In 1989, the Bee Gees began singing a beautiful medley of seven of their best-known songs while they were on stage in Melbourne.
However, Maurice Gibb chose to pull a practical joke on his brothers as Robin and Barry Gibb did a bare-bones version of “Holiday.”
On stage, the Bee Gee notices a photographer next to him and quickly takes his camera for himself.
To laughter from the audience, Maurice then creeps up on his brothers who turn start laughing, but don’t miss a note of the emotional song.
After filming Robin while on his knees, Maurice pans the camera across to the thrilled audience before returning the camera to its rightful owner.
The trio’s flawless harmonies are the true highlights of the performance, even though Maurice’s humorous antics provide a great introduction.
The Bee Gees were on their One For All tour of Australia when they performed the stripped back medley live, showcasing the pitch of their natural singing voices.
The seven hits they played during the stunning 12 minute medley included ‘New York Mining Disaster 1941’, ‘Holiday’, ‘Too Much Heaven’, ‘Heartbreaker’, ‘Islands In The Stream’, ‘Run To Me’ and ‘World’.
The video is just another example of the close bond between the brothers, and follows in the footsteps of footage of Barry getting his finger stuck in a bottle – much to his brothers’ delight – on the same tour of Australia in 1989.
However, the trio went through famous periods of estrangement and speaking in 2012, Barry Gibb reflected on the relationship with his brothers and his regrets over their deaths.
