# Maurice Gibb dead **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 12, 2003, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-gibb-dead/148104 "2003-01-12T06:59:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![edwino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@edwino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwino)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-gibb-dead/148104/1 "2003-01-12T06:59:52Z")
Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees died today following complications of intestinal blockage. I’m not a big Bee Gees fan, but I did the OP just so I could say that it’s a tragedy that he didn’t stay alive. OK, I’ll be leaving now. ---
**Author:** ![reprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-gibb-dead/148104/2 "2003-01-12T07:07:08Z")
So who had him in the Celebrity Death Pool? 47 points. (I’m glad you didn’t make any references to lights going out in Massachusetts, **edwino** ) ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-gibb-dead/148104/3 "2003-01-12T07:31:15Z")
Huh…I saw a blurb on CNN Headline News that said, **“STAYING ALIVE: Maurice Gibb suffers heart attack during surgery.”** Looks like the guy in charge of the news crawl will get fired soon… ---
**Author:** ![Spooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Spooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spooky)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-gibb-dead/148104/4 "2003-01-12T14:40:34Z")
Well, I for one feel saddened that he died so young, at 53. I am going to put on my Best of Bee Gees cd. I love their early songs, like “Holiday,” “Words,” and “I Started a Joke.” Godspeed, Maurice. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-gibb-dead/148104/5 "2003-01-12T14:57:12Z")
Yeah, I was a Bee Gees fan until _Saturday Night Fever_. Disco ruined some good bands. Untimely death. Bummer. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-gibb-dead/148104/6 "2003-01-12T16:05:52Z")
Not only that but they keep mispronouncing his name wrong too. Some people call him Maurice (whoot-whoo!) but it’s actually pronounced “Morris.” So now an entire lifetime of music and songwriting (the Bee Gees were writing and performing since they were children – they even wrote the theme to an Australian TV show when they were in their early teens – not to mention that SINCE the 70’s they’ve put out several decent albums) is reduced to a 20 second blurb about how some guy was in some disco band and they don’t even bother to pronounce his name right. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-gibb-dead/148104/7 "2003-01-12T16:44:13Z")
I went to see the BeeGee’s play in dublin in 1998. they were absolutely incredible. I’m not a fan of their disco stuff, but I really love the early stuff, and I think “Words” is one of the best pop songs ever written. Although Maurice wasn’t the major contributor to the song writing, I recommend people listen to “Closer than Close” from their last non-greatest hits album released. Its just a sample of what Maurice could do. ---
**Author:** ![japatlgt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@japatlgt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/japatlgt)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-gibb-dead/148104/8 "2003-01-12T18:26:36Z")
I grew up with the Bee Gees music. They were sort of a sidebar to the most popular bands of the day but always around and always good; routinely staking claims to the charts. Great guys as well, in my opinion. Really saddened to hear this. Goodbye, Mo. ---
**Author:** ![syncrolecyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-gibb-dead/148104/9 "2003-01-12T22:26:08Z")
From what I heard, he had a congenital intestinal blockage, and during the surgery he had a heart attack… Then yesterday I read something online saying there was no heart attack at all, and he was recovering. Then later I see BBC Online saying he was not recovering at all. Last night CNN Headline News’ blurb “Stayin Alive”. Then this morning I hear he’s dead. Its been back and forth I guess, I guess you can’t come back from that one ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-gibb-dead/148104/10 "2003-01-12T23:14:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by voguevixen \* > \*\*Not only that but they keep mispronouncing his name wrong too. Some people call him Maurice (whoot-whoo!) but it’s actually pronounced “Morris.” \*\* A very understandable error I think. My name is spelled Marc but you’d never guess that it is actually pronounced Mike. Marc ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-gibb-dead/148104/11 "2003-01-13T05:10:40Z")
I think Bart Simpson said it best: “That’s terrible!..in principle…” ---
**Author:** ![MSU\_1978](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@MSU\_1978](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MSU_1978)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-gibb-dead/148104/12 "2003-01-13T11:10:43Z")
Do you suppose his doctor told him “You’re not…you’re not…stayin’ alive…stayin’ alive…”? I ---
**Author:** ![BrightEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2acd7d/32.png) [@BrightEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrightEyes)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-gibb-dead/148104/13 "2003-01-13T11:16:44Z")
Damn… I love the beegees… ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-gibb-dead/148104/14 "2003-01-13T13:05:21Z")
Two of the Gibb brothers. Two of the Wilson brothers. Two of the Beatles. Boy, do I feel very, very old. ---
**Author:** ![Oblong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c0e974/32.png) [@Oblong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oblong)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-gibb-dead/148104/15 "2003-01-13T13:27:20Z")
Denis Leary is happy. I’m saddened by this. I’m not usually bothered when celebrities die but this one got me. Saying the Bee Gees legacy is disco would be like saying U2’s legacy was Zoo TV. They were great songwriters. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-gibb-dead/148104/16 "2003-01-13T17:41:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MGibson \* > > * * * > > A very understandable error I think. My name is spelled Marc but you’d never guess that it is actually pronounced Mike. > > Marc \*\* Very true, but you haven’t been a prolific singer/songwriter for the last 30+ years, eh? (I mean, everyone knows how to pronounce “Sade.”) They were pronouncing it correctly by the morning anyway, and adding a bit more background. (I’m suspecting there was a more thorough press release or something.) ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-gibb-dead/148104/17 "2003-01-13T18:56:41Z")
**voguevixen** , I love you. When I was reading the obituary yesterday, I was imagining the threads that might be started here over this. I was dreaming of starting one “Some people call me Maurice” with the first line of the OP being something like “but now they call me dead”. So then I had Steve Miller in my head for the rest of the day. And I had no idea it was not pronounced “Moe-Reese.” ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-gibb-dead/148104/18 "2003-01-13T19:00:49Z")
That is odd, the radio station this morning said Andy Gibb of Beegee’s fame had a birthday today. I am not a fan of the Beegee’s but I assume they are brothers if not related closely. That has to be a real downer to have a birthday the day a close relative dies. ---
**Author:** ![everton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@everton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/everton)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-gibb-dead/148104/19 "2003-01-13T19:32:04Z")
Are you sure they said _Andy_ Gibb **dorkus**? He was their younger brother who died of a heart condition in 1988. ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-gibb-dead/148104/20 "2003-01-13T19:40:27Z")
They would probably still announce his birthday. I know I’ve heard it before. “Today Andy Gibb would have been xx years old” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-gibb-dead/148104.md?page=2)