I am so glad you young reactors have brought back this LIVE performance. Everyone who is familiar with the song in the movie, needs to SEE him sing this so they can appreciate his natural effortless talent. This is a master class in performance. Period.
That's right. They don't make 'em like that anymore. Praise be to ALL the great singers and songs of that era when you could turn on a radio or play it on vinyl and hear REAL vocals. Take me back!
Bobby Hatfield (Rip 1940-2003) was a legendary tenor, arguably the greatest ever. Perfect pronunciation and vowels singing. He sang this solo and was his achievement. Beautiful voice 👌
Best performance in recorded history. I listen to everything from country to metal to hip hop but this specific performance actually makes me tear up. Pure perfection and beauty.
This dude had vocal range. He hit 21 notes with this song , ending with a G5 note. I can't think of 1 Male performer in this day and age who can come close to that. Unbelievable!!!
Pure beauty! How many babies were made because of this song? The song is timeless and it's so gratifying to see another generation appreciate this talent.
The most amazing thing to me is his range and the ease in which he delivers, that my friends is years of hard work, delivered with a smile. Bobby Hatfield was one of maybe 10 or 15 singers in the 50s, 60s and early 70s with unique voices. RIP Bobby Hatfield.
A whiter shade of pale Gary Brooker; AL Greene , Gladys Knight and the Pips, Eric Clampton - Tears in Heaven or Holy Mother, REM, Everybody hurts sometime, Tĥe Hollies ' He ain't heavy he's my brother. Brandÿ
There is so much good music from the 60s and 70s. Glad you listened to them. I’m 68 yrs old & this music brings back such old memories. Thanks for this reaction.
Now maybe you young whipper snappers understand why us 'old' people say music was so much better back in the day! No auto-tune, no computers....just pure talent. On a side note, and please don't think I'm weird but it is sooooo nice to see a clean room! Your place looks so nice and pulled together.
@Jeff Young There was this youtube video of the origin and history of Unchained Melody. I thought that the Platters was the original version but it was not. And there were so many versions before the Platters.
His voice had a five octave range, and he had full control over all of them. Everything he sang was recorded without any post production. Indeed, the performance you see here was presented live on television, before a studio audience, and he made it look so effortless.
He sang it,hit ever note and put it in his back pocket. This is talent then,now and forever he owns this song. Not even the great Elvis or anyone else can come close. It's yours Bobby then and forever. What a Voice. RIP Sir
I love seeing the appreciation for a good voice from these young Adults hearing this song sung by Bobby Hatfield, the other half of this duo is Bill Medley a beautul bass-baritone deep voice . 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".starting with one Marine hearing them sing and said "thats Righteous Brother" and called it Blue Eyed Soul, Sadly Bobby Hatfield passed away in 2005 but Bill Medley still performs at the age of 79 and sounds awesome, try listening to, You've lost that loving feeling, beautiful song
Tragiçally, Bobby left us 2003, but he left his millions of fans many great recordings and videos. Still, he left a big hole in our lives, a hole that can't be filled. RIP Bobby!❤
So glad you appreciate the pure sound of the music from my days growing up - the 60's. No theatrics, no light shows, just beautiful music that we could actually understand the lyrics. This is the music my son heard when he was growing up. He is 34 & says there has never been better music than this. The Righteous Brothers was the first concert I took him to in the 90's. He was 11.
See you discovered the very talented Bobby Hatfield , this was a solo & to this day it is his SONG ! No autotune back then , his singing partner Bill was also just as talented . Sadly Bobby now sings excluviely with the angels 😇🥰 all their songs are epic !!
He and his singing partner, Bill Medley, flipped a coin to see who would sing this. Bobby won the toss. I've been hearing this performance for over 50 years and it never gets old. In 50 years from now, you'll listen to this and it will still feel amazing. Just wait!
@@terriwilliamson8991 Yes, Bill told Andy he didn't think the song was something they should do. So he just played the piano...he also told Andy if he had known what a hit it would turn out to be , he would have hired a better piano player and sang on the recording. But no one could do it as well as Bobby. He was so afraid of messing up this live performance , since his parents were there. He didn't want to disappoint his mother...no worries.
The coin toss was when the album was recorded, as they both wanted to sing it. After Bobby made it his own, no one else was signing this live that night.
@@vaultofhorror1 It was always Bobby's solo. He had been singing it for years, before and after he met Bill. That coin toss tale seems to have materialize after his death.
The Righteous Brothers are known as "Blue Eyed Soul"; ther voices compliment each other; this is pure talent; you don't hear music like this tdy; this is live
Actually Unchained, based on the book Prisoners are People, was a low-budget film released to limited acclaim in 1955. It features a scene, though, in which an inmate perches on a bed in his prison dorm and sings a song-accompanied only by a mournful acoustic guitar-for a group of his fellow prisoners: “Time … goes by … so slowly … and time can do … so much…”
I'm a 50-year-old white lady who literally learned *today* that this song was sung by a white guy. And so much *control* in his voice. It was really a joy to watch you watch this.
So many through the years if they never saw the Righteous Brothers thought they were black. Also, remember this was LIVE! No auto tune & Bobby hit 20 individual notes in that one part, which is over 1 octave & with control. I still love this video & remember when I was a 4yr old kid seeing it.
Yep born in 55 grew up listen to the greatest music from country music, blues, rock right through this day. Always like hearing older stuff don't need a translation hear every word crisp and clear.
