MUSICIAN REACTS to Elvis Presley - Unchained Melody (Live 1977)

Hey guys! Today I am reacting to a song by Elvis Presley: "Unchained Melody" (Live 1977).
After doing some research I found out that the song wasn't written by the "Righteous Brothers". It was written by Hy Zaret & Alex North. Sorry for the wrong information in the video!
I was listening to the song a few more times after doing the reaction and heard that the last part of it was overdubbed with other instruments after the record! It sounds pretty good though. After checking out the undubbed version I have to say that I like it even better - Elvis playing the piano is a fantastic combination!
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[@ella5319]

The body may have failed him but his voice never did. God rest your soul Elvis.

[@shirleysanchez1892]

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[@shirleysanchez1892]

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[@shirleysanchez1892]

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[@shirleysanchez1892]

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[@shirleysanchez1892]

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[@Tubs34]

Hard to believe he passed just 6 weeks later..he gave it everything right until the end.

[@SK-rr8op]

It is strange.... You can see his beauty under that swelling..despite his difficulties to even breath ..he deliveres once again with charisma that left you in awe. High notes, that falsetto..... Elvis was a proud man..to be on stage knowing that he does not look good.. that is bravery. By the way I love your shirt

[@dabdella1460]

How nice you speak of our life long giver Makes you a true fan . Elvis needed to be close to us ,more than ever at this time. Dd

[@jrc5515]

I still think he looks good ... with that smile he sure did

[@johngibsonmusic]

I totally agree with you! Thank you very much!

[@ireneduke5022]

@@jrc5515 Elvis may have looked good on the outside but he was a very sick man in the inside.

[@janetmyles8764]

Elvis was the greatest!!I am a nurse,and he was slowly but surely dying here, but his voice never failed him although his heart is in failure here as evidenced by his swollen appearance and his inability to breathe very well.There will never be another performer at his caliber!!!I mean NEVER!!!

[@31Mike]

As a lifelong Elvis fan, it's always difficult to see him in that '77 concert. It makes you wish that the people around him could have done something to change the course of events that were to unfold.

[@dianabarrios9907]

WOWWW!! WOWWW, WOWWW. LO AMOOO!!❤❤❤❤❤👑❤👑❤👑❤❤👏👏👏👏😘

[@jrc5515]

He is untouchable ... that gorgeous smile ..... long live the KING of music . RIP x

[@sandramiller8701]

Elvis Presley showed his feelings in his songs. He was the best singer ever lived. Great performance

[@Chrischi1981]

U dont even know Status Quo 🤣🤣

[@tadcooper9733]

Its so true. He sang true till the end.

[@lucillecyr8065]

I don’t want to think is his last. He was to great at this performance. Elvis you’re the best

[@tweetnana3]

Makes me cry every time I watch this . Know how sick he was and still to perform for his fans. He loved his fans as much as we loved him. Elvis always brought it until the end. TCB

[@anngemoll6088]

Tears, and playing piano too❤ amazing

[@davidyoung2440]

Elvis the greatest artist of our time and no one would ever come close !

[@chrisguy1790]

Greatest artist of anytime

[@jrc5515]

I would say the greatest artist there will ever be ... no one before him no one after him ...

[@americanstreet8704]

He is

[@dougdickason]

No argument here. Elvis is the greatest of all times!

[@Mattyjs100]

Agreed. Even in this state, he was still better than everyone before or after. Amazing. Elvis is king

[@charliekline3975]

The powerful voice of the Greatest entertainer

[@FollowerofChrist11]

Even though he was sick he never lost his voice.

[@MrPireasxios]

It blows my mind and breaks my heart to think this performance was his last and he would die weeks later.

[@gailvarchula5542]

ELVIS NEAR HIS END IS STILL BEAUTIFUL & HIS VOICE AS BEAUTIFUL AS EVER. BEAUTIFUL SONG. WOW IS RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO

[@d.k.1779]

He owns the song, thats for sure.. Can't express it any better...

[@kckirkify]

Breaks my heart every single time I see this. 😢

[@Patriot751]

Me too !!

