Along the way at RCA, songs penned by Bob Dylan (“Just Like A Woman”), the brothers Gibb (“To Love Somebody”), and Tina Turner (“Funkier Than A Mosquito’s Tweeter”) took pride of place alongside Nina’s own anthem of empowerment, the classic “To Be Young, Gifted, & Black,...
The theme of the ravening wolf and of the creature released unharmed from its belly is also reflected in the Russian talePeter and the Wolf, and the otherBrothers GrimmtaleThe Wolf and the Seven Young Kids, but its general theme of restoration is at least as old as the biblical passageJon...
‘Oh, no.’ It didn’t go down very well, but I got to know him after that. It was my shoes that got him. That’s where we found something to talk about. They were these little yellow things with a strap across them, like girls’ shoes. He absolutely adored them. Then...
Also ranks #3 on The Best Musical Groups Featuring Brothers, Ranked Also ranks #4 on Pettiest Reasons Bands Broke Up 16 Bee Gees 1,512 votes This Australian trio, consisting of brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb, became synonymous with the disco era of the '70s thanks to their false...
This Australian trio, consisting of brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb, became synonymous with the disco era of the '70s thanks to their falsetto harmonies and infectious dance beats. However, their earlier work showcases a unique blend of pop rock and psychedelic influences that earned them...
her, W H Auden paid tribute to her courage, James Joyce saluted her in Ulysses, where she has a walk- on part as Molly Bloom's girlfriend. Now she's back, dressed in male Turkish attire, sitting scandalously astride her Arab horse, in Lorna Gibb's gripping and readable new biograph...
As Lao-tzu suggested: “A leader is best when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, people will say, ‘We did it ourselves.’ ” My personal book: Two Brothers (Bantam), a story of two brothers born in Berlin in 1920. When the Nazis take power...
Andy Gibb –“(Love is) Thicker Than Water” Much, much more coming from the 19-year-old below. The song was penned mostly by Brother Barry and its one-week at the top interrupted the Bee Gees’ 14-week residency (see below).
In 1969, shortly after her marriage to Maurice Gibb, she undertook the UK entry in the Eurovision Song Contest- a fraught activity for any established star. She actually won the contest though tying for first place with no less than three other entries. Unlike many of her contemporaries, Lulu...
Rise up, GISHBAR BA GIBBIL BA GIRRA ZI AGA KANPA! Spirit of the God of Fire, Thou art Conjured! KAKKAMMANUNU! THE CONJURATION OF THE WATCHER THIS is the Book of the Conjuration of the Watcher, for formulae as I received them from the Scribe of ENKI, Our Master and Lord of All ...