Mafih Mukh Ideas: Good Bye Robin Gibb of Bee Gees

Monday, May 21, 2012

Good Bye Robin Gibb of Bee Gees

Personally, I feel saddened by the demise of one of the Bee Gees brothers, Robin Gibb. Unfortunately, the long battle of Robin from colon cancer and series of intestinal surgery these couple of years has ended today. It was reported that on April 10, Robin fell into comatose after contracting pneumonia. His doctors announced that his chance of survival and his prognosis was very slim and literally was fighting for his life. But, few weeks later, he staged a tremendous recovery and started to communicate little by little to his family. This miraculous recovery from coma bestowed the family to hope more, keeping their fingers crossed for the total recuperation of their beloved Robin. Sadly, he finally succumbed to death this Sunday after a lengthy struggle from his disease. The Grammy’s 2000 Lifetime Achievement and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer awardee was 62.

(L-R, Robin, Barry and late Maurice Gibb of Bee Gees
- Photo taken from http://www.metro.co.uk)

His passing away, left his only eldest brother, Barry Gibb since Robin’s twin brother, Maurice (53 years old) also died last 2003 after complications following an operation to correct a twisted intestine. Andy, their youngest brother who is not part of the Bee Gees, also became famous for being a solo performer, died of heart failure at the age of 30.

I was born in 80s but Bee Gees songs are well-loved by my ear drums. Robin, together with his brothers, Barry and Maurice, is one of my favorite artists of all time. Their music sounded differently from the rest of the musicians I used to listen to, with a distinction of having high-pitched collaborated vocals, their music was legendary and timeless. Though I never experienced the time where their rhythmic songs was really popular during early disco era of 1970s, such as “Jive Talkin”, “You Should Be Dancing”, “Staying Alive”, “Night Fever”, “More Than A Woman”, and so on, but their discotheque-themed tunes were played in disco houses and radio stations even today. My personal favorites of all the Gibb brothers’ songs were ballad “How Deep Is Your Love”, “Words”, “I Started A Joke”, “Massachusetts”, and “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart.”

As an avid fan of their trio group, and also a tribute to Robin Gibb, I would like to share their music videos which were my personal picks from among their successfully released masterpieces.