YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY, TOO.
>> Jason: LET ME ASK YOU, HOW
DEEP IS YOUR LOVE FOR THE BEE
GEES?
DO THEY GIVE YOU NIGHT FEVER?
DO YOU THINK YOU SHOULD BE
DANCING?
YOU CAN CELEBRATE THE ICOBBIC
GROUP’S MOST FAMOUS SONGS THIS
SATURDAY NIGHT AT DETROIT MUSIC
HALL WHERE GREEKTOWN CASINO
PRESENTS THE AUSTRALIAN BEE
GEES.
TAKE A LISTEN.
♪ AH, AH, AH, STAYING ALIVE,
STAYING ALEAVING.
♪ AH, AH, AH, AH STAYING A ALIVE
♪ >> Jason: JOINING ME NOW IS
>> Jason: JOINING ME NOW IS
MATT BALDONI WHO PERFORMS AS
BARRY GIBB.
>> HEY, HOW’S IT GOING?
>> Jason: WE ARE COLD, BUT
WHEN YOU BRING THE HEAT WITH THE
BEE GEE’S SONG CATALOG, WE’LL
WARM UP A BIT.
>> I SURE HOPE SOME DETROIT IS
AN IMPORTANT TOWN FOR MUSIC.
THE BEE GEES WERE HUGE FANS OF
MOTOWN THEMSELVES.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU, I’M A LITTLE
NERVE-RACKED PLAYING IN DETROIT.
WE HAVE BIG EARS IN DETROIT.
>> Jason: NERVE-RACKING WOULD
BE TRYING TO HIT THOSE FALSETTO
NOTES THAT BARRY GIBB MANAGED SO
EFFORTLY.
THAT’S TALL TASK.
>> YES, SIR, I HAVE TO TAKE CARE
OF MYSELF IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN
THE GIG PROPERLY.
>> Jason: WELL, THE AUSTRALIAN
BEE GEES HAVE BEEN TOGETHER 25
YEARS, TRAVEL TOAFERG 60 DOWN
TRIS.
HOW DID YOU GET INTO THIS
EXACTLY?
>> WELL, AS YOU CAN TELL BY THE
WAY I SPEAK, I AM ACTUALLY AN
AMERICAN.
THEY FOUND ME WORKING FREELANCE
IN LAS VEGAS WHEN THEY ARRIVED
HERE FROM AUSTRALIA.
THEY HAVE HAD THE SHOW FOR 25
YEARS, AND IT’S PRETTY MUCH BEEN
SOLD OUT EVERYWHERE IT’S PLAYED
IN THE WORLD DURING THAT TIME,
AND NOW WE ARE ON THE LAS VEGAS
STRIP WHERE EVERY ENTERTAINER
WANTS TO BE.
>> Jason: LET’S NOT GET INTO
ANY JIVE TALKING HERE.
WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE HAVE
SUCH A DEEP LOVE FOR THE BEE
GEES?
>> YOU’RE VERY GOOD, SIR.
HAVE YOU CONSIDERED A CAREER IN
BROADCASTING?
>> Jason: I WAS A DEEJAY AT
ONE ., BOTH RADIO AND NIGHTCLUB.
>> OH, I’M SORRY THE HEAR THAT.
SIR.
>> Jason: OH, WHAT IS IT ABOUT
THE BEE GEES’ MUSIC, BOTH THE
OLDER LATE ’60s STUFF AND THEN
THE DISCO OF COURSE THAT
EVERYBODY KNOWS.
WHAT IS IT?
>> I DON’T KNOW, IT COULD BE THE
FACT THAT THOSE THREE GUYS ARE
THE SECOND MOST SUCCESSFUL
SONGWRITER IN HISTORY, ONLY TO
THE BEATLES.
I DON’T KNOW, THEY WRIGHT GREAT
SONGS.
THEY ARE A GREAT FAMILY OF
MUSICAL GENIUS.
IT’S A HUGE CHALLENGE TO
INTERPRET THEIR MUSIC.
THE PUBLIC ABSOLUTELY ADORES
THEM.
THIS IS A REALLY GREAT JOB, MAKE
NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT.
>> Jason: WE’RE LOOKING AT
VIDEO HERE, YOU GUYS LOOK LIKE
THE REAL DEAL ON STAGE, MORE SO
THAN SAY JIMMY FALL LISTEN AND
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE ON "SATURDAY
NIGHT LIVE," BUT I HAD TO GET
THAT IN THERE.
>> VERY GOOD.
PLEASE DON’T PUT ME OUT OF WORK,
SIR.
>> Jason: MY CO-HOST IS
ROLLING HER EYES.
SOMETIMES I GET UP THERE.
WHAT ABOUT MEETING ANY OF THE
BEE GEES AT SOME POINT DURING
YOUR LIFE?
>> I DON’T BELIEVE ANY OF US
HAVE MET THEM PERSONALLY, BUT WE
ARE IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE
FAMILY, AND I’M VERY PLEASED TO
SAY THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF US.
THEY KNOW WHAT WE’RE DOING.
BARRY IS PLEASED AND MY GOAL,
OUR GOAL, IS JUST TO KEEP IT
RESPECTFUL AND AUTHENTIC FOR HIM
AND FOR THE FAMILY’S LEGACY.
>> Jason: SO BY FAR AND AWAY
MY FAVORITE BEE GEES’ SONG IS
"YOU SHOULD BE DANCING."
I NEVER GET SICK OF THAT TUNE.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE?
>> I DON’T EITHER.
I LOVE IT.
>> Jason: IS THAT YOUR
FAVORITE THEN?
>> THAT AND I ALSO LIKE
"TRAGEDY" A LOT.
THAT ONE I’M REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO PLAYING IN DETROIT.
>> Jason: YOU STOLE MY ENDING
PUNCH LINE.
I WAS GOING TO SAY, IT’S SUCH A
TRAGEDY WE DON’T HAVE MORE TIME
TO SPEAK TO YOU.
>>
[LAUGHTER]
>> Jason: MATT, HOW CAN PEOPLE
GET TICKETS?
>> YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE
TO LOVE SOMEBODY THE WAY I LOVE
YOU, SIR.
YOU REALLY DON’T.
>> Jason: VERY WELL PLAYED.
THIS IS LIKE A CHESS MATCH.
HOW CAN PEOPLE GET TICKETS?
>> YOU MAY GO TO ABGSHOW.COM TO
GET TICKETS FOR OUR SHOW IN
DETROIT THIS WEEKEND OR ANY OF
OUR SHOWS AROUND THE WORLD OR
EVERY NIGHT ON THE LAS VEGAS
STRIP AT THE EXCALIBUR HOTEL.
>> Jason: EXCELLENT.
MATT, THIS HAS BEEN A REAL