Two things that's hugely important.first, this was a live performance, no auto tune, no dubbing, no computers, second look how Effortlessly Bobby Hatfield carried every single note. This is just pure talent my friend.
He didn't hit the high notes in the middle of the song. If you've heard the studio version, it's perfect. Very difficult for an artist to replicate a song live in one take. He seemed out of breath in the pre song interview, perhaps feeling poorly?
It has been said that Bobby Hatfield wasn't feeling well that night. But, his mom was in the audience, and he wanted to make her proud of him. He did his performance, and he knew he nailed it! You can tell by his little smile at the end. It was indeed a perfect performance.
Any performer brave enough to try performing this song learns quickly no one ever has done it as soulful and easily as Bobby. Never will. And yes he was just getting over a cold. If you listen for it you can hear the left over thickness from the cold but it is far from obvious. I love this video.❤
@@moonchild848What bothers me the most about modern songs is that the tuning and filtering is always so obvious. The vocals sound electronic, not like the rich natural tone you hear in older recordings.
Said to be the best live solo performance ever ... had to have talent to sing back then ... no auto tune, no re-takes, no gimmicks, just pure God given talent .. known an blue eyed soul....check out You've Lost That Lovin feeling
@@barbaramack2897 Several singers have done this song but, absolutely no one can match nor even come close to Bobby's voice. Someone once said that this was the most played song in the 20th century.
Yep. That's true. And even some years after. It got airplay for a long time. Melissa Ward here. My husband and I started dancing to this around 77. And we still dance to it. Timeless .
I am a 71 year young woman. The joy I get from watching you appreciate my best music memories is a warm fuzzy. Keep digging and you will be amazed. Thank you for sharing.
I am 71 .....ditto Listen to Janis Joplin....Piece of My Heart If you want to listen to a lady that can hang on to each word and drag it out endlessly listen to Patsy Cline song called Crazy
The incomparable Counter Tenor voice of the late great Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers. Done (Live) 59 years ago in (1965) on the NBC Andy Williams Show. The Epic performances by the NBC Studio Orchestra and Bobby Hatfield on "Unchained Melody." Has become the quintessential version of them all. It has become the standard by which every orchestra and singer have used ever since. The song was written by multi award winning music composer Alex North with Lyrics by Hy Zaret. For the (1955) Prison movie "Unchained." It has been stated that this performance is the greatest live television performance by an orchestra and singer ever! 'No Auto Tune in 1965.
Plus, he didn't practice beforehand. And I understand when he sang then he was getting over a cold and was concerned he couldn't hit those high notes. When he bites his lip at the very end it means he's thrilled of the success.
Bobby wasn’t even breathing hard. Soul and Inspiration, Somewhere, You’ll never walk alone, Guess who, Bring it on home to me, Justine, My Prayer, He, crying in the chapel. Dream on, Check with you tube they have many duets and singles well worth your time.
Those songs you mention are songs Bobby Hatfield shows his range as a Counter Tenor. He could have become an Opera singer too. Thanks for your kind and informative reply.@@doloresschultz6804
This is the song that set the benchmark that no one has been able to beat yet to this day. The ultimate Cover of this song. Even Elvis wasn't this good when he sung it.
The Legends that came on the scene in the mid '60s made that era the GOAT for both popular music and cool cars, my high school years... It just took a few decades to realize it.
I grew up on this kind of music. Truly talented artists. Bobby was a countertenor who could reach those soaring high notes without using falsetto so effortlessly. ❤
Neither of them thought it would be a hit. They both sang solos on every album and Bobby chose this to be his. On the album version (and it was intended to be an album track) Bill played piano and actually sang vocal backup. Bill was producing their albums for Phil Specter, while Phil produced the singles. Phil chose this song to be the B side on the intended hit 'Hung on You', not because he thought it was good but because he thought of it as a 'throwaway', and that's why it hit the airwaves at all. Much to Phil's anger, the deejays started playing the B side and it shot past the A side on the charts.
"You've Lost That Loving Feeling" Ebb Tide, Summertime" are other fantastic Righteous Brothers songs for you to react to, both brothers sing beautifully. Their have many awesome songs. And awesome songs that they sing individually ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
He sang this as though he was standing in your lounge room. He was nervous because he Mother and fiance were in the audience and this was the first time they had heard it. No tricks, gimmicks or effects! Just his beautiful voice! He had talent, great talent, but he worked HARD, very hard! He was just around 23, here, just a kid! I doubt you know that the Vietnam war was happening then and lots of people were losing their loved ones. This song resonated with many.
Remember this is 1965. We were drafting young men to serve in Vietnam. A war in which 2.7 million Americans served. This song meant so much to the young soldiers who where away from home for the first time and their loved ones.❤
Probably the greatest live performance of all time. Absolutely flawless vocals and performance. 99% of artists these days don't sound this good after being highly produced in the studio on modern mics and equipment.
