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@@santoshreddymaale5311 I think RU-vid automatically deletes posts that have links in them, marks them as spam. As for your suggestion, I'll see what I can do
Not falsetto! His range is incredible. He is a Tenor. I keep saying 'is' but Bobby passed away in 2003. He was incredible, and you need to hear him and Bill together. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" should be next. They were as good at soloing as they were together, and there's lots to hear. Bobby had no formal vocal training outside if high school. The L.A. Dodgers were wanting him to play for them, as he was a good baseball player, thank the good Lord he chose music!
Bobby took care of every note, nothing was overlooked, he lingered over the words, like he was making love to the music ... no one like him before or since. He owns this Unchained Melody.
Bobby was the first to do this version of the song (from the not-popular movie “Unchained”) - all the other covers including Elvis based their covers on Bobby’s rendition.
@@ingfig1 Sorry, but the song was introduce by Todd Duncan in the 1955 movie "UNCHAINED " also in that year there was Lex Baxter (instrumental version), Al Hibler, Roy Hamilton. Later Elvis, the Supremes, the Platters, Sam Cooke are just a few of the 1,500 version of this classic song, and yes Bobby Hatfield has the most acclaim and popular version of this song.
Yeah, there are certain songs that are owned. This one is Bobby Hatfield's. America by Ray Charles. The Star-Spangled Banner by Whitney Houston, (Super Bowl version). Every time one of these is sung it's always compared to those mentioned above.
I would agree .. best ever in my opinion .. there are other amazingly good songs but this one feels like he exposed his soul to this woman .. it is very moving ..
You'd be surprised how popular it's been on youtube this past year...especially with women...lol. Bobby was not a baritone according to everything ever written about him. He's a tenor/countertenor. He just had an incredible range. Bill Medley was the baritone.
Many say Bobby Hatfield had a four octave range. The outstanding feature of this performance was how effortlessly he performed. Most singers would be doubling over and showing a grunt face. The song was written in the 1950s for a prison movie. The lyrics represent a prisoner's heartbreak over a wife or girlfriend. This song has been covered hundreds of times by hundreds of performers but with this performance Bobby Hatfield owned this song ever after.
Bobby Hatfield didn't have to relay in falsetto notes, that is his own vocals at work, he had a very high vocal range that came to him naturally, he was just that talented! RIP Bobby, we miss you!
He thinks that's falsetto? Listen to some of the Bee Gee's stuff. THAT"s falsetto Hear the difference!! As I said earlier, Bobby was 'counter-Tenor. Natural high range, not anyone like him.
@@dawnaberry8452 Yep. Some tenors can train to sing in a countertenor range but it is more of a strain and you will see it in their face. If you look at his face when he hits those soprano notes, there is not a wrinkle in it. He is very relaxed because it is his natural range. Hit dislike and the algorithms will hopefully keep this clown's videos from coming up in any recommendations for you.
Bobby Hatfield is a counter tenor, the rarest of male voice types. This is why you find it hard to define easily it is just too rare. www.rochdale.gov.uk/rochdale-music-service/learn-countertenor-voice#:~:text=A%20countertenor%20is%20a%20male,rarest%20of%20all%20voice%20types. Counter tenors have an expanded upper range...they can nail notes without falsetto. Your comment was accurate it seems he slides in and out of falsetto easily, in fact, its not falsetto as with other counter tenors the upper range is wider. Bobby simply nails high notes with ease. His control is amazing.
He sung this live, on the Andy Williams show, With his mum in the audience, no autotune, no mixers, just pure talent, and he and his partner both were superb singers, and this song is still so popular today as it was then, this is the biggest best version of this song from 1955 originally sung by Al Hibbler.
Bobby was definitely a tenor. No falsetto there. His natural range was epic. In addition, this was live, with none of the electronic failsafes, just a small microphone!
@@annmenzzasalma6151 I agree! He is confused. I don't think he has ever heard a voice like Bobby's, and doesn't know how to classify it. Never heard that much greatness.
Bobby Hatfield had a four-octave vocal range, and was a counter tenor. Not a falsetto at all. Listen to the end - natural transition to the high notes.
That wasn't falsetto, that was his "head voice" a bel canto mask technique, those last notes were placed with power, that was his incredible voice range. Pavarotti used the same technique, but didn't have this kind of range.
If you haven't heard this song before and you're a singer, you must be living in a cave in the Amazon forest, and this is stone cold live, no edits, no auto tune shit.
Bobby was not doing any falsetto! He was a tenor with incredible range!! With just his voice and a small mike, he brings forth the most beautiful song and best live performance ever!!!
