The Uncelebrated Bass Legend Who Ignited the Disco Inferno

[@BassFreedom]

What is your favorite Bee Gees bass line or disco bass line?! 😋

[@alexioverdo5225]

My top 5 no particular order Jive Talking/Night Fever/Staying Alive/You shoulda be dancing(yeah!)/Grease.I remember we couldn't believe our ears back then.Such perfection. Such a lush Top notch production at the time!Another levelStill are Unbeatable! To me Bee Gees and Abba made the most well crafted stuff of the '70s in maistream music scene ..and also in production terms i would also add the likes of Giorgio Moroder and Frank Farian.

[@triad5766]

Living Together, Love You Inside Out, You Stepped Into My Life, and Lovers all have fantastic bass lines.

[@alexioverdo5225]

@@triad5766 oh 'love you imside out".'yoi stepped into ny life" too!!!.

[@IAMswayingwillow]

I’d like you to break down more of the individual Bee Gees songs as far as baselines they’re incredible

[@IAMswayingwillow]

Bass lines

[@DawlessHouseMusic]

I've said this before. People just don't know The Bee Gees as well as they think they do. They were so infinitely talented.

[@BlessYourHeart254]

Agreed, I loved their old stuff (Run to Me, Massachusetts, etc.) and their disco stuff.

[@christaylor8337]

I was born in 1974 and I feel like if the Bee Gees had not been over-played on the radio back when they were popular, they would be a constant in today's music scene. You hardly hear them alongside the other 70's stuff because they aren't as 'cool.' Those baselines are incredible.

[@raystaar]

My 'Bee Gees phase' started in 1966 and it's never stopped.

[@TheMidnightSmokerBBQ]

No disrespect intended but do we know for sure that the these bass lines were actually recorded by Maurice and not a studio musician? Asking because that was the common practice in the day to use top notch studio pros.

[@andriealinsangao613]

​@@TheMidnightSmokerBBQ100 fuckin' percent. Except for the synth bass lines, another player probably played them.

[@baileytee9368]

I wasn’t born till ‘67, so my ‘Bee Gees phase’ probably started around ‘68. Still going strong!

[@michaelrafferty2482]

You never stop liking them. Jive talkin just picks you up every time you hear it.

[@rayzorin8985]

And the lights all went out in Massachusetts, Have you seen my wife mister Jones?

[@markmeleady]

Nice to see some appreciation for Maurice.

[@jayc9184]

I know someone gonna say something, if he had spelled him name right maybe he would have been more famous?

[@cdprince768]

Very talented lad. If you're under the age of 50, it's hard to imagine the backlash this band got from the rock crowd of the late 70s/early 80s. They probably had more album burnings than The Beatles. Got to the point they couldn't even record anymore, instead relegated to songwriters on others' hits. Time smooths the hard edges, and hopefully people appreciate how talented this band really was.

[@wilsonbrownofficial2828]

The best always attract jealous cry babies.

[@stormwildthing5321]

Just seen this clip & read your comment, admittedly there is some music i don't like, but I do have a quite eclectic mix of music i listen to & enjoy, i am one of the rock crowd, but i also enjoy & appreciate good music & musicians, including the Bee gees, talent at all levels, as well as attracting praise, will also unfortunately attract criticism from jealous idiots,

[@rickyelvis3215]

Mo was the Go.. beautiful human being!

[@chipsterb4946]

I never burned a BeeGees album but gladly would have given the opportunity. I dislike their high pitched voices. It was impossible to avoid hearing their songs. The whole disco lifestyle was repulsive. That said, it is interesting to hear that really cool isolated bass and realize how important Maurice was to their success.

[@rbaruah8790]

The beegees weren't just disco......Barry had a really wonderful chest voice...... they had big hits pre disco.....eg...New York mining disaster, To love somebody, Lonely Days, How can you mend a broken heart....tons more to even list here......I feel so bad that such talent is bracketed into the narrow disco period....... ..

