Thanks!

the song is not about a guy asking if his girl is still mad at him. it is about a man who has been gone from home for a very long time (he was in prison) and he is expressing the long and lonely span of time he was away and he is asking if she waits for him still. "are you still mine..." Men who have been in prison or in the military and were gone from their families for a long time can all relate very closely to this song. Imagine if you can how it would feel to come back and to have your wife - your woman rush to your arms and wrap herself around you and to welcome you back into her heart and into her life. That is what this song is about

Live performance. No auto tunes. I grew up with this music. Nobody did this song better than Bobby Hatfield. RIP Bobby. This video is 58 years old so it's pretty good, actually.

Nearly 60 yrs later and Bobby still captivates the Lady's ...a legend whos missed

This song is about a man serving time in prison and hopes to reunite with his love once released.

The fact that this song is so old and still popular is amazing. It's truly beautiful❤❤❤

This has to be one of the greatest live performances of all time. Awesome

The song was made for a movie called "Unchained". It was about a guy in prison. Hence the name of the song "Unchained Melody". It is the most recorded song in history. Recorded over 1500 times by over 700 artists. You can look up that fact. This is the most well-known version of it. And Bobby Hatfield absolutely KILLED IT! His counter-tenor voice was perfect for this song! He said he wanted to perform this song to perfection for his mom, who was in the audience at the time! I THINK HE DID HER PROUD!👍👍❤❤

This is easily one of the greatest love songs of all time. It’s incredible how timeless it is.

I played this for my wife of 43 years during her home hospice of Terminal, Inoperable, Pancreatic, Liver, Lung , Cancer, she passed in my arms as promised. She's waiting for me. I'll be coming home. Thanks Bobby RIP.

The charming,handsome and talented Bobby who gave us a soulful and unprecidented delivery in every single performance. This performance was actually better than the studio cut which charted twice. Absolute perfection and blue eyed soul stamped all over it from the lyrics to the nearly yodeling effect. Bobby sung his vowels like they were a musical instrument. RIP Bobby Lee Hatfield you are missed.

Absolutely the best live performance of any song in the history of music!

Live music, no auto -tune, the story goes he was very nervous and his parents were in the audience that night. One of my Dad’s favourite songs ❤❤❤

Hello! First, as a 66 year old man I so happy that young people like yourself still appreciates this music. This song was written in 1955 for a prison movie called "Unchained", hence the name of the song. Its being sung by a man in prison to his woman. He is telling here how much he misses her and that he hopes that she will still be there for him when he gets released.

The great Bobby Hatfield!! ... I was 12 years old in 1965: whenever I hear this it brings tears to my eyes! He was a amazing singer So happy to be watching this. 🙏😃

Keep in mind that at this time there was no teleprompter and he had to memorize the whole song and sing it from memory. Incredible!!!

Maddy, Some 55+ years later this is still considered by many to be the best "live" performance ever. I won't argue .

She didn’t have a clue what the song is about

The Incomparable Counter Tenor voice of the late great Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers. No one has sung this song better then when Bobby Hatfield sang this song (Live) 58 years ago in (1965) on the Andy Williams Show. This performance by Bobby Hatfield and the NBC Studio Orchestra has become the quintessential version of "Unchained Melody" of them all. This version has been used by every recording artist ever since. This performance has gone done as the greatest live television performance ever. Rest in Peace Bobby Hatfield for you are truly missed. Note: "Unchained Melody" was composed as the music score for a (1955) Prison Movie titled "Unchained." The music was composed by multi-award-winning composer Alex North with Lyrics by Hy Zaret (1955). The song has been performed and sung by close to one thousand artist and orchestras for the past 68 years. One of the most beautiful melodies ever written. The lyrics by Hy Zaret had to do with a family man wrongfully imprison in a Minimum-Security Prison with no Cells, no Bars and no Chains. The loneliness of missing his wife and child gets to be unbearable when (Time) is all he has. That is the fate of prisoners who have loved ones on the outside...Will they still be there waiting for them when they are released from prison.

This first appeared in the 1955 movie Unchained, starring the former football player Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch. The movie takes place in a prison, and the song was written for the movie to reflect the mood of the prisoners as they wait for time to pass. Alex North wrote the music, Hy Zaret wrote the lyrics, and a singer named Todd Duncan sang the version in the movie. Duncan went on to become a popular vocal instructor. When the movie came out, an orchestral version by Les Baxter was released along with a version by Al Hibbler. Baxter's version hit #1 in the US; Hibbler's went to #3. The Righteous Brothers' version came out ten years later, and then was released again for the 1990 film, "Ghost." It was a top fifteen hit both times.

