This was a live appearance on the Andy Williams Show. No tricks, no redos, no second chances, no autotune, no nothing, but his talent. This is one of the all time best live performances ever. Also, I believe Bobby Hatfield's mother was in the audience and smiled at the end because he absolutely nailed it in front of her. True greatness.
This is, almost totally unarguably, the finest live vocal performance ever. Bobby's total control over his voice is astonishing and he utilises nearly every note in 4 octave range. I don't believe there's a singer alive who can do this without studio fakery. Even more so, this live version is even superior to the studio recording of this amazing song. Seeing him bite his lip at the end, he knows he's nailed this, with his mum in the audience who hadn't seen him perform live since Bobby and his singing partner Bill Medley began enjoying hit records. As for further exploration into the 1960s, absolutely yes. No decade has been more diverse, accepting, nor more creative than the 60s. It's a deep well of some of the greatest music ever done.
It is definitely one of the finest live performances of all time. Bridge Over Troubled Water by Art Garfunkel, and Sound of Silence by Disturbed are up there with it too.
One of, yes, for the time, certainly, but have you heard Dimash*, Angelina Jordan or Diana Ankudinova, or any of the other 'modern' outstanding singers. Morgan James and Haley Reinhart have some outstanding performances on Postmodern Jukebox - "Dream On", "Creep" and "Seven Nation Army" being a selection. There are astounding singers, and performers, from different countries, and in different genres, that we will never hear of, to our loss. *For example, ruclips.net/video/W9FlDMCo8LU/видео.html - for Dimash. His recorded range is just shy of 7 octaves, and he hints that there's more.
@@jamiejamie5655 Completely agree- today's singers really don't match the old time singers when there was no autotune.. Bobby Hatfield sounds like an angel.
The majority in the audience were ADULTS. Had their been teenagers and preteens in the majority you would have heard nothing but screams from the girls, just like Elvis or the Beatles.
Bobby had an amazing talent. He to this day is still my favorite male singer. They played this video at his funeral. What a great way to pay tribute to him.
I am Dutch, 63 years old and first heard this song in 1968 (Yes I was 8) and I was blown away. Since then I have heard this song thousands of times (also by other artists). But Bobby's version is not from this planet. The best ever. Ladies and gentlemen.... this is how you present and sing a song.
This was my parents' song. My dad was a career US Navy aviator (27 years) and spent many many months at sea on aircraft carriers. Until his retirement in 1977, half their married life was spent apart. They are now slow dancing to this in heaven.
I know no man that can rival Bobby's performance in this song his vocal range was astounding. I dont believe there's a male opera singer that can come close to this. Way to go Bobby a lasting impression even today. This man had every female wiping the tears back when listening to this solo. A true artist RIP BOBBY
Huh??? Opera singers are literally the BEST vocalists on this planet. I know Bobby is great, like really great vocally, but Opera singers honed their vocal skills into perfection. lol
@@riri2803- Why would you think this man didn't hone his vocal skills into perfection too? And his presentation skills. (I've watched two opera singers react to this, and they were very impressed.)
@JustinChristopher-ov7gw I said it’s their biggest hit which has everything to do with being #1 and nothing to do with how many people covered the song after they covered it
@JustinChristopher-ov7gw i have heard unchained melody in 65/66 as a teenager in berlin/germany. It was very special and great. When i lived in the usa from 75 to 76 i heard you have lost....that was about 10years later. From GER.
No one has sung this song better than the late great Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers. Done live in 1965 on the Andy Williams Show. Never has an orchestra and a singer was so well in sync then when Bobby Hatfield and the NBC Studio Orchestra performed this live 58 years ago in 1965. This (Live) performance has been considered as the greatest live performance in television history. Great and honest reaction...
No this is not right.bobby studied 4 years at the south california university musik. (Google/wikipedia) You can hear it and see his breath training. A nd you can whatch opera tenors and their breath training. Nobody could sing bobbys way without any training. From GER.
I'm living with my 91-year-old mom at the moment (by choice), and she sings this song every single day AND plays it on the piano, beautifully. I hear it sooo much I find it hard to believe there are people that have never heard it before. That being said, I love your reaction to discovering and loving it. Big Smiles hermanita.
This song has been sung by hundreds of people but none sings it better than Bobby Hatfield. The studio version featured in the film 'Ghost' was great but this live version is stupendous. He had a cold, his mother was in the audience listening to him sing professionally for the first time and he suffered with stage fright. At the end when he hits the high note he does not contrort his face like other singers do when hitting a high note. He just bites his lip and smiles as if to say 'I nailed it'.
It's really bittersweet that Bobby chose his music over the professional baseball career he could have had. Had he chosen baseball, he might still be with us, but then we would not have his hauntingly beautiful music to listen to. Bobby truly did have the voice of an angel, mesmerizing, addictive, and just a pure joy to listen to. I could not chose a favorite from all his solos as they are all amazing. He will always be my favorite male singer and the owner of this song. There really never will be another Bobby! If you want to hear more of Bobby, listen to I Love You (For Sentimental Reasons) or Only You, or Stay With Me, or My Prayer, or Crying in the Chapel, or For Your Love, or Ebb Tide...just to name a few!
