Bobby Hatfield OWNS this song and Always Will RIP Bobby

If you have the full clip watch from the beginning. The intro by Andy Williams is amusing and explains why only Bobby is singing.

That live performance was actually better than the studio recording.

The greatest performance in history .

That evening Bobby Hatfield was suffering from a cold, plus his Mother was in the audience. No auto tune, no enhancements just pure talent.

On every album thet each did solo songs and Bill Melody was sitting to one side waiting while Bobby Hatfield was singing. His parents were in the crowd and his Mom was watching him for the first time on stage. Plus Bobby had just gotten over a cold before this hence the smile.

The beautiful and talented Bobby Hatfield with his soulful and always polished delivery. So happy they did solos. RIP Bobby you are missed.

Yes this was live! We lost bobby just before a concert 20 years ago! We miss him! Bill is still going and singing

I love it when the younger generation expands their music minds!...Here is one from my teen years "Ram Jam" Black Betty.

OMG, the late Bobby Hatfield! I was 15 yrs old when I watched him sing this beautiful song on the Andy Williams show. Pure raw talent no auto tunes. You need to listen to more of their sings. They were awesome! RIP Bobby! We miss your beautiful voice. ❤❤❤❤

The two brothers were appearing together on the Andy Williams show from which this performance was taken. This was a solo spot for Bobby, that's all. They sang a number together later in the show.

Among the greatest live performances of all time! A rare situation where the live version outshines the studio version!

No one has sung this great ballad composed by Alex North and lyricist Hy Zaret's "Unchained Melody" (1955). Then the late great Counter Tenor Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers. On this night back in (1965) 58 years ago on the NBC Andy Williams Show. Bobby Hatfield gave an Epic performance many have called the greatest (Live) television performance ever! Brilliant! Great reaction to one of Rock & Rolls greatest Counter Tenors Bobby Hatfield.

3:05 "The other brother, is he just kinda chilling?". The "joke" Andy Williams was telling before the solo performance. He asked Bill Medley why he wasn't singing on this track, and he said he didn't think it would be a hit. Andy asks him what he does during Bobby's solo, Bill replies "Find a little corner and kick myself a lot". Andy replies "C'mon, I'll show you the corner I sit in when I hear Tony Bennet sing "San Francisco".

As others have mentioned: 1965. Live performance. No autotune, no sophisticated audio filters, no retakes or dubbing. Just pure, raw, disciplined talent. I wish we had music and singers like this today.

Top shelf blue eyed soul.

Maybe the greatest live performance ever.

If you are able to go back beyond the beginning of what you've watched you will hear Bill Medley explain a lot to Andy Williams, whose show they were appearing on. Its very funny

The duo called the Righteous Brothers comprised of Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley. This was performed live in 1965 on the Andy Williams Show. Nobody to date has ever managed to match Bobby Hatfield's level of singing.

We don’t see or hear perfection very offen, but bobby hatfield just showed us.❤❤

The other brother, Bill Medley sat in the audience while Bobby sang. He introduced Bobby, then took a seat

Pure perfection!❤

This song was used in an iconic scene from the movie Ghost (1990) starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore.

Amazing! Live, no Auto tune, just him and a Mic....Talent!!!

Live performance. No auto tunes. No second take. His parents were in the audience, and he had a cold. RIP Bobby Hatfield. He passed away in 2003. A few weeks after The Righteous Brothers were inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame.

Bobby was the best! He is the only one that can sing this ! Masterpiece! Magnificent !

This song was written for a movie that came out in the 1950s--about a man getting out of prison and hoping the girl he loves is still waiting for him. It's my song for my husband who was a soldier and we were parted 8 months while he was overseas in Germany. I lost him in 2020 and I cry every time I hear this song.

Live, no augmentation, just talent. Great reaction guys.

You'll never walk alone from the Ed Sullivan Show really showcases the difference in their voices. Also Bobby doing Ebb Tide is really good too

This song was done live on a 1965 tv show. The vocal was live, the band was live. Bobby was simply very capable of delivering a perfect vocal. This was a solo song for him, Bill Medley (the other Righteous Brother) is not on it. Another excellent Righteous Brothers song to react to is “Just Once In My Life”, a massive hit in 1965.

What a phenomenal song! The vocals are smooth like butter, so soulful!

Love the oldies and especially this song.

