99% of the artists today, in pop especially, would not even make it playing High School prom gigs much less get a record label deal in the 60's or 70's..
you also had plenty of talented artists that did not get a record deal. Today you have 99.99999999% absolute and utter garbage, but the remaining specks of dust contain artists that should have gotten record deals in the 60s and 70s, but wouldn't have. Neither system is perfect.
@@Marcus-p5i5s there's just a million times more of it now. used to be hard to find music, because it was hard to get releases, if it was released... now it's hard because there's so much crap that it is hard to find good bands.
My favorite TH-cam reactions are youngsters discovering the pure raw talent of the 60's, 70's, 80's. No matter who you are or what genre your music is, its always a stunning reaction on just how good that music is. Great reaction!
I think it’s wonderful that so many young people are interested in listening to music that might not be considered fashionable today. When I was a teenager in the late 1970s and early 1980s I would listen to the latest top 40 radio stations with my friends. At home I also enjoyed listening to the oldies station, big band swing, jazz, classical, opera, country, etc
Been busting my ass for years since I got out of the Military (1977-1990) and rarely listened to much music since I think The Music Died after the 80's. I rarely got on a computer until after I had back surgeries 4 years ago. I started watching Reaction Videos because one day I saw a Video of a girl they were calling Janis Reincarnated (Courtney Hadwin). I get a kick out of young kids watching the music of my time and saying now I know why my parents and grandparents ❤ this music. Then I found The Warning and Others. Maybe there is HOPE!
@@krazycatz Me too. My Dad spent our vacation money, in 1965, on a GE Console 300 true watts, all transistor stereo.. Nat King Cole, John Gary, Ed Ames, '40s Big bands, Tommy Dorsey, Glen Miller, old Western bands, etc. I started buying the '60s bands, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, all of 'em! I've STILL got that stereo! Perfect sound. No distortion. They don't make 'em like they used to applies to so many things. My grand kids LOVE it!
Well, the guy who posted this video sync'd their studio version to this live video. But the live video is also incredible. Just back in the day, the live singing had so much audience noise.
The sorcery you speak of is called actual talent. No tuning, no filters, just wonderful talent. It warms my heart to see a beautiful young lady lile yourself appreciate the joy of good music.
@@MichaelLane-q4w I think this woman is getting it. Yes, no auto tune, all the other tech, just pure talent and lots of hard work. It's wonderful to see a young person recognize that. And that's why we older folks are so dedicated to the music that was coming out then. It was so incredibly innovative.
I was a young teenager when the Righteous Brothers came out with this song, and I can tell you without a lie, it sounds just as good now as it did waaaaaay back then!
One of the greatest songs EVER by two guys that had amazing voices that we were so fortunate they shared it to the world. People still fall in love with and to this song and I believe it will go one forever! We have NOONE who now who can match what these talented men did so long ago.
At 71 here, I absolutely love watching someone, a couple of generations removed, seeing these raw footages for the first time. Not just the sheer, un-Autotuned audio, but the lyric quality of the music back in the day. If you just watch Lily Jane's reaction, you could see it in her eyes before she even broke in with a comment. Good observations by her on the talent level it took back then to break in, compared to a lot of today's stuff.
Totally agree, and someone who really appreciates what they are seeing and hearing. Like many commenting, fond memories of canoodling with my sweetie to this music, and still do by the way.
While the vocals were live, there were many times a band member was unable to make to a performance. In that event, a recorded version of that band members part was substituted. This is not a knock on the singers themselves, but they definitely did use prerecorded instrumentals in some cases. In extreme cases the whole performance was "mimed" as it was called back then. So yes, they did lip-sync in extreme circumstances. I stand by that because it is factual. But their talent is undeniable.
You should also remember that even if they had performed live a sound engineer could have removed the live performance and replaced it with the studio recording for a show that was not aired live.
No electronic wizardry here. Just one of the greatest live musical performances in history. We're all still watching it on TH-cam almost 50 years later.
I must confess I accidentally misread what you wrote. The first time I read it I thought you finished it with “We’re still watching TH-cam 50 years later.” Of course when I reread it I saw that was not what you actually wrote but who knows what will be available 50 years from now.
This is a live performance. There is no edit. These men were experts. We didn't even HAVE electronic wizardry beyond edits. They were absolutely as good as they sounded..
I once had a copy of the British top ten songs for every week between 1954 until 1977 which was based on record sales. Before 1954 the charts were based on the sales of sheet music which meant that people had to perform the songs themselves or know someone who would perform it.
This. This is the reason why us older folks say new music sucks. Because we grew up with the Righteous Brothers, Bee Gees, ABBA, and Tom Jones, just to name a few of the many dozens of brilliantly talented artists.
