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Bobby’s cover made us dream in romance when as teenager we danced cheeck to cheeck and as is só sweet and pure, ir enriched us with tender nd happy feelings. It allways made us smile 😊 and want to listen more and more. Adictive 😅
If you have never listened to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, listen to Valli sing "My Eyes Adored You". A beautiful song. I would love to hear your reaction to it.💕
@@TheMusicKingdom Some of the Righteous less commercial songs are great. Here is a link of them singing with The Blossoms, from a tv show called Shindig. Called Night Time is the Right Time. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7wRA9tfEwLs.html. Another great performance is the Brothers singing You'll Never Walk Alone frim the Ed Sullivan Show. Bobby singing Summertime, Bill singing I Just Want To Make Love To You. No video for the last song. It was too spicy.
How in the world did you do all that background and then not listen to the live version? It’s spectacular! Try again, you’ll be knocked off your chair! Studio version is just not the same.
I suggest you listen to the live 1965 version on the Andy Williams Show. If you thought the studio recorded version was good check out Bobby's first and "LIVE" performance of the song "Unchained Melody." No auto tune, all Bobby, heart and soul. It beats his recorded version by far!! Another great solo vocal done by Bobby is "Summertime." Unbelievable!!!!
I have to agree with the many comments that reference the version Bobby did on the Andy Williams show. Here's the link, in case you would like to hear the best (and live) version of this song: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IYj2hex99gY.html
Well Bobbies interpretation was deeply personal beyond all other covers when he did it live on the Ted Williams show before his mother and the audience.
A very special thank you to our expert. : ) I agree with you , that it is one thing to be good , and another to have passion along with being good. That is what brings about emotions.
Sadly, you didn't select the best version which IMHO is the Andy Williams program version. Bobby knocked it WAY out of the park with the very last few seconds. This version sounds anticlimactic in comparison. You won't get the fidelity you get from the recording studio version, but the notes Bobby hits is well worth the sacrifice. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-m0EBs6uRgtw.html For both 'brothers' check out You'll Never Walk Alone. Sonic Dynamite.
Just an FYI on production - this version was produced by Bobby's partner Bill Medley, who also played piano and sang backup vocals on it. Although Bill produced virtually all their albums, he has frequently stated "I am not a producer... I know how to produce.' They were with Phil Specter at this time, but Specter was only interested in hit singles and left the album production to Bill, choosing a 'throwaway' song to put on the B side of his singles. It's notable that there is no 'wall of sound on 'Unchained Melody'. For some reason Specter did not see the beauty in this song when he chose it for the B side of 'Hung on You' and was really incensed when the B side shot to hit status ahead of his A side. When he saw what was happening he had the record labels changed to show himself as producer on subsequent imprints.😊
Wow, a lot of work reviewing a lesser quality version of Bobby’s song-the live version is amazing, as others have said, and no falsetto. There is an entire clip where they sing “what’s I say” with Andy on the same show. Nice review, but do check out the best live performance of all time!
When Bobby did this for live shows in Southern California it was often for servicemen getting ready to ship off to the war in Vietnam, and was very meaningful to them and their sweethearts. The studio recording includes Bill on piano, but not his voice! Also, Bill produced this, as it was meant for an album cut not a single release.
In your vocals category, you list things like vibrato, belting, and falsetto. Others have pointed out that Bobby Hatfield did not break into falsetto in "Unchained Melody"! His phenominal tenor range allowed him such masterful control of his vibratto, extraordinary ability to control his volume after belting out "mine", with unbelievable breath control all at the same time--- yielding a genuineness to the emotion(s) being communicating--desperate longing in that case; outstanding!! I have read that Mr. Hatfield never had formal training. If that is so, then The Lord God Almighty gave this vocalist an extroidinary "once in a lifetime "gift". Your comments about his belting ability are right on point. This is, at its heart, a simple song as you point out. I have found that the most profound spiritual constructs are often communicated in the most simple ways. Example: "God Is Love". In marriage vows, men swear before God and man to love love, honor and cherish their wives for the rest of their lives. I believe that most women with open hearts have a built-in need to have this support rightfully given to them. "Unchsinrd Melody", as it is so masterfully arranged and sung by Bobby Hatfield in 1965, powerfully communicates the raw and spiritual dimensions of this sacred commitnent as sworn from a man to a woman. That is why so many women have "melted" in emotion when they first hear this song, throughout several generations now. Such a concept is timeless. Amen.
Bobby Hatfield live performance. The Andy Williams Show- Episode #4.5 Episode aired: Monday, Oct 25, 1965: Robert Lee Hatfield (August 10, 1940 - November 5, 2003) Bobby Hatfield, who had a higher countertenor 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 Nov. 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 (actually calling DJs telling them to play “Hung On You” not “Unchained Melody “)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 before 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." Hatfield’s rendition of “Unchained Melody” although not the original, is the ‘gold standard’.
Fabulous video and so many interesting points made. Your music expert also gave a lot of great insight. 😊 My favorite version was sung by the legendary Neil Diamond, who put a lot of heart and soul into it. Overall, excellent song choice.
The version performed on The Andy Williams show I think, was better. Find that on line and watch him perform it. It was brilliant. Phil Spector arranged the music. The performance was even in color! I urge you to watch that version. And bonus info: I read he was nervous singing that night as his mom was in the audience! He knocked it out of the park. Goosebumps indeed.
Yeah the Andy Williams live version is so much bettter...no other version even comes close...you can't say you've truly heard the song until you hear and watch it and see how effortlessly he cuts loose
Great review of a great song. Here it s a unique request, Don Mclean’s Vincent, I know American Pie is his most famous. Vincent is unique since it is an artist singing about another artist’s works. What do you think?
You might be batshit crazy, but you are right on the money. As you enjoy this song as much as you do, I urge you to watch that Andy WIlliams version. There's no theatrics, no strain, no gimmicks, just talent. He stands in place and hits so many changes with out ANY stress. You can see him moving his tongue around in his mouth to form his multiple tone changes. Mr no sweat. It's beyond awesome. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Very strong song. It stands alone. I wanted the vocals to break out one more time, and stronger. But I understand that might not have fit with the tone of the song. They pro'ly broke out just enough to leave me wanting more.
