The late Bobby Hatfield and his beautiful voice. No auto tunes, just pure raw talent. I was in high school when they came out in 1964. They have so many beautiful songs you need to listen to them both singing. ❤❤
If you look into his beautiful blue eyes, when the camera catches them just right, he looks like he's begging his love to still love him. He was the most beautiful singer ever.
His beautiful sound was known in the 60's as "blue-eyed soul". His voice draws out emotions now, almost 60 years later, as much as it did then. Your reaction is priceless!!!
“Dalisa”, that is the “Dynamic Voice” of Bobby Hatfield, with an Unbelievable Range and Incredibly Subtle Power, a Beautiful wonder to behold, and its delivered “Effortlessly"! ! !
Bobby Hatfield died in a hotel room in Kalamazoo MI before he was to go on stage with Bill in 2003. Only 50 minutes from my house! I heard the news the next morning on the radio on the way to, yes, teach music at the public school. i had to pull over a minute and dry my eyes. I grew up with this music as a kid, partially the reason I went into music. He was only 63. I almost bought tickets to the concert but was too busy.
his mom was in the audience for this. hard to believe from watching this that Bobby threw up before these performances from stage fright sadly Bobby died from cocaine abuse but he always managed to pull himself together to perform for us
I never knew that, but that's wild because literally everytime I've watched this BEAUTIFUL performance (and I've watched it countless times!) I thought that in the begging when he was singing I saw jaw movement that I associate with cocaine use (from both my own experience, AND watching others with their bottom jaw doing its thing...I know what it looks like, and I thought that but I was like "no way!!") Amazing that he was still able to perform so magnificently! RIP, to the Legendary talent that was Bobby Hatfield!!❤🙏❤
@@jodyariewitz7349 Go and watch Fil from Wings of Pegasus explain Bobby's jaw movement. He said it's a sign of his relaxing his jaw muscles so he can sing with ease.
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." Among all the rest, Bobby is the best.
@@barbaral8973 Bobby decided to end the live performance with his counter tenor high notes, unlike the recording because he liked the acoustics in the Andy Williams studio with the orchestra.
Love that blue eyed soul. I listened to a reaction the other day on this song, I don't know how but some how the reactor heard "Are you still mad" instead of "Are you still mine". I was only thirteen when I first heard this song. By the time I listened to it twice every word of it was stuck in my mined for weeks.
Your eyes told the story and you seemed to hang on every word and note. When you glanced at the camera we could look into your eyes and see how much you were enjoying it. Loved watching you !!
Really enjoyed your reaction and that beautiful smile it brought to you - shared as it was across the internet - which felt so intimate. I am amazed that this song always brings tear to my eyes each time I listen to it. Here is an ancedote you might find interesting. Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield had an aggreement to each do a solo, usually for their album. So they tossed a coin to decide who would sing Unchained Melody, Bill lost. Phil Spectre, whose label they had signed with, thought it wouldn't be a hit, probably because it had been recorded a number of time by then and had just a little success. So it was relegated to the B side of the single. Phil, a bit of a Prima Donna, only produced A sides so left the production to Bill Medley while Bobby sang. After Bill and Bobby had finished the recording they went home. Then Bobby called Bill saying he had an idea and wanted to redo the ending. So they went back to the studio for another take. The vocal in the last verse was his idea and wow what an difference it made, really makes this version of the song so exceptional - and got a whoop out of you! BTW It was the DJs who decided they preferred the B side so that was what they played. After the single became a huge hit Phil decided he wanted his name down as producer! This version, sung on the Andy Williams show, sound like Phil's music background. I can't help thinking that when Bobby bites his lower lip at the end he must have realized what terrific performace he gave.
Omg this performance was out of this world. It was very beautiful and so soothing 😌. Oh wow, they flipped to see who would sing this song. That's what made this song even more incredible. Thank you so much for informing
Blessings eddybell, one slight correction, the studio recorded version ended without that fantastic climb into the stratosphere that this version has. The record version was GREAT, but sounds anti-climatic compared to this version. Shalom!
Yes, you are right - in this version, from the Andy Williams Show, Bobby hits G5 -G#5 which is 2/3 of an octave above C5, also called High C in a tenor's range! @@entropy2002
Another guy that can sing like that is Jay Black of Jay and the Americans... You may want to check out Jay Black performing Cara Mia on a PBS Special. He performed this song in 2001 at age 62 They brought him back to perform it again in 2011 at age 73 either example will certainly show you another great singer
Very nice reaction. Check out both 'brothers' singing You'll Never Walk Alone! Bill Medley (not featured here) has an amazing baritone voice that mates extremely well with Bobby Hatfield's voice.
If you REALLY want to see a moving version of "You'll Never Walk Alone" (YNWA) then, please,put in RU-vid search "Celtic v Barcelona " and see 60,000 Glasgow Celtic football fans singing this all with 60,000 Green and White scarves aloft in the 3-minute video. Around halfway thru' the P A System fades away and you just hear the power of those incredible Football(soccer) fans. Tell me what you think.
@@DTSQUAD Hi. Beautiful Lady from South East London, England. f you REALLY want to see a moving version of "You'll Never Walk Alone" (YNWA) then, please, put in RU-vid search "Celtic v Barcelona " and see 60,000 Glasgow Celtic football fans singing this all with 60,000 Green and White scarves aloft in the 3-minute video. Around halfway through' the P A System fades away and you just hear the power of those incredible Football(soccer) fans. Tell me what you think.
If you haven't already, you really need to check out Janis Joplin's "Ball and Chain live at Monterrey Pop ". It will take you to a whole other level.....GUARANTEED.
The Boogie Kings covered "Unchained Melody" and some Otis Redding. The Boogie Kings are a Phenomenal group of musicians. I was fortunate enough to hear The Boogie Kings live 35 years ago. ❤
Give Karen Carpenter a try. She had a most beautiful voice. "We've only just begun" and "Rainy days and Mondays". If Bobby Hatfield had sung a duet with Karen Carpenter...
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