One of the finest male voices in modern music. Thanks for your reaction.

It's amazing how different songs were then than they are now. I wish I grew up in that era, instead of the songs about hoes, money, drugs, asses, etc..

In my mind it is about a boy waiting in Vietnam for his active duty to end so he can come home! Since that usually lasted 3 years back then, it is possible that your girl couldn't wait that long for you and she might find another man. The song is about holding on to the hope that your girl will still be there waiting for you when you get home!

The performance is what is significant here. Simply put as good a live voice as there has ever been on this night. Bobby sung the perfect song.

In 1954, Alex North was contracted to compose the score for the prison film Unchained (released in 1955). North had a melody he had written in the 1930s and composed and recorded the score when he was asked to write a song based upon the movie's theme. North asked Hy Zaret to write the lyrics. After first refusing, Zaret and North together wrote "Unchained Melody. Zaret refused the producer's request to include the word "unchained" in his lyrics. The song eventually became known as the "Unchained Melody" even though the song does not actually include the word "unchained". Instead, Zaret chose to focus on someone who pines for a lover he has not seen in a "long, lonely time". The film centered on a man who contemplates either escaping from prison to live life on the run or completing his sentence and returning to his wife and family

I was in the Army during the Vietnam War. This song was picked up a second time by the troops in the Nam. I can’t tell you how many times every day I heard this being played there. Try to picture it. This song worked PERFECTLY for troops away at war. So powerful.

I just knew it - Bobby Hatfield slays another beautiful woman with this iconic rendition. And actually, it is a song from a prison movie where the protagonist is pleading with his girl to still be there for him when he is released.

My first time watching one of your reactions, Maddy, and I must say, I got almost as much enjoyment watching your eyes, seeing you become the latest young woman to fall in love with Bobby Hatfield, as I did hearing him sing this peerless song better than anyone else has. Keep at it, Maddy... new subscriber, and a fan.

This song "Unchained Melody" was written in 1955 by Mr. Alex North and Lyrics by Mr. Hy Zaret for a prison movie called, "Chained". It was about a man who missed his girlfriend so much he was thinking about escaping cause the love that he had for her was unbearable and he was wondering that if he finished his sentence would she wait for her. The original singer was sung by The First Black American Opera Singer, Mr. Todd Duncan. As time went on well over six hundred and something artists have sang this song including Elvis Presley and even Linda Ronstadt. "Unchained Melody" was the Most played song in America in the Twenth Century and throughout the UK. What you have just watched was a Mr. Bobby Hatfield of The Righteous Brothers singing it in 1965 on a TV show called, "The Andy Williams Show. Later in 1990 they came out with a movie called "Ghost " starring Patrick Swaytz and Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg. In the movie they played Mr. Bobby Hatfield's version of it since it was the very best version everywhere. And Maddy it was a pretty show as well..If you happen to have the time you ought to check it out. I promise you that you will not be disappointed. The trouble with today's so-called music is that they don't write or sing beautiful romantic love songs anymore unless of course it is one from yesteryear. But anyway Mamacita once again I😢 sincerely thank you so veryucj bignfor playing it, Have a Blessed day, Adios.

I can only imagine how this song affected our guys in Vietnam and the girls they were whisked away from back home. I was 9 when this was recorded. It was also, the song my wife walked down the aisle to. Yeah, it's been an influential part of my life. Great reaction to a wonderful song by a gorgeous lady.

One of the greatest live performances ever without a doubt!!! ❤ you need to check out You've Lost that Loving Feeling it is 🔥, Good one Maddy! ❤❤❤

He recorded this song right before I left for Vietnam, and was listened to in the rear areas a lot. Especially after “Dear John” letters.

My grandma before she passed away was huge fan of him, she told me this song is "Eternal" as it will stand the test of time just like classical music.

Bobby Hatfield reportedly had no formal voice training. That was his natural voice (before auto-tuning). The song was about a man in prison longing for his mate to wait for him. As far I know it didn't refer to any specific girl.

This song was written as part of the score of a prison movie. The singer is the prisoner longing for the love of his girl, and asking whether she will still be there for him when he is released.

The song is actually him in prison, begging his girl to stay faithful. "Time can do so much [bad!]." The first lonely river is her going out to sea (another man). Second lonely river is him saying "Wait for me."

