According to Medley, they adopted the name "The Righteous Brothers" 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!", and would greet them with "Hey righteous brothers, how you doin'?" on meeting them.

Their song Soul and Inspiration is AMAZING

I will always say this, till my grave, the Rightous Brothers, are among the best of all time vocally. What they did back then, with zero computer or autotune help, even today is hard to match. Pure talent.

This was a live performance, man they compliment each other so well....blue eyed soul is what this is called

Blue Eyed Soul at it's finest!!!

Unchained melody is 100% absolute must play...MIND BLOWING

"This man sings like the greatest dream I've ever had in my entire life" Dang you've had some good dreams then, sweetie!

I loved that! “You all are just going to take all the talent?” Perfect reaction! They certainly had much more than their fair share.

No autotune...straight perfection

I saw a reaction to this song where the person said “Wait - they’re white?” Made me laugh out loud at the time.

And THIS is the reaction I've been waiting for! I knew that you'd appreciate this duo. Bill Medley (tall, dark hair, beautiful baritone) and Bobby Hatfield (shorter, blond, supreme tenor) are the Righteous Brothers. A moniker bestowed them by troups from an army base at a club they played back in the day. After they sang people would say 'that was righteous, brothers!', and so they adopted the name. Both sang solo as well. They are fantastic! Thank you! Love & Light and many blessings to you Billy! ❤️🙏😇

Bill Medley (deeper voice who's singing here) and Bobby Hatfield (who passed away in 2003)

Your big smile says it all. Glad you enjoyed this.

No autotune back then!! These guys were truly gifted.

Welcome to Blue Eyed Soul, now you should react to Unchained Melody, prepare to be blown away!

This is one of those songs that stops me dead in my tracks! If someone is playing the Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling" I've GOT to stop and listen! Bill Medleys voice gets me every time and the harmonies are brilliant!

I can’t believe you haven’t heard this song before. You obviously haven’t watched Top Gun either.

This was LIVE, Billy! No mixing, studio auto crap. Just get up and sing!

The Righteous Brothers were one of the first artists to record Unchained Melody.

Just a microphone and a voice or two..... the days of real talent!!!!

These 2 are terrific! Welcome to blue eyed soul.

Ahhh there it is That look of "I'm sorry WHAAAAAT?" My favorite thing about these reactions

Bill Medley, the one that looks like he’s related to Bill Nye, still tours. I saw him in the last few years at a small casino performing with his daughter. His voice has aged some but he still gives me the feels.

This song was played more than any other song in American Radio history.No other song has ever surpassed it. They were also known as the blue eyed soul Bros. 💙

Classic Song One Of The Many Songs I Was Raised On

The Righteous Brothers consist of Bill Medley (the tall guy with the bass baritone voice) and Bobby Hatfield (the blonde with the high tenor voice). They teamed up in the early '60s and were playing a club in Southern California when some black military guys ran into them outside the club and said, "you brothers are righteous!" And with that, they became the Righteous Brothers. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" was their big breakout hit. Their debut hit a couple of years earlier was "Little Latin Lupe Lu," which was written by Bill. After "Lovin' Feelin'" came "Just Once In My Life." Later in 1965, they released "Unchained Melody," in which Bobby sang solo. The song was such a big success, they came with "Ebb Tide," another solo performance by Bobby. In 1966, they left their producer Phil Spector and his label and went to Verve Records where they recorded "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration," which was their song that shot up to #1 on the charts the fastest. Their popularity then began to wane as the material they sang was not as strong. In 1968, Bill broke away and released a solo single under his own name titled "Brown Eyed Woman," a song about interracial love. This came right after the landmark Supreme Court decision in Loving v. Virginia which made interracial marriage legal in the US. Several years later in 1974, the duo teamed up again for "Rock and Roll Heaven," a song that honored so many of the rock 'n roll stars that had died much too soon. "Unchained Melody" was used in a critical scene in the movie "Ghost" and was subsequently re-released as a single, and it became a hit all over again in the late '80s, almost 25 years after its initial run in 1965. In 2003, the Righteous Brothers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and their performance that night of "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" with Paul Shafer's band doing a credible recreation of the original "Wall of Sound" arrangement in their 1965 single was a highlight. Although Bobby had lost his falsetto voice by then, their performance that night remains a classic. Sadly, Bobby died a short time later. Bill still performs under the name Righteous Brothers with a new partner named Bucky something in Las Vegas. It's just not the same without Bobby.

