One of the greatest live performances ever. This is Bobby's song even though it has been covered by hundreds of singers. You will have heard this sonf in the movie Ghost.
This version that Bobby sang is different from his recorded version that was used in the movie GHOST. This is probably the most covered song ever with over 650+ covers of it. Hit was a hit in 1965 and then got a second life in the '90's and became a hit again. Bobby was 24 here; very nervous, had a cold and his mom was in the audience hearing him sing this live for the first time. Notice the smile toward the end when he knows he's nailed the song and the lip bite at the end after he hit all the high notes. Many reactors confuse his high notes as a falsetto voice, but Bobby was a counter tenor with a 4 octave range. Those were real notes! The Incredible Bobby Hatfield!!
Thanks, guy... (song was made famous by Righteous.. Elvis's version came later.. but not written by RB's...) this was Bobby Hatfield singing live ... he was SO amazing.. no straining or screaming.. just looks a bit like a "ken doll"...but with an incredible talent and breath control.. I have heard that he was nervous b/c his MOM was in the audience.. I'm sure she was proud! appreciate your reaction...
I was 15 yrs old when I watched Bobby sing this song on the Andy Williams show in 1965. Bobby owns this song. No one has ever sang it like he did. Just pure raw talent, no auto tunes. You need to listen to their other hits. RIP Bobby. We miss hearing your beautiful voice. ❤❤❤
Elvis was a very close friend of theirs who occasionally would prank them while they were on stage in Vegas. Bobby has passed but Bill still performs. Bill has even recorded a song about how much he misses his old friend, Elvis.
Unchained Melody: Bobby Hatfield live performance. {The Andy Williams Show}- Episode #4.5 Episode aired: Monday, Oct 25, 1965: Robert Lee Hatfield (August 10, 1940 - November 5, 2003) Bobby Hatfield, who had a higher countertenor voice ( in this performance his range is an incredible: D3 to G5 sharp) to Bill Medley’s, William Thomas Medley (born September 19, 1940) baritone, sang lead on this track. It was his idea to record it, since Medley and Hatfield each sang a song as a solo vocalist on their albums. As Medley tells it, Hatfield knew the song well, and was a big fan of the Roy Hamilton and Al Hibbler versions of the song. Sadly, on Nov. 5, 2003 Hatfield died of a heart attack in a Michigan hotel room just prior to a Righteous Brothers performance, apparently in his sleep at age 63. The Righteous Brothers version was , oddly enough a huge hit because it was recorded merely as a filler song for their fourth album, not for release as a single. Philles Records owner/producer Phil Spector considered it album filler and released it as a B-side. The single had "Unchained Melody," with no producer credit on the label, as the flip B-side to writers Gerry Goffin and Carole King's "Hung on You," but many DJs preferred "Unchained Melody" and played that one instead. This infuriated Spector, who subsequently left no doubt (actually calling DJs telling them to play “Hung On You” not “Unchained Melody “) as to which side of his Philles single was the A-side. The famous climax of this song where Bobby Hatfield sings the high "I need your love" line wasn't how the song was written. In an interview with Bill Medley, he explained that Hatfield did two takes of the song, then left. He would often reconsider his performance and come back later to change it, and that's what he did on this track, returning to ask Medley to make an edit. This was no easy task, since with a maximum of four tracks to work with, you had to record over part of the original take, but Medley accommodated and Hatfield delivered that soaring vocal line. Said Medley: "I punched that in and before he left he said, 'No, I can do it better. ’And I said, 'No, you can't!’ [Medley Laughs] And I think it's a big part of that song." This was released on Philles Records, Phil Spector's label. Spector, known for his "Wall Of Sound" technique, did not produce this - Bill Medley did! In a 2007 statement to the Forgotten Hits newsletter, Medley said: "You have to remember that I was producing our stuff before Phil Spector... I mean I produced 'Little Latin Lupe Lu,' 'My Babe' and all that stuff. Then when we went with Phil, Phil asked me if I would produce the albums because it was too time consuming and costly for him to produce the entire albums. So he was going to do the singles and I would do the album. And so that's how that happened and that's how I produced 'Unchained Melody,' which Phil Spector apparently now takes credit for. He can have the credit. And I'm not a producer. I know how to produce. But it's obviously not a Spector production. 'Unchained Melody' was never intended to be the single... it was produced to be on the album. It was put on the B-side of a Phil Spector single 'Hung On You' but the minute it was released 'Unchained Melody' just went through the roof." Hatfield’s rendition of “Unchained Melody” although not the original, is the ‘gold standard’. Also: The Andy Williams Show performance was a family oriented show whereas the Shindig performance (below) was geared towards teenagers, much like the TV show “American Bandstand”(without the dancing) Bobby Hatfield live performance of “Unchained Melody “ on the TV show “Shindig” th-cam.com/video/xIIvXYo5INo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=OmBVdie7xz-GPuIh
After listening to "You lost that loving feeling" where you hear both voices,I suggest "You'll never walk alone from The Ed Sullivan Show that really showcases their two different voices. You will not regret it.