[@donnagoodman3099]

Mo was a phenomenal artist. He was the glue that held the group together. By all means he was a really funny, loving guy. He had his vices, he overcame alcoholism to become a loving husband and Father. He was truly talented, and hasn't gotten the credit he deserves. I am so glad u did this video on him. Rest easy Mo, you are truly missed. 💓

[@losinglike3653]

​@@TheCyberspaceCowboy short for Maurice..

[@girlsgotgame2351]

I loved them all, but Maurice was my favorite Gibb. Miss him so.

[@shawnhealycat1166]

My family are close friends with the Gibb family, especially Maurice Gibb. My mother is Godmother to Maurice's daughter Samantha. I used to be personal assistant to Andy Gibb. Thank you for creating this video. 👍👍👍

[@fionac531]

And Nick? kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2Xbo42tj6qWi5osi=fUakrDNhN_sHJccp

[@Akva77]

Cool!

[@maryannvicente4257]

You are so beyond blessed to be close friends either the Gibb family! Barry is the only man to ever make me pass out the first time I saw him on American bandstand in 1978 and 46 years later I love him even more! I would love to complete my bucket list and meet him but I would probably pass out if I did! Barry has saved my life during the darkest times of my life and PLEASE TELL HIM THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I TRUELY AM SO GRATEFUL THEY SHARED THEIR GIFT WITH THE WORLD!! If I’m ever asked….what was your life all about… my answer…. I loved the brothers Gibb with all my heart almost my entire life💝💝💝💝Andy,Mo,Rob and BARRY🥰 Thank you shawnhealycat1166❤

[@colinluckens9591]

Woww fair play!!!😃😃👍👍👍

[@GilGiovani]

👏👏👏

[@paul_grimsley]

Maurice wasn’t a disco bassist. He was a musician who helped shape Disco. He was an inventor and a songwriter. Bee Gees weren’t a disco band either. They just made music during disco. They made music LONG before and LONG after.

[@vayabroder729]

Brilliant comment, sir! Second it!

[@dianebuzek723]

100% CORRECT!!! thank you :)

[@Zlata1313]

The brothers Gibb hated the word disco and the backlash directed at them because of it. They called their music contemporary r&b and blue eyed soul.

[@KathySandru]

@@Zlata1313 Same with Bootsy, Verdine & Larry. I am so sick of these legendary bassists being lumped into disco.

[@gingerfreak01]

You're right, but the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack made them just about the biggest band on the planet, which is why so many people see them as a disco band. First impressions stick.

[@davidloflin3098]

Metal guy who loves the Bee Gees checking in. Such underrated music, and Maurice was so brilliant. Thanks for the vid bro.

[@BassFreedom]

I love that the Bee Gees even reached the metalheads. So freakin' cool. Thanks, man!

[@densealloy]

Same here! The best part about the Bee Gees is the different eras of the career. To label them as disco is so wrong. They were unbelievably talente.

[@elmarko9051]

Foo Fighters did a tribute to BG's. The hate on disco was so wrong.

[@rachelar]

It's good to like different kinds of music. Shows your Intelligence

[@luigivincenz3843]

I'm a dark metal head too bro. If I can admire Karen Carpenter's songs, then the Bee Gees aren't far off. They ARE underrated and extremely talented.

[@worldgonemad1977]

I’m always in awe of artists who play complicated patterns while singing and Maurice Gibb does it with panache!

[@FavoriteMovieDate]

I listen to the BeeGees and check out the writing credits. Maurice was responsible for a ton of their biggest hits. Every one of the BeeGees is phenomenal.

[@jimwoodard64]

I grew up with Bee Gees music from their days emerging in the 60's as an incredible 3 piece harmony to their stellar work after the breakup of the band, and albums like Main Course and Children of the World and then of course, Saturday Night Fever. Subsequently, we had Spirits Having Flown, but a p-ssed off DJ in Chicago led a US wide ban on everything disco and everyone forgot about anything the Bee Gees did outside of Saturday Night Fever. Though they had continued to write hits for Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers (Islands in the Stream) and Celine Dione (Immortality), their own reputation as a group took over a decade to come back. Watching Barry Gibb taught me how to use open tuning and Maurice taught me that a grooving bass line was more important than learning Roundabout note-for-note. An incredible band, and so sad the only one left is Barry after losing Andy, Maurice, and Robbin (in that order). Count me as having always been an unapologetic fan of the The Bee Gees.