There is plenty of great music around nowadays eg listen to Agnes Obel "The Curse (live version !) , The National "Oblivions ", Low "Amethyst" , London Grammar "What a day". First Aid Kit " A long time ago" , Bat For Lashes "close encounters ", Lisa Gerrald "vespers" etc etc. By the way this is in my all time top 3 tracks , and the Beatles are my favourite band, and I actually remember music before the Beatles
@@waynebryant1857 You don't have to be 80 to recognize it's true. Autotune/Melodyne and all the other software used to correct a singer's pitch remove the subtle emotional effects that real singers work years to perfect - vibrato, glisses, bends, tremolo and intentionally singing flat or sharp. Then the timing gets adjusted note by note because they can't keep a steady rhythm. Then it gets squashed with over compression that removes the dynamic variations, and a limiter to correct volume for singers who don't know how to control their dynamics. I guess it doesn't matter because 90% of todays singers couldn't do those things anyway. There's one popular singer that I won't name who can't do vibrato so she actually has a producer add it on the computer. SMH. These guys had talent, but they also practiced and rehearsed hours on end to achieve the performance we hear on this song.
@@anonagain If you want a vocalist that has talent that simply cannot be measured, go check out Lucy Thomas' version of "Unchained Melody"........yeah this one is on another level.......
These guys were fabulous, “blue eyed soul”. They don’t make music like this any more, most of this live or a one cut, the orchestra and their performance is flawless! Pure talent!!!
The reason older songs resonate so much with us is because of the humanity they brought to them. We crave real voices, thoughful lyrics and amazing harmonies without the auto tune and generic beats. There was emotion and talent.
It's called TALENT!!!!!! Now listen to it again...and this time focus on the DYNAMICS. Soft...loud...soft...loud... You take the listener on an emotional roller coaster ride. That's what true artists have...that's what makes them masters of their craft. That's why at 76, I'm still playing live on stage for over 60 years. If it's in your soul, you gotta let it out.
Little girl, you don’t know how good the songs were in the 60s and 70s I lived it and I love the songs they had no special digital backups that was pure music
This is an age of genuine talent and immense diversity of sound and distinctive styles. Nothing today can touch it. This was music on a whole other level.
Warped you need to look up Lucy Thomas here on You tube and you will find SHE is the exception to modern music today, and her younger sister Martha, voices like you have not heard in decade !!! and they are young.....
If you seen the movie "Dirty Dancing" then you heard Bill sing. "I Had the Time of My Life". Another great one from these two is "Soul and Inspiration".
Sheer talent. Lily, you talk about people paying dues and honing their craft to try to make it big. One of the back-up singers on this was a young lady working as a session singer and trying to get her big break. Her name was Cherilyn Sarkisian. She nowadays is known by just one name. Cher. Love your reactions. The 50s and 60s were great musical times. I think though that the 70s may have been the best. The decade of the singer/songwriter. Try some Carole King, James Taylor, Jim Croce. Also for some great vocals from the 60s give Jay and the Americans a whirl. Songs like Cara Mia or Come a Little Bit Closer. Lead vocalist Jay Black had an incredible voice. Enjoy!
At 68 and after watching your analysis/program, I told my wife that the reason for my near-fanatical life-long passion for the 1950s-1970-ish music is that reliving hearing these songs makes me love her more! ❤ Oldies music is water to my soul that strengthens our marriage. Thank God for this timely gift of enduring music.
I think you're the first YT reactor who has recognized the hard work, skill, practice and dedication that go into really developing a truly great musical performance and act.
I'm 68 and miss these kinds of song. You are correct Lily, love songs have basically disappeared as society has degenerated away from godly standards of right and wrong.
As an old guy who was in HS when these guys started, I'm really happy to see that, even though it's been 60 years, the reaction of women haven't really changed when this song is played.
I was a senior in high school at this time & every time someone reacts to the Righteous Brothers or other groups from this era it brings back memories. The number of times that I danced to their music with a beautiful woman in my arms brings tears to my eyes. I remember a life long relationship with one woman that started when we were 14. We would lose touch & reconnected. At one time she was a Las Vegas dancer before becoming an trial attorney. The last couple of yrs., she would call me once or twice a week. She shipped a puppy to me to love a couple of yrs. before she died of Covid. Hearing the Righteous Brothers really brings back "those lovin' feelin'" we had. Thank you.
