Righteous Brothers "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" REACTION & ANALYSIS by Vocal Coach
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- I wasn't sure I've heard this before, but clearly I have. I watched Top Gun, and Kirk always runs around singing this at odd times. I've just never heard the Righteous Brothers perform this. It left me swooning. I mean, the song works. It's a masterpiece. I can see why it was the most listened to song in the 20th century!
Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to the Righteous Brothers performing "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" live for the first time.
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Performed by Righteous Brothers - Words and Music by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil & Phil Spector
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Check out their song "you'll never walk alone" Bill and Bobby both get to show off some of their vocal talent in an amazing way.
If you have not done Bobby Hatfied from Andy Williams show 1965 "Unchained Melody" you must! Has to be the live one.
The Glockenspiel in this song is pretty mich identical to Summer Lovin' from Grease.😉 Have a listen and compare. It's pretty funny.😅
The British version of the Righteous Brothers is the Walker Brothers who are a trio. Like the Righteous, the Walkers are not brothers.
The Walker Brothers two biggest hits are The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore and No Regrets.
Sorry to disappoint you, but the dead give away that they are not live is the song fade out at the end.
So I've watched a number of your reactions and while you knew this song there were many you never heard before. I would like your opinion on something. Why was there all this great music back then but almost nothing now? I can't believe there are no good singers, musicians or songwriters. And there are rare songs that are good today. But back then you had 20, 30, 40 or even more of these great songs every YEAR. So what happened? Did the world lose of of it's great songwriters? Or has something prevented them from writing these songs?
They were not brothers, they were singing at a black club and the crowd was surprised they were not black, but someone said "You brothers are righteous!", hence "The Righteous Brothers".
Cool story ! I have seen reactions of this song before where people first thought they were black, but when the light came on and they could see their faces they were very surpriced.
There names were Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield, both born in 1940.
If I remember correctly they were singing to a crowd of black Marines from El Toro.
@@zaniq23 Yeah, it was something like that.
zaniq23 Thank you for correcting the wrong. They were singing at El Toro. And a black officer came up to them and said “You are righteous, brothers.” And hence the name. Some obscure black officer (a NCO -Sergeant, if memory serves) actually gave them the inspiration for their name. I wish his name was known.
Elizabeth....this song was released in 1965, I know, I was part of the chorus behind these guys....and yeah sweetie, Bobby can SING.
As well as Cher!
Is it true that Cher sang on that recording as well?
@@7harrylime Yes she did....the only other time I know of that Cher sang as a backup was with the Ronettes in 1963... All of this is before she met Sonny Bono. I tried and tried to get her to do some recording work with Elvis but believe it or not, she said, she didn't care for his southern drawl and shimmy, shimmy shake of the legs....wow, have times changed.
@@garystroupe3896 Thanks for the info, cheers.
That’s so cool!
Little known fact: this song was Cher's first professional recording gig, as a backup singer. Love that! 👍
Darlene Love was also with the backup singers in this.
@@williammcpeak8800, an even lesser known fact 👍
Find garystroupe3896's comment from 2 years ago that is the top comment when I look. He was also one of the backup singers for this song.
This is another example of what MUSIC is supposed to be. True pure tallent.
No autotune, no overdubbing. Simply talent guys showing what real musicianship was all about.
@@richardpare3538 And no "Dunk Dunk Dunk Dunk Dunk Dunk Blimbo Blambo" Rap Crap
Fun Fact: One of the backup singers is a young woman named Cherilyn Sarkisian - now days known as Cher.
Fantastic trivia, thanks for sharing.
What? Wow!! Thank you!
for real hell yes
well i never, i had no clue. thanks, i didn't think that 'cher came along till decades later. thank you.
Man I need to remember that for the next million 💰💰💰💰 quiz
These guys were why they coined the term "blue-eyed soul." And this song is a perfect example of that.
And, to those viewers who complain about Elizabeth pausing so often I say this: If you want to watch the song, go watch the song. If you clicked here, you should be expecting to hear Elizabeth's reactions...and that is what we get.
I like the pausing; I learn then listen after to use my new found knowledge to appreciate the song even more.
THIS!! It's a "reaction"...people gonna react. Sheesh.
This is also what makes it "meaningful use" and allows her to do this. If the whole thing played at once and she just reacted afterward, she would be much more likely to get copyright strikes and not be able to defend them, because then it would be "replacing" the original copyright owner's market.
Exactly. This isn't just some crappy, talentless TH-camr; it's a professional singer who actually knows what she's talking about and that's why most of us are here. I've learned a lot about many of my favourite singers thanks to Elizabeth, and want to continue to do say.
@@foolsjourney8118 Ditto!
Do you notice that as a duet they don't look at each other to see their lips move or anything they just know their timing is so perfect
When the go from dueling each other, then back into perfect harmony is absolutely flawless.
Did you notice they were lip syncing too?
@@butchstudley They didn't do that in that era, and the Righteous Brothers didn't need to.
You talk to much.. pretty much saying the same thing.......your disrupting the song to much...
Straight up raw talent, with emotion. No auto tune needed.
No substitute for genuine talent.
People always say that on TH-cam, like they're describing a unicorn. It's really not unusual.
