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Thread started 10/21/17 6:32am

TonyVanDam

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Bee Gees -- Staying Alive [a rarely seen earlier video]

This is TVD and I dare to say that the director of THIS video was hitting the cocaine lines a bit much!:


disbelief lol

I put that on my list of awesomely bad films that are still entertaining to watch. Other than that, it a good thing the Gibbs did another video for Staying Alive months later.

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Reply #1 posted 10/21/17 10:57am

SoulAlive

music videos in the 70s are funny biggrin I wonder why they didn't use clips from the movie

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Reply #2 posted 10/21/17 2:11pm

SPYZFAN1

The video for "Night Fever" was very similar...probably the same director. It's also possible that the videos were filmed before any footage of the film was leaked for movie trailer use. I remember (as a little kid) seeing the "How Deep" video and it was a month or two before the movie came out....I guess that's how they kept people in suspense back then.

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Reply #3 posted 10/21/17 2:52pm

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biggrin That brings back some memories! lol

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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Reply #4 posted 10/21/17 3:33pm

PennyPurple

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Those were the days. biggrin

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Reply #5 posted 10/21/17 6:43pm

TonyVanDam

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SPYZFAN1 said:

The video for "Night Fever" was very similar...probably the same director. It's also possible that the videos were filmed before any footage of the film was leaked for movie trailer use. I remember (as a little kid) seeing the "How Deep" video and it was a month or two before the movie came out....I guess that's how they kept people in suspense back then.


I like the Night Fever video. At least it look like a "normal" music video and it was shot during nighttime hours to match some of the song lyrics. cool

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Reply #6 posted 10/21/17 7:19pm

SPYZFAN1

lol...Yes I agree with you on that..a MUCH better video! A bit off topic...but when the intro walk and dancing scenes were filmed for "SNF", the Bee Gees music wasn't even ready yet. They played music by Stevie Wonder (and other artists) and later dubbed their music in...I think the only scene where they used the Bee Gees music (while filming) was "You Should Be Dancing" (Travolta's solo dance spot).

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Reply #7 posted 10/21/17 7:23pm

SoulAlive

speaking of SNF....look what's being released next month eek the 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition!

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Reply #8 posted 10/21/17 8:02pm

PennyPurple

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That's pretty cool!!

SoulAlive said:

speaking of SNF....look what's being released next month eek the 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition!

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Reply #9 posted 10/21/17 8:15pm

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PennyPurple said:

That's pretty cool!!

SoulAlive said:

speaking of SNF....look what's being released next month eek the 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition!

yeah I already pre-ordered it smile it contains:

the remastered soundtrack on 2LP vinyl, a two-CD edition (including four new mixes by Serban Ghenea), the 4K-restored 40th anniversary Director’s Cut of the film on Blu-ray, a 24-page book (with new essays by Barry Gibb, Bill Oakes, John Badham, and David Shire), five art prints, a movie poster and turntable mat!

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Reply #10 posted 10/21/17 8:21pm

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At least I have 2 ideas for Christmas that the kids can give me, The Bee-Gee's and George Michael's new boxed set. biggrin

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Reply #11 posted 10/21/17 8:34pm

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PennyPurple said:

At least I have 2 ideas for Christmas that the kids can give me, The Bee-Gee's and George Michael's new boxed set. biggrin

lol

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Reply #12 posted 10/22/17 12:17pm

SoulAlive

SPYZFAN1 said:

lol...Yes I agree with you on that..a MUCH better video! A bit off topic...but when the intro walk and dancing scenes were filmed for "SNF", the Bee Gees music wasn't even ready yet. They played music by Stevie Wonder (and other artists) and later dubbed their music in...I think the only scene where they used the Bee Gees music (while filming) was "You Should Be Dancing" (Travolta's solo dance spot).

One of the songs they used was "Lowdown" by Boz Scaggs.They wanted to keep it in the film and add it to the soundtrack,but for some reason,Boz's manager told them "no".

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Reply #13 posted 10/22/17 1:37pm

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Alternate vid for this too.

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Reply #14 posted 10/22/17 4:05pm

SPYZFAN1

Yup...and Boz said that was one of the biggest regrets in his career. He claims his manager told him that this "little disco film" was going to be a dud.....That 40th anniv. pack looks amazing....may have to grab one for the holidays.

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Reply #15 posted 10/24/17 2:15pm

SoulAlive

SPYZFAN1 said:

That 40th anniv. pack looks amazing....may have to grab one for the holidays.

yeah,I pre-ordered a copy for myself.I may buy another copy for my sister smile makes an amazing Christmas gift

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Reply #16 posted 11/02/17 2:48pm

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SPYZFAN1 said:

The video for "Night Fever" was very similar...probably the same director. It's also possible that the videos were filmed before any footage of the film was leaked for movie trailer use. I remember (as a little kid) seeing the "How Deep" video and it was a month or two before the movie came out....I guess that's how they kept people in suspense back then.

nod

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Reply #17 posted 11/02/17 3:53pm

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TonyVanDam said:

This is TVD and I dare to say that the director of THIS video was hitting the cocaine lines a bit much!:


disbelief lol

I put that on my list of awesomely bad films that are still entertaining to watch. Other than that, it a good thing the Gibbs did another video for Staying Alive months later.

My goodness I remember this video, it gives me vertigo. lol This is the only time you see Barry Gibbs without a beard; he grew it out in time for the second video. The reason why Barry grew it out again, years of having a beard had pulled his skin and he siad he looked weird. lol Without the facial hair, you see a strong resemblance to Andy.

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Reply #18 posted 11/06/17 3:53pm

heartbeatocean

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Love it. Stayin' Alive - one of the best songs ever recorded. headbang

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Reply #19 posted 11/22/17 6:25pm

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