Yeah that's Bill Medley's natural voice - a rich, beautiful baritone, and perfect blended with Bobby Hatfield's sweet high tenor. There are probably thousands of people alive today who were conceived to this song.
They each had the vocal talent to perform as soloists. Medley sang the low parts with his bass-baritone voice, with Hatfield taking the higher-register vocals with his tenor. His voice reached the register of a countertenor..
There was color tv in 1964 but not every show was in color. Color shows were in in minority. Two color shows: "Bonanza" and "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color". On NBC every color show was introduced by the Peacock spreading its tail. I am sure you can find the Peacock somewhere on RUclips.
OH GOD LOOK BACK AND SEE HOW MUCH PEOPLE GOT PAYED AND HAD ALOT OF CHILDREN ( NO BIRTH CONTROL) ALOT COULDN'T AFFORD A WASHER AND DRYER. YOU THINK ITS HARD TIMES NOW GENERATIONS OF ALL RACES CARRIED A BIG LOAD. SO LETS GET REAL AND WORK TOGETHER.... WE DID DO BETTER THEN. GOD BLESS YOUR GRANDPARENTS TOO.🐦
Bobby is a countertenor. This just means he can hit high notes easily...he doesnt use falsetto, he has no need of it. Countertenors are the rarest of male singing voice. I suspect Roger Taylor (drummer in Queen) and Steve Perry are also in the counter tenor category.
No auto-tune. Just talent and amazing range. Most singers today can't even come close, especially outside of a studio. And YES - that's their natural, ACTUAL voices. Both of them - Simple and pure and powerful.
Not sure if you realise this, but this was the era of the Vietnam war and lots of people were losing their loved ones, either through separation, running or death. This song broke many hearts.
"Lovin Feeling" BMI ranked as radio's most requested and played song of the 20th century. The short one is the late Bobby Hatfield, who did the solo "Unchained Melody". His version of that song was used as the background music for a love scene in the 1990 movie "Ghost." The public reaction to the song was so great that the album was rereleased and sold over a million copies many different COUNTRIES. Bill Medley, deep voice, is still going strong, touring and doing concerts. Bill and Bobby had an agreement that each would do a solo track on their albums, thus Bobby's solo of "Unchained Melody."
Thanks so much for playing the Righteous Brothers,, this is what I grew up to listening to the likes of them along with the Supremes and the Four Tops and I can go on and on,, sure there were racial issues but in a larger part white, black, yellow and red, mostly we were able to come together with MUSIC and brother what music,, not the stuff that we are hearing today DIVIDING US I really miss the Motown sounds the Philly sounds,, I can remember singing in the boys room acapellas black and white boys together and the natural acoustics of the boys bathroom I remember that the NCA's that was sent down to stop us would most of the time let us FINISH our songs because they enjoyed listening to us sing WOW wether or not we were that good they recognized that WE as kids and music we were doing naturally what the politicians COULDN'T do.. don't mind an old man reminiscing,,,, to anyone reading this I love you all and MOST importantly keep looking up to Jesus,,, 🤔🤗🤗🤗☝️
No matter what color WE are, WE ALL have soul. They were able to bring it to the table. Thank GOD for youtube bringing back the greatest music Era in the world & the younger generation being blown away by it. EVERYTHING comes back in style.....
History of the name. They were performing at a blues club, before a black audience. A Marine with his buddies listened to this song, stood at the end and hollered…that was RIGHTEOUS, BROTHERS!
One thing you'll learn here...we all love our music and get a little too picky. It will all work out. No lip synching and no autotune. This is all real and happening right there.
The shorter guy with the higher range is the one that sang Unchained Melody; just a little difference in the hairstyle and the gap in his front teeth before he had it fixed. They had some great love songs like this but for the essence of the Righteous Brothers and why they were dubbed that can be seen on their old black & white weekly Shindig live performances. They were also known for letting it rip which is what I looked forward to each week back in the 60s. Try viewing "I Need Your Loving Everyday" and their Blue Eyed Soul moniker will make more sense. So many treasures of theirs to find and enjoy. Thank you for coming back to react to their music and their unique, incomparable voices.
Here are some more songs by The Righteous Brothers to check out Soul and Inspiration Just once in my life You'll Never Walk Alone Little Latin Lupe Lu My Babe Justine And then some solos to check out Bobby Hatfield " Summertime" live performance 1965 Bill Medley "Ol Man River" live performance 1965 Bobby will blow you away with his soulful vocals with Summertime.
