FAREWELL TO THE MOST IMPORTANT WOMAN IN HIS LIFE: August 12, 2016 — the day Barry Gibb lost his beloved mother, Barbara Gibb. Today, August 12, 2025, marks nine years since her passing. When his voice rose in the song “My Woman, My Woman, My Wife,” it was no longer just a love song. It became a farewell — a quiet, heartfelt thank you to the woman who had stood beside him through every mile and every heartbeat of his music. The audience felt it. They knew Barry was singing not only for his mother, but for life itself. Less than a week later, his song fell silent — but that night… it became eternal.
FAREWELL TO THE MOST IMPORTANT WOMAN IN HIS LIFE — August 12, 2016. A date...