The Bee Gees Special was a 90-minute television special broadcasted by NBC on November 15, 1979. The program featured footage from the Bee Gees' July 10, 1979 concert in Oakland, California captured by a film crew that accompanied them during their 1979 Spirits Having Flown Tour

1979 Spirits Having Flown Tour

Following the release of the Spirits Having Flown album in February 1979, The Bee Gees set out on their most lavish and successful tour during the height of their popularity following two straight number one albums and six straight number one singles.-History:...

. It also included footage from an appearance with Willie Nelson and Glen Campbell, interviews by David Frost with the Bee Gees and their parents, and a behind-the-scenes look at recording and tour planning with Robert Stigwood and the band's crew.

Interviews/Songs

• Interview with David Frost
• In the studio rehearsing "Tragedy
  Tragedy (song)
  "Tragedy" is a song recorded by the Bee Gees, included on their 1979 album Spirits Having Flown. The single reached number one in the UK in February 1979 and repeated the feat the following month on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100...
  
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• Opening night of tour - "Stayin' Alive
  Stayin' Alive
  "Stayin' Alive" is a song by the pop group Bee Gees from the Saturday Night Fever motion picture soundtrack. The song was written by the Bee Gees and produced by the Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson. It was released on 13 December 1977, as the second single from the Saturday Night Fever...
  
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• Australian TV clip of "Spicks and Specks
  Spicks and Specks (song)
  "Spicks and Specks" is a song by The Bee Gees .An instrumental version of the song is part of the soundtrack for Melody, which also featured several other Bee Gees songs.-Live performances:...
  
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• Interview with Robert Stigwood
• Concert footage: "New York Mining Disaster 1941
  New York Mining Disaster 1941
  "New York Mining Disaster 1941" was the first song to be released by the Bee Gees in the United States , and their first song to hit the charts in the US or UK...
  
  ", "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"
• Video montage - "How Deep Is Your Love
  How Deep Is Your Love
  "How Deep Is Your Love" is a pop song recorded by the Bee Gees in 1977 and released as a single in September. Originally intended for Yvonne Elliman, it was ultimately used as part of the soundtrack to the film Saturday Night Fever. It was a number three hit in the United Kingdom and Australia...
  
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• Tour planning
• 1967 U.K. TV clip - "Massachusetts
  Massachusetts (Bee Gees song)
  "Massachusetts" is a song written, recorded, and released by the Bee Gees in 1967 and later appearing on their 1968 album, Horizontal. It was their first Number 1 hit in the UK and eventually became one of the best selling singles of all times....
  
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• Concert footage: "Wind Of Change"
• Creating the explosion for the song "Tragedy"
• Concert footage: "I Started a Joke
  I Started a Joke
  "I Started a Joke" is a 1968 song by the Bee Gees from their album Idea, which was released in September of that year.Curiously, it was not released as a single in the UK, where buyers who could not afford the album had to content themselves with a Polydor version by Heath...
  
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• Jam session with Willie Nelson and Glen Campbell: "Bye Bye Love", "All I Have to Do Is Dream
  All I Have to Do Is Dream
  "All I Have to Do Is Dream" is a popular song made famous by the Everly Brothers, written by the husband and wife songwriting team Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, and published in 1958. The song is ranked No...
  
  ", "Party Doll
  Party Doll
  "Party Doll" is a 1957 rockabilly song written by Buddy Knox and Jimmy Bowen. It was performed by Buddy Knox with the Rhythm Orchids and became a hit on the Roulette label....
  
  ", "I Can't Stop Loving You
  I Can't Stop Loving You
  "I Can't Stop Loving You" is a popular song written and composed by country singer, songwriter and musician Don Gibson, who first recorded it on December 30, 1957, for RCA Victor Records...
  
  ", "To Love Somebody
  To Love Somebody (song)
  "To Love Somebody" is the second single released by the Bee Gees from their third LP, Bee Gees 1st.The band's manager Robert Stigwood wanted Barry Gibb to write a soul song for Otis Redding. Barry, along with Robin wrote "To Love Somebody," a soulful ballad in the style of Sam & Dave or The Rascals...
  
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• In the studio recording "Tragedy"
• Interview with Barbara and Hugh Gibb
• Concert footage: "Nights on Broadway
  Nights on Broadway
  "Nights on Broadway" is a song by the Bee Gees for the Main Course album in 1975. The second single release from the album, it immediately followed their number-one hit "Jive Talkin'"....
  
  ", "Words
  Words (Bee Gees song)
  "Words" is a song written and sung by the Bee Gees, released in the beginning of 1968. Barry Gibb said in 1996 on the VH1 Storytellers television show that it was written for their manager Robert Stigwood. It was originally intended for Cliff Richard, but he never got round to recording the track...
  
  ", "Jive Talkin'
  Jive Talkin'
  "Jive Talkin" is a song by the Bee Gees, which hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top-five on the UK singles chart in the summer of 1975. Largely recognized as the group's "comeback" song, it was their first U.S. top ten hit since "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" in...
  
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• Andy Gibb joins his brothers on stage for an extended version "You Should Be Dancing
  You Should Be Dancing
  "You Should Be Dancing" is a single by the Bee Gees, from the album, Children of the World, in 1976. The single hit number one for one week on the American Billboard Hot 100, number one for seven weeks on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart, and in July the same year, reached number five on the UK...
  
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• Closing credits over "I've Gotta Get a Message to You
  I've Gotta Get a Message to You
  "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" is a song recorded by The Bee Gees in 1968, which became their second number-one single on the UK Singles Chart, and reached number eight on the U.S. pop chart....
  
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