Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody (Live, 1965) || Producer Reaction 

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That is not a falsetto. he had almost a 4 octave range. He was a counter tenor who could sung as a male soprano. Unbelievable voice!

I never get sick of watching this performance, I believe he was nervous because his mother was in the audience (that's what I've heard) so that little "Yes!" grin at the end always gets me. Great reaction, I'm going through a lot of your older uploads ATM and having such a good time. ✌❤

This solo performance is considered one of the best of all time.

No one sang it like this

21 NOTE CHANGES OVER 2.5 OCTAVES! A SOLO BY THE LATE GREAT BOBBY HATFIELD! CAN'T EVER BE DUPLICATED!!

That smile says - I nailed it

Pure raw talent Bobby had 1965 live performance and the best ever so sadly missed rip ❤

It doesn’t get any better.

Total voice and microphone control. It had to be real talent back in the day because you couldn’t fake it.

This is from The Andy Williams show. If you haven't seen it you need to check out Bobby Hatfield solo live performance of "Summertime". He will blow your mind. He cuts loose and man does he have soul. Absolutely great vocal range and control.

This was the Andy Williams Variety Show. Andy Williams was famous for singing Moon River

This was done in 1965, 10 years after the original by Al Hibbler, from a film called Unchained, give Souls and Inspiration a listen. This was the Andy Williams show.

The most romantic song of all time!

Andy Williams had the Osmond Brothers start out their careers, he was so enamored with them he had them on the show regularly. Check out the Osmond Brothers (the biggest sleeper band of all times). Osmond Mania was a real thing in England, when Led Zeppelin heard they the Osmonds were in the audience, they brought them back stage and then on stage with them. LEGIT. I recommend them to you, you will not be disappointed.

This was during the Vietnam era...Can you imagine how it resonated at that time??? Wonderful song...💛

This is "The Andy Williams Show" and Andy Williams is a singer and song writer and he was very popular in the 1960's =70's and 80's '

If you really like this song, then you need to react to him singing "Summertime!" It will completely knock your socks off and then send you to the moon and back! Also, do not forget about "Brown Eyed Woman," which was a solo done by Bill Medley (the other "brother").

Written as the music score for the Prison Movie "Unchained (1955). The music was composed by multi award winning composer Alex North with Lyrics by Hy Zaret who lived to be 100 years old. Ten years later in (1965). On the Andy Williams Show. Counter Tenor Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers and the NBC Studio Orchestra gave a performance that was one for the ages. It has been considered by many in the entertainment business as the greatest (Live) television performance ever. And the rest as they say is history. Andy Williams was one of the greatest singers ever. He sang multiple movie scores that have become popular and turned them into huge hits that became platinum. One of them happens to be "Love Story." He is worth going down the rabbit hole. Great reaction to Bobby Hatfield. One of the greatest counter tenor voices in Rock & Roll history.

The interviewer is Crooner Andy Williams. This clip is from the Andy Williams Show. Back in the day there were lots of these type tv entertainment shows . Usually named after the Host of the show. Rest in Peace Bobby Hatfield,and Andy Williams.✌️❤️🙏🙏

My all-time favorite song. This song is spot on. Beautiful voice. Didn't even have to strain.

I was 15 yrs old when I watched Bobby sing this song on the Andy Williams show. He was awesome and no one sang it like he did. He owns this song. RIP Bobby ❤️ 🙏 😪 🪦

The man in the middle is the singer Andy Williams and the Righteous Brothers were guests on his television show ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

This song came out when I was in junior high school, and is a part of the soundtrack of my youth. By the way, the little lip biting smile at the end was because his mother was in the audience, and he was thinking at that point “I’ve nailed it!”

I love this song! It was my late husband's and my song. We played it at his funeral. It means soo much to me even after 25 years 🥰

This was from the Andy Williams show. Andy sung with his brothers and then sang solo.

This was done with pure talent before a live audience. One take, no editing. Bobby Hatfield did this song as a solo. The duo consisted of Bill Medley ( the skinny one ) and Bobby Hatfield. The song was first performed in 1955 in the movie "Unchained". Through the years more than 250 artist have tried to duplicate and match Bobby Hatfield's performance, including Elvis Presley. I was a junior in high when this song came out in 1965.

Andy Williams was the fella talking to them. Andy Williams was a legendary singer himself known for his signature song " Moon River ". He had his own variety show. You are so right with your reaction. In my opinion that was the best performance of all time. His name is Bobby Hatfield and i did some research and i found out that when he did that performance live that day he had a cold but still excelled even with a cold - how did he do it - unbelievable ! You know you showed a lot of class yourself with this video. You are a pleasant person - some people have it some people don't - it is what it is. And that song is the best song of all time for sure. I subscribed right away - hit the notification bell and hit the like button. Be safe and take care !

It was the Andy Williams tv show. Andy Williams was a famous singer back in the 60’s.

