Music Box

THE music industry seems to have recently suffered what I would call a ‘Bayern Munich moment’ by losing some cherished items which were much-loved and will be sorely missed. 

First let us mention the passing of Crowded House drummer Peter Jones who left us aged just 45, the Liverpool-born member of that wonderful Australian indie-rock band.

Not long before this, the lady famed for having the ‘ultimate female disco voice’ also passed away – Donna Summer who was 63. Her list of hits reads like the back of a disco essentials album.

But the reason for this week’s Music Box is because just this morning I was awoken by my phone ringing I quickly came to my senses after the words: ‘Robin Gibb has died’ were spoken. 

The Bee Gees made a huge impact on the entire music scene, as although there are still major arguments as to which were the very first disco songs, I think everybody agrees that the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever was the lynch pin that pulled it all together. 

Originally formed in 1958, the Bee Gees have amassed over 200 million album sales worldwide and let us not forget the immense amount of songs they wrote for pretty much every major performer at one time or another.

I’m sure I could fill several pages with a history of all three musicians and their colleagues, but instead let us remember the best they had to offer:

Crowded House – Weather With You, Don’t Dream It’s Over.

Donna Summer – I Feel Love, Hot Stuff, Bad Girls, Last Dance, On My Radio, Love’s Unkind, No More Tears (Enough Is Enough).

Bee Gees – You Should Be Dancing, Stayin Alive, Jive Talkin’, Night Fever, More Than A Woman, Tragedy.

Let me leave you with a quote from the movie Lord of The Rings: The journey doesn’t end here – death is just another path we all must take.