Literally hundreds of great singers have covered Unchained Melody, but this is widely considered the definitive performance. Bobby Hatfield owns this song.

This is live. No auto tune or gimmicks, pure voice. Only one of the 2 are singing in this one. Check out their othrs. Their music is called Blue Eyed Soul. They hav so much soul. The Blue eyed Soul name came because they both have Blue eyes and they have soulful songs. Check out " Soul & Inspiration " & others, you'll love them. They are the originals. And this song has been covered over 600 times by artist.

Live, one take. Years before autotune. I first heard this when it was first a hit back in 1965 (yep, I'm THAT old) and I loved it then and I love it now. Great reaction as always Maddy.

Best male vocals I have ever heard with no auto tune, just pure talent and dedication with his voice. Only one that even came close to singing this song would be Elvis. Nobody today will ever be able to repeat this timeless classic here 👏

PURE RAW TALENT. i WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL. GREAT TIME TO LIVE IN . I was in a harmony quartette at North Carroll high school( ist tenor. ) So I appreciate his range. All their songs were great!

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."

This brings back memories. I kissed a girl for the first time to this song at my high school prom during a slow dance. I was 17 years old yes. Lol.

The song was the theme song for the 1956 movie "Unchained". The movie was about a prisoner who was battling with himself about whether to escape or serve the remainder of his time. The song was sung in the movie with a guitar. This song has been covered by nearly 1000 artist, but Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brother on this redition owned it. This on stage performance was on the Andy Williams Show in 1965. It has been #1 one the charts 3 times. It was in the movie Ghost. That was not makeup it was a Tan. His parents were in the audience that night.

He might not have needed too much makeup. His mom was from Sweden, he lived in California so he probably opened the curtains that morning to see if it was sunny and he tanned before he turned around and went back to bed. Thank you so much for digging back in time to react to one of my teenage heartthrobs. The Righteous Brothers were so talented.

One of the best love songs ever recorded!

Back then because of the relatively poor picture quality on television they would have to lay the makeup on pretty thick so that you could make out their faces. With the modern ability to enhance the picture quality you can see the makeup and it looks overdone.

Written for the prison movie "Unchained" in the 1950s, it originally questioned whether his girlfriend still loved him while he was doing time. In the 1960s, when Bobby Hatfield (half the Righteous Brothers) sang it, it became a love letter home from every soldier in the jungles of Vietnam. So, not questioning if she was mad at him, but was the time apart too much for their relationship to last.

This song is the soundtrack for the film Ghost. It's a very well-known film here in Brazil. I highly recommend you watch it, this film is a work of art. The song is about the loss of your love, about how much you miss it and how much you hope to find that love on the other side of life. Here the music is more related to this film.

Where do you get the idea of his girl being mad at him? Because there's nothing in the song about it. He asks (twice), “Are you still mine?”, because he hasn't seen her for so long (he was in prison). He knows that “time can do so much”, and he worries about their long-distance relationship.

no one is mad at him. it's a song from a man who is doing time in prison asking if his girl is still his

"UNCHAINED MELODY". From what I have read, this soul-wrenching song was originally written as a letter by a man who was spending a "long and lonely time" in prison. It was later made into a song and sung by many singers but was made quite famous by Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers in the 1960's. The prisoner, writing to someone he deeply loved, expressing to her that "I hunger for your touch", wanting to know "are you still mine" and how much "I need your love", wanting her to "wait for me" as I would someday be "coming home". A very touching and heart-felt song. Hope this helps put it in deeper perspective.

If you enjoyed this performance, you'll like "You've Lost that Loving Feeling" and "Soul and Inspiration." Both Righteous Brothers sing in those. They're not related, BTW. This is my second video of yours; I have a hunch there will be more.

You really should watch the entire show. This is from The Andy Williams Show. Also, Bobby said this was the first time he sang (professionally) in front of his mother and he was really nervous.. She was a huge Andy Williams fan and Bobby got her tickets to be in the audience.

Maddy, did he make you blush? 😊 Thanks for sharing! Loved it!

The best part is his mom was in the audience listening to him for the first time. That little smile at the end is because he knew he nailed it.

He had performed many times but this one made him especially nervous because not only was it live but his mother and sister were in the audience. He did not want to mess up.

That smile on her face throughout the song says it all

Couldn’t be more wrong about the origins of the song and what it meant in 1965. It was the height of the Vietnam War and people were leaving without wanting to and knowing they might not come back. The context in 1955 when composed has already been commented on.

