I’m 55 and have heard/seen this clip a gazillion times and it still never ceases to amaze me how effortless they make it seem whilst smashing those vocals! Incredible 💖

Pure talent no autotune then , just natural singing talent ! Singing in heavenly concerts now ! 😇

This is all them....no auto-tunes, no machinery to change their voice.....LIVE!!!

Awesome Righteous Bros , when music was real ! No autotune just pure talent & emotion. Brothers by choice . RIP Bobby 😇🥰 blue eyed soul .

No reverb, no auto tune. This is their voices. It’s called talent.

Bobby Hatfield didn't do falsetto,he was a countertenor with a 4 octave vocal range,he could reach high soprano with no problems

I was 7 years old in 1963 and heard them perform on TV. I had a crush on Bill Medley with his deep voice. Bobby Hatfield was no slouch either. They complement each other with their vocals.

This particular song sung by these two great singers proves that a great song sung with feeling goes on forever appreciated by new generations when they hear it...

Their harmonies are nearly unmatched. Pure vocal talent, no autotune.

Such a timeless song. Totally authentic, before miming and auto tune . 💗💗💗

Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield were the Rightous Brothers. I was 6 years old when my older brother brought.home the 45 record. Still love this beautful song.Thank you for playing it ❤️🇨🇦

It was 1964-65 and I was all of 15 years old. I fell in love with them then and have never ceased loving them. I am 71 and every time I hear them now I am suddenly 15 again. It broke my heart when Bobby died.

Soul and Inspiration is another great one by them!

As may have been said, the term "Blue Eyed Soul" was invented for these guys. I had the great pleasure of seeing these guys twice back in the day, and they always gave a great performance. Try them doing "(You're My) Soul And Inspiration". Also try Bobby Hatfield doing a solo performance of "Unchained Melody". All great performances.

Awww....my guys I grew up listening to. I was 15 yrs old when I watched them sing this song. At my age of 74, I never get tired of hearing them sing their great songs. Such talent! We went crazy over these guys!!! 💖💖💖

My compliments to you, Jay. I've watched dozens of reaction videos to this song and yours was the most respectful, intelligent and insightful I've seen. . . . And I first heard this song lying in my bed at night listening to an AM radio as I fell asleep in 1964. I knew I loved it then, but my music world was so small then I didn't appreciate how rare it really was. Everything about it is just right.

Cool fact: This song was played more than any other song in the 20th century.

Been listening to the righteous Brothers my whole life. Was born in 1961 and this song was played over and over and over again through the years on the radio. And it never gets old.

For someone who remembers this song from when it was new, it's interesting to watch and hear someone's first reaction to it. The producer, Phil Spector, was / is obsessive and crazy, and would spend days adding and subtracting various instruments in the mixes of his songs at this point. It was called the "Wall of Sound" and was very distinctively his.

Unchained Melody, Soul and Inspiration. They had a very consistent style. They were very underrated in their day. The were phenomenal. I grew up on these guys.

i saw them perform in the late 80's at old Westbury music fare on Long Island. they explained how they got there name, while performing to a black audience a man yelled out "you some RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS"

I'm glad you found this, I've been watching a lot of these reaction vids and it blows my mind how apparently some classics are buried under the massive amount of music and media we have at our fingertips now. I'm 44 and I thought they were all fake reactions at first. HOW? But so much fun to watch. Like watching people open presents.

I was a teenager when this came out. The music in the 60's was AWESOME! I'm a "Pentaholic" who watched only Pentatonix reactions. Now it looks like your generation has discovered the "magic" from my youth! Anyway, I love your spirit and am going along for the ride. God bless you.

Bill MEdley is the male part of the very famous song from Dirty Dancing, "Time of your Life".

I read somewhere that they weren't originally called the Righteous Brothers. They gave a concert and afterwards two black gentlemen came up to them to compliment them and said they're voices were righteous.

the most played radio song in the whole century. i was 10 when this came out and EVERYONE was singing it. the 60's man,cant explain how special it was,then the 70's came along and it got EVEN BETTER !!

