Man, I'm a white dude. Matter of fact a fat white dude. If I get any whiter I'll be clear and that's a fact. Now let me tell ya where they got that from brutha. That blues,that soul...that shit comes from deep inside and it ain't defined by skin tone my friend. Think about this. What color is your mind? What color is that spark of life,that God given soul that lives inside you?....Go ahead and take your time. I don't mind waiting so tell me what color it is. When you realize the reality of what I'm saying and you can be truly honest with yourself, you'll have a completely new look on the world and your fellow man. Ain't but one race of people on this earth and that's the human race. Love to all my brothers and sisters around the world. Be the change and let's save this world y'all. It's burning down fast.
Welcome to the music of the 60’s! What a decade of music and from a wide range of artists. It was a great pleasure growing up with this decade of music
Wow Glen Campbell❤❤ I always thought he was gifted playing his guitar in country music but he also excelled definitely in Blues with THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
That was Glen Campbell on guitar … he was a master guitarist and a great singer in his own right. The Righteous Brothers were an R&B duo … rhythm and Blues. They did a lot of blues numbers … ‘B Flat Blues’, ‘I’m So Lonely’, ‘Harlem Shuffle’, ‘B Side Blues’….
Thank you for your reactions and so happy to see your generation discovering and liking the music we boomers grew up with. The Righteous Brothers were unique and versatile and earned the 'blue eyed soul' tag. RIP Bobby Hatfield you are missed.
This is a cover of Etta James' version of the song originally written by Willie Dixon. Fun fact: Glen Campbell plays guitar on this track. Yes, that Glen Campbell.
These guys were so awesome! I loved their musical talent. I'm 74 yrs old and never get tired listening to them singing this song. I have their greatest hits vinyl record album in my collection. ❤️❤️❤️
Yes, The blues belong to the whole world. Not one country or person in this world has lived without experiencing the blues some time or another. The blues belong to everyone!
"I Just Want to Make Love to You" is a blues song written by Willie Dixon. In 1954, it was recorded by Muddy Waters,[2] and released as a single with the title "Just Make Love to Me". The song reached number four on Billboard magazine's R&B Best Sellers chart.[3]
76 yr old white Canadian granny here. Bought the Muddy Waters version in the early 60's when I was in high school. One of the best . This I doubt got much air time in white Canada when it came out cause their fans were a bit too conservative for this!
Bill killed it. That just shows you that God gave a measure of talent to everyone whether it's singing or something else. We all have things that we can do really well.
When it comes to great songs it’s hard to miss from the 50-60-70- you have no Autotune just themselves showing you hard work pays off. 🎤🎹🎸🎷keep on the great song reaction video 👍
That riff is ancient. They didn't invent it, but they sure rode it, didn't they. Love your love for this music. Exploring is fun, isn't it? Chris Stapelton is going to blow your mind.
I genuinely love your reactions & your channel. I was born in the mid 50s & all these songs from my childhood & youth are such a pleasure to revisit. Good to know that they're appreciated so much by the new generations.
The riff is much older than the Righteous Brothers. Glad you finally reached back far enough to hear this. I've been tellin' you that you GOT to listen to this. "I Just Want to Make Love to You" is a 1954 blues song written by Willie Dixon and first recorded by Muddy Waters. Here's Muddy Waters on that 1954 recording: ua-cam.com/video/P-tRnL5eK4o/v-deo.html Here's the 1961 cover by Etta James: ua-cam.com/video/qqwrcLWzvns/v-deo.html The Righteous Brothers' cover was in 1964. Next, let's pivot to Billy Joel. Yeah, the "Piano Man" guy. Billy loved him some Ray Charles his whole life. He sings "New York State of Mind" in a 'Ray Charles' style. Later he wrote "Baby Grand" as a gift to Ray Charles and recorded it with him. Billy even gave his daughter the middle name Ray in honor of him (Alexa Ray Joel). When Billy Joel was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Ray appeared, spoke, and inducted him. Here's a great live version of "New York State of Mind"; at about 3:00 minute marker he definitely gets that Ray Charles sound. ua-cam.com/video/iM4LzEcaTK0/v-deo.html And here's Billy with Ray, singing "Baby Grand": ua-cam.com/video/XUNOmN3YVL0/v-deo.html Still say you need to listen to the band Was Not Was doing their version of "Papa Was A Rolling Stone"... ua-cam.com/video/QFwrRezLHZM/v-deo.html
This is the kind of music that my parents called “ belly-rubbing “ music! Liked and subscribed , Great reaction bro ❤️. Part of the journey is the beginning. Enjoy your journey.