[@PuzzlePicPlayhouse]

is it normal for a 47yo man to be sobbing like a baby watching this, everytime i watch it it brings me to tears, the world lost an incredible talent the day he died?

[@kckirkify]

22ndSAS absolutely. Absolutely.

[@hansfranklin5070]

I was 12 years old, riding in the back seat of my parents '62 Plymouth Fury on August 16th 1977. My folks had taken my sisters and I out to lunch near Aquatic Park, Fisherman's Wharf when it was announced on the radio that Elvis had died.......no one said a word the rest of the way home but you could feel the pain and heartache in the silence. Whenever I see this video of his last performance, I think it's in South Dakota? His amazing voice still brings tears to my eyes 43 years later!

[@beegee1960]

hans franklin I was sitting in my car outside the high school baseball practice field waiting for my son when I heard the news. One of those incidents when you remember where you were.

[@christakulikowski7567]

Hi John - this was his last concert in June 1977 - he said good bye to all of his fans. Fantastically sung by darling Elvis!

[@danabe3220]

Elvis was an amazing talent to the end.

[@brendaisajiw3417]

I'd forgotten how well he played the piano until I watched his performance here again. He worked hard at keeping it together for his fans though one could see how it was a bit exhausting for him. I'm so glad he looked happy here, smiling for his audience and seemingly satisfied he gave them his best. 😘

[@rebeccarobbins3972]

The best of the best!!!!He had, had 3 heart attacks by this time. The one side of his heart was 2 times larger than the other. So that's why he had a hard time breathing. I read somewhere that said he was quite a good piano player. A very talented and gifted man.😊

[@ed9492]

He drank a few too many Cokes and had to leave the building early.

[@22mdh6]

That brought tears to my eyes watching him. He died 6 weeks later. No one comes close to Elvis, he was a gift from God, and his looks, voice, charisma, dancer/mover, and most of all his empathy for others, makes him the "KING" of music. No one could ever come close to his talent, ever. I listen to him sing every day, and his voice is like no other. I will always love him.

[@beverleytinker2318]

So will I....❤️❤️❤️

[@claurettelandsman7880]

I get so emotional whenever I hear Elvis version ♥️🎵🎤🇿🇦 He was absolutely amazing ♥️

[@myelvischannel1992]

Alex North and Hy zarat wrote the song, Elvis did a great version, has we all know only weeks before he passed away . Still sad to watch even after all these years. Great reaction again keep up the good work.

[@johngibsonmusic]

Yes you are right! Thank you very much!

[@Rosen1902]

His majestic voice never left him! LONG LIVE THE KING!

[@margiehenry8792]

He has such beautiful and strong voice .

[@auroraaguerreballesteros8549]

He passed away a few weeks after this incredible concert 😔...

[@johnosullivan4642]

Just weeks before passing and the voice is beyond incredible 👑

[@Wildlife_SA.]

Yes John he ownes the song. Well said. This was 8 weeks before he passed. Powerful vocals. 👍⚡🎤

[@jenniferfenning3957]

It breaks my heart to see him so Ill . He gave his all even though,physically , he was low but the voice never wavered …..a true entertainer the likes you’ll never see again ❤️❤️🎶🎶🎶

[@claudiaabodi3088]

Ma come faceva? Stava male ma Elvis aveva ancora una voce fantastica! Elvis the king 😍

[@rayadkins8685]

Before Elvis There Was Nothing....Even After...Long Live The King Of Music

[@lindacorreia428]

Elvis is and always was the Best, that voice, he was humble, generous, I have loved him as an entertainer and human being since I saw him perform for the first time on Ed Sullivan, I was a little kid and I was hooked, life time fan, no one can ever come close to this man never I Love Elvis !

[@denn4u]

No one can ever top this man Ever

[@sandramiller8701]

ELVIS PRESLEY does a better a emotional version of this song as if he knew he was going to meet his mom which I believe he longed to go he always wanted to feel closer to God ,,,he was such a seeker of life always reading the holy Bible a other books. The man was so intensley Lonely.

