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Who sang I Started A Joke?

Bee Gees released the song I Started A Joke. Date of release: 21/12/1968.

Release date: 21/12/1968

Duration: 03:08

Writer(s): Barry

Producer(s): Robert Stigwood

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The meaning of the song 'I Started A Joke ', based on the lyrics

What is I Started A Joke about?

🎶 I Started A Joke song analysis

The song refers to someone making a self-deprecating joke without realizing that everyone is laughing at them.

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Bee Gees - Short Biography

- Formed in 1958 by the Barry brothers, Robin and Maurice Gibb.
- Successful in popular music in the late 1960s and early 1970s and leading artists in the disco era.
- They sing tight three-part harmonies, with Robin's clear vibrato and Barry's R&B falsetto.
- They have written all of their own songs and have written/produced several big hits for other artists.
- Considered one of the most important and influential bands in pop music history.

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- The song was written by Robin Gibb, with the help of Barry and Maurice Gibb, and was produced by the Bee Gees with Robert Stigwood.
- The song was inspired by the sounds on board an airplane.
- The song features Bill Shepherd's string arrangement.
- The song was released as a single in December 1968.
- The B-side of the song was "Kilburn Towers", except in France, where "Swan Song" was used.
- This was the last Bee Gees single to use Vince Melouney's music.

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