I love the Rightous Brothers. They gave rise to the name Blue Eyed Soul.

Bill Nye the science guy 😹 best reaction I’ve seen

Absolutely the most requested song on the radio in the 1900's. By far. Also, Cher was one of the background singers on this song. Bill Medley (low voice) sang "the time of my life" on dirty dancing too.

Dang Billy! As long as you’ve been doing these- and your first Righteous Brothers?!!🤯 I’m shocked! Well glad you got to it- “Blue eyed soul” is what this is called- The coined the phrase- ✌️

Now you need to hear them sing Unchained Melody.

Unchained Melody with the RB

Think about this for a minute, there's no auto tune, this is a live performance airing on live TV. There's no room for mistakes and there were none. And this was in 1965. On a side note, Bill Nye wasn't his daddy but Will Farrell's dad was a member of their band.

"Bill Nye the Science Guy and Petrick Dempsey" had me rolling XD

Congrats you found one of the best songs ever, with two of the most angelic voices! Check out "Unchained Melody" and "Soul & Inspiration" and "Just Want to Make Love to You" especially

Thanks to my mom she's the one who got me to listen to this she absolutely loved them. May my mom RIP she passed away on October 18th

The tall one sang the Dirty Dancing duet...the shorter one SLAYS ...Unchained Melody.

Good music always hits you in the soul, on a cellular level. These musicians give a part of themselves for their fans. No electronics at all!

This is the Most played Song on the radio... Let that go through your mind... In a time where we had Elton John, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Cher, ABBA, Genesis/Phil Collins... These two had the most played Radio Song. Well deserved I might say, this song is a timeless masterpiece!!!

I love watching these songs. I remember watching my Mom and Dad dancing to this song and they even use to dance in the grocery stores when this song would come on in the stores. People use to watch thrm dance til it was done. I miss them so much. Dad passed in 2007 and Mom in 2014...

Passion for what he’s singing, and that was 60 years ago!

I saw the Righteous Brothers in Vegas as my first concert. I was so livid at my mother! I was probably in 7th or 8th grade and she wouldn't tell me who's concert we were going to, just that we were going to one. Well, Nsync was playing at the casino across the street on the same day... I was so confused when we drove past it and then went to see a group with every audience member but us drawing social security.

Every time you pause, I keep saying wait it gets way so much better

Bill Medley also sang "I've had the Time of my Life" for Dirty Dancing.

I ain't never laughed so damn hard at a track reaction before. This was hilarious.

Wait until u hear ' unchained melody ' live version by one of the righteous bros Bobby Hatfield. Unbelievable performance

They're ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!

They were only 24 years old December 1964 when this song came out! Truly amazing. Blue-Eyed Soul! I love it! And I REALLY loved your reaction.

Unchained Melody, Just Once In my Life, Little Latin Lupe Lu, Rock and Roll Heaven and many, many more.

I know this music was before Grease. This was from the 60s and grease was the 70s and they may have gotten some ideas from this music. I never connected it, but you obviously have, and that's just fine! You got good ears!

They have a song called "Soul and Inspiration." It is an even better love song. You have to listen to it.

You need to listen to their song Unchained Melody. It is their best song IMO.

I see you have discovered the blue-eyed soul 😍😍 can't go wrong with this style of music.

This group was my mom's favorite. She would've loved this!!

Billy, your reference to “Grease”; the song, the answer would be no, that riff was written by Barry Gibb of The Bee Gees as he was the writer of the song and a plethora of others spanning nearly ALL popular genres of music at the time.

