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The Righteous Brothers — Unchained Melody
Album: Unchained Melody
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8.2

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Released: 1965
Length: 3:34
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Whoa, my love
My darling
I've hungered for your touch
A long, lonely time

And time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much
Are you still mine?

I need your love
I need your love
God speed your love to me

Lonely rivers flow to the sea, to the sea
To the open arms of the sea
Lonely rivers sigh, "Wait for me, wait for me
I'll be coming home, wait for me"

Whoa, my love
My darling
I've hungered, hungered for your touch
A long, lonely time

And time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much
Are you still mine?

I need your love
I need your love
God speed your love to me
Comments (38)add comment
 JrzyTmata wrote:

there's nothing wrong with this song fitting in. maybe you need to stop hanging out in cheap karaoke bars.

🤣😊🤣
Posted 11 months ago by big_gare    [ Reply ]
 Paddy_Hannan wrote:

A truly towering song, a perfect record, and one of the great vocal performances in popular music.
This is my first 10/10 rating.


your comment just made me bump it to a 10.
Posted 1 year ago by phlattop    [ Reply ]
RP has only ONE TUNE by them on the playlist.  PLEASE ADD MORE TUNES!!  Thank You!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
This is one of those songs for which a rating of 10 just isn't high enough.
Posted 2 years ago by lewisv66    [ Reply ]
Just beautiful.
Posted 2 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Nice melody, but it sounds a bit, I don't know, "chained" I guess.
Posted 2 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 cc_rider wrote:

Wiki:
"Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. North wrote the music as a theme for the prison film Unchained (1955),[1] hence the song title.

Who knew? Apparently the movie was forgettable...
c.


Heh.  I just pulled up the comments section to ask where the title came from.  Thanks for your prescient post.
Posted 2 years ago by bc    [ Reply ]

Wiki:
"Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. North wrote the music as a theme for the prison film Unchained (1955),[1] hence the song title.

Who knew? Apparently the movie was forgettable...
c.
Posted 2 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
 gratefulgator wrote:
Aww, I wish this got played more, I really love this song.  Possibly influenced by the movie Ghost...
Posted 3 years ago by gratefulgator
 
Yes, play this song more often, we gators want more Righteous Brothers....
Posted 2 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
Music and song = probably no better than an 8
Musical artifact and social marker = (to me, who was 10 on its release) that's at least a 12

Posted 2 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Magnificent!!!
Posted 3 years ago by RazzCat    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by uksminas    [ Reply ]
A truly towering song, a perfect record, and one of the great vocal performances in popular music.
This is my first 10/10 rating.
Posted 4 years ago by Paddy_Hannan    [ Reply ]
It certainly helps to define CRESCENDO.  
Posted 5 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
Sappy but sincere.  In '65 this was approaching the last days of that type of sound. I was 10 years old then and really dug it. 
 
I was only born in 65 but my folks loved this music and kept a pretty good collection of the records. They're gone but I still love this for all of us.
Posted 5 years ago by Solrighal    [ Reply ]
 Aud wrote:


Come on!!!!!
Take it in the context of when it was released!

Vietnam!!!-draftees in the jungle-not wanting to be fighting a war that they didn't know what for...   
 
AR = 7.8!!! Enuf said...
Posted 5 years ago by keno    [ Reply ]
 Aud wrote:


Come on!!!!!
Take it in the context of when it was released!

Vietnam!!!-draftees in the jungle-not wanting to be fighting a war that they didn't know what for...   
 

