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The other brother, Bill Medley sings in Dirty Dancing, I’ve had the time of my Life from Dirty Dancing movie, also a solo from the 80s, a baritone, check it out
He is smiling because he knows he is knocking this song out of the park, live, yet ever note perfect. This is thought by some to be most excellent live performance, ever.
You are so right! Also, I have heard that his mother was in the audience and this was the first live performance she had ever heard from her son. He was a little nervous too with her in the audience but was thrilled also and maybe that is why he seemed happy, plus he was knocking it out of the park. This is my husband of 55 years, and my song. He was away in South Korea for a year in the military, and this song became popular while he was gone that year and we both heard it and have claimed it as our song. When he got back, we played this song over and over and danced I got reacquainted. I had given birth to our first child while he was gone and he saw his daughter for the first time when she was about 6 months old. We were only 22 and 23. But this is still our song and we still are in crazy love with each other. 💕
@@joycehosaflook3755 I LOVE your love story. This was my husband and my song too. I wanted to play it at our wedding at church but my mom wouldn't have it. Listening to it now I see why! All you want to do is make love after you hear it! LOL!. Bobby Hatfield is by far the most perfect singer I have ever heard. No wonder so many people love this song, the lyrics, the instruments, the arrangement and Bobby's voice. Still gives me goosebumps to this day! So happy this young generation appreciates it all!
I have heard thousands of live performances. This has to be one of the best singing performances I have ever heard. Stunning!! He is hitting 2.5 Octaves, Amazing.
They each did occasional solos. This is Bobby Hatfield. Bill Medley, who produced the studio recording of this, was offstage with the show's host Andy Williams. The record was a big hit in 1965 and again in 1990 when it was in the movie Ghost. The studio version is great, but this live version is far superior. There's a fun video you might want to check out that took place after this with Bobby, Bill and Andy doing a humorous version of Ray Charles's What'd I Say. Andy was a very popular singer whose career spanned from the late 30s until his death in 2012.
@@dougfriendly7676 I love the studio version, just think this live one is superior. Bill said in his autobiography that besides producing he also played piano on the recording. He jokes that if he had known it was going to be such a hit he'd have gotten a "real piano player." LOL
Oh my! I watched that Andy Williams show where this was sing by Bobby! It was so good! Andy Williams was so awed by his singing he couldn’t say a word. Plus they all say Whatd I Say together that was priceless. Another time Andy Williams got speechless! Lol
This was the era where entertainers dressed properly, not in torn clothes. This was life, no autotunes, no flashing lights and smoke. Just God given talent. Bobby had a 6 octave range. His mother was in the audience and he was nervous. Literally, blue-eyed soul. Both had blue eyes. This was the era where the audience was quiet and respectful. You paid your money and you wanted to hear the singer sing. Then The Beatles hit the scene and all of that went down the tube. LOL! This song was recorded many times but it belongs to Bobby Hatfield. Nobody could sing it like him. You need to listen to "You'll Never Walk Along" and Bobby sing "Ebb Tide".
I was 15 yrs when I watched him sing this song on the Andy Williams show. This is Bobby's song. He nailed it. I'm 73 yrs old and never get tired listening to him sing this beautiful song. This is his song! RIP Bobby! Love you and miss your beautful hearing your beautiful voice! ❤❤❤
They flipped a coin. In front of a live national television, in front of his parents, one take. Thank god there was a recording of one of the great live performances. I was born in 1966. I wondered if this broadcast in 65 had anything to do with it:)
Unchained Melody was Bobby's solo song- he recorded it and said in an interview that he sang this with his group The Variations. No accident that he was singing it on Andy Williams.
@@selene7726 Bobby sang it for years. He had it in his pocket, he said. The greatest performance of the greatest love song of all time! But he never 'mailed it in."
@@dawnaberry8452 Exactly agree 💯%! He never mailed anything in which is why we can feel all the nuances of the song as well as enjoy the sublime vocals. It's mesmerizing, isn't it? 🪄🧡
There's a 5 minute and 22-second version of this video where the two brothers are interviewed by Andy Williams, and it sort of explains why only one is singing this song.
And the man had a cold. Effortless performance, and he wore the HELL outta that pink suit. That lip bite at the end, he KNEW he knocked it out of the stratosphere. 😎💜💚💛✌️
We need more men like Justin, secure enough to admit that Bobby is one handsome fella. I'm a guy too and I'm jealous of that blue eyed soul brother as well. ;-)
We need to add a shout out to Andy's show orchestra, they did a bang-up job of the accompaniment. I call these reactions being Bobbyed, male or female, we all just fall for him at the first whoa. And yes, he's dapper and smooth, but men were back then and audiences were quiet and respectful of the talent, we wanted to hear them - not stupid adolescent girls screaming and ruining it. All the little tricks and flicks to keep the audience interested, like acknowledging the applause at the start, the little questioning nod of the head "are you still mine"?, like he's having a conversation with you. Also, not falsetto, Bobby was a counter tenor, he could hit those sopranoish high notes without any strain. You want falsetto, try Barry Gibb ;) Thanks for your reactions, very nice, and Happy New Year all!
I wasn’t alive in this time. I have seen enough videos though to know back then y’all had no shortage of loud “not respectful” to the talent. Stupid adolescent girls screaming. I’m sure there’s a long list but Elvis and The Beetles are examples. Y’all had people fainting and needing medical attention. Lol
This song was sung for our troops in uniform, who served our country, many families, who had a family member, who served in the military, know the lonely heartache, of having a loved one serving our country and truly missing them and praying for their safe return home.
You two are delightful. Thanks for your appreciation of the greatest duo ever! I could tell you so much about Bobby. All his life, Bobby was a friend to all he met. No, I never met him, but I have been a fan since '63. This performance I never forgot. Bill is there. He lost the coin toss to see who would sing this song. Thank God that Bobby won. His performance was unbelievable. Live, no auto tune. Just Bobby and a mic, and a whole nation of women fell in love! I was one of them. Check out the 1965 Andy Williams show, where this was taped, with both Bill and Bobby and a funny chat with Andy, all 3 doing a very funny "Whatd' I Say".I have always called "Unchained Melody" "Bobby's Song." He made it his.
