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Righteous Brothers (Bobby Hatfield solo) - Unchained Melody - BRITISH SOUND ENGINEER REACTS

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In this video I take at look at this stunning performance by Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers, live on the Andy Williams show, performing their hit song Unchained Melody. I share my thoughts and reactions from my perspective as a sound engineer on the performance and sound recording and production. #andywilliamsshow #bobbyhatfield #righteousbrothers #unchainedmelody #reactionvideo #reactvideo #soundengineerreacts
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@irisray5561 3 года назад

25, nervous, Mom in audience, no auto tune, no backing track. Just pure raw talent

@maryjanedyson234 Год назад

He also had a bad cold. Amazing

@kayrogers880 Год назад

Bobby's mom was in the audience?

@DianeJaroszewski Год назад

His moms b hind him to his rite w the blue dress and brown fur w his dad too.

@mariannebowman6114 9 месяцев назад

So true.

@paulsignore3313 6 месяцев назад

Im pretty confident when I say, there will never be a better performance than this

@sherigrow6480 3 года назад

It wasn't a backing track; the orchestra was live as well, as it usually was on the show. Lovely arrangement, and different from the studio record arrangement. Bobby was a special performer, and this is so intimate. Still miss him, RIP.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

I should have guessed really as this was common around this time! Makes the production more impressive to be honest! I do find it odd on some performances though, like joni Mitchell on the mama cass show having a string section playing off screen along with her - always felt out of place!

@quentinmichel7581 3 года назад

@@TheBunkhouseStudios Thats kind of just the way it was. Each variety show had their own musicians as did Johnny Carson's Tonight Show and they took any opportunity to showcase them and regularly had the guest performers rehearse with and utilize the house bands instead of their own. Most often with vocalists but not limited to them. For example Stevie Ray Vaughn performed on a number of the shows without Double Trouble.

@ChicagoDB 3 года назад

The Andy Williams Show had a superb orchestra, because he was such a huge singing star as well.

@TheAmazingRoger 3 года назад

Ummmm, well, no.

@cliffordmullinax9319 Год назад

Yes that is true,I've read several articles on this performance, it is truly a live orchestra!!

@davemeyer1423 3 года назад

Funny you mentioned it. Bobby Hatfield was known for being ego free in real life. Very down to earth and humble.

@dawnaberry8452 3 года назад

Bobby and Bill hated to be treated like anything but "one of the guys."

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Yeah I can definitely believe that!

@sharonmowat6649 3 года назад

@@TheBunkhouseStudios Bobby suffered terrible stage fright his whole career and his mum was in the audience at the time. Andy Williams' show had excellentvproduction back then.

@jeannegood9131 3 года назад

I met both of them after a concert in NYS in the late 60s and sat and chatted with them for at least an hour. Greatest guys in the world even back then when they were at the top of their careers. Will never forget them for that. Both were awesome.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

@@jeannegood9131 that's so cool! Thanks for sharing!

@j20tower 3 года назад

One word for this performance. Masterpiece.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

It's a wonderful performance!

@victoria2050nin 3 года назад

I could listen to this 20 times a day and never tire of it!

@j20tower 3 года назад

@@victoria2050nin and who could blame you, it’s so good.

@victoria2050nin 3 года назад

please review Smokey Robinson singing Cruisin'.. Bobby, Bill and Smokey's singing blows out my ovaries every time!

@paigeturner5358 2 года назад

@@TheBunkhouseStudios How you describe the song is exactly how Bobby was. He had no ego, you basically nailed the man himself. From what I've gathered he was an untrained singer also. Pure, natural talent. He was very humble throughout his career and didn't ever see himself as a star or a legend or any other title he was given. This has to be the most studied song in history. It has no equal imho.

@barrykime5580 3 года назад

So many have done this song ,including Elvis. No one has came close to Bobby.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Agree completely!

@cmoeller3 2 года назад

His version is the gold standard by which all others are judged by

@vicayche9388 2 года назад

Honestly, his studio version doesn't even compare to this live performance

@maryhall4756 2 года назад

Agreed!

@karen.tolleson68 2 месяца назад

Amen to that!

@rosamarija8930 Год назад

The most beautiful voice and song I ever heard...Since I heard it for first time,I never stopped playing it..Bobby Hatfield we miss you so much...Everytime I see you and hear you,,you melt my heart...I love you Bobby... Rest in Peace precious and beautiful soul ❤️

@larryclark4297 3 года назад

True story his parents were in the audience and he didn't want to mess up and embarrass them on live TV and he nailed it 🥇💯

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

He really did!

