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Ailing Gibb leaves sick bed to support Poppy Appeal record
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 26 October 2011
Bee Gees star Robin Gibb looked noticeably frail when appearing on a TV show earlier this week, he having left his sick bed to promote a cover version of Bee Gees track ‘I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You’, which has been recorded by Gibb and military-pop-trio The Soldiers in aid of this year’s British Legion Poppy Appeal.
Gibb was recently hospitalised in Oxford after suffering acute abdominal pains and, although now recovering at home, he still looked very unwell, but insisted on attending and performing at the launch of the charity single.
Opting not to comment on his health, Gibb was nevertheless keen to talk about the record, saying: “It’s an emotional appeal because when your back is against the wall, human beings tend to think about those things that are most important – home, kids and life in general, and girlfriends… That’s why it was so important for me to do everything possible to support this record”.
