The Bee Gees had already found fame, but this song gave them an American first. Fifty-five years ago today, on Aug. 23, 1971, "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" was sitting atop the Billboard Hot 100.
“Jive Talkin’” is based around some appropriated lingo the Bee Gees shouldn’t have been using. There’s a reason you don’t hear it today. The fact that this song topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the ...