Noel Gallagher Reveals the 1967 Song He Considers One of the Greatest in Pop History

Noel Gallagher has revealed that he considers "To Love Somebody", a Bee Gees classic released in 1967, to be one of the greatest songs in the history of pop music. The former Oasis man has always been associated with the influence of the Beatles, but his musical admiration goes far beyond Lennon and McCartney. Gallagher has also always shown respect for great composers of sophisticated melodies, such as Burt Bacharach, and found an unexpected source of inspiration in the Bee Gees. Although many people associate the Bee Gees mainly with the disco era, Noel highlighted that the group had shown enormous talent long before that. Songs like "To Love Somebody", "I Started a Joke" and "Massachusetts" proved to him that Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb were on another level as songwriters. Gallagher said he heard a Bee Gees tape he bought at a roadside station and was impressed. When listening to "To Love Somebody", he realized the strength of the original composition and described it as a "beautiful" song and one of the greatest ever made in pop. For Noel, the Bee Gees cannot be underestimated. Even those who reject the band's disco phase need to recognize the melodic quality of songs like "How Deep Is Your Love" and "Stayin' Alive". According to him, the Gibb brothers had a rare ability to create eternal songs. The revelation shows an important side of Noel Gallagher: behind the rocker and provocative stance, there is a composer who values a great melody above all else. And on that score, he places "To Love Somebody" among pop's most brilliant works.