I'll always have a place in my heart for the Righteous Brothers. I used their song "Soul and Inspiration" to break out of the friend zone with my sister's best friend. It was the early 80's, and with the help of some friends, I got her to the middle of the roller skating rink. From there I sang "Soul and Inspiration" to her, it way the scariest but one of the best times of my life. Sadly, she passed in 2014 from cancer, but with very few regrets. We knew love that is extremely rare these days.
This is a LIVE performance - in 1964 - before there was auto tune and other computer-assists for tone quality. This is just pure, raw talent. He sings this and goes through his 3 octave range tenor with ease, effortlessly and so smooth! Bobby (RIP) owns this song. Arguably the greatest live solo performance of all time.
This young lady is probably the best love song ever and with a singer who has a pure honest voice, no machines to make it sound good he sing's from the heart. Bobby Hatfield is who that is.His story is tragic but he left us with a song that has touched the hearts of billions and stood the test of time. His counterpart is Bill Medley that formed the group the Righteous Brothers. Loved your reaction. Here's a kind of request, watch the movie Ghost with Patrick Swayze and you'll get to the scene that plays this song and it will have you in tears.
OMG, the late Bobby Hatfield! I was 15 yrs old when I watched him sing this beautiful song on the Andy Williams show in 1965. He was so awesome and handsome! We fell in love with the Righteous Brothers music. You need to listen to their other hits. They had no auto tunes, just pure raw talent! I have all of their vinyl record albums in my collection. ❤❤❤
I remember when I was in high school and this song was all over the radio after Ghost came out. But the Righteous Brothers weren't getting any royalties from the original version. So they re&recorded it and put out a greatest hits album. And BOTH versions were on the charts at the same time. Pretty phenomenal.
My girlfriend went to a Righteous Brothers show in Vegas with her mother when she was around 30 years old. Bill Medley came down and took her out of the audience (with her mother grabbing at her and saying "Let me go"). 😂He took her up onstage and sung a love song to her. Yes, she was/IS that beautiful.
That song sure was *RIGHTEOUS* Haha, get it?? Real knee slapper, I tell ya. This song really does make you feel like you're floating and you can let go of anything Earthly. Your reactions are always the most heart warming 😭
I love your wonderful emotional reaction. Such a vocal range and there is no pitch correction or lip syncing. This was real unadulterated pure talent. You should check out more of the 60's stuff. You will appreciate it so much.
Tão especial a forma como Bobby cantar a quente e suave tonalidade e textura da sua voz contratenor… é o que te fez sentir embalada e encantada , uma voz sem esforço e expressão serena e sorridente. Adorei ❤ ! Ebb Tide, You’ll never walk alone, a dolorosa Stay with me … todas com o carimbo único e inigualável. Em contraste ouve as loucas interpretações B&R do Summertime de Bobby e I wanna make love to you e vibra com os Blue eyed soul de uma época bem conturbada onde quem os ouvia pensavam serem negros. O duo mais famoso de 62 a 68 classificado pela Rolling Stones em 14 lugar !!
They were playing outside a military base in Alabama and during the concert someone said wow that's righteous brother and that's where they got their name. I think this was one of the most prominent Tunes played on the radio during the 1960s and that was a wonderful reaction much peace and love🌿💔
I started thinking of this song as “Our Song” shortly after my husband and I got married in 1966. He wasn’t much for dancing, but always reached for my hand anytime this song was played because he knew how much I loved it. He passed away almost 15 years ago and the tears always start as soon as I hear the first notes of this beautiful memory.
I loved your reaction to this. Many people don't understand how some of us feel music spiritually and emotionally. They are the ones that are truly missing out when it comes to music
This is the music I listened to as a teen, back when musical artists had incredible talent without filters and voice manipulation; just incredible talent--not just for performing songs, but for writing and composing beautiful melodies and lyrics, as well. Thank you for featuring Unchained Melody by the Righteous Brothers. It brings back wonderful memories.
No one ever came close to Bobby. Ive been in love since 1964. You must hear Bobby and Bill together, they were amazing. But Bobby...we miss him so much. But he left us a legacy of beautiful music for future generations to discover. And Bill is dtill performing st the age of 82.
I am a Boomer . I am so glad I grew up to listen to the best songs of rock and pop in history. Nobody outdoes Bobby in this performance. He set The bar so high. I have never heard anyone equal it in any song. There are a lot that came close to the bar but None is better than Bobby. He earned the gold medal of all time for male singers.