[@clboelcke]

Although his voice stays amazing, when I watch Elvis perform in his later years, I have always thought he looked like a man who was ill, not just on drugs. I am from a medical family, and my dad, a doctor, always thought the same thing. He would comment that Elvis looked like he was on cortisone (which I have recently found out he was for his lungs). You have to watch the video, or read the book, Elvis: destined to die young by Sally Hoedel. She is a professional journalist and a lifetime Elvis fan who always questioned why did Elvis, his mom, and her two brothers, have similar deaths and health issues. She did extensive research into Elvis's family health history and found out that his mother's parents were 1st cousins who married, and as a result, passed on several genetic health issues to Gladys, her two brothers, and Elvis. Elvis suffered from a young boy of insomnia, and bowel issues. We now would be able to diagnose that as Hirschsprung's disease (congenital megacolon) causing terrible constipation and abdominal pain. Sally's research clearly documents that Elvis, his maternal grandmother, and mother all had an autoimmune disorder that affected their liver and lungs. Autoimmune diseases are only recently better understood. However, due to the fact that Elvis grew up really below the poverty line for years, they had no access to medical care. In the early 1970's, Elvis's doctor did try to understand why a man of his age would have so many health issues, but the tests that would have discovered his illness were not developed. There were no CT scans, MRI's, ultrasounds, etc. Therefore, they threw the drugs they had available at his symptoms, without really treating the underlying disease. It was only in his autopsy report that they found out he suffered from an auto immune inflammatory process. Did he take prescription drugs, Yes; but, I think unlike an addict who takes drugs to escape life, Elvis was taking them for real medical ailments that neither he, nor his docotrs totally understood, and that he was trying to figure out how to survive and continue to be Elvis. Sally states in her book: "There are eleven main systems in the human body and Elvis endured disorder/disease in nine of them. His heart (circulatory system), his lungs (respiratory system), and his bowels (digestive/excretory systems) required medication. Insomnia affected his nervous system. The adrenal gland failure and resulting low testosterone are both issues of the endocrine system. His immune system was compromised. His urinary system was not functioning properly. The arthritis that caused Elvis severe pain throughout his body impacted his muscular system and skeletal system. There is clearly more at play here than a dependence on prescription medication when more than eighty percent of Elvis’ bodily systems did not function properly. When we add to that the evidence that I have uncovered proving that of those nine, five-the circulatory (heart disease), respiratory (Alpha 1), digestive/excretory (megacolon), nervous (insomnia) and immune (hypogammaglobulinemia)-were present since birth and certainly prior to the prescription drug use that accompanied fame." Elvis dedicated his life to getting his family out of poverty, and keeping them out. At the end of his life he had more than 100 people on his payroll, and I believe that he was a very ill man who was struggling to continue to provide for those he loved, and to give everyone what they wanted--Elvis Presley. I am thankful that Sally has done some interviews that are posted on KZbin, and has written a book that helps us understand the man, and that gives him back his integrity. He was NOT a dope riddled man. He was an ill man trying to survive, and who wanted to continue to bless the world with his unique gifts. Baz Luhrman got this wrong in his movie.

[@juancarloscabreramenendez7628]

The King forever...

[@shirleysanchez1892]

❤️ 🎶 ".. Beloved Elvis Presley 💕 an extraordinary Singer and persona 🏆 like no other's.. Magnificence ln Abundance. Thanks for sharing ❤️ and enjoy a delightful evening..". 🎶 ❤️

[@joanking3025]

He put his whole body & soul into that song Its my all time favorite There will never be another Elvis Thank God for him Love this man

[@jmp6943]

Everyone, let’s not forget he was gone 6 weeks later, he was playing piano while singing AND he hit notes like this - with this kind of raw power, passion and depth WHILE SITTING DOWN!

[@shirleysanchez1892]

❤ 🎶 "Absolutely Fabulous ; Feelings. Beloved Elvis Presley 💘 an Extraordinary Voice 🎶 and Persona like No other's.. Magnificence 🏆 ln Abundance. Thanks for Sharing 💘 and Enjoy a Fabulous 🌴 Day..". 🎶 ❤

[@ethnamccallion1959]

Hi John thanks x makes me very sad 😔 listening to this my god his voice blows me away can't believe 6 weeks after this concert my beautiful angel 😇 passed away love him for ever ☓ 💜 💜 👍 2019 x

[@anitavillalobos9262]

I dont care what journey of his life he was in... Prefection!

