Bee Gees = Brothers Glum?

Trying to pick up my mood yesterday I turned to my iPod for something a little upbeat. I figured some pre-disco hits from Barry, Robin and Maurice might do the trick. Boy was I wrong. After listening I think I felt even worse. No wonder it was rumored Andy committed suicide*.

Take these lyrics from their "Best of the Bee Gees" Album.

Holiday-"Millions of eyes can see, yet why am I so blind? When the someone else is me, It's unkind, it's unkind"

I've Gotta Get a Message to You- "One more hour and my life will be through, hold on, hold on."

I Can't See Nobody-"I walk the lonely streets; I watch the people passing by. I used to smile and say hello. Guess I was just a happy guy."

Words- "This world has lost it's glory"

I Started a Joke-"Til I finally died, which started the whole world living, oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was one me."

Tomorrow, Tomorrow-"Where lies the man that I was, and the future that could never be?"

First of May-"Don't ask me why, but time has passed us by"

World- Well the hole damn thing is pretty depressing.....
Now, I found, that the world is round and of course it rains everyday.
Living tomorrow, where in the world will I be tomorrow?
How far am I able to see?
Or am I needed here?
If I remember all of the things I have done,
I'd remember all of the times I've gone wrong.
Why do they keep me here?

Massachusetts-"Something's telling me I must go home. And the lights all went out in Massachusetts the day I left her standing on her own."

To Love Somebody-"There's a light, a certain kind of light, that never shone on me."

Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You-"Don't walk so tall, before you crawl."

New York Mining Disaster 1941- I mean obviously here it's a song about a trapped miner**.
"Have they given up and all gone home to bed, thinking those who once existed must be dead."

I don't know, maybe it was just my mood, but I don't think I'm that wrong here, these guys are depressing.

Hugs and Kisses,
-Sherb

*Actual death due to myocarditis (inflammation of the heart)
**From what I know and NIOSH there was never a mining disaster in New York in 1941 nor in 1939 as the Bee Gees have said. 1884 or 1909 are possible dates or maybe those crazy Aussies got KY mixed up with NY.