The Righteous Brothers are always trending for those of us that like great talent.😊Saw them 60 years ago for the first time. Loved them then, love them now.❤ Blue -eyed soul at its best!
Bobby had a very incredible voice. RIP Bobby. You are so very missed. You need to check out You've Lost That Loving Feeling. Both of them sing in it. You have to remember back then there was no auto-tune. This is pure raw talent! Love your reaction! I am a new subscriber!
Good reaction....It never ceases to amaze me how this wonderful man, from the grave, still melts women in their chairs and men musically to their knees with this performance. Bobby died just an hour from my house down the highway in Kalamazoo MI in his hotel room at age 63, on tour with Bill on November 2003. Sad. wha annoys the crap out of me is when people say "Oh yeh, I heard this song in Ghost [movie] blah blah." Some even assume it was written for the Ghost movie. The song stands up independently from some damned movie. The song was written for a B moive in 1955 called "Unchained." The song did way better than the movie, covered by many singers of the day. 10 years after the movie Bobby blows this sky high, better than the studio verison, with a live orchestra, with real intruments/players, in front of his parents in the audience here. And wipes the floor with modern singers who use auto tune and other computerized crap. I was a school music teacher now retired.
My guy, you really need to watch the movie Ghost - a fantastic movie (nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture, and winning two) starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, and Whoopee Goldberg. Not only is this song featured prominently, a good chunk of the score is based on it.
The Righteous Brothers were, Bill Medley, tall dark haired baritone and Bobby Hatfield, blond haired and (just a guess) I think a tenor/alto. Anyway it worked and they sang together on and off til Bobby's death in 2003. Bill is in his 80s and still performing with another partner and also his daughter. They had many hits, You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling, Soul and Inspiration, You'll Never Walk Alone, Ebb Tide, Little Latin Lupe Lu and more! Bobby does a mean version of the song, "Summertime" and there is a live version that you can check out! Enjoy!
This was written in 1955 for a prison movie called 'Unchained'. Three other singers had hits with it before Bobby did but his version is the one everyone remembers. The high notes in the last verse were his own variation and many singers tried to emulate him with varying success. Not many can hit G5 ... that's in counter tenor range.
I guess the next thing to do is dive into their massive catalogue on TH-cam. Both men were masters at vocal control; they knew when to belt it out and they knew when to hold back and this was holding back to let the song and the voice tell the story. You won't believe what they were capable of doing with their vocal cords. They could definitely let loose and it would blow your mind. Next try "You've Lost that Loving Feeling" where both let loose a little. They had so many wonderful hit songs and even better live R&B performances on a weekly TV show called Shindig. Every week was a treat and we couldn't wait to see what they would do. Loved your reaction.
Todd Duncan's version in the movie Unchained sounds like more of a lament than a live song. It was written in 1955 for the movie. Bobby's version was used in the movie Ghost as very much a live song.
The song was written for a movie and a few singers covered it but this is the cover that everyone considers the definitive version of the song. I adore Elvis but this is Bobby's song. (Probably the only time I'll put an Elvis version of *anything* second).
OH, forgot to tell their fantastic beatboxer. Adam Rupp sounds like a real drum and he does a lot of other instruments too. He can also sing with what I call a honey-sweet tenor voice. To hear him sing a solo watch and Listen to the Video. "How Great Thou Art"
Most covers after Bobby followed his arrangements, but Elvis really followed more Roy Hamilton 's arrangement. Truly, though Bobby's studio recording and this live version are the gold standard. Bobby and Bill were so great individually and together,
We used to call this blue-eye soul music, it had been recorded by other artists but once Bobby done it that became his song. Poor Bobby he was so nervous his mother was in the audience for the first time and he had a cold yes Elvis did do this but it was after the Righteous Brothers did it as Time went on Bill had others to sing with him but he never let them sing the song he always sang it because he said this song will always be Bobby's
This is a cover sang by many, but Bobby owns the best version as you just witnessed ❤ You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling & I Jusr Wanna Make Love to You are both a "must listen to" 🥰🥰🥰
Great reaction! Check out “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling”, by these brothers. For something new, check out “Baby Come Back” by Player if you haven’t already.