I just bumped into you for the first time yesterday, Aileen, though I spend an hour or two every night watching contemporary folks react to the music to which I grew up. And contrary to your supposition, you were making perfect sense in sharing how this music touched you. I'm happy to be among your newest subscribers. Keep up the good work. ❤ ✌️
In Dreams is one of his best too. It was my dads favourite song by Roy Orbison, it was such a poignant and fitting moment when it was played at his funeral, and he finally got to be with my mum again. 😢😊
Back in the day, this is what we called "Blue-Eyed Soul". The Righteous Brothers were the best of the best. You should also listen to Dusty Springfiend. By the way, you are absolutely enchanting. I'm 72 years old and I know what I'm talking about! Please keep up the good work! Be Well and Prosper!
Slow dance. You said it! Why did you look like he was singing directly to you? 😉 This song is so enchanting and passionate. Knowing the context makes it even more poignant. The context is about a prisoner who misses his wife's touch and love and is in great anxiety over whether time, which can do so much, has eroded her love for him (Are you still mine? I'll be coming home, wait for me, wait for me). The song is from a 1950s movie, Unchained, about this man (he sings it in the movie).
I had the pleasure of seeing the Righteous Bros. in person, back in the day. They sounded just as good live as they did on record. (LP-long playing albums). Glad you enjoyed his performance. If you can find the original performance on the Andy Williams Show, Andy interviews them before Bobby Hatfield sings. By the way, I love how you articulate your thoughts. You're obviously very educated and wise. Love your warm eyes and beautiful smile. Thank you for your tender and insightful reactions.
I was lucky enough to have seen the righteous brothers live and what a joy that was, brings back great memories. Watch more of these videos you will be amazed. SJ
Great reaction. Just to let you know, you made a lot of sense, and what you said was spot on. There are 2 Righteous Brothers who are the duo, and they both have fantastic voices. Their voices are distinctly different, but they blend together like a hand in a well fitting glove. If you do another reaction, I would recommend doing one where they are singing together. I think their best and most successful song was You've Lost That Loving Feeling.
This was a great selection by your fans. Growing up in the 70's and 80's there was a lot of Righteous Brothers being played in my house. My Mom loves this Dynamic Duo, and so do I!
"You've lost that loving feeling" and "Soul and Inspiration" are two songs with both Bobby and Bill singing together. The Righteous Brothers (and other similar bands/groups of the era) are often refereed to as "Blue-eyed soul". This is a song you dance to with your wife/GF after making her a special dinner just for the two of you and having a romantic evening at home alone.
suggestions... this song was ever so popular back in the 60's I was a little kid, but this song was constantly been playing on the radio and with my 2 older sisters. They never tire from listening to it. Back then, I got so irritated with them but now I'm older I certainly appreciate this timeless performance. Anther beautiful cover performed by LeAnn Rimes. How she hits those high notes, is beyond me! Great reaction Ms Aileen
Just twenty four years old and already he had mastered the delicate balance between virtuosity and soul, both of which he had in spades. They broke the mold after they made Bobby Hatfield.
I was born in 82’ in Iowa in the states and I remember on the radio they had an oldies station and we listened to it going to my grandmas house about a 5 min drive away and it was thee most nostalgic, beautiful, harmonious music EVER! It was music from the 40s, 50s, and maybe 60s and I absolutely loved it soo soo much. It was taken off the air probably 86’-87’ and that was a sad day for me and I never got to express how much that music made me feel. It was like this music. So beautiful and a time capsule for how good music used to be. It was sooo entertaining and man did you just love it. It had a feel all to its own. I’ll never forget it.
Im a sixty six year old guy and I never get tired of hearing this beautiful song by Bobby Hatfield. I love seeing younger people discovering these classics. Its to bad the video which is excellent pans back right at the epic moment Bobby hits that incredible crescendo at the high point in the song! Sometimes I hear people who are reacting to the song wonder how they could stay still and be silent during such an incredible performance. I think because they were recording this performance the audience was instructed to remain quiet. I wish I could teleport back in time and be able to sit there in the front row and be blown away by the most epic vocal performer’s performing one of the greatest love songs ever. To put the song into context it was written for a prison movie in 1958. That would explain the lyrics of the song. Timeless I only wish Bobby Hatfield was still with us so he could see how people of this generation love and appreciate his incredible talent and the beautiful music he and Bill Medley gave us!
Truly one of the most beautiful and soulful (well it is blue eyed soul music) songs ever written. Yes I first heard this in the movie Ghost. Makes you want to go back to the 50s, slow dance. A heartfelt reaction. ♥️ it
This might not be great on the channel but worth a listen in one’s own time: Wayne Cochran did a song in 1961 called “Last Kiss” which was rather popular at the time. I recommend listening to his version first followed with “Last Kiss” by Pearl Jam. Even if nobody were to tell you, Pearl Jam’s version is so clearly based on this type of music behind the grunge flair. It highlights how this style still left impressions decades later and how it can easily fit into a modern setting with minimal changes.
I'm so glad• You gave [ this forgotten masterpiece ] a voice again• [ Without These Timeless Artist ] The world• [ Has no Ghost ] The world~ doesn't connect with Demi Moore• [ During The Ending Of Ghost ] The world doesn't feel the pain• of loss- in Ecstacy/as Molly Sees Her Love Leave• [ for the Light ] There's no Ghost• without The Righteous Brothers• There's no Righteous Brothers• > without the host: Bringing It Back To Life: The Evanescence: Thank you: I enjoyed every second of it• [ I'll be coming home• wait for me.