Bobby was a tenor with a 4 octave range as others have said. What you thought of as kinda yodeling was just part of the singing style of the day. With this beautiful song it is just...... When you're good you're good. Listen to the 2 sing together. Real natural gifts. No tricks.
I do agree, and he said Frank??? Not sure he knows a lot about a voice even if you never heard music before we humans know what sounds good!!! And I think this song could be a HIT even TODAY!!!!
Bobby was a tenor. Bill was base baritone. Listen to You've lost that loving felling. Bill starts the song out and then Bobby comes in with just his voice singing his natural tenor. The end of the song is amazing they go back and forth to the end of the song. Thanks for your nice reaction. I was 15 when Bobby sang this song on the Andy Williams show and I watched this very show. All of us girls where in love with these guys!
If I counted correctly, Bobby hits 20 notes in this peace. So effortless. This performance was live (no auto tune) on the Andy Williams show. Bobby’s mother was in the audience. Perfectly sung
Bobby makes it look easy to sing like an angel. Other singers grimace like they're trying to squeeze the notes out of their arse. Bobby was smooth, relaxed, soulful and gifted.
My sister was a teen back then and an opera singer. She said the singers back then did a little trick called 'throwing a note'. They pitched it away like they were spitting it into the wind. Bobby does it on the first held 'to' of 'to me'. If you notice he pitches his head to the side and tosses it into the wind. She said it was a breathing technique so they could catch a quick breath before the next held note. As a vocal coach I thought you might find that interesting.
This is Bobby Hatfield, tenor with an amazing vocal range. The other "Brother" (they weren't really related) is Bill Medley, baritone. To hear both check out You've Lost That Loving Feeling, the most played song on the airwaves in the twentieth century. The live version from JARichardsFilm is the best.
Definitely a tenor, but probably a counter tenor. He had the voice of a siren, he opens his mouth and everyone, male and female is just entranced! They all fall under his spell.
Not so educated myself in male singers, but I have heard that Freddie Mercury was a natural baritone - which seems to indicate that he spent most of his recording career singing out of his range... however, b/c his range was SO great, he had that capability -- I love his collaborations with Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caballe - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pPG5DP2RQZk.html
Holy Christ! Elvis Presley was a Tenor, Tom Jones a Baritone, Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams were tenors. Bobby was a soprano, mixed with Bill Medleys Baritone made for great duets! Let's just make shit up so people ignorant of Music Theory will think we're smart!
I have to say. I am 83 years old and it makes me so happy to see you young people looking back to my youth and realizing that our music was great then and even better today. Thank you. My thoughts. If you wonder why boomers hate AUTO TUNE so much, this is why. We miss the days when singers could actually sing!
Blue eyed soul at it's best! His version was the best in the 60's & stands until today.Live & no auto tune, great music that will never be back again. This was one of the best live performances in History.
LOVE "Ebb Tide" (Bobby's version)! He has the voice of a siren. Like I mentioned on another channel, I'd follow this man's voice into a burning building!
I remember hearing the Righteous Brother singing this in early 80s and in film 'Ghost'. I know next to nothing about music, can't sing or play any instrument. But I loved it and it remains my #1 favorite for over 3 decades now! I am pleased to now know just how right I was about it.
1965 blue eyed soul at its finest. Bobby sings from his feelings and makes certain you feel it too. America will never forget you Bobby Hatfield may you RIP.
I love this song and appreciate your detailed analysis. Unchained Melody is one of the most covered songs in music history, beat only by a few Beatles and Christmas songs. There are over 600 official recordings from Liberace, The Supremes, The Platters, Sam Cooke, Elvis, Sonny and Cher to even U2. However, this is considered the best version. All versions after this version use the basic construct that The Righteous Brothers developed, and which Bobby Hatfield added to he end of original. The song was re-record by this artist for the 1990 Demi Moore/Patrick Swayze movie Ghost. Despite how effortlessly he makes it look, you have pointed out how hard this song is to sing well, and he is doing things that are just not normally possible. He looks like he doesn't even have to try.
According to the song's publishing administrator, over 1,500 recordings of "Unchained Melody" have been made by more than 670 artists, in multiple languages.
Baritone? Nope. He had a 4 octave range and actually gained a bit more later in life. They were very influenced by Motown back then. Also, he was fighting a cold plus stage fright.
Bobby Hatfield hits 24 notes in this song. He ranges low tenor to high tenor. Is 25 yrs old here. This song is the only song that hit the charts twice. (by the same singer & 20 years apart)
Your previous comments hit the nail on the head: 1. Bobby Hatfield was not a baritone. 2. He had an exceptionally large range. 3. He hit 24 different notes, all on key. 4. No auto-tune was used, or necessary. 5. Quite possibly the best live performance ever!
