Grandma here. I was a teen when this song came out. I used to listen to them on the radio. And yes black and white kids listened to them. Actually in the 60’s we all listened to all the music. It wasn’t white music or black music. It was just our music

NO COMPUTERS... NO SYNTHESIZERS...NO LIP-SYNCING... PURE TALENT AND PURE LIVE VOICE!!!!

This is live tv. No stopping, no editing, no auto tune. Just talent.

There’s no racism in discovering blue eyed soul. You’ve learned a great lesson. I find your reaction delightful and honest.

Now you know why those of us who grew up in the 60's think we had the best music EVER!

I'm 75, and back then we didn't know what our favorite singers looked like until we saw them live on television, and we didn't care; we just loved our music. The Righteous Brothers were a really big hit with everyone, and their song Unchained Melody is a classic still loved very much now, sixty years later.

Back in the day, we had no idea what the singers looked like. We heard a song on the radio and fell in love with the songs, obviously not what they looked like. We DO need to bring back good songs like this. 😊

They were known as Blued-eyed soul and I grew up with them thinking they were black singers until I saw them the first time on TV and was shocked. They got their name when singing in a club and after a performance some black marines were there, and they hollered out "that's righteous brothers" and they decided to keep the name.

In my humble opinion, the greatest duo of all time.

No autotune no lip-synching no glitter cannons no ass shaking fun fact a 16 year old Cher was a back up singer

I was around in 1964 when they sang this. This was the most played song on radio an tv in the 20th Century. Google it if you don’t believe me. Many hit songs together and as soloists. You need to hear Unchained Melody which Bobby Hatfield sang by himself. You want to hear quality. Also there #1 hit Soul and Inspiration. After 60 years these are still played today. Sadly Bobby Hatfield left us in 2003. Enjoy these classics young man.

Now you need to hear them sing Unchained Melody. Only Bobby (the high voiced one) sings that one and he will really bow your mind wide open

Always interesting to see my Black brothers & sisters react to this fantastic duo, & their music style, known as "blue-eyed soul". Two of the finest male voices in modern music. Thank you.

68-year-old Grandma here and I loved them then and I still love them today... there will never be anyone like them again and you hit the nail on the head when you said meaningful music because today's music rarely means anything

I am 66 and so glad to see young people enjoy this music

You're not biased you're not prejudiced and he has a gorgeous voice and there's no denying it

I'm 76 and a teen when this came out. They were EPIC and any woman who had hormones just melted. They were on TV a lot

Timberlake and thicke couldn’t hold a. Candle to them,they were THAT GOOD

No falsetto with Bobby, just an insane vocal range. Check out Bobby singing Summertime, off the charts!

No worries, I'm 75 white and back in the day we all thought they were black until we saw them on a TV variety show! And also there were so many awesome black groups we loved too. This group was Major popular! This is the most played song in history.

I feel so sorry for anyone who was not blessed to remember the fabulous 1960’s and early 70’s music. The Golden Age of rock n roll raw talent. These artists went into the studio, recorded their songs, and that was it. The talent was incredible. Especially since there was zero manipulation or changes to the recordings. We Boomers had the best of the best, no question whatsoever.

I love me some Righteous Brothers. And I 100 percent agree….we need that kind of music back.

I was a teenager when this came out. There were no music videos . We knew nothing about how the singers we listened to looked. unless we saw an album cover or saw them on TV. They definitely sang Soul. I can't describe the shock that ricocheted down the halls of my high school when we found out they were white. I mean, the music was Soul, man. For real. That's when we found out that Soul has no color.

I was in high school when these guys came out in 1964. They were an awesome dual. No auto tunes just pure raw talent! You need to listen to their other hits. You will not be disappointed. ❤

As an old white woman, I can understand your confusion . It brings me joy to watch you enjoying it.

Pure talent no one can touch their voices

70 year old white woman; this was called blue eyed soul and we all loved it.

I was 14 teen when this came out and I got to watch it at a neighbor house which I wasn’t supposed to be over there and boy. It was great sitting on the floor watching the on TV saying this song now at 72 it brings back many memories. Righteous brothers was bad and they went on for years great to see the younger generation learning about great artists of the past

Ahh there it is! That moment of "I'm sorry WHAAAAAT?" My favorite part of watching these reactions to The Righteous Brothers.