Bobby died at age 63 in 2003 in a Hotel in Kalamazoo MI, while touring with Bill Medley, the other Righteous Brother. He never made it to the stage. It was only 50 minutes from my house and i almost bought tickets to that show. I heard the news on the car radio the next morning, and balled my head off.....I grew up with all this music including them, and I was a music teacher. this was Bobby's shining moment in front of his mom in the audience. Aileen, you have a wonderful smile...
I enjoy so much watching young folks discoving the great music that I grew up with. I hope it carries on for many more generations as it's rediscovered. God bless.
Hi dear Aileen, and once more, I am soooo happy to watch your reactions, and your appreciation for quality, genes are not important, this masterpiece of a really wonderful vocalist is sooo wonderful, and I´m glad that you found it, hug you, bis bald!
Thank you for reacting to this, used to only the hard rock heavy metal, but I 'd love to see you react to some of the oldies plenty of good classics that will stand the test of time
Every time I hear this song it brings me back to a birthday party I went to in Brooklyn when I was around 17 years old. When this song came on the record player this incredibly beautiful angel I didn't know took my hand and dragged me onto the dance floor. She took both my hands and melted into to my arms. We danced this whole song and I swear I don't remember anyone being around just her. I never felt anything like that before and since. She turned this big tough kid into mush. We both fell in love that night and dated for years. Unfortunately I lost her to an illness. It's 50 years and I miss her everyday and never will forget that angel I fell in love with that night on that dance floor to this song. Miss you, love you and we will be together again.
This was very popular with my age group as teens. Any school dance and especially the Prom had this on the playlist. The girls got quite romantic when they slow danced to this song.
This was a live appearance on the Andy Williams Show. No tricks, no redos, no second chances, no autotune, no nothing, but his talent. This is one of the all time best live performances ever.
Also, I believe Bobby Hatfield's mother was in the audience and smiled at the end because he absolutely nailed it in front of her. True greatness.
If I'm not mistaken, he was also under the weather...
@@dalipmahal6499 he had a head cold…you can hear it, and you can see him wetting his lips.
Maybe that was fortunate and gave a smoother tone to his powerfull voice
Just a man and a mic, makes it all that much more impressive.
Tru dat! Live, you get 1 shot , I don't know if they had them new fangel'd audio tune
This is, almost totally unarguably, the finest live vocal performance ever. Bobby's total control over his voice is astonishing and he utilises nearly every note in 4 octave range. I don't believe there's a singer alive who can do this without studio fakery. Even more so, this live version is even superior to the studio recording of this amazing song.
Seeing him bite his lip at the end, he knows he's nailed this, with his mum in the audience who hadn't seen him perform live since Bobby and his singing partner Bill Medley began enjoying hit records.
As for further exploration into the 1960s, absolutely yes. No decade has been more diverse, accepting, nor more creative than the 60s. It's a deep well of some of the greatest music ever done.
It is definitely one of the finest live performances of all time. Bridge Over Troubled Water by Art Garfunkel, and Sound of Silence by Disturbed are up there with it too.
Maybe Mitch Grassi from PTX could pull it off. A lot of his live performances are better than studio ones.
@Stephen Bowker All are incredible, dont forget Elvis live performance of If I can dream .
One of, yes, for the time, certainly, but have you heard Dimash*, Angelina Jordan or Diana Ankudinova, or any of the other 'modern' outstanding singers.
Morgan James and Haley Reinhart have some outstanding performances on Postmodern Jukebox - "Dream On", "Creep" and "Seven Nation Army" being a selection.
There are astounding singers, and performers, from different countries, and in different genres, that we will never hear of, to our loss.
*For example, ruclips.net/video/W9FlDMCo8LU/видео.html - for Dimash. His recorded range is just shy of 7 octaves, and he hints that there's more.
Agreed.
Maybe only Delores.
Bobby Hatfield hit 24 notes clear as a bell on live tv. I highly doubt any of our present day performers have the capacity to rival that
Hey! Nice to meet you. Can you review the song 🎶 You’re a friend of mine, by Clarence Clemens and Jackson Browne???❤
@@jamiejamie5655 Completely agree- today's singers really don't match the old time singers when there was no autotune.. Bobby Hatfield sounds like an angel.
I think Floor Jansen from Nightwish can do that too
Yea, give Dimash a listen!
@@bradleyd6000 Yup, most don't have the "look". They can create the voice not the look. You also need that big break.
The quietness of the audience is total respect for the artist.
When people knew how to behave themselves and not ack like animals
The majority in the audience were ADULTS. Had their been teenagers and preteens in the majority you would have heard nothing but screams from the girls, just like Elvis or the Beatles.
Bobby had an amazing talent. He to this day is still my favorite male singer.