Posted 5 years ago by keno    [ Reply ]
Excellent song, brilliantly sung - only 1 'brother'?
Posted 5 years ago by cosmicrhubarb    [ Reply ]
Years ago I listened to an interview with these guys. More than once, they showed up at the gig and discovered they were not welcome. Why? The clubs assumed from their name 'The Righteous Brothers' and sound, they were black. Imagine their surprise when a couple clean cut white guys walked in! One of the Brothers, quoting one of the club owners "Naw man, that $hit ain't gonna work."
c.
Posted 5 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Aww, I wish this got played more, I really love this song.  Possibly influenced by the movie Ghost...
Posted 5 years ago by gratefulgator    [ Reply ]
Sappy but sincere.  In '65 this was approaching the last days of that type of sound. I was 10 years old then and really dug it. 
Posted 5 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
A true love song.  I love it!
Posted 6 years ago by diannemck56    [ Reply ]
 Aud wrote:


Come on!!!!!
Take it in the context of when it was released!

Vietnam!!!-draftees in the jungle-not wanting to be fighting a war that they didn't know what for...   

 
Vietnam!!!-draftees in the jungle-not wanting to be fighting a war that they didn't know what for...   

Yeah, and now the orange toupee is working hard to start just another one, just about in the same area...{#Iamwithstupid}

 
Posted 7 years ago by VH1    [ Reply ]
 Tamster wrote:
amazing song ! 

 
Amazing segue from Prelude to Cello Suite #1 by Bach.
Posted 9 years ago by Bleyfusz    [ Reply ]
 heeb wrote:
This doesn't (I.M.H.O.) fit in with the rest of RP's (mostly excellent!) music selection... This is THE one song that gets sung in cheap karaoke bars by people who think they can (but mostly can't) sing. This is not eclectic. This is just irritating. Plz drop this one.
 

Come on!!!!!
Take it in the context of when it was released!

Vietnam!!!-draftees in the jungle-not wanting to be fighting a war that they didn't know what for...   
Posted 9 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
amazing song ! 
Posted 10 years ago by Tamster    [ Reply ]
If this was a jukebox I would put in a nickle and played it again at maximum volume.
Posted 11 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
 heeb wrote:
This doesn't (I.M.H.O.) fit in with the rest of RP's (mostly excellent!) music selection... This is THE one song that gets sung in cheap karaoke bars by people who think they can (but mostly can't) sing. This is not eclectic. This is just irritating. Plz drop this one.
 
Yeah, schmaltzy. By now, cliched, and synonymous with an entertaining if cheesily romantic movie. But the producer, while at the time of this '64ish recording was an incipient nut job, had also quickly become a real force in the record business. Phil Spector was developing his unique and evocative sound layering and worked with late-era Beatles collectively, and later separately with George Harrison, John Lennon and the Ramones. Anything he produced that's played here -- or even howled in crappy karaoke bars -- is a direct link to deep-dish American musical history.  
Posted 11 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 heeb wrote:
This doesn't (I.M.H.O.) fit in with the rest of RP's (mostly excellent!) music selection... This is THE one song that gets sung in cheap karaoke bars by people who think they can (but mostly can't) sing. This is not eclectic. This is just irritating. Plz drop this one.
 
there's nothing wrong with this song fitting in. maybe you need to stop hanging out in cheap karaoke bars.
Posted 12 years ago by JrzyTmata    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by heeb: This doesn't (I.M.H.O.) fit in with the rest of RP's (mostly excellent!) music selection... This is THE one song that gets sung in cheap karaoke bars by people who think they can (but mostly can't) sing. This is not eclectic. This is just irritating. Plz drop this one.
Now I know who gave this a 1. It's nice to know that you hang out in cheap karaoke bars
Posted 21 years ago by hippie    [ Reply ]
Somebody start up the pottery wheel!
Posted 21 years ago by Art_Carnage    [ Reply ]
This doesn\'t (I.M.H.O.) fit in with the rest of RP\'s (mostly excellent!) music selection... This is THE one song that gets sung in cheap karaoke bars by people who think they can (but mostly can\'t) sing. This is not eclectic. This is just irritating. Plz drop this one.
Posted 21 years ago by heeb    [ Reply ]
saw these guys live back in the day.
Posted 21 years ago by red    [ Reply ]
What utter CRAP
Posted 21 years ago by KevinM    [ Reply ]
Sublime. I love it.
Posted 21 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]