I'm 74 and lived thru this time and it was the greatest time for music. I believe the song was written and first sung in the late 40's early 50's for a movie by the same name. I could literately listen to this song every day, IF my wife would let me. Try "You've Lost That Lovin' feeling" It is just as good as this song and had Bill Medley singing with Bobby. My opinion, Bill sing just as awesome as Bobby. Together they ARE the best duo ever!
73 yrs old ... began to cry and couldn't stop. I miss my sweet man so very much! Lonely rivers flow to the sea, to the sea... we are separated but our love remains.
This was the first time Bobby's mom ever got to see her son perform, and he turned out what is considered the greatest solo live performance of all time!
Live, no auto tune. Amazing vocals. He was so nervous before performing this, his parents were in the audience and he was worried he would be able to hit his high note. He nailed it❤️ Chills
As someone who has heard this more than a million times and watched this live performance thousands of times, one thing that I still find remarkable is after Bobby has just sang his heart out, without even trying it seems, he does this little humble smile, almost shy looking. He doesn't even need to take in a breath like you see many others have to do. Pure talent. Beautiful to see and hear.
He looks so confident and yet so humble. Note how he never breaks a sweat (literally: not a drop in sight - compare that to Elvis pouring gallons after a song).
His beautiful sound was known in the 60's as "blue-eyed soul". His voice draws out emotions now, almost 60 years later, as much as it did then. Your reaction is priceless!!!
Bobby was unique, one of a kind, special. Not only was he outrageously handsome, with a beautiful spirit, but his range was insane. For me, Bobby was the voice of the Righteous Brothers. You didn't just hear the music, you felt it. He put you under a spell and it's not just this song, but every solo he did. Bobby was, is, and will always be, my favorite male singer. There will never be another like him...
Live, no autotune and no retakes. Pure talent. This is a once in a millennium performance that belongs in the Smithsonian for preservation. Its better than the studio version they recorded.
I 100% ABSOLUTELY agree that this should be preserved for eternity. It’s timeless especially with his voice. Song is from the movie Unchained and many have covered it but NONE can come close to this fantastic unique version. I was 15 when I first heard this and it was so mesmerizing I literally couldn’t move. Over the decades I’ve had dozens and dozens of‘favorite’ songs, but this song reigns supreme even at 73 years of age. Thank you SO MUCH your appreciation for this masterpiece.
@@TexasRose50 The song features in the movie "Ghost" - it was written and was a hit a long time before then. It was actually written for the 1955 film "Unchained". 🙂
Many consider this to be the best live vocal performance ever recorded. This was broadcast live as part of The Andy Williams Show. Williams, who was no slouch himself as a vocalist, had the brothers on his show, and it became one of the most watched TV performances ever, to that date, and for years after.
Listen to “Somewhere, summertime, you’ve lost that loving feeling (Bobby adds so much that nobody can even com close to. That’s true of all his songs. See “Ghosts”. This song made it a second time.
Yes I saw a video where the guy did computer analysis and said 22...but I"ve seen others suggest 24-25... either way it quite impressive though I,'m no expert and don't know the normal range...I just know what I like when i hear it...and this performance will never be matched...best wishes
Hundreds of people have sung this song (the studio version was in the film 'Ghost') but none have sung it better than Bobby Hatfield. No auto tune, gimmicks just pure talent. He had a cold, his mother was watching him sing professionally for the first time and he suffered with stage fright. Look how he hits that last high note without contorting his face like most other singers do when hitting a high note and there is just a little smile to say 'I nailed it'.
I think we have just lived through a "golden era" of music, something that happens maybe, maybe every 100 years or so. We are so very lucky to have been born during this era!
This was written for the 1955 movie Unchained, about a prisoner pining for his love. It was recorded by many both before and after this solo by Bobby Hatfield, but Bobby's version is the gold standard. It was featured in the1990 film Ghost. I recommend you check out both Righteous Brothers performing You'll Never Walk Alone on the Ed Sullivan Show. Also, the most played song on the airwaves of the 20th century, You've Lost That Loving Feeling.
my husband was at sea in the navy for 2 years ......things were simpler but life was hard and this song was the favorite for the wives left behind.......so happy it's still appreciated. My 'sailor' has passed after 5 decades of married joy. This song was part of our life and I will love it and him forever.
Yes Bobby had a cold here singing this song but he wanted to get it right for his Mum in the Audience and i think we can safely say that he achieved this !👏👏👏👏👏👏
@@oldschool72 You're wrong ,he did , it's a well known fact and i saw as many of us did them on the Andy Williams Show but I'm not here to argue ,i have better things to do with my time !Good day !