Your facial expressions right from the start, listening to this! Cracked me up; you knew what was coming, bro! LoL These cats were ahead of their time. And this song was considered risqué back in their day; I know some radio stations wouldn't play this. Willie Dixon wrote this. Check out "Rock and Roll Heaven" which was a tribute song to all the great music artists that had come before.
You can really hear that Bill LOVES blues. Bobby does blues well too. ut Bill BREATHES blues. I've read one of his big influences with singing was Ray Charles. They did this old Muddy Waters song some justice. Bill also does a VERY good job of this song solo. But then, Bill never does a bad job with a song.
Bill’s last two albums- in 2007 and 2014, I believe- were both blues albums. In his Your Heart to Mine, he wrote a fantastic song called This Will Be the Last Time ( I Have the Blues). I heard him sing it live in October. (He’s 83 now, and can still deliver!). Bill is a true Legend.
I love b.b. King I live in Gulfport Mississippi used to go to New Orleans you would hear him and other ones with the jazz music I even love Louis Armstrong
Both these boys went to high school together in Orange County, Los Angeles. Each of them separately had loved in imitated the blues for sometime. Each of them had their own band and band a friend introduced them to one another, and the rest is history!
I'm really happy you liked this. Although I'm sure I wasn't the only one to recommend this song, I told you that you had to hear it. Some others you must hear are Roy Orbison doing (live) "Running Scared" and "Crying" and "Only the Lonely" and also Tom Jones doing (live) "I'll Never Fall in Love Again". Not the blues but all four fantastic.
Many pre wall of sound has some really great choices: Both Bobby and Bill showed their personalities - had fun. Heard " Justine"? or " Come on" or " bring it on home to me"
Wow!!!!!!!! Unchained Melody has been my favorite song since I was a teenager 40 years ago. but I thought it was sung by a black guy until a few years ago. I have never heard this song, but it is wonderful. Thanks for sharing it.
Bobby Died just 60 minutes from my house that night in 2003. I had almost bought tickets to the show but decided not to. I was bummed out as we used to say in the 1960's, all next day. That's Bill singing solo for sure. Check out Little Latin Lupe Lu. Bill wrote it, it was fun.
Just think, just turn on the radio and THIS is the kind of talent the air waves gave you! The story gos that a fan yelled "that's righteous brothers..." the rest is history. A better name could not be found
This was one of muddy waters most famous songs. Willie Dixon wrote it and played bass on it. You really need to listen to the originals, like muddy waters and howling wolf ( I asked my baby for water ; she gave me gasoline) and sunny boy Williamson II , Elmore James, BB, Albert and Freddy king. who were very well known to all of the British bands. The original blues singers were much more popular and respected in Britain in the 60’s than they were here in the US.
Women threw their bras at Tom Jones in the 60s. But I'm pretty sure this song had all the women, including the married ones, of all races, going commando. Edit: This was written by Willie Dixon back in the 1950s, originally recorded by Muddy Waters. Etta James also did a version of it.
Yes Glen Campbell was a studio musician just like the backup singers Cher and Marine love she was a backup singer for Phil Spector and the wall of sound and Leon Russell played piano it was called The Wrecking Crew what's the name of the studio musicians they call them in so they could do their magic on the records for making hits in the 60s
I've been listening to them since I was a kid and didn't know they sung this song. In the 70s it was covered by a rock band and it was good then as well.
Shindig was a TV show in the sixties. Look up the Righteous Brothers and the Blossoms singing "The Night Time Is The Right Time" on Shindig. You'll love it. Also a must see is Bobby Hatfield singing Summertime live. Both are GREAT!!!!!
You said you loved that “rift”. I think that same rift is heard when Elvis sings the song “Trouble.” Please react to Elvis in the movie “King Creole” I think the song starts with that rift.