Bobby nailed this song! His studio recorded version is different. But here he is live on national tv on one of the biggest, most watched shows of the time. He wanted to show is complete vocal range. No falsetto, he had a 5 octave range, and there was no auto tune back then. This is pure talent. You had to be able to sing! The recorded version of this song was used in the 1990's movie "Ghost" which gave the song a new audience and a second time on the Billboard charts. It is the most covered song ever with over 670 covers. The song originally came from a 1955 little known prison movie called "Unchained". There were 2 other recordings of this song before Bobby covered it and made it his own and a giant success.

They each did solos in their shows. This is Bobby's. Hundreds of people have recorded this song but it will forever by Bobby Hatfield's. RIP Bobby.

No Auto tune/Pro Tools. No mixing boards. No gimmicks. Just Bobby and his tiny microphone. This will always be Bobby Hatfield's song. RIP.

What I really like about this song is when he gets to the very end, and he knows, absolutely knows that he slayed it! And he gives that smile to let you know that he knows he did! 😉

This song will always be relevant no matter what decade never gets old

So gifted the very best version my favorite! ❤❤loved them both

Each of them always had solos on their albums, because their voices were so different. This one just turned into a hit, kind of accidentally. Absolutely live vocal, and the music was live as well. The studio version was used in Ghost 25 years later, and it charted all over again. In their live shows they would trade off solos in between their duo stuff.

I was 22 when I they first sang this. I love the fact that the younger generation appreciates Bobby Hatfield as well!!

rated as the thrid best male vocal performance in history.. so far.

Great to see young people discovering great music from the past. Check them out performing Soul and Inspiration. Amazing

I would love to hear your reaction to Bobby Hatfield singing in "Summertime". It's truly amazing that the same person who sang "Unchained Melody" so beautifully could sing "Summertime" in a way I don't even know how to describe it. As I said, I'd love to see your reactions.

The other guy, "the skinny one," joked by Bob, has said himself, while Bob singing now, he "find a little corner to kick himself a lot" because he thought at first that this song will not be a hit.

Glad both of you real dug this and old school music. I'm listening to music over 60 years. Bobby Hatfield was one of the greatest singers ever, this song is one of the greatest ever, all good for me. He did a solo performance of Ebb Tide was terrific. When their a team they have more very good songs. Just once in my Life, Soul and Inspiration, Little Latin Lupe Lu and especially The Nightime is the Right Time with the Blossoms. Best success on yr channel

❤❤❤you young ones,this is real music!!!!

These were and still are my favorite artists. The Righteous Brothers didn't record a bad song. They were the best ❤

Love the way you feel Bobby’s voice is so good. You will be astonished by their performances. Bill , the other brother singing I wanna make love to you and Bobby’s Summertime ! Really ahead of their times, there is no more singers like them. Enjoy the 60s groovy 🎉

Live ! ….. and auto tune didn’t exist ! Just talent.

The musical arrangements on this song by the NBC studio orchestra of the Andy Williams Show (1965). Was off the charts magnificent. The Strings and Horn sections were so well in tune with the great Counter Tenor voice of the late great Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers. This rendition of the Alex North & Hy Zaret's (1955) collaboration of their song "Unchained Melody." Has gone down as the greatest (Live) television performance of all time. The host of the show Andy Williams said it best at the end... "Beautiful."

These were the days of weekly 'entertainment' shows, like Andy Williams Show, where the top acts would perform their current hits. The Righteous Bros also did You're My Soul & My Heart's Inspiration. A great hit. Check it out, too.

I saw that on TV when I was sixteen.

The 1st time I heard this song was from the movie Ghost. Such a timeless classic.

It was live and his mom was in the audience!⁵

This was a live song on the Andy Williams show. No auto tunes . Known as blue-eyed soul.

Bobby is only 24 years old here. Please react to another one of his solos "Summertime" it will blow your mind.

Bobby passed away, but my hope he is singing in heaven 😇

singers in the 60's and before sang on pitch because that was the way every one sang you learned that in grade school

No autotune. Just pure talent. So enjoyed this reaction. For something really different of theirs, try "I Just Wanna Make Love To You." These men had soul.

The other brother, Bill Medley, was sitting in a corner "kicking himself" because he didn't think this song would be a hit (his words🤣) Thanks for the video, it's so nice to see young folks appreciate this music, Bobby Hatfield had the voice of an angel! I hope you both are having a lovely day🤗

First of all, I'm a twin too. FYI, this song was written for a prison movie hence "Unchained" Melody. Bobby Hatfield was 25 when he performed this and was sick with a terrible cold. He nailed and no one sings this song like he did. This was a solo performance on the Andy Williams show. Bill Medley was there but just not on this song.

Yep, I saw it live on tv in 1965.

