THIS WAS THE BEAT THAT PUSHED THE BEE GEES INTO A NEW ERA. Released in 1976 on Children of the World, “You Should Be Dancing” became a No. 1 hit in the United States and made it clear that the group’s move toward disco was no passing experiment. Barry Gibb’s falsetto, the locked-in rhythm, and the song’s urgent command all pointed toward the world the Bee Gees were about to dominate. Before Saturday Night Fever turned them into the faces of a global dance-floor explosion, this record had already opened the door. It was lean, physical, confident, and impossible to separate from the decade’s changing pulse. Was this the moment the Bee Gees truly became the sound of disco?
Introduction THIS WAS THE BEAT THAT PUSHED THE BEE GEES INTO A NEW ERA Before the Bee Gees became the undisputed kings…