[@DaniloMarrone]

Finally, a wonderful tribute to the bass playing genius of Maurice Gibb! The man was beyond amazing-a legend.

[@alexisescobar1974]

And even best if the tribute is made by a young steve jobs…????

[@paul_grimsley]

Mo was a magnificent multi-instrumentalist. He was the best musician of the four of them. I’m sure Barry Gibb would agree.

[@Terrahoskins]

Oh yeah

[@clannad99germany70]

I totally agree, so underrated and his voice is different but great, and he did great songs like Closer than close or, The man in the middle.

[@nonickname687]

I absolutely agree. He was a master far beyond what is called disco music.

[@joanalegret2363]

May be. But Barry compositions are even better than Beatles one s.

[@vayabroder729]

Maurice was the unsung musical genius behind the trio. The musician and arranger.

[@clannad99germany70]

It totally seems so, so underrated and undercredited.

[@lauravettoretti1323]

And, as Alan Kendall said in the documentary... the glue that held it all together.

[@skunyon6195]

@@clannad99germany70 overrated comment.

[@baronmeduse]

They were actually a very tight team all offering vital contributions. When, for example, Robin temporarily left the group they weren't the same. There's no point in singling out any one of the brothers, they all made the Bee Gees possible. None of them are 'underrated'. This is only what young people say who can't remember.

[@artxxx7832]

thank you for giving the bee gees and Maurice the big credit they deserves and almost never got it

[@MM-rd4wm]

Thank you for celebrating Maurice Gibb! He deserves it.

[@michellefederico4510]

It’s taken me nearly 50 years to have a true appreciation for the phenomenal talent of the brothers Gibb. This video was a real education for me, and I find myself cranking the base when listening to The Bee Gees, just to get a better appreciation for those baselines. I share this whenever I get the chance. Thanks for the great video.

[@waterfallsandrain]

I wish he got this attention while he was still with us.

[@charliekyte8113]

A perfect example of "Less is more". Mo Gibb superb bassist.

[@chrisallen8250]

Right on.

[@gregstuart6622]

Totally agree that the discipline to not play too many notes makes Maurice shine

[@SG-js2qn]

People always spoke of the harmonies and the high notes, which are great, but what I noticed as the difference maker in the most popular songs was the bass.

[@lauravettoretti1323]

Thanks for highlighting Maurice's talent. He was so overlooked. The Bee Gees were the combination of three, each with their own unique gifts. May all of their music live on forever. ❤

[@bradroddenham6370]

I've played bass for more than 30 years, how did I not know this already? Life long fan of the Bee Gees already, this just increased my appreciation for their talents.

[@BassFreedom]

Right?! So amazing!!

[@Akva77]

Thanks for putting him in the spotlight! He was probably often overlooked because he didn't sing as much as Barry and Robin I think...But he played many instruments and wrote songs and sang too a very talented man!!. He was just as important as the other two. When he died, the Bee Gees died. He was irreplaceable.

[@ppdan]

He barely sang any solo parts but for the harmonies his contributions were essential.

[@julian_b]

I’ve always thought the bass line to Stayin Alive was really killer and drives the song.

[@florabee9283]

The way his bass lines melded with the guitar creating sort if a two-person ten-string groove machine was some magic stuff. Stayin’ Alive is a great example of that.

[@ZyNgInaMo]

The crazy thing about maurice is that his bass lines were almost minimalist….it was no more and no less than what song needed and deserved

[@gregoryrogalsky6937]

Nights on Broadway bass line sets the standard of greatness in popular music of that erra and even today. I love that track more than words can express. The drumming and the bass is a huge reason why.

