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The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

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The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

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Summary

Music documentary. Barry Gibb recalls the band's history with archival interviews from his brothers Robin and Maurice.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Andrew Collins

Director Frank Marshall's enjoyable scoot through the story of the Bee Gees opens with the world-beating guitar line from Stayin' Alive, the second of six consecutive US chart-toppers for the siblings. Emigrating from Manchester to Queensland in 1958, the band of brothers - falsetto Barry, vibrato Robin and peacemaker Maurice Gibb - started out playing skiffle, then had mature hits in the UK. Drugs, booze and profligacy (Maurice claimed to have had six Rolls Royces before he was 21) reduced them to the Northern club circuit, until Eric Clapton recommended a move to Miami, where they discovered soul, and Saturday Night Fever bestowed interplanetary fame. Younger Gibb, Andy, also had three number ones in his own right, but tragically died in 1988, aged 30. Maurice would follow him in 2003 and Robin in 2012. The Bee Gees brought worldwide pleasure, but sole survivor Barry says he'd "rather have them [his brothers] all back here and have no hits at all."

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rolenameBarry GibbBarry GibbRobin GibbRobin GibbMaurice GibbMaurice GibbAndy GibbAndy Gibb

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rolenameDirectorFrank Marshall

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Released on

2020-12-14

Languages

English

Guidance

some swearing

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