Your question of why was he singing this solo? My first thought is because this is as close to perfection as a singer on earth can accomplish. Every time I see Bobby Hatfield pouring his heart and soul into every note of Unchained Melody, it feels to me like the most glorious performance I've ever witnessed. RIP and thank you Bobby Hatfield. 🕊️❤️
His range, his velvety voice, his looks of it attributed to what an amazing musician and Bobby Hatfield was. He was more than just a singer and I am so glad that they got inducted him into the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame just months before he passed away and that he got that honor. Thank you for reviewing him.
Bobby Hatfield was one part of the Righteous Bothers and Bill Medley the other one of that twosome. Bobby sang this by himself I guess because this song didn't have two parts. Bobby "owns" this song no matter who ever sings it before or after him. No one ever or probably will be able to sing it better. Bobby was 25, (so was his partner Bill Medley) when he sang it in 1965, I was 15 and just so in love with Bobby, like about a million other young girls and women at that time. He and Bill had wonderful voices and didn't need any electronic help to make them sound better. Bobby died in November of 2003 and I think Bill is still alive. What wonderful voices they had, we miss them.
When Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley would record albums together, each of them would record one song singing solo. Both of them wanted to record "Unchained Melody". They flipped a coin to decide who would sing the song, and Bobby Hatfield won the coin toss. It has been stated, that when Hatfield would sing this song in concert, Medley would play the piano.
@@has7459 I have watched the full segment of this episode of "The Andy Williams Show" in its entirety here on TH-cam. When Bobby Hatfield is about to sing "Unchained Melody", Williams and Medley leave the stage area, and then quickly return after the applause is over, and The Righteous Brothers and Andy Williams team up to sing a cover of the Ray Charles song, "What I'd Say".
@@has7459 that was a bit of stage play. This was written as a solo and, as someone else said, they flipped a coin to see who would sing it. The fact that it became a huge hit when it was just an album track was a surprise to both of them. Bill produced it, played piano on the original recording and actually sang on the back-up vocal although you can’t pick his voice out.
So there was an extended version of this out there, with an interview before he starts singing. Bobby does it alone because Bill says half jokingly, that he didn’t think it would be a hit. So now he goes off to a corner and kicks himself. Thanks for taking this step back in time. The righteous brothers are something else. One of these days maybe go after some Elvis.
@@barnowl5774 I love watching the three of them singing and dancing to "Baby, What I Say" If that's a real song IDK but it's the soft shoe dancing I love. And many don't realize what a singing hit Andy was. Take care.
@@barnowl5774 Hi, That was the Andy Williams orchestra playing for His song. Also the reason the crowd wasn't was very quiet for a reason. There were told *not* to.. Perhaps to stop and it would interfere with the performers concentration. Ed Sullivan was the same the Animals; however they did scream and go crazy aster their name was announced.
Even decades later Bill Medley( the singer with the deep voice) still sounded amazing. Check out I’ve had the time of my life from the movie dirty dancing. He sang with Jennifer warnes.
This was on the Andy Williams TV show. There was a high standard on television back then I’m 77 years old and I remember them being so awesome and my teenage years!
Bobby sang this by himself because it was designed to be a solo, which means only one person sings. This was normal as they each typically did one solo each per album. But while this was a solo for Bobby to sing, Bill Medley wasn't just goofing off; on the studio version, Medley played the piano. He later joked "if I knew this would become such a big hit, I would have brought in a better pianist!"
Thank you for mentioning the solo. I was going to comment on the same thing. It was agreed between the 2. Also, the polished look. If you came from that era, which I did, that's the way grooming was back then, not a hair out of place for both men and women and I remember our mother making us groom and wash up before going to the drive-in movies even though no one was going to see us sitting in the car. Personally, I like the natural look for hair that we have today and you can still be polished.
@@wvob6752 Bobby’s range was up to E6 … he was well within his ability here at G5 and had no need to use falsetto. He had full power and no air in the note, right to the end … which he probably would have extended if the music had not ended.
I sang this to my wife at our wedding in 1983. She, however she said I murdered it. I'm guessing it's not a song for a baritone, she told me I was of better sticking to my drumming. I thought it was an appropriate song as I was in the Royal Marine Commandos, I had returned from the war for the Falkland Islands when I proposed, and now was shipping out to Sierra Leone two days later, so much for my attempt at being romantic. On the upside she liked me in my Dress Uniform, and having my comrades forming the sword tunnel helped. I must have done something write because we're still together. With 4 children and 7 grandchildren, we got busy on baby's when I was home. I served my Queen and Country for 38 years as a Royal Marine Commandos and Specialist Forces, and the last 2 years in hospital, and she stuck by me even though I'm wheelchair bound now. We do actually have a song by Queen called "Your Me Best Friend", a very apt song as she has been my best friend since we were both 15.
If you weren't aware, Bobby's mother was in the audience, seeing her son perform for the first time ever. That was probably a big part of his motivation with this, flawless performance.
It's hard to imagine how Bill Medly, as good a singer as he was at the time, could have added anything to improve Bobby Hatfield's rendition of this song.
Bill Medley was also there, wearing the same pink suit, but off camera. Bobby Hatfield announced to the audience in a kidding way that he would be singing the song by himself because Bill Medley had said that Unchained Melody would never be a hit.
We all dressed up more back then. We didn’t go to concerts in jeans and the performers dressed up too. There was a sense of decorum. They each sang some solos.