@bobbiewallace4008 3 года назад

I love do much how you loved it. Very great song and great watching

@janetgallo5720 2 года назад

Bobby’s vocal range is amazing and his personality,his humor, his wit and humility are amazing as well

@sorrystaunton 3 года назад

No backing track....all live!!!! No lip syncing.....no auto tune......that’s why you needed talent in the 60’s....

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

It's very true that there was less to hide behind back then!

@janetgallo5720 Год назад

I can’t believe that a sound engineer thought it was a backing track when it was live.

@maryanngarrimone1153 Год назад

OMG the Righteous Brothers music! Bobby owns this song. No one sang like he did. I'm 74 yrs and watched him sing this beautiful song on the Andy Williams show in 1964. Pure raw talent and no auto tunes. That didn't exist and this live on TV. Too bad we lost him in 2003. RIP Bobby! We miss hearing your beautiful voice! ❤🙏❤❤

@MomCatMeows Год назад

This is the first time I've ever heard anyone mention he seemed nervous. Interesting perception. I agrée Bobby appears humble. There's no ego involved at all in this performance, just pure talent. It's almost like he doesn't know how talented he actually is. ❤

@Aurora-tp3dy 15 дней назад

According to the people who knew him, and those who briefly met him, he was indeed a humble man.

@MomCatMeows 15 дней назад

@@Aurora-tp3dy I love that so much. 🥰

@oldhillbillybuckkowalski 2 года назад

I have probably listened to this specific performance over 100 times and I still find it to be as amazing as I did the first time. His extreme vocal range combined with the apparent ease with which he can traverse the entire vocal range and do so smoothly and powerfully is to me something that is if not a gift only he had, then certainly a gift possessed by few others before or since.

@emiliomazzeo4286 3 года назад

CAN YOU BELIEVE A PERFORMANCE LIKE THIS FROM BOBBY HATFIELD BACK IN 1965. TRULY PHENOMENAL. THIS IS WHAT WE NOW CALL "X-FACTOR PLUS" SO SMOOTH, ELEGANT, CLEAN, PURE, CLASSY AND POWERFULLY B E A U T I F U L. HIS PERFORMANCE REALLY CAPTIVATED YOUR HEART

@susancobb901 3 года назад

Bobby Hatfield totally owns this song. The Righteous Brothers are the ONLY musical act in history to have a song go to number one when it was first released, then go to number one again years later when the movie Ghost came out.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

he really does make it his own, which is not an easy thing to do!

@kennethvosper285 2 года назад

That also happened with “ you lost that loving feeling” the most listened to song in the 20th century! And that has both Righteous Brothers singing!

@ingfig1 2 года назад

Yes, this song made history! When the version for the movie “Ghost” hit the charts, it revived interest in the original studio version - and Righteous Brothers then had TWO versions of the same song simultaneously on the charts, each version competing with the other!

@fancypants7706 2 года назад

Bobby Hatfields version of this song was perfection.

@dianachase63 2 года назад

I wouldn't change a thing. It's just purely beautiful.

@dawnaberry8452 3 года назад

Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley are two of the most humble superstars you ever saw. Now, you must hear and see the most played song of the 20th century, "You've Lost That Lovin' feeling." The black and white video. Anything they did was great, whether they solo or singing together. There are no words but great to describe either of them, but Bobby was very special. We all love and miss him. Thank you for your thoughtful analysis.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Thanks for watching! They certainly were both one of a kind!

@rubydazzler 3 года назад

dawna, even the old b&w vid is a classic. I love how Bobby sits there quiety in silhouette and lets Bill do his thing and then quietly stands and joins in. All that is needed to make it the ultimate in cool is if he just dropped a cigarette and empty can as he do so. And then the end when they go back to their roots and are rocking out with the Baby, and really bring it on back ... I could watch them for hours. So much soul and emotion.

@danieldickson8591 3 года назад

Bobby Hatfield did admit later that he was very nervous for this performance, as it was the first time his mother, who loved this song, was in the audience listening to him perform live.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

You can tell it meant a lot to him as that comes across in the delivery of his performance I think!