[@jamescarter3196]

I think that was a synth bass played by Blue Weaver, but it is a killer bass part.

[@rebeccadaniels3862]

Nights on broadway one of my faves. Possibly favorite. ❤️

[@BlessYourHeart254]

100% great song!

[@VicarOfMayhem]

Already love the Bee Gees, but thanks for high lighting Maurice in this video!

[@LizzieRD]

Yes. Thank you. Much appreciated seeing Mo being showcased. Such a great composer with a ginormous pot of glue

[@rick400171]

Never realized how great his baselines were… not technical but oh so tasty… true musician… better then just tech but no feel… great band

[@PEC9905]

The Bee Gees were naturally talented. No editing needed. Listen to them sing accapella.

[@eaccristo]

Exactly. No auto tune. Stunning. As good if not better than the record. ❤

[@oldsoulme4137]

He was the glue, the joker, the multi-instrumentalist, the sound and the rock ‘n’ roll of the Bee Gees.

[@Nannasrevival]

I’m glad that Maurice is getting the recognition he so deserved when he was alive. Sadly missed, never forgotten 🌹

[@User58747]

Loved the Bee Gees disco era, and I agree Maurice's bass lines played a vital part.

[@JM-zk9ou]

Thank you for showcasing Maurice's incredible talent. He's my favorite Bee Gee. To those who haven't listened to any of The Bee Gees pre- and post-disco music, do yourself a favor and check out their other works that cross multiple musical genres.

[@rebeccadaniels3862]

I agree ❤

[@lauravettoretti1323]

Amen! So much of their music after 1979 was ignored, sadly. Some really beautiful songs. They were so versatile and unique...from the 1960's to 2003.

[@clevebaker8399]

Maurice was one excellent musician and composer!! His bass playing was almost like McCartney but groovier 🥳🥳

[@thelastperfectman4139]

Maurice always seemed like the coolest guy in the group.

[@philippinesinfulleffect]

I grew up with the music of the Bee Gees and never knew that Maurice was behind all these great bass lines. As a former bass player I've always singled out great bass playing in songs and your coverage makes me appreciate the Bee Gees even more now. You got a new sub because of this...thank you!

[@cheallen1626]

About a year ago I watched the Don Kirshner live shows and reached the same conclusion....Maurice Gibb is an incredible bassist.

[@rogerdodger6025]

I've been telling people for a few years that Maurice Gibb was an underrated bass player even though he's known more as a singer. Maurice lays down some serious funk on those Bee Gees Disco hits.

[@briananketell519]

Some of the greatest performers of the past 50 years all in one family.

[@JohnNiemsMusic]

I've subscribed and hit the LIKE button because seeing someone give MAURICE the credit he deserves brought me here! He also had a great sense of humor too! Glad I found your channel Andrew Freed!

[@BassFreedom]

Thank you! 😄🤘🤘

[@Temptation666]

He never got enough love. But Bee Gees were so much more than Disco

[@MikeGuerr]

I was a fan of the pre-disco Bee Gees, but my wife was a fan of all of their music. When they were touring in support of their One album I got us tickets. Hearing and watching them perform live was eye opening, and I gained a whole new appreciation for their entire catalog, even the songs that they wrote for other artists. Maurice seemed like the one who was responsible for the arrangements and musicality, what an awesome musician!

[@mariaterezaferrato1164]

Excellent video. Excellent comments. Mo was really a great musician, and a great arranger too. Bee Gees are my fav band ever❤❤❤ The most prolific songwriters ever: more than 1030 quality songs in around 13 musical genres. Geniuses

[@DrTomoculus]

He is just awesome. I always thought that. For one stage of their career, he was their band! Plus he was a funny guy. He didn't seem to ever take himself seriously. He seemed very genuine. And he was a killer bassist. And that discipline you speak of. To completely NOT play anything. That is genius. It adds a whole other swing to the rhythm. This stop / start tug that makes everything ebb and flow that's constant. Genius. If you were dancing The Bump with someone, he is hitting it on every bump. Which truly, when dancing, is when you're using your hips to their max. Accenting that one beat, in a 4 beat pattern. It's just a smart move.

