# Is the bee gees old people music? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [June 20, 2024, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bee-gees-old-people-music/1003092 "2024-06-20T05:11:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bee-gees-old-people-music/1003092/41 "2024-06-22T23:12:55Z")
Not that anyone asked, but I do not hold any malice for the Brothers Gibb, Peter Frampton, Earth, Wind and Fire or even George Burns for the steaming turd that was **Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Debacle**. A few of the renditions were quite good. But I still hope they never try that nonsense again. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bee-gees-old-people-music/1003092/42 "2024-06-23T01:30:16Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/e6LOWKVq5sQ/hqdefault.jpg "Disco Stu - If these trends continue...") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6LOWKVq5sQ) ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bee-gees-old-people-music/1003092/43 "2024-06-23T02:06:14Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Can we all agree that Michael Bolton’s version should be taken out back and beat with a two-by-four until it stops feeling good? Speaking of beating… didn’t he beat up a printer with a baseball bat? ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bee-gees-old-people-music/1003092/44 "2024-06-23T03:09:26Z")
@Crafter_Man hahaha A lot of groups survived disco but the Bee Gees were problematic with that ridiculous chipmunk falsetto. Yikes. But they did write many, many great songs. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bee-gees-old-people-music/1003092/45 "2024-06-23T20:53:42Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > Speaking of beating… didn’t he beat up a printer with a baseball bat? With extreme prejudice…like a gansta. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bee-gees-old-people-music/1003092/46 "2024-06-26T06:26:35Z")
I was a huge BeeGees fan before the disco stuff. I was glad to see them relavent again, but the falsetto was awful. I liked Robin Gibb’s tenor and Barry"s natural baritone. Their harmonies were outstanding. Yes, I’m old but as mentioned above, I can find a lot to like across several generations of music. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bee-gees-old-people-music/1003092/47 "2024-06-29T15:40:43Z")
Now I’m imagining a agingTravolta with the Disco hip thrusts. _Staying Alive_. And then needing a walker afterwards. ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bee-gees-old-people-music/1003092/48 "2024-06-29T21:54:22Z")
I was a big fan pre-disco. I also enjoyed much of their music made [post disco](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xviuC-0FwQ0). Much less falsetto. (Occasionally a bit to whispery.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bee-gees-old-people-music/1003092.md?page=2)