Both of them were there at this performance on the (live) Andy Williams Show and appeared together in matching suits for a short segment with the host where Bill Medley mentioned they periodically flipped a coin to see which of them would get to do a solo and this time Bobby Hatfield won. They were both 25 in 1965 and already consummate professionals. Along with his general tenor voice and 4+ octave range, Bobby also had very profound stage fright and would throw up before virtually every performance and then get himself together and go out on stage with Bill and make it look easy. These guys had nothing short of talent on loan from the gods. Another little tidbit...Bobby's mom was a guest of the show and she was sitting behind him in the group onstage. My favorite part is right at the end with that natural little smile and unpretentious lip bite. He knew he had just done killed it. 😊
Play "Ebb Tide" ... also sung solo by Bobby Hatfield. I promise, It will melt your heart ❤ I grew up listening to the Righteous Brothers. They were the heartthrob of every teenage girl.
The greatest live performance of all time on the Andy Williams Show in 1965. The immortal late great Bobby Hatfield. What more can you say about this timeless classic By the way they each had solo performances. Actually Bill Medly is sitting on the sideline watching
I was a 24 year old mother of two when Bobby sang this on the Andy Williams Show. No do overs, no post production adjustments. Just pure talent. His partner was humming low notes in the back ground. I hunger for music like this again.
1965 - LIVE performance - no auto tune or other computer assist devices to enhance tone/vocal quality. Bobby didn't need it anyway. His 3-octave tenor range is superb with precise tone/pitch and voice control. Song has been covered several times since but Bobby owns this. The story goes that they, Bill and Bobby, decided to cover this song but didn't know which one should sing it because the song was written for solo performance. So, they did a coin toss and Bobby won. He did experience stage fright but you wouldn't know it. Also, his mom was in the audience and it was her first time to hear her son performing live. Believe me, back in the day, those of us gals who watched this on our home tv just melted and imagined we were being swooned. We were mesmerized.
The two of them also recorded separately but no matter which one was singing, , they were always billed as "The Righteous Brothers". This performance was on a TV variety show called "The Andy Williams Show". If Bobby seems a bit nervous, he was--- his mother was in the audience.
In a longer version of this video, Bill Medley is on stage with Bobby just before this performance and, when asked why he doesn't sing on this song, he joked "I didn't think it was going to be a hit." This song is actually a cover and many artists recorded it before the Righteous Brothers but everyone agrees that this song is theirs.
This song was a solo by Bobby Hatfield. Live in concert in Anaheim - his family was in the crowded auditorium. He was born in Anaheim and played professional baseball for a year for the Anaheim Angels before switching to singing full time. He died in 1973 of pneumonia while touring in Minnesota.
Many people use this video on their website but few comment about the actual lyrics. Imagine being incarcerated and missing the one you love. If you listen to it with that perspective, it means so much more. Bobby Hatfield was amazing and it was live. No retakes and in 1975, limited recording options.
You two are a lovely couple. When this song was popular, I was on my second trip to Vietnam on a destroyer. Bill and Bobby were very popular at that time. It is nice of you two to play these old songs for us old folks.
I've read that Bobby was so nervous with stage fright before this legendary performance that he threw up just minutes before going on stage. You would never know it by watching him perform that night.
he was also suffering the aftermath of a head cold, I think you can hear a slight rasp in a couple of places, and he's looking at bit sweaty towards the end under the pancake make-up! But still outstanding and then he did a comedy routine with Bill and Andy, dancing and joking straight after that tour-de-force, what a trouper! Many have tried, even Presley, but none have bettered this.
The guys were on the Andy Williams Show. His partner is there. Bobby always sung this solo - agreement between the two. Iconic song. You can find the show and see / hear them both.
INFO: Unchained Melody: The song was written between 1954 and 1955. In 1955 there were 4 versions by 4 separate artist. When the Righteous Brothers got this it's been theirs, well more Bobby Hatfield's; his version is the standard that many are compared to. Both Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley had songs in US Films, Bobby's unchained Medley appeared in Ghost with Demi Moore Whoopi Goldberg, and Patrick Swayze and Bill Medley's sang Time of my life with Jennifer Warnes, Starring Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey and Cynthia Rhodes ( hell of a soundtrack ) ; Their song you lost that loving feeling is in the movie Top Gun with Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis. On this live performance Bobby's Mother ( possibly dad ) is in the audience. At the end he bites his lip as he knows he nailed this song. Both Bobby and Bill do an album each of their own songs, both wanted to do this song for their album; Bobby won the coin toss, after hearing this version, Bill Medley is reported to ask Phil Spector; " What am I supposed to do after this?" Phil Spector's reply... Take the money to the bank. There are thousands of covers of this song, sung by Elvis, Robson and Jerome many, many others many come close, but none beat Bobby's rendition. Basic history: from Wikipedia: They began performing together in 1962 in the Los Angeles area as part of a five-member group called the Paramours . However, the Paramours did not have much success and soon broke up, leaving Hatfield and Medley to perform as a duo in 1963. 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". 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. In 1964 music producer Phil Spector came across the Righteous Brothers when they performed in a show at the Cow Palace in Daly City, CA. where one of Spector's acts, The Ronettes, lead singer Veronica Bennett (later known as Ronnie Spector), was also appearing. The rest is history. From Wikipedia : "Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. North wrote the music as a theme for the little-known prison film Unchained (January 1955), hence the song title. Todd Duncan sang the vocals for the film soundtrack. It has since become a standard and one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, most notably by the Righteous Brothers. According to the song's publishing administrator, over 1,500 recordings of "Unchained Melody" have been made by more than 670 artists, in multiple languages. Of the hundreds of recordings made, the Righteous Brothers'( Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley ) version in July 1965, with a solo by Bobby Hatfield, became the jukebox standard after its release. Hatfield changed the melody in the final verse and many subsequent covers of the song are based on his version. The Righteous Brothers recording achieved a second round of great popularity when it was featured in the film Ghost in 1990. In 2004, it was Number 27 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.
This wonderful song was made by Bobby Hatfield before the Rhighteous Brothers became a duo . I am a lady from their time and they are a favorite. I think our music from the 50's 60's was the absolute greatest, best pop, soul, all of it. Thank you for doing this I will be watching more! Rita.
This was recorded while the Righteous Brothers were preforming on the Andy Williams TV special. Both of the brothers were there singing but this song was one that Bobby always sang alone. Bill also had songs that he sang by himself. They were al;ways the best of the best.
