We’ve already analyzed this song as rendered by Tavares, whose version appears to be lyrically identical to that of the Bee Gees. So readers can refer to said analysis for a more detailed explanation of...
The lyrics of the Bee Gees’ “Night Fever” are a bit ambiguous or perhaps, more euphemistically put, indirect. But this is the Bee Gees we’re talking about – accomplished songwriters who know how to get...
As this song (“More Than a Woman”) progresses, its lyrics become increasingly, shall we say convoluted. But the song was written by the Bee Gees, who are generally considered to be amongst the greatest authors in music...
The chorus of “Staying Alive” reads as if the vocalists are addressing haters. But for the most part the lyrics are romantic in nature, for lack of a more ample adjective. In the first verse,...
The lyrics of “I Started a Joke” do not particularly make sense. They sprang from an era in which, according to Barry Gibb, psychedelic music was all the rage, and accordingly fans had a tendency to derive meanings from songs by...
You probably don’t need anyone to tell you that “How Deep Is Your Love” is a pretty poetic love song. And it would appear that the vocalist and addressee, the apple of his eye, already have an...
The simplest way of describing the “chain reaction” Miss Ross is referring to is as it being a metaphor for falling in love. And whereas we have yet to do much research on Diana’s artistry,...
“In the Morning” is a piece which for the most part appears to be romance based, as in the vocalist addressing his lover. And the shtick is that he uses different parts of the day to poetically...
In “I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You”, the narrator appears to be a man on death row who attempts to pass a message to his wife right before his imminent death. The song...
The Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive” is best known as the shrieking dance tune which epitomized the disco movement of the 1970s. And whereas we all are familiar with its general party-like ambiance, many people aren’t...
