Thanks! I've heard this 1000 times, but it was made so much more pleasurable by watching all of you react - can I add you are an incredibly beautiful group of people.
Thats exactly what I thought a stunningly beautiful family your blessed and with that song sung by him is like a magical spell makes you forget the bad stuff for a bit,please Keep making people smile 💖
You are absolutely right. Seeing their reaction you can really see the moving emotion that shines through them. I would love to see them in their mothers reaction to princess song. Damn U.
How come everytime someone does a great vocal performance someone on RU-vid always say that the person "had a cold" or something similar. It can still be a great performance even if the person was feeling great. I call bull****.
@@grunta4437 No ridiculous fool. Covid and the common cold are both Coronaviruses but they are completely different from each other, the same way that a house cat and a cougar are both felines but one can be deadly. A common cold doesn't cause you to develop deadly blood clots in limbs and organs, including the brain. A cold doesn't cause pneumonia, extreme fever, the complete loss of the sense of taste, multiple organ failures, etc and death. The stupidity and ignorance of some people boggles the mind... looking at you.
I like the way Bobby smiles at the end and puts his teeth on his lower lip for a minute. He knew that he nailed it. Here we are six decades later still loving it.
This was 1965. No auto tunes. Just a 25 year old young man singing live on TV with is mom in the audience. Well groomed. You can understand every word and the audience is sitting respectfully quiet just taking it all in. Hundreds of artists have recorded this song but NOBODY did it as well as Bobby Hatfield. Bobby passed away in 2003. Bill Medley was still performing at the time the pandemic hit. RIP Bobby.
Actually I Heard the Original sung by the Original singer in the movie the song came from. While it is not an "Orchestrated" performance, the simplicity of the Guitar playing and the man singing is emotional. The Man who sang it was Todd Duncan. He was the First person to ever sing the song. It is too bad he never made an actual recording outside of the movie.
I was 15/16 when this was was released. This is the quality of music we were gifted with back then. No auto correct fine tuning what you got on the record was what you got in a live performance. Real artists one and all. Now anyone can be a music star!
Bobby sings it like he means it. You can hear it in his voice and see it in his face. Bravo Bobby Hatfield for leaving us this masterpiece. May you RIP.
Was 15 when this was on the Andy Williams TV show. Teared up then and every time since. Live, pure talent. No extras needed. Bobby Hatfield OWNS this song and Always Will.
I was 16 at the time and this song was always my favorite Righteous Brothers song. I turn 74 on January 14, but whenever I hear this it's like hearing it again for the first time and I'm 16 once again. And on this night Dec. 8, which I am composing this comment 42 years ago at around this same time of night in New York City 9:30 or so in 1980 Mark David Chapman shot John Lennon seven times in his chest and back in front of the Dakota Apartments where he and Yoko lived and thus murdered him. Lennon was 40 years old all that time back and earlier in the day had given Chapman who had a copy of "Catcher in the Rye" in his possession his autograph which he had written on a copy of his "Double Fantasy" album. For many of us who grew up loving the Beatles' music that was really one of the days the music died.
My favorite all time singer. There will never, ever, be another Bobby Hatfield. No one will ever sing this song the way Bobby did. This one belongs to only him.
This is what is called blue eyed soul. No autotune no backing track No Anything except pure talent. You're mom was in heaven. Thank you for inviting us into your home to watch the reaction. You have A gorgeous family.
What a beautiful family you all are! I think that song really touches everyone's heart; I really loved watching your Mother's sincere, heartfelt reaction!
Bobby Hatfield's voice was cosmically unreal. I've lost count of how many times I've heard this song but never fail to be moved. Music has never been better.
He was indeed. I have never seen anyone do it better. That said, Austin Brown from Home Free does this song on his personal RU-vid channel, and to my mind it is the only version that equals the great Bobby Hatfield.
This my dear is " blue eyed" soul of the 60s & 70s. It delivers soul stirring emotions because the artist could make Anyone feel the love.Missing it terribly now days.
His story goes that his parents were in the audience that night and he was really nervous about being able to reach that final very high note, and that he was so happy and relieved when he did it that that was why he bit his lip at the very end. Wonderful watching you watching your mom!
He was nervous with his family in the audience, not about hitting any note. That final note is well within his range, nothing he would stress about. Why would he attempt to sing a note on a nation-wide TV show that he was uncertain about hitting?! If you are uncertain about it, just skip it rather than making a fool of yourself in living color and coast to coast. If you watch him perform, he often bit his lip. Bill did too even when speaking. It's just general nervousness from being on stage.
This song is considered one of the greatest test for raw talent skill and artistry for singers. It is a lot more complicated than most folks realize and it swiftly exposes any faults, mistakes, and etc for any singer more so that most songs.
Oh wow, hello from New Zealand 🇳🇿, your mums reaction made me cry!! My mum loved this song it was from way before I was born. Bring your mum back for more reactions!!
