Melody Fair
| "Melody Fair" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "In The Morning" |
Melody Fair is a song by the Bee Gees, originally written in 1968 and released in 1969 on their album Odessa and later in 1971 as a single only in Japan. The song was recorded again on 27 August 1970, but never released, while they were recording the songs for their album 2 Years On.
History and background
The group finished writing "Melody Fair"on 25 October and recorded its demo the next day at IBC. An alternate mix made on October 27, showing the mellotron that was mixed out later, appears on Sketches for Odessa. Robin appears to be absent with Maurice singing part of the lead vocal, "comb your hair".
The song was featured in the 1971 movie Melody and was released in May 1971 as a single in Japan where it reached #3. This is one of a handful of songs to make some use of Barry Gibb singing in falsetto voice, which would become a featured part of the Bee Gees' sound starting with their 1975 hit single "Nights on Broadway".
Live performances
They performed the song in Japan in early 1972 before they began recording their album To Whom It May Concern. In 1989, they performed it in Japan as an acoustic version during their One For All Tour. In 1998, they performed this song as an acoustic version during their One Night Only tour in 1998 and 1999.
Cover versions
- Scottish singer Lulu released a version as title song to the 1970 album Melody Fair.
- Hong Kong pop duo Twins recorded a cover version for the film Just One Look.
See also
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