The Bee Gees

They were also parodied by Philip Pope as The Hee Bee Gee Bees, singing "Meaningless Songs (in Very High Voices)", as well as by David Williams and Matt Lucas in the 'Rock Profile' Show in 2000. Considering the recent inactivity of the band and the diverse projects of Damon (working with Gorillaz), Dave (making computer cartoons) and Alex, the latter date - 2006, for a next studio project by Blur, is more probable. It's a joke.
Bee Gees (sing): "It's a tragedy!". Coxon is also preparing for another record with similar release dates like his former band. Interviewer: Now, if I might mention your, what shall we call them, teeth...
Bee Gees (sing): "Mass-a-chu-ssetts"
Interviewer: Ah, yes, I see..."Mass-o'-chew-sets". According to the band the next album will see grenlight in late 2005 or early 2006. For example:. There will be another Gorillaz album released before the Blur release.

A sketch by Kenny Everett, in which he played all three Gibbs as well as an interviewer, had the Bee Gees answering all of his questions with song quotes. Whether it will be an EP or a full-length album - it remains to be seen. In their heyday the Bee Gees were often parodied, sometimes affectionately. Blur are currently recording for a forthcoming release. Robin and Barry collected their awards in May 2004, Maurice's son Adam collected for his late father. Ironicly, Coxon realigned with ex-Blur producer Stephen Street, to release his most successful and accessible solo album up to date Happiness In Magazines in middle 2004. In 2002, the Bee Gees were made CBEs (Commander of the British Empire) United Kingdom's New Year Honours list. Ex-Verve guitarist Simon Tong has been standing in place of Coxon on live dates.

The group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2001. The album resulting from the sessions, Think Tank, was released in May 2003 to mostly favourable reviews and was nominated for Best British Album at the 2004 Brit awards. In 1997, the Bee Gees were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Albarn later told an interviewer that there had been a big struggle between himself and Coxon. Over their career, the Bee Gees earned five Grammy Awards and in 1994 all three were individually inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Since then Albarn had said that the door is always opened for Graham to return, but a possible project or a collaborative work of the full line-up is not very likely in the foreseeable future. Also, Wyclef Jean adapted the Gibbs' "Stayin' Alive" into the hit rap single "We Trying To Stay Alive". After several weeks of rumour and uncertainty, Coxon confirmed that he had been asked to leave the band for reasons connected with his "attitude" at a time when he had given up a heavy alcohol habit.

Songs written by the Gibbs but better known in versions by other artists include, "If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman and by Kim Wilde, "Love Me" by Yvonne Elliman, "Chain Reaction" by Diana Ross and by Steps, "Emotion" by Samantha Sang, "Guilty" by Barbra Streisand, "Heartbreaker" by Dionne Warwick and "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. He was apparently unhappy at the choice of dance DJ Fatboy Slim as the sessions' producer. Their songs have been covered by numerous singers including Elvis, Otis Redding, and newer acts like Steps and Destiny's Child. Coxon was variously reported to have failed to attend recording sessions or to have been shut out of them. With The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, and Paul McCartney, the Bee Gees are in the top five of the most successful recording artists of all time, achieving world-wide record sales in excess of 110 million.
Tensions between Coxon and the rest of the band escalated during recording sessions in 2002. During January 2005, Barry and Robin along with several legendary Rock artists recorded "Grief Never Grows Old", the official Tsunami relief record for the Disasters Emergency Committee. For a couple of years members of Blur engaged in a variety of side-projects around this time: Coxon made a number of solo albums, Alex James joined actor Keith Allen and artist Damien Hirst (who had both contributed their talents to the video for Blur's single, "Country House" earlier) to form Fat Les, while Albarn contributed to Gorillaz and travelled to Mali on behalf of Oxfam, producing the fundraising album Mali Music.

Shortly afterwards, his remaining brothers announced that, they intended to go on writing and performing, but there are still doubts if they would use the title, "The Bee Gees". Albarn said that as they didn't stop for nine years, they needed break. Some other people believe his death was from liver damage, leading to a heart attack. Exhausted by incessant recording and touring through the world, the band entered into a hiatus. Maurice Gibb, who had been the instrumental leader of the Bee Gees during their final years as a group, died on January 12, 2003 from a cardiac arrest, while in surgery.
. Their last live show together was called "Live By Request", a special shown on A&E. The box set featured 22 singles and all accompanying b-sides.

