Bee Gees ~ Stayin' Alive 1977 Disco Purrfection Version

Robert Stigwood was looking around for an idea for a disco oriented movie when he read a story in the June 7, 1976 issue of New York Magazine, entitled "Tribal Rites Of The New Saturday Night" written by Nik Cohn. During preproduction on the movie he remembered a song he had heard The Bee Gees sing a few years earlier entitled "Saturday Night, Saturday Night" and put in a call to them to contribute music for the movie project. He asked them for an eight minute version of that song to release to radio that "would have a nice dance tempo, a romantic interlude and all hell breaking loose in the end". When Barry presented the song to him, it was now called "Stayin' Alive" and did not have the romantic interlude, the two things his employer had asked for. Barry reasoned that "Saturday Night, Saturday Night" as the song title was already approaching over saturation, so "Stayin' Alive" would really stand out and that a break in the songs tempo would kill the momentum and stood firm. Artistic freedom reigned that day as Stigwood gave in to his better instincts and he was repaid in spades. The recordings were completed and "Stayin' Alive" was used in the electrifying theatre teaser for "Saturday Night Fever". That sent patrons rushing to the local record stores to get the double LP soundtrack, I know I asked for it for my birthday (January 1) and I still have that gift my brother bought me in my vinyl collection. "Stayin Alive" was then used for the opening credits with Travolta famously strutting his way into superstardom. The single spent four weeks at #1, then dropped to #2, then #6 as "Night Fever" was rising to #2. The following week "Fever" hit #1 and an amazing thing happened, the #6 "Stayin Alive" reclaimed the #2 spot and stayed there for five weeks, giving the BeeGees a lock on the top 2 most popular songs of the rock era. The Beatles hold the record for having the top 5, count em FIVE songs in the country, #1 "Can't Buy Me Love" , #2 "Twist & Shout", #3 "She Loves You", #4 "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and #5 "Please Please Me". Suck on that Justin Bieber. PS Their music is being played fifty years later, and they are hell of lot nicer.

[oldskoolmusicforever]

I'M 59 NOW AND I REALLY HOPE YOU YOUNGER PEOPLE LISTENING TO THIS JAM RESPECTS THE BEE GEES MUSIC AS MUCH AS I STILL DO.

[androc]

I'm 91 and I STILL groove to this beat. Beat that ya young whippersnappers!

[edwardkroeze]

Disco never dies... it’s just Stayin’ Alive! 😊

[randycoger]

If all the BEE GEES were still alive and performing, they would still pack them in by the 10's of thousands 50 years after their prime. WE ALL MISS YOU !!!

[djhutcherson]

When I was 14 years old in the 9th grade back in 1998, in my drama/theater class at school, the teacher gave us an assignment/project where we would pick a song and lip sync to it in front of the class. I had always loved Stayin' Alive, so I decided that this was the song I was going to do my lip sync to. I got my mom to take me to a vintage clothing store and I bought an awesome 70's disco outfit to wear for my lip sync...white bell bottom pants, platform shoes, and a brown yellow and orange disco shirt with a big wide pointed collar...When the day came and it was my turn to perform, I walked into the room in my disco outfit and started lip syncing and dancing to Staying Alive. The whole class went crazy...everyone loved it (well, most people did) and my performance was voted the class favorite...needless to say I got an A for the assignment, lol. I was so nervous about doing it, because I had always been really shy and quiet at school, but after it was over I was so glad that I decided to go through with it. I will remember it for the rest of my life. 😁
***Update*** The teacher actually did have a student who filmed each performance, so there probably is a video of it somewhere, so I'm working on trying to figure out where it could or who might have it. I have contacted several people that were in that class with me to see if they might have any idea who might have it. So far I haven't had any luck. I'm pretty sure the teacher probably had the original video tape, but unfortunately she passed away several years ago.
And yes, I have posted this comment before on this and other videos of Stayin' Alive, I just enjoy sharing my story with the people who may not have seen the original comment.

[TheBatMav]

When I hear this version of the song, I don't just hear the song. I can hear the entire 70's. It's almost as if I can reach out and touch them.

[kevinnandkishore]

Im 149 yrs old... i love this tune so much....

[noleadmons]

This version makes you appreciate even more just how good this song really is

[gregcampbell]

One of the greatest songs in the history of music 🎶

[scottramson]

How many of you actually realize the amount of lives that have been saved by this song alone?!!!!
They still teach to this day that you do Chest compressions to this beat!!!

[renatazwerdling]

I am 83 years old and still love to listen to the Bee Gees

[renhoek]

Obviously there’s loads of reasons for the whole 3 minute limitation, but I wonder what artists would have really done if they had no such limits. There would have been so many masterpieces like this

[helenestuhlberg]

I'm 57 and I still give it all I got on the dancefloor to this GLORIOUS song

[k.chriscaldwell]

Disco was mostly underground, not mainstream, until the film _Saturday Night Fever_ exploded it and the Bee Gees into pop culture. It happened even faster than Michael Jackson's _Thriller." Just BOOM, Disco madness. Oh, what a great time it was.

The 80s: _Lived 'em. Loved 'em. Miss 'em._

[SniffyPoo]

Barry Gibb is a musical genius, glad he's still with us

[roslynmccoy]

I am 59 years old and I still listen to this song i was 13years old when this song came out this is when music was outstanding love the bee gees they are legends

[bigpaulie]

If this plays while you're walking down the street, you know you're the man

[belledame]

This has got to be the best version of the best disco song of all time!

[matthewvillanueva]

I'm 65 yr.s old and on diabetic insulin every day and just got the shingles D_ _ MIT
This song Staying Alive
JUST JACKED ME-UP!!!
STAYING ALIVE 🥳🎉❤❤❤️💯

[florabarrientes]

There is no age for music you can be as old as God will let you live and you still be jamming to some 70s I'm happy for you I'm happy for you that you still like to listen to music that is so wonderful❤❤❤❤😊😊