This song was written for a 1930's prison movie. The man is hoping once he's released his lover will be waiting for him. Hence the title Unchained Melody. Bobby Hatfiled was singing live on the Andy Williams show while his singing partner Bill Medley was off stage listening. His parents were in the audience and Bobby was suffering with a terrible head cold. He still nailed it!
This is an excerpt from the Andy Williams show. Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield (aka The Righteous Brothers)appeared on the show together, but Unchained Melody was Bobby’s solo showcase number.
The question came up about why they both weren't singing. I watched this performance in 1965. This was a live performance on the Andy Williams show. Both brothers were there and sang a song before this one. Andy asked Bill why he wasn't singing on this song, Bill commented that he didn't think it would be a hit. Bill had a great sense of humor.
Went to see the Righteous Brothers in Kalamazoo, Mi a number of years ago and was so looking forward to it. As we were waiting for the doors to open they announced the concert was cancel. They finally came out to say the Bobby Hatfield had died in his hotel room. Too much talent to be taken away too soon!
That’s the way they did it back then. No tricks, just raw talent. Bobby was smiling because his parents were in the audience. His pink suit is because the is was the Valentine’s Day edition of the Andy Williams show.
The song is called unchained, it was written for a movie in 1955 about a man who was going to prison, he was writing to his girlfriend asking for her to wait for him to be released from prison.
Back in '65 this was tune heard sunday morning radio station in Vietnam. I sent a cassette of this song to my girlfriend so she wouldn't forget about me but after my 3rd tour i couldn't give a shit
Bobbie Hatfield sang this song in 1965 on the Andy Williams tv show. The other brother was there but sang with him on another song. They had just released this song. The ending of this song is different from the recorded version. His parents were sitting in the crowd and he wanted it to be special for them.
Loved your reaction to this performance. Justin, you just earned a subscriber. Loved your comments and could tell you were genuine in them. You guys are right, he was perfect....perfect appearance, perfect vocalist..perfect gentleman. One of the top live performances in music history. Peace to you both✌
Merry Christmas Staci and Justin. I'm an older guy now, from Canada. I was 16 years old when Bobby Hatfield sung this song on that stage and it just blew my socks off back then, just as it still does to this day. And you need to know that my bum is white, lol, because I just wanted to say that I just love you two so much. Thank you for sharing your reactions... and thank you just for being who you are... real people! Real good people. 💗 You asked why Bobby sang this song alone. Click this link and let Bobby himself give you the answer to that question. th-cam.com/video/7G5fgTiPfVI/w-d-xo.html
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They each had their solo songs.
"I Just Want to Make Love to You" th-cam.com/video/Udyqprq46b0/w-d-xo.html
Bill Medley -- the other brother -- produced this song. This was just to let Bobby and his immense talent shine!
This is the shortened video they are both their but Bobby choose to sing this song as he is better with the high notes so his brother let him sing it
Bobby Hatfield owned this song. No one could touch him.
In my very humble opinion; nobody will ever own this song but Bobby. It's perfect
The other brother, Bill Medley sings in Dirty Dancing, I’ve had the time of my Life from Dirty Dancing movie, also a solo from the 80s, a baritone, check it out
One of a kind he was
No, Paul McCartney own’s this song…literally owns it, he owns the publishing rights to this song .
@@jamesinbradford5882 I meant that Bobby out done everyone on the song.
The man didn’t even break a sweat belting out those notes. My god, what a voice!
No auto tune no lip syncing no voice over !! Raw talent
He is smiling because he knows he is knocking this song out of the park, live, yet ever note perfect. This is thought by some to be most excellent live performance, ever.
That lip bite at the end means "nailed it!"
You are so right! Also, I have heard that his mother was in the audience and this was the first live performance she had ever heard from her son. He was a little nervous too with her in the audience but was thrilled also and maybe that is why he seemed happy, plus he was knocking it out of the park. This is my husband of 55 years, and my song. He was away in South Korea for a year in the military, and this song became popular while he was gone that year and we both heard it and have claimed it as our song. When he got back, we played this song over and over and danced I got reacquainted. I had given birth to our first child while he was gone and he saw his daughter for the first time when she was about 6 months old. We were only 22 and 23. But this is still our song and we still are in crazy love with each other. 💕
It is.
@@joycehosaflook3755 I LOVE your love story. This was my husband and my song too. I wanted to play it at our wedding at church but my mom wouldn't have it. Listening to it now I see why! All you want to do is make love after you hear it! LOL!. Bobby Hatfield is by far the most perfect singer I have ever heard. No wonder so many people love this song, the lyrics, the instruments, the arrangement and Bobby's voice. Still gives me goosebumps to this day! So happy this young generation appreciates it all!
I agree!
I have heard thousands of live performances. This has to be one of the best singing performances I have ever heard. Stunning!! He is hitting 2.5 Octaves, Amazing.
Perhaps even higher, blessed being a counter tenor. What a beautiful man, even as he got older. Bobby you are dearly missed
I swear that generation had more soul than any artist today has
Coming from that generation. Thank you
@@carrolkeller5298 Me too!
See: Righteous Bros., James Brown, Sam Cooke, Lou Rawls, Otis Redding, etc., etc,
Very true real good blue eyed soul and nobody wearing 25 pounds of gold
We had the greatest group of musicians in the history of this country. How lucky were we.
He’s like an angel. When your time comes. That’s what the angel is going to sound like and look like. Kind eyes and a soothing voice.
If you die and wake to Sam Kinnison screaming, you ain't in heaven.
They each did occasional solos. This is Bobby Hatfield. Bill Medley, who produced the studio recording of this, was offstage with the show's host Andy Williams. The record was a big hit in 1965 and again in 1990 when it was in the movie Ghost. The studio version is great, but this live version is far superior. There's a fun video you might want to check out that took place after this with Bobby, Bill and Andy doing a humorous version of Ray Charles's What'd I Say. Andy was a very popular singer whose career spanned from the late 30s until his death in 2012.
