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In this video, I (a contemporary voice specialist) analyse “Righteous Brothers” performing “Unchained Melody” (Live in 1965) on the fly, whilst watching and hearing it for the first time.
Watch me adoringly describe Bobby Hatfield’s incredibly classy use of vocal technique, obsess over his ingenious switch-a-roo between Mode 1 & 2 (head to chest voice) and dive into to the magic of contrast. In this video, I analyse the composition and vocal performance in depth. I explain and demonstrate the vocal techniques (from an anatomical perspective), and ultimately tell you what I think makes this so great.
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Original Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYj2hex99gY
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Everybody gangsta until Booby Hatfield goes "oh my love.."
I've come to learn that the more one learns about this performance, the more fascinating it becomes. Starting with the fact that when you listen to the original studio recording, Bobby Hatfield seems to approach the vocal performance there in a noticeably more "conventional" manner (in terms of how he tailored and projected his voice more consistently), and he doesn't go for the era-defining "head voice" register in the final chorus. Received wisdom tells us that for this live performance, he had personal reasons for wanting to make it extra-special – but this came with extra risk because he was coming down with a nasty head cold that day. His vocal approach to the first lines here seems distinctly tentative by comparison – but he's making use of multiple vocal techniques to serve the emotional core of the song.
The question I find intriguing after discovering this relates to how much his approach to this performance was informed by conscious artistic choice versus his being acutely aware that he wasn't in A1 physical shape and had to find ways to keep a little extra in reserve – particularly given his clear intention to "go for broke" in the coda if at all possible. I could be wrong, but watching this clip closely I get the distinct impression that with every technique he deploys, he's pushing the envelope a little further each time to confirm what he's capable of – akin to an athlete going into competition aware that they're carrying an injury. I like to fancy I can detect a tangible increase in confidence with each phrase he sings, such that by the time he reaches the climax of the song he's practically certain that he can pull the coda off the way he wants to.
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really enjoyed you reaction to this epic moment..you have an amazing voice ..
Check out The Animals ' House of the rising sun'
Mic back then was analog thus the small size
Bobby still swooning women since 1965
This is my favorite sub genre; blue-eyed soul.
God bless that tenor. R.I.P.