I'm 80 years old I came across your channel this morning and it is so so great to see young people finding the music I listened to .👍👍 Great Video 😄

I must have been 11 when they tore up the Ed Sullivan show. The tv was black and white. Okay I’m old. But I remember those good days when music of the 60’s and 70’s was KING!❤

He's asking her, "Are you still mine."

Regarding the make-up, there is an original version which is colour correct. He looks human in it

This film clip is from The Andy Williams Show's 1965 Valentines Day Special; a longer and "restored" version of this show the other other, Bill Medley dressed identically to Bobby Hatfield, Andy Williams is wearing a pink pullover and whit pants. Unchained Melody IS Bobby's song; many sang it before him and still more afterwards, but no one has come close to equaling his amazing vocal talents. I we had seen the longer version, Andy Williams, an extremely accomplished vocalist along the lines of Sinatra, Nat "King" Cole, Dean Martin, was talking with them, it was mostly scripted, and Bobby was the key respondant; he appeared to be out of breath, huffing & puffing like he had just done a lap around the parking lot. Actually, he was suffering from an upper respiratory infection, a had cold or bronchitis. On top of his ailment, he suffered from chronic, intense stage fright, to the point of losing his lunch, rather violently, before going on stage. If that wasn't enough, his mother was in the audience watching her 25-year-old son performing live for the very first time and he was terribly worried about disappointing her. I think it's safe to say that absolutely no one was disappointed with his performance on that Valentines Day. Re: the longer clip. Bill and Bobby had an agreement that they would each have one solo song on all of their albums. They both wanted to do Unchained very, very much and neither of them would give in. Finally, they decided to let the toss of a coin make the decision; I think the coin got it right. Thanks for the great reaction!

The song was originally in a movie about being locked up in prison. The character who sang this was wondering if she would still be waiting for him when he got out. Also, he was sick for a few days prior to this performance, but his mom was in the live audience, and she had never heard him sing on stage before.

Bill Medley was only 25 the night he performed this live on the Andy Williams Show, 1965. I was seven and saw this performance. Back then there was no cable TV. You got four networks, ABC, CBS, NBC and your local PBS and that was it. Watching TV was a family event and variety shows like this were huge. You had this show and the biggest show of all The End Sullivan Show on Sunday nights. Sullivan was so important to popular music. He was older but introduced The Beatles to America in February, 1964 and 73 million tuned in for that which still may be a record for the largest audience for a TV show now, 59 years later. He gave us The Rolling Stones, The Doors, and so so many bands and solo artist from America and the UK. It's a who's who of popular music from the sixties. Also pretty much every black soul artist from that time. I remember seeing The Jackson 5 for the first time in 1969 with their performance of "I Want You Back". So many great soul artists like Diana Road And The Supremes, The Four Topps, Marvin Gaye, The Spinners, The Fifth Dimension and just so many others. I saw it all from The Beatles and everyone else from A to Z. Great time to be a kid back then. Only a woman would pick out too much make up on him. Hilarious! I enjoyed that one. Peace ❤

This is written as the heartfelt plea of a man serving time in prison for his woman.

Song was written in 1936 by William Stirrat about a girl he liked. It was a great slow dancing song. Man o man.

You are awesome Maddy, not to mention beautiful. Keep doing what you’re doing and keeping you. Love you, girl.

Always brings a tear to my eyes when I think of the film " Ghost " , such a classic and what a voice!

Can't understand why you didn't comment on his voice 🤔 Actually he was one of the greatest singers ever. Maybe you have a different opinion

He sang the song to his mother sitting in audience. It was her first time hearing the song and my Mother, who was there, said she cried . She said it was the most beautiful song she ever heard..

Bobby was not just a tenor...he was a countertenor!!! He could match a female mezzo soprano in the range department!!! Truly, one of the very finest male vocalists from those wonderful 60s!!! Effortless, never straining....perfect vibrato and control!!

Check out both 'brothers' singing You'll Never Walk Alone. Bill Medley (not featured here) has an amazing baritone voice that mates perfectly with Bobby Hatfield's angelic tenor/counter tenor voice.

Not at all about being mad at someone. It's about being separated from the one you love for a long time, and Bobby was often singing to soldiers leaving for Vietnam, and their wives and sweethearts back home. The song had been around for ten years before Bobby recorded it, but his version was the biggest hit.

This was one of my grandma's favorite songs. God rest her soul! One of the most beautiful songs in history! Good review! P.S. I'm not here to critique the premise of the song, (like others )sometimes you don't catch it on the first listen.

