Thank you for sharing all the history this was very interesting to learn. In my unimportant musical opinion, this is the most perfect song sung by the most perfect singer to sing it. I had no idea about the origin of this song One of the truly beautiful songs ever written, and their recording of it will always be a classic. Thanks for the background, Kaili! Hi Dieter, I'm so glad you enjoyed this! I can absolutely see why you would associate it with someone serving in 'Nam Thank you for the wonderful read and explanation of the origin of this song.
As a teen at the time of the Righteous Brothers release I had always imagined it as an plea of someone deployed in NAM! I was a bit disappointed to learn of its original plea, by a convict, but after all these years it still moves me beyond measure. That's what I thought too when I read that Flourish. I'll bet he was glad later on through when the royalty payments came in!
I like that reason for being so busy painting his house. So glad you enjoyed this. I was really surprised about the origin of the song Learning to Play. Playing in a Band. Musical Instruments.
Bobby Hatfield was chosen to be the lead vocalist on the track while Bill Medley provided supporting vocals. However, it is said that each wanted to do their own solo version of the song as well. But the recording for the album was decided on a coin toss, says legend! Bill Medley later spoke about the recording of the song in an interview. Hatfield apparently did two takes of the song and then left.
He would later come back to ask Medley if he could re-do the part. Medley allowed it and Hatfield delivered the powerful version of the lyric that we hear today. Hence, they were forced to re-record the song. They did and released it.
Both the original and the re-recorded charted on Billboard Hot , making the Righteous Brothers the first artist to chart two versions of the same song simultaneously. The original version reached 1 in the UK. He performed the song in the final round of the contest, which, however, was won by Will Young. The song saw a massive reception peaking at 1 in the UK, and selling , copies in the first week of release.
Lying on a bed, he sings it accompanied by another prisoner on guitar, while others listen sadly. It was nominated for an Oscar in , but it went to the hit song 'Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing' from the movie of the same name. Bandleader Les Baxter released a version soon after the film, reaching number 1 on the US charts and number 10 in the UK. The best-known version of the song was the recording by The Righteous Brothers.
His singing partner Bill Medley later said that they had agreed to do one solo piece each per album. Both wanted to do 'Unchained Melody' for their fourth album, but Hatfield won the coin toss.
It was originally released as the 'B' side of the single 'Hung On You'. However, that song failed to interest radio DJs, who instead chose to play the 'B' side. There is uncertainty over who produced the song, as Phil Spector took the credit on many tracks and 'B' sides that were actually produced by Bill Medley.
However, Medley, who had produced the duo before they signed with Spector and Philles, consistently stated that he produced this recording. Early copies of the song didn't credit a producer, and only credited Spector after it became a hit. Hatfield made a change to the song during the recording sessions. So did another version, an orchestral recording. The song at the heart of all this enthusiasm, meanwhile, was nominated for an Academy Award.
It gave way to other things. It was resurrected, though, some ten years after its first release. In July of , The Righteous Brothers covered the song.
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