This song was taped live on the Andy Williams show back in 1965, I was 3 years old when this song came out. His mother was in the audience when he sang that song and he was nervous, but he nailed it and was even better than the studio version. RIP Bobby you are MISSED. He was truly RIGHTEOUS!
Thank you for making this video! This song actually was sang by several otrher folks fron back in the mid-1950's. Bobby Hatfield's rendition took this to a new level. Actually I read somewhere that this rendition was the most highly rated song in the twentieth century and for good reason and your ears can tell you. Things were simpler back then in the 1960's in almost all ways, music included. When I hear him singing this, it takes me back to the parties, the dates we had and all the fun things we did. If it came of the radio my girlfriend would start to cry and just want to hold me. Frankly, from my experience, I will say it puts every woman in the mood for love. It simply melts them. I am so glad that younger people today are being exposed to songs of my era and can appreciate this music. There were so many beautiful love songs from that time. Even today this song has almost a magical effect on the vast majority of women. It is one of the most beautiful love songs ever done.
"The" best recording of that song ever. I liked your analysis, because that song, sung with heart & soul, seems to inspire everyone who hears it. He supports both the lower & upper ranges so well.
I just finished listening to this reaction and I cannot believe this guy says he’s a baritone. Where is he coming from. He’s a Countertenor doesn’t he know. I am just amazed that this reaction is even published. A baritone. Wow. That’s reactor needs to take lessons
The 'yoodle' you referred to was Bobbie singing the "r" sound which is one of the hardest sounds to produce in music. He sings the "r" three times in rapid succession!
Bobby Hatfield was amazing, and Bill Medley was also, completely on the other end of the musical scale! Please react to You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling and (You're My) Soul and Inspiration! A classic 60s/70s pop, soul duo.
Baritone? Wait, didn't you say you are voice coach? Oh yeah, there it is in the title. Not many people have Bobby's range. No auto tune, live audience, just his voice and a very simple instrumental. He nailed it. It amazes me when people say they've never heard this song. It's in so many movies and just all over the place. Very popular song that is very popular on RU-vid. The Righteous Brother's song "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" is the most played song of all time.
Well yeah, listening to this performance, he sounds way more like a baritone. Beside the range, vocal type is determined by its sound quality, timbre of the voice and a few more things. I might be wrong since this is the first song I've ever heard from them, but to me, here, his deeper notes sound more like his natural voice. A lot of singers can reach high notes in different ways but they aren't really tenors. Again, might be wrong about it this time, I would have to listen to more songs to really tell for sure
So few men can go from baritone to full counter-tenor so fluently, and with so many vocal techniques, all in one song. Bobby had a unique sound...and women loved it.
This song is too beautiful to pause. Just embrace it and take in its beauty. He was never an actor, just an extraordinary singer. He is after all in The Hall of Fame.
That song I've played for people who had never heard d it said is it new I like I tell them how old there amazed 😂. Its a timeless classic that will live on in infamy.
I enjoyed and appreciated all the expert technical analysis and knowledge you gave of this performance . It only adds to the amazement of this beautiful and soulful live performance ❤
Precisely - Perfection. Singing, telling a story - always at ease, no hurry...every phrase, honestly, excellently rendered within a surprisingly endless voice range!
I watched this broadcast live on TV in 1965. Bobby's Mom was in the audience, she never heard Bobby perform on stage before. He was nervous. At the end you see him but his lip at the end. He knew he nailed it for his Mom. Perfect everything, every performer after this has never come close to perfection like Bobby did. But that's my personal opinion.
Like it, no love it. I have loved it since it came out when I was 14, now almost 71. Now I an enjoying you youngsters giving it a listen. Watched many others but you are the first voice trainer.
Your a voice coach??? This song is a live on stage performance, with a live orchestra. NO special effects, no auto tone, just PURE talent. Bobby Hatfield had a 4 Octave range, singing TENOR to Bill Medley’s baritone. This songs pulls you in, feeds your soul, and makes you want to make love….it’s PERFECT!
Bobby was a tenor/countertenor. NO falsetto. Voice very strong and not breathy. Vocal cords together. His range was huge. Surprised you don’t recognize this, even though you’re a vocal coach, you say. He is NOT a baritone or soprano either. Better not to guess - just do your research. Bobby was one of our greatest singers, no inaccurate labels required.
Really enjoyed yr critique. The Righteous Brothers are one of the best in music history. They had huge hits with You lost that loving Feeling, Soul and Inspiration and For once in my Life, plus more . Big fan! Ud enjoy Bill Medley a very deep voice great singer. I call them the Dynamic Duo, haha. Best success on yr channel