While I went & got married for my 1st time, enlisted, & volunteered for service in Viet., the lady mentioned above had taken a job dancing in a casino in the Bahamas. One day I got a highly decorated envelope in the mail & it was from her. She continued to write to me thru out my service in Viet. In contrast, my wife had divorce papers mailed to me in Viet. Believe it or not, I went to Sydney on R&R arriving on Jan. 1, 1969. Of course I met a girl & managed to obtain an additional 1 week leave to see her again before I returned to the USA. I stayed at her parents home in Caringbah. We continued to write to each other & eventually I proposed. We were married in the main Presbyterian church in downtown Sydney. It was quite fancy. All of the men wore "morning coats". Unfortunately, I was still in the service & she had never been away from home let alone half way around the globe. We were stationed in Florida but even that couldn't make up for the distance & she returned to Australia. I often wonder about her. I've live a long life with great memories & many regrets. Thanks for taking the time to "Reply". I hope nothing but the best for you. @@wendyryder2708
“What kind of wizardry are these two men doing?” My dear, it’s called good singing, a good arrangement, good writing. A great production. And, yes, real skill and honing if their craft.
I watched the first video you did on the Righteous Brothers out of curiosity to see how a young person now would react to them. The reaction on your face reminded me of how I felt the first time I heard them too and that was about 60 years ago. Great music never dies it just gets better with age. I still can find new music that still surprises me because it is good too. Never give up on music. It can bring us together when nothing else can. Keep up the good work.
In the 20th Century. This was the Most Played and Requested Song on the radio. It landed in the Guinness Book of World records. A bit of trivia. Superstar Singer and actress (Cher). Was one of the backup singers on the stage behind the Righteous Brothers before she hooked up with Sonny Bono to become "Sonny & Cher." The Righteous Brothers are one of the reasons why I consider the music of the 60's as the greatest decade in Rock & Roll Music history.
You nailed it LJ, I feel for the youth of today putting up with sub par artists that take the public for granted, turning up 3 hrs late for concerts, not delivering as polished a performance as possible. The quality just isn't there any more.
It’s actually not just the youth of today but actually started decades ago in the 1980s 1990s or even before then. It started off with someone who wanted to make it in the industry and rather than practicing their respective craft whether it’s playing a musical instrument or singing they decide they’re going to become famous by trashing their instruments on stage because that’s how some celebrity they admire behaves and they believe that is what will make them famous and get a contract with the record label. What they fail to realize is that record label is only willing to put up with that celebrity’s behavior as long as that celebrity is bringing in profits for the record label. Once that celebrity stops bringing in money for the record label they are out the door forever.
I was eleven years old when this song was first released in 1964, here in the UK, and these two blokes have still got it, and that is, the ability to make a young lady smile. my mum loved this song, and so did all of her friends, they would go into a sort of dream state whenever they heard this played, they all loved it.
That Righteous brothers album was the very first album l bought.My mother loved it when she heard it and it reminded her of the time my father was in the Army during the Korean war.l was 15 at the time in 1966 when l bought it and my father made it back home OK.
I love the fact you are loving what we heard in the 60s and 70s these where the best.I am meeting alot of young people starting to buy these artists from years gone by and lovin it .Lilly Jane you are Top notch!!!!!! Try the Walker Brothers 'My ship is coming in'. you will be blown away
Your remark about people nowadays making their music online and sending files for others to overdub, rather than interacting together to make music, is pretty spot on. When The Righteous Brothers recorded this song in 1964, the instrumental backing was recorded in one room with all the musicians present - they were part of the top group of studio musicians in L.A. called The Wrecking Crew. Bill and Bob (the two "brothers") then overdubbed their vocals later, but it was in the same studio with the same producer (the infamous genius psychopath Phil Spector - brilliant producer, evil human being) and same engineering crew.
During Covid lockdown some of the bands I have been in were so desperate to do something-anything to keep playing, just to keep from going crazy! The internet software for massed rehearsal or recording was not there yet, but the band wizards managed to put some things together with click tracks. They worked out pretty well for "dedicated amateur" projects. th-cam.com/video/aGc-Yu4Vv4U/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/jNMbc9S7xdI/w-d-xo.html
Baby Boomer here. Yes the Righteous Brothers were awesome. There were a few singers that were outstanding then. One that comes to mind too was Sandy Denny.
Because they can actually sing, and when harmony hits that point, it’s the extra voice in the room. So sad that new generations don’t know that when they hear it.
Things were real back then. Prom Night 1965 this song was played many many times. People today are blind to the now, there already into tomorrow and this day is just beginning. Those songs back in the day were real love songs in the now.
The Righteous Brothers sound was genuine. No synthesizers, no digital enhancements, no flashy lights, nothing but pure well trained voices and crisp, clean sound of great musical accompaniment. And it was performed on live TV. No editing, no 2nd chances to get it right. It has to be perfectly performed & sound absolutely astounding. Which it does. I've had the pleasure of enjoying The Righteous Brothers ever since their first live performance on TV. Their vocals still make jaws drop today & their music will live on forever with generations yet to come. Share this music with others to enjoy. Hold your sweetheart tight and whisper the words in her ear as the two of you slow-dance to their music. And I assure you that she'll melt in your arms.