If only music was made like this today
Absolutely. Raw talent and it’s stunning.
Most singers then had stage names.
@@imaspoon4522 I agree. They are great, but one reason it sounds so good is because this is the studio hit version. It is not live. Still, I love this song.
There's only one way to spend 20 minutes listening to a 2 minute song: Watch The Charismatic Voice get nerdy over the vocals. It's so much fun to see.
Agreed. This is one of the great white soul songs of all time and doesn't need to be disected this way.
@@alanhobden8847 Almost every other reactor just gushes over a song. Elizabeth breaks it down and educates us on the nuances that make a song great. It's what sets her apart, and what her subscribers come here for. If that's not your thing, all good, but this isn't the channel for you.
@@danieldickson8591 Agreed, This isn't the channel for me. I'll stick with Fil from Wings of pegasus who actually makes an analysis without boring the pants off of everyone. By the way, nothing wrong with "gushing" over a great song as far as i am concerned.
The dissection is exactly why so many of us are here and the enthusiastic nerding is why we adore this woman. There are plenty of musically untrained reactors out there who can't offer anything more insightful than "omg, this is so good". Anyone can say that a flower is pretty, but putting it under a scanning electron microscope will show us things we hadn't even imagined. That's what Elizabeth brings. Anyone who finds that boring might be better off watching staged "prank" videos.
@@rickdeleon7386 Rubbish. "nerding" is exactly the right word. Do you REALLY think nerds are the only people who can appreciate beauty? And do you REALLY think that the only alternative to a microscopic dissection of a piece of art is "omg, this is so good"?
I suggest you take the trouble to investigate some better quality reviewers mate instead of making your patronising remarks about people you consider to be less discerning than yourself.
"I hate it when she does that" - Goose.
LMAO! Best line in the movie!
Crash and Burn
time to kick the tires and light the fires
I feeeeel the need…
@@schabur365 The neeeed for speed!
This is one of those songs where you can say, "Hearing that, made my life worth living."
The opening, the first line.
"You never close your eyes, anymore, when I kiss your lips", is so profound.
And it goes on.
I never paid attention to the words of this song until now.
“The Righteous Brothers” are considered by most to be the Best Male Vocal Duet Of All Time. I agree. Between Bill Medley’s Lows and Bobby Hatfield’s Highs they can hit every note on an 88 key piano. No other male singers can do that. Legendary.
Hall and Oates have at least 20 top 10 songs that disagree. Kings
@@johnobrien1528 H&O couldn't hold a candle to Hatfield and Medley.
@@HansDelbruck53 yes I’m sure if I google number of number 1 hits, or gold albums, or concert sales it will say the Righteous Bros out performed Hall and Oates. It won’t. What metric, besides feelings, are you supporting your hypothesis? They were a two song pony, and without Ghost, 50% of the world would have forgotten them. They’re Everly Brothers level. H & 0 are Bee Gee level talent.
@@johnobrien1528 The "metric" of vocal talent. Hall and Oates voices were quite pedestrian by comparison. There were and are number 1 hits that are complete crap, so that's no measure of talent.
@@HansDelbruck53 you’re obviously not a vocalist. Anyone who would call the vocal stylings of Daryl Hall pedestrian couldn’t carry a tune in a bucket. Stop trolling. It bores me.
And kids wonder why us old folks say today's music sucks. There isn't a song on the radio today that captures emotion like that. And emotion is the whole point of music.
Do they still have radios that play music?
Amen !
Well, someone once said that 90% of everything is shit. Be it movies, books, movies or TV. Pop culture back then wasn't worse or better, we just tuned out the 90% that wasn't worth remembering and put the remaining 10% on a pedestal. I'm close to fifty and I honestly feel that today's music doesn't suck. It's just that history hasn't taken its course yet, once the gems are sifted through the crap, future generations will proclaim it as the best decade ever.
There are plenty of songs today that can. You just don't care to listen to them.
@mooonpaw "Don't care"? Exactly how do you think this works? I get a list of good songs in the mail and just choose not to listen to them? Either I hear something randomly that inspires me or I don't.
What's truly adorable, Elizabeth, are YOU and your INFILTERED reactions to every aspect of the performances which you share with us. Your joy, glee, and genuine happiness are contagious, and even your in-depth technical musical analyses are fun to watch and hear.
"If they sing this song to me, I'd be like, okay..." Bill and Bobby still making beautiful women melt, almost 60 years later. This was THE go-to song back in the day for guys trying to make their move on that special girl. What a classic performance! And your reaction highlights one of the reasons I so enjoy watching you. I have listened to this song probably over 10 thousand times, and this recording several hundred times. But this is the first time I ever heard that little fall-off on Bobby's high note. And the only reason I heard it this time was that I was trying to listen to it in the manner that you do. (I think you called it a "flutter".) Keep up the amazing work!
I was going to make a similar comment. As a guy, when you heard a Righteous Brothers song begin, you quickly looked for your crush and asked her to dance. The rewards, if only during the dance, were magnanimous.
I think the departure from the pure tone on “baby baby” was intended to convey raw emotion, like his voice was cracking up because he’s close to tears.
This song will never not make me think of Top Gun
Lol agreed!