This song has been performed by a lot of people & both Bill & Bobby had sung the song. Both wanted to put the song on an album as a solo (each could have a solo on the albums) & they flipped a coin to see who recorded the song. Bobby sang the song but Bill produced the song for Phil Specter who was producing another singer/group at the time. When the song became a hit & they wanted to do another pressing of the song Specter was listed as producer. I have a 1st pressing that has Bill listed as producer. This song was performed live on the Andy Williams Show at the New York NBC studios in October 1965 & was backed by the studio orchestra. Bobby had a bad cold & was afraid he would disappoint his parents who were in the audience sitting in the raised seating behind him. The Righteous Brothers were appearing that night instead of the Osmonds. I had a massive crush on Donny Osmond until this night. A lot of people wonder why everything was quiet during the performance & don't understand in those days the audience had to be quiet & still during taping. It also didn't hurt that every female in the place probably felt like he was singing to them, I know I did. This was back before everyone had phones, computers etc & most communication was by mail. You were really special if your BF/GF dedicated a song to you on the radio & this song was used a lot for the guys going off to war. This song was also used in the pottery scene in the movie GHOST. Bill & Bobby were not related. You have just gone down a rabbit hole of music, the Righteous Brothers, The Bee Gees, & Tom Jones are just a few that you should react to.
That story that they both wanted to record it is pure fiction. Probably started years after the fact when Bobby was dead and Bill was tired of being asked why he didn't record it. He responded with the throw away line: maybe, we tossed a coin. It was always Bobby's solo. He had been singing it with his group, The Variations, before he met Bill. He brought it to the studio to be his solo on the album. There are interviews that the guys did where they talk about it. It was recorded for an album so neither thought it would be a hit. Bill had an agreement with Spector to produce everything that wasn't to be released as a single because Spector was only interested in hit singles. Bill also played piano and sang the almost inaudible background vocals on it. Spector, obviously, didn't think much of it because he would put what he thought were throw away songs on B-sides of singles. He put it on the B-side of Hung on You and tried to stop DJs from playing it. Bill has been singing it since Bobby's death as a tribute to Bobby. As for this performance, Bobby had worked with the orchestra's conductor and arranged to develop this version. He had rehearsed with the orchestra and was totally capable and prepared. It was the perfect pairing of singer and orchestra. His parents had to have been incredibly proud.
Yes, they were named by black marines from El Toro marine base in So Cal. Bill actually produced the studio version for Bobby. It was only supposed to be an album cut.
This song was written for a movie called Unchained.. it was about a prisoner longing for his woman...also Bobbys mom and dad were in the audience and Bobby was so nervous.. he'd also had a cold..the most hauntingly beautiful song..
I'm a 76 yr old S.an francisco w oman not black and whèn these two came on radio everyone thought they were black. I WAS MOTOWN and was surprised at these two white guys were on tv. They were pure soul. We had fantastic music then. No tricks just music. Thx I still have their album . THANK YOU. .
I wish we still have albums. I loved the outer plastic and taking a knife to make a slit, or taking it completely off like a present. I was only eight when the album came out. I do remember my parents listening to the Overly Brothers. They weren't too bad because I can remember most of the songs. Daddy loved singing but couldn't carry a tune! .😁
MOWTOWN was the best. We danced to them at what we called Sock Hops. We didn't care if it was sung by black or white. One of my favorites we danced to was My Girl.
I was in high school when I watched him sing this beautiful song on the Andy Williams show in 1965. Bobby owns this song. No auto tunes, just pure raw talent. You need to listen to their other hits, especially you've lost that loving feeling. RIP BOBBY! ❤️
This was on the Andy Williams show...Bobby's mom was in the audience ...she had never seen him perform before...Also this was during the Vietnam War.... 💛
I’d love to hear a reaction to Bobby Hatfield’s technique - his ability to stand there, seemingly barely moving, while, inside, he’s working his ass off. His chops are jaw dropping along with his range.
His vocal ability is incredible, there are parts where he doesn't even take a breath. You are 100% right when you say that every woman out there is melting, if a man sang a song like this to me with this much feeling I would never let him go. Also it was just a joke when Bill said he didn't think it would be a hit, he has a very deep voice and so this song was really just suitable for Bobby.
Yes, they did "You Never Walk Alone On The Ed Sullivan Show. On the Hullabaloo TV show they sing their follow up song after "You Lost That Loving Feeling" called "Soul & Inspiration". You won't be disappointed when you hear both of them blend their incredible voices together. The baritone Bill Medley has a record (no video) he sings and Bobby comes in to help him out in the chorus. Gotta check out "I Want To Make Love To You". Goes to show how soulful & great voices both Bobby & Bill were. "Ebbtide" is a solo recording Bobby did that shows how his buttery voice* lyrics takes you on a musical journey. Bill is still out there at age 83 performing with a singer called Bucky Heard & is going to retire from touring this yr. I saw them last year and it was a packed house. Love your reaction & I subscribed to your channel.
No autotuning, no studio remixing or editing. It is just a simple talent extraordinaire. You just don't have them like this anymore. Even in today's concerts, they dub in the originals and lipsync. These performances in the 50s, 60s, and even into the 70s were what you see and hear is what you get.