I totally agree about the live version being far superior!
The full video with Andy Williams and the Bros. th-cam.com/video/m0EBs6uRgtw/w-d-xo.html
I love the production of the studio version.
@@dougfriendly7676 I love the studio version, just think this live one is superior. Bill said in his autobiography that besides producing he also played piano on the recording. He jokes that if he had known it was going to be such a hit he'd have gotten a "real piano player." LOL
Oh my! I watched that Andy Williams show where this was sing by Bobby! It was so good! Andy Williams was so awed by his singing he couldn’t say a word.
Plus they all say Whatd I Say together that was priceless. Another time Andy Williams got speechless! Lol
bobby hatfield is one of the best counter tenors mostly because of such clarity between his low and high notes
This was the era where entertainers dressed properly, not in torn clothes. This was life, no autotunes, no flashing lights and smoke. Just God given talent. Bobby had a 6 octave range. His mother was in the audience and he was nervous. Literally, blue-eyed soul. Both had blue eyes. This was the era where the audience was quiet and respectful. You paid your money and you wanted to hear the singer sing. Then The Beatles hit the scene and all of that went down the tube. LOL! This song was recorded many times but it belongs to Bobby Hatfield. Nobody could sing it like him. You need to listen to "You'll Never Walk Along" and Bobby sing "Ebb Tide".
And definitely, "Stay With me Baby".
Bobby's version of summertime, my prayer, somewhere, from west side story. He would put his own "spin" on any song that he sang. Enjoy !!
AND he had a bad cold too, someone said the flu.
I was 15 yrs when I watched him sing this song on the Andy Williams show. This is Bobby's song. He nailed it. I'm 73 yrs old and never get tired listening to him sing this beautiful song. This is his song! RIP Bobby! Love you and miss your beautful hearing your beautiful voice! ❤❤❤
They flipped a coin.
In front of a live national television, in front of his parents, one take.
Thank god there was a recording of one of the great live performances.
I was born in 1966.
I wondered if this broadcast in 65 had anything to do with it:)
Unchained Melody was Bobby's solo song- he recorded it and said in an interview that he sang this with his group The Variations. No accident that he was singing it on Andy Williams.
@@selene7726 Bobby sang it for years. He had it in his pocket, he said. The greatest performance of the greatest love song of all time! But he never 'mailed it in."
@@dawnaberry8452 Exactly agree 💯%! He never mailed anything in which is why we can feel all the nuances of the song as well as enjoy the sublime vocals. It's mesmerizing, isn't it? 🪄🧡
One take, in front of his parents, AND he was sick (either a cold or the flu, I forgot)
I'm a child of 66 as well, the magic was flowing.
There's a 5 minute and 22-second version of this video where the two brothers are interviewed by Andy Williams, and it sort of explains why only one is singing this song.
Bobby Hatfield is smiling because he knows he's slayin' it.
And the man had a cold. Effortless performance, and he wore the HELL outta that pink suit. That lip bite at the end, he KNEW he knocked it out of the stratosphere. 😎💜💚💛✌️
marielaveau5321 that attire, could be called salmon. He has been gone, he is still with us, with his 🎶.
His mom was in the audience so everyone was being nice 😁
We need more men like Justin, secure enough to admit that Bobby is one handsome fella. I'm a guy too and I'm jealous of that blue eyed soul brother as well. ;-)
I grew up in the 60s and Bobby Hatfield just melted the ladies' hearts when he sung this song. He sang this on the Andy Williams show in 1965
Bobby after all this time you are still melting ❤'s. We are blessed we have recordings, able to stream on utube, also video clips as well.
We need to add a shout out to Andy's show orchestra, they did a bang-up job of the accompaniment. I call these reactions being Bobbyed, male or female, we all just fall for him at the first whoa. And yes, he's dapper and smooth, but men were back then and audiences were quiet and respectful of the talent, we wanted to hear them - not stupid adolescent girls screaming and ruining it. All the little tricks and flicks to keep the audience interested, like acknowledging the applause at the start, the little questioning nod of the head "are you still mine"?, like he's having a conversation with you. Also, not falsetto, Bobby was a counter tenor, he could hit those sopranoish high notes without any strain. You want falsetto, try Barry Gibb ;) Thanks for your reactions, very nice, and Happy New Year all!
I wasn’t alive in this time. I have seen enough videos though to know back then y’all had no shortage of loud “not respectful” to the talent. Stupid adolescent girls screaming. I’m sure there’s a long list but Elvis and The Beetles are examples. Y’all had people fainting and needing medical attention. Lol
They both sang solo's during their years together
Love you both, yes he was very handsome, they had class, and elegance to boot. Love it.
This song was sung for our troops in uniform, who served our country, many families, who had a family member, who served in the military, know the lonely heartache, of having a loved one serving our country and truly missing them and praying for their safe return home.
I was 14 when the Righteous Bros. hit the charts. I liked them. The girls LOVED them !
You two are delightful. Thanks for your appreciation of the greatest duo ever! I could tell you so much about Bobby. All his life, Bobby was a friend to all he met. No, I never met him, but I have been a fan since '63. This performance I never forgot. Bill is there. He lost the coin toss to see who would sing this song. Thank God that Bobby won. His performance was unbelievable. Live, no auto tune. Just Bobby and a mic, and a whole nation of women fell in love! I was one of them. Check out the 1965 Andy Williams show, where this was taped, with both Bill and Bobby and a funny chat with Andy, all 3 doing a very funny "Whatd' I Say".I have always called "Unchained Melody" "Bobby's Song." He made it his.
Your question of why was he singing this solo? My first thought is because this is as close to perfection as a singer on earth can accomplish. Every time I see Bobby Hatfield pouring his heart and soul into every note of Unchained Melody, it feels to me like the most glorious performance I've ever witnessed. RIP and thank you Bobby Hatfield. 🕊️❤️
Yes! Bobby poured his heart and soul into every song he sang.
