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Remembering Robin Gibb: Five Essential Performances
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Robin Gibb, who died Sunday, was never the center of attention in the Bee Gees; the group was, after all, originally formed as a teenage act to showcase the songs and singing of his older brother, Barry. Yet when Robin did take the spotlight, the results were often deeply moving, giving the band some of their biggest early hits and most enduring songs. Here are his five most compelling vocals.
Any list of the top Robin Gibb performances has to start with “I Started a Joke,” which was also mainly written by Robin. The song climbed to No. 6 in America in 1968 and features Robin’s vibrato-laden voice at its most effective, driving home the song’s angsty lyrics, which some thought had quasi-religious overtones. Despite the Barry-centric focus of the group, it was a Robin song that gave the band its biggest American hit in the 1960s.
Any list of the top Robin Gibb performances has to start with “I Started a Joke,” which was also mainly written by Robin. The song climbed to No. 6 in America in 1968 and features Robin’s vibrato-laden voice at its most effective, driving home the song’s angsty lyrics, which some thought had quasi-religious overtones. Despite the Barry-centric focus of the group, it was a Robin song that gave the band its biggest American hit in the 1960s.
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