@ginnywithag5046 3 года назад

The two of them, Bill and Bobby, had a coin toss between a show break, as to who would sing a solo. He won it. He was under the weather, with a cold. Yes, had nerves with his Mother in the audience..... yet, he sung as this!

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

@@ginnywithag5046 That's really interesting to know, thanks!

@ChicagoDB 3 года назад

You can see in the brief chat with Andy just before the song, that he was quite literally breathless 10 seconds before he sang it. Amazing performance!

@bobbyboko6317 3 года назад

Must have made his mother so proud

@Tipperary757 3 года назад

A beseeching tone. Hits me in the heart every time.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Definitely!

@rmp7400 2 года назад

There is an old adage so appropriate: "What comes from the heart... goes to the heart."

@opaulamorgan4265 3 года назад

Like what you said about Bobby's performance! Wish Bobby were here to hear all the accolades! RIP Bobby Hatfield.

@EmmaGS 3 года назад

From an LA Times article on his memorial: There aren’t many people who sing at their own funeral and get a standing ovation. But Hatfield did when a nearly 40-year-old video of him singing the hit “Unchained Melody” was played.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing!

@stephanietip 3 года назад

It's said his parents were in the audience and he was very nervous.His voice is pure,gentle and powerful all at the same time

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Great description of his voice!

@amyholman354 Год назад

He also had a cold. Can you imagine adding that to mom and stage fright.

@joselopezmoya9786 3 года назад

No electronic gimmicks to help and enhance his singing performance.. Just pure natural GOD given talent.

@sylviabuck3369 Год назад

Gottgegeben?? Er studierte an der south california university und hat sicher viel gearbeitet. Das sieht man auch an seiner atemtechnik.

@MelindadelosSantos 3 года назад

‘Wasn’t expecting a sound engineer to honor the man behind the voice with such warmth! ‘Can’t get over Bobby’s power and delivery without a squirm; or even audibly and visibly gasping for breath.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Thanks! He is a wonderful performer that's for sure

@AliasMark69 2 года назад

“The Righteous Brothers” are considered by most to be the Greatest Male Vocal Duet Of All Time. I agree. Between Bill Medley’s Lows and Bobby Hatfield’s Highs they can hit every note on an 73 key piano. No other male singers can do that. Legendary. “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin” was the most played song on radio in the 20th Century. "Unchained Melody" - Bobby Hatfield Live 1965. Considered by most as The Greatest Live Male Vocal Performance In History... I agree. Bobby's use of "Runs" is brilliant. He is the master of the technique and started the trend. 7 notes just to say the word "I".... They created the sound and set the table that all Soul Music fed from for decades to come. They started performing at a club called John's Black Derby in Santa Ana, CA. According to Medley, they adopted the name "The Righteous Brothers" for the duo because black Marines from the El Toro Marine base started calling them "righteous brothers". At the end of a performance, a black U.S. Marine in the audience would shout, "That was righteous, brothers!" In 1983, in Newport Beach O.C. Calif. Bill and Bobby at the Jolly Roger Restaurant . I was 13 feet away for... "Unchained Melody"- "You've Lost That Lovin’ Feelin‘" - "Soul And Inspiration".... They were perfect, awesome, amazing, incredible......

@alrightbal9190 11 месяцев назад

I whole heartly agree they were the best. Rolling Stone magazine seems to have something against them as they ranked the Righteous Brothers 16! What the heck!!

@JA-rn5qv 3 года назад

That wasn't a backing track he was singing along with that was a full live orchestra as was the case most of the times on the Andy Williams Show.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Yep other people have also pointed this out to me! :)

@spiritwarriors9974 3 года назад

🌹 It's not about ego it's respect and passion for singing

@theoxley 2 года назад

Everything was live....including the orchestra. True professionals without aid of electronics.

@Aurora-tp3dy 2 года назад

Have to give a shout out to the composer: It was composed by the composer and conductor, Alex North, who was nominated for an Oscar 15 times, but only received a lifetime achievement award from the Academy. It was written for the 1955 movie, Unchained. Hy Zaret was the lyricist. The song itself was nominated for an Oscar by lost out to "Love is a Many Splendored Thing." There's a photo floating around the internet of Bobby Hatfield visiting with Mr. North.

