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, ua-cam.com/video/W9FlDMCo8LU/v-deo.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.
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.
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 assure you this is 1009% false. Best evidence - how many others have sung unchained melody versus lost that loving feeling. Unchained melody is BY FAR their number 1 song.
@@davefurney4308 I repeat, how many people have tried to emulate the song I uplifted versus the song you uplifted? It isn't about being number 1 at any one time, it's about what song can speak for more years beyond? Nice try though.
@@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.
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.
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.)
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...
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'.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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 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.
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 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 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.
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 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
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.
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🌿💔
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 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 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. ❤ ✌️
Aileen Prior to his singing this classic, Bobby and his singing partner, Bill Medley were talking to Variety show host, Andy William. They were kind of ad libbing prior to Bobby's to this classic song. Andy asked them "who will sing this song?" Bobby replied, me. Bill stated I guess that I will sit aside. I think Bobby was battling a cold and his mother was sitting in the audience. Sadly, Bobby left us too soon in 2003.
By the way, Andy asked Bobby and Bill on how they gotten their name? Bill replied, they were at a club singing for that night. He stated a patron yelled, " that was so righteous brother! Name stuck in history.
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.
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
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!
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.
Bobby Hatfield (8/10/1940-11/5/2003)had the most acclaim and popular version of this song from the 1955 movie "UNCHAINED "where Todd Duncan introduced this song. But has been covered by Elvis, Al Hibler, Roy Hamilton, Sam Cooke, LeeAnn Rimes, Home Free, Voice Play just like too name of the 1,500 version of this classic song..
"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.
Robert Lee Hatfield (August 10, 1940 - November 5, 2003) Bobby Hatfield, who had a higher counter tenor voice to Bill Medley’s, William Thomas Medley (born September 19, 1940) baritone, sang lead on this track. It was his idea to record it, since Medley and Hatfield were each allowed to choose a song to sing as a solo vocalist on their albums. As Medley tells it, Hatfield knew the song well, and was a big fan of the Roy Hamilton and Al Hibbler versions of the song. In 2003, Hatfield died of a heart attack at age 63. *The Righteous Brothers version was a huge hit, but it was recorded with far more modest expectations. Phil Spector considered it album filler and released it as a B-side. The single had "Unchained Melody," with no producer credit on the label, as the flip to Gerry Goffin and Carole King's "Hung on You," but many DJs preferred "Unchained Melody" and played that one instead. This infuriated Spector, who subsequently left no doubt as to which side of a Philles single was the A-side. * The famous climax of this song where Bobby Hatfield sings the high "I need your love" line wasn't how the song was written. In an interview with Bill Medley, he explained that Hatfield did two takes of the song, then left. He would often reconsider his performance and come back later to change it, and that's what he did on this track, returning to ask Medley if he could make an edit. This was no easy task, since with a maximum of four tracks to work with, you had to record over part of the original take, but Medley accommodated and Hatfield delivered that soaring vocal line. Said Medley: "I punched that in and he left. He said, 'No, I can do it better.' And I said, 'No, you can't.' [Laughs] And I think it's a big part of that song." * This was released on Philles Records, Phil Spector's label. Spector, known for his "Wall Of Sound" technique, did not produce this - Bill Medley did. In a 2007 statement to the Forgotten Hits newsletter, Medley said: "You have to remember that I was producing our stuff before Phil Spector... I mean I produced 'Little Latin Lupe Lu,' 'My Babe' and all that stuff. Then when we went with Phil, Phil asked me if I would produce the albums because it was too time consuming for him to produce the entire albums. So he was going to do the singles and I would do the album. And so that's how that happened and that's how I produced 'Unchained Melody,' which Phil Spector apparently now takes credit for. He can have the credit. And I'm not a producer. I know how to produce. But it's obviously not a Spector production. 'Unchained Melody' was never intended to be the single... it was produced to be on the album. It was put on the B side of a Phil Spector single 'Hung On You' and the minute it was released 'Unchained Melody' just went through the roof." The gold standard of performing this song.