[@kennet7837]

The Jive Talkin' bassline was one of the earliest synth basslines. It was played by session keyboardist Blue Weaver on an ARP 2600, though Maurice overdubbed some extra bass.

[@TheGerkuman]

I think Maurice worked it out on his bass guitar though, and then gave it to Blue to play.

[@kennet7837]

@@TheGerkuman Weaver stated, "Usually Maurice would play bass guitar, but he was away from the studio that night. And when Maurice came back, we let him hear it and suggested he re-record the bass line on his bass guitar". "I really liked the synth bass lines", Maurice said. "I overdubbed certain sections to add bass extra emphasis".

[@TheGerkuman]

@@kennet7837 Fair enough! Blue often never got the credit he deserved for his work with the Bee Gees. I don't think any of the 70's era band did, or Colin and Vince from the 60's era.

[@lavalp]

@@kennet7837 Very interesting. So Blue Weaver came up with that bassline? Wow - it's just brilliant.

[@chivienhuynh2132]

Thank you for making this fantastic video about Maurice Gibb's incredible talents as a bassist. The Bee Gees were one of the best groups of the rock and roll era, not just a "disco group" as they were falsely labeled. And thank you for pronouncing his name correctly.

[@dylanmart6007]

It’s terrible how overlooked they are. They have a huge versatile catalog and most people judge them based on 5 years of their career. Whatever disco was isn’t important to me, good music is important to me and their music was out of this world! Just when I think I’ve heard everything they’ve ever done, I manage to stumble upon something else

[@franciscolopez3229]

Wow, thanks for sharing this. I had no idea that it was Maurice behind those basslines.

[@marieskapars4766]

Maurice sings falsetto we've known ages now n glad other people now know n can see n listen to. He was so funny in our street and his side ways walks and eye brows lifts made us laugh r socks off. Seriously he had a natural best sense of humour n was still our mo our local boy Manchester kid. Talented beyond belief. Best ul ever hear n to grace this planet.ever.xxx❤❤❤😇😇👍👍thank god still got our Barry. N Barry Hun U got this n we got you. X

[@KaylasMusicalDigest545]

This is a beautiful tribute to Maurice Gibb!! I love how this feels like an education video😆😊

[@deborahneal1354]

Thanks for this long overdue wake-up call. Maurice was indeed a phenomenal bassist. Celebrating this multi-talented "man in the middle"!

[@jamyla]

"Nights on Broadway" has a great Bass line and I think blends their harmonics with the music so well.

[@lisachauvin]

That’s the song I thought of first! Thanks!

[@jonthomas8569]

This was a treat! I love The Bee Gees, and I’ve long felt Maurice tends to get overlooked. He was a very subtle, judicious bass player. Everything he played served the song, without overshadowing. Jive Talkin’ is one of my favorites.

[@benjimartinnc]

Maurice Gibb was an incredible musician, songwriter, and vocalist. The music that he made with his brothers is timeless!

[@awsumsum]

Fanny (Be Tender With My Love) - 'nuff said

[@nancy9478]

Def one of my top 3. Massachusetts breaks me.

[@Coachat]

The jive talking bass line is epic.

[@johnmoser2689]

Everyone loved this band most never looked this deep... very cool video The Bass is almost always overlooked unless it's missing

[@ricardocalderon7730]

Hi Andrew! Maurice was an exceptional musician, an amazing singer and an awesome arranger. The Bee Gees wouldn't have been The Bee Gees without him. Also, I just wanted to point out that The Bee Gees have sold over 220 million records and counting. Cheers!

[@EpaproditaBianan]

The ability of the maurice gibb in playong different insttrn.is very rare not all who play musical instrument can playore than one instrument.Tha late maurice gibb is one of a tslented musician RIP mu dear maurice .you are forever in my heart I am an avid fan of the BeeGees unfortunately its too late for me am on my 80s by Gods Grace from the philippines

[@oneworldfamily]

Hat's off to you for confirming the pronunciation of Maurice's name. Nice touch, that.