@robhaunui3343 3 года назад

One note here,theres no backing track here,it's the Andy Williams Orchestra playing live with Bobby - otherwise,astute reaction.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Yep a few people have pointed this out to me - I should have guessed really as this was a common way of doing TV performances at the time

@robhaunui3343 3 года назад

@@TheBunkhouseStudios all good dude,it's an easy assumption to make,as a backing track is often used.

@Mckatt2 3 года назад

Yes I was very surprised that does sound engineer didn’t know that!

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

@@Mckatt2 being a sound engineer wouldn't necessarily mean I'd find it easier to pick out. It all depends on how a backing track is recorded. If, say you recorded it live in the same way and space as you would it being played live, it probably would be very hard to tell. It's a testament to how well it was recorded and performed here that I didn't pick up on it being live in the studio.

@susancrouthamel760 3 года назад

No Autotune, pure vocal. I know this song was at the end of movie Ghost i have listened to Righteous Brothers since mid 60's.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Yes I'd forgotten it was used in that film!

@brennanschweitzer840 3 года назад

I thoroughly enjoyed your reaction, as it added aspects I had not considered regarding Bobby's performance. One in particular was you noticing that he was a bit nervous at the start of the song. I had always sort of sensed that slight awkwardness, but you put it into words. But as you intimated, it doesn't detract from the beauty of the song; in a sense, it makes it more human. As a previous commenter noted, that was completely in line with Mr. Hatfield's character. Good review, sir. I've subscribed.

@teresitayagher5427 3 года назад

Well said. I love it when one knows what he is talking about. Thanks you for your great reaction.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Thanks for the kind words! And thanks for watching the video :)

@ardentynekent2099 Год назад

His jaw is so relaxed, it seems impossible to sound like that. Gorgeous. Thank you.

@christophermondone6864 3 года назад

Since this airing, countless other's have tried to do this same song justice. In my personal opinion we watched this live on the TV broadcast. Me personally it was perfection. No one since has ever come close to Bobby's performance on this one. Bobby past away in 2003.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Yeah I've never liked any other versions tbh!

@XANDER_REED 3 года назад

I liked how you picked up the humbleness in his voice. It's all about the music not the ego.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Couldn't agree more!

@zsuzsicseh3369 2 года назад

i liked your professional input about this song, one of my favorites. many "reaction" videos do love it, but don't have the expertise to critique, not just criticize, a singer's technical expertise along with emotions/heart/soul needed for a song like this; something that can never be taught or learned ... thanks!

@susanmcewan302 Год назад

I will hear angels in heaven with Bobby Hatfield leading them! Absolutely heavenly!

@randyp2882 Год назад

Bobby Hatfield is an absolute Legend. I don't think I ever watched a review where panties didn't fly off or men being in awe over his humble entrancing voice. +1

@lindalandry2519 Год назад

Its called Blue Eyed Soul; prominent in the sixties and a follow up to bee bop of the fifties. Bobby was the best at delivering his talented presentations with heart AND soul while touching ours. This iconic masterpiece showcases everything about him and is actually superior to the studio cut which charted twice despite bring released on the B side of a 45. RIP Bobby Hatfield you are missed. 1940-2003

@thatmanstu23 3 года назад

Full Live Orchestra on Andy Williams. Your description of his lack of ego and natural feeling is spot on. He is a bit nasal in this performance,as he was suffering a head cold at the time. And yet....

@carolynthompson3291 3 года назад

Definitely agree with you regarding the vocal gymnastics of latter singers. Bobby and his ilk certainly knew how to sing and had immense talent. Great reaction - I’m definitely on the same page as you .

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Thanks! Yep personally for me I feel it's that next level of mastery as a performer - to be able to show technical prowess without needing to resort to being 'showy'. It's that lack of ego where it really just let's the art itself shine.

@sharonmowat6649 3 года назад

@@TheBunkhouseStudios I have been enjoying watching the younger reactors discover the real talents I grew up hearing. There seems to be a hunger for real music done superbly which is so often missing these days.

@annemariefleming 2 года назад

This is the definitive treatment of this song, in my opinion. Bobby had such a unique sound.

@lisaquindel9952 2 года назад

His little grin at end really reflects his humbleness. Incredible song. It was written by a prisoner in the 40's if I am correct.

@rebapuck5061 Год назад

Written for a prison film named Unchained.

@sylviabuck3369 Год назад

Ich habe mehrmals gelesen das der text für den nicht sehr erfolgreichen film chained geschrieben wurde, im jahr 1955. Der autor war auch abgebildet. Gruss aus deutschland.

