. Я прочла книгу "Рассказы о братьях Гибб" и уже в курсе всего. Конечно, когда молодой Барри пел фальцетом, это было очень красиво. Но позже, когда у него начались проблемы со здоровьем и он постарел, мне его фальцет не нравится. И свой красивый голос он испортил. Но что поделать, он принес себя в жертву искусству. Он все делал ради своей любимой музыки! Великий, несгибаемый Барри!!!❤❤❤

[@BGWhisperer]

@@Александра-с6ю2ьHis voice isn’t ruined. It’s very much the same. And arthritis is a tragedy. Darn tennis. I wish he’d never played it.

[@Александра-с6ю2ь]

​@@BGWhisperer Согласна, артрит - это величайшая трагедия в жизни Барри!! До болезни у него улыбка была даже в глазах. А когда заболел, у него в глазах появилась боль. Если посмотреть видео с их концертов, видно, с какой болью ему приходилось выступать!! Но этот несгибаемый человек никогда не сдавался!! ❤❤❤

[@BGWhisperer]

@@Александра-с6ю2ьYep. He was constantly in pain starting at a pretty young age, including in concerts. He tried to hide it from the crowd but you can still see it on his face and in his eyes. Maurice said he could see it, too. Maurice had his eye on him a lot. It’s so tragic! It’s the fourth tragedy in their family. But he’s managed to live with it all this time. He has longevity, like his mom, perhaps, or hopefully even longer. I hope, however, that he feels good the whole time.

[@ElenaBeatrizRistau-z6g]

Meu DEUS, gratidão a esses BEE GERS pelo legado de excelentes cantores e compositores e fazer a alegria dos bilhões de fãs do mundo todo! Amooooo -os eternos BEE GEES!!

[@kthor]

Me too, & love my Barry!♥️

[@JuneThomas-s4b]

Wow I was 13 love this 59 now ❤️

[@peterchecksfield9958]

Surely if you're 59 now then you were around 5? I'm 60, and I was 6 (still vaguely remember it first time though!).

[@MariaAparecida-g4f9x]

Todas as músicas deicharam uma Lembrança muitas coisas boas . Obrigada esse conjunto maravilhoso ❤😢😢

[@rosettepluzanski9081]

Young handsome and talented 🎸✍️😲🎹❤🎵🎶❤ 🎸✍️😲🎹❤🎵🎶❤ 👸TônNữTường Vi.

[@fatimadossantoslima7488]

🎉😢😮🎉🎉😢😮 musica lindíssima boa gosto bee gees

[@rennikristianti1679]

Lagu kenang2an saya ni jaman muda

[@mariocruz4213]

Great song

[@espyslays4653]

Timeless

[@tomsmith2013]

Good then, great today, timeless tomorrow.

[@cheungwing155]

Top of the World.

[@e.agustina6438]

I love you all ❤❤❤❤

[@keithsteele5580]

Whata great legend, hope I meet you in heaven, Chris 😢😅😊

[@magalyrivas689]

Que tiempos aquellos hoy día está música es un bálsamo para el alma volver a esos tiempos donde eras libres de todo

[@marilynnewtongibb7670]

THANK YOU SO MUCH PETER MARILYN LOVES THIS SONG AND BARRY ALWAYS HE IS STILL GOING STRONG IN 2022 THANK GOD

[@adeliamassuco5841]

Saudades muita saudades de um tempo Mágico que tudo era alegria minha linda juventude minha Prima Lucia que me deixou em Janeiro

[@neidemilia2945]

Essa música é pra chorar. Parece uma despedida.

[@moemcgovern7345]

I actually prefer the early music of The Bee Gees, Better than their Disco music....yet I Love Disco.

[@misspad7282]

Same here with me.