They played this video at his funeral. What a great way to pay tribute to him.
I am Dutch, 63 years old and first heard this song in 1968 (Yes I was 8) and I was blown away. Since then I have heard this song thousands of times (also by other artists). But Bobby's version is not from this planet. The best ever. Ladies and gentlemen.... this is how you present and sing a song.
Bobby owns this song …owns it and always will
This was my parents' song. My dad was a career US Navy aviator (27 years) and spent many many months at sea on aircraft carriers. Until his retirement in 1977, half their married life was spent apart. They are now slow dancing to this in heaven.
Very touching! You are lucky to have such memories.
I love Bobby biting his lip at the end as if to ask the audience 'did I do OK?' He absolutely nailed it. It was magnificent.
i think he was just mirroring all the women unconsciously.
His mother was in the front row.
I know no man that can rival Bobby's performance in this song his vocal range was astounding. I dont believe there's a male opera singer that can come close to this.
Way to go Bobby a lasting impression even today. This man had every female wiping the tears back when listening to this solo. A true artist
RIP BOBBY
Huh??? Opera singers are literally the BEST vocalists on this planet. I know Bobby is great, like really great vocally, but Opera singers honed their vocal skills into perfection. lol
@@riri2803- Why would you think this man didn't hone his vocal skills into perfection too? And his presentation skills. (I've watched two opera singers react to this, and they were very impressed.)
There is no question this is the best live singing performance ever. I view this just about every day.
“You’ve lost that loving feeling” is the righteous brothers biggest hit and has them both singing
@JustinChristopher-ov7gw well considering you’ve lost that loving feeling was a #1 hit and unchained melody topped out at #4, I’d say you were wrong
@JustinChristopher-ov7gw I said it’s their biggest hit which has everything to do with being #1 and nothing to do with how many people covered the song after they covered it
@JustinChristopher-ov7gw i have heard unchained melody in 65/66 as a teenager in berlin/germany. It was very special and great. When i lived in the usa from 75 to 76 i heard you have lost....that was about 10years later. From GER.
Masterpiece 😊
One of the most beautiful songs ever, Bobby's voice is unreal and soul piercing. Legendary live performance. Can't wait for your reaction Aileen. 🖤😃
@@bricky63b that's fax
@@bricky63b no doubt.
Aileen Senpai, your reaction to Bobby 's Unchained Melody is right on, your love for 🎵 shines through, God love you!
No one has sung this song better than the late great Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers. Done live in 1965 on the Andy Williams Show. Never has an orchestra and a singer was so well in sync then when Bobby Hatfield and the NBC Studio Orchestra performed this live 58 years ago in 1965.
This (Live) performance has been considered as the greatest live performance in television history. Great and honest reaction...
Not bad for a guy who never had any singing lessons, pure natural talent.
You have such great groopie energy too!
No this is not right.bobby studied 4 years at the south california university musik. (Google/wikipedia) You can hear it and see his breath training. A nd you can
whatch opera tenors and their breath training. Nobody could sing bobbys way without any training. From GER.
I'm living with my 91-year-old mom at the moment (by choice), and she sings this song every single day AND plays it on the piano, beautifully. I hear it sooo much I find it hard to believe there are people that have never heard it before. That being said, I love your reaction to discovering and loving it. Big Smiles hermanita.
This song has been sung by hundreds of people but none sings it better than Bobby Hatfield. The studio version featured in the film 'Ghost' was great but this live version is stupendous. He had a cold, his mother was in the audience listening to him sing professionally for the first time and he suffered with stage fright. At the end when he hits the high note he does not contrort his face like other singers do when hitting a high note. He just bites his lip and smiles as if to say 'I nailed it'.
Originally sung in a film Unchained (1955) about convicts in prison.
It's really bittersweet that Bobby chose his music over the professional baseball career he could have had. Had he chosen baseball, he might still be with us, but then we would not have his hauntingly beautiful music to listen to. Bobby truly did have the voice of an angel, mesmerizing, addictive, and just a pure joy to listen to. I could not chose a favorite from all his solos as they are all amazing. He will always be my favorite male singer and the owner of this song. There really never will be another Bobby! If you want to hear more of Bobby, listen to I Love You (For Sentimental Reasons) or Only You, or Stay With Me, or My Prayer, or Crying in the Chapel, or For Your Love, or Ebb Tide...just to name a few!
I'll always have a place in my heart for the Righteous Brothers. I used their song "Soul and Inspiration" to break out of the friend zone with my sister's best friend. It was the early 80's, and with the help of some friends, I got her to the middle of the roller skating rink. From there I sang "Soul and Inspiration" to her, it way the scariest but one of the best times of my life. Sadly, she passed in 2014 from cancer, but with very few regrets. We knew love that is extremely rare these days.
Probably, arguably, one of the best live performances ever.
This is a LIVE performance - in 1964 - before there was auto tune and other computer-assists for tone quality. This is just pure, raw talent. He sings this and goes through his 3 octave range tenor with ease, effortlessly and so smooth! Bobby (RIP) owns this song. Arguably the greatest live solo performance of all time.