We used this song 🎵 on our wedding day in 1975 and here we are 2024 still very much in-love and my sweetheart at this time is incarcerated so this song now has even more feelings 😢❤
There are a few interviews with Bill Medley on You Tube. In one of them he says the reaction to Bobby's Unchained Melody in Ghost (1990) was so positive, that he convinced the record company to release the album. Sometime later a large box was delivered. It was filled with platinum records from every COUNTRY in which the album had sold more than a million copies. Those guys are timeless.
Bobby’s voice is smooth as silk when he wants it to be and then so soulful it’s as if you are hurting by the sound he is singing. You feel everything he feels in his voice.
“The Righteous Brothers” are considered by most to be the Greatest Male Vocal Duo Of All Time. I agree. Between Bill Medley’s Lows and Bobby Hatfield’s Highs they can hit every note on a piano. No other male singers can do that. Legendary. “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’’ was the most played song on radio in the 20th Century "Unchained Melody" - Bobby Hatfield Live 1965 Andy Williams Show (with his mother sitting right behind him) Considered by most as The Greatest Live Male Vocal Performance In History... I agree. Bobby’s use of “Runs” is masterful. He created the style and set the table that all others have fed off of for decades. 7 notes just to say the word “I” is melodic brilliance. Their name came from doing a show near a marine base in So Calif and a black marine said to them…. You two guys are Righteous Brothers. In 1983, in Newport Beach O.C. Calif. Bill and Bobby at the Jolly Roger Restaurant . I was 13 feet away for... "Unchained Melody"- "You've Lost That Lovin Feeling" - "Soul And Inspiration".... They were perfect, awesome, amazing, incredible......
As for them being the Greatest Male Vocal Duo of All Time, I suspect the Everly Brothers would also get many votes for that tile. To me, it would be a tossup. Jmo.
Your reaction is very wholesome. When I watched this live performance for the first time, I had tears falling from my eyes. Bobby sang this so beautifully and I couldn’t believe that such a man truly existed at one time. May he rest in peace ♥️
Absolutely best live performance ever, greatest vocals ever, and i enjoyed your reaction! Glad to see you younger folk listening to some old classics without the auto tune! Ty!
The interesting thing about watching these reaction videos is the way current listeners try to make sense of the music of the 60s, without context. We listened to the Top 40 all day long on the radio. It was our backdrop. Now, in my 70s, I am losing my hearing but I know every note and lyric by heart. When you've listened to this song 500 times, it changes your view on life.
This song is timeless. I was blessed to be introduced to the Righteous Brothers from a young age because my Mama loved them. They were also in the movie Dirty Dancing, Top Gun and this song was in the movie Ghost back when movies really had good soundtracks.
That’s a true singer and musician…. Wrote it and sang it better than anyone else could. TALENT. Pure and simple. The 60s 70s and 80s had it going on….not so much talent seen or heard today, or at least without all the extra props.
I watch a reaction to this song once a week or so, partly just to hear Bobby sing it live, and partly because I enjoy watching you kids reactions to it. I was in high school when the song came out. I've loved it ever since!
Unchanged Melody was just a little song from a little known prison movie from 1955, called Unchained. 3 other ppl. recorded this song (Al Hibbler's was the best of them). Then Bobby Hatfield took it to a much higher level ( in 1965) with his counter tenor voice and musicality. Unclaimed Melody was the B side of a record that wasn't a particular hit. This version that Bobby did here is not his original recorded version, which is fantastic. His original was used in the movie Ghost ( pottery scene and final scene) and elsewhere. Bobby was 24 here when he appeared here on The Andy Williams Show. He had a cold, was very nervous and his mother was in the audience, hearing him sing this song live for the first time. This show was a very popular TV show for many years and had a huge viewer audience of well over 1 million weekly. So, this was a big deal to showcase his 4 octave vocal range and deviate from the original recorded version. Pure notes, no falsetto. Bill Medley, the other Righteous Brother has a bass/baratone voice. If he had sung this song in his lower range, I doubt that it would have been a huge hit. After the release of the movie Ghost, this song had a resurgence in popularity with a new generation and once again was on the Billboard charts. It has been covered way over 650 + times by everyone from Elvis to Angelina Jordan. But Bobby Hatfield's version is the Gold Standard; he owns this song forever. So pleased that you reacted to it and saw the beauty of it.
Just love the comments you have on time. It's something we all need to hear in this hectic world. So lucky growing up in the 60's when music spoke to your soul.
Thanks so much! Bobby was amazing.. such vocal and breath control.. and all LIVE... no straining, no screaming.. just perfection.. also, apparently he was nervous about this performance, b/c his MOM was in the audience... I'm sure she was proud.... Love your reaction! (p.s. they were not actually brothers... lol) hope your listen to more by these guys..
Makes the soul tremble is the perfect way to describe this experience. Well said. Bobby Hatfield was somehow able to touch the soul with that voice of his, what a gift.
In 1965 a lot of our military 🪖 were being sent to Vietnam not knowing if they would be returning to the States, God bless all the men and women in our military!!
