He still is - just don't ask him for his autograph . . . .

Robin Gibb was on the radio last week and he said that the Beats and the BeeGees catalogues were the two most played songs world wide and How deep is your love is the most covered song..
I think a Beat song ( prob yesterday , was No 3 )

Quite an acheivement for the Gibb brothers they did nt seem that special or talented back in the 60s, but they really came into their own in the disco 70s.
In a previous interview I heard, about 3 years ago Robin said... the joke is , Ive never been to a disco... never in my life !

My theory is that Barry is the real genius of the family... that he really wrote those brilliant melodies and Robin and Maurice threw in a few ideas and lyrics...
... but thats just my theory ....
of course the song credits go to all three brothers.

Good news for BeeGee fans, Robin said that he is back together with Barry to begin working again.... already they are back together professionally so expect performances soon and no doubt an LP or two.

I'm sure he's wrong as Yesterday is the most covered song ever, far more than the second most covered song.

I always thought Yesterday was the most covered song. But according to this http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-en...s-1052165.html

It is number two. But then according to the Guinness Book of World records it is the most recorded song. I know which I believe.

thats odd..... i cant think of anyone covering 'how deep is your love'.. but tracks like 'yesterday' and even more so 'with a little help from my freinds' have been covered to death! ... but if its 'worldwide' then what do i know?

as for the beegees, much prefered their 60's material, 'to love somebody' is easily one of the best ever lovesongs ever written. i personally couldnt abide their disco phase ... but in that period i was right into punk

I can only think of Take That doing How Deep Is Your Love.

Robin was talking casually on the radio and..... thinking about it.......
he might have meant that ... How deep is your love.. is currently the most covered song... say in the last year.

But he did say that the Bee Gees catalogue is the most played on radio world wide... along with the Beatles catalogue
so there must be a lot of derivables rolling in for the two brothers !

I've been listening to The Beatles Stereo and Mono Box-Sets constantly since Wednesday and although I had all the albums before, it's been like listening to a whole new band. The quality of the remasters surpassed anything I ever hoped for! I thought the Dr Ebbetts Cds were good quality, but they are nothing compared to these.

I've always preferred the Mono mixes, as most hard-core fans do, although nowI'm really starting to enjoy the Stereo mixes like never before. Who'd have thought they could have made one of the best bands ever sound even better?

Mark

I played the Mono remaster of Sgt. Pepper to a friend, who'd only ever heard the late 80's stereo mix - it was great watching his face as things he didn't recognise ( like the extra guitar on the title track, Ringo's flanged vocal on "With a little help . . . ", and the higher tempo "She's leaving home" ) popped up . . . .

i think its great alot of young people (including myself, although i always have done) are listening to the Beatles

i saw some kid who looked about 15 listening to "lucy in the sky with diamonds" on his iPod

I'm sorry but I just don't get the whole mono thing. Ok, The Beatles apparently preferred these mixes in the Sixties when mono was the standard but I remember when CD's first came on the scene and it was said that listening to them was like having the artist(s) in the very same room as you and when I listen to the remastered stereo Beatles it really is like that, it really is like they are there! I'm sure it's much more of a representation of what it was like standing in the middle of the Abbey Road studio as it was all going on. Mono recordings just sound like everything is compressed down to within a very narrow channel and it's like listening to music with something in the way, to my ears. The stereo mixes sound crystal clear, but also quite rich, not tinny, and much more symphonic and, unlike in the Sixties, it is now the only standard (really) so the latest stereo releases are much better, surely. No?

Why do they no longer bring out classical recordings in mono?

Hang on just a minute there... I think Robin Gibb probably said "How Deep Is Your Love" is the BeeGees most covered song, because that is nowhere near the most covered song in history. That attribute goes to Yesterday by The Beatles, which to date has been covered more than 3 THOUSAND times.
This bloody forum

no , I did nt hear wrong on the radio,
Robin said that....
"How deep is your Love is the most covered song in the world,
My girl is No 2 and Yesterday No 3..".

but as I said before he could mean... currently ... the most covered song... ie in the past year.

Heres the proof of the pudding
only a small audio file (less than a meg )
go here
http://rapidshare.com/files/28064420..._SEPT_2009.mp3

Well the guy's obviously deluded. He's talking complete nonsense. Jive talking Motherf****r

I would love to buy the remastered box set but I think £170 is a bit pricey, I can get it from CD Universe in the States for about £130 inc shipping, but does anyone know if I would get hit with any sort of taxes when it gets to the UK, if all else fails it might be a case of asking the wife to buy me it for Christmas.

jUst listen to the audio revolver,
hearing is believing ! I did nt make it up

If you can hold out for a few months, I'm sure Amazon UK will drop back down to the pre-order price (£135) or perhaps even lower. Just keep checking it.

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i think the beatles are a bit overated. not as good songwriters as pete townshend or ray davies.the beachboys were also coming out with better stuff in the 60s.
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mUST ADMIT that Ray Davies was one brilliant songwriter and maybe as a lyricist he was No 1 in the 60s.
I think he was a bit shy in real life though and never got the prominence that more relaxed, media friendly guys got like Mick Jagger and Paul Mac.

Pete Townsend was brilliant and innovative too.. a great writer and performer... like Ray, perhaps not given enough credit and cudos in these nostalgic times.

I was listening to Happy Jack the other day and.. its still brilliant
and the drumming of Keith Moon... just great...
Keith was the greatest drummer ever
... no contest.

Bonzo would have eaten him for breakfast - Keith himself would have told you so . . . .