Well said!!!! I totally agree. This performance was literally perfection!

Best live performance by an artist ever recorded. He makes love with this song. Every woman wants.him to take her home

Totally!

💯 agreed

Agreed!

Agreed!!!

His voice is absolutely pure and gold - appreciate you pointing this out!

And poor Bobby had a cold when he sang this. Done live, on TV, in 1965. He was 25.

Back in the day when "Artists" were true artists.

Yes, and all done on old school tube equipment and no wireless microphones either.

Men and women. His gift saved many a marriage that was forced to endure the trials of separation through wars...or imprisonments

The greatest "I miss you" song in history. Now and always. RIP Bobby.

Black white asian latin to this video and its all the same. 66 here it gives me hope after i'm gone

Thanks for the perspective. I can't even imagine how impactful this song was during that time.

@@sg-yq8pm That song played in Vietnam the entire time. 1965 was when this performance was, Unchained Melody was played in many hooches by lonely GIs from then on.

@@sg-yq8pm I never linked the number with the year. At the peak there were over 500,000 and this song was played over the war’s course. You’ve lost the whole point of my comment

@@sg-yq8pm thinking they played it more than a few times over the course of a few years.

And sadly, many of them did not make it home to see their girls.

That was going to comment but you took the words right out of my mouth

And nobody should sing Unchained Melody other than Bobby Hatfield. RIP Bobby.

@@Yousless1 Exactly

@@jamesmabrie8410 Could not agree more. RIP Bobby.

Elvis sang and recorded this song while playing a piano LIVE on Stage that was really beautiful !!! He is the only other singer that did this beautiful song as good as Bobby Hatfield did !

I agree but Austin Brown from Home Free did a damn good job with his cover!

This performance is literally perfection!!!

We watched it live on TV back then. They both were nothing more than pure talent

we were very lucky with the singers and groups, that were around then, nothing much today touches them.

Amazing!

I'm glad you made it back!

Also Roy Orbison.

Many of Today's singers (haha) have a 2 note range.

He sure was. His vocals are amazing!

Apparently that is no joke

😂😂😂

Wet floor along with panty drop.. Just imagine how many couples got it on with or because of this song!!!!

His smirk and lip bite was from nerves... The first time he ever sang in front of his parents.

Thank you so much! This is such an amazing song. I think people will be admiring it forever!!!

I bet a lot of babies were made after that concert!

@@kailamay2278 It sure was a romantic aftermath, for sure! ;)

lol

That must be where I heard it!

I was lucky to have been the conductor of the subway train in the movie. Filmed in NYC 42st. Subway Station; lower level track. Had a great time!

​@@kailamay2278 Ghost is usually where people Gen X or younger have heard it from. It famously plays during _that_ pottery wheel scene: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ftypdrCYpsfOoZ8.html

@@raguilo1 Aww, cool. Glad to get to tell everyone.

That was the studio version. This is way better.

Yes. God bless him and may he rest in peace.

given his personality, more likely he was relieved all went well- he did gamble a bit on those final highest notes (G above high C? Few women can sing that....) which were not attempted in the studio version

@@rmp7400 r(e ytdu

Blue-eyed soul

He is so talented. This is one of those timeless songs.

@@kailamay2278 Kai, Mostly definitely! You could see that most of the ladies reacting to this Awesome song have had their heart strings touched so...Deeply.

... and Bobby makes it all appear effortless as well...

You were a wise kid! This is definitely one of those songs. It's timeless.

Love goes back to we don't know when and will go forward until the end of the human race, it is one of the most important elements to having a happy life. It is wonderful when right, and horrible when wrong. Being heartsick/ lovesick is the cause of more misery than anything but death, this song is about a guy in prison wanting his womans love and Bobby hits a home run with this performance. Off the chart great, in my opinion and I love your reaction to it. If you haven't heard Roberta Flack do " The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" it is better than awesome. I think you would really love it, ;.