Could see in your reaction how this beautiful song had such a great impact on you ,the pure joy on your face says it all, man they could really do music back in the day
I am an old man...from a generation who fell in love for ever!...I fell in love with my wife at first sight! We Have 5 children and 10.5 grandchildren! I will die with no one else!
I love how younger generation is listening to 1950’s to 1989 or music before their time and not realize that these kind of music is better than rap music. Then they feel in love or tear up and get surprised
77 years old, I can’t remember what I had for breakfast, but I remember the words to the Richteous Brothers songs!
I agree ❤❤😂
Absolutely the truth
Same age. With you.
😂👏🤜
Me too!
It makes me so happy that a beautiful young lady appreciates the music I grew up with.
I m 75 plus that's real music singing
It’s called “singing”, there is no editing, it is raw, and perfect.
Remember , all they had were 4trac 8 trac 16 Trac , and true talent !!!
Like comparing night and day.2 different worlds, your enjoyment is worth watching 😊
It wasn't live. They were miming on a TV show...............
Yea,I guess sometimes they do that because the song isn't the same without the original music.
Just watching your reactions is priceless.
I have to admit, I get emotional watching young people listen and react to the great music that I loved as a child and still do. Thank you.
99% of the artists today, in pop especially, would not even make it playing High School prom gigs much less get a record label deal in the 60's or 70's..
Great analogy and so true, no auto tune back then, just pure talent
. And...Practice! Practice! Practice! 😂
you also had plenty of talented artists that did not get a record deal.
Today you have 99.99999999% absolute and utter garbage, but the remaining specks of dust contain artists that should have gotten record deals in the 60s and 70s, but wouldn't have.
Neither system is perfect.
Just majority is crap today unlike back then@@liquidminds
@@Marcus-p5i5s there's just a million times more of it now. used to be hard to find music, because it was hard to get releases, if it was released... now it's hard because there's so much crap that it is hard to find good bands.
My favorite TH-cam reactions are youngsters discovering the pure raw talent of the 60's, 70's, 80's. No matter who you are or what genre your music is, its always a stunning reaction on just how good that music is. Great reaction!
I think it’s wonderful that so many young people are interested in listening to music that might not be considered fashionable today. When I was a teenager in the late 1970s and early 1980s I would listen to the latest top 40 radio stations with my friends. At home I also enjoyed listening to the oldies station, big band swing, jazz, classical, opera, country, etc
Yeah, it's amazing to see young people realize that songs were once sung with passion and skill and not merely created and tweaked by machines.
Been busting my ass for years since I got out of the Military (1977-1990) and rarely listened to much music since I think The Music Died after the 80's. I rarely got on a computer until after I had back surgeries 4 years ago. I started watching Reaction Videos because one day I saw a Video of a girl they were calling Janis Reincarnated (Courtney Hadwin). I get a kick out of young kids watching the music of my time and saying now I know why my parents and grandparents ❤ this music. Then I found The Warning and Others. Maybe there is HOPE!
@@krazycatz Me too. My Dad spent our vacation money, in 1965, on a GE Console 300 true watts, all transistor stereo..
Nat King Cole, John Gary, Ed Ames, '40s Big bands, Tommy Dorsey, Glen Miller, old Western bands, etc.
I started buying the '60s bands, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, all of 'em!
I've STILL got that stereo!
Perfect sound. No distortion.
They don't make 'em like they used to applies to so many things.
My grand kids LOVE it!
Don't forget the 50's. There was some exceptional music then also.
If I’m not mistaken, I think this is the most played song on the radio in the 20th century. Those guys were amazing
I think unchained melody beat out this song…..
Yes, the most plays on radio and television in the 20th century according to BMI.
Another fact is that one of the backup singers is a not so none singer name " Cher ".
In the back row, second from the right, in the white dress is 19 years old "Cher."
Hard to believe, right?
The most played song of the 20th century! No re-mix, no filters, no overtracking. Just pure unadulterated TALENT !!!!!!!!1
No Autotune!!!! 😳
Exactly...
Well, the guy who posted this video sync'd their studio version to this live video. But the live video is also incredible. Just back in the day, the live singing had so much audience noise.
Plus the dozen other back round singers
There was once a tv show called the voice ladies and gentlemen i give you the voice
The sorcery you speak of is called actual talent. No tuning, no filters, just wonderful talent. It warms my heart to see a beautiful young lady lile yourself appreciate the joy of good music.