I Love that you started with “ we’re going way back In time” . I totally saw your appreciation of him right away. It’s beautiful to listen to. I have watched him so many times and you are the first to mention his pinky ring. Very observant.
As much as i love this song even this live version the ending of ghost the music got to me all.Proofs that this song was one of the best songs in history.
One of the many great things in that performance is that it's EVEN better than the studio version. That shit was recorded on a talk show. It's incredible.
This became an anthem for our servicemen in Vietnam for their wives and girlfriends for when…if…they came home! So blessed to grow up with this kind of music. Raw pure talent… no auto tune, lip syncing… every woman loves to slow dance to this song with that someone special.
no auto tune, live. It was a cover. He now owns this song forever and should never be covered by anyone again. They only embarrass themselves. Pure god given talent.
Welcome to Blue-Eyed Soul. Note also how Bobby Hatfield (1/2 of the Righteous Brothers; there's plenty more available from them) made constant use of vibrato but you can't see his throat move...! Superb and effortless control. And his range - simply magnificent.
Bobby did something I never have seen. It's somehow very easy and calm. I can't think of any other person with such range that exerted so little effort to hit notes. It's quite bizarre. My favorite male vocalists are Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury. But Bobby could do the high notes and the powerhouse notes in a way that was effortless. He was one of a kind for sure. I believe he was the reason for the term "panty dropping music". I could be wrong, don't sue me. But I'm pretty sure it was him.
Yes! Guarantee many babies made with this song and others of their melodies. My parents left the dinner table to dance to this song when it played on radio 💛💚💜💙👣👣👣
I actually borrowed this amazing history comment from Mr. 54nomore's comment on this reaction. "There is some great history behind this song that most people do know about. Unchained Melody was first featured in a prison movie called 'Unchained (1955). It became the theme song and soundtrack for the film. It was first sung by African American opera singer, and actor Todd Duncan. The film was based on the non-fiction book 'Prisoners are People,' by Kenyon J. Scudder. The story line of the film is about a convict in a medium-security prison who is torn between his need to finish his sentence and get back to his wife and family, and his desire to escape the confines of prison. Unchained Melody was composed by Alex North (1910-1991), and Lyrics by Hy Zaret (1907-2007) who lived to be 100 years old. They both got to see and hear their song in the blockbuster movie 'Ghost' (1990). Starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopie Goldberg who won an Oscar for her role. Todd Duncan who first sang the song for the film 'Unchained' (1955) was an Opera Singer, Actor and a Professor at Howard University. He lived to the age of 95. His wife, Gladys Jackson Duncan, lived to the age of 108. Elroy Hirsch who was the featured actor in the prison movie 'Unchained' at the time was a current professional football player for the Los Angeles Rams. In 1965 on the Andy Williams show the late great Bobby Hatfield the other half of the 'Righteous Brothers' perform one of the greatest live television performances ever in the history of film. That epic performance which is being reacted too here by Honi Mama. Became the quintessential version of them all. The rest as they say is history." Hope you enjoy his comment which I gratefully borrowed to share with you.
Tyan Wyss-Lockner Excellent history lesson. I’ve been fans of Bobby and Bill since they first came out, but never knew the history behind Unchained Melody! Many thanks, my friend! Salute!!!
Tyan Wyss-Lockner I went to H.S. With Patrick Swazey .. my gf went to Patrick Swazeys moms dance school... good dude.. but this song made that scene in Ghost.. just sayin
Thanks for that info, good leg work there. In the years since ,I have heard many different groups use other music from days gone by that people are unaware of. No matter when or where this song came from, Bobby Hatfield was meant to sing it.
Love the Righteous Brothers! Give "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" and "Soul and Inspiration" a listen to when you can...would absolutely love to see your reactions to those! 🙂❤
I was born in 1972 and Unchained Melody was one of the first Oldies but Goldies I heard in my teen years on radio back in the 80s and ever since it has been a favourite of mine to this day.
He very well have been singing to someone special. But Bobby always sang every song with every emotion in his soul. I have heard many tenors in my life, but he brings a special element to it which cannot be matched, even by a Pavorati.
Spectacular reaction! R&B and blues/jazz is the literal influence of rock, pop and nearly all modern music. With the exception of perhaps classical and opera. Much love to the originators!❤️❤️❤️❤️
I cannot hear this without being overwhelmed with the raw emotion of the song and the virtuosity-of his voice. Live with no studio enhancements. Thanks for this.
I was a junior/senior in high school when this came out and yes, we were gaga for the R. Brothers too. This was one of the BIG songs we danced to, and made all our sincere, silly promises. Also BIG song during Vietnam. Blue eyes soul, Bobby was one of a kind. BTW, you are my favorite guy. Smart, appreciative, handsome.
Please check out You've Lost That Loving Feeling with Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. That was the real Righteous Brothers. Bill's voice was so low and smooth and Bobby's higher and they complimented each other. It was one of the most popular songs of its time.
Antoinette Porter Exactly, my friend. And their music, just as Ray Charles, the Supremes, Elvis and other groups, crossed all racial barriers and they all became world famous and musical history was made.
I was born in 61 & I absolutely love this genre of music. I’ve said that I was born ten years too late. You must list to both members of the Righteous Brothers sing You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling.......
I grew up listening to these guys because I was born in 1949. I'll be married 50 years next year (2021). I am very fortunate to have been a witness to such great music. Wouldn't trade it for anything.