[@timcarr6401]

You meant perfection. But no one is prefect. :-)

[@christinebmorel5853]

He was so sick but never lost his voice that concert was two months before we lost him,thank you very much for sharing ❤ 👑💯 🙏 amen god bless you John,☝👏👍🔥🌹⚡ TCBTLC ⚡ 🇺🇸🇵🇷🎸🎶 🎤👌💋

[@shirleycarr5387]

He gave his all to his fans and at the time we didnt know he was close to the end .cause we loved him for what he was .the one and only.

[@jenniferfenning3957]

You see and hear him struggling with his breath, but his voice is spectacular. Elvis was the King and still is nothing will ever compare x

[@thomaspetersen9991]

Still the King and No one Will ever come clouse. This man had it All. Sad to die only 42. But Elvis was Elvis and the most famous man ever since he was 19 years. Its not easy. Hey young People it was not autotune like today its live whiout

[@dougdickason]

An operatic performance of a rock ballad. Unbeatable!

[@rogerioananias305]

The voice never left him !!!!

[@garryellison9438]

I think it grew as he got older his range took him up to operatic tenor in the last few years.

[@gerryweed7697]

The King forever ..

[@christophertyler3425]

Greatest singer to ever live!

[@lindanunn6882]

Every time I hear this I cry. This was his last concrete. He died six weeks later. The Show Must Go On. He not only was the King of Rock and Roll; he was the Greatest Entertainer of the Twentieth Century. Will Love this man always and forever

[@myelvischannel1992]

This was filmed by CBS about 5 days, before his Last concert which was on the 26th June 1977 at indianapolis. That concert wasn't filmed.

[@darylheasman1]

Always brings a tear when I watch Elvis perform this song, you can see he's not well, but he still gives one hell of performance with such strong vocals. That's why he is still referred to as the 'King' to this day.

[@stevehalling816]

The big what ifs, how far could Elvis have taken his career if he'd lived. I believe he would have reached new heights, James Burton was trying to coax elvis into doing an album of more rock based music which would have been fantastic. One of the things I loved about elvis and his band is how much they just loved playing together, all band members stayed because they lived being with him. Great channel love your reactions to The King 🎸🎶🎶🎶

[@ColKurtzknew]

Death was catching up with him but that voice never failed!

[@thisiselvis]

Elvis was and always will be the king of Rock and Roll. Elvis Forever!

[@bosh8999]

Unbelievable that he died shortly after this! Incredible voice!

[@deanbrandt2748]

Best performer that ever walked this planet and the kindest and loving man. We miss you Elvis. R.I.P. ♥️

[@joshuagrover795]

Its incredible sad to see this performance just six weeks before his unexpected death, you can tell his candle is starting to extinguish, he extremely ill, however, to the very end he never disappointed his fans and his voice is brilliant. RIP Elvis 🌹

[@marenehanson5526]

Oh dear, this brings back sad memories. I got to see this concert in Indianapolis 1977. His last. Of course we were in the nosebleed section. But, for the chance to see him - we had binoculars. Many songs he couldn’t finish and the backup singers took over. I remember this so clearly. It was, it still brings me to tears. You can see how heavy he was. Trouble breathing. But always the showman. Rest In Peace dear Elvis. We loved yo so much. I just saw the Elvis movie last night. This is the closing video. Sweet Elvis.

[@ritawhite4804]

This song rips your heart out absolutely brilliant.

[@shirleysanchez1892]

❤️ 🎶 "Beautifully 💕 Sensually heartfelt.. feeling's; Beloved Elvis Presley 💕 an extraordinary Singer 🎶 and persona ❤️ like no other's.. Magnificence 🏆 ln Abundance. Thanks for sharing ❤️ Love and enjoy a delightful evening Dear..". 🎶 ❤️

[@susyq810]

BRAVO ELVIS !!! There is another segment during this concert (I'm pretty sure its this one) where he sings "I GOTTA WOMAN" / "AMEN". Its a remarkable performance where JD Sumner is featured and Elvis invites the audience to sing along at one point.I really enjoyed it....maybe you can check it out too.I like the shirt you're wearing !