It's not wizardry.
It's pure raw talent.
And no AutoTune back then either!
Exactly
It's amazing the young people seem to not understand at all the word " talent"
@@MichaelLane-q4w I think this woman is getting it. Yes, no auto tune, all the other tech, just pure talent and lots of hard work. It's wonderful to see a young person recognize that. And that's why we older folks are so dedicated to the music that was coming out then. It was so incredibly innovative.
True talent doesn’t need sound gimmicks. These two men were beyond talented.
I was a young teenager when the Righteous Brothers came out with this song, and I can tell you without a lie, it sounds just as good now as it did waaaaaay back then!
The Righteous Brothers were Before My Time
and even I am moved by their Pure Artistry.
Even Today.
You did nit have to exaggerate the waaaaaaay did you?. We know.
@@patrickgriffitt6551 You did not have to point it out either!
Back then, it was called talent, not the noise today.
One of the greatest songs EVER by two guys that had amazing voices that we were so fortunate they shared it to the world. People still fall in love with and to this song and I believe it will go one forever! We have NOONE who now who can match what these talented men did so long ago.
At 71 here, I absolutely love watching someone, a couple of generations removed, seeing these raw footages for the first time. Not just the sheer, un-Autotuned audio, but the lyric quality of the music back in the day. If you just watch Lily Jane's reaction, you could see it in her eyes before she even broke in with a comment. Good observations by her on the talent level it took back then to break in, compared to a lot of today's stuff.
Yes, it brings back the memories of listening to the Rightous Brothers for the first time as well.
Totally agree, and someone who really appreciates what they are seeing and hearing. Like many commenting, fond memories of canoodling with my sweetie to this music, and still do by the way.
I challenge anyone to deny these guys talent, it can't be done.
No it can't.....
While the vocals were live, there were many times a band member was unable to make to a performance. In that event, a recorded version of that band members part was substituted. This is not a knock on the singers themselves, but they definitely did use prerecorded instrumentals in some cases. In extreme cases the whole performance was "mimed" as it was called back then. So yes, they did lip-sync in extreme circumstances. I stand by that because it is factual. But their talent is undeniable.
You should also remember that even if they had performed live a sound engineer could have removed the live performance and replaced it with the studio recording for a show that was not aired live.
Since Prince passed I think there is little if no talent in music
No electronic wizardry here. Just one of the greatest live musical performances in history. We're all still watching it on TH-cam almost 50 years later.
I must confess I accidentally misread what you wrote. The first time I read it I thought you finished it with “We’re still watching TH-cam 50 years later.” Of course when I reread it I saw that was not what you actually wrote but who knows what will be available 50 years from now.
60 years
That wizardry is called talent, something many of today’s so called artists lack.
This is a live performance. There is no edit. These men were experts. We didn't even HAVE electronic wizardry beyond edits. They were absolutely as good as they sounded..
Lily back in the 50's, 60's 70's it was PURE music nothing added, it was all heart and soul and I enjoy watching your channel and watch you smile
I once had a copy of the British top ten songs for every week between 1954 until 1977 which was based on record sales. Before 1954 the charts were based on the sales of sheet music which meant that people had to perform the songs themselves or know someone who would perform it.
Not true.
This. This is the reason why us older folks say new music sucks. Because we grew up with the Righteous Brothers, Bee Gees, ABBA, and Tom Jones, just to name a few of the many dozens of brilliantly talented artists.
Well Im 26 and saying new music sucks so Im right there with you.
There is plenty of great music around nowadays eg listen to Agnes Obel "The Curse (live version !) , The National "Oblivions ", Low "Amethyst" , London Grammar "What a day". First Aid Kit " A long time ago" , Bat For Lashes "close encounters ", Lisa Gerrald "vespers" etc etc.
By the way this is in my all time top 3 tracks , and the Beatles are my favourite band, and I actually remember music before the Beatles
Agnes Obel The Curse, thank you sooo much Keithbate. I couldn't remember her name!
@@lcotee You are welcome. Enjoy !
Carpenters, Linda Rondstad, Simon and Garfunkel.....so so many awesome artists.and we haven't gotten to rock bands and their classics yet!!
No auto-tune. Just talent. Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield. So good.
I was waiting for the eighty year olds with the only word they know,”auto tune “.
@@waynebryant1857 You don't have to be 80 to recognize it's true. Autotune/Melodyne and all the other software used to correct a singer's pitch remove the subtle emotional effects that real singers work years to perfect - vibrato, glisses, bends, tremolo and intentionally singing flat or sharp. Then the timing gets adjusted note by note because they can't keep a steady rhythm. Then it gets squashed with over compression that removes the dynamic variations, and a limiter to correct volume for singers who don't know how to control their dynamics.
