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"New York Mining Disaster 1941" is the debut American single by the Bee Gees, released on 14 April 1967. It was written by Barry and Robin Gibb.Aside from a moderately successful reissue of their Australian single "Spicks and Specks", it was the first single release of the group's international career and their first song to hit the charts in both the UK and the US.
New York Mining Disaster 1941 was released on Spin Records by the Bee Gees in 1967. It was their second EP and, like their first EP , was released only in Australia. [ 2 ] All of the songs on this EP were originally released on their third LP Bee Gees' 1st .
Key of Life (Japanese: 鍵泥棒のメソッド, Hepburn: Kagi Dorobō no Mesoddo, lit. "(The/A) Key Thief's Method") is a 2012 Japanese comedy film directed by Kenji Uchida. [1] The film opened in Japan on September 15, 2012. [2] [3] The movie's theme song "Tenbyō no Shikumi" (点描のしくみ) was written and performed by Kazuya Yoshii. [4]
Robert Colin Stigwood (16 April 1934 – 4 January 2016) was an Australian-born British-resident music entrepreneur, film producer, and impresario, best known for managing musicians such as Cream, Andy Gibb, and the Bee Gees; theatrical productions such as Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar; and film productions, including Grease and Saturday Night Fever.
This recording did not make the album but gave the song a whole new audience when used on the soundtrack of the 1971 film Melody along with other Bee Gees songs. [5] Its first inclusion on a Bee Gees album was the compilation Best of Bee Gees Vol. 2 in 1973 and it subsequently appeared on the Tales from the Brothers Gibb and Mythology box sets.
[7] [24] Nicholas Pegg and Doggett compare the song's style, structure, lyrics and arrangement to those of the Bee Gees' 1967 single "New York Mining Disaster 1941", which has similar minor chords and chorus. Hutchinson later stated: "'Space Oddity' was a Bee Gees type song.
The discography of the British-Australian musical group Bee Gees consists of 39 albums (including 22 studio albums), 83 singles and 37 music videos.In a career spanning more than 50 years, the Gibb brothers have already sold over 120 million records worldwide [1] [2] (with estimates as high as over 200 million records sold worldwide), [3] becoming among the best-selling music artists in history.
Kendall joined the Bee Gees in 1971, when the band was looking for a new guitarist to replace Vince Melouney and Maurice Gibb had doubled on lead guitar as well as bass and keyboards on 2 Years On. Though several albums were released by the Brothers Gibb after Kendall joined it, their major success came with the release of the Saturday Night Fever.