For example, Maurice sings lead on the Beatles-inspired "Man In The Middle". In addition, a box set celebrating Blur's 10th anniversary was released later that year. It gave the opportunity for all three Bee Gees to each contribute a lead vocal. This album was the first record produced by William Orbit, not by longtime producer Stephen Street. In 2000, they released what turned out to be their final album as a group, This Is Where I Came In. In 1999, Blur released 13, more mature album lyrically dominated by the end of Albarn's turbulent relationship with Justine Frischmann - Elastica frontwoman as well as former's battle with drug and alcoholic addictions. One Night Only sold 5 million copies worldwide. The success in America eventually spread over in Britain and by the end of the year the album bounced back into the charts.

The Bee Gees performed a live concert in Las Vegas called "One Night Only", which was shown on Pay-Per-View cable and later shown on HBO (this concert was released on CD a year later as One Night Only). the record received strong reviews and the album and its second single "Song 2" became a moderate hit. Even though he was an avid tennis player, he had a heart scare. In U.S. In November 1997, Barry had back surgery, but couldn't go on the road as they planned. - the album and the first single, "Beetlebum" debuted at number one but quickly fell down the charts - as the group's mass audience didn't accept this incarnation. In 1997 they released a new album, Still Waters, which went double platinum, and a new single Alone, was a new hit for the Bee Gees. However the band's reinvention didn't earn them initially warm reviews in U.K.

In 1993, they released an album called "Size isn't everything". These influences sparked in Blur's self-titled fifth album, which was released in February of 1997 to very positive reviews, nearly rivaling with those of the Great Escape. The Bee Gees released several singles, including 'Paying the Price Of Love', which met with little success. By the end of the year, Albarn was declaring that he was no longer interested in British music and was fascinated with American indie rock, a genre that Graham Coxon had been supporting for years. and Barry had a baby girl named Alexandra. Instead they decided to spend the entire year out of the spotlight. To reward his one year of staying sober, him and his wife Yvonne renewed their wedding vows in 1992. Two other things happened in 1992: their father, Hugh, died.. In the face of negative press and weak public support, Blur nearly broke up in early 1996, following a scuffle between chief artists Coxon and Albarn.

Maurice had a serious drinking problem. charts at number one and earned overwhelmingly positive reviews, it sold in smaller numbers, and by the beginning of 1996, Blur was seen as has-beens, especially since they once again failed to break the American market, where Oasis had been (at least partially) successful. In the early 90s, Barry Gibb wasn't the only Bee Gee living in serious pain.. While The Great Escape entered the U.K. after the Europe tour, Barry Gibb began to battle a serious back problem. Although Blur won the battle, with "Country House" becoming the group's first number one single, they ultimately lost the war, as Oasis became Britain's biggest band with their second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, completely overshadowing the follow-up to Parklife, The Great Escape. following the album "High Civilization", then went on to a European tour.. The strategy backfired.

tour.. Blur released "Country House", the first single from their new album, in August amidst to media attention because Albarn had the single's release moved up a week to compete with the release of "Roll With It," a new single from Blur's chief rivals, Oasis. After "One" was released, they went on a U.S. The group spent the first half of 1995 recording their fourth album and playing various one-off concerts, including a sold-out stadium show. To remember Andy, they put another song on the "One" album called "wish you were here". By the beginning of 1995, Parklife had gone triple platinum and the band had become superstars. The Bee Gees' following album, One (1989), was popular in the US again for once, and the title track was a hit. Oasis, Elastica, Pulp, the Boo Radleys, Supergrass, Gene, Echobelly, Menswear, Mansun, Radiohead, Suede and numerous other bands all benefited from the band's success.

On March 10th 1988, Andy Gibb died from heart disease. With the success of Parklife, Blur opened the door for a flood of British indie guitar bands who dominated British pop culture in the mid-'90s. The Bee Gees released E.S.P. in 1987 as a comeback album, with the number one song "You Win Again"; it was well received, and reached number one in the UK and the European continent but failed to impress the United States.
. The Bee Gees were successful at writing songs for other artists, but their own recording were not as successful. It was a completely different story in England, as Blur had a string of hit singles, including the ballad "To the End" and the mod anthem "Parklife," which featured narration by Phil Daniels, the star of the film version of the Who's Quadrophenia. After all these were written for these other artists, Barry Gibb had now written and produced fourteen number one hits. charts, peaking at number 52, but the album never cracked the charts.