I am a vocalist that has been majorly influenced by Bobby. I had the pleasure of meeting bill at his club, the hop in 1980. I had a beer or two with the best soul singer that I have ever heard, bill medley. of course Bobby Hatfield was also the best but one was a baritone, the other a tenor. I told bill that I sang quite similar to Bobby and that I had the same vocal range, he laughed and said really ?? I laughed and busted out some ebbtide and unchained melody. I will never forget the look on bills face !! he said, DAMN , you really can belt it out and you do sound a helluva alit like Bobby. I said thank you and that I was working hard to become a respected rockstar. he said to drop back in and asked me if I wouldn't mind singing livin feeling, soul & inspiration and unchained melody. the rest is history.i am 68 years old and have sang with some of the best musicians in the biz. I even had a friend of mine suggest that I replace Bobby and sing with bill. it was around 2010 and I was still batelling drugs and alcohol, namely cocaine, the same drug that contributed to Bobby's death. I am clean and sober and plan on making a comeback. I owe everything I am as a singer to Bobby. rest in peace, Bobby. I love you man!!!
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.
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 tat 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...
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.
Angelina Jordan sang this in Oslo Norway at the Noble Peace awards, with Kork Orchestra She will blow your mind, and she did this Dec. 2023 at 17 years old. This young lady is world class Best wishes to you. Nice reaction on Emma Kok who is fabulous.
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.
Another good song from the past if you would like to hear it was "Tender Years" by John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band. The Song was from the movie Eddie & the Cruisers.
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
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
Bobby did this effortlessly, his talent was solid gold, it was such a shame how things went for him, leading to such a premature passing. He had it all, this was before all the crap used today for singers, auto tune, lip sync and every other electronic gadget used today that didn't exist in 1965, just Bobby's pure talent. His Mom was in the audience watching her son knock it out of the park. RIP Bobby.
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.
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.
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
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!
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, ua-cam.com/video/W9FlDMCo8LU/v-deo.html - for Dimash. His recorded range is just shy of 7 octaves, and he hints that there's more.
Agreed.
Maybe only Delores.
The quietness of the audience is total respect for the artist.
When people knew how to behave themselves and not ack like animals
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.
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 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.
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.
“You’ve lost that loving feeling” is the righteous brothers biggest hit and has them both singing
I assure you this is 1009% false. Best evidence - how many others have sung unchained melody versus lost that loving feeling. Unchained melody is BY FAR their number 1 song.
@@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
@@davefurney4308 I repeat, how many people have tried to emulate the song I uplifted versus the song you uplifted? It isn't about being number 1 at any one time, it's about what song can speak for more years beyond? Nice try though.
@@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.
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
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!
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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
It is wonderful to see young people fall in love with Bobby Hatfield’s ‘Unchained Melody’. His voice was perfection in this live performance.
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.
It's when Aileen's eyebrows "twitch" that you know the music be good.
Best live performance I've ever heard.
Live performance. No auto tune. AMAZING.
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. ❤❤❤
Best live performance of any song ever!
Back in the day a lot of women fell in love with their dance partner while dancing to Bobby singing this.
This is real talent done live with no tech tricks. Enjoy.
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.
Damn, that last note….amazing❤️
I was 15 when this was performed. Thanks for honoring our music. RIP Bobby Hatfield.
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.
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.
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...
According to various computet analysis he hit between 22-25 notes in this performance...and does it so effortlessly...outstanding
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
First time I heard this song is when I was at my senior prom in highschool during the slow dance ❤😊
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.
It's great to see the effect Bobby Hatfield still has on girls, sixty years later. They all melt and the song makes them so happy.
this one touches my heart like nothing else I've ever heard
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🌿💔
One of the top live musical performances of all time.
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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Do you ever sing or cover songs you discover by suggestions from your fans?
Awesome reaction. Thanks
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.