I guess it doesn't matter because 90% of todays singers couldn't do those things anyway. There's one popular singer that I won't name who can't do vibrato so she actually has a producer add it on the computer. SMH. These guys had talent, but they also practiced and rehearsed hours on end to achieve the performance we hear on this song.
@@anonagain If you want a vocalist that has talent that simply cannot be measured, go check out Lucy Thomas' version of "Unchained Melody"........yeah this one is on another level.......
I was wondering when the attune remark was coming from the sound technicians 😂😂😂the did not have autotune in those days 😂
It really moves me to see you smiling and loving this song and appreciating talent. ❤
These guys were fabulous, “blue eyed soul”. They don’t make music like this any more, most of this live or a one cut, the orchestra and their performance is flawless! Pure talent!!!
The reason older songs resonate so much with us is because of the humanity they brought to them. We crave real voices, thoughful lyrics and amazing harmonies without the auto tune and generic beats. There was emotion and talent.
It's called TALENT!!!!!! Now listen to it again...and this time focus on the DYNAMICS. Soft...loud...soft...loud... You take the listener on an emotional roller coaster ride. That's what true artists have...that's what makes them masters of their craft. That's why at 76, I'm still playing live on stage for over 60 years. If it's in your soul, you gotta let it out.
don't be afraid to go back into the 40s, 50s, and 60s in search of good music. if you don't, you are depriving yourself of great music.
Amen to that. You are 100% correct.
at 60, i still remember seeing all these people on tv, and hearing them on the radio. i appreciate your sense of proper respect , where it is due
At 62 I couldn't agree more.
63 and totally with you both
@@HiramLoki As does this 77 year old.
64 and I’m on board with that
Back then, it was all about talent.. and no auto tune. RIP Bobby. x
Little girl, you don’t know how good the songs were in the 60s and 70s I lived it and I love the songs they had no special digital backups that was pure music
This is an age of genuine talent and immense diversity of sound and distinctive styles. Nothing today can touch it. This was music on a whole other level.
Warped you need to look up Lucy Thomas here on You tube and you will find SHE is the exception to modern music today, and her younger sister Martha, voices like you have not heard in decade !!! and they are young.....
If you seen the movie "Dirty Dancing" then you heard Bill sing. "I Had the Time of My Life". Another great one from these two is "Soul and Inspiration".
Also 'Rock n Roll Heaven' little later in their careers.
Sheer talent. Lily, you talk about people paying dues and honing their craft to try to make it big. One of the back-up singers on this was a young lady working as a session singer and trying to get her big break. Her name was Cherilyn Sarkisian. She nowadays is known by just one name. Cher. Love your reactions. The 50s and 60s were great musical times. I think though that the 70s may have been the best. The decade of the singer/songwriter. Try some Carole King, James Taylor, Jim Croce. Also for some great vocals from the 60s give Jay and the Americans a whirl. Songs like Cara Mia or Come a Little Bit Closer. Lead vocalist Jay Black had an incredible voice. Enjoy!
In the 70s there was the magnificent voice of Linda Ronstadt.
Absolutely. One of the best and most versatile voices ever.@@Eyes-of-Horus
Our society is reflected by culture and music. It is clear we are NOT evolving - we are DEvolving. Sad.
Everything has gotten worse. Literally everything.
At 68 and after watching your analysis/program, I told my wife that the reason for my near-fanatical life-long passion for the 1950s-1970-ish music is that reliving hearing these songs makes me love her more! ❤ Oldies music is water to my soul that strengthens our marriage. Thank God for this timely gift of enduring music.
its not wizardry. It's called talent. It is rare today.
I think you're the first YT reactor who has recognized the hard work, skill, practice and dedication that go into really developing a truly great musical performance and act.
Lots have commented
No autotune,no microphone tricks just pure talent
I'm 68 and miss these kinds of song. You are correct Lily, love songs have basically disappeared as society has degenerated away from godly standards of right and wrong.
I’m 71. I think you get it and I’m glad
As an old guy who was in HS when these guys started, I'm really happy to see that, even though it's been 60 years, the reaction of women haven't really changed when this song is played.
Now remember, that was sung LIVE
I was a senior in high school at this time & every time someone reacts to the Righteous Brothers or other groups from this era it brings back memories. The number of times that I danced to their music with a beautiful woman in my arms brings tears to my eyes. I remember a life long relationship with one woman that started when we were 14. We would lose touch & reconnected. At one time she was a Las Vegas dancer before becoming an trial attorney. The last couple of yrs., she would call me once or twice a week. She shipped a puppy to me to love a couple of yrs. before she died of Covid. Hearing the Righteous Brothers really brings back "those lovin' feelin'" we had. Thank you.