@tow5384 11 месяцев назад

The song was from a 1955 movie called "Chained" about a chain gang prison. It was sung by a black opera singer named Todd Duncan (one of the prisoners) - it's on RU-vid. The song won an Academy Award in 1955. For the 1955 versions, check out Roy Hamilton and Sam Cooke (on RU-vid). But this version was the one that really took off. Bobby was the one that started singing "I need your love" up an octave, which other singers began emulating.

@oldschool72 3 года назад

I watched this live in 1965 on the Andy Williams tv show.. I was 15 at the time. This is the only time this was aired in 1965. dont think you were even born yet..

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Wow that's cool! I love this era of music TV shows. And nope I wasn't born for another 26 years!

@sharonmowat6649 3 года назад

Saw it as well, slightly younger.

@paulgonzalez5957 3 года назад

This is the best review I’ve ever heard...thank you.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Wow, that's high praise, thanks! Appreciate you watching 😊

@stephenwalton1234 2 года назад

It wasn't a backing track, it was done live.

@kay9549 9 месяцев назад

Yes it was done live, with Andy Williams orchestra; no autotune, one take performance. Bobby had a fominal octave range, being a contratenor. His range was off the charts; compared/similar to a female sopranoic voice. He is dearly missed after all these years. What a blessed individual with a god given voice.

@mayloo2137 3 года назад

And to think he was nervous before the performance! It was magic. Once in a lifetime experience, and a performance that crosses time and generations. Other singers can cover this song, but they will never match the magic of this performance

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Absolutely! Totally agree!

@TrojansOwl1 3 года назад

I agree that there’s something understated about this performance, like he’s holding back but it seems deliberate. He definitely didn’t hold back on the studio version.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Yep, for me it adds to what makes the performance so great. Its real and human!

@tomwalker779 3 года назад

All talent, no trickery

@robertarnold7187 3 года назад

This is the absolute best live performance I've personally ever seen. I'm no spring chicken either.haha His par3nts were in the audience during this performance. He was happy with the outcome. Why wouldnt he be right? lol. That orchestra was also live and not a background noise.

@bluesky-rb8fn 2 года назад

MASTERFUL!!!

@rmp7400 3 года назад

Very much appreciated your reaction! Grateful that you could and did articulate what you did about the man, the musician and the performance. You must be a sought after sound engineer: insightful, intelligent and wholesome. Thank you for the reaction, from 🇬🇧 !

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

You're too kind! Thanks for such a lovely comment - made me smile! Really glad you enjoyed the video :)

@quentinmichel7581 3 года назад

Bobby might actually have had a bit of a rough start/anxiety at the very beginning. ...he had chronic and pretty profound stage fright and would usually throw up before a performance and then he'd get his professionalism up and go out on stage and totally kill it. His mom was also in the audience behind him on the stage. Also, Bobby had an incredible 4-octave range.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

I think it only adds to the performance really - and makes it more impressive that he managed to overcome his stage fright and deliver such a great performance!

@quentinmichel7581 3 года назад

@@TheBunkhouseStudios Absolutely. That level of courage and professionalism in a young man ...not to mention disciplined talent... humbles me every time I see him perform.

@pcppbadminton 2 года назад

His stage fright adds an awesome context to the first few seconds of this performance. You never see his teeth from when he picks up the mic until the first brief applause, then it's a genuine smile and he seems a lot more relaxed.

@quentinmichel7581 2 года назад

@@pcppbadminton @badminton He and Bill were genuine folk too. That little shy humble smile after Bobby's last note when he know he has delivered flawless magic .... man that can't be easily faked. Pinnacle of talent & professionalism in one so young. He & Bill were both born in 1940 so that would make them 26 at the time of this show.

@georgepalavi5060 3 года назад

Excellent review in my opinion.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Thanks! :)

@williamcabell142 3 года назад

No auto tune...pure talent! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Pure talent indeed!

@doloresschultz6804 6 месяцев назад

Bobby suffered stage fright. He was 25, his first time live on one of most popular TV shows, he had a cold, his mom was sitting behind him, Good grief, it’s a wonder he could sing let alone make the best live record eVER! Bobby was close to perfect as an entertainer and person.