Although this is (in my opinion) the best performance of this song, it is still a cover. It originates from a 1955 prison film titled "Unchained" about a prisoner missing his girl. Sam Cooke also did a hauntingly beautiful cover of it in 1960.
Please keep the large video screen, enjoyed it so much. Have you listened to Home Free yet? They are an acapella group with a large fan base. Will Bring you a lot of subscribers. Some of their big videos are a cover of Boys to Men " End Of The Road" and another great one is Oh, Brother Where Art Thou" The Group calls themselves country but they sing every type of music plus their are a lot of origionals. One really great one is "Playing With Fire" Just because your large screen you have a new subscriber.
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Please do yourself a favor and listen to the Righteous Brothers singing "You'll Never Walk Alone " live on the Ed Sullivan show and "I Just Wanna Make Love to You. " You won't be sorry.
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Just a young man, a microphone and pure talent. RIP Bobby. Bobby passed in 2003. Bill retired in 2024.
If you are interested in hearing both of them together can I suggest "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"
Absolutely.
It is widely regarded that this is the definitive version of this song as even better than the studio one
I never get tired of this live version by Bobby Hatfield. It’s better than the studio version! Incomparable.
One of the greatest live performances ever. This is Bobby's song even though it has been covered by hundreds of singers. You will have heard this sonf in the movie Ghost.
Bobby has such a beautiful voice. No one can sing this song like him. ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥. Great pick 👍🥺
This version that Bobby sang is different from his recorded version that was used in the movie GHOST. This is probably the most covered song ever with over 650+ covers of it. Hit was a hit in 1965 and then got a second life in the '90's and became a hit again. Bobby was 24 here; very nervous, had a cold and his mom was in the audience hearing him sing this live for the first time. Notice the smile toward the end when he knows he's nailed the song and the lip bite at the end after he hit all the high notes.
Many reactors confuse his high notes as a falsetto voice, but Bobby was a counter tenor with a 4 octave range. Those were real notes! The Incredible Bobby Hatfield!!
Actually, Yesterday by the Beatles is the most covered song in the world.
Yeah you have to hear them sing "You've Lost That Lovin Feeling".
Righteous Brothers music is definitely a rabbit hole you should dive into! Such talent and versatility. Enjoy, young man!
Thanks, guy... (song was made famous by Righteous.. Elvis's version came later.. but not written by RB's...) this was Bobby Hatfield singing live ... he was SO amazing.. no straining or screaming.. just looks a bit like a "ken doll"...but with an incredible talent and breath control.. I have heard that he was nervous b/c his MOM was in the audience.. I'm sure she was proud! appreciate your reaction...
You’ve lost that loving feeling, soul and inspiration, summertime, you’ll never walk alone. All must hear/watch
I was 15 yrs old when I watched Bobby sing this song on the Andy Williams show in 1965. Bobby owns this song. No one has ever sang it like he did. Just pure raw talent, no auto tunes. You need to listen to their other hits. RIP Bobby. We miss hearing your beautiful voice. ❤❤❤
This was also a cover. Look it up, long history.
Two of music's greatest voice. The Righteous Brothers.
Summertime will blow you away!
Agree!
Elvis was a very close friend of theirs who occasionally would prank them while they were on stage in Vegas. Bobby has passed but Bill still performs. Bill has even recorded a song about how much he misses his old friend, Elvis.
Just think ... this was back when TV was still LIVE!!!! You sure didn't want to mess up! LOL Pure talent!
His liver version of this song has become the gold standard. No one else has ever come close.
Unchained Melody:
Bobby Hatfield live performance.
{The Andy Williams Show}-
Episode #4.5
Episode aired: Monday, Oct 25, 1965:
Robert Lee Hatfield (August 10, 1940 - November 5, 2003) Bobby Hatfield, who had a higher countertenor voice ( in this performance his range is an incredible: D3 to G5 sharp) to Bill Medley’s, William Thomas Medley (born September 19, 1940) baritone, sang lead on this track. It was his idea to record it, since Medley and Hatfield each sang a song as a solo vocalist on their albums.
As Medley tells it, Hatfield knew the song well, and was a big fan of the Roy Hamilton and Al Hibbler versions of the song.
Sadly, on Nov. 5, 2003 Hatfield died of a heart attack in a Michigan hotel room just prior to a Righteous Brothers performance, apparently in his sleep at age 63.