True. The musicians and singers went into the recording studio, did their thing, and pure magical raw talent hit the airwaves and mega stars were launched. I’m thankful to be a Boomer and got to hear this fab music in “real time” so to speak. On transistor radios and black and white TV, no less! 👍👏
Thank you for this. I was 5 years old in '64, and my uncle, who was 12 years my senior and thus the coolest boy ever, had this in his album collection. We lost him to suicide two years ago, and I miss him tremendously. He remained that "cool boy" all of my life. This made me cry - but in a good way. Better times for him. And of course those are their real voices - no autotune and all that stuff back then - color TV was the big new thing...
Every time I hear this it reminds me of walking home from school and stopping for some delicious fries at the Shack 😋 Those were the best days for great music my friend
I was dragged to a Righteous Brothers concert in 2000 and was blown away that both guys could still sing. At that time Bobby Hatfield was 60 years old and everyone at the venue was shocked when he flawlessly sang Unchained Melody and hit every note. I know for a fact that they actually sang with no auto tune or lipsynching because I was the maintenance man for the venue the sound system was from the 70s and the only thing that you could plug into it was a microphone. Bill Medley is doing his farewell tour this year after 60 years of concerts.
I love your natural reactions and appreciation of their live music. I don't know any women of this time who hasn't listen to their songs over and over and over...... Next one - Soul and Inspiration.
Both voices are their natural voices and they are funny as well. I was lucky to see them in concert at the Crystal Grand in Lake Delton, Wisconsin just months before Bobby Hatfield died.
@@Williamchandler301 I was lucky enough to see the Righteous Brothers live at the Crystal Grand Theatre in Lake Delton, Wisconsin just months before Bobby Hatfield died as a birthday gift from my late husband, Joe.
@@Williamchandler301 Definitely one of the most beautiful voices in a duo that ever existed. I have seen Brooks and Dunn live as well and Ronnie Dunn has a fabulous voice as well .
They were called something else at the beginning of their careers but at one particular gig a guy went over and said that was righteous brother, hence their name.
1:14 "but listen, don't give up just yet, you're gonna be alright... you're gonna be alright" Much respect. Not to be overly dramatic, but you're literally saving lives by saying this. This is all someone needs to hear sometimes. Love you, brother.
It’s amazing to see these guys so young I guess that means I’m kind of old but I’ve got to say these guys had that gift. Even after nearly sixty years this is a gift that keeps giving.
Many people will say that what the Righteous Brothers had was pure talent. That's wrong. They start with talent and great voices, but then they put in a huge amount of dedicated hard work, attention to detail, and listening to constructive criticism to develop skills and harmony. All the talent in the world can't turn a voice like a chainsaw into a beautiful instrument. Hard work and skill could teach that voice to make the best of what it has, but it wouldn't change the fundamentals of the voice. What talent does is make the hard work give bigger returns.
Mid 60's and "stereo" was in it's birthing. Distant miking was being faded out. Total "human" generated. I'm 71 and really appreciate the positive responses your generation gives our music. The more we know of each other, the closer we become!
Your comment at the end had me in stitches of laughter, other Righteous Brothers songs you may enjoy is "Ebb Tide, Heart and Soul Inspiration, Summertime."
The girl showed emotion, as if she was remembering someone else she lost. People would go dancing with each other a lot back then, just friends, or whomever could pay for the tickets.
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This song is the reason a lot of us are here. Many of our Grandparents “sealed the deal” to this song.
Yeah that's Bill Medley's natural voice - a rich, beautiful baritone, and perfect blended with Bobby Hatfield's sweet high tenor. There are probably thousands of people alive today who were conceived to this song.
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They each had the vocal talent to perform as soloists. Medley sang the low parts with his bass-baritone voice, with Hatfield taking the higher-register vocals with his tenor. His voice reached the register of a countertenor..
Play Ebb Tide by them ❤
They didn't even have color TV in 1964, of course there was no auto tune. That's pure and natural talent 😊
There was color tv in 1964 but not every show was in color. Color shows were in in minority. Two color shows: "Bonanza" and "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color". On NBC every color show was introduced by the Peacock spreading its tail. I am sure you can find the Peacock somewhere on RUclips.
@@francesmeyer8478 Not everyone owned a color TV back then, either. But they did have color TV shows.