@@dawnaberry8452 yes! And it took every song and message to another level! 🦄💫
This was and is a great song
His range, his velvety voice, his looks of it attributed to what an amazing musician and Bobby Hatfield was. He was more than just a singer and I am so glad that they got inducted him into the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame just months before he passed away and that he got that honor. Thank you for reviewing him.
Bobby Hatfield was one part of the Righteous Bothers and Bill Medley the other one of that twosome. Bobby sang this by himself I guess because this song didn't have two parts. Bobby "owns" this song no matter who ever sings it before or after him. No one ever or probably will be able to sing it better. Bobby was 25, (so was his partner Bill Medley) when he sang it in 1965, I was 15 and just so in love with Bobby, like about a million other young girls and women at that time. He and Bill had wonderful voices and didn't need any electronic help to make them sound better. Bobby died in November of 2003 and I think Bill is still alive. What wonderful voices they had, we miss them.
Yes, Bill is still singing. He was here in Arizona last month. I had a ticket but couldn't go. But it wouldn't have been the same without Bobby.
I can listen to this song everyday and not get tired
When Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley would record albums together, each of them would record one song singing solo. Both of them wanted to record "Unchained Melody". They flipped a coin to decide who would sing the song, and Bobby Hatfield won the coin toss. It has been stated, that when Hatfield would sing this song in concert, Medley would play the piano.
This.
I thought Bill would stand in a corner and kick himself.
@@has7459 I have watched the full segment of this episode of "The Andy Williams Show" in its entirety here on TH-cam. When Bobby Hatfield is about to sing "Unchained Melody", Williams and Medley leave the stage area, and then quickly return after the applause is over, and The Righteous Brothers and Andy Williams team up to sing a cover of the Ray Charles song, "What I'd Say".
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@@has7459 that was a bit of stage play. This was written as a solo and, as someone else said, they flipped a coin to see who would sing it. The fact that it became a huge hit when it was just an album track was a surprise to both of them. Bill produced it, played piano on the original recording and actually sang on the back-up vocal although you can’t pick his voice out.
So there was an extended version of this out there, with an interview before he starts singing. Bobby does it alone because Bill says half jokingly, that he didn’t think it would be a hit. So now he goes off to a corner and kicks himself.
Thanks for taking this step back in time. The righteous brothers are something else.
One of these days maybe go after some Elvis.
I love the part when Bill does that. It shows the wonderful sense of humor that the two had.
@@barnowl5774 I love watching the three of them singing and dancing to "Baby, What I Say" If that's a real song IDK but it's the soft shoe dancing I love. And many don't realize what a singing hit Andy was. Take care.
@@marthahanley6650 Yes, Martha, I agree. That song with Andy Williams is a hoot and also shows their sense of comedy.
@@barnowl5774 Hi, That was the Andy Williams orchestra playing for His song. Also the reason the crowd wasn't was very quiet for a reason.
There were told *not* to.. Perhaps to stop and it would interfere with the performers concentration. Ed Sullivan was the same the Animals; however they did scream and go crazy aster their name was announced.
He was joking … they did that a lot. Bobby sings alone because the song is a solo … and they both did solos.
That “distinctive sound” you hear is called music. No electronic synthesizers, no auto tune, no fancy recording tricks. Just music done right!!
Even decades later Bill Medley( the singer with the deep voice) still sounded amazing.
Check out I’ve had the time of my life from the movie dirty dancing. He sang with Jennifer warnes.
This was on the Andy Williams TV show. There was a high standard on television back then I’m 77 years old and I remember them being so awesome and my teenage years!
Bobby sang this by himself because it was designed to be a solo, which means only one person sings. This was normal as they each typically did one solo each per album. But while this was a solo for Bobby to sing, Bill Medley wasn't just goofing off; on the studio version, Medley played the piano. He later joked "if I knew this would become such a big hit, I would have brought in a better pianist!"
Thank you for mentioning the solo. I was going to comment on the same thing. It was agreed between the 2. Also, the polished look. If you came from that era, which I did, that's the way grooming was back then, not a hair out of place for both men and women and I remember our mother making us groom and wash up before going to the drive-in movies even though no one was going to see us sitting in the car. Personally, I like the natural look for hair that we have today and you can still be polished.
Blue eyed soul at it's finest!!
Bobby was not singing in falsetto but in counter tenor. Loved your reaction.
He actually mixed the falsetto and contra/counter tenor. At the end was falsetto and not the head voice counter tenor.
@@wvob6752 Bobby’s range was up to E6 … he was well within his ability here at G5 and had no need to use falsetto. He had full power and no air in the note, right to the end … which he probably would have extended if the music had not ended.
I sang this to my wife at our wedding in 1983. She, however she said I murdered it. I'm guessing it's not a song for a baritone, she told me I was of better sticking to my drumming. I thought it was an appropriate song as I was in the Royal Marine Commandos, I had returned from the war for the Falkland Islands when I proposed, and now was shipping out to Sierra Leone two days later, so much for my attempt at being romantic. On the upside she liked me in my Dress Uniform, and having my comrades forming the sword tunnel helped.
I must have done something write because we're still together. With 4 children and 7 grandchildren, we got busy on baby's when I was home. I served my Queen and Country for 38 years as a Royal Marine Commandos and Specialist Forces, and the last 2 years in hospital, and she stuck by me even though I'm wheelchair bound now. We do actually have a song by Queen called "Your Me Best Friend", a very apt song as she has been my best friend since we were both 15.
Pure voice. Live! No auto-tune or gimmicks. Perfect voice.1965
If you weren't aware, Bobby's mother was in the audience, seeing her son perform for the first time ever. That was probably a big part of his motivation with this, flawless performance.
It's hard to imagine how Bill Medly, as good a singer as he was at the time, could have added anything to improve Bobby Hatfield's rendition of this song.
no you are you, there is no one like you. you are unique, special and a man stay that way. GOD BLESS you and your family.
