“The circus is coming to see you” is one of the scariest opening lines of a song ever, at least the way these guys say it, but don’t worry: laughing out of fear is the early Bee Gees’ sweet spot. Strings and choir voices blend in a massive harmonic onslaught that is one of Odessa’s high points. The title sounds like a Ramones song, and indeed there is a cutting note of defiance in this song’s message, but the arrangements couldn’t be further from punk. So, for a moment, put the image of three falsetto singing-heads out of your mind and check out the 10 best songs the Bee Gees wrote and recorded before their disco breakthrough. In fact, songs the brothers wrote for Otis Redding, Gram Parsons, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers count as some of the better hits of the rock n’ roll era. Thank you Bee Gees for bestowing such beauty. The Bee Gees’ string of luminous recordings during the ‘60s is remarkable for both the deft incorporation of a huge range of instruments, as well as the songwriting skills of Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb. For those who have ears to hear, listen and feel for the deeper meaning in the songs that will touch your heart. George from Belleville, NjThis is without doubt one of the all time greatest songs ever written.A beautiful ballad with a powerful melody thats hard to beat.I. And lately, there’s been an uptick of interest in the Bee Gees’ first golden age-the experimental, soulful cousin to the British Invasion era-thanks to yet another career comeback from surviving member Barry Gibb. ARTISTTITLETIMEBPMYEARGENREDISCTRACK1Whitney HoustonI Will Always Love You4:31134.71992SlowPOWERTRK0.2Elvis PresleyLove Me Tender2:46108.31956SlowPOWERTRK0.3Celine DionMy Heart Will Go On4:3699.01997Slow DanceHOTTRACK0. But the Bee Gees also pulled off an-arguably-greater run in the late-‘60s. Those disco years and Saturday Night Fever tracks certainly were. The three hits off of Bee Gees 1st, 'To Love Somebody,' 'New York Mining Disaster 1941,' and 'Holiday,' were gorgeous but relatively somber, thus giving Bee Gees 1st a melancholy cast, but much of the rest is relatively upbeat psychedelic pop. It’s not that the hirsute, all-white-clad Bee Gees of the 1970s weren’t great.