Andy Williams show

The three of them also sing together on this show. Bobby also did some great dance moves on it.

Unchained Melody: 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’. Also: Bobby Hatfield live performance of “Unchained Melody “ on the TV show “Shindig” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xIIvXYo5INo.htmlsi=OmBVdie7xz-GPuIh

Remember this was LIVE TV back in 1965.

(I haven't read all of the comments so I might be repeating some things.) This was the Andy Williams show; he was a singer with a decades long career. It was October 25, 1965, not September, February or any other month that folks have guessed at. Bobby was ill. He also had major stage fright. It was intensified because his parents were in the audience for the first time for a professional performance. With all of that, he more than pulled it off. Bobby liked the acoustics in the theater and worked with the orchestra's conductor and arranger to create this rendition. He ended here sharp of G5. The opera singer Plácido Domingo apparently has watched this video and gave Bobby an A+, and said at the "climbing the ladder" at the end, he heard angels. Love that. The song is from the 1955 movie Unchained. It's set in a prison, but the lyricist, Hy Zaret, refused to put anything about prison in it. Therefore, anyone separated from a loved one can relate to it. Bobby's version is loved by many who served in Vietnam. Unchained Melody was nominated for an Oscar; however, it didn't win. Bobby and the composer, Alex North, met years later (there's a photo of them floating around). Mr. North loved the changes Bobby made to his score. Bobby is just outstanding.

Andy Williams -- the dude in the middle -- also had a tremendous set of pipes on him. During this episode of his show, he sung a song with the "Brothers" called (I think), "That's What I'd Say!" He was normally known as a crooner, but he really belted it out on that one.

He was 24 years old at this time. This was done live on national TV, any mistakes included.

In 1965, I was turning 15. From the time I was just tiny, I had listened to our transatlantic radio every day, every day, every day, for new music to sing. We lived in Old Valdez, Alaska (which never got TV until 1978...shortly after my mom, my first four kids, and I moved to California). I sang with this song EVERY SINGLE TIME I possibly could. I still do! So thank you VERY much, for giving me something to sing with tonight! 😀 I'm sure others have already mentioned it, but the host was Andy Williams...ALSO one of my VERY favorite singers of all times! I had my own band, back in the 60s, and though we mainly did folk songs (think Bob Dylan and the like), we also loved pop, and Andy's music was ALWAYS good to sing...the same with Nat King Cole. If you'd like to see a really fun video featuring Andy Williams as a guest on a very fun show, check out: Ray Stevens - "Along Came Jones" (Live on Andy Williams Show, 1969) It's HILARIOUS! On the other hand, here's a really good sampling of a song that Andy is probably known for, the most: Andy Williams - Moon River (Year 1961) Thanks again, for a really great reaction.

Andy Williams' show was done to a high standard. Judging from this, you are seeing a restored version which does Bobby justice. The three also did another song together same episode that is worth watching. As you can see, he knew how to use a mike properly. This and the one by Sam Cooke are the 2 best renditions in my mind. Great singers. He had a 4 octave range but in later years figured he had added a note. Wasn't forcing his voice as you can see by how relaxed his mouth and throat are. As others have said not falsetto but a counter tenor.

This was The Andy Williams Show, a weekly "variety show" of the type that used to be popular.

Phil Spector produced the music. I have gotten into a rut. I've watched 3 evening of the R Brothers being reacted to. I love the song. It was created in 1955 for the prison movie "Unchained". It charted by 3 different artist in 1955 and then this version happened in 1965 and has been redone by over 200 different artists. I loved watching all the women brought to tears over this song.

Ok…now you’ve done it. I discovered you by going down the rabbit hole of Dan Vasc reactions. Since last week I can’t say how many reactions I have watched on your channel. You just keep reacting to such amazing artists. Now, Righteous Brothers…damn. I’m in, all in, for all your content. Also, thank you for the responses to comments. Thank you for your educated opinions on music (I’m learning so much), and reviewing so many classics. ❤️❤️❤️

Andy Williams Show.... I watched live.... I remember

That wasn’t actually what you call falsetto. Bobby Hatfield was a counter tenor and could hit those high notes naturally and with ease like a mezzo soprano.

The Andy Williams Show had to meet that world-famous singer's musical requirements; here the studio orchestra and sound engineers met what Andy demanded. Helped Bobby Hatfield (half the Righteous Brothers act) deliver one of, if not THE, best broadcast musical performances EVER. This video proves IT DOESN'T TAKE A LARGE MICROPHONE TO RECORD A MASTERPIECE. Original song written in 1955 for a prison movie titled "Unchained." As the movie's main musical highlight, the untitled original composition got the title "Unchained Melody." Used years later in another movie, "Ghost" (Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg).

The Andy Williams Show. The guy in the pink sweater is Andy Williams, no mean singer himself.

