by John Zenoni
In watching the captivating documentary by Frank Marshall about the singing group The Bee Gees, “The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart”, it saddened me to think that many people might still think of them only as ‘that disco group’ or ‘that group who only had a short-lived stint as disco singers.’ They absolutely were way more than that. This is a group whose vocals blended together like few others and they were phenomenal songwriters. They wrote over 1,000 songs and had 20 number 1 hits between the United States and the UK.
This is a great film that gives insight into the drive and chemistry between the brothers and what they went through during their highs and lows. The film used interviews pulled from 1999 since Maurice and Robin are no longer with us and I'm glad that we were able to get their insight into their music career and contribution to music in general.
The film shared many facts I had never known about their personal lives, the different techniques they used in the recording studio and the number of songs they had written for other people. Fortunately, they were able to still thrive in the music industry as a result of their songwriting skills. The most touching point is when Barry says at the end that he'd give all the hits back to have his brothers, including Andy, back with him.
I don’t care what anyone thinks, they definitely left a tremendous legacy behind when it comes to beautiful, melodic songs that captivated several generations.
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