How Stayin' Alive was made- Bee Gees Origin

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[wajsk]

This was the most freaking satisfying thing I have ever seen

[johnny]

Making a perfect drum loop is difficult enough on Audacity, let alone physically cutting an actual tape and splicing it and then doing what those guys did ! Amazing !

[SteveOuimette]

Nearly 50 years later and that song (and album) still totally stands the test of time. Great songs regardless of being disco or whatever you want to call it. And the technology and innovation behind it is absolutely astounding. Plus, those three brothers sang like a unit that to this day is unrivaled in many ways. Brilliant.

[jaideeprai]

Back in the days things were really difficult to conceive, improvise, juggle etc with limited technology. The sheer mettle in the intelligent forethought brought out such immeasurable classics. Hatsoff. My deep respects to the time & the innovators. Beegees, no words. Timeless.

[melvinch]

We need a longer version of this video.

[Nirolevy]

I can imagine Dennis's face when they told him
"We hope you don't mind but we used you're drumming for a... number 1 disco hit"

[backslash]

Now I understand... the steadiness of the beat in that song is too good to be true

[rossco]

One of the best disco tracks imo, absolute genius, fascinating stuff back then 🔥🔥👌🏽

[ediutama]

Even for us in Indonesia, the song was legendary one, impossible to simply forget...these great men were behind this song, big salute to them, big salute to the Gibb brothers!

[LerockJohn]

I am flabbergasted!!! Over 40 years being in the dark. I finally see the light! THIS was amazing!

[godonlyone]

0:30-- It was really nice of Gandalf the White to leave his busy schedule in Middle Earth and help the Bee Gees with that song editing.

[denniseudela]

Whoa!
This was all analog and physically splicing the audio tape!
Now, you just digitally edit.
I'm very impressed.
Yup, necessity is indeed the mother of invention, no matter how far-fetched it may sound!

[claudio]

As a huge fan I think that great part of the magic of the second half of the 70's Bee Gees albums is due to the genius of Alby Galuthen and Karl Richardson

[gustavoaganza]

I just saw the Bee Gees documentary in CNN and I was mesmerized about this improvised invention. I heard the song in 1977 and I never could imagine the trick of the drum. I remember the movie and the songs as part of my young years.

[MsMarciax]

How you imagined it would be as a kid back then and the realisation of how it was actually implemented in the studio using a improvised tape looping method... Truly fantastic.

[mimicmic.]

I think song writers/sound mixers are genius people.. 👍

[JZL-Arkerivon]

That’s so beautiful how an piece of history that transcends time was made

[emmanuelledelatorre]

this gentlemen had the Midas Touch they created absoluted GOLD!!!!

[karish.]

Whoa! That's SO cool! I never would've guessed that the beat for “Stayin' Alive” came from the beat for “Night Fever”! They did what they had to do and it worked amazingly well!

[edwardmichaels]

largest nugget of truth- Never Again Would We Rely On The Liveness