The trouble with over-using a term like legend is that when you encounter a genuine legend, it just won’t suffice. And as one of the greatest songwriters this (or any other) country has produced, Barry Gibb most certainly comes into that category.

With his place in pop folklore long assured thanks to dancefloor classics such as Stayin’ Alive, Night Fever, Jive Talkin’ and More Than A Woman, perhaps we need to invent some new superlatives for the last surviving Bee ...