This was my parents song. The Righteous Brothers were the soundtrack to their 54 year marriage. They were married in 65. They used to dance to this in the living room ❤
I know this story. They were playing near a military base that had a lot of Black American servicemen. They were blown away by how some white guys could have so much Soul. They would clap and say "That was Righteous! Brothers!"
Your reaction was a gift of charisma and wit. Im glad you appreciated the amazing talent here. He has a 4 octave range and his voice control is jaw dropping. Its always exhilarating when perspectives can be shared and enjoyed on this planet. It warms the heart.
I grew up with these guys in Southern California. You knew they were going to be famous. Women were crazy about them. One of my all time favorite songs and singers.
Just found you on TH-cam Subscribed and thumbs up before the video started I knew it would be good It was like watching a big bucket of cold refreshing water being pulled over your head washing you down Great reaction brother!
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Two things that's hugely important.first, this was a live performance, no auto tune, no dubbing, no computers, second look how Effortlessly Bobby Hatfield carried every single note. This is just pure talent my friend.
He didn't hit the high notes in the middle of the song. If you've heard the studio version, it's perfect. Very difficult for an artist to replicate a song live in one take.
He seemed out of breath in the pre song interview, perhaps feeling poorly?
@@ozymandias7940You nailed it. He had a cold.
And he was 25!
Brings tears to my eyes every single time, love, love, love it xx
There are no good siger today like you brothers where nead.more people to be tort to sing like you boys💖❤🧡🎶🎵
It has been said that Bobby Hatfield wasn't feeling well that night. But, his mom was in the audience, and he wanted to make her proud of him. He did his performance, and he knew he nailed it! You can tell by his little smile at the end. It was indeed a perfect performance.
Blue Eyed Soul, you will never find 2 white guys that sing it any better.
Any performer brave enough to try performing this song learns quickly no one ever has done it as soulful and easily as Bobby. Never will. And yes he was just getting over a cold. If you listen for it you can hear the left over thickness from the cold but it is far from obvious. I love this video.❤
Yes I also knew his mom was in the audience. I’m sure that last smile was for her. RIP Bobby
Just unbelieveable. Now, you understand why baby boomers aren't so hot on today's music. This was the real deal.
This was ✨✨
Shit'chyea!
Perfect! I just started to watch a baby boomer bashing video that I couldn’t continue watching. Good timing!
I'm born in 1964 and I love today's music tbh. I love the r and b of today and the hip hop, pop etc but yes, the older music is awesome as well xoxoxo
@@moonchild848What bothers me the most about modern songs is that the tuning and filtering is always so obvious. The vocals sound electronic, not like the rich natural tone you hear in older recordings.
Said to be the best live solo performance ever ... had to have talent to sing back then ... no auto tune, no re-takes, no gimmicks, just pure God given talent .. known an blue eyed soul....check out You've Lost That Lovin feeling
Ever!! 😳😳✨
This and Elvis if I can dream are the two best
Of this song yes. Best of any "ever", hard no
@@OMGbeesWTF.Elvis could not touch Bobby on this song.
Best live performances just as great: Elvis "If I Can Dream." and Tom Jones "I'll Never Fall in Love Again."
He was just joking about him not thinking it would be a hit, he actually produced it. He knew it was golden.
Bobby owns this song. The best to ever do it and this was live! RIP Bobby.
Rip Bobby ❤️🔥🔥
I think Gene Chandler did it too, and did it very well. I do agree though that Bobby owns it.
@@barbaramack2897 Gene Chandlers rendidwas also very good. Thanks for reminding me.❤️
@@barbaramack2897 Several singers have done this song but, absolutely no one can match nor even come close to Bobby's voice. Someone once said that this was the most played song in the 20th century.
@@serafyo I thought it was "You lost that Loving Feeling".. same group lol
This is Live.1965. No effects, no autotune. Just pure raw talent
Raw talent is the best talent 🤗
I was 9 yrs old. Feel old. But grewup in the best generation of music.
That little smile at the end of the song, isn't it adorable?
Mum and Dad in the audience!
Gen-X, this is the song that was playing on the radio when half of you were conceived.
Yep. That's true. And even some years after. It got airplay for a long time. Melissa Ward here. My husband and I started dancing to this around 77. And we still dance to it. Timeless .
I'm from early '75, so that was somewhere in '74 for my folks....
😂 I hear you, Sir!! 😉
This!! 🙌
😂
I am a 71 year young woman. The joy I get from watching you appreciate my best music memories is a warm fuzzy. Keep digging and you will be amazed. Thank you for sharing.
70 y/o woman here and agree with you!
Agree…..love when these young ppl listen to and appreciate the music we grew up with
I am 71 .....ditto
Listen to Janis Joplin....Piece of My Heart
If you want to listen to a lady that can hang on to each word and drag it out endlessly listen to Patsy Cline song called Crazy
That music is to beautiful to die❤❤😂
76 & AGREE
The incomparable Counter Tenor voice of the late great Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers. Done (Live) 59 years ago in (1965) on the NBC Andy Williams Show. The Epic performances by the NBC Studio Orchestra and Bobby Hatfield on "Unchained Melody." Has become the quintessential version of them all. It has become the standard by which every orchestra and singer have used ever since. The song was written by multi award winning music composer Alex North with Lyrics by Hy Zaret. For the (1955) Prison movie "Unchained." It has been stated that this performance is the greatest live television performance by an orchestra and singer ever! 'No Auto Tune in 1965.
