RICKY NELSON - UNCHAINED MELODY

[barrygioportmorien1]

Excellent version, by Ricky.

[harryandsimba]

This is an uninspired version,almost casual,no conviction in the lyrics.

[xxyc21]

Oh did I have a gay crush on Ricky Nelson. I was only 10 in 1957!

[MrBmoore9]

thank you, I've been trying to find this since 1964. thanks again

[yankees3936]

So much smoother than the other versions

[88ripitup]

Ricky is the only one that coulda looked like Elvis if he wanted to

[tesscamer]

The best version in my opinion. So heartfelt.

[WOODBINEXX]

the voice the looks the talent....nuff said

[skooterbud05]

Another fantastic version of the greatest song ever written.

[CastiglioniNicol]

Bella voce

[billyfuryfan64]

Ricky Nelson had a such a lovely face and sweet voice. A sad loss to the music world when he passed on so young. RIP RICKY. You are remembered with love!

[serendiba]

How incredibly handsome was he really more so than the KING , so glad I heard him sing in the 60's and so sad he's no longer here

[harryandsimba]

This is a dull, insipid version, completely lacking the emotion required for such

a wonderful song.The bloke sounds as though he needed a kick in the arse to

motivate him.

[llm5254]

went to a garden party...... was to my surprise........ricky and i singing those lalabies....lol

[Bob47003]

No bells and whistles on this one. Just Ricky Nelson singing one of the greatest love songs of our time - and that ain't bad. Thanks for sharing with us.

[MarissaT1000]

Oh, I love this version! So nice, Ricky <3 

[dfuge10224]

We use to watch O&H in the late 50's, early 60's and sit on front of the television and my Mother and Father would be on the couch laughing with us kids.

My Three Sons,The Nelsons, Topper, Gale Storm, The Honeymooners, Ed Sullivan and the one that started it all, I Love Lucy, and American Bandstand, were a few of the more popular shows.

Laugh In, The Smother's Brothers, Ed Sullivan again came at the end of the decade.

Those were fun times!

[brenda4345]

Ricky was my all time favorite. When everyone else was swooning over Elvis I loved Ricky.

[mammie64]

What wonderful teen memories this song brings back Ricky was a favorite of mine thanks for posting and sharing with everyone!

[SuperLibuda]

I didn't know Ricky had recorded this,consequently it's like finding a hidden jewel.Thankyou for the posting.

[rinaldolobo]

No one sings like this anymore, god stopped making them with voices like this...now they either screech,scream, mumble or grumble.

[CazRaX]

@rinaldolobo Real singers like this do exist, but you will never find them if you look in the music industry, the industry tends to destroy all original and great singers. They can only take great singers, break them and remake them into clones of what is popular ATM. To find great singers now you have to look at independent artists, ones who don't depend on big labels for anything and those aren't easy to find sadly :/

[Ricky72246]

Big RN fan.. And not a bad version.

[sparklediamondmaria]

So very Lovely in every way !!!!!! Thank You so much for Posting.....Maria

[Monkmaster1969]

I grew up with the Nelsons. I remember his show where he sang Travelin Man,but I didn't know he made this many songs I never heard before.

Why do the good ones leave so early?

[Suntouso]

They need a site where they play his songs and the reruns of his families TV shows & hthe mivies he played in

[SandSeaOcean]

@Suntouso look for his show on tv land

[Ace8845678]

hes so handsome! so perfect

[NBrown1973]

I always loved Rick's voice.

[happymimi16]

lovely, thanx 4 posting

[creev1]

i think ricky nelson did a better job of this song

[Newport1974]

@creev1 I definitely like Ricky Nelson best on this song.

[Ricardobuhay]

A wonderful & memorable song, thanks also to the movie"Ghost" which featured the version of The Righteous Brothers. Ricky sang this beautifully. Never heard this before and the photos in this video are all nice. RIP, my Idol....Thanks to AaronK33 for this post. Mabuhay from The Philippines. May 14, 2011.

[MiGrm9]

SWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNN­NNNNNNNNNNNNNNN



[music1594]

He's really good looking.. Love this song :)

[GiovanniMariaTommaso]

Though this is the first time that I've heard this rendition by Ricky, you can't miss that boyish Ricky Nelson charm that was so popular when I was growing up.

