Unchained Melody covered by Austin Brown.

[TigressDem]

Like?

[VA_Jill]

1. Is anybody old enough

to remember where "Unchained Melody" REALLY came from?

[blm]

2. 50s prison movie

But first version I heard was Sam Cooke’s. Then Bobby Hatfield.

[dhill926]

5. didn't Ricky Nelson also record it....

not sure, but there's a vague memory there...

[TigressDem]

8. Yep

[TigressDem]

9. Willie Nelson TOO??? Nice, but still very Willie!!

[TigressDem]

14. Original movie title UNCHAINED (makes sense)

It's funny, the movie set looks more like an army barracks at first glance to me

[malaise]

24. Never knew this was the original

Damn!

[VA_Jill]

22. Yup

Starred Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, former NFL star, among others.

[TigressDem]

10. Well, I found a 1955 Movie version with Todd Duncan

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3. Good. Had some tough moments and some really good ones.

Better than I expected.

[TigressDem]

7. There is a risk with "almost accapella" nowhere to hide or blend in to the soaring parts

Now listening to the older versions, I find the excessive music distracting.

Still like the vocals, though.

[TigressDem]

11. But the one that really get me teared up is the Ghost Version

[Ron Obvious]

15. I finally understood that pottery scene in the Naked Gun

I knew it had to be a reference to something else.

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. Yes.

A lot. So much, I sent the link to about 50 people who will also like. A lot.

[TigressDem]

6. It's like he took the best of Sam Cooke version and Righteous Brothers version then stripped it down

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16. That performance by Bobby Hatfield is one of the best live performances

of straight up singing that exists,IMO. No special effects on the vocals, just pure talent. He masters the highs, the lows, and the dynamics - and he made it seem effortless.

[TigressDem]

17. Yeah, loved the Hatfield vocals, but the music sounded cheezy, not needed. nt

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18. The Andy Williams Show orchestra, and I think they rose to the occasion.

[TigressDem]

19. Fine for the time and tech... but it's like how Chaplin shines in black and white silent movies.

After just seeing a pared back version and hearing Hatfield's vocals, I wondered how his would sound without the extra drama in the music kind of competing with his voice. If that makes any sense.

I get frustrated sometimes when music drowns out vocals anyway. Just a pet peeve of mine.

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20. Heh. Bobby Hatfield vocals always rise above.

[TigressDem]

21. Yeah, that is a golden voice for sure. nt

[TigressDem]

12. Even Elvis recorded it.

[TigressDem]

13. Sorry folks. Did not realize what a rabbit hole this song's origin and history was.

But I learned a few things.

[malaise]

23. The Righteous Brothers did a mighty fine job for me and my generation

but this is a nice cover. Indeed the original was probably one of the first big time love songs for us teenagers back in 1965.

Did you know that the Righteous brothers were so named by an old African-American man after a performance one night in their early days - he said 'that was righteous brothers' amd their name was born!

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25. Bobby Hatfield's live performance on Andy Williams Show is

even greater than the recorded version.

Breathtaking vocal performance.

[malaise]

26. I learned a lot on this thread about one of the great love songs

of all time - thanks