When Mom said anytime you hear good music, even an old music will sound new/fresh - It's exactly how I feel about this particular song and some other classic songs too. Lovely reaction!❤
One of, if not THE best love ballad every performed by mankind. No autotune in those days, just reliance on sheer talent. I challenge anyone to hear this and not feel the emotions welling up, no matter how many times you've heard it; if not, you have lost your humanity.
I am 77 years old. I remember when the Righteous Brothers were first played on radio. Their sound was gorgeous. We all thought they were gentlemen of color. When we started seeing them on television and in concerts, we were shocked to see that they were white gentlemen. Around that time, their music was referred to as "blue eyed soul". Even after all these decades, I still get the good chills when I see and hear this song by the late Bobby Harfield. He died way too early at 52 years old in November of 2003. They were still performing, and he was resting in his hotel room before going to the gig to perform. He never showed up at the venue. Telephone calls to his hotel room were not answered. When people went to see what was wrong, they found him lifeless from a possibly untreated heart condition, pushed over the edge by Cocaine. So sad. His partner, Bill Medley is still alive and active. I guess some candles were meant to burn brightly but not very long. Who knows.
I'm SO glad that you guys loved it! You should watch him sing "Summertime". It's outstanding! You should also watch the brothers sing "Soul and Inspiration" & "you've lost that loving feeling". You'll love it.
I lived around the block from Bill Medley who drove past in his red Ferrari. Neighbor kid told me who it was. I couldn't believe it. I graduated in '67.
@@robertcope9494 I graduated in ‘68, remember my brother coming out of the Army, from Germany….he had this on his reel to reel tape player😂…,I played , EBB TIDE, at my brothers funeral, as the Righteous Brothers was one of his favorites
That was a live performance, straight up, on national TV. No retakes, no auto tune, no nothing. Just Bobby Hatfield's pure talent. Many have recorded this song before and since, but none - ever - as good as this version. RIP, Bobby.
This was my parents " song" They played every anniversary. I now 65 and that shows you how long this song has stood the test of time. P. S. You are a very handsome family.
The late great 'Bobby Hatfield' Tenor voice of the 'Righteous Brothers.' Sung this back in (1965) on the 'Andy Williams Show.' His performance of 'Unchained Melody' composed by the great Academy Award winning composer 'Alex North' with Lyrics by 'Hy Zaret.' Is considered one of the greatest 'Live' television performances of all time. The song 'Unchained Melody' was written for the (1955) prison movie 'Unchained.' First sung by African American actor and Opera singer Todd Duncan for the (1955) movie. He also played a prisoner in the movie and sang the song in the film. The rest as they say is history.
There is more songs by The Righteous Brothers one of them is called You Lost That Loving Feeling and also soul and inspiration and also Rock and Roll Heaven all three of those songs are real good
This song was recorded in ONE take, the singer thought he might have messed up a couple times and said he could do it better but everyone else disagreed and said it was PERFECT ... I agree.
After recording at studio n on way home he call his partner Bill Medley( baritone) n said "we need to go back to studio n I have a great idea for the ending of this song n hitting those last high notes really put the icing on the cake it made this song come alive Bobby was a great tenor. Most women can't hit Bobby's last note. I met Bill when he was on a tour after Bobby died( 2003) He is still singing in his 80's. I never got to meet Bobby but I can still enjoy his voice. I'm old now but their music keeps me young.Three more favorites of mine that you will love" You've Lost That Loving Feeling" "You'll Never Stand Alone" n Soul n "Inspiration " Thank you for keeping their music alive Loved the reaction Keep the videos coming
A bearded maN IN HIS 30s, bald head, sat in working class Wales, winter, in the bath tub, weeping like a newborn at how beautiful this song is 😅 ABSOLUTE MOOD
I loved the Righteous Brothers music so much back in the 60's when I was around 13-14. Some of the songs did relate the Vietnam War so some did speak about wait for me etc. So very happy the younger generations over the years also find comfortable meaning to music 60 years old.
as someone who first heard this in the 60s I say this is one of the best make out songs, if you were not making out with someone at a party there was something wrong with you. LOL
This was my mom and dad's song. He was a career US Navy officer, and they spend many months apart, over the 27 years of his career. They are dancing to this in heaven now.
Too often today duplicitous people are trying to get all of us to focus on our differences instead of the fact that we are all far more alike than we are different. Your excellent reaction video shows the great power of music to breeze right past that garbage and unite all of us. Thank you for sharing this moment with the world! Lastly, Austin Brown does an excellent version of this song on his personal RU-vid channel. He is a singer with a group called Home Free, and he is the only one that I have heard whom I believe does this song as well as Bobby Hatfield.
I loved watching your faces. I still miss Bobby. At the end he had a little smile on his face because his Mother was there and he got through it live. The beginning was funny too but you missed it.
@@Hamholt I didn't say she was, it would honestly be unfair to them brothers... just ask yourself what they were doing at 11 when she covered that song just as good 👍
