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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 .
"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.
These chords are all borrowed from the key of E minor. Similarly, in minor keys, chords from the parallel major may also be "borrowed". For example, in E minor, the diatonic chord built on the fourth scale degree is IVm, or A minor. However, in practice, many songs in E minor will use IV (A major), which is borrowed from the key of E major.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 January 2025. Music group (1958–2012) "BGs" redirects here. For other uses, see BG (disambiguation) and BGS (disambiguation). Bee Gees The Bee Gees in 1977 (top to bottom): Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb Background information Also known as BGs (1958–1959) Genres Pop soul disco rock soft rock ...
Best Of Bee Gees, Vol. 2: B & R Gibb Barry, Robin 16: 16 "Never Been Alone" 1972 To Whom It May Concern: R Gibb Robin — — "Never Say Never Again" 1968 Odessa: B, M & R Gibb Barry — — "New York Mining Disaster 1941" 1967 Bee Gees 1st: B & R Gibb Barry, Robin 12: 14: US copies added the parenthetical title (Have You Seen My Wife Mr. Jones ...
Major and minor third in a major chord: major third 'M' on bottom, minor third 'm' on top. Major and minor may also refer to scales and chords that contain a major third or a minor third, respectively. A major scale is a scale in which the third scale degree (the mediant) is a major third above the tonic note.
[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 most basic three-chord progressions of Western harmony have only major chords. In each key, three chords are designated with the Roman numerals (of musical notation): The tonic (I), the subdominant (IV), and the dominant (V). While the chords of each three-chord progression are numbered (I, IV, and V), they appear in other orders.