These are/were Orange County, California boys. Bobby's family moved to Cali when he was little. You should watch some of the clips from Shindig, a tv show they were featured 1964-66. Try, I Need Your Loving Everyday, or, You Need to Find A New Man
Great reaction. They are phenomenal. You should check out more 60’s and 50’s. Gene Pitney, the Duprees, Johnny Maestro, Brooklyn Bridge etc. you will love it
The Paramours were basically inconsequential. I can't name a single song they ever recorded. The Righteous Brothers debuted with a song written by Bill Medley. The song, "Little Latin Lupe Lu," became a staple that every high school garage band in the '60s had to have in their repertoire. Philles Records was the product of legendary record producer Phil Spector (the Phil in Philles). Spector became known for a production style known as the "Wall of Sound," where he would pack the studio with twice as many musicians as most songs required. But the thick backing tracks became his trademark. You can certainly hear it on "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" and most of the Righteous Brothers hits. But perhaps it's most associated with the Ronettes classic hit "Be My Baby" as well as "He's A Rebel" and "Then He Kissed Me" by The Crystals -- all groups that Spector produced. Phil Spector even produced some songs for The Beatles in their final days recording together. If the name Phil Spector rings a faint bell in your head, it might be because he was in the news a few years ago for having killed his wife. Bobby Hatfield, the blonde tenor in the Righteous Brothers, as good as he was, never really had much commercial success on his own without Bill Medley, even though two of the Righteous Brothers' biggest hits featured Bobby solo -- "Unchained Melody" and "Ebb Tide." But after Bill left Bobby and the Righteous Brothers for a brief period in the late '60s, Bill had one minor solo hit in '68 called "Brown Eyed Woman." A fantastic version of it shown on The Playboy Channel with The Blossoms singing backup is on UA-cam. The song is about an interracial relationship, and was released just a few months after the Supreme Court's landmark Loving v. Virginia ruling that legalized interracial marriage in America. Then in the late '80s, Bill recorded a duet with Jennifer Warnes called "I've Had the Time of My Life," which went on to have huge success after being featured in the movie "Dirty Dancing." It also became the theme music for Carnival Cruise Lines commercials. In the mid '60s, the Righeous Brothers were a huge deal, partly because they were regulars on a prime-time ABC-TV show called "Shindig!" which was the first show of its kind that brought OUR generation's music into our living rooms on a regular basis. The Righteous Brothers' last big hit they recorded together came in 1974 when they reunited to record "Rock and Roll Heaven," a tribute to so many rock and roll superstars who left us much too young.
Without Bobby Hatfield no one would know who Bill Medley is. It was Bill who left the duo twice. Realizing he needed Bobby, he convinced him to restart the Righteous Brothers. Phil Spector's antipathy toward Bobby is likely the reason his solo recording career was derailed.
Okay, since you mentioned it, on the subject of the band... The backing tracks on all the Righteous Brothers songs are the incomparable studio musicians of Los Angeles in the '60s who would become known as The Wrecking Crew. They played on the backing tracks for hundreds of recording artists from the Righteous Brothers to the Beach Boys to Frank Sinatra to the Mamas and Paps to Gary Lewis and the Playboys to Sonny and Cher to Glen Campbell (who was, himself, a member of the group before he went solo) to just about anybody who recorded in Los Angeles during this era, and were heard on literally THOUSANDS of hit records in the '60s, '70s and '80s. The good news for you is, there is a documentary film out there that you can watch about them, and for all you reaction channel people, I consider it a must-see, as it gives you some background on this music that you will find invaluable. You'll also hear snippets of hundreds of songs that you will sooner or later get around to reacting to, if you haven't already done so. I highly recommend watching "The Wrecking Crew." You can see it on UA-cam, right here: ua-cam.com/video/zwiTas70pAo/v-deo.html If what comes up here is merely a 2-minute preview, then you can click the button to buy or rent the movie right here on UA-cam. (It's very inexpensive and worth every penny.)
This song was originally released in the 50s by Muddy Waters. That's where they get the blues influence and the rift. It was first covered in 1960 by Etta James on the flipside of her record "At Last"
FANTASTIC song and AMAZING reaction!! How about checking out some Elvis blues: Elvis Presley - Reconsider baby (extended sax version) (4:24) Elvis Presley - Steamroller Blues (Aloha From Hawaii, Live in Honolulu, 1973) (3:01) Elvis Presley - Down In The Alley (from the Spinout album) (2:51)
I'm pretty sure this song goes back to somewhere in the 1950s, maybe early 60s. I just know I first heard it by a blues cat named Muddy Waters on an old Chess Records album in the late 60s. I'm not sure where that opening guitar riff comes from. It's been around for long time and probably used in a dozen different songs.
If you want to hear more blues/soul you want to hear Bobby Hatfield’s ‘Summertime’, but as a Righteous Brothers solo. As noted by others the song followed the Muddy Waters type of riff.
Bill was born in santa ana ca, orange county. Bobby moved to anaheim as a child. Began as a group , the Paramours. Broke off as a dou. One night, singing at a small club near El Toro Marine Base, a group of Black Marines were there, one of them shouted out, "Thats righteous, brother!" A short time later Bobby suggested they adopt the name. Ray Charles and the Black singers of that era were a great inspiration on them.