Heard it first in the 60’s when in high school in Anaheim. Had my first taco in Compton in 1965. I was 16. Love your podcast. Now 72 and still listening.

I'm 60 years old, and I know I heard this song for the first time sometime in the 1960's, sitting at the little kitchen table where my parents had a little white radio. This song puts that picture in my head, every time I hear it.

All of Bobby Hatfield's ballads are stunning.." I Believe".." My Prayer".. " I Love You For Sentimental Reasons"..His range..control..emotion..are in incomparable.

They weren't brothers but both of them have so much soul in their voices. The smaller guy sang Unchained Melody live and you will NEVER believe that voice. The first time I heard the song, I was on a date with the guy whom I would eventually marry.

I'm 64 years old. Back in the day those men made my heart skip beats!!! They still do❤️❤️ Whew!!!

I love watching this 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...

I was 6 years old or so the first time I heard it. Still blows me away and I'm 60 now.

Hi Jay! New subscriber, here. So glad to see a younger generation of people discovering the old music, and appreciating it. Looks like your channel is new, so congratulations on starting it up! I know it will do great! LOVE the name 'Above the Influence.' That's AWESOME! Thanks for allowing us to enjoy this great music with you. God bless.

1964 I danced to this. React to #righteousbrothers#soulandinspiration# they were best friends, knowned as blue-eyed soul. I'm 73 And danced to this song many times. Love to see this generations reactions to these great performers of th '60's

A live performance, 2nd to none...!

I love this song. ..and I LOVE how you react to it! You didn't start and stop the song and your comments were so on point. Just perfect...can't wait to see more of your videos!

I don't know how many records I wore out listening to this song over and over again when I was a teenager..at 70 it still thrills me

The first time I heard this song was when I was younger...I watched the movie Top Gun...still love the movie and the song

first time i heard that song i was six years old and it still sounds Righteous brother.

I was 10 years old when the record came out in late 1964, and it hit #1 in February 1965. I was either riding in my Dad's new 1964 Pontiac Grand Prix, or listening to my little transistor radio when I first heard it. Bill Medley was the tenor, and he had a very wide range to his voice. Bobby Hatfield sung bass. Their voices complemented each other so well that their records were amazing. This record was produced by Phil Spector, using his "Wall of Sound" style, and a wonderful echo chamber at Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles. Spector did a lot of over dubbing adding many tracks of singers, and instruments to the recording. It would be well worth your time to read about him and his techniques. If you get the chance to listen to the record on a high quality system, it is well worth the time. Spector's ultimate Wall of Sound record is probably "River Deep, Mountain High" by Ike and Tina Turner. Phil paid Ike to stay out of the studio however. I remember a movie about him, and there is a good movie about the studio musicians that he and a lot of other producers used called "The Wrecking Crew". Worth watching for the information.

Soul and Inspiration is my favorite by them, just the best. Even today I think it’s the perfect love song.

Excellent catch on Phil Spectors' "Wall of Sound" ideology behind the backing music behind the vocals by the way.

I enjoyed watching you enjoy something for the first time that I have loved since I was a kid. Thank you.

The husband-and-wife songwriting team of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil wrote this song at the request of Phil Spector, who was looking for a hit for an act he had just signed to his Philles label: The Righteous Brothers. The Righteous Brothers were originally an American musical duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. They began performing together in 1962 in the Los Angeles area as part of a five-member group called the Paramours, but adopted the name "The Righteous Brothers" when they embarked on their recording career as a duo. ☺️ ( I'm 66 and my elder brother always played their music ( records ) so I guess I just grew up listening to The Righteous Brothers during my youth at home. I had 4 brothers, no sisters and music from just about every era was playing in our home everyday, even mom and dad's music ).

Thank you for the lovely compliments you gave this performance.

It's called Blue Eyed Soul...saw them live in 1965...Community Concourse in San Diego. Class concert with orchestra...amazing

I am old so I heard it when it first came out. I have the original 45. Great names for a couple of singers. Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley.