Facts.. lol
Amen..except they can actually sing lol
Somehow I rather associate it with HotShots - and I am not even sure it was used in there :-)
Kind of too bad since the song is two decades older than the movie...
Elizabeth,
These two men were at the TOP of their game back in the day. They had several great songs. They were on the radio and TV often... They just got up there and performed. No need to blow the stage up or start a fire. No half naked girls prancing around. Just raw GOD given talent... I am certain they worked long and hard on their craft. Skill you ALL........!!!!!!!!!!!! Plus the strings add so much to this piece!!!! The music is well constructed and done by this orchestra,,,,,
If this is a live performance, one important thing to remember is that in this period, their was no fold back. The singers could not actually hear themselves at all. This is why it is rare to actually have recordings of live performances, because they were4 often off pitch, off key or all over the place. If this is a live performance, that makes this even more incredible.
Seriously, is there anyone cuter or more talented than Elizabeth Zharkoff? My wife and I love watching her facial expressions and how she gets tickled by certain moments. Praise God for such joy.
::blushing:: Thanks BigRMV Channel! ❤
@@TheCharismaticVoice It's true, though! ❤
As someone else said, she has the emotions of a Disney Princess and that makes it hard NOT to like her.
@@TheCharismaticVoice I love that you simultaneously analyze the vocals and enjoy the videos. I think I could hear you blush in how you described the lyrics and delivery on this one.
@@TheCharismaticVoice Couldn't have said it better. You are both genuine and adorable!
Just 2 guys in their mid-twenties singing some of the most soulful sounds ever... all without any real post production changes, just pure voices.
Yep, absolutely NO auto-tune going on--just pure, perfect sound from two amazing voices!
Actually this was produced by Phil Spector and his Wall of Sound technique. The vocals are pure Righteous Brothers but the backing music and vocals is heavily, heavily mixed.
My hope is in the future a bunch of real artists will start a movement to ban auto-tune... and another thing, and they will stop this rap-ariana-frozen-parry-gaga garbage of crap that people listen today. My upper limit to music is 1999, after this, garbage only there is.
called Blue eye soul
No, they are great, but this is their studio recording dubbed and sync'd onto a live video, which was common back in the '60s. This was on "Shindig" and there's a full studio audience: this is the actual video: th-cam.com/video/03iSUjHaUxY/w-d-xo.html . If you look close you'll see the audio and video are slightly disconnected.
I really miss this kind of voices, songs and presence. Real artists.
These two guys were a sensation. You can't help but get drawn into the melody.
Nobody sings like this anymore, and nobody writes songs like this anymore. And every woman I've seen react to this song for the first time shows me they're hungry to be sung to like this.
as with the other song they just melt before your eyes
Said every generation in the history of music
@@joecrandle4969 exactly
Nightwish
@@joecrandle4969 Maybe, but it's still true. ;-p
As a baritone, I agree with the "low voices are underused in modern music" sentiment you gave.
Another baritone chiming in
@Timothy Isler
The music industry maybe don't like deep voices, but most women do. In my younger years, I had girlfriends who stated, that I'm ugly (which is true), but they loved my voice. My voice was bass-baritone at this time. Now I'm old and at this time of my life I have problems to reach the 'higher' notes, that a bass-baritone can reach.
@@i_am_m3384 - Speaking as a now older woman (no singer but a low contralto speaking voice), your gorgeous speaking voice would’ve made you quite handsome to me. 😊
In mainstream music... yes. Check out Avi Kaplan and other low range, independent singers. There are lots out there.
As a bass, I agree
These men were great! Two of the best vocalists ever. Their music is timeless. They compliment each other really well!!! Both of them had a wonderful vocal range. And their performances included so many feelings. "Baby, something beautiful is dying!" A great line, sad but colorful. I am old enough that I can remember when these guys were on TV and the radio. I am blessed!!!
Elizabeth pay special attention to Bobbie's top notes here!!! Tenor deluxe!!!!! Baby, baby...
Did you enjoy this video??? I did!!!! Take care!
The way they form two parts of a whole and then stand completely and distinctly alone when they break harmony is amazing.
We saw them in Vegas a few years before he died .Got to say that when they stared to sing this I looked around the room there was not a dry eye in the house .All of us were transported back to the days of youth and love .
I was fortunate to see them in LV twice. The best.
I've seen many people react to this song, but never anyone analyse it in such depth, and with such obvious knowledge and expertise. The fact that you also really enjoyed it and got excited by it was quite frankly adorable. Your enthusiasm is infectious 😁
Agree - loved the commentary. Bobbie's vocal gymnastics seem to be prescribed by the knack of telling the love story with correct emphasis for emotion. Real artistry will live forever.
Infectious is exactly the right word...
agreed. thank you.
The first time she heard the first two bars she visibly melts. Makes me wish I could sing.
Disagree ______ over analysis to say the least. flem in the throat. ___ it's soul music Blue eyed soul
Love this! Bobby was over a year younger here that 'Unchained' and he looked it, I think his voice matured quite a bit before he recorded 'Unchained Melody' I read where he was shy and did not do to much public speaking but had no trouble singing in front of people or cameras, I had wondered why Hollywood never snatched him up with that voice and him being so beautifully handsome.
