~ For the Love of Maurice, Our Favourite Bee Gee ~
Tragedy has rocked the world
with the death of a Bee Gee
Who was loved by many
for his smile and energy ~
And in a special kind of tribute
to the memory of our Mo
I dedicate these lines
to the Bee Gee that we loved so.
He was always easy-going,
he had such energy
And his enthusiasm for life
that had overcome tragedy ~
Made him someone special
in a unique sort of way
Now lives within our memories
as we mourn his death today.
Maurice, you could light up a room
with the charm of your smile
Your presence was immediate,
and never lacking style ~
An easy-going extrovert
with a twinkle in your eyes
You'd won the hearts of millions,
that was no surprise.
You brought to life the stage
of each and every show
With your energetic charisma
that would captivate and flow ~
Into the hearts of everyone
who hung on every line
Of every song that was performed,
captured within time.
Your following of millions
that began in the seventies
Came with the success of "Fever"
a new era for the Bee Gees ~
But beneath the high of success
was a secret that you bore
And so the depths of alcoholism
took you to the very core.
Not something you were proud of
it took ahold of your life
But with the help of your family
and support of your loving wife ~
You awoke from the nightmare
in the face of tragedy
And never took a drink again,
it became a memory.
So you carried with you the legacy
each time you took the stage
The AA badge on your lapel
that spoke of your courage ~
Along with the hat you always wore
with your trademark smile
Became a part of the man we loved
who simply emanated his style.
Dear Maurice, will it ever be the same
recording without you?
Can your trio be a duo now,
surviving with only two?
And performing to the millions
with that same energy,
Will they still capture the unique sound
without your harmony?
For the love of the Bee Gees
we will miss you Mo,
Your enthusiasm and smiling face
meant more than you could know ~
You brought much joy to all you met,
such a sweet and generous guy
I will forever remember your radiance
and the twinkle in your eyes.
Dear Maurice, the man we loved
who had such energy
Your enthusiasm for life
is now just a memory ~
For the love of the Bee Gee
who will be missed so,
Gone is the dazzling smile
of the man that we called "Mo".
Dedicated to the memory of Maurice Gibb ~ our favourite Bee Gee, who loved life and lived it with an energy and enthusiasm, full of his own style of charisma. Rest in Peace, Mo. I will miss your dazzling smile forever.
~ This is Where They Came In ~
The Bee Gees,
I guess, were always in the background when I was growing up, though, unlike
many artists of the day, I considered them to be "old fogey's music".
I'd have much rather listened to pop groups like Culture Club, Duran Duran,
Spandau Ballet, ABBA or artists like Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Kim Wilde,
Pat Benatar and many more. To me, they were considered to be "old
hat", a group whose music was probably a part of your parent's record collection.
And if your parent's liked them, you didn't! But not many musical
artists have spanned the decades as the Bee Gees have, or with as many
credits to their name. Little did I, or many others know, that
much of the pop music we were listening to were written by the Brothers
Gibb. Songs that topped the charts like Dionne Warwick's "Heartbreaker",
Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton's "Islands in the Stream", Yvonne Elliman's
"If I Can't Have You", Barbra Streisand's "Woman in Love" and "Guilty",
and not to mention Diana Ross' top ten hit "Chain Reaction" were all written
by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb ~ also known as the Bee Gees.
Then when I
was 15, an album and a song hit the charts that only proved the chart-topping
trio could still write songs, and sing them, to melt your heart.
The album was "ESP"; the song was "You Win
Again". This song became a mega hit
for the brothers, and a favourite of mine, which still gives me goosebumps
today when I hear it. Unfortunately, the glory the brothers received
at yet another success was to be short-lived....to find out more, check
out my biography on the Brothers Gibb.
For my 30th
birthday, my husband bought me the "Bee Gees Greatest Hits: The Record"
~ which captures the songs that made them famous, dating back from their
first Number One hit, recorded here in Australia in 1966, "Spicks
and Specks" (one of my favourites), up to
their most recent single from their latest and greatest album, the title
track "This is Where I Came In",
proving to be very "now" and a definite favourite. This album lives
in my CD player, and I am always playing these timeless classics at home
or in the car. I cannot say that any of their songs aren't
any good, because I enjoy listening to them all. And I always
look forward to more from the Brothers Gibb.
These pages
are dedicated to the brothers, who have spanned the decades with their
timeless and harmonious songs. To Barry, Robin and Maurice!
For more interesting
information and trivia facts,
please go
to my Bee Gees "Trivia" page