Oh Duane! Your story TORE my heart open! Such a beautiful and sad story! Peace and Blessings from Australia!
While I went & got married for my 1st time, enlisted, & volunteered for service in Viet., the lady mentioned above had taken a job dancing in a casino in the Bahamas. One day I got a highly decorated envelope in the mail & it was from her. She continued to write to me thru out my service in Viet. In contrast, my wife had divorce papers mailed to me in Viet. Believe it or not, I went to Sydney on R&R arriving on Jan. 1, 1969. Of course I met a girl & managed to obtain an additional 1 week leave to see her again before I returned to the USA. I stayed at her parents home in Caringbah. We continued to write to each other & eventually I proposed. We were married in the main Presbyterian church in downtown Sydney. It was quite fancy. All of the men wore "morning coats". Unfortunately, I was still in the service & she had never been away from home let alone half way around the globe. We were stationed in Florida but even that couldn't make up for the distance & she returned to Australia. I often wonder about her. I've live a long life with great memories & many regrets. Thanks for taking the time to "Reply". I hope nothing but the best for you. @@wendyryder2708
“What kind of wizardry are these two men doing?” My dear, it’s called good singing, a good arrangement, good writing. A great production. And, yes, real skill and honing if their craft.
They had actual talent. Something most singers today lack.
No TH-cam, no MTV, no autotune. Just talent.
"What are they doing?"
Singing. No auto tune, no lip syncing, pure talent.
Pure talent, unlike today’s music which is absolute garbage
Adele could sing with these guys!
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You are right. There was no "canned" orchestra music back then. It was an Era that required real talent all around.
I watched the first video you did on the Righteous Brothers out of curiosity to see how a young person now would react to them. The reaction on your face reminded me of how I felt the first time I heard them too and that was about 60 years ago. Great music never dies it just gets better with age. I still can find new music that still surprises me because it is good too. Never give up on music. It can bring us together when nothing else can. Keep up the good work.
Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes " I`ve had the time of my life" is pure magic.
This was when groups could actually sing...and so fun to see ppl born in the 2000s knowing it's just 100% great music!
One of the most beautiful songs ever written. 😊😊😊😊😊👍👍👍👍👍
these songs are still relevant today, most people today will love them, they will keep going forward to new audiences, forever.
I'm 74 and love your honest reactions to a wonderful era!
In the 20th Century. This was the Most Played and Requested Song on the radio. It landed in the Guinness Book of World records. A bit of trivia. Superstar Singer and actress (Cher). Was one of the backup singers on the stage behind the Righteous Brothers before she hooked up with Sonny Bono to become "Sonny & Cher." The Righteous Brothers are one of the reasons why I consider the music of the 60's as the greatest decade in Rock & Roll Music history.
You nailed it LJ, I feel for the youth of today putting up with sub par artists that take the public for granted, turning up 3 hrs late for concerts, not delivering as polished a performance as possible. The quality just isn't there any more.
It’s actually not just the youth of today but actually started decades ago in the 1980s 1990s or even before then. It started off with someone who wanted to make it in the industry and rather than practicing their respective craft whether it’s playing a musical instrument or singing they decide they’re going to become famous by trashing their instruments on stage because that’s how some celebrity they admire behaves and they believe that is what will make them famous and get a contract with the record label. What they fail to realize is that record label is only willing to put up with that celebrity’s behavior as long as that celebrity is bringing in profits for the record label. Once that celebrity stops bringing in money for the record label they are out the door forever.
I was eleven years old when this song was first released in 1964, here in the UK, and these two blokes have still got it, and that is, the ability to make a young lady smile.
my mum loved this song, and so did all of her friends, they would go into a sort of dream state whenever they heard this played, they all loved it.
Have you listened to the Association. A boy group
That's one of the most beautiful songs of my younger years, and still is. I've just made 76 and still sing to those great voices.
this is when music had heart and soul
Other timeless classic songs I'd recommend
Nat King Cole - Unforgettable
Jim Croce - Time in a Bottle
Bread - If
Croce and Bread some of my other favorites in early 1970s.
So happy someone so young can appreciate special talent, (brilliant reaction)
Bill Medley perfectly catches the "rawness" of desperation of someone who knows they are losing something good and has no idea how keep it .
You are a delight, and as a senior citizen, I appreciate your appreciation for this never to be forgotten duo.
It's not wizardry, that's what real music is meant to be. No editing, no manipulation, just notes and fantastic vocals.
This is music, period... talent has been swept away on account of digital filters, autotune and bad taste. This is immortal
This was back when you actually had to have talent. No auto tune here.
