Track 084 min read
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The drummer flew home, so a loop of tape played on "Stayin' Alive"
- Artist
- Bee Gees
- Album
- Saturday Night Fever
- Year
- 1977
- Country
- UK
- Genre
- Disco
The beat of the song "Stayin' Alive", from the 1977 album Saturday Night Fever, is a loop of tape made while the Bee Gees' drummer was away.
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