HE OWNS THE SONG! That’s why he’s singing it alone. ❤️🩹
Bill Medley was also there, wearing the same pink suit, but off camera. Bobby Hatfield announced to the audience in a kidding way that he would be singing the song by himself because Bill Medley had said that Unchained Melody would never be a hit.
Andy Williams asked Bill why he didn't sing it. Bill said he didn't think it would be a hit.
This took part in an Andy Williams show. Andy asked him to sing.
Here is the link to the full video showing both singers onstage before Bobby Hatfield sings solo.
th-cam.com/video/7G5fgTiPfVI/w-d-xo.html
We all dressed up more back then. We didn’t go to concerts in jeans and the performers dressed up too. There was a sense of decorum. They each sang some solos.
Both of them were there at this performance on the (live) Andy Williams Show and appeared together in matching suits for a short segment with the host where Bill Medley mentioned they periodically flipped a coin to see which of them would get to do a solo and this time Bobby Hatfield won. They were both 25 in 1965 and already consummate professionals.
Along with his general tenor voice and 4+ octave range, Bobby also had very profound stage fright and would throw up before virtually every performance and then get himself together and go out on stage with Bill and make it look easy. These guys had nothing short of talent on loan from the gods.
Another little tidbit...Bobby's mom was a guest of the show and she was sitting behind him in the group onstage. My favorite part is right at the end with that natural little smile and unpretentious lip bite. He knew he had just done killed it. 😊
Play "Ebb Tide" ... also sung solo by Bobby Hatfield. I promise, It will melt your heart ❤ I grew up listening to the Righteous Brothers. They were the heartthrob of every teenage girl.
The greatest live performance of all time on the Andy Williams Show in 1965. The immortal late great Bobby Hatfield. What more can you say about this timeless classic
By the way they each had solo performances. Actually Bill Medly is sitting on the sideline watching
R.I.P. Bobby, never forgotten!
I was a 24 year old mother of two when Bobby sang this on the Andy Williams Show. No do overs, no post production adjustments. Just pure talent. His partner was humming low notes in the back ground. I hunger for music like this again.
On the studio recording, he did nearly inaudible background vocals and played piano. For this performance, only Bobby and the orchestra.
1965 - LIVE performance - no auto tune or other computer assist devices to enhance tone/vocal quality. Bobby didn't need it anyway. His 3-octave tenor range is superb with precise tone/pitch and voice control. Song has been covered several times since but Bobby owns this. The story goes that they, Bill and Bobby, decided to cover this song but didn't know which one should sing it because the song was written for solo performance. So, they did a coin toss and Bobby won. He did experience stage fright but you wouldn't know it. Also, his mom was in the audience and it was her first time to hear her son performing live. Believe me, back in the day, those of us gals who watched this on our home tv just melted and imagined we were being swooned. We were mesmerized.
Was blessed to see them in concert back around 85 on Long Island, absolutely fantastic
Don't let the ladies listen to this song when you are out of town. Signed sealed delivered.😊
Thank you for helping to keep bobbies spirits alive
The two of them also recorded separately but no matter which one was singing, , they were always billed as "The Righteous Brothers".
This performance was on a TV variety show called "The Andy Williams Show". If Bobby seems a bit nervous, he was--- his mother was in the audience.
In a longer version of this video, Bill Medley is on stage with Bobby just before this performance and, when asked why he doesn't sing on this song, he joked "I didn't think it was going to be a hit."
This song is actually a cover and many artists recorded it before the Righteous Brothers but everyone agrees that this song is theirs.
This song was a solo by Bobby Hatfield. Live in concert in Anaheim - his family was in the crowded auditorium. He was born in Anaheim and played professional baseball for a year for the Anaheim Angels before switching to singing full time. He died in 1973 of pneumonia while touring in Minnesota.
They had an agreement that on every album they had one solo each.
He's all by himself because that's all they needed here. Bobby's got it all covered.
Yes, pretty tame crowd. Not a concert setting but The Andy Williams Show live TV with his mom in the audience. 25yrs old and he nailed it...
Many people use this video on their website but few comment about the actual lyrics. Imagine being incarcerated and missing the one you love. If you listen to it with that perspective, it means so much more. Bobby Hatfield was amazing and it was live. No retakes and in 1975, limited recording options.
He bit his lip at the end..,he knew he’d nailed it!
You two are a lovely couple. When this song was popular, I was on my second trip to Vietnam on a destroyer. Bill and Bobby were very popular at that time. It is nice of you two to play these old songs for us old folks.
One of the best voices of all time, amazing 👏
I've read that Bobby was so nervous with stage fright before this legendary performance that he threw up just minutes before going on stage. You would never know it by watching him perform that night.
he was also suffering the aftermath of a head cold, I think you can hear a slight rasp in a couple of places, and he's looking at bit sweaty towards the end under the pancake make-up! But still outstanding and then he did a comedy routine with Bill and Andy, dancing and joking straight after that tour-de-force, what a trouper! Many have tried, even Presley, but none have bettered this.
The guys were on the Andy Williams Show. His partner is there. Bobby always sung this solo - agreement between the two. Iconic song. You can find the show and see / hear them both.
I watched this on TV when it was live. His parents were in the audience and wanted it done perfectly for them.
INFO:
Unchained Melody:
The song was written between 1954 and 1955. In 1955 there were 4 versions by 4 separate artist.
When the Righteous Brothers got this it's been theirs, well more Bobby Hatfield's; his version is the standard that many are compared to.
Both Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley had songs in US Films, Bobby's unchained Medley appeared in Ghost with Demi Moore Whoopi Goldberg, and Patrick Swayze and Bill Medley's sang Time of my life with Jennifer Warnes, Starring Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey and Cynthia Rhodes ( hell of a soundtrack ) ; Their song you lost that loving feeling is in the movie Top Gun with Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis.
On this live performance Bobby's Mother ( possibly dad ) is in the audience.
At the end he bites his lip as he knows he nailed this song.
Both Bobby and Bill do an album each of their own songs, both wanted to do this song for their album; Bobby won the coin toss, after hearing this version, Bill Medley is reported to ask Phil Spector; " What am I supposed to do after this?"