A little tech detail, the reason why everything was panned in those days, they used three track tape, Left, Middle and Right, you hear it often on older productions. So the choir was first panned to the Left, and the strings to the Right and in center the vocals. It's amazing how they controlled the phase shifts from the whole production. Great writing, production, talented vocals. That's why they were real stars back then. It still gives me shivers when I listen to this and sometimes get real emotional, great work.
Getting to see and hear young people's reaction to our music we loved in the 50's,60's and 70's is fantastic to watch. We might be older than dirt but we were cool and had fantastic music to listen to and dance to at our school's sock hops dance's
I agree with you.
Plus holding your girl close while you slow-danced, and having her melt in your arms, made it even better!
Especially at the sock hop dances
Being 44 years old man by myself, I'm not in the young people's music crowd any more. But I'm not feeling old either. There was always crappy music and will ever be. In fact, I grew up with and loved to listen Eurodance, one of the worst styles of "music" ever!!! But, there were und will ever be pearls in the open seas of music, that will shine, shine, shine... Time will sort the good stuff und will turn the pearls into evergreens!
Damn Right!
Thats real singing people. No autotune. Real style, harmonies. "You never close your eyes anymore when I kiss your lips, and there no tenderness like before in your fingertips. You're trying hard not show it, baby, but baby I know it. " absolutely beautiful song.
@@47tooter it doesn't mean that they sang like that on the record. Still no autotune
No feedback monitors in their ears....amazing!!
@@47tooter They weren't lip synching. Someone replaced the live audio with the studio recording. The actual live performance is available on TH-cam. I guess reactors don't like the screaming girls.
@@47tooter it is live singing on The Andy Williams variety show in 1965 and they sing it live
Righteous Bro aren't real brothers. The was chosen when they were on tour. After singing someone in audience yelled out " that Righteous bros.that name came about. That for sharing ur channel.
Bill Medley had an incredibly soulful voice. Soft as velvet, and then that little rasp that kicks in. Whoa!
They weren't brothers, but Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield (both born in 1940) were most definitely righteous, defining (and perhaps even inspiring) the term "blue-eyed soul" in the mid-'60s.
They were wicked good.
Wow! Exactly the same words Google used when I asked her if the Righteous Brothers were actually brothers...amazing.
@@madmex2k That's where I got it
Bill Medley, the baritone, sang the hit “Time of My Life” featured at the end of “Dirty Dancing”.
With Jennifer Warnes!
@@TheDivayenta Love her!
I don't remember the specifics, but I think I remember that he suffered some sort of injury to his voice and he was just getting it back at the time of Dirty Dancing.
This song was proposed to the Righteous Brothers by Phil Spector and they were adamant that they didn't want to sing it. They'd never recorded a song where both were not singing at the same time, but Phil kept bringing it up because he was convinced it was perfect for them. They finally relented and it became one of their signature songs. Amazing how that happens.
Crazy how that happens. When you don’t try to make hits, you end up with songs like this.
There is a famous anecdote relating to that period of negotiation. At one point, Hatfield asked Spector just what the hell he was supposed to do during Medley's lengthy opening solo. Phil's reply, Phil being Phil...."You can go directly to the bank!"
🦏 soya🐌
Phil was a bloody genius with one of the best ears in the history of producing music. That's not saying he also wasn't completely nuts and had tons of problems but his musical innovation and taste was undeniable.
@@donpietruk1517 Did Phil Spector ever meet Joe Meek? That would've been quite the event...
The choir really only adds the background "Baby" during the verse and then I think I hear some subtle "aaahhh"s right after that. Most of the time I can only hear Bill and Bobby. A masterpiece, and to think they were doing this live. Amazing.
Very early in their career, they went to sing before a black audience with fears that they would be rejected. They audience gave them a standing ovation shortly after they started singing their first song. The audience didn't even wait for them to finish before showering them with love.
A black male in an audience went to them and complimented their performance as being really "Righteous!" He addressed one of them as "Brother." That's where they got the idea for what to call themselves.
I loved seeing your response to this performance. ❤
"The reason why young people today are so angry is because their music sucks."
--- Internet Meme
If so they are merely listening to the wrong sources.
Pop music does mostly suck today, but that's because the companies that control it suck.
I'm a big prog rock fan and there has been more than enough of it in the last 20 years to keep me entertained.
@@mnomadvfx Survivorship bias. Sucky music existed but is just lost to time, especially considering it would be too expensive to record it
Maybe. But we were angry in the late 60s, and our music was great.
what the world needs now is a new Cat Stevens..
I find that the younger one is the less likely one has any concept of high fidelity music. Not to be confused with Stereo which does not necessarily mean high fidelity. Listening to music on a phone, or a compressed source, or through budget ear buds is no way to get all that the music has to offer. We used to joke about small transistor radios back in the 60’s with the claim “two inch speaker for big sound.”
Bill is 80 now and still performs. His voice is still great! He even sing " Unchained Melody" in honor of Bobby.
I have tickets for a Righteous Brothers show in September and can’t wait to see him and his new singing partner!
My wife and I were outside a venue he was performing at in 2015 and heard him in rehearsal and he sounded great.