I loved the Righteous Brothers for decades. Such a beautiful song! With no modern enhancements, and still gorgeous tone and range! Hooray for Bobby Hatfield!
Written for the prison movie,"Unchained", it was sung by one of the prisoners who misses his love and is lamenting how slowly the hours pass by...he worries what the time will do to their love..."and time can do so much"... will she still be his...."are you still mine?" A song of longing.
I have always heard it was about a soldier oversees. Wondering if his love would wait for his return. It may have been used in a prison movie, but I do not think that is what it was written about.
That song came out when I was in Junior High school in the mid 60's. A wonderful song to slow dance to. I have never heard this song performed better. It's just one of those songs that should never be recorded by anyone else. It's a Master Piece!
The duet usually sang together, but Bobby had a solo for this one. They probably decided the song would be most effective sung alone. How right they were as this performance is the one I learned this song by and probably heard the first time from. Also note that this is a live performance-no auto tune, etc.! Find some other songs of theirs. I know you will love them if you enjoy good harmony.
It was always Bobby's solo from before he met Bill, with his group The Variations. He brought it to the studio to be his solo for an album. They always did solos throughout their career together.
@@Aurora-tp3dy That's true, but for this album both Bobby and Bill wanted to record it as a solo. They flipped a coin and Bobby won. The rest is history.
@@danieldickson8591 The coin flip never happened. It was just Bill years later, and probably tired of being asked why it wasn't a duet, saying they might have tossed a coin. Before that he always said it was Bobby's song which Bobby brought in for the "Just Once In My Life" album. Also, I've seen them talking about it. That story isn't mentioned just how easy it was for Bobby to record since he had been singing it for years. They both did solos throughout their career on records and in their shows. Funny how no one wonders why Bobby isn't on Bill's solos. Bill produced the studio recording, played piano, and sang the nearly inaudible background vocals.
Thank you for your polite,respectful critique of this amazing artist/song. You are so sincere, genuine and respectful of not only the artist, but your audience also. Yours is the only channel of this kind that I intend to watch in future.
I graduated high school in 1965, this was my time! Enrolled at the University, got married, enlisted, served in Viet. during Tet all in the 60's. Every time I hear Bobby Hatfield sing "Unchained Melody" it brings back both memories & tears.
Oh, the good old days! We had the best music back then. I feel so blessed to have lived through this time in history. Viet Nam, Race Riots, Civil Rights Movement, Nixon, Landing on the Moon, Beatniks, Picasso, Hot Rods, 57 Chevy, Corvette, Woodstock, Free Love, Flower Children, Hippies, Haight Ashbury, Tang, Twiggy, Remington Typewriters, Velcro, Abortion and Birth Control, Strawberry Hill, The Beatles, Assassinations of John F Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, American Bandstand, Nuclear Bombs, Elvis Presley, Rolling Stones, Coppertone, Alka Seltzer in a glass bottle, Polyester, Color TV, Transistor Radios, The Hula Hoop, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Ed Sullivan, Leave it to Beaver, Mayberry with Don Knotts, The Cool Guys with Crew Cuts & DAs, Penmanship, Barbie, and we were so naively innocent back then. We were taught in school that if we were attacked by a Nuclear Bomb, you would be safe hiding under your desk. My grandchildren tell me that they wished they lived back then.
Bobby takes me to a time I never knew. He was old enough to be my father and I'm here almost 60y later melting at his every note. Handsome and touched by God. I highly recommend you check Summertime, another solo, to be absolutely blown away. RIP Bobby - so handsome with unparalleled talent.❤
Our boyfriends, husbands, friends were fighting the war in Vietnam and we didn't understand Why. This song resonated in our hearts, both the men in Vietnam and us waiting and praying they would return home.
The great Bobby Hatfield. This always gives me chills. It had a major resurgence when it was featured in the movie Ghost. EVERYONE knows the scene it featured in. If you want to check out both members, then watch "You've Lost That Loving Feeling". They were sensational. Just a little daydream, but it would be awesome if V & Jin did a duet to this. The baritone and the belter... magic. However, this version sets an incredibly high bar for anyone wanting a revisit to the song. I'd be nervous for the artist who wanted to do it. It's not just about technical proficiency, it's about emotion and nostalgia.
Bobby had come down with a cold before this performance and was worried his voice wouldn't hit the high notes. He totally nailed it. A true masterpiece of a song!
