Bee Gees - Nights On Broadway (2023 Remaster)

"Nights on Broadway" is a song by the Bee Gees from the Main Course album released in 1975. The second single released from the album, it immediately followed their number-one hit "Jive Talkin'". This track was credited to Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb.

Producer Arif Mardin asked if one of the Bee Gees members could do some screaming during the main chorus to make the song more exciting. In response, Barry Gibb began singing higher and higher, eventually singing it in a falsetto that was unexpectedly powerful. He had never known he had such an ability and Barry's falsetto became a trademark of the Bee Gees, although Maurice had been harmonizing in falsetto for years. Barry recalled in a May 2001 interview with Mojo magazine: "Arif said to me, 'Can you scream?' I said, 'under certain circumstances'. He said, 'Can you scream in tune?' I said, 'well, I'll try' ".

Barry Gibb talked about "Nights on Broadway" on The Larry King Show on 2 February 2002:

"It came to me in a dream, there was a request by Arif Mardin, who was like an uncle to us, he was a great record producer during the song 'Nights On Broadway,' for the Main Course album, which is previous to the 'Fever' syndrome. And he said, 'Can any of you scream, scream in falsetto.' So, you know, give us an ad lib or a scream at the end. So from screaming, it turned into things like blaming it all."

New remaster, sourced from the Tales from the Gibb Brothers box-set.

[smoocifilms]

Man, Maurice looks GOOD in that pic!!

[cyclonedrums]

Bee Gees Rock and I not into mainstream Love Robin Gibbs Vocals He was One Cool Cat RIP

[juancarlospereiraquesada]

This song has it all, all over, Perfection

[calvettapope]

Their earlier songs were the bomb too.

[nightnurse]

2:32 is purely angelic🤍 It’s not auto tune baby, it’s The Bee Gees🤍

[briteppr]

My personal preference are Bee Gees songs from this era not so much the (largely) sappy earlier songs in their catalog.

[Gavin-]

They would also have more hit songs like you should be dancing boogie child staying alive night fever how deep is your love? More than a woman tragedy Love you inside out. Too much Heaven. And they didn’t score. Any more hits until 1983-1989