Fri Jan 22, 2021, 07:24 PM

Unchained Melody covered by Austin Brown.

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Unchained Melody covered by Austin Brown. (Original post)	TigressDem	Jan 2021	OP
Is anybody old enough	VA_Jill	Jan 2021	#1
50s prison movie	blm	Jan 2021	#2
didn't Ricky Nelson also record it....	dhill926	Jan 2021	#5
Yep	TigressDem	Jan 2021	#8
Willie Nelson TOO??? Nice, but still very Willie!!	TigressDem	Jan 2021	#9
Original movie title UNCHAINED (makes sense)	TigressDem	Jan 2021	#14
Never knew this was the original	malaise	Jan 2021	#24
Yup	VA_Jill	Jan 2021	#22
Well, I found a 1955 Movie version with Todd Duncan	TigressDem	Jan 2021	#10
Good. Had some tough moments and some really good ones.	blm	Jan 2021	#3
There is a risk with "almost accapella" nowhere to hide or blend in to the soaring parts	TigressDem	Jan 2021	#7
But the one that really get me teared up is the Ghost Version	TigressDem	Jan 2021	#11
I finally understood that pottery scene in the Naked Gun	Ron Obvious	Jan 2021	#15
Yes.	OAITW r.2.0	Jan 2021	#4
It's like he took the best of Sam Cooke version and Righteous Brothers version then stripped it down	TigressDem	Jan 2021	#6
That performance by Bobby Hatfield is one of the best live performances	blm	Jan 2021	#16
Yeah, loved the Hatfield vocals, but the music sounded cheezy, not needed. nt	TigressDem	Jan 2021	#17
The Andy Williams Show orchestra, and I think they rose to the occasion.	blm	Jan 2021	#18
Fine for the time and tech... but it's like how Chaplin shines in black and white silent movies.	TigressDem	Jan 2021	#19
Heh. Bobby Hatfield vocals always rise above.	blm	Jan 2021	#20
Yeah, that is a golden voice for sure. nt	TigressDem	Jan 2021	#21
Even Elvis recorded it.	TigressDem	Jan 2021	#12
Sorry folks. Did not realize what a rabbit hole this song's origin and history was.	TigressDem	Jan 2021	#13
The Righteous Brothers did a mighty fine job for me and my generation	malaise	Jan 2021	#23
Bobby Hatfield's live performance on Andy Williams Show is	blm	Jan 2021	#25
I learned a lot on this thread about one of the great love songs	malaise	Jan 2021	#26

Response to TigressDem (Original post)

Fri Jan 22, 2021, 07:26 PM

VA_Jill (8,031 posts)

1. Is anybody old enough

to remember where "Unchained Melody" REALLY came from?

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Fri Jan 22, 2021, 07:41 PM

blm (111,441 posts)

2. 50s prison movie

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

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Fri Jan 22, 2021, 09:23 PM

dhill926 (15,557 posts)

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

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

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Response to dhill926 (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 10:05 AM

TigressDem (4,914 posts)

8. Yep

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Response to dhill926 (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 10:07 AM

TigressDem (4,914 posts)

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

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Response to blm (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 10:27 AM

TigressDem (4,914 posts)

14. Original movie title UNCHAINED (makes sense)

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

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Response to TigressDem (Reply #14)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 04:49 PM

malaise (256,946 posts)

24. Never knew this was the original

Damn!

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Response to blm (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 01:07 PM

VA_Jill (8,031 posts)

22. Yup

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

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Response to VA_Jill (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 10:10 AM

TigressDem (4,914 posts)

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

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Response to TigressDem (Original post)

Fri Jan 22, 2021, 07:49 PM

blm (111,441 posts)

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

Better than I expected.

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Response to blm (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 10:00 AM

TigressDem (4,914 posts)

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.

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Response to blm (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 10:17 AM

TigressDem (4,914 posts)

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

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Response to TigressDem (Reply #11)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 10:41 AM

Ron Obvious (6,261 posts)

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

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

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Response to TigressDem (Original post)

Fri Jan 22, 2021, 08:37 PM

OAITW r.2.0 (19,107 posts)

4. Yes.

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

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Sat Jan 23, 2021, 09:50 AM

TigressDem (4,914 posts)

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

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Sat Jan 23, 2021, 10:43 AM

blm (111,441 posts)

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.

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Response to blm (Reply #16)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 10:56 AM

TigressDem (4,914 posts)

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

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Response to TigressDem (Reply #17)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 11:01 AM

blm (111,441 posts)

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

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Response to blm (Reply #18)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 11:14 AM

TigressDem (4,914 posts)

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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Response to TigressDem (Reply #19)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 11:27 AM

blm (111,441 posts)

20. Heh. Bobby Hatfield vocals always rise above.

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Response to blm (Reply #20)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 11:37 AM

TigressDem (4,914 posts)

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

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Response to TigressDem (Original post)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 10:21 AM

TigressDem (4,914 posts)

12. Even Elvis recorded it.

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Response to TigressDem (Original post)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 10:23 AM

TigressDem (4,914 posts)

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

But I learned a few things.

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Response to TigressDem (Original post)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 04:47 PM

malaise (256,946 posts)

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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Response to malaise (Reply #23)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 06:43 PM

blm (111,441 posts)

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

even greater than the recorded version.

Breathtaking vocal performance.

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Response to blm (Reply #25)

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 06:50 PM

malaise (256,946 posts)

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

of all time - thanks

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