According to Spotify rankings, “More Than a Woman” is the third most popular song by the Bee Gees, with nearly a billion plays, right after “Stayin’ Alive” and “How Deep Is Your Love.” The funny thing is, when they originally recorded it in 1977 for the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, they didn’t even release it as a single.

In 1977, Stevie Wonder’s music was meant to be featured in the film Saturday Night Fever, starring John Travolta as a Brooklynite “going nowhere” who works in a paint shop and spends his weekends competing for trophies and women on New York City dance floors. 

The Bee Gees take over the ‘Saturday Night Fever’ soundtrack

Producer Robert Stigwood couldn’t secure the rights to Wonder’s music, so during post-production he called on the Bee Gees, a band he had managed since 1967. The........

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