No, this is not a dual performance. You need to listen to more of the songs together. I was 15 years old when I watched him sing this beautiful song on the Andy Williams show in 1965. No one sang like he did. His voice was so awesome!!! RIP Bobby! 💖 🙏
👍🏼 I was 16 in 1965 & probably wouldn't have heard nearly as many of the Righteous Brothers' songs if it weren't for a girlfriend of mine & her boyfriend. They were crazy about this duo & bought every album from the beginning. Such great artists!
They each always included solos on albums because their voices were so different. This was one of Bobby's, and it became a hit and also his signature song.
I am 66 years old, and I can tell you that this song was used as the first Wedding Dance for many many people, for many years. Very popular for Wedding First Dance.
First time on your site and I must say how much I loved your critique of this number. I am of this era and this version of the song has always been, in my opinion, the most beautiful. His voice range is tremendous and so beautiful. It will always be one of my most favourite love songs.
I was 16 when this song came out & was already hooked on the Righteous Brothers. So many great songs but Bobby Hatfield singing Unchained Melody & his vocal range were unforgettable! 😍 I swear everytime I heard this song & the story it told touched me so deeply, as well as his gorgeous voice, it made me cry. 😭 This song was originally written & sung in the 1955 movie, Unchained (a video of the scene from that movie is here on YT) was considered a prison ballad. Bobby's version was used in the pottery wheel scene of the movie Ghost. The Righteous Brothers were a very rare due. Immensely talented, such wonderful voices!
The transition from the phrase "are you still mine" to "I need your love" is incredible. This is absolutely my favorite harmony song. This video and version should be in a Hall of eternal fame all by itself or displayed next to the Mona Lisa.
Bobby Hatfield was a countertenor. Not a very common voice and the highest range for men. You usially hear it mostly in opera but there are a few who chose other music genres like Bobby. This looked easy for him because it was...even with a cold.
Bobby Hatfield was one of the greatest singers ever, this great song is one of the best!! When he teams up with Bill Medley they belt out such very good songs as You Lost that Loving Feeling, Soul and Inspiration Just once in my Life Ebb Tide ( Bobby did this by himself as Unchained Melody. They were on 🔥🔥🔥 FIRE doing Little Latin Lupe Lu and The Night Time is the Right Time. Best of success on yr channel
i came from that generation and i like so very much that you like this. shows that true talent can sustain generations! especially those, like you, who have a bent to appreciate beauty in music. thank you
The Righteous Brothers were the hottest act in the mid sixties... they had 22 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and in 1965 had three albums on the Top Twenty simultaneously. For their first three years they did rock 'roll and 'hard' R&B but then were taken on by Phil Specter who gave them emotional ballads backed by his famous 'wall of sound'. Psychedelic rock overtook their style but their voices and stunning harmony are timeless. Although they split at different times as a group, they continued to sing together to full houses until Bobby's sudden death in 2003 just hours before they were to go on stage.
This song makes me so nostalgic thinking of me as a teenager dancing cheek to cheek with my first crush, who is not alive anymore. 😢 Just imagine him singing today with better microphone and sound equipment. One of my favourites was also Karen Carpenter. Greetings from the Land Down Under 😊
Nick, you are very insightful with your comments of this loveliest of love songs done flawlessly by Bobby. It was my wife's and my favorite when we were in high school in the mid-sixties. We just celebrated our 56th wedding anniversary.
Ghost came out the summer I was 14. I was visiting my grandma and begged her to go see it. Quite an intense movie for that age and the love scene was no exception ... all while sitting next to my grandma. I'd never been quite that uncomfortable before. She wasn't especially keen, either, and we shared a look afterwards that said, "let's never speak of this again." Unchained Melody is one of the most beautiful, perfect songs ever written. Period. But for me it's also forever a reminder of being a squirmish teenager watching Moore and Swayze getting pottery-hottery in a crowded Los Angeles theater with my equally-uncomfortable grandma. Lol
It was only a year earlier that the Beatles were first introduced to American television on the famous Ed Sullivan show. So his show was still very popular for many years! Many rock and roll groups premiered on his show! I was 12 years old when Bobby Hatfield sang this song here, on the Andy Williams show. It's a wonderful rendition of a great song. The very best!
It only gets better everytime you hear it. Possibly the best song ever recorded live.
There will never be another like Bobby Hatfield.
I was taken aback. I need to hear more ASAP
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Listen to the Righteous Bros music when you have the time, and I think you will love it.