Bill medley great man use to live in Orange County (villa park) CA. Did some concrete work an fix the tenis court very respectful man
@@susanacolesoundwire Went to North Myrtle Beach at the end of Aug for their show. Bill still has a killer voice and his tribute to Bobby is beautiful. His daughter MCKenna has a beautiful voice and Bucky Heard was great. A few weeks later I drove to Chattanooga for their show. I live just south of Atlanta. They did not do meet and greet at either venue because of covid. Will watch their schedule
Bill Medley Jr., holds a billboard record. In a duet with Jennifer Warnes from "Dirty Dancing", the song 'Time of my Life' became a Billboard #1 hit, making Bill & Jennifer the oldest duo at the time of the recording to do so. Ironically, Jennifer broke her on record in do so. She previously held the title with Joe Cocker from the movie "Officer and a Gentlemen", where they did the duet 'Up Where We Belong"
I love that song
The way they go from dueling each other then seamlessly back into perfect harmony with each other is pure magic. Flawless
Bit of background. They were also known for the fact that they had a bit of contentious relationship but were smart enough to realize they had a very good sound as a duo and complemented each other’s sound. Their name derives from a time they were singing in a small club in Southern California and a group of black marines came in, listened to them and remarked “they sounded like two very Righteous Brothers “. They adopted the name and have been referred to as blue-eyed soul singers ever since. I recommend you also listen to their version of “I just wanna make love to you”. Guaranteed to make you blush💚
I love that song!
I agree, I just wanna make love to you is a great example of why their style was called blue eyed soul... amazing
Definitely need to do “Soul and Inspiration“ by the Righteous Brothers next. Outstanding performance by them. Loved your reaction.
Great choice, man. I'm in violent agreement. 👍👍
Definitely
Agree, AGREE, Totally AGREEEEE. Bill's voice is SUCH ear candy in Soul and Inspiration.
Agreed
Totally agree on “Soul and Inspiration”, but would like to add that there are two versions that are popular. One has Nancy Sinatra introduce them while the other starts just after the intro. The sound quality is better on the one without the introduction.
11:52 And this is why grown men will struggle and sing this song to a girl they like since Top Gun. That reaction makes the strain and mild embarrassment totally worth the effort.❤💘
How can they not, after seeing Maverick woo Charlie in the bar singing it? 🤣
Bill Medley also sang THE TIME OF MY LIFE in Dirty Dancing.He still performs i think.The orchestra was awesome.I watched it in 65.
You poor child. Let me help you. I was in the middle of my senior year in high school when this song came out. There was nothing else like it. That smooth, deep voice of Bill Medley's that just softly poured out those somber opening words defined what it felt like to be young and in love before all the craziness of the Vietnam War and the insanity of the drugged out hippie movement descended on the nation like a dark, heavy veil, one that has yet to lift and only grows darker by the year.
Bobby's tenor voice and excellent falsetto were the perfect accompaniment to his partner, but it was the voice of Bill Medley that made the Righteous Brothers unique.
There is only one other singer from that era that I know of who could lift suddenly, but gently, from the depths to the soft airy heights of his vocal range so effortlessly. That was Brook Benton. Listen to him sing, "Heavy rain falling; seems I hear your voice calling, 'It's alright,'" in his "Rainy Night in Georgia."
One difference though. While Medley was soft and smooth in the lower ranges and resonant in the high, Benton's was the opposite. The resonance is powerful in the low and his soft and smooth is in the high. For both men, it is a marvel to listen to. I'm 73 now, but I still sit and listen with my Bose headphones so the voices are inside my head.
And then, it is 1964 once again. My first love and I are dancing. It's the sock hop after the game. And I am hoping my girl doesn't "lose that lovin' feelin." Then, like tonight, the song is over ... and I remember and am thankful that she and I have been married 53 years.
Strange how a voice: "You never close your eyes ... " can erase 55 years so easily. Sometimes I don't now which is real, then or now.
Even the headbangers be tuning in for this one!!
And watching you call them adorable is adorable. Your child-like glee is infective.
Back in the day of bar jukeboxes, this tune was definitely one of the top selections.
I love your candid honesty about not hearing certain songs but some of these songs are just so iconic in music it’s so very hard to believe you have heard some of these songs you react on
Some people were born under a rock! you were one of them . it was recorded about about thirty years before you were born.
I grew up listening to them, and had the pleasure of seeing them perform. I recall when Bobby passed away, and Bill was so devastated. Even today, years later, he still plays tribute to him when he performs. A class act, and one of the greatest of all time.
Thank you for sharing !
Fun fact: Cher sings background vocals on this track!
That🤯
Just a teenager. Lovely.
That's.... Very cool! 😃
Wow 😯 thanks
And Darlene I think
I know people loved Bills low voice and Bobby was always called the other brother, but to me Bobby is the one who made the songs come alive. He didn't just use his voice, he used his soul and you didn't just hear his voice, you felt it. I love all of Bobbys singles and my favorites are Unchained Melody, I Love You (For Sentimental Reasons), My Prayer, For Your Love, Only You, Stay With Me, and Crying in the Chapel. Listen to them and you will fall in love over and over again.
This was 1964, Unchained Melody was 1965. This version was the studio recording that was dubbed in to block out the screaming girls in the audience. There is a video of them singing it live with the screaming girls in it.