Two masters of their art at the height of their ability and celebrity.
76 here and I know every Melody beat of the songs of the 60s and 70s. And seeing these groups live was amazing
Two of the best blue eyed soul singers EVER!
Thank you for pointing out that such things as "skills" and "work ethics" used to be required.
I keep telling my granddaughter that back in my day music was singing and playing instruments which meant you had Talent.😊
That Righteous brothers album was the very first album l bought.My mother loved it when she heard it and it reminded her of the time my father was in the Army during the Korean war.l was 15 at the time in 1966 when l bought it and my father made it back home OK.
I love the fact you are loving what we heard in the 60s and 70s these where the best.I am meeting alot of young people starting to buy these artists from years gone by and lovin it .Lilly Jane you are Top notch!!!!!! Try the Walker Brothers 'My ship is coming in'.
you will be blown away
Almost anything from Motown in 50's - 70's
Your remark about people nowadays making their music online and sending files for others to overdub, rather than interacting together to make music, is pretty spot on. When The Righteous Brothers recorded this song in 1964, the instrumental backing was recorded in one room with all the musicians present - they were part of the top group of studio musicians in L.A. called The Wrecking Crew. Bill and Bob (the two "brothers") then overdubbed their vocals later, but it was in the same studio with the same producer (the infamous genius psychopath Phil Spector - brilliant producer, evil human being) and same engineering crew.
During Covid lockdown some of the bands I have been in were so desperate to do something-anything to keep playing, just to keep from going crazy! The internet software for massed rehearsal or recording was not there yet, but the band wizards managed to put some things together with click tracks. They worked out pretty well for "dedicated amateur" projects. th-cam.com/video/aGc-Yu4Vv4U/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/jNMbc9S7xdI/w-d-xo.html
Lilly - I'm 74, and I'm sorry you missed some amazing times at our dance halls. The conncections..... the broken hearts, we had it all. Be Well.
Baby Boomer here. Yes the Righteous Brothers were awesome. There were a few singers that were outstanding then. One that comes to mind too was Sandy Denny.
God bless you, young lady. I am so much enjoying your reaction to these wonderful wonderful singers of yesteryear
Soul and inspiration should be the next reaction
Because they can actually sing, and when harmony hits that point, it’s the extra voice in the room. So sad that new generations don’t know that when they hear it.
This was made on pure talent no Synthesizer , no technical assistance then , just pure talent….. you’ll never see this in today’s world
You do not need talent today to be an entertainer. These guys are pure talent, as well as most entertainers from that era.
This is just a tip of the iceberg of the music that we experienced in those days, the 60s and 70s were good days and Great music.
Thats the way songs use to be sung back in the 50's and 60's.and yes I am that old !!!
Things were real back then. Prom Night 1965 this song was played many many times. People today are blind to the now, there already into tomorrow and this day is just beginning. Those songs back in the day were real love songs in the now.
Music from the 50s-60s had soul and a story. This is the reaction of younger folks when they really listen. Love to watch their reactions.
The Righteous Brothers sound was genuine. No synthesizers, no digital enhancements, no flashy lights, nothing but pure well trained voices and crisp, clean sound of great musical accompaniment. And it was performed on live TV. No editing, no 2nd chances to get it right. It has to be perfectly performed & sound absolutely astounding. Which it does. I've had the pleasure of enjoying The Righteous Brothers ever since their first live performance on TV. Their vocals still make jaws drop today & their music will live on forever with generations yet to come. Share this music with others to enjoy. Hold your sweetheart tight and whisper the words in her ear as the two of you slow-dance to their music. And I assure you that she'll melt in your arms.
Could see in your reaction how this beautiful song had such a great impact on you ,the pure joy on your face says it all, man they could really do music back in the day
You should have seen them in concert. A night on San Diego Bay listening to the Righteous Brothers was unmatchable
Greatest song ever at my 8th grade dance!!!!!!
Lilly, this is a great early example of Phil Specters “Wall of Sound” production technique.
I love the joy on your face as you're discovering these legends.
They were my favorites in the 60’s and they have remained my favorites for 60 years.
I am an old man...from a generation who fell in love for ever!...I fell in love with my wife at first sight! We Have 5 children and 10.5 grandchildren! I will die with no one else!
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I love how younger generation is listening to 1950’s to 1989 or music before their time and not realize that these kind of music is better than rap music. Then they feel in love or tear up and get surprised
The mysterious power is called singing.
Real, raw, emotion. And TALENT!
In addition to the outstanding vocals, the lyrics perfectly describe a crumbling relationship.
The greatest pop song of the 20th century. The producer, Phil Spector, is a monster, but the sound is incredible.