@@MrHorsepro oh I will 🙏
I doubt if anyone can come close to Bobby Hatfield's voice
Amen 🙏
Bobby Hatfield OWNED this song...many of us think no-one else can compare to this performance.
yes bobby is fantastic
Dont have to think it's a fact.
Totally agree. I’m definitely one of them.
Probably best ever
Damn sho right...
So blessed to have grown up with 60's music!
It definitely was the BEST!! 👊🏼
Amen Sister ❤
Best music ever!!
I am 80 years old and I still get chills when I hear it! My favorite love song
Mine too and I’m 76!
good for you still listening and appreciating ❤
My too luv it 😊
78 now and in tears. Loved Bobby!!
I'm 74 and lived thru this time and it was the greatest time for music. I believe the song was written and first sung in the late 40's early 50's for a movie by the same name. I could literately listen to this song every day, IF my wife would let me. Try "You've Lost That Lovin' feeling" It is just as good as this song and had Bill Medley singing with Bobby. My opinion, Bill sing just as awesome as Bobby. Together they ARE the best duo ever!
I'm 70 years old. I have been in love with this song since I was a child. This was my and my husband's song. They had the best music back then.
I’m 75 and I agree we had the best MUSIC. The movie Ghost just made it better to love it more. ❤️
73 yrs old ... began to cry and couldn't stop. I miss my sweet man so very much! Lonely rivers flow to the sea, to the sea... we are separated but our love remains.
This was the first time Bobby's mom ever got to see her son perform, and he turned out what is considered the greatest solo live performance of all time!
Do you write this on every video?
I believe he was 25, his mother was in the audience, and he was recovering from a cold. This has to be one of THE BEST live performances of a song.
@@beverlylacrone6316I know right… same comment every time… point is proved… I’m 40 an already loved it but you can’t keep saying this same shit
Does it matter chode ?@@beverlylacrone6316
Live, no auto tune. Amazing vocals. He was so nervous before performing this, his parents were in the audience and he was worried he would be able to hit his high note. He nailed it❤️ Chills
Chills, indeed! I cannot think of any that compare!
One of the most beautiful songs ever recorded!
... a beautiful man singing the beautiful song! ❤
The greatest performance in history .
As someone who has heard this more than a million times and watched this live performance thousands of times, one thing that I still find remarkable is after Bobby has just sang his heart out, without even trying it seems, he does this little humble smile, almost shy looking. He doesn't even need to take in a breath like you see many others have to do.
Pure talent. Beautiful to see and hear.
He looks so confident and yet so humble. Note how he never breaks a sweat (literally: not a drop in sight - compare that to Elvis pouring gallons after a song).
His beautiful sound was known in the 60's as "blue-eyed soul". His voice draws out emotions now, almost 60 years later, as much as it did then. Your reaction is priceless!!!
Bobby was unique, one of a kind, special. Not only was he outrageously handsome, with a beautiful spirit, but his range was insane. For me, Bobby was the voice of the Righteous Brothers. You didn't just hear the music, you felt it. He put you under a spell and it's not just this song, but every solo he did. Bobby was, is, and will always be, my favorite male singer. There will never be another like him...
The heavens sent this song down to Bobby Hatfield and said Bobby sing this to the people and sing it he did - most angelic song I've ever heard
Live, no autotune and no retakes. Pure talent. This is a once in a millennium performance that belongs in the Smithsonian for preservation. Its better than the studio version they recorded.
Truly one of a kind. All about the voice and no overproduction
I 100% ABSOLUTELY agree that this should be preserved for eternity. It’s timeless especially with his voice.
Song is from the movie Unchained and many have covered it but NONE can come close to this fantastic unique version.
I was 15 when I first heard this and it was so mesmerizing I literally couldn’t move. Over the decades I’ve had dozens and dozens of‘favorite’ songs, but this song reigns supreme even at 73 years of age. Thank you SO MUCH your appreciation for this masterpiece.
@@rebeccarowland2533 100p agree :)
The song is from the movie Ghost.
@@TexasRose50 The song features in the movie "Ghost" - it was written and was a hit a long time before then. It was actually written for the 1955 film "Unchained". 🙂
Many consider this to be the best live vocal performance ever recorded. This was broadcast live as part of The Andy Williams Show. Williams, who was no slouch himself as a vocalist, had the brothers on his show, and it became one of the most watched TV performances ever, to that date, and for years after.
