This 1955 Song Is One Of The Best Ever Recorded.

[@davidrussell5918]

Bobby Hatfield's soaring vocals are without doubt the definitive version. Spine chilling!

[@paulfharris175]

David I happen to agree with you that Bobby Hatfield's version is the best 👌

[@maryoleary2037]

This song makes me cry.

[@peterhaynes8258]

Great song * Great artist/s * Great Era !

[@karenughoc2849]

My husband and I have been married for 35 years. We saw the Righteous Brother performed Unchanged Melody's. This became our song.

[@gieb6428]

Were you in prison ??

[@DianeElvidge]

My funeral song ( when it happens ) got to be righteous brothers

[@gwine9087]

My vote goes for Al Hibbler's version.

[@kimkelly5512]

Bobby Hatfield has my vote.

[@gwine9087]

@@kimkelly5512 Everyone has their own favourite, but many have never heard other versions to compare.

[@avidrdr5640]

For further history of the song, the original 1955 version was the theme song for a little known black and white movie titled "Unchained". The movie is a prison movie and the song is the main character's longing for his lover, wondering and hoping that she waits for him. The line "Time goes by so slowly" is a direct reference to serving time behind bars. The full length movie, "Unchained" is available on KZbin. I'm old and was a very early Elvis fan, but his version of this song pales in comparison to Bobby Hatfield's perfect 4 octave tenor. Younger singers and changing music styles were leaving Elvis behind by the time he recorded "Unchained Melody" in 1977 and the older Elvis got, the harder he seemed to strain his voice and excessive energy in his stage performances out of what looked like desperate competitiveness. His talent suffered for it.

[@CindyTheriault-lc1qt]

You should hear it sung by “Life in 3D”

[@lindahoganson8721]

The transcript can be deleted because it’s just wrong.

[@johnjarvis3673]

Sam Cooke did it best

[@mrpoolplayer6379]

The song was good, but far from the best... That is someone's OPINION... we all have an opinion & a nose...