This young lady is probably the best love song ever and with a singer who has a pure honest voice, no machines to make it sound good he sing's from the heart. Bobby Hatfield is who that is.His story is tragic but he left us with a song that has touched the hearts of billions and stood the test of time. His counterpart is Bill Medley that formed the group the Righteous Brothers. Loved your reaction. Here's a kind of request, watch the movie Ghost with Patrick Swayze and you'll get to the scene that plays this song and it will have you in tears.
It is wonderful to see young people fall in love with Bobby Hatfield’s ‘Unchained Melody’. His voice was perfection in this live performance.
It's when Aileen's eyebrows "twitch" that you know the music be good.
Live performance. No auto tune. AMAZING.
Best live performance I've ever heard.
This is real talent done live with no tech tricks. Enjoy.
Best live performance of any song ever!
OMG, the late Bobby Hatfield! I was 15 yrs old when I watched him sing this beautiful song on the Andy Williams show in 1965. He was so awesome and handsome! We fell in love with the Righteous Brothers music. You need to listen to their other hits. They had no auto tunes, just pure raw talent! I have all of their vinyl record albums in my collection. ❤❤❤
I remember when I was in high school and this song was all over the radio after Ghost came out. But the Righteous Brothers weren't getting any royalties from the original version. So they re&recorded it and put out a greatest hits album. And BOTH versions were on the charts at the same time. Pretty phenomenal.
My girlfriend went to a Righteous Brothers show in Vegas with her mother when she was around 30 years old. Bill Medley came down and took her out of the audience (with her mother grabbing at her and saying "Let me go"). 😂He took her up onstage and sung a love song to her. Yes, she was/IS that beautiful.
That song sure was *RIGHTEOUS* Haha, get it?? Real knee slapper, I tell ya. This song really does make you feel like you're floating and you can let go of anything Earthly. Your reactions are always the most heart warming 😭
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@@AileenSenpai
Do you ever sing or cover songs you discover by suggestions from your fans?
According to various computet analysis he hit between 22-25 notes in this performance...and does it so effortlessly...outstanding
Damn, that last note….amazing❤️
bobby hatfield is a counter tenor, his high vocal are natural not forced like a falsetto
I love your wonderful emotional reaction. Such a vocal range and there is no pitch correction or lip syncing. This was real unadulterated pure talent. You should check out more of the 60's stuff. You will appreciate it so much.
Tão especial a forma como Bobby cantar a quente e suave tonalidade e textura da sua voz contratenor… é o que te fez sentir embalada e encantada , uma voz sem esforço e expressão serena e sorridente. Adorei ❤ ! Ebb Tide, You’ll never walk alone, a dolorosa Stay with me … todas com o carimbo único e inigualável. Em contraste ouve as loucas interpretações B&R do Summertime de Bobby e I wanna make love to you e vibra com os Blue eyed soul de uma época bem conturbada onde quem os ouvia pensavam serem negros. O duo mais famoso de 62 a 68 classificado pela Rolling Stones em 14 lugar !!
I was 15 when this was performed. Thanks for honoring our music. RIP Bobby Hatfield.
They were playing outside a military base in Alabama and during the concert someone said wow that's righteous brother and that's where they got their name. I think this was one of the most prominent Tunes played on the radio during the 1960s and that was a wonderful reaction much peace and love🌿💔
First time I heard this song is when I was at my senior prom in highschool during the slow dance ❤😊
I started thinking of this song as “Our Song” shortly after my husband and I got married in 1966. He wasn’t much for dancing, but always reached for my hand anytime this song was played because he knew how much I loved it. He passed away almost 15 years ago and the tears always start as soon as I hear the first notes of this beautiful memory.
I loved your reaction to this. Many people don't understand how some of us feel music spiritually and emotionally. They are the ones that are truly missing out when it comes to music
This is the music I listened to as a teen, back when musical artists had incredible talent without filters and voice manipulation; just incredible talent--not just for performing songs, but for writing and composing beautiful melodies and lyrics, as well.
Thank you for featuring Unchained Melody by the Righteous Brothers. It brings back wonderful memories.
No one ever came close to Bobby. Ive been in love since 1964. You must hear Bobby and Bill together, they were amazing. But Bobby...we miss him so much. But he left us a legacy of beautiful music for future generations to discover. And Bill is dtill performing st the age of 82.
I am a Boomer . I am so glad I grew up to listen to the best songs of rock and pop in history. Nobody outdoes Bobby in this performance. He set The bar so high. I have never heard anyone equal it in any song. There are a lot that came close to the bar but None is better than Bobby. He earned the gold medal of all time for male singers.
I just bumped into you for the first time yesterday, Aileen, though I spend an hour or two every night watching contemporary folks react to the music to which I grew up.
And contrary to your supposition, you were making perfect sense in sharing how this music touched you.
I'm happy to be among your newest subscribers.