The Righteous Brothers version was , oddly enough a huge hit because it was recorded merely as a filler song for their fourth album, not for release as a single. Philles Records owner/producer Phil Spector considered it album filler and released it as a B-side. The single had "Unchained Melody," with no producer credit on the label, as the flip B-side to writers Gerry Goffin and Carole King's "Hung on You," but many DJs preferred "Unchained Melody" and played that one instead. This infuriated Spector, who subsequently left no doubt (actually calling DJs telling them to play “Hung On You” not “Unchained Melody “) as to which side of his Philles single was the A-side.
The famous climax of this song where Bobby Hatfield sings the high "I need your love" line wasn't how the song was written. In an interview with Bill Medley, he explained that Hatfield did two takes of the song, then left. He would often reconsider his performance and come back later to change it, and that's what he did on this track, returning to ask Medley to make an edit. This was no easy task, since with a maximum of four tracks to work with, you had to record over part of the original take, but Medley accommodated and Hatfield delivered that soaring vocal line. Said Medley: "I punched that in and before he left he said, 'No, I can do it better.
’And I said, 'No, you can't!’ [Medley Laughs] And I think it's a big part of that song."
This was released on Philles Records, Phil Spector's label. Spector, known for his "Wall Of Sound" technique, did not produce this - Bill Medley did! In a 2007 statement to the Forgotten Hits newsletter, Medley said: "You have to remember that I was producing our stuff before Phil Spector... I mean I produced 'Little Latin Lupe Lu,' 'My Babe' and all that stuff. Then when we went with Phil, Phil asked me if I would produce the albums because it was too time consuming and costly for him to produce the entire albums. So he was going to do the singles and I would do the album. And so that's how that happened and that's how I produced 'Unchained Melody,'
which Phil Spector apparently now takes credit for. He can have the credit. And I'm not a producer.
I know how to produce. But it's obviously not a Spector production. 'Unchained Melody' was never intended to be the single... it was produced to be on the album. It was put on the B-side of a Phil Spector single 'Hung On You' but the minute it was released 'Unchained Melody' just went through the roof."
Hatfield’s rendition of “Unchained Melody” although not the original, is the ‘gold standard’.
Also:
The Andy Williams Show performance was a family oriented show whereas the Shindig performance (below)
was geared towards teenagers, much like the TV show “American Bandstand”(without the dancing)
Bobby Hatfield live performance of “Unchained Melody “ on the TV show “Shindig”
th-cam.com/video/xIIvXYo5INo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=OmBVdie7xz-GPuIh
If you really want to hear them sing together listen to you'll never walk alone
Blue-eyed Soul. I think you'll love and appreciate a lot of their music
Many have sung this song, but Bobby Hatfield “owns” it
After listening to "You lost that loving feeling" where you hear both voices,I suggest "You'll never walk alone from The Ed Sullivan Show that really showcases their two different voices. You will not regret it.
Just a live, beautiful voice with no auto tune!
The Righteous Brothers are always trending for those of us that like great talent.😊Saw them 60 years ago for the first time. Loved them then, love them now.❤ Blue -eyed soul at its best!
Bobby had a very incredible voice. RIP Bobby. You are so very missed. You need to check out You've Lost That Loving Feeling. Both of them sing in it. You have to remember back then there was no auto-tune. This is pure raw talent! Love your reaction! I am a new subscriber!
Good reaction....It never ceases to amaze me how this wonderful man, from the grave, still melts women in their chairs and men musically to their knees with this performance. Bobby died just an hour from my house down the highway in Kalamazoo MI in his hotel room at age 63, on tour with Bill on November 2003. Sad. wha annoys the crap out of me is when people say "Oh yeh, I heard this song in Ghost [movie] blah blah." Some even assume it was written for the Ghost movie. The song stands up independently from some damned movie. The song was written for a B moive in 1955 called "Unchained." The song did way better than the movie, covered by many singers of the day. 10 years after the movie Bobby blows this sky high, better than the studio verison, with a live orchestra, with real intruments/players, in front of his parents in the audience here. And wipes the floor with modern singers who use auto tune and other computerized crap. I was a school music teacher now retired.
An inmate in prison wrote this song and Bobby Hatfield killed it.
I was blessed to see them perform live. Sadly Bobby Hatfield died alone in a hotel room from a cocaine induced heart attack in 2003
It was originally sung by a black actor in the 1955 movie “UNCHAINED”.
My guy, you really need to watch the movie Ghost - a fantastic movie (nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture, and winning two) starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, and Whoopee Goldberg. Not only is this song featured prominently, a good chunk of the score is based on it.
The Righteous Brothers were, Bill Medley, tall dark haired baritone and Bobby Hatfield, blond haired and (just a guess) I think a tenor/alto. Anyway it worked and they sang together on and off til Bobby's death in 2003. Bill is in his 80s and still performing with another partner and also his daughter. They had many hits, You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling, Soul and Inspiration, You'll Never Walk Alone, Ebb Tide, Little Latin Lupe Lu and more! Bobby does a mean version of the song, "Summertime" and there is a live version that you can check out! Enjoy!