OH GOD LOOK BACK AND SEE HOW MUCH PEOPLE GOT PAYED AND HAD ALOT OF CHILDREN ( NO BIRTH CONTROL) ALOT COULDN'T AFFORD A WASHER AND DRYER. YOU THINK ITS HARD TIMES NOW GENERATIONS OF ALL RACES CARRIED A BIG LOAD. SO LETS GET REAL AND WORK TOGETHER.... WE DID DO BETTER THEN. GOD BLESS YOUR GRANDPARENTS TOO.🐦
@@ChefBarb58 You don't need birth control to avoid pregnancy. Get real. Most people had a lot of kids because they wanted them
Took the words right out of my mouth about autotune!
Of course that's their natural voices. They didn't have auto tune back then. Lol
Exactly! Natural talent, no computers, no auto tune. The best music growing up.
I saw them both in like 1996 or 1997 both great
No they didn't have auto-tune back then back then it was called the triple threat you had to sing dance and act lol
Yes they did. One of the band chucked something at you.😂😂
Thank you. What a silly question.
Those are their natural voices, no auto tune, no editing….pure talent
Bobby is a countertenor. This just means he can hit high notes easily...he doesnt use falsetto, he has no need of it. Countertenors are the rarest of male singing voice. I suspect Roger Taylor (drummer in Queen) and Steve Perry are also in the counter tenor category.
Very interesting. Thanks.
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Mitch from Pentatonix
Well spotted.
One of the best duo’s of all time. Pure, raw talent
Good call.
Yes you are talking about Bill medley and yes that's his natural voice along with Bobby Hatfield that's his natural voice too❤❤❤❤
Baby, baby, I’ll get down on my knees for you.” What a line and the way he says it. I love The Righteous Brothers!❤❤
Yes, all the oldies are natural. There was no auto tune or artificial things. What you hear from all oldies are real, raw talent.
Hello 👋 Sharon 😊 ,How are you doing?
Don't sweat skipping the interview. This is the internet. Someone somewhere will always complain. It is the nature of the beast.
The only two singers whose career was build on their harmonies who sang in completely different natural keys😭 my favorite duo ever btw!
I love to see peoples reaction when Bill goes: "baby, BABBBYYYY"
No auto-tune. Just talent and amazing range. Most singers today can't even come close, especially outside of a studio. And YES - that's their natural, ACTUAL voices. Both of them - Simple and pure and powerful.
They have amazing natural voices.
Not sure if you realise this, but this was the era of the Vietnam war and lots of people were losing their loved ones, either through separation, running or death. This song broke many hearts.
"Lovin Feeling" BMI ranked as radio's most requested and played song of the 20th century. The short one is the late Bobby Hatfield, who did the solo "Unchained Melody". His version of that song was used as the background music for a love scene in the 1990 movie "Ghost." The public reaction to the song was so great that the album was rereleased and sold over a million copies many different COUNTRIES. Bill Medley, deep voice, is still going strong, touring and doing concerts. Bill and Bobby had an agreement that each would do a solo track on their albums, thus Bobby's solo of "Unchained Melody."
Thanks so much for playing the Righteous Brothers,, this is what I grew up to listening to the likes of them along with the Supremes and the Four Tops and I can go on and on,, sure there were racial issues but in a larger part white, black, yellow and red, mostly we were able to come together with MUSIC and brother what music,, not the stuff that we are hearing today DIVIDING US I really miss the Motown sounds the Philly sounds,, I can remember singing in the boys room acapellas black and white boys together and the natural acoustics of the boys bathroom I remember that the NCA's that was sent down to stop us would most of the time let us FINISH our songs because they enjoyed listening to us sing WOW wether or not we were that good they recognized that WE as kids and music we were doing naturally what the politicians COULDN'T do.. don't mind an old man reminiscing,,,, to anyone reading this I love you all and MOST importantly keep looking up to Jesus,,, 🤔🤗🤗🤗☝️
BMI says this was the most listened to song of the 20th century. I can believe it, it's a masterpiece.
One of the most played songs of the 20th Century. Enjoy! 😎
Back when talent was real!!!!❤
Righteous Brothers are RIGHTEOUS!!
No matter what color WE are, WE ALL have soul. They were able to bring it to the table. Thank GOD for youtube bringing back the greatest music Era in the world & the younger generation being blown away by it. EVERYTHING comes back in style.....
History of the name. They were performing at a blues club, before a black audience. A Marine with his buddies listened to this song, stood at the end and hollered…that was RIGHTEOUS, BROTHERS!
No autotune or lip sync back then. They could both sing like hell.
This is from the days of live tv. One take, no filters, no autotune.
Hello 👋 Melody 😊 ,How are you doing?