The most righteous of all baritones ever. Bill Medley's vocals are possibly the most iconic 60s sound in a decade of iconic music. My sister was madly in love with Bill Medley and would swoon everytime this song came on the radio. I read that when the song was presented to them they didn't like it. Amazing!
I’m with your sister, I love a great, creamy low voice!
You are right - but when it was presented it was with a faster tempo and in a higher key (F) which didn’t work for Bill. Slowed down and sung in C it became a different song … and they both liked it🙂
I'd forgotten just how good this song is. Actually tearing up listening to this.
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
This and unchained melody bring me to tears every time. ❤️😭
It's so awesome. And masterfully used in Top Gun...
They said in an interview that they got their name after they performed down south and an audience member yelled out when they were done, “that’s righteous brother!”.
The emotion conveyed in this tune is much more compelling than most popular music, especially that of the past few years.
Phil Spector's musical genius manifested through the vocal genius of The Righteous Brothers, together equals the most played song in the 20th century.
Sad 😢 that he lost it, descended into madness and murder.😮
Damn these guys were great. I was fortunate enough to see them live back in 1995. They still had it then and Bobby was still hitting those high notes.
Bill is singing at the Sun Coast, in Las Vegas through September! There's another man too.
Well it was produced by Phil Spector and his wall of sound. Phil did "rock symphonies." Bobby said to Phil "what do I do in the beginning of the song I don't get to sing anything." Phil said "you just go to the bank."
Sorry buddy..pity Phil spector was an absolute physcopath but the wall of sound was good....at its best.....river deep mountain high...Tina...damn that was amazing....don't get me started on Ike ..although he created rock n roll with rocket 88...
@@glenniekiwi we're not comparing his personal problems with his professional career. After all HE'S in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame and you're not.
@@garrison7888 oh I'm definitely not....but how did you know....slightly presumptuous buy yeah definitely not......but you obviously didn't read or maybe I didn't explain myself correctly....the wall of sound was epic..he did that...and in my non rock n roll hall of fame opinion was instrumental in many artists careers.....you're correct, I should never have mentioned he is a physcopath sorry.
@@glenniekiwi I was a drummer and attended Berklee school of music then I became a manager for ASCAP (copyrights and royalties) I met a lot of people in the business and saw some of the greatest concerts of all time. Saw the original Righteous Brothers with Bobby Hatfield and then the new group that's in Vegas with Bucky as the new singer, I had a nice talk with Bill Medley.
@@garrison7888 mate that's very cool...I'm a huge bill medley fan...so much respect for you unchained melody is waay up there
Bill Medley has such an incredible voice. Time of My Life is amazing.
I grew up listening to The Righteous Brothers and this made me melt.
i would like your opinion of The Animals: House of the rising sun
Not a Bad Shout
Or the Five Finger Death Punch version.
That or Please Don't Let Me be Misunderstood. Eric Burdon has a really interesting voice.
The Animals versions of 'Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood' is great. I believe Nina covered one of their songs in return but which one escapes me right now.
Or the version by Frijid Pink.
I have been hearing this song on the radio my entire 50+ year life. I never really considered it anything special. But as usual, Elizabeth's analysis enabled me to listen to it anew and appreciate it with her insights. I love this channel for exactly that reason -- it opens my eyes to a new level of music appreciation.
This song, is not a complicated song. That being said, all of the small details that are in it as Elizabeth points out are what make this special.
Bobby and Bill are pouring their hearts out & our girl Elizabeth has the giggles. I guess I couldn’t be very objective about this performance.
Blue-eyed soul at it's finest
I really like what Bill does physically when he stands up for the second part. He isn't looking up at the camera or at someone, he keeps looking down and away, like he's acting what the words are. He pauses and composes himself before saying the next line. He's taking a chance telling her what he's been experiencing and it's like he's uncertain how she going to react to hearing it from him. He's opening himself up, trying to find the words to communicate to her, without going too far and overdoing it. It's a vulnerable moment.
Then, after Bobby joins him for a bit, Bill steps down, and says, "Baby, I'll get down on my knees for you..." He's physically (while singing) putting himself in a lower position, getting closer to *her*, to set up that line. He's *humbling* himself before her. That's powerful. It's a powerful statement and act.
Well, now that I think about it, the entire song is about vulnerablility. He's trying to rekindle what they had.
I just recently read in an interview with Bill, that he was drawing on his own experience when he sang this. He and his girlfriend (who did eventually become his wife) had broken up and he was devastated. Although they were together again by the time this song was written, he remembered clearly how that had felt.
God I love your enthusiasm. I've been in the addition a singer and a record producer all my life, I'm now 72 years old and still as much in love with the music has your voice when I first heard this track and unchained melody. Your giggly reaction was exactly my reaction in that particular spot. Please keep doing what you're doing and don't let people tell you what to do
Another great potential song for a reaction is Bobby singing Summertime from Porgy and Bess. The amount of soul he pours into that song is amazing.
From a quick search they were called the Righteous Brothers cause their voices worked so well together it was righteous.
No that’s not why
@@Zeeangelofdeath Explain???