Keep up the good work. ❤ ✌️
this one touches my heart like nothing else I've ever heard
When it comes to Unchained Melody, no singer sang that song better than Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers..
the song was written for a movie in the 50's called "Unchained." about a prisoner missing his woman and asking her if she stills loves him.
Great reaction to a great performance. Lovely little slow dance, Your smile and look of pure joy really made me smile.
One of the best voices and live performances ever. Like your reaction Love your smile and your eyes are beautiful.
One of the top live musical performances of all time.
Fantastic reaction!! If you enjoyed this, I really think you’d like Roy Orbison!! His song Crying is great!!
His pretty woman is adequate to you...
I didn't say it's his best, but it charmes her.. :-))
In Dreams is one of his best too. It was my dads favourite song by Roy Orbison, it was such a poignant and fitting moment when it was played at his funeral, and he finally got to be with my mum again. 😢😊
Back in the day, this is what we called "Blue-Eyed Soul". The Righteous Brothers were the best of the best. You should also listen to Dusty Springfiend. By the way, you are absolutely enchanting. I'm 72 years old and I know what I'm talking about! Please keep up the good work! Be Well and Prosper!
This is a beautiful song with a clear clean voice exhibiting a wide range with his singing. Amazing, emotional words and high notes!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟😊😊👏👏👏👏❤❤❤❤
Its such a powerful song n it has an amazing effect on people
You've lost that loving feeling is my favorite by them.❤😢
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Slow dance. You said it!
Why did you look like he was singing directly to you? 😉
This song is so enchanting and passionate. Knowing the context makes it even more poignant. The context is about a prisoner who misses his wife's touch and love and is in great anxiety over whether time, which can do so much, has eroded her love for him (Are you still mine? I'll be coming home, wait for me, wait for me). The song is from a 1950s movie, Unchained, about this man (he sings it in the movie).
You are correct with that meaning of this great song...
The Righteous Brothers even at age 33 I grew up listening to along with some other oldies groups…but Bobby and Bill are my faves ❤
I had the pleasure of seeing the Righteous Bros. in person, back in the day. They sounded just as good live as they did on record. (LP-long playing albums). Glad you enjoyed his performance. If you can find the original performance on the Andy Williams Show, Andy interviews them before Bobby Hatfield sings. By the way, I love how you articulate your thoughts. You're obviously very educated and wise. Love your warm eyes and beautiful smile. Thank you for your tender and insightful reactions.
Little information! Bobby, was real nervous singing this, because his mother was in the audience!
I was lucky enough to have seen the righteous brothers live and what a joy that was, brings back great memories. Watch more of these videos you will be amazed. SJ
The grin at the end was towards his mother in the audience. He nailed it.
Proof one song can heal hearts all over the world. What an awesome voice he has. I love The Righteous Brothers.
Great reaction. Just to let you know, you made a lot of sense, and what you said was spot on. There are 2 Righteous Brothers who are the duo, and they both have fantastic voices. Their voices are distinctly different, but they blend together like a hand in a well fitting glove. If you do another reaction, I would recommend doing one where they are singing together. I think their best and most successful song was You've Lost That Loving Feeling.
So expressive, the emotion and enjoyment were clear. And some lovely comments. That was wonderful.
This was a great selection by your fans. Growing up in the 70's and 80's there was a lot of Righteous Brothers being played in my house.
My Mom loves this Dynamic Duo, and so do I!
"You've lost that loving feeling" and "Soul and Inspiration" are two songs with both Bobby and Bill singing together.
The Righteous Brothers (and other similar bands/groups of the era) are often refereed to as "Blue-eyed soul".
This is a song you dance to with your wife/GF after making her a special dinner just for the two of you and having a romantic evening at home alone.
I truly enjoyed watching you appreciate this most amazing performance.
The best smile out there on the internet...
suggestions... this song was ever so popular back in the 60's I was a little kid, but this song was constantly been playing on the radio and with my 2 older sisters. They never tire from listening to it. Back then, I got so irritated with them but now I'm older I certainly appreciate this timeless performance. Anther beautiful cover performed by LeAnn Rimes. How she hits those high notes, is beyond me! Great reaction Ms Aileen
Your smile and energy so infectious! Great song!!
Just twenty four years old and already he had mastered the delicate balance between virtuosity and soul, both of which he had in spades. They broke the mold after they made Bobby Hatfield.
La canción más preciosa del universo!!😢😢👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤❤❤❤
I was born in 82’ in Iowa in the states and I remember on the radio they had an oldies station and we listened to it going to my grandmas house about a 5 min drive away and it was thee most nostalgic, beautiful, harmonious music EVER! It was music from the 40s, 50s, and maybe 60s and I absolutely loved it soo soo much. It was taken off the air probably 86’-87’ and that was a sad day for me and I never got to express how much that music made me feel. It was like this music. So beautiful and a time capsule for how good music used to be. It was sooo entertaining and man did you just love it. It had a feel all to its own. I’ll never forget it.
