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The Isle of Man ( /ˈmæn/; Manx: Ellan Vannin, pronounced [ˈɛlʲən ˈvanɪn]), otherwise known simply as Mann (Manx: Mannin, IPA: [ˈmanɪn]), is a self-governing Crown Dependency of the United Kingdom, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is represented by a Lieutenant Governor. The island is not part of the United Kingdom, but its foreign relations and defence are the responsibility of the UK Government. Although the United Kingdom does not usually interfere in the island's domestic matters, its "good government" is ultimately the responsibility of the Crown (that is, in practice, the Government of the United Kingdom).
The island has been inhabited since before 6500 BC. Gaelic cultural influence began in the 5th century AD, and the Manx language, a branch of the Gaelic languages, gradually emerged. In the 9th century, the Norse began to settle there. A Norse-Gaelic culture arose and the island came under Norse control. In 1266, the island became part of Scotland as formalised by the Treaty of Perth. After a period of alternating rule by the kings of Scotland and England, the island came under the feudal overlordship of the English Crown in 1399. The lordship revested into the British Crown in 1764 but the island never became part of Great Britain or its successor the United Kingdom and retained its status as an internally self-governing Crown dependency.
The Bee Gees were a musical group founded in 1958. The group's line-up consisted of brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were successful for most of their decades of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s/early 1970s, and as prominent performers of the disco music era in the late 1970s.
The group sang three-part tight harmonies that were instantly recognisable; Robin's clear vibrato lead was a hallmark of their earlier hits, while Barry's R&B falsetto became their signature sound during the late 1970s and 1980s. The brothers wrote all of their own hits, as well as writing and producing several major hits for other artists.
Born in the Isle of Man to English parents, the Gibb brothers lived their first few years in Chorlton, Manchester, England, then moved in the late 1950s to Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia, where they began their musical careers. After achieving their first chart success in Australia with "Spicks and Specks" (their 12th single), they returned to the United Kingdom in January 1967 where producer Robert Stigwood began promoting them to a worldwide audience.
What is this that steals the breath?
what is this that horrifies?,
I've got an urge to kill
I've got a will to die,
And I'm creation
I'm destruction, ohhh
Where do they come from?
where do they hide?,
We are the Sons of man
bastardized
What is this that's tucked away?
what has turned this twisted mind?,
I am your darkest secrets
I am your living lies,
I'm creation
I'm destruction, ohhh
Where do they come from?
where do they hide?,
We are the Sons of man
bastardized,
Ohh, where do they come from?
where do they hide?,
We are the Sons of man
bastardized
WHOAH, WHOAH
WHOAH- What is this terrror?
what does it feed upon?,
WHOAH- Why have you left us?
the Daughters and the Sons?
I'M LIFE'S, CREATION
I'M LIGHT'S DESTRUCTION,
I'M LIFE'S, CREATION
I'M LIGHT'S DESTRUCTION, I'm creation
I'M LIFE'S, CREATION
I'M LIGHT'S DESTRUCTION, I'm destruction
I'M LIFE'S, CREATION