I love the Blues, too - lol. Loved your show. I had not heard that one for years - I didn't know it was them that recorded that. I love blues & would love to sing it, too - lol, but one needs to write the song, too. That's work, especially singing your own words.
I see some suggested Roy Orbison, now he also has great voice range "Pretty Woman" I believe was number 1 for 13 weeks. This song reminds me of BB King. Muddy Waters sang this song, blues for sure.
That style of blues riff that you like - < duh nuh nuh nuh NUH > When I was a little boy < duh nuh nuh nuh NUH > At the age of five < duh nuh nuh nuh NUH > Hardly knew nothin’ < duh nuh nuh nuh NUH > I was barely alive, Till I heard some blues, baby, Tell you right now I got the blues etc. is called 16-bar blues and is a standard format in blues music. Easy to sing to and have fun making up all kinds of lyrics to also. 🎶
I be throwing all my clothes at them….lol….they are fire 🔥 straight up!!!! ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️ They got it even at 59 I listen to them a bunch!!!!! How can you not love them??? Lol 😍😍😍
Blues man from Mississippi Willie Dixon wrote so many great blues tunes such as I Just Wanna Make Love to you. There are other great tunes from Dixon. Any thing you'd play would be great.
Study a little history...how many years have the blues been around? I'm 70, my daddy would have been 92, His daddy would have been 130 this year. All of us listened to and enjoyed the blues. The blues go way back and lots of people, of all backgrounds, listened to, enjoyed and sang blues all through their lives. No reason to be surprised.
They do sing the blues I'm telling you they are great I know I was raised you know listening to him I'm 71 years old and honey day we're good then as they are now
Man, I'm a white dude. Matter of fact a fat white dude. If I get any whiter I'll be clear and that's a fact. Now let me tell ya where they got that from brutha. That blues,that soul...that shit comes from deep inside and it ain't defined by skin tone my friend. Think about this. What color is your mind? What color is that spark of life,that God given soul that lives inside you?....Go ahead and take your time. I don't mind waiting so tell me what color it is. When you realize the reality of what I'm saying and you can be truly honest with yourself, you'll have a completely new look on the world and your fellow man. Ain't but one race of people on this earth and that's the human race. Love to all my brothers and sisters around the world. Be the change and let's save this world y'all. It's burning down fast.
Too true !
💛💛😎
Welcome to the music of the 60’s! What a decade of music and from a wide range of artists. It was a great pleasure growing up with this decade of music
He has to see.Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood.
And Bill singing Brown eyes wonan
@@finallythere100 you are soon right.
There were so many great artists in those days.
Wow Glen Campbell❤❤ I always thought he was gifted playing his guitar in country music but he also excelled definitely in Blues with THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
That was Glen Campbell on guitar … he was a master guitarist and a great singer in his own right. The Righteous Brothers were an R&B duo … rhythm and Blues. They did a lot of blues numbers … ‘B Flat Blues’, ‘I’m So Lonely’, ‘Harlem Shuffle’, ‘B Side Blues’….
Glen Campbell's a good rabbit hole to explore.
Read the comments..
He may have but as a human being he was a total jerk my mom knew for years
Listen to "Gospel Robb" with Home Free sing End of The Road. He is from Minnesota also.
Have y’all heard the band Foghat from the 70s do this song? It’s way faster..
Hard to believe the best R&B act in the 60's was the Blue Eyed Soul group called the Righteous Brothers.
I was born in 1955 and I heard all the good music over the years
Thank God
Thank you for your reactions and so happy to see your generation discovering and liking the music we boomers grew up with. The Righteous Brothers were unique and versatile and earned the 'blue eyed soul' tag. RIP Bobby Hatfield you are missed.
😎 *This is what COOL looked like in the 60's* 😎 I really miss the days when men used to sing to women, & not at them.....💗
Bill Medley is still performing and touring with a new partner as the Righteous Brothers.
"Thats Bill! That's Bill!"😂😂😂
It is so adorable to see a young man try to wrap your head around the righteous brothers. ❤
"Bobby is from Wisconsin!?!?" Cracked me up! I almost fell out of my chair laughing.
Love your reactions!
This is a cover of Etta James' version of the song originally written by Willie Dixon. Fun fact: Glen Campbell plays guitar on this track. Yes, that Glen Campbell.
You sure? Sounds like Barry Rillera to me.
So what
Actually Etta released her version in '60 while Muddy Waters released his when the sing was written in '54.
Bobby does backup singing on this, and I tell you he could also get down and funky too!
The Righteous Brothers are so awesome! I love this song so much! The first time I heard this it blew my mind. Love your reaction!