How could you have not heard this before now!?!? Living under a rock?!

Listen to "You'll never walk alone", by Righteous Brothers. Its so beautiful.

In the studio cut of this song... in the last chorus you can hear baby Cher's voice!

I still have and listen to my old Righteous Brothers albums, thank you for this reaction. I am glad that you enjoyed it.

☮️💜. They’re the first “Blue Eyed Soul”

This is called baby making music.

My favorite duo of ALL TIME!!

Listen to "Unchained Melody" then "Soul and Inspiration" then "Rock n Roll Heaven" and your life will be more righteous forever.

The choir was the background singers.

You love it because you're soulful and we love it too!!

I'm Dying here! You are so funny! They certainly are amazing, and there is so much more from them!

Unbelievable voices!!!

"Soul and Inspiration " next please

@BillyYSC you do our hearts good to see yet ANOTHER young man get to see, hear, and enjoy one of the WAY older classics. For the best of film, music, and book has already been done and they fade away when they cease to be appreciated by the younger generations. Was a smile to see you understand greatness has NO expiration date.

Not a single computer enhancement. Just pure talent

I love this done in Top Gun with Goose and Maverick!!!!

Your expression before the song starts versus 20 seconds in 😂

Love watching your reaction to this song. Must have watched it 10x! Love the Righteous Brothers. They don't make music like this anymore....

FINALLY, YES! THANK YOU @BillyYSC One of my favourite songs #RaisedByGrandparents

Good to hear from you, Billy!

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS ARE ABSOLUTE PROOF OF GOD SHOWING OFF !!!

I danced to this song in high school. All the girls were crazy about them.

Oh I’m lovin your reaction to this!! Thank you!, 😊

Billy we’ve got a problem. If you’ve never heard “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling,” that means you’ve never seen Top Gun, and I will not stand for such nonsense!

They started together in 1963.Thats alot of years together. They took a brake for a couple years and went on their own but then they got back together until 2003 when Bobby Hatfield passed away. They were inducted into the ROCK and ROLL HALL OF FAME in 2003.Unfortunitely a few months later Bobby would be gone.I glad he was alive to receive that honor with Bill.Bill Melody (baritone voice tall one) is still singing and performing today 2022 Imagine all these yrs 💙

As you know Billy great music transcends generations and skin color.

This is the most played and requested song on the radio and television in the 20th century.

BYSC you crack me up! You love it because it is from the gut and the heart at the same time.

@6:15 "Tell me more" are some of the lyrics in Summer Nights, so we'll give you a half credit for that.

Make losing a tire a good thing and taking all the talent...comments made my day.

The Righteous Brothers are known as "Blue Eyed Soul": so well deserved; thus is pure takent; you don't see this in tdy's music

Number 1 song played on the radio in the 20th century. Glad to see that you're over the Bills loss. I'm still getting over it.

Blue eyed soul personified. Bobby's solo of Unchained Melody live is a must. (You're My) Soul and Inspiration was the follow up to Loving Feeling. Others I love are I (Who Have Nothing) and Let It Be Me.

Soul and Inspiration 🙏🙏🙏💗🤞

The Righteous Brothers just preheated every oven in the room😎

If you think this was good, you should check out their 'Unchained Melody' performance. It's done by the shorter one (Bobby Hatfield) and the man has all the talent. You'll know it's the right one because he's rocking a salmon pink suit.

Oh I can't wait for this!

Soul and Inspiration by them is also a must reaction

Love your reaction.. and every time I be like.... “Hold on son, you ain’t heard nothin’ yet!”

Unchained melody by them will make your jaw drop !!!!

You have the best reactions. It's really entertaining to watch you appreciate the music! I'm not even sure why watching someone talk through great music is fun but I keep watching your videos so there is something there, lol!

That song was from Top Gun. In the bar scene all the pilots sang it.

This was the most played song on the radio in the 20th century. Based on the reviews of a song on KZfaq it’s on its way in the 21st-century

From 1900 to 2000 this it the most played song on the radio.

My favorite song.