Bee Gees: A True Art Form

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Karyn White once said, “Good music doesn’t have an expiration date.” Nowadays, music is just a process of making money and gaining fame. Lately, the quality of music has declined and its shows with the auto-tuned voices and new chart music sounding all the same. Matter of fact in the recent years, an increase of current artist have be accused of stealing music and battling legal cases. The most recent being Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" copying Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up” the legal court awarded Gaye’s family with 7.3 million dollars. Personal feeling aside music is a subjective and personal art form, yet it’s easy to determine which music/artist has the potential to be ageless in our history and those that will be forgotten

I have chosen Bee Gees as the second band. Personally, I have been listening to Bee Gees since I was six, so they hold a special place in my heart. The three man group (consisting of three brothers) formed in 1958. Their known for writing all of their songs, as well as writing for other major artist. My all-time favorite song from them is “Stayin’ Alive”, I specifically remember sitting at the living room couch and having my dad play the Bee Gees cassette tape during Saturday mornings, this was our father and son time. Which later on you will see my parents had a hand in my taste of music. Another reason I love this song, it’s a cult classic theme song from the film Saturday Night Fever featuring John Travolta. The iconic opening scene of Saturday Night Fever, is John Travolta strutting through Brooklyn acting badass and cocky. “Stayin’ Alive” is the immediate song you think of when you’re talking about disco. The song was specifically made for Tony Manero character in Saturday Night Fever representing the macho swagger that John Travolta brought to the character. Today, the song is the most requested song at any “Disco Night” dance clubs, showing even after 38 years that good music is still good no matter how

The group was formed in 1964 in Watts, California. The first time I listen to The Whispers was during take your children to work day. I went with my father that year (I was either in 6th or 7th) and during lunch time in the work kitchen one of my dad’s colleague started playing the radio, and boom! “Rock Steady” was playing and I immediately loved there music. Like most of the songs I listen to The Whispers play a mixture of R&B with smooth soul funk. Whenever I talk to someone that familiar with the group they’ve always said how the music has impacted them in a positive way. It is evident by all the positive feedback that the group receive even after 51 years. Music is relevant to the listener, if we continue to keep their music alive for the new generation it will withstand the test of time. Now they won’t have the same nostalgia or feeling as my generation does or even the generation before, but they will remember just as we do. I think The Whispers will be that