The Bee Gees - Time Is Passing By (1960)

Music from Australia and New Zealand during the 1950's:
The Bee Gees performing 'Time Is Passing By' on the TCN-9 Sydney program Strictly For Moderns with Desmond Tester.
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[@riobravo1961]

Seeing them here is a mere thrut that time passes by ... we're like mist ! God bless everyone reading this comment.

[@patriciakenealy9201]

GOD BLESS YOU TOO ❤❤❤

[@Luna-nx7sy]

Sie auch❤

[@edwardsadler3348]

Back at ye

[@carmengalleski6480]

Ja, Die Bee-Gees, auch meine Jugend🙏Gottes Segen für Dich, und die Gott im Herzen haben und die lieblichen Erinnerungen🙏❤

[@suzannedippner450]

Yes, this life is like a vapor

[@maryisabell8760]

He he he ❤️ that is so darn cute . They all have the same teeth / mouth . They completed each other in their talent . ❤️

[@lilibro5896]

😂 ну конечно.одни родители! Прикольно конечно.хорошо уже тогда пели.эта песня.моего возраста.е хо хо!😂😂😂

[@jarkasubova9013]

❤ ano, mladi a zubati. Uz tehdy vyborni. Mam je rada ❤❤❤❤

[@yieyie5909]

❤❤❤

[@seeharvester]

They could eat an ear of corn through a picket fence,.

[@joannp5806]

They had no idea then,what the future held ,what an amazing ride. To think that in 2023,their music is still listened to❤

[@geerterri]

Barry always knew that he would be famous. At least, that's what he told the girls he was involved with.

[@hansgordy]

This type of vocal blend is only achievable by singing with family members. The Bee Gees were incredible. One of my go-to groups for sure.

[@kthor]

So true & me too!

[@organizersrus]

@hansgordy Agreed!

[@alexcarratu5554]

This is incredible. In just seven years' time after this, they had their first UK number one hit with Massachusetts. True geniuses were the Gibb brothers. RIP, Maurice, Robin and Andy. Keep shining, Barry.

[@vintage349]

Amazing !

[@nathandodge665]

Not geniuses

[@danielalvarez2514]

​@@nathandodge665 why not?

[@nathandodge665]

@@danielalvarez2514 they were just entertainers

[@danielalvarez2514]

@@nathandodge665 ok.

[@susandowe8769]

Bei ng Australian we had the pleasure of viewing Barry and the twins on Australian TV programs all those years ago. Love the Bee Gees forever. They brought their God given talent to the world 🥰

[@susandowe8769]

…. And to add that Barry wrote this song, he was only 14. Watch how at the start of song, the twins just know when to come in. Love them …. So brilliant ❤❤❤

[@Iceland874]

My grandfather liked The Bee Gees in 1974 when he was 78. We’d be speeding down Eastern Ave in Las Vegas and he’d say “don’t tell grandma”. My grandma was a strict old fashioned Baptist. I miss them both.

[@georgescuiulian5496]

HOW SWEET❤

[@savedfaves]

A Baptist and a boptist walked into a bar.

[@yanknoz9710]

I love how respectful and mature they were. Memories. 😊

[@margarita525]

Боже, как прекрасна молодость! Такая простая мелодия, а вызывает самые нежные и высокие чувства😊❤

[@alejandropascual7574]

It's incredible that these children would make the world dance a few years later 🕺

[@JoeSmith-eo7rc]

It wasn’t a few years later it was nearly 20 years later you’re an inbred pos

[@JoeSmith-eo7rc]

It wasn’t a few years later it was nearly 20 years later you silly pos

[@ferreestudios]

Wow! I had no idea that they started so very young. I do know that they had big hits long before they dominated the disco scene. So so so talented.

[@CrayZJo3Davola]

You'd never imagine these 3 boys come out with staying alive

[@savedfaves]

Ironically, the four brothers died in reverse chronological order. Andy at 30 from myocarditis.

[@sleepinglioness5754]

Sweet, sweet, sweet memories. Thank you, Bee Gees, for all the wonderful songs and memories you gave us and the sweet memories you allowed us to create with your music,

[@joememphis1571]

English emigrants to Australia who would go on to become one of the biggest musical acts of the 20th Century. 300 million albums sold worldwide. Nine US number one hits, 42 US top 40 hits, Saturday Night Fever sold 45 million copies worldwide including 14 million copies sold in the US. Their legacy and legend will never go away.