These guys were so awesome! I loved their musical talent. I'm 74 yrs old and never get tired listening to them singing this song. I have their greatest hits vinyl record album in my collection. ❤️❤️❤️
Yes, The blues belong to the whole world. Not one country or person in this world has lived without experiencing the blues some time or another. The blues belong to everyone!
Your reaction is fantastic!!!!! Isn't this one of the BEST renditions, ever!! The initial riff is Muddy Water's signature riff.
I love reactors who react! Thanks for this ♥️
I just smile through your reactions, while you are enjoying the music I grew up on. Thanks for these experiences.
Thank you Sharon!
"The Greatest Male Duo of ALL TIME!"
Along with Simon & Garfunkle...different genre.❤
We're all brothers of the human race. Music is our testimony to that truth.
And sisters. You conveniently forgot half of humanity.
"I Just Want to Make Love to You" is a blues song written by Willie Dixon. In 1954, it was recorded by Muddy Waters,[2] and released as a single with the title "Just Make Love to Me". The song reached number four on Billboard magazine's R&B Best Sellers chart.[3]
76 yr old white Canadian granny here. Bought the Muddy Waters version in the early 60's when I was in high school. One of the best . This I doubt got much air time in white Canada when it came out cause their fans were a bit too conservative for this!
Bill killed it. That just shows you that God gave a measure of talent to everyone whether it's singing or something else. We all have things that we can do really well.
When it comes to great songs it’s hard to miss from the 50-60-70- you have no Autotune just themselves showing you hard work pays off. 🎤🎹🎸🎷keep on the great song reaction video 👍
They were/are, fantastic. We had so much good music when I was young. So glad you appreciate their music so much... ❤
That riff is ancient. They didn't invent it, but they sure rode it, didn't they. Love your love for this music. Exploring is fun, isn't it? Chris Stapelton is going to blow your mind.
I genuinely love your reactions & your channel. I was born in the mid 50s & all these songs from my childhood & youth are such a pleasure to revisit. Good to know that they're appreciated so much by the new generations.
You need to listen with headphones, the voices are going in and out on both ears, amazing. I love their voices togehter and your reaction is great.
Man, I have been waiting for someone to react to this song!
Loved your reaction!
The riff is much older than the Righteous Brothers.
Glad you finally reached back far enough to hear this. I've been tellin' you that you GOT to listen to this.
"I Just Want to Make Love to You" is a 1954 blues song written by Willie Dixon and first recorded by Muddy Waters.
Here's Muddy Waters on that 1954 recording: ua-cam.com/video/P-tRnL5eK4o/v-deo.html
Here's the 1961 cover by Etta James: ua-cam.com/video/qqwrcLWzvns/v-deo.html
The Righteous Brothers' cover was in 1964.
Next, let's pivot to Billy Joel. Yeah, the "Piano Man" guy.
Billy loved him some Ray Charles his whole life. He sings "New York State of Mind" in a 'Ray Charles' style.
Later he wrote "Baby Grand" as a gift to Ray Charles and recorded it with him. Billy even gave his daughter the middle name Ray in honor of him (Alexa Ray Joel).
When Billy Joel was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Ray appeared, spoke, and inducted him.
Here's a great live version of "New York State of Mind"; at about 3:00 minute marker he definitely gets that Ray Charles sound.
ua-cam.com/video/iM4LzEcaTK0/v-deo.html
And here's Billy with Ray, singing "Baby Grand":
ua-cam.com/video/XUNOmN3YVL0/v-deo.html
Still say you need to listen to the band Was Not Was doing their version of "Papa Was A Rolling Stone"...
ua-cam.com/video/QFwrRezLHZM/v-deo.html
This is the kind of music that my parents called “ belly-rubbing “ music! Liked and subscribed , Great reaction bro ❤️. Part of the journey is the beginning. Enjoy your journey.
Thank you Mitch! I got you
Your facial expressions right from the start, listening to this! Cracked me up; you knew what was coming, bro! LoL These cats were ahead of their time. And this song was considered risqué back in their day; I know some radio stations wouldn't play this. Willie Dixon wrote this. Check out "Rock and Roll Heaven" which was a tribute song to all the great music artists that had come before.
Righteous Brothers & The Blossoms - Night Time Is The Right Time
Bobby was born in Wisconsin but he actually learned how to sing in Pittsburgh when he was 15 years old
You can really hear that Bill LOVES blues. Bobby does blues well too. ut Bill BREATHES blues. I've read one of his big influences with singing was Ray Charles. They did this old Muddy Waters song some justice. Bill also does a VERY good job of this song solo. But then, Bill never does a bad job with a song.