Plus, he didn't practice beforehand. And I understand when he sang then he was getting over a cold and was concerned he couldn't hit those high notes. When he bites his lip at the very end it means he's thrilled of the success.
Bobby wasn’t even breathing hard. Soul and Inspiration, Somewhere, You’ll never walk alone, Guess who, Bring it on home to me, Justine, My Prayer, He, crying in the chapel. Dream on, Check with you tube they have many duets and singles well worth your time.
Those songs you mention are songs Bobby Hatfield shows his range as a Counter Tenor. He could have become an Opera singer too. Thanks for your kind and informative reply.@@doloresschultz6804
He was joking bout it may not be a hit. Fun and generosity
Thank You - love to learn 👵🏽✌🏾✨💚✨🇺🇸
This is the song that set the benchmark that no one has been able to beat yet to this day. The ultimate Cover of this song. Even Elvis wasn't this good when he sung it.
Elvis had no where near the vocal range he had.
Yeah but I did love when Elvis sung it... Specially when he sung " Listen to me talking to you." That was definitely added a great vibe to the song...
This song was written in 1955 and many artists have sung and recorded it. But absolutely no one has even come to to Bobby Hatfield's voice
Elvis did it justice, but Bobby made himself synonymous with this song.
No autotune, just raw talent.
And that’s the way it should be ✨✨
I'm a baby boomer and we had thee best music 🎶🎵 ever, it will never be like that again.😊
The Legends that came on the scene in the mid '60s made that era the GOAT for both popular music and cool cars, my high school years... It just took a few decades to realize it.
68 and yes we did
I grew up on this kind of music. Truly talented artists.
Bobby was a countertenor who could reach those soaring high notes without using falsetto so effortlessly. ❤
You grew up on beautiful music that will never grow old ❤️🔥✨
Women, men, makes no difference, everyone falls in love with this performance.
They were just joking around. It was always meant to be a solo song. Their agreement was that each of them would do one solo on every album.
Okay yeah so they are really good comedians 😭😭😭
I wish more people would realize that.
@@MontWRLDtvyeah, they joked a lot. I heard that they both wanted to do this song so they flipped a coin.
Neither of them thought it would be a hit. They both sang solos on every album and Bobby chose this to be his. On the album version (and it was intended to be an album track) Bill played piano and actually sang vocal backup. Bill was producing their albums for Phil Specter, while Phil produced the singles. Phil chose this song to be the B side on the intended hit 'Hung on You', not because he thought it was good but because he thought of it as a 'throwaway', and that's why it hit the airwaves at all. Much to Phil's anger, the deejays started playing the B side and it shot past the A side on the charts.
What an interesting idea. Emphasis to exude and bless each others voices ___one as a counter tenor.....the other one as a baritone.
"You've Lost That Loving Feeling" Ebb Tide, Summertime" are other fantastic Righteous Brothers songs for you to react to, both brothers sing beautifully. Their have many awesome songs. And awesome songs that they sing individually ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I can’t wait to discover more music from them ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
This song was popular for many couples who were separated by the Vietnam war.
Literally the GOAT of live singing. Truley the best performance ever. Incredible!!!!
Yes and Bobby even wasn't feeling his best that night. A lil cold.
It would have been cool if he had lived long enough to see the scores of reaction videos of 'hisself' being rediscovered.
Bobby Hatfield singing "Summer Time"
And anything with Bill and Bob together
"You've Lost That Loving Feeling"
He sang this as though he was standing in your lounge room. He was nervous because he Mother and fiance were in the audience and this was the first time they had heard it. No tricks, gimmicks or effects! Just his beautiful voice! He had talent, great talent, but he worked HARD, very hard! He was just around 23, here, just a kid! I doubt you know that the Vietnam war was happening then and lots of people were losing their loved ones. This song resonated with many.
Remember this is 1965. We were drafting young men to serve in Vietnam. A war in which 2.7 million Americans served. This song meant so much to the young soldiers who where away from home for the first time and their loved ones.❤
I remember this show....thanks for the memories!
You’re welcome!!
Aww, bless you !
Never has there been a song that was sung so unbelievably beautiful. 💕
Bless our soldiers who never came back
Probably the greatest live performance of all time. Absolutely flawless vocals and performance. 99% of artists these days don't sound this good after being highly produced in the studio on modern mics and equipment.
People will still be watching this in 100 years and will still be amazed by it
Time to listen to the Righteous Brothers sing You've Lost that Loving Feeling!
Such pure talent! No auto tune, no filters. I get teary eyed every single time I hear this song. RIP Bobby Hatfield, God speed!