[lelboy]

Handsome guy - with a really lovely voice, whether he be rockin or ballad singing. Sadly missed by many of us.

[jb195935]

Thanks for uploading this i really love his voice too

[ADonovan43]

Music is the oxygen that allows the soul to breath. Take care ADonovan43

[0711mrhollywood]

Al hibbler actuaally did this first in a movie.

[64kvh13]

Love it - good old Ricky Nelson. Sadly missed but thankfully all these golden oldies to enjoy as I did from the mid-50s.. Thanks :-)

[64kvh13]

Love it - good old Ricky Nelson. Sadly missed but thankfully all these golden oldies to enjoy as I did back in the mid-50s.. Thanks :-)

[ikilledawhale]

It's hard to understand how anyone could click the dislike button on this. There's three unhappy souls out there somewhere...

[hsmgeek4ever]

Aw, I never heard Ricky sing it. He is too cute<3

[pinkgogiver]

Love it love it love it !! What a wonderful clear voice he had, and so good looking !

None of todays " entertainers " come close to looking as good as he was. Thank you SO MUCH for putting these GREAT songs on for us to enjoy, & even get emotional over a wonderful talent lost to us, but still with us.

[diablohunter12]

Ricky Nelson died too young...like if you agree!

[MrSoulSamCooke]

I listened to this with special headphones on

And one thing that caught my attention was how his voice would shake at the end of a word, he sounded a bit timid or nervous in this short tune

None the less It still hits sensations down my spine as if he's personally singing to me

[mysteriummisterios]

nice

[omarskats3000]

i like that picture with james haha ♥ of course i'm still yours ricky!

[honeylove1031220]

beautiful song and great singer i like his voice

[nina1823]

Best version!!!!!!!!!

[ronnied828]

i never knew he did this song, wow, years before Bobby hatfield to.....im as straight as an arrow, but i haveto say, he was a goodlooking kid, looked like a young Elvis in some pics here......RIP !

[jeler47]

la secundaria compadre...! que tiempos, claro que uno sabe que no volveran pero ello no implica que los recuerde con un dejo de tristeza por todo lo que ello fue...

[nina1823]

This version by Ricky Nelson is the sweetest version.

[1bridlington]

Dont think this suited Rick.

[PamelaDianeKing]

He's so handsome :) I love the 1950s look the guys used to have. This is my favorite song of all time and his version is lovely.

[19jtgots]

I am a Ricky Nelson fanatic and I have never heard this! BEAUTIFUL!!!

[TheDanadoll]

Is it any wonder that my sister and I had his album covers all over the wall of our basement Rec room!!! He still makes my heart beat faster.....

[48snowbird]

this is just how separated lovers feel - but we'll all meet up in the center - the heart!

[Frettchenbande66]

Die gute alte Zeit. Und soooooooo schön!!!!

[Hearingspec]

before the righteous brothers, i did not know this existed...

[omarskats3000]

is he not the most beautiful thing in the world?

[fordude60]

Ricky did a pretty good job with this classic!

[JubalCalif]

@fordude60

I second that emotion !!!

[ps3mrwatson]

i need her love too

[22kittypaws]

just beautful wish he was still with us

[22kittypaws]

gosh he was so handsome

[barrygioportmorien1]

Great, Ricky's is my favourite version of this song.

[Thearl]

Thanks for the post.

[Alank222]

I remember this song when it came out in 1957. I was in HS and all the girls swooned over "Ricky". He was well know for his family Nelson family show but branched out into the music singing field, at that year. I do remember that George Hamilton sang the song also, in that year. What ever happened to George's cheerleader ex wife Alana Hamilton. She was on TV for awhile and a real knockout ! Great version of this song that I will always remember from the year & times!

[GlorifiedTruth]

Rick had a sweet voice, but this is not a very challenging version. The one by Hugo is much better. IMO, Rick was better off with straightforward rockers.

[Thearl]

Thanks for the post.

[muttgang62]

BEAUTIFUL COMBINATION

[JubalCalif]

One of my favorite romantic ballads of all time...had no idea the late great Rick Nelson had done a version until I came here to youtube. DYNAMITE stuff! Thank you for posting it! :)

[Thearl]

Thanks for the post! Better than the covers!