@@Zeeangelofdeath Oh have to use facts not feels to explain. And you don't want to ask if I have met them
I heard them explain that when they started signing in a small club after a song was over someone in the crowd yelled that was righteous brother and they decided they would call themselves The Righteous Brothers. They did not say what they were billed as before that.
It is so obnoxious to listen to you go through this song. I honestly don't understand how anyone in any part of the music industry does not know who the righteous brothers are. I think you have made a giant fool out of yourself...
Thru a truly unique succession of coincidences, I once got a chance to sing "impromptu" with Bobby and Bill one weekday night at a rather well known (then anyways) Italian piano bar/restaurant in Newport Beach, California. The whole story takes some time to tell, ( which i have done somewhere else) so let me just say as that as Bill sat down at the piano, and Bobby stopped me from leaving after I had just finished Unchained Melody (which he had requested/demanded that I sing for him, as his wife had told him she had heard me do it) (bit of bragging here, both Bobby, and Bill, and in fact everyone in the place had just given me a standing ovation for it:) Bobby asked me if I knew any more of their 'stuff', and I told him I had their Greatest Hits Album, he said "good enough", let's try some in 3 part..Bill looked up and smiled and started the intro to this song, and people started running towards the phones. It seemed like only seconds before the house was standing room only. That night we must have sung for a little over an hour and I'll tell you It was THE most pure 'fun' I Ever had in the realm of music- no dealing with Agents/owners/lawyers/producers/managers etc.: just 3 people who LOVED singing for its own sake, and an appreciative audience that loved hearing it. GOOD AS IT GETS!. epilogue: I never got to see Bobby again as he died not a whole lot later, I did see Bill again during one of his gigs in Branson, Mo. The Righteous Brothers were truly a 'one of a kind' musical phenomenon' yet they too had to suffer the inequities, and indeed the 'crookedness', outright fraud/theft that sadly seems endemic to the entire entertainment industry.
@@janicewalker477 As the old 'saw' (saying ) goes...you REALLY should've been there :)
@seeratlas d'Tyria Fantastic story...thank you for sharing... I wish I could've been there...
That is such an incredible story. I used to love singing their songs in my favorite (long gone) piano bar, and was usually the "Bobby." I loved the pureness of their harmonies and miss those magical days.
Please tell me how I could hear your voice now, either in person or via recording. It would be an honour and a pleasure,
@@OneCharmedLife I wish I could still sing this song :( You see close to a decade ago, I took some time off from my most recent tour, to rest up a bit at one of my secluded rural 'refuge' homes, and suffered a massive stroke, which ended up killing me.
As, you might have guessed, I was revived
but in a pretty much paralyzed state ( I could blink and use my eyes, but that was it). After some long years of intense effort, I guess you could say I 'got better' LOL.
However, in those few minutes of death, I lost my voice entirely. Even after all these years, I still can no longer sing..which pains me more than you might even imagine.
I am not aware of any published recordings of me doing this song, however, someone sent me a pretty poor quality recording of the one time I sang it to a karaoke track under the strangest of circumstances:)
I was on my way south thru Florida on the way to a gig I was going to do in a casino down there. It was hot as hell, and I finally decided to pull over to this bar off the side of the highway and have a drink, or two :)
Parking lot looked nearly empty, and I was thinking this would work out well, likely no one would even recognize me:)
WEEEEELLLLLL I got THAT right, but what I missed was that this particular place was a Biker Bar, and all the Harley's were parked round back LOL. The place was PACKED, and they were in the middle of some Karaoke, which stopped when they turned to look at me:) One of the bigger guys walked towards me and started to suggest I 'relocate' in a hurry...but then the rather decent looking young woman running the machine, called out asking if I "could sing" lol. She was looking at the big guy, who appeared to be the 'leader' in a way that suggested the two of em were a 'thing', so I asked the big guy if she was his 'girl', and he nodded. I turned back to the girl, told her I didn't normally do this kind of thing, but told her I would sing her a song as if it was coming from her man.
She smiled at this, the big guy nodded, I made my way to the mic and asked her to put Bobbie's original Unchained.
Needless to say, the assembled gang bought me a lot of drinks afterwards, and I ended up arriving in south Florida, a day later than I had anticipated LOL.
I tell you all this, because SOMEONE in that bar recorded my song on I think a Sony camcorder and some years later, sent me a copy of it in the mail.:)
I think I have the audio somewhere in digital form, I'll search around and see if I can find it for you:)
This tune was produced by Phil Spector. It's why it's got that big, luscious, thick sound that Spector was famous for. It's the same sound on most of the records done by The Supremes and many other Motown groups from the early to mid-60's.
That wall of sound. Love it
The jollity you get from evaluating these songs becomes infectious and it makes it fun to watch. You seem to find the smallest things that many of us don't even notice.
This is one of the most beautiful love songs of all time. Very, very moving. The Rightous Brothers were a truly great talent. Their songs were so good. Glenn Camus.
I'm a grown man and I got juicy eyed there at the end, so beautiful when they hit their highs and lows. And that tambourine keeping time in the background. Omg ❤️
I recommend The Platters. Smoke gets in your eyes
The platters... "Only you"?
Amen to any Platters song!
Twilight Time is another great Platters number.
This was done with Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound. I feel that he knew exactly what he was looking for with sound he achieved. This song stands up as one of THE most favoured songs of all time and is still being voted on today.