I grew up with their music....and music way before this. Music has no color. You are not the first reactor to 'not expect this'. You need to check out their "Unchained Melody". They each had solos in their performances. "Unchained Melody" is Bobby Hatfield's. This is a live TV performance. No auto tunes. No second takes. Check out "You'll Never Walk Alone" and "Sour and Inspiration". Bobby Hatfield has a five octave range. The Righteous Brothers were referred to a "Blue-eyed Soul". You probably heard this song in the movie "Top Gun".

There is no color when it comes to pure talent God gave this pure talent

I’m 77 yrs old. Everyone thought they were black until their album came out with their pictures on it. All their songs were over the top!

1964, walking thru my dorm, half the radios I heard were playing a song by these boys. We did have the very best music back in those days.

The most played song of the 20th Century. That is quite an achievment considering all the great groups that dominated that century.

Blue-eyed soul is what this is called, and these two were the absolute best at it.

They called the Righteous Brothers "Blue-eyed soul". Bill and Bobby had incredible harmonies. Bobby was an incredible tenor.

This was the most requested song on the radio in the 20th century. A young Cher was one of the background singers

I believe this was Soul before there WAS Soul!! It's so wonderful to see how suprised young people are with the music we grew up with! Thank you!!!

You are so right all genders of people liked the Rightous Brothers back then. All music back then was just Awesome. You have to hear them sing Soul and Inspiration. Also check out the BeeGees. Staying Alive and Too Much Heaven. I grew up with Awesome music ❤️❤️

Blue Eyed Soul is how I have heard it explained as. I was 16 when this was recorded and the girls of the day went crazy over their sound. You have got to remember that this is live, no electronics, no auto tune, just plain talent. Many singers of that era made classics that many still sing word for word today. Unchained Melody was and is the most copied song in history and Bobby singing it solo just killed it. Go back into the 60's charts and see the talent we had back then and you will be surpised.

I'm 61 years old and big guy you are right about them slayin grandma's, my Mom said she and all her friends, in fact all women, all races just fell in love with these two cats. They were true artists of their craft.

Love this reaction!! They are fantastic and there was NO auto tune back then! Just them. Would’ve been great to be around back then. I bet they WERE “dangerous”. ❤️

He is one of us. A Man, no color involved

1964. No synthesizers. No electronic mixing. No enhanced mics. You’re hearing THEIR VOICES. TALLENT ruled. Not gimmicks. Or stupid lyrics. Great reaction.

Almost 60 year old mics and the sound that good. No computer to correct the sound of their voices. Pure.

These guys are legends !! This song was played on the radio more than any other song in the 20th century !!! Read that again ! Check out unchained melody, soul and inspiration, rock ‘n’ roll Heaven, and many more

You'll never hear voices like this again because today everything is autotuned to get rid of all the wobbles and mistakes. These guys were naturally perfect and were singing live.

I like your humbleness and appreciation for the singers. Good job Sir

no modern enhancement equipment, just his voice and his mike !

I was 10 when this was released. Their music was very popular in fact the music of this era is in my opinion the best. Just pure unadulterated music,

“Abraham Lincoln” is Bill Medley. He e is joined by Bobby Hatfield who at the ending takes the song where no other singer could. I’ll bet he puts a smile on your face!

Blue-eyed Soul! I VERY much enjoyed your reaction. Already knew what was coming so I was looking for it. Like everyone else has said, live performance, no auto tune, just pure talent! ❤

That is NOT falsetto, that's FULL VOICE... Bobby Hatfield's range is BEYOND belief!! My first time on your channel so if you haven't already: Summertime Unchained Melody

Devante, welcome to the world of "Blue Eyed Soul". They are the reason that phrase was coined. And don't worry about thinking they were black when they started singing and you couldn't see their faces. They sing with such soul that many people think that. I too have been misguided by my ears before. Dobie Gray was a black singer that I didn't know was black until I saw a video. If you get a chance check out his song "Drift Away". It was a classic when I was growing up and I never knew he was black. I appreciate his music even more now. But I loved your honest reaction to this music video. 👍👍

The very best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You're absolutely right. Back in the sixties, we listened to everything and the pop music stations played everything, R&B, rock, etc., all on the same stations. It was a great time to be alive!!