You've lost that loving feeling is my favorite by them.❤😢
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bobby hatfield is a counter tenor, his high vocal are natural not forced like a falsetto
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
The best smile out there on the internet...
One of the best voices and live performances ever. Like your reaction Love your smile and your eyes are beautiful.
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. ❤ ✌️
A BOBBY HATFIELD SOLO! MAYBE THE GREATEST PERFORMANCE OF ALL TIME!!
Aileen
Prior to his singing this classic, Bobby and his singing partner, Bill Medley were talking to Variety show host, Andy William. They were kind of ad libbing prior to Bobby's to this classic song. Andy asked them "who will sing this song?" Bobby replied, me. Bill stated I guess that I will sit aside. I think Bobby was battling a cold and his mother was sitting in the audience. Sadly, Bobby left us too soon in 2003.
By the way, Andy asked Bobby and Bill on how they gotten their name? Bill replied, they were at a club singing for that night. He stated a patron yelled, " that was so righteous brother! Name stuck in history.
NO studio, No Auto Tune, Live! A MAZING!
And NO lip-synching to a pre-recorded track. One voice plus orchestra in real time.
Bobby Hatfield also sings EBB TIDE. Amazing vocals.
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.
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
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!
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.
The grin at the end was towards his mother in the audience. He nailed it.
Bobby Hatfield (8/10/1940-11/5/2003)had the most acclaim and popular version of this song from the 1955 movie "UNCHAINED "where Todd Duncan introduced this song. But has been covered by Elvis, Al Hibler, Roy Hamilton, Sam Cooke, LeeAnn Rimes, Home Free, Voice Play just like too name of the 1,500 version of this classic song..
Don't you wish, we could go back in time. When there was love, romance and chilvery was still alive.
He was a helluva singer. Just a natural born talent.
"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.
Robert Lee Hatfield (August 10, 1940 - November 5, 2003) Bobby Hatfield, who had a higher counter tenor voice to Bill Medley’s, William Thomas Medley (born September 19, 1940) baritone, sang lead on this track. It was his idea to record it, since Medley and Hatfield were each allowed to choose a song to sing as a solo vocalist on their albums. As Medley tells it, Hatfield knew the song well, and was a big fan of the Roy Hamilton and Al Hibbler versions of the song. In 2003, Hatfield died of a heart attack at age 63.
*The Righteous Brothers version was a huge hit, but it was recorded with far more modest expectations. Phil Spector considered it album filler and released it as a B-side. The single had "Unchained Melody," with no producer credit on the label, as the flip to Gerry Goffin and Carole King's "Hung on You," but many DJs preferred "Unchained Melody" and played that one instead. This infuriated Spector, who subsequently left no doubt as to which side of a Philles single was the A-side.
* The famous climax of this song where Bobby Hatfield sings the high "I need your love" line wasn't how the song was written. In an interview with Bill Medley, he explained that Hatfield did two takes of the song, then left. He would often reconsider his performance and come back later to change it, and that's what he did on this track, returning to ask Medley if he could make an edit. This was no easy task, since with a maximum of four tracks to work with, you had to record over part of the original take, but Medley accommodated and Hatfield delivered that soaring vocal line. Said Medley: "I punched that in and he left. He said, 'No, I can do it better.' And I said, 'No, you can't.' [Laughs] And I think it's a big part of that song."
* This was released on Philles Records, Phil Spector's label. Spector, known for his "Wall Of Sound" technique, did not produce this - Bill Medley did. In a 2007 statement to the Forgotten Hits newsletter, Medley said: "You have to remember that I was producing our stuff before Phil Spector... I mean I produced 'Little Latin Lupe Lu,' 'My Babe' and all that stuff. Then when we went with Phil, Phil asked me if I would produce the albums because it was too time consuming for him to produce the entire albums. So he was going to do the singles and I would do the album. And so that's how that happened and that's how I produced 'Unchained Melody,' which Phil Spector apparently now takes credit for. He can have the credit. And I'm not a producer. I know how to produce. But it's obviously not a Spector production. 'Unchained Melody' was never intended to be the single... it was produced to be on the album. It was put on the B side of a Phil Spector single 'Hung On You' and the minute it was released 'Unchained Melody' just went through the roof."