Bobby Hatfield was suffering from a terrible head cold and still nailed it. What are you talking about make up? His voice is killing it. It's his love about waiting for him after he is released from prison!! That's why the song is titled Unchained Melody.

Thanks, Maddy - Bobby Hatfield was extraordinary - hitting those notes, that breath control... no straining or screaming... also, word is that he was nervous b/c his MOM was in the audience for this LIVE performance.. (I'm sure she was proud...) - appreciate your reaction! (p.s. - "Unchained Melody" - he was in prison.. get it???.. also, the make-up was standard stage make-up for a live TV show... yes, kind of "ken-doll" but that's the last thing I would have noticed... oh, the goofy salmon-colored suit, etc.. but damn.. hearing that voice, it's hard for me care that he looks like a dork..

OMG, the Righteous Brothers. The late righteous. Bobby hatfield he owns this song. No sang this song like he did!

One of the best love song of the history. Grettings from Spain, saludo 🖐️

it was an era of romance and romantic music....the young people today know nothing of romance...you can tell by how they respond and are blown away by these songs...and as I think you mentioned, you could hear the lyrics, every word...you danced check to cheek with your girl and those lyrics were you lyrics to her...and there were songs for the broken heart....ROY ORBISON was the master of those songs. Bring up some some songs from his BLACK AND WHITE NIGHT album. was all star cast. Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Tom Wait...singing back up was Jackson Brown, JD Souders and on the platform singing harmony was Bonnie Rait, K.D Lang, and Jennifer Warrens. and listen to Linda Ronstadt,...no just one song, she sang about 6 genres .It was a great time to be alive...

Great reaction Maddy! This song has been covered by many singers, but this version is by far the best cover. He sounded amazing...one take before a live audience, no autotune, and he killed it! The performance was live on the TV show The Andy Williams show so that's why the makeup.

He didn't write the song and its about being released from prison. I liked what you said because it's true ! Women never forgive.! 😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧❤

This song is from a (bad) prison movie called Unchained (hence Unchained Melody). Hundreds of singers have attempted this song but Bobby Hatfield owns it! To set the stage, his mom was in the audience, never having heard him perform live before. This is on the Andy Williams show. He had a slight head cold and was worried about that last note and having a little bit of stage fright. Nailed it! Not even Elvis could do this song justice. IMHO this is better than the studio release because he went high at the end. Bobby sang tenor/countertenor so that high note was not falsetto, it was in his natural range. He made it look so effortless! Three minutes of sheer perfection, live, no auto-tune! RIP Bobby.

Bobby Hatfield, the singer, was sick when he was on this show. His mother was in the audience. This was a "live television" performance, lighting 50 years ago was different.

Bobby didn't need makeup , He was a good looking guy

You totally missed the fact that this was a live, flawless performance by an amazing artist.

As a musician, i always wished i could sing this song like Bobby...so talented..❤

The writer of the song was expressing his feeling of of longing for his girl because of separation and being apart, not because she was angry with him.

Maddy, I hate to correct anyone, but the line is actually "Are you still mine"! BTW you are spectacularly beautiful!!

There's a longer version of this performance with the other brother speaking about the song it's quite funny might be worth checking out on your own time. blessings and peace.

And thats with out today's technology back then it was all on the Singer this Texas cowboy is really impressive impressed 🤠

Hard to believe from watching this that Bobby threw up before these performances from stage fright. Sadly Bobby died from cocaine abuse but he always managed to pull himself together to perform for us

El famoso tema de Ghost. Muy buena interpretación de un gran tema. Espero que la chica lo perdonara😂😂😂; después de este temazo clásico, es lo menos que se le podría pedir. Me gusta verte reír. Gracias por tu reacción, preciosa.❤

Surely the next natural step is reacting to Tom Jones - I’ll never fall in love again!

They chisled his chin out of granite, and put an angel in his voice box.

NO- he's a prisoner about to be released... and wants to know.. if she's still there.. She wasn't MAD at him--he was in PRISON...

I DJ some weekends and this song is still requested so much, and by younger people too! Some songs people just own and he surely owns this one, great reaction, I agree, who could be mad after a song like this, all the best!

Most people know this song, in the Righteous Brothers version mainly from being the soundtrack of the 1990 movie "Ghost" starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg.

When that song came out in😅❤ I drove my brand new 64 Chevy super sport del Toro El Toro naval Air station to see my brother off to Vietnam this has been my all-time love song to this❤❤❤