His mother was in the audience . Go play you lost that Loving feeling
Listen to “Somewhere, summertime, you’ve lost that loving feeling (Bobby adds so much that nobody can even com close to. That’s true of all his songs. See “Ghosts”. This song made it a second time.
I watched all the Andy Williams shows. I am 90 years now.
Feel lucky to be old enough to remember seeing this performance!!!!
Bobby Hit 22 notes singing this song! He could do this effortlessly
Amazing, even for a counter tenor.
Yes I saw a video where the guy did computer analysis and said 22...but I"ve seen others suggest 24-25... either way it quite impressive though I,'m no expert and don't know the normal range...I just know what I like when i hear it...and this performance will never be matched...best wishes
@@ChrisCorvelland five octaves
Hundreds of people have sung this song (the studio version was in the film 'Ghost') but none have sung it better than Bobby Hatfield. No auto tune, gimmicks just pure talent. He had a cold, his mother was watching him sing professionally for the first time and he suffered with stage fright. Look how he hits that last high note without contorting his face like most other singers do when hitting a high note and there is just a little smile to say 'I nailed it'.
He was a Gift.
Yeah, I sang it walking home drunk last night.😢
The twang is a yodel
This group was the best. Try listing to more of their songs. You will be amazed.
Absolutely fabulous
I think we have just lived through a "golden era" of music, something that happens maybe, maybe every 100 years or so. We are so very lucky to have been born during this era!
Absolutely 💯
This was written for the 1955 movie Unchained, about a prisoner pining for his love. It was recorded by many both before and after this solo by Bobby Hatfield, but Bobby's version is the gold standard. It was featured in the1990 film Ghost.
I recommend you check out both Righteous Brothers performing You'll Never Walk Alone on the Ed Sullivan Show. Also, the most played song on the airwaves of the 20th century, You've Lost That Loving Feeling.
Thank you Mary Ann for that thoughtful response! I am definitely interested in seeing him on the Ed Sullivan show. Sounds fantastic
Don’t forget TopGun!
@@nickforell1 Also, on the same broadcast, they sang "Yes, Indeed" with Peggy Lee. Such fun!
Yes agree love them
That's live, baby ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Bobby owns this song ! He was the best..miss him
So much ! ❤❤❤
my husband was at sea in the navy for 2 years ......things were simpler but life was hard and this song was the favorite for the wives left behind.......so happy it's still appreciated. My 'sailor' has passed after 5 decades of married joy. This song was part of our life and I will love it and him forever.
Actually, 1965 was the heart of the Ed Sullivan era. I know, 'cause I lived through it.
Ah okay so my dates are wrong haha. Thank you!
My friends thats called Blue-Eyed Soul. Great times. Many babies were created with this song. Lol. Good reactionary show. Thanks.
The best version, Bobby put an extra high note zing at the end. I heard it was because his Mom was in the audience, so sweet!!❣
He actually had a cold when they filmed this. They shot it in one take , he smiles at his mother in the audience at the end.
Wait that's very impressive and also sweet. I bet his mother was beaming
@@nickforell1 She actually behind him. Bobby was always smiling; he didn't know how not to.
The Voice of an Angel ❤ IMHO is simply the greatest live pop performance of all-time. The GOAT ❤❤❤
THE greatest voice of all times
Yes!!! Bobby & Elvis ❤
Yes Bobby had a cold here singing this song but he wanted to get it right for his Mum in the Audience and i think we can safely say that he achieved this !👏👏👏👏👏👏
Sooooo beautiful. And very nice to think his mother was watching
@@nickforell1 Yes ,many have covered this song but nobody does it like Bobby Hatfield !😍
I watched this live on the andy williams show and he did Not have a Cold...
@@oldschool72 You're wrong ,he did , it's a well known fact and i saw as many of us did them on the Andy Williams Show but I'm not here to argue ,i have better things to do with my time !Good day !
Indeed, he himself could never repeat that performance on the Andy Williams Show.
"You've Lost that Loving Feeling" by the Righteous Brothers is other worldly.
Bobby Hatfield: a voice from heaven, sent to us to hear.
I loved the Righteous Brothers for decades. Such a beautiful song! With no modern enhancements, and still gorgeous tone and range! Hooray for Bobby Hatfield!
Written for the prison movie,"Unchained", it was sung by one of the prisoners who misses his love and is lamenting how slowly the hours pass by...he worries what the time will do to their love..."and time can do so much"... will she still be his...."are you still mine?" A song of longing.
