Test your knowledge of Bee Gees's biggest hits, deep cuts and iconic moments.
The disco hits give themselves away fast: Barry Gibb's falsetto on 'Stayin' Alive,' the pulse of 'Night Fever,' the sweep of 'How Deep Is Your Love.' Name the Bee Gees track before the chorus arrives.
The stories behind the hits settle the close rounds: a falsetto discovered by accident in the studio, six number ones in a row, and a run of songs the brothers gave away to other stars.
The Bee Gees catalog lives in two halves. Start with the disco anthems everyone knows, then cross into the 1960s ballad band, learn the falsetto tell, and reach the songs they wrote for other stars.
These are the giveaways in any Bee Gees quiz. 'Stayin' Alive,' 'Night Fever,' 'You Should Be Dancing' and 'How Deep Is Your Love' anchored the 1977 Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, and Barry Gibb's falsetto marks them within a bar. Most players bank these before the first chorus.
Before the disco, the brothers were a ballad group. 'Massachusetts,' 'Words,' 'To Love Somebody' and 'I Started a Joke' are lush, orchestral and led by Robin Gibb's quavering voice, with no falsetto in sight. They sound like a different band, which is exactly why a 60s clip catches people who only know the disco Bee Gees.
The real separator is the voice. Barry's falsetto first surfaced on 'Nights on Broadway' and 'Jive Talkin'' from 1975's Main Course, then powered the Spirits Having Flown singles 'Too Much Heaven,' 'Tragedy' and 'Love You Inside Out.' Fans who can date a song by how high Barry is singing pull ahead here.
The trickiest questions leave the band's own records. The Gibbs wrote 'Islands in the Stream' for Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, 'Woman in Love' for Barbra Streisand and 'Chain Reaction' for Diana Ross, and Barry wrote 'Grease' for Frankie Valli. Spotting a Bee Gees song in someone else's voice is the deep end of the quiz.
It plays a clip and asks you to name the song. The tell is often the voice: Barry Gibb's falsetto marks the disco hits, while the 1960s ballads ride Robin Gibb's lead, so the quiz jumps between two very different sounds.
'Stayin' Alive,' 'Night Fever,' 'How Deep Is Your Love,' 'You Should Be Dancing' and 'More Than a Woman' lead, with 60s ballads like 'Massachusetts' and 'I Started a Joke' for the harder rounds.
Most people only know the falsetto disco era. A late-60s ballad sung by Robin Gibb sounds like a completely different group, and the songs the brothers wrote for other stars catch even big fans.
Brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb. Robin and Maurice were twins. Born on the Isle of Man and raised in England and Australia, they took the name from 'Brothers Gibb.'
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