[@AlamoDame7]

🤣😂🤣 Boy, that 100 plus million , jumped to Robin Gibb's estimate of 200 million plus, now to over 300 million. Lots of bootleg there!!!!

[@cherieallen6726]

I was so lucky to hear then at melodyland first concert in states 1968??? They were GREAT‼️♥️

[@jannaghaleiw5504]

That's true, they have incredible legacy, but a small correction is required, "they became one of the biggest musical acts of the 20th century, but they are not the biggest" 😊❤🎉🌺💐

[@marie-clauderecchia4531]

​@@jannaghaleiw5504 he said one of the biggest !

[@jannaghaleiw5504]

Yes, but maybe after he edited it as per my comment 🤔

[@mcal3602]

They had no idea how iconic and life changing they would be even 50 years later. They have such beautiful voices and so different. Look at these kids and think they’re going to give us The Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, words, I started a joke, too much heaven etc. you can hear how their voices evolved

[@LiseDesaubin]

They've known hard times. They've known good times. I loved and still love their songs. It's been a long ride for them. My heart is sore seeing the BEE GEES now. ❤❤

[@murrayleewilson0755]

My word, even at this age, perfect.

[@penni6432]

So sweet! Little did they know then who they would become.

[@dinahinckley2807]

They have beautiful vocal harmony even at that young age. Aren't they so cute?

[@luisastetecanal3599]

Extraordinarios estos cantantes; Bee Gees😅!!! de mis epocas...ahora a mis 75 años, siempre los ESCUCHO 😅 saludos de Cusco-Peru...

[@spindleswift8667]

Unbelievable!! I had no no idea they showed talent that early. Also, I didn't know Robin and Maurice were twins.

[@catherinebreitfeller669]

They are fraternal twins - not identical

[@JimboUSAF007]

Fraternal.

[@muffs55mercury61]

Robin and Maurice didn't look so much like twins as they got older but sure did when they were younger.

[@Ash-wy9gp]

Agree entirely. Never saw them performing this early.

[@foreverealm]

Yes. They used to harmonize around the toilet at home, because the acoustics sounded great. It was a natural talent and a phenomena that their voices blend so amazingly.

[@dairantoniovallota2834]

This is probably the oldest Bee Gees video, and the perseverance of the 3 brothers paid off, for me the best band of all time..

[@dztennessee9744]

No there is one 58 I believe in Australia

[@solo26161]

They have been very talented since childhood, the song they sing is excellent.❤

[@Corvidoextraviado]

Los padres de la musica disco de los 70. Les debemos tanto...👍👍👍👍🙏

[@jasonraczkowski6001]

That harmony ! I think those boys might sell a few records in the future

[@deborahlemm3020]

You do realize that you were listening to the Bee Gees when they were very young, right?! They went on to sell millions of records over the course of their lifetime together as a group. Check them out.

[@jokkergar]

@@deborahlemm3020 Jeez, the joke went right over your head, as if couldn't be any more obvious, that was sarcasm he used.

[@call_me_OJ]

@@deborahlemm3020 r/woooosh

[@zxzxxzxz3303]

@@deborahlemm3020 wooosh

[@mr.l4461]

@@deborahlemm3020 women 🤦🏻

[@thehoosher9322]

And with that the LEGEND was born

[@metehanturkyilmaz5707]

Time has passed so rapidly 😞 So heart breaking to watch Robin's funeral , and then Barry's feelings about he's the only one remaining , in KZbin... 😞😞

[@OCTOBERBABY7901]

OMG! The twins were so cute.

[@cashew515]

Are you serious! Look at their teeth!

[@ogilthorpe1]

😂😂oh yes

[@BudxxxOliver]

​@@cashew515have you ever looked in the mirror? Horrible 😂

[@BudxxxOliver]

​@@ogilthorpe1change your diapers first 😂

[@grl9917]

They looked like the banjo kid in The Deliverance.

[@yurikureck2284]

Ninguém ali sabia, que essas crianças seriam um dos músicos mais incríveis da História da Música

[@Renata.06]

Vdd!