In 1965 i met my boyfriend, he bought me this record. Got married in1966. I was 16 him 19. My song since 1965❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Walker brothers first love never dies is also fantastic

Excellent reaction to a classic - I’ll be tuning in again, especially if you do a deep dive on Shirley Bassey’s work! Many believe her to be the greatest female vocalist ever. See Goldfinger, Diamond are Forever, For All We Know, The Love Song, With One Look, Light My Fire, Never, Never, Never, and many others you’ll easily discover.

That was andy williams's show he's the one that sang moon river

Why do reactors keep harping on the size of the microphone. It amplifies the voice. As long as it does that, what difference does the size make? Live performance and his parents were in the audience. RIP Bobby. This was written in 1955 for a prison movie entitled "Unchained". At this period of time, entertainers knew how to dress and so did the audience.

Andy Williams had a hit called I can't get used to losing you. Beautiful song. ❤️✌️

The Andy Williams' Show

Bobby Hatfield was a true counter tenor. Fill from Wings of Pegasus did an analysis of the song. The last note was was just sharp og G5 I think he said. For and opposite end of his singing listen to Bobby sing Summertime. Link to Fill's analysis. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Bj7k05JyHqs.htmlsi=16kCrhe_vjmqfOj2

Andy Williams Show. He was a great singer himself.

The Andy Williams show

@setonhillstudios you should play Elvis Presley's live version with him sitting behind a piano.

Great song. It takes me to the film Ghost. New subscriber.

NO Falsetto , a true counter-tenor

Elvis sings that song too. live, a couple of months before his death. poor man was very very ill and you can see it but his voice still powerful. check it out. MoRE. ELviS ⚡️

Try Robbie Williams Angels live in Knebworth 2003....

oldstyle is best

that was Andy Williams introducing them on his show that was on weekly ,we watched it every week because he always had great guests like the Osmonds and Donny and Marie and John Denver and so many more. it was called The Andy Williams Show and he was an excellent singer also and if you look up the song Moon River he will take you on a journey you don't want to come back from and he was one of the most treasured icons of our time/guess I'm aging myself a little bit there but hey good is good is good and those days were the best !!

love this song... also - this is from the Andy Williams Show.. give a listen to "Love Story" and the Theme from the Godfather by Andy..

The Andy Williams show. A variety show

Now if you want to react to a Bill Medley solo, try "I Just Wanna Make Love To You".

Hatfield was an amazing singer...and pretty much self-taught. He sang in church and school choirs and took a couple of music classes in high school, but he learned to sing listening to the radio, as did his partner, Bill. Bill is a bass-baritone and together their sound was totally unique. The Righteous Brothers' ballads 'You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling' and 'Soul and 'inspiration' were Billboard #1s for weeks and they had three albums in the top twenty simultaneously... something no other singers had done. Their first three years together they sang hard rock and roll.

Andy Williams show.

Back then you had to have a voice a producer wouldn't have you because you had to go live

Back in the days when singers could actually sing...

Sorry, but Bobby didn't use falsetto to hit his high notes. That was his natural voice. He's a countertenor like Adam Lambert with the ability to go lower in his barotone voice than Adam. And Bobby is the only singer who can sing Unchained Melody it at his level. He owns Unchained Melody.

Two comments .. 1. NO one has ever commented on Bobby`s failed attempt at humor during the interview. He said "someone in the audience yelled "that`s righteous brother so we were called the Harrisons". 2. Few people mention that this great hit was put on the backside of the record with a song expected to be more popular on the A side. This song was not expected to go far.... I find that interesting.

Bobby is not using falsetto. He is one of those very rare people with four octaves go look it up.

THE ANDY WILLIAMS SHOW

That is not falsetto

The Andy Williams Show. A early evening variety show. 😂l am a boomer.

Not a falsetto its a 4 octave counter tenor!

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It's about a man in prison hoping his girl will still be waiting for him.

Believe or not this song comes from a 1955 low budget prison movie called “unchanged”…nice reaction.

This the first 1965

That version was totally different from the original by Todd Duncan in the 1955 movie Unchained.

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lol I bet you wish you’d never said Falsetto’. Understandable. We Bobby fans don’t play dat!! lol. Great reaction though

You did not just say olden days.. This was b4 I was born but I would never call it olden days.. I don't even call Frankie olden days.. that's just wrong.. lol.. I wouldn't call Elvis olden days.. my youngest daughter.. 31.. wouldn't call Elvis olden days... well maybe she might.. I raised her on Hair Bands.. lol.. no autotune. I know my youngest son.. 24.. will call this olden days.

this song was reported to have been written by a convict in jail to his loved one on the outside whom he was hoping to still be with when he was released from prison

IT’S NOT A FALSETTO!!!!

sorry got to say it, you have stopped it so many times, and we are only into the first couple of minutes, spoils the flow.

Too,too many interruptions,give me a break

You talk too much!

Andy Williams show.