Bee Gees – To Love Somebody

To Love Somebody – single by Bee Gees from the album The Bee Gees 1st (1967). Charted: #41 in UK and #17 in US.

The song ranked at number 94 on NME magazine’s “100 Best Tracks of the Sixties”. It was a minor hit in the UK and France. It reached the top 20 in the US. It reached the top 10 in Canada.

At the request of Robert Stigwood, the band’s manager, Barry and Robin Gibb wrote “To Love Somebody”, a soulful ballad in the style of Sam & Dave or The Rascals, for Otis Redding. Redding came to see Barry at the Plaza in New York City one night. Robin claimed that “Otis Redding said he loved our material and would Barry write him a song”.

The Bee Gees recorded “To Love Somebody” at IBC Studios, London with “Gilbert Green” and “End of My Song” in April 1967 and released it as a single in mid-June. Redding died in a plane crash later that year, before having a chance to record the song.

Robin said, “Everyone told us what a great record they thought it was, Other groups all raved about it but for some reason people in Britain just did not seem to like it.” Barry said, “I think the reason it didn’t do well here was because it’s a soul number, Americans loved it, but it just wasn’t right for this country”.

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The Bee Gees - To Love Somebody (1967)

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To Love Somebody” este o melodie scrisă de Barry și Robin Gibb și a fost al doilea single lansat de Bee Gees din albumul lor de debut internațional, Bee Gees 1st, în 1967.

Legenda spune că această melodie a fost compusă pentru Otis Redding, care a murit înainte de a avea șansa să o înregistreze. Deși era o șansă, că Redding ar fi înregistrat piesa, nu asta au avut în minte Bee Gees când au înregistrat-o.

The Animals, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Nina Simone (care a avut un mare succes cu ea în Marea Britanie), Janis Joplin, Michael Bolton și Tom Jones, printre alții, au înregistrat această melodie.

“To Love Somebody”

You don’t know what it’s like, baby
You don’t know what it’s like
To love somebody
To love somebody
The way I love youNoo noo no-no nooo noooooYou don’t know what it’s like, baby
You don’t know what it’s like
To love somebody
To love somebody
The way I love you

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