I have always heard it was about a soldier oversees. Wondering if his love would wait for his return. It may have been used in a prison movie, but I do not think that is what it was written about.
@@evalehde3869 Time Stamp 1:02 ruclips.net/video/CE_es014R4A/видео.html
I loved growing up in the 60’s. A real treat and at 78 Bobby is still the best.
That song came out when I was in Junior High school in the mid 60's.
A wonderful song to slow dance to.
I have never heard this song performed better. It's just one of those songs that should never be recorded by anyone else.
It's a Master Piece!
Play this for your lady. This love song will have her melting in To your arms. Nothing like it today,
Back in 1965 my family moved us to Orange county. Still here 2024. The Righteous brothers were fabulous.
I cry every time I hear this recording of Bobby. Among the most beautiful songs ever recorded.
The duet usually sang together, but Bobby had a solo for this one. They probably decided the song would be most effective sung alone. How right they were as this performance is the one I learned this song by and probably heard the first time from. Also note that this is a live performance-no auto tune, etc.! Find some other songs of theirs. I know you will love them if you enjoy good harmony.
Wonderful Diane thank you for the insight. Well I loved it :)
It was always Bobby's solo from before he met Bill, with his group The Variations. He brought it to the studio to be his solo for an album. They always did solos throughout their career together.
@@Aurora-tp3dy That's true, but for this album both Bobby and Bill wanted to record it as a solo. They flipped a coin and Bobby won. The rest is history.
@@danieldickson8591 The coin flip never happened. It was just Bill years later, and probably tired of being asked why it wasn't a duet, saying they might have tossed a coin. Before that he always said it was Bobby's song which Bobby brought in for the "Just Once In My Life" album. Also, I've seen them talking about it. That story isn't mentioned just how easy it was for Bobby to record since he had been singing it for years.
They both did solos throughout their career on records and in their shows. Funny how no one wonders why Bobby isn't on Bill's solos.
Bill produced the studio recording, played piano, and sang the nearly inaudible background vocals.
I’m so grateful to have spent my “wonder years” in the 50’s and 60’s! The music is amazing!
NICK FORELL : You have the most beautiful smile I've ever seen , WOW !
Wow thank you!
I’m a 65 yo grandmother and this song still brings me to tears…
If he sung this while he had a cold , ide like to hear him sing it withhout a cold. This was perfect. Wow.
Thank you for your polite,respectful critique of this amazing artist/song. You are so sincere, genuine and respectful of not only the artist, but your audience also. Yours is the only channel of this kind that I intend to watch in future.
Bobby had the magic! I was born in 1946 and when they first hit the charts, millions of us fell in love. No one quite like them before or since. WOW!
A special time when songs were about romance. True talent no produced effects.
Agreed, I love musicians who can perform without enhancements
I love 💕 your reactions and comments to Righteous Brothers "Unchained Melody"❤❤
Timeless song and beautifully sung. Love them. So sad how Bobby passed away. He was so talented and together there’s no duet like them.
I graduated high school in 1965, this was my time! Enrolled at the University, got married, enlisted, served in Viet. during Tet all in the 60's. Every time I hear Bobby Hatfield sing "Unchained Melody" it brings back both memories & tears.
Your granddad would be so happy to know you’re listening to some great music ❤️ great reaction
Thank you Andrea, he really would :)
I was 15 in 1965. Loved Bobby. Best wishes from Scotland.
The late GREAT Bobby Hatfield giving us a masterclass in singing..Great reaction love from London ❤ 🇬🇧
Oh, the good old days! We had the best music back then. I feel so blessed to have lived through this time in history. Viet Nam, Race Riots, Civil Rights Movement, Nixon, Landing on the Moon, Beatniks, Picasso, Hot Rods, 57 Chevy, Corvette, Woodstock, Free Love, Flower Children, Hippies, Haight Ashbury, Tang, Twiggy, Remington Typewriters, Velcro, Abortion and Birth Control, Strawberry Hill, The Beatles, Assassinations of John F Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, American Bandstand, Nuclear Bombs, Elvis Presley, Rolling Stones, Coppertone, Alka Seltzer in a glass bottle, Polyester, Color TV, Transistor Radios, The Hula Hoop, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Ed Sullivan, Leave it to Beaver, Mayberry with Don Knotts, The Cool Guys with Crew Cuts & DAs, Penmanship, Barbie, and we were so naively innocent back then. We were taught in school that if we were attacked by a Nuclear Bomb, you would be safe hiding under your desk. My grandchildren tell me that they wished they lived back then.