@Aurora-tp3dy 15 дней назад

True, his first and only time on the Andy Williams show. 😊Just adding more information/clarity: He had been on TV many times by that point including as a regular on the very popular Shindig. In fact, he sang Unchained Melody several months before on Shindig.

@Cooker224 Год назад

The best vocal performance ever. No doubt. That pitch on hunger is ridiculous.

@steveullrich7737 3 года назад

I liked your analysis and reaction to this wonderful performance.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Thanks so much and thanks for watching!

@iamdlogan1 2 года назад

We never realized what a treasure they were... heaven forgive us...

@chipurBillWhite 3 года назад

Really nice job. Enjoyed your analysis and its presentation.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Thanks - really pleased you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching :)

@andre_p 6 месяцев назад

In your own objective, dispassionate way you give this performance the highest praise. About that last note: you’re absolutely right: Bobby nails it but doesn’t hold it, he just lets his voice sound out with the orchestra supporting him. Just magic !

@artbagley1406 4 месяца назад

Practically operatic!

@Aurora-tp3dy 15 дней назад

That last bit is done with perfect opera technique.

@pamelasmith9379 9 месяцев назад

Perfection

@billgibbard9449 Год назад

I agreed pretty much with everything that you said, especially about the last note not being held long enough. But there is the context to consider. First, it was a live performance probably being broadcast throughout all of North America -- great pressure indeed. Second, Bobby's mom was in the audience for the first time which I understand added to his nerves. Third, Bobby suffered from stage fright and often threw up before a performance. Fourth, I understand that he had a cold. Fifth, I understand that he had been injured about an hour before his performance. Under these circumstances, I found his performance beyond amazing.

@nancydanise5073 2 года назад

Yes he was live and so was the orchestra. This is sheer perfecion.Singers before him and after him have song this song no one can come close and I've heard many over the years. His performance was effortless . He has it all. The Righteous Bros.Bobby Hatfield was the tenor his partner Bill Melody was the baritone but combine they were terrific Maybe you should listen to a few of their songs.Also both did alot of solos.Back then you had to have real talent not like today.

@ChiquitaSalseraOne 3 года назад

Thank you for your honest and insightful review of Bobby Hatfield’s performance of this beautiful song. He always reaches in and pulls at my heartstrings with this performance.

@OldBoiler62 3 года назад

I'm happy to hear you mention how, while he did that little run, he didn't over do it and also talking about today's singers. I've said the same thing many times about Mariah Carey. I enjoyed her early music, but later it seems that she, and many others who copied it, tried to hit every note in the scale at the end of every line. That does nothing but detract from the melody of the song. It's like Ok, we know you can do it, but why?

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Agreed! It does annoy me when singers jump over the melody too much - ends up being distracting and takes away from the song!

@ldavies3280 3 года назад

I don’t like Mariah Carey because of that irritating habit. It has always sounded like “ listen to how good I am!” It ruins every song that she sings for me. Here, the embellishments are used to emphasise the emotion of the song. It’s a world of difference.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

@@ldavies3280 have to agree with you there!

@billkarg3935 3 года назад

Well Diagnosed! Welcome to the 60's!

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Thanks! :)

@robertsanders7061 3 года назад

This was a LIVE PERFORMANCE

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

I think we are all aware of that haha?

@nantague 3 года назад

Bobby loved to sing, and wasn't deeply ambitious beyond that. He loved the acoustics in this hall and, in fact, worked with the arranger and conductor to expand the song. I thin k the tentativeness at the beginning is part of his interpretation, but I could be wrong. I will only add that Andy's orchestra was known as one of the best used.

@rmp7400 2 года назад

Not only was Bobby not offensively over-reaching, he did not even consider himself equal in talent to Bill Medley. This comes across in the interview where Bobby admits he never thought of himself as a music legend - but Bill - yes-Bill is the legend (probably because of the recording engineer abilities that he picked up from Phil Spector and others). This humble earnest admission startled Bill - who was familiar with Bobby's very affable, gentle uplifting sense of humor!!! Witnessing Bobby's publicly aired admiration could only have been beneficial to him personally - as Bill had at least one very long-term and horrendously painful situation to go through: laboring to determine who had murdered his wife.

@daveg.6820 3 года назад

The Righteous Brothers called their particular singing style "Blue-eyed Soul" and Bobby displays a bit of it here with his unusual phrasing. It is really obvious in many of their other arrangements. Cheers.