[@peterbrusch1493]

The bass line of "Stayin' Alive" is genious and made me the first time realize, what a great bass player he was.

[@lucalone]

Maurice was an multi instrumentalist and a great musician.

[@audreykennedy4799]

You speak the ABSOLUTE TRUTH!!! Maurice is my favorite Bee Gee!

[@rebeccadaniels3862]

Me too!!!

[@bobcaygeon4533]

I loved the the BeeGees before their disco days. They had so many hits pre-‘75. I was a rocker that used to laugh at disco. That doesn’t mean I didn’t appreciate the BeeGees disco hits. They took hold of a genre and showed just how great and versatile they could be.

[@chrisofnottingham]

Listening to those bass parts I think it comes across that even if he was a bass player he came up with his lines like a songwriter

[@nancyelizabethdickinson2541]

My fave MG bass line is from You Should be Dancing. Once that baseline gets,stuck in my head it will play in my mind for days! Maurice was my favorite BeeGee, it was such a tragedy the way his life ended. RIP Maurice, know you still have millions of fans and people who think of you and love you!!

[@haroldsanteliz6153]

Morris : Was the Multi Instrumentalist, the Orquestra man , he was the member of a Sinphonic Orquestra in England he could read music and play it. Thank you for recognizing who Morris was, He was the Music Man , he and his brothers were incredible singers and he was the quiet genius and humble Orquesta man, hidden in his humbleness. That was a very humble Genius .

[@wimmelstein]

Great video about a great bass player. You have highlighted beautifully how his rhythmic spacing made his music so funky. I would be very much interested in learning about how his bass lines were harmonically tied in with the rest of the music. Maybe in a future video?

[@littleangel5101]

Maurice was my favorite BeeGee. RIP

[@marksargent2440]

I like his song man in the middle he was definitely the glue to the band

[@KaraokeKatalina]

And NONE of the brothers could read music....THATS CRAZY

[@mhm8922]

No way!!!!

[@RickB1792]

Reading music has nothing to do with creating music.

[@KaraokeKatalina]

​@@RickB1792obviously totally agree! Barry is 2nd to Sir Paul as the greatest songwriter of all time

[@ericwobschall8410]

No it’s not. It’s common in pop music.

[@jamesmiller-dq8fm]

you ONLY need to read music if you want to play in a cover band... You WRITE music in a language you invent. Reading is for corporate jackasses and is fucking lame.

[@AbsitInvidea]

What I have always loved about 'How deep Is Your Love' are those two bell-like overtone notes right after the 2nd line 'I feel you touch me in the pouring rain' (ding ding) AND the moment.....etc.

[@vlsglawprof]

Maurice has been doing the keyboards since 1967. Check out all of the pre 1975 videos, he usually does the keyboards even with the pre recorded promo videos.

[@lisachauvin]

I’ve always said Maurice Gibb never got his due. Thank you so much for this tribute!

[@jensastrup1940]

I always liked the bass line of Stayin Alive but your video made me appreciate it even more!

[@ronaldmorris3197]

Maurice was doing the falsetto voice even before Barry started using it.

[@niltonbartalini9837]

Maurice fazia os falsetes nas apresentações ao vivo. No estúdio foi Barry.❤

[@andrewfurst5711]

@@niltonbartalini9837 Yes it was Barry who originated the falsetto when producer Arif Mardin was asking if he could "shriek", and he sang this on the studio albums. But Maurice sang the falsetto live, at least for Nights on Broadway, while Barry sang in his normal voice. Maurice's falsetto was as good as Barry's. Very talented man.

[@billslocum9819]

That was a great demonstration of how Maurice's bass playing excelled in ways you wouldn't expect, like spacing out the notes so they had more force when they landed, and shaping the song around a complex but not busy groove.

[@LordLarryWho]

Jive Talkin and Wind of Change on the B side, one of the first 45s I got when I was a kid.