Check out Unchained Melody and your my soul and inspiration

I love this song so much!! And their voice are amazing..... just beautiful !!!

I must have been in high school when this first came out 'cause I went off to college at the University of Oklahoma in the fall of '65, and the Righteous Brothers were the very first concert I ever attended. The audience went nuts over them. For my part, I was astounded at how filthy their talk was on stage. But, remember, I'd never been to a live concert. I was a naive teenager from a small cow town who'd never heard anything but popular songs on records (45 or 33 rpm). Now that I think back on it, the '60s were simply jam-packed with great songs and great singers. I'm not sure there ever was a decade before or after that produced that much great popular music.

This song was before my time. My mom listened to them when she was a young girl, but I don't remember if she introduced me to their music. The first time I really remember listening to this song was in the movie, Top Gun. I didn't watch that movie in theaters, so I'm guessing I first heard it when it was released on cable TV, probably near the end of 1986. The Righteous Brothers are fantastic, and it's so cool that people are still enjoying their music all these decades later.

Written by Phil Spector, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil. And produced by Phil Spector with his "Wall of Sound" Technique No. 34 on the list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone

I was 16 years old and learning to drive when this song was first played. I remember listening to these great songs in my Dad's car on the radio.... And thinking about cruising chicks.

Their producer Phil Spector's Wall of Sound production style REALLY worked for the Righteous Brothers. Phil also co-wrote the song with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. The singers names are Bobby Hatfield (high tenor) and Bill Medley (baritone).The name of the group came from one of the servicemen in the audience at one of their early gigs, who told them "man, you brothers are Righteous'.

It's so nice to have someone who reacts to songs actually know something about music composition and production.

They were both only 24 years old December 1964 when they recorded this! Truly amazing.

Nice to see how much you liked them...another good one is Ebb Tide by Righteous Bros!!💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞

Reminds me of songs back in the Motown days when music was music.

I'm 48 years old and I can not remember a time I didn't know this song. Was a favorite of my Mom and Dad . Great reaction and breakdown, it's good to see people "get it".

They're the Blue Eyes OGs!

I’m 58 yrs old now and I first heard it in the mid 60s when I was a small boy growing up in Ireland.

Elvis Presley - 'In The Ghetto' & ' If I Can Dream"

It is great to see your reactions to the music of my teenage years, they were wonderful singers, and were very big here in the UK.

I’m in my 30’s and I must’ve heard this on a UK radio station in the early 90’s. Just one of them songs you listen to and learn over time when your mum listens to them oldie goldie classics.

I saw that show when it first came on. I was always excited to see the rhightous brothers.

The greatest blue eyed soul song ever. It was produces by Phil Spector, who created the wall of sound in the early to mid 60s.

This was the first of your videos that I have seen. I loved your reaction. You reacted much the same as I did as an adult, but I'm old enough that I was about 11 when this recording was made. The song was a huge hit, but at 11 I didn't understand the emotions, just the complimentary voices. I liked it then, but love it now. You'll enjoy anything by them. The song _Unchained Melody_ is another of their classics, originally sung as part of a prison movie 10 years before the Righteous Brothers made it their own.⬅ For a suggestion from left field, consider a Japanese song which came out in the same era. It was a worldwide hit; the title translates to "I look up when I walk". It feels positive and wistful, sort of like the title. American DJs, unable to pronounce the Japanese title, started to call it "Sukiyaki", which has nothing whatsoever to do with the song except that Americans would recognize it as Japanese. Here is a link: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZlld9WltdK5kpc.html ⬅ This video has the words both transliterated and translated. Watch once with your eyes closed, experiencing like we did, as if on the radio.

Lot of loving was brought back because of this song!

your a new channel but I'm digging it man. keep up the work!~

Loved your reaction to some blue eyed soul from 1964! Pure raw talent! Try "The House of the Rising Sun by The Animals in 1964!