Bobby takes me to a time I never knew. He was old enough to be my father and I'm here almost 60y later melting at his every note. Handsome and touched by God. I highly recommend you check Summertime, another solo, to be absolutely blown away. RIP Bobby - so handsome with unparalleled talent.❤
This was a big hit with soldiers who were missing home and wives and girls. It climbed back up the charts when Ghost came out.
Our boyfriends, husbands, friends were fighting the war in Vietnam and we didn't understand Why. This song resonated in our hearts, both the men in Vietnam and us waiting and praying they would return home.
"Wait for me, wait for me" I'll be coming home, wait for me". Don't forget this was performed during the Vietnam Era. New meaning to the lyrics.
The great Bobby Hatfield. This always gives me chills. It had a major resurgence when it was featured in the movie Ghost. EVERYONE knows the scene it featured in. If you want to check out both members, then watch "You've Lost That Loving Feeling". They were sensational. Just a little daydream, but it would be awesome if V & Jin did a duet to this. The baritone and the belter... magic. However, this version sets an incredibly high bar for anyone wanting a revisit to the song. I'd be nervous for the artist who wanted to do it. It's not just about technical proficiency, it's about emotion and nostalgia.
Thank you for this really insightful comment! You're right about the nostalgia and emotion behind this performance
You need to listen to the version that Home Free’s Austin Brown does with guitar accompanying him….exquisite. Listen to it and then review it…please.
This is the epitome of a true, timeless, classic.. The voice the melody, the lyrics - perfection all the way!
My favorite song ever (truly!!). Heading towards 70 and it still gives me chills when I hear Bobby Hatfield sing it.
I still get chills. All Righteous Brothers songs were outstanding. Brought tears to my ten year old eyes.
Bobby had come down with a cold before this performance and was worried his voice wouldn't hit the high notes. He totally nailed it. A true masterpiece of a song!
No, this is not a dual performance. You need to listen to more of the songs together. I was 15 years old when I watched him sing this beautiful song on the Andy Williams show in 1965. No one sang like he did. His voice was so awesome!!! RIP Bobby! 💖 🙏
The Andy Williams TV show was watched by millions
👍🏼 I was 16 in 1965 & probably wouldn't have heard nearly as many of the Righteous Brothers' songs if it weren't for a girlfriend of mine & her boyfriend. They were crazy about this duo & bought every album from the beginning.
Such great artists!
They each always included solos on albums because their voices were so different. This was one of Bobby's, and it became a hit and also his signature song.
Wonderful solo. I thoroughly enjoyed his voice
I grew up in the 60's and music like this was the backdrop of my youth. Brings back so many memories. So glad you appreciate it too!
Such a scene you describe is in the movie Ghost.
One of my favorite movies and each time they get to the scene where this song is played it always brings tears to my eyes, it's just so beautiful
I am 66 years old, and I can tell you that this song was used as the first Wedding Dance for many many people, for many years. Very popular for Wedding First Dance.
I'm glad you younger people are finding the treasures we grew up with and appreciate these amazing songs.
This song can bring heart wrenching memories to any tender-hearted person.
First time on your site and I must say how much I loved your critique of this number. I am of this era and this version of the song has always been, in my opinion, the most beautiful. His voice range is tremendous and so beautiful. It will always be one of my most favourite love songs.
Hi Pamela, thank you for that. It means a lot. His vocal range is stunning
I was 16 when this song came out & was already hooked on the Righteous Brothers. So many great songs but Bobby Hatfield singing Unchained Melody & his vocal range were unforgettable! 😍 I swear everytime I heard this song & the story it told touched me so deeply, as well as his gorgeous voice, it made me cry. 😭
This song was originally written & sung in the 1955 movie, Unchained (a video of the scene from that movie is here on YT) was considered a prison ballad.
Bobby's version was used in the pottery wheel scene of the movie Ghost.
The Righteous Brothers were a very rare due. Immensely talented, such wonderful voices!
One of my favourite songs. So pure and effortless. And NO AUTO TUNES!!!!!!
Glad to see another guy moved by this song. For me the most beautiful song i have ever heard.
Song of my youth. Love it then and now.
The transition from the phrase "are you still mine" to "I need your love" is incredible. This is absolutely my favorite harmony song. This video and version should be in a Hall of eternal fame all by itself or displayed next to the Mona Lisa.
I’m so glad I saw the Righteous Brothers in person. True pure voices.
