Thursday, March 28, 2019

Stayin' Alive

Set List remains strong by "Stayin' Alive."

"Stayin' Alive" remains strong through the song's history.

Background -
- A feature on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack
- Released in December 1977
- A Bee Gees signature song
- No. 189 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2004)
- No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 (1978)*
*On release and remained at No. 1 for four weeks
- Most recognizable for its place at the beginning of the film

Other critical acclaim -
- In the U.S., "Stayin' Alive" became second in six consecutive number-one singles...A record tied with the Beatles...Later broken by Whitney Houston (7 consecutive number-one singles)

(Source - Wikipedia)

Bee Gees - Point of interest
- Formed in 1958
- Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb
- Prominent in disco genre
- 220 million+ records sold worldwide
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1997)

(Source - Wikipedia)

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