Cracks me up to see first timers hearing people like the RB, Janis Joplin, etc who could really sing soul. And white, no less!! Gotta love it! 😂❤❤

We didn't have u-tube back then, had no idea what they looked like, just loved their sound. Ease never crossed my mind, just knew they had soul.

Thank you for your reaction. It was funny! I am 77 yrs old now and appreciate wonderful people like you that give honor to whom honor is due. Yes we need to enjoy more beautiful music and artist. Yes today there are great singers, but the quality I like is the music from the 60's, part of the 70's. Music should be meaningful, happy, clean, and non violent. Gma Jo

Back in the day, we listened to music, good music, great music, funny music. Big Band tunes and the very best singers that ever walked the planet. I was born in '55, when the King of Rock 'n Roll was singing about houndogs and shaking his stuff in the jailhouse. I became "aware" when I heard Roy Orbison on a 9-volt transister radio and the world exploded like nuclear skyrocket when The Beatles headlined on Ed Sullivan and the rest is history. None of us cared what color the singer's skin was, it was their sound and their character onstage. Chuck Barry and Louis Armstrong, Nat "King" Cole and Aretha Franklin, but then Ol' Blue Eyes was a tough act to follow, so was The Fifth Dimension and The Temptations; later on we were diggin' us some Carlos Santana. And everyone who was hip was also way cool. We did that little thing called Woodstock;) days of music, brotherhood and love ... and Jimmy Hendrix's Star Spangled Banner. I'm pushing 70 now, but I'm glad that I was born into possibly the greatest time to ever live through. Sorry for the ramble, sometimes I just get going ...

I've seen women reacting to this song, and I can safely say these two men have been making seats damp for 60 years.

," you'll never walk alone" Bobby and Bill truly RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS

Great music is timeless! You just saw this AND YOU LIKED IT! 64 YEARS LATER.....👏👏👏

In the sixties we love all music and all ppl.

This was their first #1 hit but they were one of the top groups of the sixties, with 22 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and at one point three albums in the top twenty simultaneously. Their inspiration was R&B which in those days was all 'coloured music', so plenty of people thought they were black when they first heard them. For their first three years they sang raucous rock and roll and were really popular in clubs and dances on the west coast, but in 1964 Phil Specter became their producer and gave them ballads like this one. Bill's bass baritone voice mixed with Bobby's high tenor with a stunning harmony that no group before or since has duplicated, but individually they had powerful voices as soloists. I hope you review more of their work... don't forget their first hit 'Little Latin Lupe Lu' written and produced by Bill. 😊kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gM58fc5hnavHpJc.html

Definitely check out Bobby Hatfield’s “Unchained Melody” and the Righteous Brothers’ “Soul and Inspiration” and “You’ll Never Walk Alone” on the Ed Sullivan Show, “Just Once In My Life”. Their debut song was “Little Latin Lupe Lu”. If you want to hear soul, listen to Bill Medley’s “I Just Want To Make Love to You” and Bobbie’s “Summertime”. Bobby had a 4 or 5 octave voice. They could sing anything!

I graduated high school in ‘65 and everyone listened to them. It is romantic music. They woo you. It was a song we danced to with our boyfriends. Play more of their songs.

Back in the 64's I was 12. Yes, they slayed but you are killin' me! GREAT reaction!

Welcome to the wonderful world of blue-eyed soul! It has no melatonin to it!

I had just started high school when this song came out. All women love them.

Old time truly talented singers the kind that never go out of style and a beautiful song done the way it was meant to be heard. Just beautiful 😊

I was in high school and lived 25 miles from them. Life was good. Love you youngsters reactions reactions.

Pure talent and hard work. Now you know how to serenade a young lady.

I was born Oct. 1959. I have always loved all this generations' music. 50's and 60's had it going on. I like a lot of today's music of all genres, but these golden oldies will always be my favorite.

Hey, I grew up in this times and even sooner! I first saw them live in 65, I have heard all the good music starting in the 40's on saw MANY bands live during the 60's, 70s', 80's and on!