This song has been performed by a lot of people & both Bill & Bobby had sung the song. Both wanted to put the song on an album as a solo (each could have a solo on the albums) & they flipped a coin to see who recorded the song. Bobby sang the song but Bill produced the song for Phil Specter who was producing another singer/group at the time. When the song became a hit & they wanted to do another pressing of the song Specter was listed as producer. I have a 1st pressing that has Bill listed as producer. This song was performed live on the Andy Williams Show at the New York NBC studios in October 1965 & was backed by the studio orchestra. Bobby had a bad cold & was afraid he would disappoint his parents who were in the audience sitting in the raised seating behind him. The Righteous Brothers were appearing that night instead of the Osmonds. I had a massive crush on Donny Osmond until this night. A lot of people wonder why everything was quiet during the performance & don't understand in those days the audience had to be quiet & still during taping. It also didn't hurt that every female in the place probably felt like he was singing to them, I know I did. This was back before everyone had phones, computers etc & most communication was by mail. You were really special if your BF/GF dedicated a song to you on the radio & this song was used a lot for the guys going off to war. This song was also used in the pottery scene in the movie GHOST. Bill & Bobby were not related. You have just gone down a rabbit hole of music, the Righteous Brothers, The Bee Gees, & Tom Jones are just a few that you should react to.
That story that they both wanted to record it is pure fiction. Probably started years after the fact when Bobby was dead and Bill was tired of being asked why he didn't record it. He responded with the throw away line: maybe, we tossed a coin.
It was always Bobby's solo. He had been singing it with his group, The Variations, before he met Bill. He brought it to the studio to be his solo on the album. There are interviews that the guys did where they talk about it. It was recorded for an album so neither thought it would be a hit. Bill had an agreement with Spector to produce everything that wasn't to be released as a single because Spector was only interested in hit singles. Bill also played piano and sang the almost inaudible background vocals on it.
Spector, obviously, didn't think much of it because he would put what he thought were throw away songs on B-sides of singles. He put it on the B-side of Hung on You and tried to stop DJs from playing it.
Bill has been singing it since Bobby's death as a tribute to Bobby.
As for this performance, Bobby had worked with the orchestra's conductor and arranged to develop this version. He had rehearsed with the orchestra and was totally capable and prepared. It was the perfect pairing of singer and orchestra. His parents had to have been incredibly proud.
Yes, they were named by black marines from El Toro marine base in So Cal. Bill actually produced the studio version for Bobby. It was only supposed to be an album cut.
This was my husband and my song. Marriage just short 41 years. RIP my love. I miss you more and more everyday
The 'DownSouth' they were talking about was Southern California.
This song was written for a movie called Unchained.. it was about a prisoner longing for his woman...also Bobbys mom and dad were in the audience and Bobby was so nervous.. he'd also had a cold..the most hauntingly beautiful song..
Masterpiece ❤️🔥
He was nervous about singing that night because he had a cold and his parents were in the audience. Man, singing that live, amazing voice.
Great reaction! IMO, the best live performance ever. Blue-eyed soul at its finest.
So good!!! 🔥
I'm a 76 yr old S.an francisco w oman not black and whèn these two came on radio everyone thought they were black. I WAS MOTOWN and was surprised at these two white guys were on tv. They were pure soul. We had fantastic music then. No tricks just music. Thx I still have their album . THANK YOU. .
I wish we still have albums. I loved the outer plastic and taking a knife to make a slit, or taking it completely off like a present. I was only eight when the album came out. I do remember my parents listening to the Overly Brothers. They weren't too bad because I can remember most of the songs. Daddy loved singing but couldn't carry a tune! .😁
MOWTOWN was the best. We danced to them at what we called Sock Hops. We didn't care if it was sung by black or white. One of my favorites we danced to was My Girl.
@@jacquelinedavis6607 Records are making a comeback because not everybody wants the crystal sound of CDs. But you will be horrified at the price.
I'm 76 too, I'd LOVE to see MOTOWN come back... What a magical time we spent our teen years in.
@@markmark2080 IT was real . Some have tried to remake a few songs,but to me,the lack the soul.
Those were the days! Definitely some great baby making music. Just pure talent, no frills, no re-take, no auto tune, just talent
Pure talent!!
That's that BLUE EYED SOUL BAYBAYYYY😊
Some beautiful music to the ears 😌😌✨
I was in high school when I watched him sing this beautiful song on the Andy Williams show in 1965. Bobby owns this song. No auto tunes, just pure raw talent. You need to listen to their other hits, especially you've lost that loving feeling. RIP BOBBY! ❤️
He's got soul! Blue-eyed soul at it's finest!
Our generation was spoiled by our music still play it & miss it to this day. ❤
I relish the memories savour every moment with joy.
Voice from Heaven- THANK YOU BOBBY!!!
This was a great song I played at my wedding when my husband came home from Vietnam
👍👍An awesomely awesome performance!! 🖖❤
Phenomenal performance ✨
This is an example of what we seniors called “blue eyed soul” back in our day !
