He died far too young, and he could have been something amazing. But at least we have Shadow Dancing.
0:08: What was the stage designer thinking with these pillars?
0:12: Leg twitch alert! Elvis had only been dead weeks, and yet here comes somebody shakin' it all about.
0:18: I would have have especially appreciated in one of his hand mic tosses if he had missed. 'Cuz I know it's all lip synced and everything, but I would have loved watching him try to recover.
0:28: Evidence A that this is lip syncing...the mic is about 28 inches from his mouth, flying around, and the 1970s audio is perfect. Sure.
0:49: Poll: Which is bleached more white, his teeth or his sweater? I go with the sweater, but it's gotta be close.
0:53: Barry! Robin! Maurice! When you have the Bee Gees as your backing group, that's gold.
1:12: Uh huh! Andy Gibb may have been a terrific performer, but singing all four parts on this show was probably not the best thing he could have done to convince us that this was his song, not Barry's.
1:28: Take me to the bridge!
1:37: The studio audience goes wild!!!
2:01: Um, Mike, you might want to track Andy's head? Keep it in the inset picture rather than cut off most of his face? Mike? You there?
2:14: Odds are 600:1 at this point that the rest of the Bee Gees are in this studio.
2:36: 1970s feathered hair for both men and women. Gotta say, I kinda dig that look, even though I'm bald. Maybe my kids will do this someday for their Donnie & Marie tribute band?
2:43: Soul alert!
3:13: This performance gets less sexy as it goes on. Incredible since it started on the sexy meter at .04.
3:25: Finishing it out at this point even as the cocaine is calling from the green room is the sign of total professionalism, if you ask me.