When I was little, i remember watching my Mom and Dad dancing to this song.. I miss that so much 😪. Dad passed in 2007 and Mom in 2014😢...

I love to see people react to the Righteous Brothers and this song is my favourite buy them because they are in silhouette for a reason and you have to figure it was live there's no taking away what a classic performance this is 50 plus years later❤❤

When I first heard them I thought the same thing. This was called Blue-Eyed Soal Music. You should also check out their songs "Soal And Insperation" , or even " Unchained Melody", " Rock N Roll Heaven. The deep voice is Bill Melody and the other is Bobby Hatfield. Bonby does " Unchained Melody " as a solo act. ❤

The shock and surprise never gets old. There is a reason they were called blue-eyed soul

He is one of us, we are all human. But they were called blue eyed soul for a reason sir.

This song is a classic, it’s about all mankind, amazing song, we all feel same today.

Dude got you black white white black still red blood😊

My husband and I were dating in the mid 60's. We loved the Righteous Brothers, and so many other wonderful performers. The music spoke to us.

Righteous brothers what great songs they sung keep playing there two songs all the time specially uncharge melody great singers I was born in 1965 great times ❤

He IS one of us. A human male. And a great singer. And YES the Righteous Brothers are two. Produced by the late Phil Spector who also produced The Ronettes, “Be My Baby” and overproduced a Beatles album.

They were called blue eyed soul. Women of every colour were in love with these two. The most requested and played song of the 20th Century. Listen to Bobby singing Unchained Melody. The version that starts with the Andy Williams show. Then You’ll Never walk alone. For a surprise ending. This was 28 years before you.

It’s amazing to go back in music history and realize all people helped make music amazing. It is the one thing that trying binds all of our cultures

Back in those days, music had meaning...songs told a story. And the talent was astronomical. Everything from rock and roll, to Motown, major hits every week. I think it's great that young people are interested in music from that era.

Yes, they were slaying Gramma!

Great music with no auto tune! That is all true talent!

There's a certain charm these old tv visuals have with its foggy black and white visuals i really love. Combined with this beautiful performance is just intoxicating

Love your reaction and your comments of appreciation for this wonderful music which, sadly, the current generation is largely ignorant of. I love your reaction and comments!

Soul with a Capital "S:" Produced by Phil Spector and his wall of sound. This is why they are all in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, ( Bill, Bobby & Phil)

They were known as the first "blue-eyed soul" singers. Their name came from a black Marine who called out their singing was righteous after hearing them. Bill is the tall one with the deep voice. Bobby has the high voice. Watch Bobby's solo on the Andy Williams show. A phenomenal live performance. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ba1lmcqFzrbKhn0.html. Enjoy!

You're my soul and my heart's inspiration... Another great song by them

If those backup singers are the "Blossoms"- Then he was singing to one of THEM! He and Darlene Love were together sometime around that time!

Love to see reacting as you do, really appreciating like you did ! The hottest, romantic and soulful group of the 60's. They were called Blue eyed souls ! we only listened through the radio or vynil and everybody thought they were black, the bests of R&B, until they tv became affordable... and we realize they were white …!! Their name was chosen after a tour through the south when they performed in a saloon near a black marine base and some went see them. They were so impressed that shouted what they used to : that's righteous, brothers! They never fail you, allways give chills ! They sing solo, 🔥 Bill's I wanna make love to you or absolutely surreal Bobby's Summertime !!! And together their harmonies are spotless, moving and brilliant. But don't forget the most famous love song ... Bobby's Unchained Melody 🎶 the blonde one , he is a countertenor, don’t need falsetto , it’s natural and will blow you again ❤

That's a solid 10, my man. This hit the airwaves and was the most requested song in the 20th Century. Starting in 1964, the same year The Beatles hit The Ed Sullivan, completely overshadowing the previous act, the Broadway cast of Oliver starring a young *Davy Jones. Welcome to 1964. It was glorious. 😊 *Davy Jones became the lead singer of the wildly popular group, The Monkees.

This song was played more than any other song in American Radio history.No other song has surpassed it in the 20th century they are also considered one of the greatest duo's of all time ❤.

Your facial expressions when you found out they were white are simply priceless! 😂