The gold standard of performing this song.
I am a vocalist that has been majorly influenced by Bobby. I had the pleasure of meeting bill at his club, the hop in 1980. I had a beer or two with the best soul singer that I have ever heard, bill medley. of course Bobby Hatfield was also the best but one was a baritone, the other a tenor. I told bill that I sang quite similar to Bobby and that I had the same vocal range, he laughed and said really ?? I laughed and busted out some ebbtide and unchained melody. I will never forget the look on bills face !! he said, DAMN , you really can belt it out and you do sound a helluva alit like Bobby. I said thank you and that I was working hard to become a respected rockstar. he said to drop back in and asked me if I wouldn't mind singing livin feeling, soul & inspiration and unchained melody. the rest is history.i am 68 years old and have sang with some of the best musicians in the biz. I even had a friend of mine suggest that I replace Bobby and sing with bill. it was around 2010 and I was still batelling drugs and alcohol, namely cocaine, the same drug that contributed to Bobby's death. I am clean and sober and plan on making a comeback. I owe everything I am as a singer to Bobby. rest in peace, Bobby. I love you man!!!
That's a real talent a real singer with no computers just him.
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.
Proof one song can heal hearts all over the world. What an awesome voice he has. I love The Righteous Brothers.
La canción más preciosa del universo!!😢😢👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤❤❤❤
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!!!💯💯😁👍
Yes... Bobby has an amazing voice..... love the horns by the way... 🙂
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 tat 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...
Bobby Hatfield: a voice for us to hear, sent from heaven.
I truly enjoyed watching you appreciate this most amazing performance.
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.
Angelina Jordan sang this in Oslo Norway at the Noble Peace awards, with Kork Orchestra
She will blow your mind, and she did this Dec. 2023 at 17 years old. This young lady is world class
Best wishes to you. Nice reaction on Emma Kok who is fabulous.
Really loved your reaction to this! Made me happy!
Your smile and energy so infectious! Great song!!
always be bobbys song
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.
Such a magical song! It was an amazing experience listening to this while watching your reaction Aileen. Thank you for this gorgeous video
Another good song from the past if you would like to hear it was "Tender Years" by John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band. The Song was from the movie Eddie & the Cruisers.
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
To the loveliest woman on UA-cam, fantastic reaction. Yes, I saw you floating through the song. ❤❤
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
This came out just as I left Charleston SC in 1965.. Was in Vietmam 4 months later, my whole world changed at 19 yrs old.
Bobby did this effortlessly, his talent was solid gold, it was such a shame how things went for him, leading to such a premature passing. He had it all, this was before all the crap used today for singers, auto tune, lip sync and every other electronic gadget used today that didn't exist in 1965, just Bobby's pure talent. His Mom was in the audience watching her son knock it out of the park. RIP Bobby.
Listening to this is like looking at a painting done by one of the masters. Is a song, but also a work of art
So expressive, the emotion and enjoyment were clear. And some lovely comments. That was wonderful.
You should listen to Elvis Pressly's final performance with this song
I love Elvis but his version isn't as good as this.
Yes, one of his last songs sung before he died.
Ghost, scene with this song. Classic. 😊
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.
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.
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
It's told from the POV of a guy in prison, but the military in the Nam era picked up on it, as the lyrics and sentiment were just as appropriate.
Lol. When he was singing about the river to the sea, your eyebrow hit every note. Skills
Bobby singing Summertime is even more amazing, if that’s even possible 😀
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!
There is an incredible remake of this by Heart. Adding Ann Wilson’s vocal to this song makes it even more powerful.
It just doesn’t get any better than this ,one of the all time greats ❤❤❤