@SnowEfaust Год назад

Brilliant reaction...you are quite intuitive ❤❤

@TheBunkhouseStudios 4 месяца назад

thanks so much!

@bjspeck4337 3 года назад

As a performance, it is one long crescendo.

@marthahanley6650 3 года назад

Bobby had severe stage fright which had to have been worse as his parents were there during this Andy Williams show performance. Bobby had a *four octave range* . What you seeing her is complete CONTROL in his singing. He didn't have to *strain* his high notes. Their song "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" holds the record as most song plays ever on the radio. If you REALLY want to listen to a true blue eyed soul listen to "I Just Want to Make Love With You". The ladies listen and get blushed.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Yep he has excellent control - the shifts between his octaves are very natural and effortless! It's interesting that I picked up on his nerves as I wasn't aware he suffered with stage fright!

@duckducknight 3 года назад

@@TheBunkhouseStudios His nerves caused a lot of problems & his solutions contributed to his heart problems. Many of the girls in my generation had boyfriends who were in service & this song kept them firmly in our minds & hearts. I remember being so disappointed that the Osbornes were not going to be at this show but this song made me forget about them.

@georgehardin3037 3 года назад

There was a live band behind him, though they were hard to see. Andy Williams was a singer and music was the center of the show.

@tessalmario8180 Год назад

Agree, great performance. Loved ur comments. Thank you

@jackstgeroge1533 3 года назад

Thanks for the analysis - I enjoyed it. I remember this song well.....driving a convertible through the country side in a beautiful area with the music up loud and the exhaust note ( Healey 3000 ) burbling in the background. Bobby was by far my favourite singer and his range was astounding. Perhaps more important was the flavour of the times. We were less cynical and his vocals reflected the 1960's reality. Thanks again.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Great comment! Yep we definitely live in very different times now - in both good and bad ways!

@mortsnerd5100 2 года назад

You make a good point about how intimate it sounds. It's good to have another perspective (sound engineer). Most of these are from musicians or vocal coaches.

@kierstenridgway4634 3 года назад

Well said. I appreciate your professional opinion. It makes a lot sense.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Thanks! :)

@christophermondone6864 3 года назад

It's all Pure talent from God. Bobby never had voice lessons like thousands have had, and many still can't sing

@sylviabuck3369 Год назад

Das stimmt so nicht. Er studierte an der south california university und man hört es nicht nur, man sieht die atemtechnik.

@catherinelw9365 Год назад

Bobby majored in music in college. Of course he had training - with his level of virtuosity in breath control, dynamics, phrasing... I don't understand why people keep saying that when a simple Google search will show the truth.

@marcusbetancourt3760 Год назад

What more can I say Bloke? "G-R-O-O-V-Y Daddy'o". Simply "G-R-O-O-V-Y'. '

@r0kus 3 года назад

Thank you for informative reaction. IMO this live performance is superior to the studio version played on the radio. Perhaps because his mother was in the audience, Bobby really put himself into this. His runs tend to be extended and embellished, and the multi-peaked crescendo at the end is more impressive.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Thanks for checking it out! I agree, there's definitely something special about this performance, it captures the essence of the song in a great way :)

@bobr4987 3 года назад

You should do the group "The Platters", "Smoke gets in your eyes". Their lead singer, Tony Williams, was among the best of that era. They also did "Only You", another big hit for them Enjoy!

@leewhite6425 2 года назад

Absoulty agree.

@thomasjorge4734 3 года назад

True Beauty is Both Humble and Earnest. Thank you for pointing that out!

@artbagley1406 3 года назад

Song was written in 1955 for, of all things, a prison movie! The convict, soon to be UNCHAINED (get it?) wonders if his wife/girlfriend still loved him, still wanted him to return to her. Full background here : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unchained_Melody .

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

I had no idea, that's really interesting - thanks for sharing!

@matthewpaul1111 3 года назад

Yes Bobby seemed to instinctively and because he performed so often, know not to overdo his singing with extra unnecessary vocal gymnastics as I've seen done by many pop singers like those you mentioned in a few of their songs. I'd also add to that list of singers who overdo their singing on some of their songs Christina Aguilera who can sing powerfully and beautifully on some songs and then just try way to hard to impress with vocal gymnastics that don't fit in other songs.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Yep Christina Aguilera is a great example. Very capable singer but tries too hard in most performances I have seen of hers. But she is from that ilk of vocalists where their selling point is showing off their vocal capabilities. Just not my thing I guess!