Yes it's their natural voices!❤❤❤
Now you need to hear them sing You'll Never Walk Alone, they'll blow your mind with that one
So glad to see young people enjoying the classics.
This is pure raw talent. No auto tune. These guys are amazing. Love your reaction! ♥
That is their voices. Couple of kids in their early 20's with incredible talent. Record or live. Sounds exactly the same!😊
Natural talent and classically trained
No such thing as auto tune and computer gimics to make singers sound better back then.
No auto -tune. Just a natural voice.
1964 dude….yes that is his voice! Back in the day when people could actually SING!
Late 1964, the song reached #1 in January 1965
No, it's his grandmother's voice. Of course, it is his natural voice.
lol!
I LOVE sarcasm!
lol!
Lmao
Theres a lot of love for Bobby but can we just acknowledge the silky smoothness of Billy's
These guys were real, live, no auto-tune. They were talented, classy and just the best duo……
Grew up during this time period. Graduated in 1967. I enjoyed them then and still enjoy them now. They both had fantastic voices. Thank you.
1964…..natural voices! No technology to make lesser singers appear great, just real talent.
Hell yes that’s his voice.
Pure raw amzing talent.. 60s & 70s, best music and cars EVER, still rockin' it today ...
That’s as PURE as it gets!!!!!! They were the BEST ever!!!! Love these two still in 2024 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
One thing you'll learn here...we all love our music and get a little too picky. It will all work out. No lip synching and no autotune. This is all real and happening right there.
The shorter guy with the higher range is the one that sang Unchained Melody; just a little difference in the hairstyle and the gap in his front teeth before he had it fixed. They had some great love songs like this but for the essence of the Righteous Brothers and why they were dubbed that can be seen on their old black & white weekly Shindig live performances. They were also known for letting it rip which is what I looked forward to each week back in the 60s. Try viewing "I Need Your Loving Everyday" and their Blue Eyed Soul moniker will make more sense. So many treasures of theirs to find and enjoy. Thank you for coming back to react to their music and their unique, incomparable voices.
Okay the one doing the all the soprano notes that you talked about is Bobby Hatfield and he's the one that did unchained Melody for you
I am so lucky I grew up in the 60s and 70s. I wouldn't trade it for anything the greatest music of all time was during that time..
This was the most played song of the entire 20th Century!!
Here are some more songs by The Righteous Brothers to check out
Soul and Inspiration
Just once in my life
You'll Never Walk Alone
Little Latin Lupe Lu
My Babe
Justine
And then some solos to check out
Bobby Hatfield " Summertime" live performance 1965
Bill Medley "Ol Man River" live performance 1965
Bobby will blow you away with his soulful vocals with Summertime.
Doesn’t get any better than that!
This was the most played song on American radio of the 20th century. Hall and Oates also had a version of this song.
True. The musicians and singers went into the recording studio, did their thing, and pure magical raw talent hit the airwaves and mega stars were launched. I’m thankful to be a Boomer and got to hear this fab music in “real time” so to speak. On transistor radios and black and white TV, no less! 👍👏
The very best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He had the ability to make a woman go weak in the knees and her eyes to roll back in her head. Natural voice, yum.
This happened BEFORE sound boards, auto tune & vocal mixers were invented. Yes, those are their real voices.
Our faces had that same astonished look back in the 60's when we first heard them.
Thank you for this. I was 5 years old in '64, and my uncle, who was 12 years my senior and thus the coolest boy ever, had this in his album collection. We lost him to suicide two years ago, and I miss him tremendously. He remained that "cool boy" all of my life. This made me cry - but in a good way. Better times for him. And of course those are their real voices - no autotune and all that stuff back then - color TV was the big new thing...
Every time I hear this it reminds me of walking home from school and stopping for some delicious fries at the Shack 😋 Those were the best days for great music my friend
I was dragged to a Righteous Brothers concert in 2000 and was blown away that both guys could still sing.
At that time Bobby Hatfield was 60 years old and everyone at the venue was shocked when he flawlessly sang Unchained Melody and hit every note.
I know for a fact that they actually sang with no auto tune or lipsynching because I was the maintenance man for the venue the sound system was from the 70s and the only thing that you could plug into it was a microphone.
Bill Medley is doing his farewell tour this year after 60 years of concerts.
I saw Bill’s concert two months ago and got to meet him! Nice, genuine guy.
I love your natural reactions and appreciation of their live music. I don't know any women of this time who hasn't listen to their songs over and over and over...... Next one - Soul and Inspiration.