[@jrc5515]

Hey lynn that was in Omaha city on the 19 th June it was a deleted sequence ... great tho ....

[@johngibsonmusic]

I’ll check it out! Thank you very much Lynn!

[@michaelgriggs8574]

Always will be the King of Rock and Roll!

[@lindanunn6882]

Every time I see this I cry. Six weeks later he was gone. Unbelievable voice. God Bless this beautiful man and his beautiful soul. RIP

[@marvan8482]

I totally agree with your reaction ! Elvis is incomparable ..............Simply the greatest singer of all times ...............

[@beverleytinker2318]

You are 100% correct..he is the man for always❤️

[@pauloricardo520]

The King!!!

[@stege9979]

People came to watch him here because he is Elvis..and nobody else. His greatest days were behind him but the was the King...no matter what! And this stuff matters!!

[@dabdella1460]

We were so blessed, to have every second of this man's want to share with us life ,on film . Dd

[@elv5268]

I love Elvis 💕💘💖😥😥😥😥 THE king is The king 👑 forever THE gold voice 🎶🎼🎵🎤🙏 Beutiful reaction 🙏

[@mrsongman]

Unbelievable performance. Especially considering how unhealthy and sick he looked (I'm not a hater btw. I'm a huge Elvis fan). Who sounds that good when they're sick? Crazy. You should check out his live performance of "Rags to Riches". Live in 1976 (the only live performance he did of it apparently) and he's on the piano there. Similar in style to this video. He seemed to enjoy getting on the piano a bit in the later years which is cool. He also did you'll never walk alone and where no one stands alone at the piano.

[@chrisguy1790]

John Lennon said before elvis there was nothing I'll say after elvis there's been nothing, elvis the GOAT

[@AntonioCollenzo]

Elvis sang much better then the Righteous Brothers,his vocale range it`s much higher than any artist.

[@ayazzzzzzz]

I love elvis so so so much but thr righteous brothers sang it better!

[@tere7218]

Before ELVIS there was nothing ♥️ his voice os increíble ...

[@anndale6555]

It about time they counted ,up proply his ,record sales, worlwide, ,he had outsold every 1,even before he died, what ,i don,t like today, is ,years ago ,u had to sell a milleon records ,before u got,a gold record, now its half of that ,thats why ,artists of today have all these faulsh sales, another thing elvis dosent ,get any credit for ,is when he came out of the army, a LP called ,elvis sails ,entered ,the ,singel charts at number 20, to do that with a LP, you have to sell ,a huge amou t of records,,i allso think ,it was just a talking album,.,a nd what about all his Ep,s,and 10,inch records, .😁

[@cindybrockman100]

Just a wonderful Man that sang like no other & blessed us all to be able to hear His amazing voice!!!!

[@carolyn_sm7182]

I've watched this last live performance of his so many times over and knowing in hindsight that it would only be weeks before he died just breaks my heart. Towards the end when he sings My Way.. I have never been able to stop the tears. There will never be another Elvis

[@dannyschulz8046]

This Voice is so Strong . Uff, 😢Elvis, du fehlst. Thanks for your Music

[@Jd-im4my]

This one gets me everytime. I've been watching reaction vids for several months of different artists and I've been watching people react to Elvis for a little over a month now and everytime I watch this one I cry. I love it but it makes me cry. 😢

[@weberv41]

Same for me - every time. So good but so sad.

[@Mark-xb7ro]

Me too, I don't think this is much of a spoiler but I just saw the movie Elvis and the movie ends with this performance, it starts out with the young actor made up to look like the older Elvis then cuts to this video and real images of him. I never thought I'd see a good movie of his life because I didn't th I nk any actor could come close but I gotta say it's pretty good.

[@videogqmes]

@@Mark-xb7ro agree 💯

[@marlewin5249]

The man gave it his all; even to the end. A lot of people didn't know that before he went on stage in May, 1977 for this concert; he had to use an inhaler because of asthma like symptoms. Yet he pushed thru with such control. Never to disappoint despite his failing health. Amazing!!