1,000 years from now most people will know this song.

This performance is one of a kind!

Truth!

Our wedding song23 years ago .

Great pick!!

This arrangement, as were many of their live performances, different from the hit recording played on our stereos and in "Ghost." He hit new heights here.

@ingfig, As I had and still have heard... "NO" flipping of coins. ______________Bill Medley did NOT want to it because __HE THOUGHT he would be a FLOP__. However, I have heard Medley try to sing this as a 'TRILOGY' to Bobby Hatfield, and never- NEVER came even close with that incredible genius voice of Hatfield's. I have heard over 6 {{SIX}} of the most TALENTED ( MALE & FEMALE) singers, and they did not make grade. THIS SONG: IS OWNED BY THE INDEFINABLE VOICE OF BOBBY HATFIELD. ________SIGNED AND SEALED-----------PERIOD!

That's where I heard it before.

As good as the studio recording is, this live performance is even better. Bobby was firing on all cylinders that night.

@@danieldickson8591 Bobby was in his prime in 1965

I had no idea!

True enough..but the fact remains: .Bobby Hatfield did NOT have to struggle even with highest falsetto notes ...until his body began to break down later in life...Part of his amazing Gift from Almighty God was that he could sing so impossibly well... AND painlessly untroubled, for most of his life. Also why...when Bobby testified during an interview that he did "not consider himself a legend...rather it was Bill who, to him was a legend"....this came as a shock to Bill Medley! You could see how stunned was Bill's reaction to such a humble, truthful admission from a partner that he may even have envied a little....

It's an amazing song. I can see why your mom loved it. I love it too!!

Oh wow! They left it up to a coin toss? Looks like Bobby was meant to sing it!!

has Bill ever recorded it? would love to hear his version.

@@vallee3140 Bill still sings it in his concerts as a tribute to Bobby but he sings it as a blues song…. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/max1hrqJ1c_Jh2w.html

He definitely made them proud with that performance.

He had me at "Oh my love.....". I was 15 when he sang it. I grew up in those notes.

I'm jealous! Must have been absolutely amazing!!

@@kailamay2278 Great time

Amen

He makes hitting all those notes look effortless.

This song is amazing! He makes it look so easy to hit all those notes. This performance is perfect!!!! This is one of those timeless songs, the talent is undeniable!

You'd have to be crazy!

Thanks love

His voice is amazing! So inspiring.

I would have never guessed he was nervous. This performance is perfect! his voice is amazing. I wish I could sing like him.

@@kailamay2278 - Yeah Kai with his easy smile, natural emotions and perfect singing I'd never guess that Bobby was nervous for this performance if I hadn't seen dozens of comments mentioning it. If you add "Andy Williams Show" to the search for this song they briefly joke about why Bobby gets to sing this song solo and at one point his voice and breathing seems slightly nervous. But like many athletes he must have controlled his nervous energy and channeled it into making his performance magical/angelic/and a gift to the world. Some hockey players who are nervous will have their best game ever, others will squeeze their stick too tight and put the puck on an opposing players stick who puts the winning goal past the nervous players goalie. I have Bobby's blue eyes but never really sang much since our grade 1 to 6 music teacher would get all the students into the gym and have us singing our hearts out for her. But Bobby's superb performance here inspired me to sing along and I don't do too bad if I do say so myself, except trying to match Bobby's beautiful high notes I fall flat lol

@@kailamay2278 Not only extremely talented, but more handsome and appealing than any man had a right to be!

Thanks love! Elvis is awesome! I know some of his songs.

Nope

Bobby put Elvis to shame on this one. Nobody should have ever tried once this version was saved on video because all other attempts fall way way short of this. It is impossible to compete with.

Thank you so much 🖤

Amazing song!

This live performance stands out and is being circulated so widely because not only is it timeless, the way Bobby sings it, but this LIVE version showcases his amazing vocal range and control, without any gadgetry needed. And, "satisfactory" is a rather pale, anemic adjective when describing a voice like his.

