FIRST TIME WATCHING Righteous Brothers -- Unchained Melody (Live, 1965) (REACTION)
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This is how men used to sing about women. Lucky women. So beautiful.
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I am a Boomer . I am so glad I grew up to listen to the best songs of rock and pop in history. Nobody outdoes Bobby in this performance. He set The bar so high. I have never heard anyone equal it in any song. There are a lot that came close to the bar but None is better than Bobby. He earned the gold medal of all time for male singers.
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I am also a Boomer and remember so clearly when the Righteous Brother first started performing. We only heard them on the radio at first and assumed they were gentlemen of color. Then, when the world saw them on television and in concert, everyone was amazed, and their music became known as blue eyed soul. We all get the good chills when they would sing. Bob Medley is still living, but Bobby passed way too soon. Never to be forgotten.
No strain, no auto tune, no back up....just a small mike.
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Possibly the greatest LIVE performance ever!
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I think it is the greatest.
@@StaxReacts Others have sung this but I don't think anyone's ever sung it better than Bobby Hatfield! Great reaction! I agree with you.... the music was so much better than! lol
It is the best ever! No question about t!
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Excellent REACTION Stax!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Amazing, amazing!" Yes...just a performance for the ages. WE are so lucky we have this 59 year old recording/video to play over and over again. Thank you so much.
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No words to express this performance...Probably the best in music history....just pure talent performed live. Spread your beautiful wings in heaven Bobby.
Thanks for listening
Perfect song, perfectly delivered, only him can do justice to the song….
Arguably the best live performance ever. Perfection.
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Got to check out "You've Lost that Loving Feeling" by them next. Showcases both of their amazing voices.
I’ll check it out
@@StaxReacts and yes I know it's following the algorithm, but it's still fire!
I know I'm old....but the young artists absolutely can sing like this if they had the talent. It never occurred to my generation that they couldn't. Just a mic and great pipes. ❤
@@StaxReactsCheck their I Just Want To Make Love To Yu
Please do, you will love how they feed off each other. Just subbed, going to explore the channel
Imagine just stepping up to the mic and belting out a flawless song like that. What a talent.
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Artist: Tom Jones
Song: I'll never fall in love again
not sure if you've heard this song b4
I cry everytime I hear this song😭💕....along with millions of men
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This is an example of what we seniors called “blue eyed soul” back in our day.
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Greatest song ever and he mastered the song beautifully. Love Bobby Hatfield ❤❤❤
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MASTERFUL!!!❤❤❤Soar and sing with the angels Bobby!!!!☝️🛸🛸🛸☝️
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The song was written for a 1955 movie about a man in prison. It was a huge hit for the Righteous Brothers in the '60s. 25 years later, Bobby's original recording was used as background music for a love scene in the 1990 movie "Ghost". The audiences loved it and once again it became a hit. Same artist, same recording and it became a hit all over again. The album was rereleased and earned a whole boxful of platinum records. One for every COUNTRY where it sold more than a million copies. The Righteous Brothers talent is timeless.
I have always loved this performance. He is so relaxed and just doing it so easily and then that humble smile at the end is just perfection.
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That smile was for his Mom in the audience, it was the first time she saw him perform on TV.
@@cynthiaspencer2222 Aww that's so lovely, thanks for sharing that.
Many artists have recorded this song but it will always and forever be Bobby Hatfield's. Check out Bobby's "Ebb Tide".
I’ll check it out
And he had a cold! You can hear him go a little bit nasal a few times, but he nailed this. One of the best live performances ever.
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You’ve lost that loving feeling is a must, it showcases both brothers and is amazing!!!!!
Coming next🔥
@@StaxReacts can’t wait!!!!
Have you ever gone down the old soul music rabbit hole?
Otis Redding: Try a little tenderness, These arms of mine
Etta James: I’d rather go blind
Al Green: Let’s stay together, Tired of being alone
Sam Cooke: a change is gonna come
Freddie Scott: Are you lonely for me baby
Jackson 5: Who’s lovin’ you
Thank you for all the requests
Stax mate - heed that comment, and also - I don't know if you're already familiar with Marvin Gaye but - you gotta check Marvin Gaye; I'd say 'inner city blues'@@StaxReacts
Otis singing “Try a Little Tenderness.” Oopha!
@@ardentynekent2099 anyone who doesn’t love his voice has no soul! 😜
You're hitting me where I live with those singers.
great reaction! so nice to see a younger person appreciate the talent from an older generation! and you are right nothing like it!
The man shaking his hand, at the end is Andy Williams. Another great singer.
Ahhhhh ok thank you for telling me
This is PROBABLY the best live performance I've ever heard.
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Bobby owns this song!!! No auto tunes just pure raw talent! You need to listen to them sing together. I'm 75 yrs old and still play their greatest CD hits in my car. I have every vinyl record they made in my collection. I'm so glad you're appreciating their music! Look for their Ed Sullivan live performance singing you'll never walk alone. It will blow you away! RIP Bobby! ❤❤❤
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Live, one take, no auto tune. 👍🏼 I'm 66-years-old and have been hearing this song my whole life, and I can't tell you how much fun it is to watch a young person hear this for the first time!
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You gotta hear the two of them together. Find "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'." Just a phenomenal song.
That one is coming next
@StaxReacts Bobby sings " Summertime " and Bill's " All I Want To Do Is Make Love To You" are so soulful.
Bobby Hatfield from The Righteous Brothers’ recorded it in 1965. It was the B side of a single 45rpm disc. That’s the version that appears in the 1990 movie Ghost (without the stratospheric interpolation at the end). What we hear on THIS video is the live 1965 performance by Bobby on the Andy Williams Show, in which he ends the song with an amazing ascent into soprano territory.
Bobby’s upright posture, bold choice of clothes, diamond-studded ring on his pinky, his impeccable hair, suave demeanor etc exude amazing confidence and masculinity (despite a reported cold and a case of the nerves due to the presence of his parents in the audience). His flights into the stratosphere stun everyone, but it’s his low notes that make my tummy wobble ( ‘godspeed your love’ ): his perfect use of chest resonance makes them sound so soulful, so meaningful. Stunning and classy.
Also, note how he creates a mix of pure vocalization (yodeling on the vowels) and conversational storytelling: his crisp consonants (b, d, g, t, m, etc) make the words perfectly clear. Bobby takes us on an amazing journey. One of the very best live performances of anything ever.
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Such raw talent ❤❤❤ and a Beautiful song
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Thanks for your reaction video. As I understand it, this was the first time his mother ever got to see him sing publicly, and also he was ill and had a fever here in this performance.
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If you want too hear both of them sing check out their song You’ve Lost The Loving Feeling I know you will enjoy it also.
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@@StaxReacts The best version is in black and white and the beginning of the song has the date December 1964 printed onscreen.
They had wonderful duets. Beautiful and heartfelt voices! Also check out Bobby Hatfield's solo singing Summertime live!
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Love watching you become excited and appreciative of this beautiful music.
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Well put! Also, I haven't seen too many reactors really talk about the lyrics, so your comments there were very good.
@@jeancoppin6353 I second that jean.
Stax, Live soul at its best when you realise that was 59 years ago live, not many blue eyed soul vocalists were that good. What a great reaction from you. carry on the great reactions, kind regards, GB, England, Birmingham, Peaky Blinders Country.
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Great reaction brother lover of good music and talent
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It's really easy to know someone who appreciates good music
Summertime will amaze you!
I’ll check it out
You won't be disappointed. He is even better on that song if you can believe it. Thanks for checking it out. Anxious to see your reaction. I just found you tonight.
I appreciate your response. I thank you. I wish you the best in life. Stay healthy and enjoy !
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Never strained on any note. God-given talent. Beautiful song.
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This song had lots of meaning for many of us during the Vietnam War.
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The very best!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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WELL DONE! I believe that's the best reaction of any video, not just this one and I have listened to hundreds of them. Very insightful and spot on. You were listening not only to the singing but to the lyrics as well. I wish other reactors would watch your reaction of this so they can incorporate it in other videos. I'm retired so I have ample time to watch and listen to them.
Thank you so much, I do my best to try and listen to the lyrics. This was amazing 🙏🏽
FABULOUS reaction!! Your comments about how easy and effortless the song flowed even though it was not a simple song to sing were so right on. After hearing this performance I bought the cd but nothing will ever compare to this precious live recording. ❤
The music of my generation. None better.
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Was a teenager when Bobby sang this and listening again still gives me chills ❤
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Summertime-Bobby Hatfield ❤️
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What a great reaction video! 👏 this performance blows me away Every. Single. Time.
Amazing!
Any time I hear someone say "nailed it" I think of this.
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This became popular during the Vietnam war. It Really deepens the context of the song.
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Man, I loved your reaction! Of course I love the song,but you really got into it and appreciated every line and the artist. Thank you.
Of course, thank you for the support 🙏🏽
Top shelf blue eyed soul.
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This hits me in my soul every time i hear it and I can't help but tear up!
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Blue eyed soul at it's best! ❤
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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’.
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Now you need to hear them sing You'll Never walk alone
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Effortless high notes ,beautiful timbre, chills when i hear this song
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That high note is e 5 a note used alot in opera singers belting high notes, not in a guy he a wide octave range
Story is, he was looking at his mom at the end. Boys love their moms :)
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Another great song to react to is the Bee Gees "Too much Heaven"
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Bro you have been reacting to some timeless bangers. quality material.
Im sure its been fun. Rock on my man.
Thank you so much, it’s been the best journey I’ve ever been on as far as CZcams.
This was a TV show, so the studio audience would have had rather strict directions to remain still during the performance.
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The Andy Williams TV show and this recorded the first year primetime TV went color in the US. Few had a color TV yet though.... Also the song is a cover of a 1955 song and actually the words are about someone in prison singing about how time passes and thoughts. The name of the movie was - Unchained - and why the song is named as it was.
The song did chart in the 50s and of course 60s a #1 and again in 1990 after a key scene featured the song in the movie - Ghost.
Check out Bobby in his live solo ripping his highs in Summertime and My Prayer, Ebb Tide, Somewhere.
Will doooo
Yes, amazing. This recording is a world treasure. I find it fascinating that there are young people purposely seeking out music from so long ago. Kudos young fellow. As an early Baby Boomer, this is what we listened to in our junior high years. It hasn't lost it's shine.
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My mother loved the Andy Williams Show, which is what this performance was on. I think I probably heard him sing this song. It was sheer poetry.
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This song has history. It was written 10 years before this performance for a little known black and white prison movie titled "Unchained". The song is about a prisoner's hope that his love will wait for him. That's why he sings about time going by so slowly. After the movie, several people covered the song but it remained unknown. Bobby Hatfield (this singer) was the one to make it famous. Others have tried since but his version made it forever his song.
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I'm 69. I remember watching this. Always loved this song by the Righteous Brothers.
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Please react to Bobby Hatfield singing "Summertime" live performance in 1965. He will blow your mind with his soulful vocals.
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You've Lost That Loving Feeling if you want to hear them both. That way you can be impressed by both of them.
I’ll check it out for sure
It was perfection live.Mamy have done this song but no one has ever came close to his performance it was effortless and sheer perfection no one will ever do this song better ❤
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the song was about a man in prison. no walls so he could escape but ruin the experiment for the others and send him to a strick prison. but the time drags and he wonders if his wife will wait for him and give him another chance. yes amazing singer. they were often played on the radio and on variety tv shows and vegas.
Thank you so much for explaining that
You got a lot of class yourself just like the song. That song is my number 1 song of all time. It does not get any better than this. Be safe and take care !
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Hundreds of singers have sung this song but none does it better than Bobby Hatfield. The studio version of this song was used in the film 'Ghost' and was great but this live version is stupendous. No auto tune just pure talent. His mother was in the audience watching him perform live for the first time, he had a cold and he suffered with stage fright. When he gets to the end of the song watch his face as he does not contort it like other singers when he reaches those top notes.
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It was amazing, wasn't it Stax. In the second half of the song, he keeps hitting new highs, and each time we think "Wow", but then each time he surpasses the previous high with something even more amazing until that incredible angelic high note to finish off! Superb and a nice reaction from you, too.
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Nobody has equaled this performance, before or since. Bobby died way too soon, in 2003, I believe, at age 52. Bill Medley is still living. They were magic from the moment they hit the radio waves back in the 1960s. Their work became known as blue eyed soul.
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Righteous Brother! Great Reaction. Led Zeppelin should be on your radar.
Hahaaa thank you. I’ll get some zeppelin out soon
The incomparable Counter Tenor voice of the late great Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers. Gave what possibly is the greatest (Live) television performance in the history of television (59) years ago back in 1965. The song written by multi award winning music composer Alex North with Lyrics by Hy Zaret for the (1955) prison movie (Unchained). Became the quintessential version of them all. Every singer and every orchestra have used this arrangement by the NBC Studio Orchestra of the Andy Williams Show ever since. With Bobby's epic vocal performance and the great music performance by the NBC Studio Orchestra. Has made this performance of "Unchained Melody" the best version of them all. The rest as they say is history.
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Thank you for your kind reply. Good luck on your channel's growth.@@StaxReacts
@@2Cambourne thank you so much I greatly appreciate it
Please react to the Rightous Brothers singing: You’ve Lost That Lovin Feeling and Soul And Inspiration. The both sing on these.
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Life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes.
Love this song. Greatest song ever 😊
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Bobby Hatfield has the most acclaim and popular version of this song at that time he was a little under the weather and a bit nervous because his parents were sitting in the audience. Check out the origin and history of this classic song to hear some of the 1,500 version of the song. It has been sung bythe original singer Todd Duncan, Elvis, his good friend Roy Hamilton, Sam Cooke, Home Free,Voice Play, Al Hibler, and the Manhattan Transfer just to name a few. A fair reaction.
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it was written for a movie called unchained about prison reform at chino prison at a time when movies often had a title song. it starred elroy hirsh. but unlike most it just went on. no autotuning and mikes were such that you had to sing. unless you lip synched. in the days of early elvis you all got around the mikes and cut a disk. mistake? do it all over again.
Bule Eyed Soul of the 60s and 70s.. amazing RAW sound...
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Notice how Bobby sounds like he's out of breath during that initial interview/talk? He actually did suffer with mild stage fright - until he started singing! No auto tune here - just the true talent of a 3-octave tenor voice with total control/pitch and breath control - smooth! A song that features more of Bill (baritone vocal) listen to "Soul and Inspiration". For the u;ltimate dup & harmony of a baritone and tenor mix, listen to "You've lost that loving feeling". which is also the most requested/played/air time song of the 20th century. Bill wasn't the first to do this song, and it has been done by several since this version, but Bobby (RIP) owns this.
Talk about leaving on a high note. His performance still holds up.
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I was 10 years old when they were on the Andy Williams show and we watched his show every week because he always had great guests and he was a wonderful singer too I loved his song Moon River the most. This song was a super hit the minute it came out as was their song You've Lost That Loving Feeling and the Righteous Brothers were loved by everybody. I play this song often because when I lost my boyfriend 2 years ago to a heart ailment we used to sing this song together while he played the drums and I played the piano and I miss him every time I hear it more than I do on a regular basis cuz I miss him everyday and let me tell you please never let the one you love leave without knowing that you love them. So very glad you got to react to this song you'll never forget it and so far I love all your reactions to the songs you've done ...keep rocking
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you are doing a great great job💗@@StaxReacts
First time performing with his parents in the audience!
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I LOVE YOUR REACTION.😊😊😊
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Chill after devine chill every time I hear Bobby Hatfield's Unchained Melody.
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Time apart can make the heart grow fonder OR let love fade.
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I love your reaction. ❤
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The Seekers - I'll Never Find Another You (HQ Stereo, 1964/'68). Folk music.
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@@StaxReacts My absolute pleasure, Baby 😎
Great reaction. This song has been used in a number of movies, but it was originally part of the score of a prison movie. The singer was a prisoner pleading with his lady love to be there for him when he was released. A lot of folks have covered this song, but Bobby Hatfield will always be the master. The word is that he had a cold on the night of this performance on the Andy Williams Show, but was singing his heart out because his mother was in the audience and he didn't want to let her down.
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Effortlessly
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How i love these guys , old enough to remember and never forget❤
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I like that you got the words! This is such a beautiful love song! It played in the movie Ghost, if you haven't seen that movie, watch it!!!
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There’s a YT video that traces the performance history of Unchained Melody. It made its first appearance in a 1955 prison movie, ‘Unchained’. The theme song "Unchained Melody" was written by Alex North, music (15 Academy Award nominations for best song, including Unchained Melody) and Hy Zaret, lyrics, and performed by Todd Duncan.
This song has since become a standard and one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century: over 1,500 recordings have been made by more than 670 artists, including The Righteous Brothers, Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, the Platters, Roy Orbison, Barry Manilow, Willie Nelson, Cindy Lauper, U2 etc. In 1955, three versions of the song charted simultaneously in the Top 10 in the United States. The song continues to chart in the 21st century.
The song’s lyrics allude to the prisoner’s longing for freedom (hence the various senses of the word ‘time’ used in the lyrics: ‘(clock)time goes by so slowly, ‘time(served) can do so much’, also the prisoner’s fear (‘Will you still be mine?), his hope (‘I’ll be coming home’) and his plea to ‘Wait for me, wait for me’.
What isn't often mentioned, in this performance, he had a heavy head cold. No such thing as Auto-Tune in those days, this is just pure talent. 💯💕 This song resurfaced in the 1990 movie "Ghost" with Patrick Swayze, Demi Moor &, Whoopi Goldberg, in the iconic "pottery" scene. Well worth a watch... especially with your girlfriend. LOL
Wowww amazing
This song was from a movie back in the 50’s. A man was singing about his wife or girlfriend and was wondering if she’d be there for him. The name of the movie was unchained.
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Bobby Hatfield owns this song! You should hear him sing "Summertime." I think I heard in an interview with Bill Medley that it was the black DJs who first started playing their music and named them "blue eyed soul." 🥰
I’ll check it out thanks
I've seen hundreds (if not thousands) of reviews for this performance. I keep hoping that SOMEONE will say that, in spite of all the musical ornaments he adds to the song, you can understand EVERY SINGLE WORD. So many songs out there something is rushed or garbled to the point that you can't understand some of what's being said. Not this guy. Exceedingly clear.
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Thank You for pointing that out ☝️. Bobby Hatfield's enunciation is one of his many outstanding singing factors.
Always heard this was about a guy in prison, singing to his wife and going she was going to still be there when he gets out. Love it!
Thank you for clarifying
Music was music those days, and the singing was incredible, wonder how many could sing live, with no help these days??? not many.
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They are a great group, but they’re both great solo artists. The next one you should do is another Bobby Hatfield solo called Summertime.
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