Bill’s last two albums- in 2007 and 2014, I believe- were both blues albums. In his Your Heart to Mine, he wrote a fantastic song called This Will Be the Last Time ( I Have the Blues). I heard him sing it live in October. (He’s 83 now, and can still deliver!). Bill is a true Legend.
Hearing them sing This song reminds me of BB King and Bobby Blues Bland two of the greatest blues singers ever
I love b.b. King I live in Gulfport Mississippi used to go to New Orleans you would hear him and other ones with the jazz music I even love Louis Armstrong
Both these boys went to high school together in Orange County, Los Angeles. Each of them separately had loved in imitated the blues for sometime. Each of them had their own band and band a friend introduced them to one another, and the rest is history!
That was the most entertaining reaction I've seen. Thank you.
Wow, thank you Ken!
I AGREE Ken!!!!!
They were the best duo of all time
I'm really happy you liked this. Although I'm sure I wasn't the only one to recommend this song, I told you that you had to hear it. Some others you must hear are Roy Orbison doing (live) "Running Scared" and "Crying" and "Only the Lonely" and also Tom Jones doing (live) "I'll Never Fall in Love Again". Not the blues but all four fantastic.
If you want more blues, you should check out Bobby singing Summertime. It’s a very old lullaby and no one is sleeping through this one!
Many pre wall of sound has some really great choices: Both Bobby and Bill showed their personalities - had fun. Heard
" Justine"? or " Come on" or " bring it on home to me"
Wow!!!!!!!! Unchained Melody has been my favorite song since I was a teenager 40 years ago. but I thought it was sung by a black guy until a few years ago. I have never heard this song, but it is wonderful. Thanks for sharing it.
PROPS.....GREAT REACTION!!!!! AND You have THE BEST Sound replay of this song..I've ever heard! I'm with you...just Unbelievable Blues vocals!!!
Bobby Died just 60 minutes from my house that night in 2003. I had almost bought tickets to the show but decided not to. I was bummed out as we used to say in the 1960's, all next day. That's Bill singing solo for sure. Check out Little Latin Lupe Lu. Bill wrote it, it was fun.
Just think, just turn on the radio and THIS is the kind of talent the air waves gave you!
The story gos that a fan yelled "that's righteous brothers..." the rest is history. A better name could not be found
This was one of muddy waters most famous songs. Willie Dixon wrote it and played bass on it. You really need to listen to the originals, like muddy waters and howling wolf ( I asked my baby for water ; she gave me gasoline) and sunny boy Williamson II , Elmore James, BB, Albert and Freddy king. who were very well known to all of the British bands. The original blues singers were much more popular and respected in Britain in the 60’s than they were here in the US.
❤❤ Howling Wolfe is my son’s fav…he’s your age. & Muddy was required listening in our house. Get yourself some Nina Simone & it’ll be a party.
Women threw their bras at Tom Jones in the 60s. But I'm pretty sure this song had all the women, including the married ones, of all races, going commando. Edit: This was written by Willie Dixon back in the 1950s, originally recorded by Muddy Waters. Etta James also did a version of it.
Um, it wasn't bras they threw...😁.
@@sarahholland2600 going commando, referring to their panties, or rather the lack of them 😂
Did he hear Bill sing Brown eyed woman? Bad to the Bone.. has same
Foghat does a killer version also😎
You're not a bad singer yourself!
Yes Glen Campbell was a studio musician just like the backup singers Cher and Marine love she was a backup singer for Phil Spector and the wall of sound and Leon Russell played piano it was called The Wrecking Crew what's the name of the studio musicians they call them in so they could do their magic on the records for making hits in the 60s
I've been listening to them since I was a kid and didn't know they sung this song. In the 70s it was covered by a rock band and it was good then as well.
Shindig was a TV show in the sixties. Look up the Righteous Brothers and the Blossoms singing "The Night Time Is The Right Time" on Shindig. You'll love it. Also a must see is Bobby Hatfield singing Summertime live. Both are GREAT!!!!!
You said you loved that “rift”. I think that same rift is heard when Elvis sings the song “Trouble.” Please react to Elvis in the movie “King Creole” I think the song starts with that rift.
These are/were Orange County, California boys. Bobby's family moved to Cali when he was little. You should watch some of the clips from Shindig, a tv show they were featured 1964-66. Try, I Need Your Loving Everyday, or, You Need to Find A New Man
I love that you do research! Some sites don’t! I love to watch you experience new artists and music !