[@Albert-o4b4d]

The bee gees are still today underated and underappreciated musicians, best and most original group of all times by far, they defined genres and styles but really created an entire era in music basically modern culture around the world that all musicians still feed from today without knowing or realizing it, Daft Punk, Royksopp, EDM, trance, most everything originates with them, but their work after the famous snf era is still more impressive, covering all kinds of genres of music, composing for all the best artist of the era, collaborating and creating over 1000 songs in their lifetime and they could have probably defined the 21 century if not for the premature deaths. The best musicians ever, I am fortunate to know that, but not many do.

[@niltonbartalini9837]

I agree❤

[@Albert-o4b4d]

@@niltonbartalini9837 thx 👍, you are a lucky one too

[@johnryan3374]

Maurice was an amazing guy! His bass playing has been extremely influential to bass players and musicians of all ages and genres!

[@aumenarys]

What strikes me the most, hearing the "isolated" bass when you play, is really the space Maurice left!

[@sierrag.1069]

Maurice is a Legend! Im proud to be a young Bee Gees fan. RIP Maurice, Robin, and Andy.

[@NelsonMontana1234]

Yes, Maurice is a great example of playing a constructed part that provides separate movement to the melody. And it worked perfectly.

[@anitalornie1743]

Thanks for detailing so many aspects of their talents I have an even better appreciation of their talent now. Maurice was always the most talented as far as I was concerned.

[@MrBeachMadness]

Fanny ( Be Tender with My Love) is an unheralded bit of lovely bass playing.

[@dianebuzek723]

my favorite Bee Gees song ♥

[@GalileanInvariance]

@@dianebuzek723 Agreed!

[@lavalp]

Agreed. This song is in my top 5 favorites of theirs too. I don't think they ever played it live - probably too hard to perform live. What a gorgeous song and arrangement. That Main Course album...wow.

[@DiegoNavaja]

Gorgeous songw

[@dianebuzek723]

@@lavalp I saw a video here on YT (somewhere... ) that Maurice said "we all love Fanny, but..." Barry discovered 12 track backing or something like that, and added so much background singing that it was impossible to do it live and have it sound the same.

[@patriciawyncoop2607]

Finally maurice got the spot light i think they kept him in the back cause he was so talented..

[@melodiejohnston9528]

Thank you! Still one of the most popular (yet underrated) groups of all time. IMO

[@paladino444]

Maurice and his brothers one of the greats. Thanks for giving Maurice some shine as he was a cool cat.

[@GlennGoryl]

"...A Solid, Good Human Being" is all that matters.

[@StratmanDarrell]

How could he sing and play those fantastic bass lines. What a bass monster!! Up there with Geddy Lee and Sting.

[@Pamsmith59]

My question, as well. How to sing while playing that bass? Incredible talent.

[@chrisallen8250]

Believe me, coming from a bass player, it's not easy.

[@merrillslaven6921]

If you had moved to more modern Bee Gees, "For Whom The Bell Tolls" has an awesome bass track.

[@debbienewton909]

And he was responsible for the "stomps" in You Win Again!!

[@darthbigred22]

@@debbienewton909 In fairness that's in line with the 80s everyone was doing stuff like that at the time

[@marycorliss6425]

Yes!! Mo was exceptional!!! I believe they were all exceptional in their own way!!!

[@shadboy]

YES & It must have been FUN to be around them !!!!

[@singluna888]

Maurice Gibb was the most talented when it came to instruments. If not for him, I don't believe they would have ever gotten back together.

[@alexisescobar1974]

Thanks for the video… Maurice is a pretty underrated bassist so thanks to expose his work here. And in addition… is like young Steve Jobs is talking about bass isn’t he??

[@sharonbowers9929]

Incredible talent. Thank you showcasing Maurice. ❤❤❤

[@jerrythomas9041]

A very underrated band. Great songwriting and longevity

[@sherylbartlett3871]

Thank you Andrew for your great video on Maurice! Absolutely love the Bee Gees, especially Mo ❤! I am a new subscriber also......Again, big THANKS 😊!