The hit they stole back from another superstar #Shorts #MusicLore

Originally conceived as a commercial commission intended for British pop legend Cliff Richard, Words was penned by Barry Gibb with arrangement support from Maurice and Robin. Upon reviewing their demo recorded at IBC Studios with orchestral arrangements scored by Bill Shepherd, the Gibb brothers recognized the composition possessed an intimacy that was fundamentally personal to their vocal blending. The group informed their management that the track would be pulled from Richard's pipeline and issued as the Bee Gees' third official single for Polydor, yielding a career-defining transatlantic smash. Source: Recounted in Robin Gibb's historical audio memoirs and verified in Cliff Richard's discographical biography The Bachelor Boy. Tags: Bee Gees, Cliff Richard, Words, song origins, music industry lore, 1960s pop, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Bill Shepherd, Polydor Records #MusicLore #IndustrySecrets #TheBeeGees #ClassicHits #PopBallads