I remember I was home from school sick in bed when my sister came in my room to tell me she'd just heard Andy Gibb had passed away. It was March 10, 1988. The news made me sad since I had really liked his music in the late 70s and adored his brothers, The Bee Gees. "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" was probably Andy's biggest hit and it had always put a smile on my face with its earnest sounds and declaration of love...the kind of innocence you don't get too much in today's music. For me, his death struck with the same kind of shock Karen Carpenter's had a few years prior.
Mid-1989 the Bee Gees released their underrated album "One," which contained a beautiful track called "Wish You Were Here." It was dedicated to their brother (whom they had hoped to bring into their fold as a singer before his unexpected death) and to this day is still one of the saddest songs I've ever heard. It's not limited to the grief of someone's passing, but the loss of a relationship you know will never be revived again...
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