@mayloo2137 3 года назад

@@TheBunkhouseStudios have you watched LeAnn Rimes' 2018 performance of this song? She's a good singer, but watching the video, I felt she tried too hard on getting the notes 'just right.' Hatfield sang the song with such effortlessness, it was like the song was written specially for him.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

@@mayloo2137 I haven't no, had no idea she'd covered it! It was definitely his song, I don't think I've heard anyone do it as well as he did

@mariaangelicabrunellsolar7086 3 года назад

Thank you so much for your sensitivity and knowledge in reacting to this great musician, as you call him!

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Thank you! Thanks for checking out the video :)

@mariaangelicabrunellsolar7086 3 года назад

@@TheBunkhouseStudios Yes, thanks to you, I now understand why I fell in love at first sight with his masterful and authentic performance

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

@@mariaangelicabrunellsolar7086 thank you! That's very kind of you to say. Reading comments like this makes my day :)

@randolphpick3057 3 года назад

It is unfotunate that people hear the version in the movie 'Ghost. there is no comparision. Bobby Hatfield's RANGE, CONTROL, MODULATIONS and lack of any use of autotone-which wasn't available in 1965, makes this version by far the BEST.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

It's a fantastic performance that's for sure! Sometimes the more 'raw' nature of a live performance can work better than a studio recording.

@dianemezzatesta3149 2 года назад

You need to listen to more of there songs,they were absolutely amazing!

@garyjohnson3081 3 года назад

There was no backing track it was the Andy Williams orchestra it was live.

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Yep plenty of people have commented this haha!

@christophermondone6864 3 года назад

He technic is effortless, he doesn't force it

@maryannashenfelder5513 3 года назад

He was nervous because his Mom was there and he didn't want to disappoint her!

@thomastimlin1724 3 года назад

A sound engineer finally gets a real education lol. and screw the Ghost movie, I am so sick and tired of people saying they heard this song in the movie Ghost when this performance proves the song, melody and lyrics, and singer, was outstanding on their own merits long BEFORE "Ghost." Ghost, big deal, so what? THIS is the real deal here. the eprformance of a lifetime, for the ages, or so many hundreds wouldn't be reacting to it now on youtube.

@sonia4641 3 года назад

Thats a bit unfair on those outside the U.S. or too young to have seen/heard this particular performance until RU-vid existed. I was just too young to have heard this song or You've Lost That Loving Feeling at the time they were hits. However, I was always mesmerised and thrilled when they were occasionally played on the UK radio in subsequent years. Only recently, thanks to You Tube, did I get to know what Bobbly and Bill looked like or heard more of their songs. (Have never seen Ghost, by the way, but millions have, and of course it was their first thrilling time of hearing this masterpiece. That's just an accident of time, not a crime!).

@nancydesrosiers6582 3 года назад

Your insights propelled me to subscribe. Spot on!

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

Thank you and thanks for the sub! :)

@drhester1 3 месяца назад

very nicely analyzed. Modest. Like Bobby was. good job

@TheBunkhouseStudios 2 месяца назад

Thank you and thanks for watching!

@ElusvOptmst1 3 года назад

On this same show, react to 'What I'd Say', it is fantastic, with Andy Williams and The Righteous Brother enjoying a Ray Charles' tune.

@sharonmowat6649 3 года назад

They had such fun with this, especially when they left Bobby hanging. Andy was a terrific singer but I forgot he could let it all out when he wanted.

@zanhar7688 Год назад

Unfortunately that video has been taken down…☹️

@knightdragon5640 3 года назад

I agree with you. I've always thought that Bobby should have extended that last note a bit more. He cut it off just a tiny bit too soon, but I can't help but love the song. His version is the best!

@TheBunkhouseStudios 3 года назад

It's one of those things though that's kind of endearing in a way - at least for me anyway!

@markydh83 3 года назад

Given he had a cold, he probably couldn’t have extended it any further!

@knightdragon5640 3 года назад

@@markydh83 Wish I could sing like that with or without a cold!! 😊

@markydh83 3 года назад

@@knightdragon5640 Same!

@rubydazzler 3 года назад

I wondered if, it being a live show, whether he got a signal from the floor manager to cut it short? His little lip bite and duck of the head made it look rushed. Like he was caught a bit off balance, but it was still a superlative performance.