Bee Gees Top Ten: Nights On Broadway (#3)

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Well, here we are….near the top of my list of favorite songs by The Bee Gees. If you know this song, you see what I did there. This is a longtime favorite. I remember buying the 45 when it came out in 1975. So, for your dining and dancing pleasure, here’s today’s Bee Gees song. #3: Nights On Broadway Arif said to me, “Can you scream?” — Barry Gibb So that’s how we got the “screams” and the falsetto in this song. Producer Arif Mardin asked Barry to do something to make the song more “exciting.” I’d say Barry accomplished the stated request quite well. This comes from the album that sort of transitioned The Bee Gees from their second era to the disco era. It fits that position well, with the danceable main part of the song and that mid-song break that seems to pay homage to the ballads of the 60s and 70s. What a song. Nights On Broadway Written by Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb From Main Course, 1975 Now, in my place there are so many others: