This song belongs to him completely, I don’t care how many people have covered it. There will never be another Bobby Hatfield.🐝❤️🤗
@davidwayne9982
2 жыл бұрын
It's said that Elvis sang this too-- well I'm here to say that Elvis CANT TOUCH THIS-- not on his BEST day...
@jenniferchin429
2 жыл бұрын
You've got that right! Bobby Hatfield OWNS this song. Everyone else has been a pale imitation.
@deborahdanhauer8525
2 жыл бұрын
@@jenniferchin429 I’ve heard some good ones. Home Free does a great cover of this but it’s nothing like Bobby’s. Their video puts it back in a prison where the song was originally written for. It’s beautiful. But Bobby……..🐝🤗❤️
@johngeraghty2757
2 жыл бұрын
@@jenniferchin429 You are so correct. What a great performance!!
@TheShootist
2 жыл бұрын
cocaine kills
@jerryr3752
5 ай бұрын
His beautiful sound was known in the 60's as "blue-eyed soul". His voice draws out emotions now, almost 60 years later, as much as it did then. Your reaction is priceless!!!
@michaelmcknight8419
4 ай бұрын
You said it. It gives chills. Hauntingly beautiful
@bh5606
Жыл бұрын
RIP...Bobby Hatfield...thanks for leaving this performance with us.
@richarddaugherty8583
2 жыл бұрын
Bobby Hatfield had a 4 octave range from tenor to what is known in opera as counter-tenor. That was not falsetto! It's too pure. He was nervous about hitting that final note because he had a head cold. Also, his mom and dad were in the audience for this live performance and they had never heard him sing live before. The audience had been cautioned to hold their applause for the end because this was on TV, and also, audiences in this era were taught to be respectful of the performance and not be rambunctious. Many have sung this song but no one will ever do it better!
@randyhuffman9370
13 күн бұрын
This man could have been an opera singer! What a voice!!
@willieb3765
5 ай бұрын
I remember when Bobby sang this, and have always enjoyed it. But now with "reaction videos" I love to watch peoples faces when he hits certain notes, no auto tune no goofing around with the studio tape. and he blows peoples minds
@edjasper92
2 жыл бұрын
I think this might have been the best live performance of all time.
@dyronw.brodbeck
8 ай бұрын
YES indeed, Ed! Many professionals have claimed that Bobby Hatfield's live performance on the Andy Williams Show is the BEST ever!
@denisefuentes7905
3 ай бұрын
Gorgeous
@toniallen1130
Жыл бұрын
No affectations to distract. Just pure, beautiful talent!
@susankirwan5992
Ай бұрын
Loved your reaction to the amazing vocals of Bobby Hatfield . Your facial expressions said it all xxx
@kalabmurphy2112
26 күн бұрын
Unbelievable!! I still love it.
@jessquinn6106
Жыл бұрын
Michael, Thank you. Thank you for listening to all these eras and genres of music with and open mind and "getting them". Feeling them. Understanding them. Its guys like you that keep the legends alive.
@susanhoh1414
Жыл бұрын
During Vietnam war, many men related this song to their girls. Wait for me.
@trudywolfe2795
2 жыл бұрын
PERFECT, STUNNING PERFORMANCE. Nobody can sing this song better than Bobby Hatfield.
@zanhar7688
2 жыл бұрын
Just a stunning voice and a breathtaking performance. This was live, on national TV… no room for error. And yet Bobby was fighting a cold (you can hear it in some of his low notes) his mom was in the audience for the first time (the lady behind him in the blue dress) and he had always had stage fright. He was a true professional.
@darlenefragale6550
Жыл бұрын
Love your reaction! Class acts back then in dress and personal appearances! Heck, they wore suits to baseball games!!😂
@susieq6212
Жыл бұрын
That has got to be the best reaction I have seen to this song!
@susan6437
Жыл бұрын
So so beautiful ❤
@anitawright7169
Жыл бұрын
Bobby Hatfield does this song the best. It is his song! Love your reaction!
@wesburbstally7391
2 жыл бұрын
Swooning 🤣🤣🤣
@sandralorenz1796
2 жыл бұрын
Entertainers back then dressed as if performing was a special occasion, for them and the audience. The audiences were polite and listened to the performance they paid to see. Then Elvis and The Beatles showed up and ruined everything. This song was recorded by countless performers but it will always be Bobby Hatfield's song. RIP Bobby.
@jenniferchin429
2 жыл бұрын
He is so masterful and yet so effortless. He was a true master of his craft, just beautiful. R.I.P, Bobby Hatfield. We will never see his like again.
@maryanngarrimone1153
Жыл бұрын
Oh my late Bobby Hatfield singing this beautiful song. He had a voice that cannot be forgotten. I was 15 yrs old when I watched him sing this beautiful song on the Andy Williams show in 1965. I fell in love with him. No auto tunes just pure raw talent. RIP Bobby ❤️ 🙏
@nancydanise5073
2 жыл бұрын
This was a live performance on the Andy Williams show there were no do overs just his amazing voice and a small microphone no auto-tone or gimmicks. This performance by Bobby Hatfield was effortless, smooth and sheer perfection no one will ever do this song like him.He owns this song.Many artists before and after him have done this song but no one will ever compare. Many fell in love to this song and with him.
@TheShootist
2 жыл бұрын
to not mention the Wall of Sound is a sin.
@Aurora-tp3dy
Жыл бұрын
@@TheShootist No, wall of sound in the studio recording or this performance. The studio recording was produced by Bill, not Phil Spector. In this performance, he is backed by the Andy Williams show orchestra.
@thinking6307
Жыл бұрын
"Someone said" there are over 1500 recordings by over 600 individuals of this song! I'd imagine they are all decent....but This is untouchable.
@davidwayne9982
2 жыл бұрын
Yes- now he's in heaven Teaching the new angels how to SING!!!
@susieq6212
Жыл бұрын
And he does it effortlessly!
@ronaldbrawders4992
Күн бұрын
Bobby's "Unchained Melody" was a big hit in '65. His studio version of the song was used as background music for a love scene in the 1990 movie "Ghost". The audiences loved it, and the song became a hit all over again. Same song, same artist, recorded 25 years earlier and a hit for the second time.
@debbiekerr3989
3 ай бұрын
Now you understand why I only listen to the righteous brothers. No one else can sing this song with the same feeling and depth.
@caroltassin4049
2 жыл бұрын
The song came out in the 50's but Bobby still owns it till this day. His long vocal runs were perfection, his range was fantastic the calmness he sang in (didn't break a sweat) unbelievable. He was on the Andy Williams t,v. show, that's why no one was screaming, but I'm sure they wanted to. Blue Eyed Soul in action.
@alrightbal9190
Жыл бұрын
Bobby put his vocal copyright all over this song!!! No one sings it better than he does!! It is the 8th wonder of the world! Great reaction.
@tallulahrubymonroe4280
2 жыл бұрын
GOOSEBUMPS EVERYWHERE IN PLACES I DIDNT KNOW I HAD GOOSEBUMPS!
@user-zw9er6ls4p
7 ай бұрын
I love this…Bobby Hatfield makes me weep every time I see this recording. I also love your reaction…it’s in your face…just listening and not stopping and talking all the way through.
@stevenhargett2491
Жыл бұрын
The word you were looking for is Smooth!
@sherigrow6480
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, we swooned! I'm still in love with him, and he passed in 2003. If you watch the movie Ghost you'll hear his studio version of this throughout the movie. I agree, an angel from heaven.
@dougturngren5027
2 жыл бұрын
Best live performance that I have ever seen in my lifetime
@sew1835
Ай бұрын
Always loved this song and Mr. Hatfield's recording of it. I can't imagine what it would have sounded like if both guys sang on the record.
@peterscocca3024
2 ай бұрын
Many covers of this song but Bobby Hatfield OWNS it and always will ❤
@thinking6307
Жыл бұрын
You are right Michael....this Performance is "...not for any Age, but for ALL TIME".
@bessiehadley3497
9 ай бұрын
This is definitely Bobby Hatfield's shining hour. This is my absolute favorite song/recording of all time. The way he pulls you into the music & words is magnetic to heart & soul. Thank you for sharing with us.
@traceyobrien8410
Жыл бұрын
"Summertime" (also sung by Bobby) will completely knock your socks off.
@rubydazzler
2 жыл бұрын
I came back, this time to watch you, you are so handsome and animated, you are so worth a second viewing. And don'r worry about falling for Bobby, everyone does, he was some sort of earthly siren, we all fall at the first whoaaa! He set the gold standard for this amazing love song, along with Somewhere, Ebb Tide and If I ruled the world. Soul and Inspiraton with Bill is also a great song. And if you want to see him rocking out, Justine, Little Latin Lupe Lu. Also he had a cold, which I think the slight raspiness in the lower register just adds to it. Also kudos to Andy Williams orchestra, they did a great job with the music.
@melissabrooke1146
2 жыл бұрын
Incredible vocal range and no falsetto.
@sandradee131
Жыл бұрын
He has an Angels voice and looks 😍😍😍😇 i hope your still singing Bobby up there in Heaven 😢😉
@deborahnorriscollins4146
2 жыл бұрын
It's called TALENT and RESPECT.
@edneal8044
2 ай бұрын
HEY MICHAEL D., I WAS 22YRS OLD IN 1965 AND THESE GUYS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVORITES!!!
@terrykennett3151
22 күн бұрын
The 1965 heaven sent this song down to Bobby Hatfield and said Bobby sing it to the people and sing it he did - RIP Bobby you did good
@fredbloggs6080
Жыл бұрын
Unchained Melody was a solo recording by Bobby Hatfield, credited as The Righteous Brothers. They had agreed to each record one solo song on the album. Both wanted to record Unchained Melody, so they flipped a coin and Bobby won. The Righteous Brothers were inspired by the great Roy Hamilton's version of Unchained Melody, recorded it in 1955, which charted in the Billboard Top 10 in the United States that year, as did versions by Les Baxter and Al Hibbler. The Righteous Brothers also covered at least two other songs that were hits for Roy Hamilton about 11 years earlier, *You'll Never Walk Alone* and *Ebb Tide* . Roy Hamilton also influenced Elvis Presley, Jackie Wilson, and Sam Cooke, among others. I recommend you listen to Roy's version of Unchained Melody also. There's only audio but the first one that comes up with a KZitem search is the best upload. Roy Hamilton was one of the first singers to include gospel style runs in pop music. He had classical voice training for a year and had big open full-throated tones combined with gospel style soul singing, quite a combination. Like many other singers of that era he, was unique. In 1969 he was recording at the same studio as Elvis, and they became friends. Elvis passed on to Roy a song he was considering for himself, *Angelica* , and it was one of the last recordings Roy made, as he died from a cerebral hemorrhage a couple months later at age 40. Elvis paid his funeral expenses, and sent his widow a bouquet of roses every day for six months. After Elvis died and his estate was settled, Roy's widow discovered that Elvis had arranged anonymously for support payments be made to her and her family under the guise of royalty payments. Those payments continued until 2000, I believe.
@MsUrbangirl
Жыл бұрын
You're so right......Bobby has the voice of an angel! Your reactions were awesome, authentic, enthusiastic and fun!
@lindalandry2519
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Bobby you were a pro and a heartthrob. We still swoon! RIP
@HGWTPaladin
Жыл бұрын
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 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 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 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."
@sylviabuck3369
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, very interesting.
@GinMae
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Duffy! the one thing I always notice is that he is not straining or screaming.. it seems "effortless"... and LIVE.. AND he said afterwards that he was nervous because his MOM was in the audience! (I'm sure she was proud!)
@MamaBe1963
Жыл бұрын
That look at the end was for his mama who was seeing his live performance for the first time.
@lindahansen4675
Жыл бұрын
I'm from this time, in otherworldly I'm old. I'm proud of the music, and good music transcends age, culture, race.
@rebeccabrown6575
Жыл бұрын
Every time I hear Bobby Hatfield sing this song (and I've replayed it many times), I get the chills and tear up. There is no other love song that anyone else sings that causes me to react that way.
@marybistodeau8597
Жыл бұрын
Bobby Hatfield actually did several solos , two you should listen to is Summertime and Only You. Both Righteous Bros have amazing voices.
@vibebrockdorff2384
Жыл бұрын
From the film "ghost" with woopi Goldberg, demi Moore and Patrick swayze. The baroness from denmark, with love.
@cathycampbell3577
9 ай бұрын
Pure voice….no auto tune!
@cindycloy507
2 жыл бұрын
This was a big song during the Vietnam war as almost all of us had someone gone we were waiting for.
@bobstaudt3018
2 жыл бұрын
Bobby Bobby Bobby.....what did you do
@jennifermanchester683
Жыл бұрын
goose bumps They called them blued eyed soul.
@calmit23
2 жыл бұрын
swooning the Angels for sure RIP Bobby
@gailboyd2076
Жыл бұрын
This is the best period.
@dh3279
Жыл бұрын
Great reaction! This is the best live single-song performance in history, and your expressions and observations were perfect.
@joannemurdock7899
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful song!
@Jettingred4
Жыл бұрын
I graduated from high school in 1969 and this was the music we girls adored! TY for playing the music we made out to, danced to and just all adored! 😀
@lechat8533
Жыл бұрын
What a wonderful reaction :))) Thank you! Yes, he really sounds like an Angel! In addition, he sings so effortlessly, without straining his facial muscles. While I was observing your reaction, your face changed and looked totally relaxed. At a certain moment, your face seemed to have turned into pure gentleness :))) That was stunning to watch. Music changes our chemistry, and that`s why people should never listen to negative vibes.
@banditY2K
17 күн бұрын
It's been said that his Mom was in the audience for that performance and that that's who he's looking at the end of the song!
@judyhively2588
2 жыл бұрын
I never tire of this version…. RIP one of a kind!👍👍
@robertsnyder361
10 ай бұрын
Best Love song ever written. Bobby Hatfield had the best voice.
@waltercobra1566
Жыл бұрын
he is simply Amazing. They were the tops in the day
@mzaree3821
2 жыл бұрын
Well said young man!!! I grew up with the Righteous Brother's. And let me tell you us girls were crazy about Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley. We had the posters of them hanging on our walls and their records. They frequented the show "Shindig" often.
@marymichael1211
Жыл бұрын
Videos of their wonderful performances on the great Shindig are available on KZitem.
@markallen682
2 жыл бұрын
The sure sign of a professional? Someone who can do something incredibly difficult that few people in the world can do (and do correctly), and they make it look effortless.
@chevychase
2 жыл бұрын
Few people seem to know that this song was written for a man in prison. He is telling his wife how much he misses her in this heart-wrenching song.
@debrawucik826
2 жыл бұрын
I concur with your assessment.
@Ohioblues
4 ай бұрын
So happy to see you , young man, appreciating the great 60’s !
@7425park
2 жыл бұрын
Not the original, but the version that made it a standard.
@mattiehart8960
10 ай бұрын
❤BEAUTIFUL. BOBBY HATFIELD, ENOUGH SAID.
@danieldickson8591
2 жыл бұрын
This isn't the original version of the song. It was written for an otherwise forgettable movie called Unchained in 1955. Bobby Hatfield, here, recorded it for a Righteous Brothers album, which became a big hit. That recording was later used in the movie, Ghost. But many people consider this live performance to be the definitive version, including myself.
@mzaree3821
Жыл бұрын
This song done by Bobby' in 65" was first put out on the B side of a 45 record. The A side, "Hung on You" was supposed to be the hit side but for some reason the DJ's liked the B side "Unchained Melody" better and played it instead. Needless to say B side became the hit. No one before or since has outdone Bobby's live version.
@Sunny-jz3dy
Жыл бұрын
@@mzaree3821 💯
@allansmith7305
Жыл бұрын
I regard this as the finest live solo performance in history.
@AYoutubechannel1448
9 ай бұрын
Good comment.
@lorraineburke-shapeupafter50
2 жыл бұрын
I love this song, thank you for playing it.
@tomcren59
Жыл бұрын
Us old folks had great music didn't we?
@robinbitrick5196
11 ай бұрын
This was my wedding song in 1997. I do like Elvis Presley's version.
"Someone said" there are over 1500 recordings by over 600 individuals of this song! I'd imagine they are all decent....but This is untouchable.
@mauricethomas1783
2 ай бұрын
Remarkable 🎉
@johnvizzi2553
6 ай бұрын
I was so lucky to be raised up on real music .
@deennaemilio
2 жыл бұрын
Bobby said he was so nervous because his mother was in the audience and it was the first time she had seen him sing professionally. You should listen to the duets with Bill Medley. the other righteous brother. They said they got their name when they first started and after hearing them in a club, a black man said "that's righteous".
@jerkwater407
Жыл бұрын
Now you know why its called "Blue eyed soul"
@bpfromowc
Жыл бұрын
He was singing to his mother (who was in the audience). Great review. 🙂
@hubertmichael1595
2 ай бұрын
Dec, 1958. The Skyliners, and Since I don't have You
@stevetimms4100
Жыл бұрын
It is not a 1965 Song. It was written in 1955, for a U.S. Movie called 'Unchained', about a U.S. Prison.The Song is from the perspective of a Prisoner, who is worried if his 'Girl', will still be waiting for him, when he gets out of Prison. That is what the Song is about. Most People don't realize that, and think that it is simply a beautiful Love Song. In 1955 it was a big Hit for several Acts, at the same time - especially in the USA and the UK. The Righteous Brothers Cover, (recorded in 1965), is widely regarded as the best version, but it was far from being 'The Original'. It was a Decade old, when the Righteous Brothers Recorded it.
@amb6899
Жыл бұрын
I truly enjoyed yr reaction, you were so respectful and complimentary. When Bobby teams up with Bill Medley they belt out such great songs as You lost that Loving Feeling Soul and Inspiration Just once in my life. They were on 🔥🔥🔥 doing The Nightime is the Right Time and Little Latin Lupe Lu. I have 3 channels I subscribed to yr channel 3 times
@debbie541
2 жыл бұрын
imagine no auto tuners, no gimmicks ...from the era of singers who could actually really really sing and their sound was the same live in person, on TV & radio or on a recording..
@scottlambert3337
6 ай бұрын
Bobby was 25 years old at this time. 2freaky5 and performs a pitch perfect live solo. That is talent on loan from God.
@suzanwahlquist3258
2 жыл бұрын
Do Righteous Brothers Rock and Roll Heaven it's cool
@lizdowda3017
Жыл бұрын
I love your reaction. I wish artists today would dress more appropriately. The 60's fashions were the BEST EVER!
@TT-js4jn
2 жыл бұрын
Really like your reaction to Bobby he was the best
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