In my early teens, thanks to my step-dad who had instilled a love inn me already for classics of the 50s and early 60s.

I believe they were both in their early 20's when they recorded this song and also Unchained Melody. Very impressive performance at such a young age.

This has been one of my top 5 songs for 50 years

This was 55 years ago, timeless

Back in the day, when music style didnt matter. There was gear black rock n roll music and blue eyed soul. Wasnt alive back then but man i wish i was.

I heard the story that a group of black Marines seeing them perform near their beginning dubbed them the Righteous Brothers and the names stuck. They were the first of the blue-eyed soul singers and the best in my estimation. Their music will be pertinent forever, probably.

I was 15 the first time I heard this song, and 50+ years later it takes me back to that first time I heard it. Thank you.

The 1960's produced the greatest collection of music we've ever seen--or will see!!!

Please listen to the live version of Bobby Hatfield singing Unchained Melody.

I heard it all my life.... I was a kid in the 70s and the song was all over then, being only about 10 or so years out at that time still relatively contemporary.

Girls/Ladies all over the World love/d these guys. They do complement each others vocals. Btw, these guys are the GOAT. I was born in 1973 so I was about 8-9 years old when I first heard it on a Record-player, (I hadn't even heard of them before then), while @ a relatives. I've loved this song since then! The ladies especially love the "Baby, baby, I get get down on my knees for you"...

Loved your reaction to this song dude!!!

I was about 12 years old when I first heard this song. My older sister kept playing it.

First time? 1964. My older sister had a cheap record player (everything was on vinyl then). She bought the 45 RPM record and played it about 20-30 times EVERY DAY for the next several YEARS.

I'm old school, but that pre-dates me. The first time I heard the song it was from my parent's record collection, sung by "The Platters"; that version is excellent too. A few years later I heard the "Righteous Brother's " sing it; also excellent. My friend and I would always sing it at Karaoke; I'm a tenor and he's a baritone. In fact, my friend and the lower voiced Righteous Brother were good acquaintances. Great song; great version.

I heard this song while working at Wal-Mart

Loved this reaction sooo much.! Subbed :)

Have you ever heard Bobby Caldwell, definitely will shock you, I grew up thinking he was black. He got a lot of play in Philadelphia

Nice reaction. You are getting some great requests. I would love to add Home, the video by Marc Broussard.

Watching you react to this reminds me why I love this music. Much love

I first heard this song at home as a kid while my Mom was listening to AM radio back in the day.

Love your reactions..quickly becoming one of my favorite reactors!!....🙂💥👍👌

It's either this, or Unchained Medley by the Righteous Brothers that's the most played song in radio history...

Loved your reacltion, it reminds me of the happiness I feel for this song!

Phil Spector wrote that. He wrote so much great stuff in that era. Just when i was sure I was seeing my last reaction to Righteous Brothers ...I mean people were just being predictable: 'yeah. I loved it'. What did I expect? What was I watching reactions to the same 3 songs for? You proved me wrong. You're obviously someone who knows something about production. I'll watch you react because you're also very comfortable and natural with your interpretations and opinions. They do compliment each other. And I learned at the time they barely knew each other(But they were hired by some of the greatest minds in music). Oh, and you don't blast the music. I'm here for the reaction. The music I've heard

i first saw them when they were performing their first hit, Little Latin Lupe Lu, it was the Dick Clarck caravan of stars, I believe that was in 1963! my buddies and I were shocked to see they were white! my wife and I saw one of their last performances in Las Vegas, just before Bobby died! i thank my LORD for giving us such a pleasant blessing in this, crazy world!!!

Drilling down on ya reactions having just found you. Fooookin loving it mate!!!!!!

If you liked this...perhaps check out 'Unchained Melody', sung by the higher-voiced singer, Bobby Hatfield. A classic, and the version everyone thinks of when they think of the song. It was used in the movie 'Ghost' back in the 1990s.

First time I heard it was in 1968 at a dance at the local foreign legion hall. This is blue eyed soul, pantie dropping music at it’s best.