Phil Spector's reply... Take the money to the bank.
There are thousands of covers of this song, sung by Elvis, Robson and Jerome many, many others many come close, but none beat Bobby's rendition.
Basic history: from Wikipedia:
They began performing together in 1962 in the Los Angeles area as part of a five-member group called the Paramours .
However, the Paramours did not have much success and soon broke up, leaving Hatfield and Medley to perform as a duo in 1963. 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". 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.
In 1964 music producer Phil Spector came across the Righteous Brothers when they performed in a show at the Cow Palace in Daly City, CA. where one of Spector's acts, The Ronettes, lead singer Veronica Bennett (later known as Ronnie Spector), was also appearing.
The rest is history.
From Wikipedia :
"Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. North wrote the music as a theme for the little-known prison film Unchained (January 1955), hence the song title. Todd Duncan sang the vocals for the film soundtrack. It has since become a standard and one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, most notably by the Righteous Brothers. According to the song's publishing administrator, over 1,500 recordings of "Unchained Melody" have been made by more than 670 artists, in multiple languages.
Of the hundreds of recordings made, the Righteous Brothers'( Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley ) version in July 1965, with a solo by Bobby Hatfield, became the jukebox standard after its release. Hatfield changed the melody in the final verse and many subsequent covers of the song are based on his version.
The Righteous Brothers recording achieved a second round of great popularity when it was featured in the film Ghost in 1990. In 2004, it was Number 27 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.
This wonderful song was made by Bobby Hatfield before the Rhighteous Brothers became a duo . I am a lady from their time and they are a favorite. I think our music from the 50's 60's was the absolute greatest, best pop, soul, all of it. Thank you for doing this I will be watching more! Rita.
This song is their song. It has been covered over 600 times
Just right before this performance they explained why he is singing solo ...the full video is here too
This was recorded while the Righteous Brothers were preforming on the Andy Williams TV special. Both of the brothers were there singing but this song was one that Bobby always sang alone. Bill also had songs that he sang by himself. They were al;ways the best of the best.
This song was written for a 1930's prison movie. The man is hoping once he's released his lover will be waiting for him. Hence the title Unchained Melody. Bobby Hatfiled was singing live on the Andy Williams show while his singing partner Bill Medley was off stage listening. His parents were in the audience and Bobby was suffering with a terrible head cold. He still nailed it!
After he sings th last note he gets a little grin on his face , knowing he nailed it for his mom who was in the audience that night....
Another good one is What I'd Say from the same show with both Bill and Bobby and the host of the show Andy williams.
This is an excerpt from the Andy Williams show. Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield (aka The Righteous Brothers)appeared on the show together, but Unchained Melody was Bobby’s solo showcase number.
Guys, Bill Medley (the other half of the Righteous Brothers) sang a solo also. Was live on TV called "PEACE" Stay safe.
The question came up about why they both weren't singing. I watched this performance in 1965. This was a live performance on the Andy Williams show. Both brothers were there and sang a song before this one. Andy asked Bill why he wasn't singing on this song, Bill commented that he didn't think it would be a hit. Bill had a great sense of humor.
Went to see the Righteous Brothers in Kalamazoo, Mi a number of years ago and was so looking forward to it. As we were waiting for the doors to open they announced the concert was cancel. They finally came out to say the Bobby Hatfield had died in his hotel room. Too much talent to be taken away too soon!
Wow!
That’s the way they did it back then. No tricks, just raw talent. Bobby was smiling because his parents were in the audience. His pink suit is because the is was the Valentine’s Day edition of the Andy Williams show.
October 25, 1965.
Such a beautiful song. You two gave a great reaction. Merry Christmas
The very best!!!!!!!!
What a beautiful couple. May God shower His blessings on you
The song is called unchained, it was written for a movie in 1955 about a man who was going to prison, he was writing to his girlfriend asking for her to wait for him to be released from prison.
They tossed a coin to see who would sing this one!
This was live television and he nailed it, WITH his folks in the audience for this performance.
Back in '65 this was tune heard sunday morning radio station in Vietnam. I sent a cassette of this song to my girlfriend so she wouldn't forget about me but after my 3rd tour i couldn't give a shit
This was the most played song on the radio in the entire 20th century. It's easy to see why
You've lost that Loving Feeling was actually the most played song of the 20th century
Bobbie Hatfield sang this song in 1965 on the Andy Williams tv show. The other brother was there but sang with him on another song. They had just released this song. The ending of this song is different from the recorded version. His parents were sitting in the crowd and he wanted it to be special for them.
Loved your reaction to this performance.
Justin, you just earned a subscriber. Loved your comments and could tell you were genuine in them.
You guys are right, he was perfect....perfect appearance, perfect vocalist..perfect gentleman.
One of the top live performances in music history.
Peace to you both✌
Merry Christmas Staci and Justin. I'm an older guy now, from Canada. I was 16 years old when Bobby Hatfield sung this song on that stage and it just blew my socks off back then, just as it still does to this day. And you need to know that my bum is white, lol, because I just wanted to say that I just love you two so much.
Thank you for sharing your reactions... and thank you just for being who you are... real people! Real good people. 💗 You asked why Bobby sang this song alone. Click this link and let Bobby himself give you the answer to that question. th-cam.com/video/7G5fgTiPfVI/w-d-xo.html
He sang this alone because they had agreed that each artist would perform one solo sing on each album and this was his.
His voice seems natural, like he's not even trying to push his vocals.
Bobby’s parents were in the audience. No Auto-Tune back then, just pure talent
No auto-tune just pure talent
Unchained melody was sung as a solo with Bobby Hatfield singing the solo
They took turns on some songs doing solo,their songs were sooooo great to dance to. Slow dancing had me falling in love every weekend lol
Cool reaction.....they talking appearance and everything else but this man's incredible singing ability.
You two look good together, I wish you the best
If you saw the trailer into this song it would explain, they are the Andy Williams variety show. He is the only one that sings it.
They had such great voices and what a beautiful song.