A BOBBY HATFIELD SOLO! MAYBE THE GREATEST PERFORMANCE OF ALL TIME!!
Im a sixty six year old guy and I never get tired of hearing this beautiful song by Bobby Hatfield. I love seeing younger people discovering these classics. Its to bad the video which is excellent pans back right at the epic moment Bobby hits that incredible crescendo at the high point in the song! Sometimes I hear people who are reacting to the song wonder how they could stay still and be silent during such an incredible performance. I think because they were recording this performance the audience was instructed to remain quiet. I wish I could teleport back in time and be able to sit there in the front row and be blown away by the most epic vocal performer’s performing one of the greatest love songs ever. To put the song into context it was written for a prison movie in 1958. That would explain the lyrics of the song. Timeless I only wish Bobby Hatfield was still with us so he could see how people of this generation love and appreciate his incredible talent and the beautiful music he and Bill Medley gave us!
He was a helluva singer. Just a natural born talent.
Truly one of the most beautiful and soulful (well it is blue eyed soul music) songs ever written. Yes I first heard this in the movie Ghost. Makes you want to go back to the 50s, slow dance. A heartfelt reaction. ♥️ it
Awesome reaction. Thanks
Back in the day a lot of women fell in love with their dance partner while dancing to Bobby singing this.
This might not be great on the channel but worth a listen in one’s own time:
Wayne Cochran did a song in 1961 called “Last Kiss” which was rather popular at the time. I recommend listening to his version first followed with “Last Kiss” by Pearl Jam. Even if nobody were to tell you, Pearl Jam’s version is so clearly based on this type of music behind the grunge flair. It highlights how this style still left impressions decades later and how it can easily fit into a modern setting with minimal changes.
That's a real talent a real singer with no computers just him.
Such a magical song! It was an amazing experience listening to this while watching your reaction Aileen. Thank you for this gorgeous video
I'm so glad• You gave [ this forgotten masterpiece ] a voice again• [ Without These Timeless Artist ] The world• [ Has no Ghost ] The world~ doesn't connect with Demi Moore• [ During The Ending Of Ghost ] The world doesn't feel the pain• of loss- in Ecstacy/as Molly Sees Her Love Leave• [ for the Light ] There's no Ghost• without The Righteous Brothers• There's no Righteous Brothers• > without the host: Bringing It Back To Life: The Evanescence: Thank you: I enjoyed every second of it• [ I'll be coming home• wait for me.
Listening to this is like looking at a painting done by one of the masters. Is a song, but also a work of art
Bobby died at age 63 in 2003 in a Hotel in Kalamazoo MI, while touring with Bill Medley, the other Righteous Brother. He never made it to the stage. It was only 50 minutes from my house and i almost bought tickets to that show. I heard the news on the car radio the next morning, and balled my head off.....I grew up with all this music including them, and I was a music teacher. this was Bobby's shining moment in front of his mom in the audience. Aileen, you have a wonderful smile...
NO studio, No Auto Tune, Live! A MAZING!
And NO lip-synching to a pre-recorded track. One voice plus orchestra in real time.
I enjoy so much watching young folks discoving the great music that I grew up with. I hope it carries on for many more generations as it's rediscovered. God bless.
Hi dear Aileen, and once more, I am soooo happy to watch your reactions, and your appreciation for quality, genes are not important, this masterpiece of a really wonderful vocalist is sooo wonderful, and I´m glad that you found it, hug you, bis bald!
Thank you for reacting to this, used to only the hard rock heavy metal, but I 'd love to see you react to some of the oldies plenty of good classics that will stand the test of time
Every time I hear this song it brings me back to a birthday party I went to in Brooklyn when I was around 17 years old. When this song came on the record player this incredibly beautiful angel I didn't know took my hand and dragged me onto the dance floor. She took both my hands and melted into to my arms. We danced this whole song and I swear I don't remember anyone being around just her. I never felt anything like that before and since. She turned this big tough kid into mush. We both fell in love that night and dated for years. Unfortunately I lost her to an illness. It's 50 years and I miss her everyday and never will forget that angel I fell in love with that night on that dance floor to this song. Miss you, love you and we will be together again.
Bobby Hatfield: a voice for us to hear, sent from heaven.
You did a great review! I still get goosebumps when he hits the peak of his high notes. Thank you so very much!!
This was very popular with my age group as teens. Any school dance and especially the Prom had this on the playlist. The girls got quite romantic when they slow danced to this song.
Bobby Hatfield also sings EBB TIDE. Amazing vocals.
The delivery of this masterpiece makes me want to cry
There is an incredible remake of this by Heart. Adding Ann Wilson’s vocal to this song makes it even more powerful.
Oh ur in for a treat this I such a good song even for me and I grew up listening to grunge rap and metal!!!💯💯😁👍
Definitely one of the best live singing performances EVER!!!
One of the best most timeless songs ever. Watching your smile and sexiness in your eyes is just icing on the cake!
Don't you wish, we could go back in time. When there was love, romance and chilvery was still alive.