They were the first concert I ever attended nearly 60 years ago. If you want to hear their raw talent listen to I Just Want To Make Love To You, Justine, Summertime, Little Latin Lupe Lu, You Will Never Walk Alone (from the Ed Sullivan show), What Did I Say (with Andy Williams), and any of the live performances from Shindig.❤ Then you will understand the term "blue-eyed soul".

This song was in the movie "Ghost". Lost that loving feeling was in the movie "Top Gun". but Tom Cruise sang it.

The Righteous Brothers was blue-eyed soul at its finest. And Bobby could do vocal gymnastics that's not been replicated to this day.😏 Here's a British band from the 60's that was extremely popular. "The Animals - See See Rider (1967)" Eric Bourdon the singer has some stunning pipes as well.

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I love these twin brothers!

Hey guys, just wanna let you know they are not brothers they got that name the righteous Brothers down south they were performing somebody stood up in the audience and said that’s righteous Brothers so that’s how they got the name righteous Brothers but they are not blood related. Keep up the good work. Glad you like the music and God bless.

Play you are my soul and inspiration

so great! and in a time without auto tune

An excellent review gentlemen - thanks. Microphones were a lot smaller back in the day because they weren't wireless - no batteries, transmitters and so on.

Pitch perfect every time. This genre of music was called Blue Eyed Soul

This was his mild slow interpretative customized gymnastic vocal exercise slow running very deep feelings solo song, but Bobby rips it open in his solo "Summertime" check it out

Great reaction, you two! My favorite song from the Righteous Brothers is "Rock 'n Roll Heaven". It's a wonderful tribute song. Although it's not as well known as some of their other hits, it's deserving of it's own respect! Reacting to that song would also make you relatively unique among reaction channels, as I've only seen a handful of reactions for that song. Blessings.

Great! Thanks you two...Jesus loves you too.!!!! Im am so glad that we have met. Have a great day!

If you watch the entire clip with the interview with Andy Williams you would have learned how they came up with there name and what the other brother does when Bobby does this solo.

Listen to older version where his voice is a little bit deeper so good

The other brother, Bill Medley sat this one out. 😊

Great reaction, love the T-shirt!

Bobby had one of the greatest male voices in history. This was a flawless performance. The song was more suited for one person, so Bill sat this one out. They recorded many songs featuring Bill more than Bobby.

Great reaction Twins.

Soooooo good!

The greatest performance of all time 4:10

What a dude lol wish id been back there lol...today's music just doesn't get there...Another great set of brothers id the Bee Gees sing too much heaven

He, Bobby Hatfield, belongs in heaven...!

Listen to Home Free do their a cappella version of this. You’ll be mind blown!

This was on The Andy Williams Show...💛

Summertime sing by Bobby Hatfield is a must watch

the thing that i admire most in this performance apart from this amazing singers voice and range is he does it effortlessly , like seriously this is so easy for him ... pure talent

Classic!

פשוט מדהים.אהבתי מאוד❤❤❤ אהבתי את התגובה שלכם🤘🤘🤘👍👍👍🫶🫶🫶

The Righteous Brothers were not biological brothers, just chose to name there act that. They actually had a "ghost" band that recorded with them in the studio and then the brothers would sing live to the recorded music. Makes sense. During Bobby's performance of Unchained Melody, Bill Medley was standing back stage

This is the greatest live vocal performance by a male pop singer of all time. If not, who?

Bobby was the high voice and Bill was the deep voice. They are not really brothers but they did great together. If you had watched a couple more minutes before you started you would know a lot more about them. It was a live performance. This is a song that doesn’t date. Now I will give you one from Australia. John Farnham live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra singing Help. You want power and the best living voice today, listen to him. His Movie is released today, I saw it 4 days ago and I am going back.

Guys, the outstanding performance was live!

This is live and both do solo songs as well as together.

It's cool that you're discovering classic songs like this 😊👍 hope you'd also get to listen to songs of the 70s & 80s as well. Songs i'm rediscovering lately are those by Simon & Garfunkel like Sound of Silence and Bridge Over Troubled Water 😊

Before this song if you listen to the interview beforehand they were asking Bill medley what he does when he's not singing and he made a joke about kicking himself in the corner😂

Beautiful Voice. !! Beautiful song !!!

It was live. In those days, playback was pretty much a no-no. People felt gypped if artists did playback. Bobby Hatfield also suffered a cold that night AND he has cronic stage fright. That evening, he had an extra bit since his mother was in the audience! That little smile at the end was for her, they say. Also, Bill Medley contribution was producing the studio version of this song with Bobby singing solo. This is the BEST rendition of this song, some 10 years after the original was released for the title song, a prison movie, "Unchained" in 1955.