[@rulienchuang1166]

I love all their songs of all different ages

[@Vic-mv8iz]

Love this song i remember i went to a dance on my own once they played this and asked a girl for a dance and had a date with her as well Lovely Memories

[@psrfpsrf]

My personal favorite was the back side of the single released in Europe „Lamplight“. I was also 16 years old, first time in youth clubs and discos dancing on Lamplight tight with the girls what we called in German „Schmuseblues“. But als the girls loved Lampligt. Never forget, we all had long hairs like Robin or Barry and when our hairs get in contact (mine I must say) with the hairs of the girls on Lamplight you (me) could hear a very special „Klirr“. It starts with the very high frenquencies of the beginning of Lamplight. courious with the first phrases in French Dam dadadada daam, dam dadadada daam…. Alons, viens encore, cherie. J'attendrai patiemment sous la lampe dans la vieille avenue

[@soniamatildemartinezbarboz3307]

Me encanta!

[@ふくひさ-m3i]

🎧🎶🎹いいですね🍀😊

[@fernandolaplana]

One of favorite song 💗💗😂

[@BeardyChild]

.. the time has passed by... 💔🕊

[@jeanettecardosojkll2609]

Los mejores 2:26 ❤❤❤❤

[@ciccopeppe9220]

Brano indimenticabile dell' album ODESSA, era musica

[@leandrocarvalho2468]

Que lindo

[@andrewescalona8447]

LETS SEE SOME OLD TOP OF THE POPS EDITIONS WITH ALAN FREEMAN. HE WAS THE BEST PRESENTERS IN THE 1960'S

[@fishermansNME]

Not half!😁

[@yanamulyana6467]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@daviddawber1111]

I seem to remember this song had been recorded at the time Robin was on holiday, so that is the reason he doesn't appear to be doing anything.

[@BGWhisperer]

No, it was just a solo for Barry. Apparently Robin didn’t like that fact.

[@astridunnoldseiler]

❤❤❤

[@yanamulyana6467]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@angeliqueguerra1631]

Barry was so pretty 😍 ❤

[@kthor]

Yes he was.♥️

[@miriamcezak]

saudades eternas

[@CarmenToro-lr2gr]

🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@allisons3663]

This had to be rather uncomfortable for Robin, though it appears he is faking a backing vocal at one point just so it looks like he's needed there.

[@allisons3663]

@Beyond Your IQ Definitely. Barry was a front man with the looks and stage presence. Robin could write some good songs, but Barry brought them to heights only Elvis and The Beatles saw.

[@fziyi]

@@allisons3663 Agree!

[@ambiebabelonia2621]

Definitely!

[@joaquimgeraldesabalada6776]

Bee gees❤❤❤

[@opera-obrolperancis8683]

The presence of Robin in this performance surprises and confuses me ! I thought that he disagreed with this song and had already left (temporarily) The Bee Gees including when the group released Don't Forget to Remember. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

[@peterchecksfield9958]

I believe this was his last TV appearance with them prior to quitting.

[@BGWhisperer]

Why would he disagree with this song? Because Barry got to sing it?

[@NathanKremitzki]

@@BGWhisperer Robin wanted his song that he wrote “Lamplight” to be the featured single of the album, but Barry’s “First of May” was chosen. Robin was very upset at the decision, so he left the band for one album before returning.

[@dorismoses6845]

💖🌹

[@elianefranco8042]

😢😢😢

[@mamaesalwa1776]

❤

[@luperodriguez9969]

👏👏👏👏💖💖🇪🇦

[@rennikristianti1679]

👍👍💖

[@rennikristianti1679]

Lagu kenang2ngan ni

[@robinpadilla6683]

I wonder if this is the night he met his wife Linda, since he met her as Miss Edinburgh, at the Top of the Pops in the "late sixties".

[@annoftheoldbogroad1534]

No It was on their first appearance for Massachusetts

[@mariovieira6183]

Muito lindo maravilhosa Mário Joaquim Vieira filho zona da Mata mineira

[@mamaesalwa1776]

Fresh