Hey! Thanks for the suggestion. I've been missing out on some amazing music, so I really appreciate suggestions. It's hard to some of these classics, unless you know where to look. 🙏🙌

@@gibsongirl2100 there wasn't much "gadgetry" in the 60, over dubbing/ layering some mixing. Today it's digital, it's perfect in sound. No one can sound bad, no mistakes, if there is it's digitally altered. There is nothing left for ad-libing or improvisation. I didn't realize there was a connoisseur of voice listing. He was no Domingo or Caruso.

@@wavelength7503 That was exactly my point; the reason his live performance was so impressive is because he did it without all the help that many of today's "singers" need to sound decent. As to your snarky remark about him being no "Domingo or Caruso", there's no need to compare. Bobby had an amazing range - something like a 4-octave range, I believe, and in his own music genre, was just as impressive. I enjoy opera - I prefer Pavarotti over Caruso, but I don't look down my nose at talented singers who don't happen to be opera stars as being merely, "satisfactory" on the talent scale. Who's the "connoisseur" here (not sure what a "voice listing" is, though)?

@@gibsongirl2100 Professor "Gadget" You deserve all the criticism and sarcasm. So you don't like snarky remarks, I guess I'll have to say, to bad. But you like to give them out. As for Pavarotti, it is a typical choice for pseudos to recognize. I figured someone like you would bring him up. At those levels of singers there is little difference among greats, just style and tone. You come of as trying to be the master of voice. You trying to make someone the pedistal of all voices. My comparison wasn't a comparison, because there isn't any. It was to educate you on other voices that are at whole other level in the music industry. That was my point. What is a "voice listener" you ask. One would think it was more apparent than using the term "gadget" for the music industry or the art form. You obviously don't play one instrument let alone 3. I'll explain the two words in question. "VOICE", is a sound that comes from the larynx.and exits the mouth. "LISTENER" is the person who is listing to that voice. "Voice listener" I would have stated it differently for someone as sophisticated in music as you try to prove . Especially using that music term" Gadget". I should have realized then, the music scholar that was listing. Just to inform you. In music there is sound, other than voice. Believe it or not there are people who study and make a living of sound.They call them, sound engineers. They LISTEN TO SOUND, not voices. I know for a fact that today's singers are as good, and in many cases better, from back in the day. My analysis in music and the technology wasn't about Musicians/ singers per say . It's about technology, mostly about the business aspect of it, increase profit/ meaning. It's eliminating everyone from engineers to Musicians, as well as what I already referred to. But like all art form through history, there will be other forms. As for the plus of technology anyone to day can become their own recording studio, and engineer. Your point was, you didn't like satisfactory for a Singer. Just because you like someone doesn't make him the best in the genre. I know the voice more than most. I still have my three original 33 1/3 albums by the R B. But I'm we'll aware there are people with his range, and beyond in the singing world. I'll make you aware, I'm not sure if you'll believe it. But there is also other singers from may other languages that are superior singers. Enjoy music, not the sound of your own head.

Thank you so much! That's very kind of you to say. 🖤

Thank you 🖤🖤

That's awesome! Sounds like a very talented kid.

Kai Lamay Well at 17 now, she’s coming out with her 4th album. Most people consider her a lyrical prodigy. Simon Cowell said that “she’s a pioneer, she’s that important.” There’s an ocean of information on her out there and if you decide to listen to some of her stuff, start with Letters Vol.1, you can go backwards from there if you like.

And, before that, was Roy Hamilton and Al Hibbler

Hey! Thank you. It sounded so familiar, I must have heard it somewhere.

It was in the clay potter wheel scene in Ghost.

Thanks love, I definitely want to hear more vocals from Bobby Hatfield

@@kailamay2278 EBB TIDE is a great one to start with. There is no live performance of it that I've been able to find, but his range in this audio recording to me is mine blowing.

Thanks love 😊