Great music back in yall day I can say that!! ✨
Both Bobby and Bill had seriously BLUE EYES...WHICH PENETRATED (BILL'S) AND SOFTER BIGGER EYES (BOBBY'S) BOTH WERE HANDSOME IN THEIR OWN WAY!
This was on the Andy Williams show...Bobby's mom was in the audience ...she had never seen him perform before...Also this was during the Vietnam War.... 💛
I’d love to hear a reaction to Bobby Hatfield’s technique - his ability to stand there, seemingly barely moving, while, inside, he’s working his ass off. His chops are jaw dropping along with his range.
I'm glad you as a young man actually love the old folks music, by the way I'm 72.
Todays electronics can not even compare to the pureness of the voices back in the day
Gen X here so this is before my time. Love this music. So much talent and no auto tune. Actual talent.
Really funny I discovered utube during COVID and listening to young ppl discovering this song gave me joy.
MAGNIFICENT!!!❤
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His vocal ability is incredible, there are parts where he doesn't even take a breath. You are 100% right when you say that every woman out there is melting, if a man sang a song like this to me with this much feeling I would never let him go. Also it was just a joke when Bill said he didn't think it would be a hit, he has a very deep voice and so this song was really just suitable for Bobby.
Now you need to hear them sing You'll Never Walk Alone, they'll really blow your mind on that one!
Yes, they did "You Never Walk Alone On The Ed Sullivan Show. On the Hullabaloo TV show they sing their follow up song after "You Lost That Loving Feeling" called "Soul & Inspiration". You won't be disappointed when you hear both of them blend their incredible voices together. The baritone Bill Medley has a record (no video) he sings and Bobby comes in to help him out in the chorus. Gotta check out "I Want To Make Love To You". Goes to show how soulful & great voices both Bobby & Bill were. "Ebbtide" is a solo recording Bobby did that shows how his buttery voice* lyrics takes you on a musical journey. Bill is still out there at age 83 performing with a singer called Bucky Heard & is going to retire from touring this yr. I saw them last year and it was a packed house. Love your reaction & I subscribed to your channel.
Great reaction young brother. I was born in 1965 and your words about time made me think really hard. One love my friend. Peace to you and yours.❤
5:49 Oh no. You don’t have to sing this song to your date, just play the song, sit next to them, and let the music work its magic ; )
No autotuning, no studio remixing or editing. It is just a simple talent extraordinaire. You just don't have them like this anymore. Even in today's concerts, they dub in the originals and lipsync. These performances in the 50s, 60s, and even into the 70s were what you see and hear is what you get.
When musicians had to have talent. No autotune.
We used this song 🎵 on our wedding day in 1975 and here we are 2024 still very much in-love and my sweetheart at this time is incarcerated so this song now has even more feelings 😢❤
He sang that song perfectly. Wow!!!
This song has been done soooo much. It’s beautiful. Hot!!
WELCOME TO BLUE EYED SOUL!!!
No filters or tech here... just real singing... and real talent
This is when we had great music
The song was featured in the very popular movie "Ghost".
There are a few interviews with Bill Medley on You Tube. In one of them he says the reaction to Bobby's Unchained Melody in Ghost (1990) was so positive, that he convinced the record company to release the album. Sometime later a large box was delivered. It was filled with platinum records from every COUNTRY in which the album had sold more than a million copies. Those guys are timeless.
this guy had a great vibe.....my grandmother still closes her eyes when she hears this.
Bobby’s voice is smooth as silk when he wants it to be and then so soulful it’s as if you are hurting by the sound he is singing. You feel everything he feels in his voice.
I'm 63 yo, my husband died in 2017. Everytime i hear this song i cry like a baby
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Glad for the respect st the end of your post but always remember there is no comparison
Used to sing this song to my wife and it was our first dance song when we wed ..still going strong after 30 years
You're absolutely right, he won my heart 💓!
This is love personified ❤.
“The Righteous Brothers” are considered by most to be the Greatest Male Vocal Duo Of All Time. I agree. Between Bill Medley’s Lows and Bobby Hatfield’s Highs they can hit every note on a piano. No other male singers can do that. Legendary.
“You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’’ was the most played song on radio in the 20th Century
"Unchained Melody" - Bobby Hatfield Live 1965 Andy Williams Show (with his mother sitting right behind him) Considered by most as The Greatest Live Male Vocal Performance In History... I agree. Bobby’s use of “Runs” is masterful. He created the style and set the table that all others have fed off of for decades. 7 notes just to say the word “I” is melodic brilliance.
Their name came from doing a show near a marine base in So Calif and a black marine said to them…. You two guys are Righteous Brothers.
In 1983, in Newport Beach O.C. Calif. Bill and Bobby at the Jolly Roger Restaurant . I was 13 feet away for... "Unchained Melody"- "You've Lost That Lovin Feeling" - "Soul And Inspiration".... They were perfect, awesome, amazing, incredible......
As for them being the Greatest Male Vocal Duo of All Time, I suspect the Everly Brothers would also get many votes for that tile. To me, it would be a tossup. Jmo.
Your reaction is very wholesome.