Bobby Hatfield was a Counter Tenor! I’ve heard it is fairly rare! Mitch Grassi from Pentatonix is also a Counter Tenor!
This was written in 1955 for a prison movie called 'Unchained'. Three other singers had hits with it before Bobby did but his version is the one everyone remembers. The high notes in the last verse were his own variation and many singers tried to emulate him with varying success. Not many can hit G5 ... that's in counter tenor range.
❤best version ever❤
I guess the next thing to do is dive into their massive catalogue on TH-cam. Both men were masters at vocal control; they knew when to belt it out and they knew when to hold back and this was holding back to let the song and the voice tell the story. You won't believe what they were capable of doing with their vocal cords. They could definitely let loose and it would blow your mind. Next try "You've Lost that Loving Feeling" where both let loose a little. They had so many wonderful hit songs and even better live R&B performances on a weekly TV show called Shindig. Every week was a treat and we couldn't wait to see what they would do. Loved your reaction.
Todd Duncan's version in the movie Unchained sounds like more of a lament than a live song. It was written in 1955 for the movie. Bobby's version was used in the movie Ghost as very much a live song.
I like this version better than the studio!
best version ever
The song was written for a movie and a few singers covered it but this is the cover that everyone considers the definitive version of the song. I adore Elvis but this is Bobby's song. (Probably the only time I'll put an Elvis version of *anything* second).
OH, forgot to tell their fantastic beatboxer. Adam Rupp sounds like a real drum and he does a lot of other instruments too. He can also sing with what I call a honey-sweet tenor voice. To hear him sing a solo watch and Listen to the Video. "How Great Thou Art"
That was great! Now listen to Lucy Thomas cover this song. It will blow your mind.
Summertime by Bobby Hatfield (the chap who sang this). It will blow you away.
Absolutely!!
Actually the original song was from a 1958 prison film called Unchained.
Most covers after Bobby followed his arrangements, but Elvis really followed more Roy Hamilton 's arrangement. Truly, though Bobby's studio recording and this live version are the gold standard. Bobby and Bill were so great individually and together,
We used to call this blue-eye soul music, it had been recorded by other artists but once Bobby done it that became his song. Poor Bobby he was so nervous his mother was in the audience for the first time and he had a cold yes Elvis did do this but it was after the Righteous Brothers did it as Time went on Bill had others to sing with him but he never let them sing the song he always sang it because he said this song will always be Bobby's
This is a cover sang by many, but Bobby owns the best version as you just witnessed ❤ You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling & I Jusr Wanna Make Love to You are both a "must listen to" 🥰🥰🥰
💙💙💙
And this was a cover of a song from a few years earlier...
Great reaction! Check out “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling”, by these brothers. For something new, check out “Baby Come Back” by Player if you haven’t already.
Bobby had a head cold when he sang this song ,and he still slayed it. The Righteous Brothers wrote this song first and other people copied it.
Sorry they didn't write it, music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret.
@@johnianknox1629 Right......North wrote it for the 1955 film "Unchained", about a guy incarcerated & thinking about his girl.
Although this is (in my opinion) the best performance of this song, it is still a cover. It originates from a 1955 prison film titled "Unchained" about a prisoner missing his girl. Sam Cooke also did a hauntingly beautiful cover of it in 1960.
Agree with others. No listen to You’ve Lost That loving Feeling.
This is and always was Bobby Hatfield "s song.
He was a countertenor who wasn't singing in falsetto.
Please keep the large video screen, enjoyed it so much. Have you listened to Home Free yet? They are an acapella group with a large fan base. Will Bring you a lot of subscribers. Some of their big videos are a cover of Boys to Men " End Of The Road" and another great one is Oh, Brother Where Art Thou" The Group calls themselves country but they sing every type of music plus their are a lot of origionals. One really great one is "Playing With Fire" Just because your large screen you have a new subscriber.
Please check out Elvis Presley's version live 1977
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You can close your mouth now,LOL. . . Yeah, singers really used to sound like that.
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Back when singers were real singers.
no auto-tune, not pitch correction and in front of a live audience.
Please do yourself a favor and listen to the Righteous Brothers singing "You'll Never Walk Alone " live on the Ed Sullivan show and "I Just Wanna Make Love to You. " You won't be sorry.
I love Elvis, but this is Bobby's song.
No it was not theirs, it was written in 1955 for a forgettable movie , this performance however is notably the goat.