Beautiful song. Takes me back to my young days. Ty young man. They also refer to them as the blue eye soul.
Bobby Hatfield was a countertenor. Not a very common voice and the highest range for men. You usially hear it mostly in opera but there are a few who chose other music genres like Bobby. This looked easy for him because it was...even with a cold.
Oh and he had a cold? So so impressive
Unbelievable
Bobby Hatfield was one of the greatest singers ever, this great song is one of the best!! When he teams up with Bill Medley they belt out such very good songs as You Lost that Loving Feeling, Soul and Inspiration Just once in my Life Ebb Tide ( Bobby did this by himself as Unchained Melody. They were on 🔥🔥🔥 FIRE doing Little Latin Lupe Lu and The Night Time is the Right Time. Best of success on yr channel
Ohhhh I cannot wait!! His voice was angelic
For Angelic, My Prayer, He, Crying in the Chapel and more, so many more for.wĥich we are truly grateful!
Vocal range, resonant, and emotion.
He has a powerful, believable love song. Suave and eloquent.
i came from that generation and i like so very much that you like this. shows that true talent can sustain generations! especially those, like you, who have a bent to appreciate beauty in music. thank you
I love how you carefully phrased your comments. Hatfield is such a pro, and you gave him a great reaction. Well done.
Give your self another 10 years, I bet you will love this song even more!
This was our song when my husband was in the army over the sea in Berlin Germany,it always makes me have goosebumps, that great voice !
The Righteous Brothers were the hottest act in the mid sixties... they had 22 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and in 1965 had three albums on the Top Twenty simultaneously. For their first three years they did rock 'roll and 'hard' R&B but then were taken on by Phil Specter who gave them emotional ballads backed by his famous 'wall of sound'. Psychedelic rock overtook their style but their voices and stunning harmony are timeless. Although they split at different times as a group, they continued to sing together to full houses until Bobby's sudden death in 2003 just hours before they were to go on stage.
Real talent! No auto tune, etc.
This song makes me so nostalgic thinking of me as a teenager dancing cheek to cheek with my first crush, who is not alive anymore. 😢
Just imagine him singing today with better microphone and sound equipment. One of my favourites was also Karen Carpenter. Greetings from the Land Down Under 😊
Karen carpenter had such a generational voice. My fathers favorite artist. Hey, thank you! I love visiting Aussie!
Me too, I was 16.
Absolutely lovely. Amazing voice gift from God for sure.
Remember when this song was first released . 72 now , still one of the best vocals love songs ever sung . Bobby was simply Amazin in his range ! ❤
What a sensational incredible high pitched voice of his, adored him to bits!! 💖💖💖💖💖
Nick, you are very insightful with your comments of this loveliest of love songs done flawlessly by Bobby. It was my wife's and my favorite when we were in high school in the mid-sixties. We just celebrated our 56th wedding anniversary.
Thank you very much Robin! Appreciate you. It’s cool that we can transport to a different era with music
Ghost came out the summer I was 14. I was visiting my grandma and begged her to go see it. Quite an intense movie for that age and the love scene was no exception ... all while sitting next to my grandma. I'd never been quite that uncomfortable before. She wasn't especially keen, either, and we shared a look afterwards that said, "let's never speak of this again."
Unchained Melody is one of the most beautiful, perfect songs ever written. Period. But for me it's also forever a reminder of being a squirmish teenager watching Moore and Swayze getting pottery-hottery in a crowded Los Angeles theater with my equally-uncomfortable grandma. Lol
It was only a year earlier that the Beatles were first introduced to American television on the famous Ed Sullivan show. So his show was still very popular for many years! Many rock and roll groups premiered on his show! I was 12 years old when Bobby Hatfield sang this song here, on the Andy Williams show. It's a wonderful rendition of a great song. The very best!
Blue eyed soul. Bobby was one of a kind. Bobby and Bill Medley were the Righteous Brothers but they weren't related. First class performers.❤
This is our song we danced to at our wedding ❤
Great job Nick! I have a similar reaction every time I hear that performance. Truly unmatched! Keep up the great work!
Hi Royce! Thank you so much for your kind words. He really transports me to another era.
Bobby Hatfield had a natural rage of 2 octaves plus 2 steps. Totally effortlessly and no autotune.
3 octaves
The greatest solo performance ever!
One of the best. Hated for it to stop.
They also recorded songs alone, but they were still a group.
This is performed LIVE..no auto-tone…just PURE talent and the most amazing voice ever.