This produced the huge hit "Islands In The Stream" - a duet between Rogers and Dolly Parton. The stylized new wave dance-pop single "Girls and Boys" entered the charts at number five; the single managed to spend 15 weeks on the U.S. They wrote and produced Rogers' album "Eyes that See in the Dark". Released in April 1994, Parklife entered the charts at number one and catapulted the band to stardom in Britain. The Brothers also worked with Kenny Rogers. Modern Life... turned out to be a dry run for Blur's breakthrough album, Parklife. The Brothers then did some production work for Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross and Dionne Warwick, who each covered Bee Gees songs, and the group sang backing vocals on several tracks. Modern Life Is Rubbish received good reviews in Britain, peaking at number 15 on the charts, yet it failed to make much of an impression in the U.S.

It too was a disappointment. The record was released in May in Britain; it appeared in the United States that fall. Robin then tried his luck again with "Walls Have Eyes". At this point the band was quite angry and irritated, thus they refused. With Juliet and "Another Lonely Night In New York" it spawned two European hits, but was met with disappointment in the U.S. Modern Life Is Rubbish was set for release in the spring of 1993 when SBK asked Blur to re-record the album with producer Butch Vig (Nirvana, Sonic Youth). Robin's attempts at a solo career began with "How Old Are You". and charted at number 28 in the U.K.

"Shine", the first, single faded. Blur complied and recorded "Chemical World," which pleased SBK for a short while; the song would become a minor alternative hit in the U.S. This project failed to produce any hits. record company, SBK, believed there was no American hit single on the record and asked them to return to the studio. Barry released a Solo project called "Now Voyager". Food was ready to release the record, but the group's U.S. As the decade turned to the 1980s, the Bee Gees' career took a turn towards solo work. Blur went back into the studio and recorded Albarn's "For Tomorrow," turned out to be a British hit.

During the "Spirits" sessions, the Bee Gees recorded "Desire" with brother Andy on guest lead vocals, but it was rejected and later appeared on one of Andy's solo albums. After spending nearly a year in the studio, the band delivered the album to Food records. The record company rejected the album, declaring that it needed a hit single. Turning away from disco rhythms, it yielded still more Top Ten hits such as "Tragedy," "Too Much Heaven" (originally written for, but not used in, the John Travolta movie "Moment By Moment"), "Love You Inside Out," and the title cut. XTC's Andy Partridge was originally slated to produce Modern Life Is Rubbish, but the relationship between Blur and Partridge soured, so Street was again brought in to produce the record. Even so, Spirits Having Flown, their follow-up to the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, was a multi-platinum success. For a couple of years, Blur struggled to abandon this title and prove the critics wrong. However, disco was rapidly declining in popularity and viability, and a large anti-Bee Gees faction of music listeners had erupted as the 1970s ended. Although receiving good reviews, the album fit neatly into the dying Manchester pop scene, causing some journalists to dismiss the band as manufactured teen idols.

A fourth Gibb, Andy Gibb, also managed to enjoy massive success releasing dance albums. "She's So High," the group's first single, made it into the Top 50 while the follow-up, "There's No Other Way," went Top Ten. Both singles were included on their 1991 Stephen Street-produced debut album, Leisure. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, based on the classic Beatles album published in 1967, though their musical careers escaped from this misjudgement unscathed. But the band's legacy remained in Britain, where they helped reinvent guitar pop by skillfully updating the country's pop traditions. The three Bee Gees also starred in the disastrous Sgt. Through some reinvention, Blur reclaimed their position as an art pop band in the late '90s by incorporating indie rock and lo-fi influences, which finally gave them their elusive American success in 1997. A year later, Barry wrote the title song to the movie version of the Broadway musical Grease for Frankie Valli to perform. With Damon Albarn's wry lyrics and the group's mastery of British pop tradition, Blur was the leader of Britpop, but they quickly became confined by the movement; since they were its biggest band, they nearly died when the movement itself died.

Natural received good reviews and was musically innovative, but did not sell well. "Tender" (1999) (#2). The album, Mr. "M.O.R." (1997) (#15). Eric Clapton suggested recording at Criteria Studios, where he had just recorded 461 Ocean Boulevard. "On Your Own" (1997) (#5). After an album with no major hit, Life in a Tin Can (1973), the group hit rock bottom with the next album rejected by Stigwood, and in their home country the Bee Gees were generally believed to be finished. "Song 2" (1997) (#2).