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Subsequently covered by Nina Simone, I Can’t See Nobody – originally the B-side of New York Mining Disaster 1941 – introduced audiences outside Australia to the extraordinary voice of Robin Gibb, which even his mother said made her “go cold”. Sweet Song of Summer’s eerie analogue synth backing and ominous mood is a haunting anomaly in their catalogue. The title of the album To Whom it May Concern underlines its unfocused contents, but just occasionally the Bee Gees’ increasing confusion about their purpose led them to try something completely off-beam. Soft and straightforward by Bee Gees ballad standards, the lyrics nevertheless dealt with a hippy hitching to San Francisco but getting no further than New England. But Massachusetts sat somewhere in the middle. The No 1 singles of 1967 usually fit one of two categories: turned-on psychedelia, or the MOR reaction against it. The HBO documentary "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?" featured a heartwrenching interview with sole surviving Gibb brother Barry, who lamented that all he really had left was fame.The Bee Gees: Massachusetts (live in 1989) – video.

This also applies to one of his solo singles " Please ", which was released after Maurice's death and became his first UK Top 40 hit in 34 years. In fact, a majority of the songs in which Robin sings the lead.More Lyrical Dissonance occurs here, as it's a fast-paced song with rather sad lyrics, Listen to it here. "Promise The Earth", a song that appears as a bonus track on their final studio album, This Is Where I Came In.And then there's their studio version which was recorded for their 2001 compilation album, Their Greatest Hits: The Record, featuring Robin on lead vocals.

First, there's the live version from their One Night Only show in 1997, in which Maurice and Barry share the lead. The group themselves did a few versions of the song. Then you also have "Islands In The Stream", which originally was written by the trio as a song for Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.Try watching this tribute to Robin Gibb, which features the song.This song is a maudlin sounding song which features Robin singing on high vocals, and in some points (particularly the chorus), he sounds like he's going to break down in tears. "Rings Around The Moon", which appears as a bonus track on the brothers' 1997 album, Still Waters.Also from Size Isn't Everything, "Blue Island." According to the album's linear notes, the song is "Dedicated to the children of the former Yugoslavia." And as anybody who knows as to how things in the former Yugoslavia were at the time, it really hits hard.It's a rather sad song to close the album with. Similar to "Tragedy", the singer is on the Despair Event Horizon due to being lonely. "Fallen Angel", which appeared as the closing track (in most regions) on the group's 1993 album Size Isn't Everything.