[@johngaller278]

Including themselves perhaps, you know? I was a metal and punk kid in the 70s. The Bee Gees were an easy target to mock then. But honestly they are magnificent.

[@illustratormagda]

Those adorable teeth!! Such a talented family! 💝

[@petra6561]

Ja die Zähne sind mir auch gleich aufgefallen

[@EmilyTienne]

They’re adorable, like chirping little birds. I love this!

[@dinahk3056]

To je nádherné 🤗🤗🤗 a roztomilé...🤗🤗🤗❤️❤️❤️ Děkuji 🇨🇿 z Česka

[@elizabethsmith6459]

this song came out when i was just born back in 1960 and now 63 years on im really enjoying the old songs that barry and his beautiful brothers maurice and robin were digging when they were just young boys

[@janfrederick9034]

I am 65 and just love these guys. Lost Maurice and Robyn too soon. Wonderful group!

[@mkmom8473]

I was born the same year. Still enjoying my albums of the BeeGees.

[@Wired4Life2]

It's amazing how the words "Bee Gees" got to be spoken on TV years before "The Beatles" were. :o

[@ScaryStories604]

They most Definitely did I belive barry was 13 going on 14 And Maurice and Robin were 10 going on 11

[@tonyhill1264]

And Saturday night fever was 16 years later... Wow!!! 👍

[@Danshudbetigtig]

Am here 2024 much love from Uganda ❤❤❤❤.time is passing by

[@wbr474]

Such huge talent the perfect harmony is beautiful. ❤️

[@kl3620]

They were so young. The twins were babies.

[@John-redc]

I remember watching them in tv in the very early 60's in Sydney.

[@jaymunton2526]

Something to be said for family DNA!! but what a GIFT!!!!, and Thank YOU!!!

[@Casartelli-ur5xc]

When Barry was 9 years old in 1955 at Christmas he had received a guitar. His brothers Maurice and Robin wanted to sing with him.

[@kthor]

And he ALWAYS shared his dream with his younger brothers!♥️

[@annemariecallaghan2680]

His parents had heard them singing in their bedroom, and their father, Hugh, bought them a basic guitar. Their mum Barbara thought they were listening to the radio when she heard them harmonising. Wow, such early talent and encouraged by their parents. Wonderful.

[@estelacobas4416]

​@@annemariecallaghan2680el padre era musico, tenia una banda de musica como la de Glen Miller y la madre era cantante, no se sabe cuando le regalaron la gyitarra, vi videos donde duce que fue en navidad, en otro su cumpleaños, pero todos aprendieron musica, tengo vudeos de Robin tocando la guitarra, el piano y el arpa, todos entendian de musica!

[@куртпетрович]

Смешные,забавные и безумно талантливые.)

[@i_be_labrat]

awwwwwww how cute! Even at a young age you can hear that sound develop....

[@MyKoreanNotebook]

This was their first TV appearance in 1960 Australia. Barry about 13 and the twins 10.

[@xylfox]

Right! Aug. 1960 Barry was 13 11months

[@Darwaxion]

It's incredible they'd be the biggest stars of Disco!

[@foreverealm]

They created Disco; but have sung and evolved through many genres of music. I loved their pre-disco ballads best.

[@annihilator45]

The twins are only 11 years old! They made the BeeGees a success.

[@fundamentos3439]

Great video ! How talented these boys were from such a young age. One can notice Barry's changing voice , and Robin & Maurice's splendid choruses. Thank you for sharing.

[@iamfaithfullyhis]

Wow no idea they started so young! ❤🎉

[@kthor]

Not long after, Barry had his first songwriting contract.

[@onepartwild]

How sweet and adorable! Talented singers from the get-go.

[@theresalacey6126]

They were so talented from such a young age! And they couldn't be any cuter. ❤❤❤

[@annemariecallaghan2680]

I never tire of watching this. Gifted brothers. Perfectly pitched harmonies. Amazing. ❤❤

[@debradejong828]

Those boys were always adorable ❤❤❤😊

[@NovaRedBaron]

Musical geniuses in more than one genre of music. They have made an everlasting impression on the music world.

[@lucyinthesky2023]

OMG! They were sooo cute! Brilliant!

[@speaking_sky67]

LOOK AT THEM. JUST DO IT. LOOK AT THESE BABIES!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY'RE THE BEE GEES!!!!

[@EpicAndrew97]

It’s heartbreaking 2/3 of them are dead

[@sandraadao634]

Nem eu 😂❤

[@Skedawg88]

5 years later the BeeGees would look very Beatle-like.

[@eekns]

They were destiny for each other. They must have amazing parents to be raised with a lifetime of harmony. What a gift to themselves and us, too.

[@emc3748]

So cute, keeping such great time snapping their little fingers

[@mikmop]

Amazing how Barry just uses an open tuning and moves one finger up and down the neck to create the different chords. Basically, he didn't know how to play guitar. But look how effective that simple technique was. Genius. Pure genius.

[@dbx1233]

Actually, that is a ukulele. The two are easily confused, the pedals on the guitar are made of Teflon. That's how I distinguish the two.

[@vivianidelacerda9708]

Talent and passion...a great combination 🎶

[@norbertoiusem2304]

these guys were born writing songs and singing!

[@jubalcalif9100]

Blimey ! My friend Paula brought me here. What a joy to watch ! Such talent in ones so young ! Awesome ! And incredibly interesting to see what early 60s Aussie TV was like. THANK YOU so very very much for sharing with us ! CHEERS !!

[@robertcain3426]

It was very British. You needed to have a British accent like Desmond Tester for television.

[@AlamoDame7]

Three absolute musical geniuses.

[@donaldleider7382]

I think these kids might have a future in music!

[@hoteleuro1894]

That's right 😂.

[@gabrielegermaine2337]

Yes they sure did!,

[@conbadaro6919]

Loved 🥰 for decades. They will never be forgotten

[@stan4now]

Priceless! Always loved the Bee Gees. Had their albums when I was their age here. Maurice and Robin passed but their music is forever.

[@mustihanciorabai1363]

And Andrew too

[@VolkerundWallyMusic]

Tolles altes Video, 1960 bin ich geboren

[@evelinechenaux8904]

Incroyable ce talent de ces jeunes garçons. Merci d'avoir embelli ma vie avec vos merveilleuse chansons. Le meilleur groupe de tous les temps.

[@Lanaj.t.10]

💙💙💙🥺🥺🥺🥺😢

[@julianadamico4702]

That is incredible I didn't know they started out that young. but they had perfect rhythms stayed on the right note and stayed together and harmonized

[@kellyd4221]

So❤talented!

[@monsarad888]

I was born on this very day! So long time ago...

[@fitri1026]

I can’t stop watching this video.. they were too cute. They were still very shy here!

[@larry3034]

Oh! what a pleasure to see them at such an early age.😊😊

[@ld1151]

C'est magnifique ,ils étaient tout jeunes ❤

[@JennetteHolmes]

Awww. God bless them.❤

[@rajatiger3333]

OMG I had just been born in this world and they had already performing. Till now their song had alway been in my mind .RIP for the youngest brothers. But still they are the best always

[@alextudor43]

Impressionnant ! Enfants, ils étaient déjà plein de talent !

[@dztennessee9744]

J’étais toujours fasciné par le jeu de têtes de Robin sur tout qui a gardé jusqu’à à la fin

[@albertchubarov3320]

Прекрасные чистые голоса. Великолепно!

[@Алексей5843]

А на зайчиков как похожи.

[@Mr.Petlover]

Quasi länger im Geschäft als The Beatles ! Unglaublich!😮

[@rmp7400]

Well.... do not overlook that none of them were assassinated (like Paul...and later, John).🙏

[@omnibus4157]

OMG, that's string. Barry's using laundry line as a guitar strap! Bless.

[@darrenkoch1718]

OMG I had to go back and check that! How amazing!

[@kthor]

They were pretty poor back then, & often didn't even have proper nutrition. Many have said that Barry single-handedly pulled the family out of poverty.

[@estelacobas4416]

Señora los tres mantenian a ka familia no solo Barry,el papa era el manager, no creo que pasaran necesidades grandes, hay muchos videos caseros de ellos desde que eran niños, una filmadora era cara, tenian uba camioneta grande, en un video Barry cuenta que conician Egipto, las piramides y otros paises, cosa que picos niños lo hacian, entonces, no estaban tan mal, siempre estaban buen arreglados, eso si,no estudiaron, fue una lastima,eran muy inteligentes!

[@annasales1559]

so cool - absolute"little beauties" as the Aussies would say

[@patriciatorrealba2986]

Tan preciosos, desde pequeños con su lindo y hermoso talento.

[@Tarzan-15]

I love how they knip their fingers

[@annemariecallaghan2680]

Click!

[@darcyperkins7041]

​@@annemariecallaghan2680Snap

[@pilgrimhere652]

😢we receive good feelings and memories watching and hearing the little B-G' S, We all die some day, but hoping to see many in resurrection day , And then and there will be no more tears , no sorrow, So come on B'G'S Lets sing along together now.🙂

[@susansantapola]

Fabulous even then budding amazing talent ❤️

[@НадеждаРоманова-б4л]

Очень красиво ❤

[@Phillipinnes-yk2so]

They sang perfect even as children

[@tom-kz9pb]

You could see their talent from very early age.

[@desertrose1226]

I prefer the Bee Gees over the Beatles every time!

[@luisgonzagarosa9812]

O que é vai ser sempre. Talento puro desde infância na música!!!

[@veraluciaalmeidadequadros2817]

Qdo q isso acontece num 🌎 de hoje,q onde impera a desunião.Eles são um grande exemplo,começaram pequenos🤔😊,Barry comandando o grupo pq era o mais velho😉😍Eu amo os BEE GEES❤❤❤!Para mim não haverá nesse🌎,grupo tão lindo😍❤como esse...Ontem,hoje e sempre BEE GEES ❤❤❤!Talentosos,icones da música🎵🎶🎵🎶🎤🎸,maravilhosos,eles são incomparáveis!A cada música🎵🎶🎵🎶🎶encanta nosso❤e nossa alma! I LOVE BEE GEES FOREVER❤❤❤!🤗😊😘🙋‍♀️🇧🇷

[@flimbambo]

It seems strange that this predates the earliest Beatles tv appearances. It’s very good and self penned too!

[@Daisnap]

Self penned? You mean they wrote that song? Holy mackerel.

[@SR-iy4gg]

@@Daisnap Did you not listen to the video?

[@Daisnap]

@@SR-iy4gg I did listen to the video. Self-penned is very impressive. Another commenter wrote that Barry started writing songs at age 9 - Wow! Even more impressive!

[@kthor]

@@DaisnapBarry was voted as best new songwriter in......well, can't remember the year, but he was young!😂

[@Daisnap]

@@kthor Ha! Amazing the level of talent some young artists have. Old souls methinks, arriving in new bodies!

[@KiloBarb]

Back before their voices changed - and of course before their voices changed back :-)

[@ellabrad3886]

They make me smile every time! Barry's voice were changing !

[@darcyperkins7041]

The harmonizing has a country and western feel.

[@ปลายฝนต้นหนาว-ฤ4ญ]

They are so cute!!!! They born to be the world super star

[@maggielandow2686]

They were great at a very young age. I have never seen this.

[@vladimirputindreadlockrast812]

I was never a BeeGees fan, and I never thought anything about them other than disco. But this was fantastic! And they all have the same wonky buck teeth.

[@Bojangles5-2]

This is amazing! Absolutely priceless!

[@janetrent3399]

Such natural God given talent❤️. Beautiful!

[@jovannyhi-resaudioo.4497]

WoW Barry Gibb Whit 14 Year, Maurice And Robin White 11 Year. Greetings from Peru 🇵🇪.

[@isabellabourchier3498]

@@juanita6479 it wasn’t far off! You can distinctly hear the breaks when he is speaking but not when he is singing. He was about three weeks short of his 14th birthday here. This was broadcast in August 1960.

[@bernadettelanders7306]

@@juanita6479 spot on. It was August 12, 1960, when the three brothers were invited to sing on the Desmond and the Channel 9 Pins Australian variety show. At the time, Barry was 13 years old - a towering teenager beside twins Maurice and Robin, who were only 10 years old. And yet their harmonies sounded just as wondrous as they did for the decades of music that followed, as they performed an original song penned by Barry, 'Time is Passing By'.

[@marcos_music_channel]

They have a bright future!

[@deborahlemm3020]

Yes, they did!

[@ladycarmillasanguina]

Beautiful and timeless