You should hear Lou Rawls' rendition of Tobacco Road, and the Righteous Brothers "Bring Your Sweet
Loving Home to Me. They Both are "bluesy
Great reaction. They are phenomenal. You should check out more 60’s and 50’s. Gene Pitney, the Duprees, Johnny Maestro, Brooklyn Bridge etc. you will love it
Bill Medley said in an interview he was influenced by Ray Charles' music.
The Paramours were basically inconsequential. I can't name a single song they ever recorded. The Righteous Brothers debuted with a song written by Bill Medley. The song, "Little Latin Lupe Lu," became a staple that every high school garage band in the '60s had to have in their repertoire. Philles Records was the product of legendary record producer Phil Spector (the Phil in Philles). Spector became known for a production style known as the "Wall of Sound," where he would pack the studio with twice as many musicians as most songs required. But the thick backing tracks became his trademark. You can certainly hear it on "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" and most of the Righteous Brothers hits. But perhaps it's most associated with the Ronettes classic hit "Be My Baby" as well as "He's A Rebel" and "Then He Kissed Me" by The Crystals -- all groups that Spector produced. Phil Spector even produced some songs for The Beatles in their final days recording together. If the name Phil Spector rings a faint bell in your head, it might be because he was in the news a few years ago for having killed his wife.
Bobby Hatfield, the blonde tenor in the Righteous Brothers, as good as he was, never really had much commercial success on his own without Bill Medley, even though two of the Righteous Brothers' biggest hits featured Bobby solo -- "Unchained Melody" and "Ebb Tide." But after Bill left Bobby and the Righteous Brothers for a brief period in the late '60s, Bill had one minor solo hit in '68 called "Brown Eyed Woman." A fantastic version of it shown on The Playboy Channel with The Blossoms singing backup is on UA-cam. The song is about an interracial relationship, and was released just a few months after the Supreme Court's landmark Loving v. Virginia ruling that legalized interracial marriage in America. Then in the late '80s, Bill recorded a duet with Jennifer Warnes called "I've Had the Time of My Life," which went on to have huge success after being featured in the movie "Dirty Dancing." It also became the theme music for Carnival Cruise Lines commercials.
In the mid '60s, the Righeous Brothers were a huge deal, partly because they were regulars on a prime-time ABC-TV show called "Shindig!" which was the first show of its kind that brought OUR generation's music into our living rooms on a regular basis.
The Righteous Brothers' last big hit they recorded together came in 1974 when they reunited to record "Rock and Roll Heaven," a tribute to so many rock and roll superstars who left us much too young.
Without Bobby Hatfield no one would know who Bill Medley is. It was Bill who left the duo twice. Realizing he needed Bobby, he convinced him to restart the Righteous Brothers. Phil Spector's antipathy toward Bobby is likely the reason his solo recording career was derailed.
Love this tune so much, just wish it was longer.
🧐 "One eyed Soul!" 😆 Respect ❗🙏
Okay, since you mentioned it, on the subject of the band... The backing tracks on all the Righteous Brothers songs are the incomparable studio musicians of Los Angeles in the '60s who would become known as The Wrecking Crew. They played on the backing tracks for hundreds of recording artists from the Righteous Brothers to the Beach Boys to Frank Sinatra to the Mamas and Paps to Gary Lewis and the Playboys to Sonny and Cher to Glen Campbell (who was, himself, a member of the group before he went solo) to just about anybody who recorded in Los Angeles during this era, and were heard on literally THOUSANDS of hit records in the '60s, '70s and '80s. The good news for you is, there is a documentary film out there that you can watch about them, and for all you reaction channel people, I consider it a must-see, as it gives you some background on this music that you will find invaluable. You'll also hear snippets of hundreds of songs that you will sooner or later get around to reacting to, if you haven't already done so. I highly recommend watching "The Wrecking Crew." You can see it on UA-cam, right here: ua-cam.com/video/zwiTas70pAo/v-deo.html If what comes up here is merely a 2-minute preview, then you can click the button to buy or rent the movie right here on UA-cam. (It's very inexpensive and worth every penny.)
I never heard this song, I only knew their hits, and I'm from that era. Thanks for introducing me to it.
Blue eyed soul brothers for sure.
The Righteous Brothers track that I can never get enough of.
