Maurice further explained: "We'd also written a song called 'Saturday Night'. But when you climb back on top and win bigger than ever before, well that's something everybody reacts to everybody". And it really is a victory just to survive. "Everybody struggles against the world, fighting all the bullshit and things that can drag you down. The minute you capture that on record, it's gold. Robin said: "The subject matter of 'Stayin' Alive' is actually quite a serious one It's about survival in the streets of New York, and the lyrics actually say that".īarry Gibb added: "People crying out for help. Several words from Robin Gibb's Concorde ticket actually inspired the lyrics for 'Stayin' Alive'. Instead, Stigwood expanded the name of the film to include the title of 'Night Fever'. Plus, the album already had a song called 'Night Fever'. RSO Records wanted the song to share the title of the film (at the time) - 'Saturday Night' - but the Bee Gees refused to change the title, as there had been too many songs with 'Saturday' in the title. John Travolta Dancing in Saturday Night Fever. The Bee Gees preferred to record the majority of the soundtrack in France for tax reasons, like many artists at the time. Stigwood only knew that it had something to do with discomania.īarry, Robin and Maurice Gibb wrote the song over a few days while working on a staircase at the Château d'Hérouville studio near Paris.
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The executive producer of the Saturday Night Fever movie soundtrack and future Bee Gees manager Robert Stigwood asked the group to write some songs for the soundtrack.Īt the time, the film was only just being developed and didn't have a title. Here's all you need to know about 'Stayin' Alive':
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