Absolutely his natural voice!!!!
Both voices are their natural voices and they are funny as well. I was lucky to see them in concert at the Crystal Grand in Lake Delton, Wisconsin just months before Bobby Hatfield died.
Hello 👋 Christina 🎉,How are you doing?
@@Williamchandler301 I am doing fine and you?
@@Williamchandler301 I was lucky enough to see the Righteous Brothers live at the Crystal Grand Theatre in Lake Delton, Wisconsin just months before Bobby Hatfield died as a birthday gift from my late husband, Joe.
@@Williamchandler301 Definitely one of the most beautiful voices in a duo that ever existed. I have seen Brooks and Dunn live as well and Ronnie Dunn has a fabulous voice as well .
@@christinadolan119 Oh yea Christina that's true ,I really do love thier voice and music alot
Pretty effing good, huh? Those cats could sing
His natural voice! Yes!!
No flash, just pure talent!!!
Your head swivel when you hear that first growl! Good thing you hadn’t taken that sip!
So very glad this younger generation is going back and listening to greatness.Better late than never.
Probably the best song never written!
Bill Medley - voice smooth as silk. Deep and resonant! Loved listening to them as a young girl. Bright times.
They were called something else at the beginning of their careers but at one particular gig a guy went over and said that was righteous brother, hence their name.
Hello 👋 Michele,How are you doing?
@Williamchandler301 hey dude, how's life? Hope all is good.
Awesome song by Awesome singers!
I just love how you are giving encouragement to everyone. God bless you. Keep up the good work.
I miss them so much. 😢
1:14 "but listen, don't give up just yet, you're gonna be alright... you're gonna be alright" Much respect. Not to be overly dramatic, but you're literally saving lives by saying this. This is all someone needs to hear sometimes. Love you, brother.
No auto tune ! ❤❤❤
Awesome thank you❤❤❤❤
Soul and Inspiration is a must.
I read once that “you’ve lost that lovin’ feeling” or “unchained melody” ( can’t remember which one) was the most played song of the 20th century.
Unchained Melody is the most played song. The bros. Were and are te greatest. God Bless and RIP Bobby. Love you Larry and Jeri Hemet,Ca
You have a great voice! Should be a radio announcer! ❤️
My hearing your reaction. Great job. Especially the positive message you.
It’s amazing to see these guys so young I guess that means I’m kind of old but I’ve got to say these guys had that gift. Even after nearly sixty years this is a gift that keeps giving.
Yes it's his voice back then you had to have a great voice and talent they did not have any way to fake it back then
Wow takes me way back, when things were happier and fun.
Loved your reaction can't wait to see more of your work
2 unique singers in harmony..Brilliant
The shorter brother sang a solo called Unchained Melody, one of my favorites and impressive
Love this!! It's always great to learn new/ old music.
Honey, it's your show--you do what you want.❤
As a person from that time what you are probably watching is footage of a live performance with studio dancers for those early 'dance' TV shows.
That's their real voices. No such thing as auto-tune back then.
1:43 My Dad would have been saying, "Watch this dude's face (yours) when it gets going 😂!" 🌴
Hello 👋 Norma ,How are you doing?
Many people will say that what the Righteous Brothers had was pure talent. That's wrong. They start with talent and great voices, but then they put in a huge amount of dedicated hard work, attention to detail, and listening to constructive criticism to develop skills and harmony.
All the talent in the world can't turn a voice like a chainsaw into a beautiful instrument. Hard work and skill could teach that voice to make the best of what it has, but it wouldn't change the fundamentals of the voice. What talent does is make the hard work give bigger returns.
All that computer stuff was not invented. This is straight talent.
Old school
Hello 👋 Carl ,How are you doing?
Mid 60's and "stereo" was in it's birthing. Distant miking was being faded out. Total "human" generated. I'm 71 and really appreciate the positive responses your generation gives our music. The more we know of each other, the closer we become!
Mr Deion. Thank you for this. I was 14 when this came out. I loved it then and I love it now. Take care. God bless and prosper you.
Yes, that's his natural voice.That didn't have any auto tune back in.I was I think eleven or twelve
Your comment at the end had me in stitches of laughter, other Righteous Brothers songs you may enjoy is "Ebb Tide, Heart and Soul Inspiration, Summertime."
The girl showed emotion, as if she was remembering someone else she lost. People would go dancing with each other a lot back then, just friends, or whomever could pay for the tickets.
Their album is my favorite when I’m in the car I put the CD in and turn up the volume