[@richardeidemiller6739]

He used an inhaler before he went on stage a lot, not just this concert.

[@georgebarlow3724]

This concert was actually in Rapid City on June 21st 1977

[@marlewin5249]

Thanks for the correction. You're right!

[@marlewin5249]

@@richardeidemiller6739 amazing how he could hold those notes; with all that he was going through.

[@richardeidemiller6739]

@@marlewin5249 Everything about him was amazing. He was a gift.

[@leslieporter9228]

Elvis, that voice never failed him! It's hard to watch him in this condition just weeks before he passed. That voice will forever sing!

[@WayneLeng]

I loved it.. Beautiful song. No signs that Elvis voice was wearing out at all, if anything he was sounding much better and very strong.. It wasn't that he was so much overweight, but that he was retaining so much fluid and had to take diuretics to get his weight down. After a show and all that sweating he always looked much lighter. He was in great spirits the night he passed looking forward to another tour...

[@seanfitzpatrick4730]

The voice was strong in a lot of aspects around this time but the voice was better all-around in the early sixties is all around range and tone and flexibility will always be at its best in the early sixties crying in the chapel Fame and Fortune surrender those songs prove it Elvis was great in the seventies but his all around town and ability to go high and low and health early 60s Nashville thank you

[@jrc5515]

That's so true Wayne ... it was water retention ... people who say he was fat are horrors ... I see worse virtually everyday ... he was sooo looking forward to next concert billy smith was saying ... a lot of fans think that he was depressed he was not at all

[@lindacorreia428]

No one ever came close to this men, The Revolutionary Elvis, and no one ever will, there's only one Elvis, that's why his called the King, The Voice, Wow, I Love Elvis !

[@aytenturkmen6736]

I couldn't hold back my tears in this scene while watching the Elvis movie.... 🥺🥺🥺😔😔👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️💋🌹🤴🤴🤴💐

[@wandalewis5097]

The man could sing anything

[@pamfrank3962]

King

[@Dina_Popova]

Чудо Элвиса❤ Чарли Ходж👍 Вам очень идёт эта "сочная" рубашка!

[@katiemartin2279]

What a great show of talent.After Elvis looks at Charlie and sings time goes by you can hear Elvis say to him help me with it.Elvis didn't need help with a song ever.He was simply the greatest entertainer there will ever be. TV Elvis. Xxx

[@JHargis68]

I can never watch the video with anyone around. You all probably know why.

[@laurie-lionessnotaewe5902]

😭😭😭 I cry every time I see this, because I know it’s one of his last performances...So beautiful! God bless!

[@gorse9030]

Very nice reaction John. Back in the UK 1977 we only rarely saw him on the TV so when this performance 'Elvis in Concert' came along 4 1/2 years after 'Aloha in Hawaii' 1973, his physical deterioration was a great shock. What was even more puzzling was the omission of this song from the televised concert - total madness.

[@johngibsonmusic]

Thank you very much! That must have been a shock yes!

[@sandramiller8701]

I love Elvis Presley emotional touching powerful version of this song. Nobody sung like my Mr Songman. Play a react to. Mr Songman by Elvis Presley I believe this song should been written about Elvis Presley. Mr Songman ❤ ❤❤ ❤

[@joannrumbley1490]

Elvis was incredible, absolutely incredible voice and spirit.

[@ledamarialastrico7033]

I have not words to describe the feeling , the unique voice that only Elvis can have, impressive , that sympathy , the smile, everything in him is magnificent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@leaslangen28]

👑❤ everything❤👑

[@tweetnana3]

Elvis made songs his own. That's what you get from ELVIS anytime. He was and still is the best. That's why he is the KING OF MUSIC. TCB

[@jasontiver3302]

The only version of this song that brings me to tears. The only King of Rock.

[@elvistcb3521]

I feel he's not singing about a lost love. He's singing to God?👍👑

[@rayc4244]

The undubbed version is even better. It's Elvis . . . what else needs to be said?

[@ayten9025]

He has a powerful voice that God has bestowed... The sound is perfect... Elvis.. Elvis... 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️💋

[@vilmamoro1809]

He owned every song he sang. The most beautiful and powerful voice ever. 2021