You need to hear Etta James sing ANYTHING!! HER VOICE WILL BLOW YOUR SOX OFF
This song was originally released in the 50s by Muddy Waters. That's where they get the blues influence and the rift. It was first covered in 1960 by Etta James on the flipside of her record "At Last"
FANTASTIC song and AMAZING reaction!! How about checking out some Elvis blues:
Elvis Presley - Reconsider baby (extended sax version) (4:24)
Elvis Presley - Steamroller Blues (Aloha From Hawaii, Live in Honolulu, 1973) (3:01)
Elvis Presley - Down In The Alley (from the Spinout album) (2:51)
It also has a riff similar to " trouble man " and several others ~ Gr8 song, sung the way, Bill envisioned ~ Your reaction was " boss " ~ ///=^} ~
Good to see this generation experience raw music of the last generation. No bells and whistles needed.
I'm pretty sure this song goes back to somewhere in the 1950s, maybe early 60s. I just know I first heard it by a blues cat named Muddy Waters on an old Chess Records album in the late 60s. I'm not sure where that opening guitar riff comes from. It's been around for long time and probably used in a dozen different songs.
If you want to hear more blues/soul you want to hear Bobby Hatfield’s ‘Summertime’, but as a Righteous Brothers solo. As noted by others the song followed the Muddy Waters type of riff.
The Blues and Folk started rock. Everyone listened to it and were influenced by it.
Don't forget country, Jazz, and Rockabilly. Rock was formed from all five Genre's. Rockabilly was also popular in the 50's
Bill was born in santa ana ca, orange county. Bobby moved to anaheim as a child. Began as a group , the Paramours. Broke off as a dou. One night, singing at a small club near El Toro Marine Base, a group of Black Marines were there, one of them shouted out, "Thats righteous, brother!" A short time later Bobby suggested they adopt the name. Ray Charles and the Black singers of that era were a great inspiration on them.
Etta James, Willie Dixon too anyone?
She did it, but the brothers are in fact brothers for sure, soul brothers!
They were born with this soul.
Smooth like fine wine......out of the park good!!
This song makes you want to ( NEED to) step back & catch your breath
I love the Blues, too - lol. Loved your show. I had not heard that one for years - I didn't know it was them that recorded that. I love blues & would love to sing it, too - lol, but one needs to write the song, too. That's work, especially singing your own words.
We had it going on back at the beginning of rock! Blew us away, too.
I see some suggested Roy Orbison, now he also has great voice range "Pretty Woman" I believe was number 1 for 13 weeks. This song reminds me of BB King. Muddy Waters sang this song, blues for sure.
You'll Never Walk Alone", "Ebb Tide", "Guess Who", "Soul and Inspiration".
YES!!!!!!
@@linhager12 And, we both can’t be wrong !
That style of blues riff that you like - < duh nuh nuh nuh NUH > When I was a little boy < duh nuh nuh nuh NUH > At the age of five < duh nuh nuh nuh NUH > Hardly knew nothin’ < duh nuh nuh nuh NUH > I was barely alive, Till I heard some blues, baby, Tell you right now I got the blues etc. is called 16-bar blues and is a standard format in blues music. Easy to sing to and have fun making up all kinds of lyrics to also. 🎶
Thanks for your reaction to
these guys, made my day😎
Willie Dixon was the artist who wrote the song. Muddy Waters then released it, in '54. The Righteous Bros released their rendition in '64.
Pretty intense huh! 💕 It! So glad to have been alive in the sixties a seventies....
It's the effortless quality that is truly amazing
Your expression re the beginning rift was simply and walk away with your laughter could not help me chuckle endlessly 😅😊
Wow, the blues! ❤💯
I be throwing all my clothes at them….lol….they are fire 🔥 straight up!!!! ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️ They got it even at 59 I listen to them a bunch!!!!! How can you not love them??? Lol 😍😍😍
This is Bill at his best!
My generation had the fastest cars and the best music!
Glen Campbell is killing that guitar.
That's an ancient riff probably spanning millennia, and is the heart of blues.
Both are from Orange County, California (yes, where oranges are grown). Said they grew up listening to soul and blues.
You asked for the blues..You got the blues!! 😬
Blues man from Mississippi Willie Dixon wrote so many great blues tunes such as I Just Wanna Make Love to you. There are other great tunes from Dixon. Any thing you'd play would be great.
You need to hear TROUBLE by Elvis EVERYTHING the Righteous Brothers sang was GOLD !!!!!!!!
Study a little history...how many years have the blues been around? I'm 70, my daddy would have been 92, His daddy would have been 130 this year. All of us listened to and enjoyed the blues. The blues go way back and lots of people, of all backgrounds, listened to, enjoyed and sang blues all through their lives. No reason to be surprised.
It's Righteous Brother! Weclom to our music we grew up with 60 some years ago. seeing live on tv or in concerts.
They do sing the blues I'm telling you they are great I know I was raised you know listening to him I'm 71 years old and honey day we're good then as they are now