When I watched this live performance for the first time, I had tears falling from my eyes.
Bobby sang this so beautifully and I couldn’t believe that such a man truly existed at one time.
May he rest in peace ♥️
Man I wonder if these people in the audience back then knew they witnessed one of the greatest live performances of all time that day.
Absolutely best live performance ever, greatest vocals ever, and i enjoyed your reaction! Glad to see you younger folk listening to some old classics without the auto tune! Ty!
The interesting thing about watching these reaction videos is the way current listeners try to make sense of the music of the 60s, without context. We listened to the Top 40 all day long on the radio. It was our backdrop. Now, in my 70s, I am losing my hearing but I know every note and lyric by heart. When you've listened to this song 500 times, it changes your view on life.
This song is timeless. I was blessed to be introduced to the Righteous Brothers from a young age because my Mama loved them. They were also in the movie Dirty Dancing, Top Gun and this song was in the movie Ghost back when movies really had good soundtracks.
That’s a true singer and musician…. Wrote it and sang it better than anyone else could. TALENT. Pure and simple. The 60s 70s and 80s had it going on….not so much talent seen or heard today, or at least without all the extra props.
I watch a reaction to this song once a week or so, partly just to hear Bobby sing it live, and partly because I enjoy watching you kids reactions to it. I was in high school when the song came out. I've loved it ever since!
Unchanged Melody was just a little song from a little known prison movie from 1955, called Unchained. 3 other ppl. recorded this song (Al Hibbler's was the best of them). Then Bobby Hatfield took it to a much higher level ( in 1965) with his counter tenor voice and musicality. Unclaimed Melody was the B side of a record that wasn't a particular hit. This version that Bobby did here is not his original recorded version, which is fantastic. His original was used in the movie Ghost ( pottery scene and final scene) and elsewhere.
Bobby was 24 here when he appeared here on The Andy Williams Show. He had a cold, was very nervous and his mother was in the audience, hearing him sing this song live for the first time.
This show was a very popular TV show for many years and had a huge viewer audience of well over 1 million weekly. So, this was a big deal to showcase his 4 octave vocal range and deviate from the original recorded version. Pure notes, no falsetto.
Bill Medley, the other Righteous Brother has a bass/baratone voice. If he had sung this song in his lower range, I doubt that it would have been a huge hit.
After the release of the movie Ghost, this song had a resurgence
in popularity with a new generation and once again was on the Billboard charts. It has been covered way over 650 + times by everyone from Elvis to Angelina Jordan. But Bobby Hatfield's version is the Gold Standard; he owns this song forever.
So pleased that you reacted to it and saw the beauty of it.
Just love the comments you have on time. It's something we all need to hear in this hectic world. So lucky growing up in the 60's when music spoke to your soul.
Thanks so much! Bobby was amazing.. such vocal and breath control.. and all LIVE... no straining, no screaming.. just perfection.. also, apparently he was nervous about this performance, b/c his MOM was in the audience... I'm sure she was proud.... Love your reaction! (p.s. they were not actually brothers... lol) hope your listen to more by these guys..
Great reaction dude!❤
Thank you dude!! ❤️
With no auto tune . Just raw talent!
Makes the soul tremble is the perfect way to describe this experience. Well said. Bobby Hatfield was somehow able to touch the soul with that voice of his, what a gift.
In 1965 a lot of our military 🪖 were being sent to Vietnam not knowing if they would be returning to the States, God bless all the men and women in our military!!
Some of the most beautiful songs were written in times of war, when loved ones were going away or were halfway around the world.
This was my parents song. The Righteous Brothers were the soundtrack to their 54 year marriage. They were married in 65. They used to dance to this in the living room ❤
I know this story. They were playing near a military base that had a lot of Black American servicemen. They were blown away by how some white guys could have so much Soul. They would clap and say "That was Righteous! Brothers!"
The song came from a 1955 prison movie Unchained Melody. This version is considered the gold standard.
The movie was titled simply "Unchained."
no filters straight talented sound engineers
live. no autotune
he had a bad cold
Any man who has been in love, like TRULY in love, can feel exactly what he felt when he sang this.
This song is central to the movie 'Ghost'. Now watch 'Top Gun' and recognize 'You've Lost That Loving Feeling'. Yeah, that's Righteous Brothers, too.
Your reaction was a gift of charisma and wit. Im glad you appreciated the amazing talent here. He has a 4 octave range and his voice control is jaw dropping. Its always exhilarating when perspectives can be shared and enjoyed on this planet. It warms the heart.
Live singing, no auto tune just pure talent, regardless of age, gender or race
I grew up with these guys in Southern California. You knew they were going to be famous.
Women were crazy about them.
One of my all time favorite songs and singers.
One of the most frequently recorded and performed songs of all time is “Unchained Melody.” Written in 1954 for the prison movie "Unchained."
Just found you on TH-cam
Subscribed and thumbs up before the video started I knew it would be good
It was like watching a big bucket of cold refreshing water being pulled over your head washing you down
Great reaction brother!
Welcome aboard brother!! ❤️🔥