Brian Wilson used some of the same recording rooms and session players for The Beach Boys, because he was so enamored of the Wall of Sound. (Wilson's favorite song was "Be My Baby", and he originally wrote "Don't Worry Baby" for The Ronettes.)
I just saw a documentary about The Wrecking Crew, who were the musicians in Phil Spector’s “wall of sound.” It’s a very informative film, and a lot of the musicians never received credits for their work.
Might I also suggest listening/ reacting to their song "Soul and Inspiration "? That song really showcases the amazing power they have in their voices and how much they soar.
BROUGHT BACK LOTS OF MEMORIES.
During the mid-60s our opera company would search out gathering holes where the Righteous Brothers music dominated. No one in the company ever criticized their singing.
Occasionally, during practice, the director might remark, "Are you getting a little 'Righteous' on me there, brother?"
The company couldn't get enough of them.
From Wikipedia:
"However, the Paramours did not have much success and soon broke up, leaving Hatfield and Medley to perform as a duo in 1963.[10] According to Medley, they then adopted the name The Righteous Brothers for the duo because black Marines from the El Toro Marine base started calling them "righteous brothers".[11] At the end of a performance, a black U.S. Marine in the audience would shout, "That was righteous, brothers!", and would greet them with "Hey righteous brothers, how you doin'?" on meeting them.[11][12]"
That explains why two Caucasians in the 60s became the Righteous Brothers.
BS!!
That is all kinds of awesome.
@@rodneyjaynes2485 Go away, but don't go away mad, just go away.
They aren’t brothers.. they got their name when someone in the audience stood up and said “that was righteous brothers!” I’m glad young people of this generation are rediscovering music from my generation! I’m 69 years old and we had the best music ever! Tender moments, beautiful writing, beautiful music! The meaning and talent was awesome! Sorry but these days I don’t think the talent is as pure and tender! Maybe this will be inspiring to younger people .. I appreciate y’all listen to this beautiful music! It will never die!
I don’t know if you see comments. I was very low emotionally when I started your video. I used to Direct stage productions (play and musical). I used to tell casts that many things go into great performances, but what drives each of them and creates the mood of the show along with making the audience sit up in their seats IS ENERGY. Energy drives the show. It comes across to the audience in a subjective way. They feel it and it motivates their responses, but they cannot describe what about the show makes them feel that way. It is ENERGY and every cast member must project it. This is a long way about saying your “production” is carried by your energy which is invigorating. As I said, I came to your post with sadness and a heavy burden. Your post lifted me out of my depression, and I thank you and may God bless.
All of Charismatic Voice reactions will leave you with a smile on your face. For the cherry on top of the sunday search her performances under her name Elizabeth Zharoff.
I'm having a battle with myself trying to decide why I like your videos so much. Your insight as an actual vocal coach is interesting compared to normal reactions and I learn something. You're personality and joy and laughter is great to watch. It might also be that a grown woman has a stuffed Octopus on her desk with more stuffed animals and Disney stuff nearby.
🎼 Baby, Baby, I'll get down on my knees for you 🎶 Elizabeth's heart melts, just like every other woman who hears this.
There is never a time when I have watched you and not smiled. Your smiles are contagious, and your joy in the music is heart-warming. Sometimes I watch you even if I at first did not like the song but after listening to you I come away with a new appreciation for the song. I start finding things to enjoy about the piece. I have started recognizing the things I learned from you in other songs. So thank you so much .
What a great reaction to this song. I love that iconic bass line.
I love the way the young ones are going back 40 - 50 years experiencing the singers of my era ....pretty good weren't they !!!
I have never seen anyone who not only loves music, but music theory, production, execution, and all the subtle nuances as much as you seem to, And I Thank you for it. This was so much better than just a listen and a modest approval of "yeah, this was good". Thank you again.
You need to check out Rick Beato then. His series on what makes a song great is unparalleled. He would do great as a collaboration with Elizabeth.
5:49 you can almost see the point where her heart melts at the end of the line!
probably the epitome of the pop songwriting and performance from the period. thankfully I lived through it and got to enjoy it as the new thing.
I watched her eyebrows react. All through this song she had the very emotional reaction we all felt when this song first came out. Any woman my age can listen to this song over and over, decade after decade.
You can hear the pain in his voice as he realizes this is a love gone wrong and slipping away. No wonder so many people can relate to this classic!
When someone criticizes the little things you do it's over.
@@irenegorka1894 It's when they stop laughing at your jokes.
Or married.
The MOST played song of the 20th century. Look it up. Says it all
Your reaction to this song is genuinely adorable ! Love it
I love your commentary to the Righteous Brothers as it opens up my understanding as a musician and budding singer. But you are SO charismatic as a woman who giggles and allows yourself to be carried away somewhat by the romantic singing of these two guys. You dear are endearing to the viewer and make your videos special!
This to me isn't a golden oldy; it's a childhood memory !!
Same here! We're all in black and white! Back further, we're in sepia.
I have always loved this song and the Righteous Brothers. I enjoy when you react to music of my youth. It brings it alive again.
Btw, I remember slow dancing to this song when the chaperones were there to make sure you kept a proper and modest distance between you and your partner. 😀