Adapted from Random Reaction Super Show #4, originally released February 1, 2024.
Recently, my producer Kyle and I reacted to an old clip of The Righteous Brothers (more precisely, Bobby Hatfield) performing “Unchained Melody” on The Andy Williams Show. While I had already seen the video, this was Kyle’s first viewing. In introducing the clip, I noted that, while there was a possibility that Hatfield was lip-syncing, the vocal take was both different and better than the original studio version and was thus worth a listen regardless.
As we watched the video, I observed the performance closely, coming to the conclusion that Hatfield was not lip-syncing. I announced my conclusions in the commentary, and Kyle agreed. To my surprise, when we released the reaction video, a number of commenters claimed that Hatfield would never have performed to a pre-recorded track because lip-syncing simply did not exist in the days of The Andy Williams Show….
Cole Powell is an arts and media commentator and award-winning singer/songwriter from Jayess, Mississippi, USA. Powell holds degrees in computer technology and liberal arts and sciences and wants to be a comic book artist when he grows up and learns to draw.