[mblosser1]

Wonderful!! I have never heard Ricky's version before. I still miss  him

[rickysgirl330]

Wow...this is a surprise to me....I didn't know Ricky sang this song. I love it! Thanks for sharing this!

[pennylanex12]

his voice is wonderful

[JubalCalif]

Heavens to Murgatroid! I had NO idea the late great Rick Nelson had done a version of one of my all time favorite romantic ballads. Very nice & touching! THANK YOU very much for sharing it with us! :)

[RoustaboutKid]

OMG soooo beautiful!! <3 I thought it was Bobby Vinton there for a moment =) sounds like his version here, perfecto song Ricky HANDSOME! ;) hehe xxxxxx

[flabslapper]

goddamn what a hansom man, they don't make em like that anymore, and I'm a 25 year old straight dude, we all look like girls lol

[aaktow]

al hibbler was not the original singer of this song...Todd Duncan was the first to record this song

[nancyfloressantos]

"my darlin' I've hungered for your touch.....a long lonely time......".

[LRonHubbardFuckFace]

Al Hibbler is the original. (and best)

[RasMajnouni]

I was around 11 when the Righteous Brothers did their great version.I remember seeing Ricky Nelson lots on tv in earlier years, never knew he did this too!

[Larrybrown1943]

Ricky is so natural in this song that you feel like he could be talking to the one he loves and not singing. Very few artists have or \had this quality, not even the king himself.

[Alan62651]

Rick's version fits the times he recorded it, which was loaded with choral backgrounds and simple rhythm parts. He was not part of R&R's early "EMO" movement.

[nancyfloressantos]

Very  nice version. Thanks for sharing.

[asit1]

What a beautiful looking man, unfortunately even though this was ealier than the righteous brothers, and is very melodious, its got too much of a chocolately feel for a song made so deep by the righteous bros

[ridingtheplastic]

as much as i love ricky nelson, no one can do this like the righteous brothers.

[andyjohnD]

I also loved Elvis' version because he added what he was feeling at the time, Roy Orbison did a great cover. All the best have done this song

[Bertrandd06]

très bien interprété

very well interpreted

[char4him99]

one of my favorite songs and a difficult song to do but Ricky Nelson pulls it off beautifully I really think this is my favorite version. Just terrific.. Sad he left us way too early

[mrgbennet]

Gene Vincent's version is the best, then Rightteous bros then Mr Nelson imho.

[mrgbennet]

*****

[oorushing]

BEAUTIFUL! Absolutely, positively, just plain BEAUTIFUL!!!

[Thearl]

Thanks for the post.

[luckypenny482]

God, what a voice.

[CROWSDO]

im a huge ricky nelson fan....i love to see his kids mathew and gunner do his music. ive got to tell ya all that willie nelon does the best cover of this song on his stardust album....tell me im wrong

[Dearadoe]

Wot with being somewhat of a Unchained Melodyologist ,Crowsdo, I can tell you..you are wrong. Wille Is unsurpassed in songwriting,

but as a singer...well...~eh~ The best I can

give you is that Willie does it better than Vince

Edwards or Diana Ross & the Supremes.

[nomiclas]

one person who had a hit with it in the early 50's was lex baxter.but some songs are none over&over&over.anything ricky did was special!

[charliesitzes1973]

So i am wrong

[charliesitzes1973]

I Love this Song By ricky Nelson Orginally Done by The Righteous Brothers SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!

[whitefalcon64]

You're wrong, charliesitzes. Before the Righteous Bros, they were a lot of versions of the song, I'm not sure, but I believe it was Alex North the first to record and issue this one in 1952. But I'd like you try to hear Gene Vincent's rendition of 1956

[nauort23]

Rick Nelson was born on May 8, 1940. How is it that a seventeen year-old with no sound engineers or any digital tweaking systems to aid him sounds like this, but today, even engineered and tweaked, the "talent" sounds like it does? Maybe everyone interested in becoming a pop-star for the past 40 years should have spent a few summers with Ozzie...lol. Thanks for the post.

[felixbautista]

Thanks for your efforts in posting this classic.

[Bosielskza]

Waugh, never knew Ricky Nelson also sang this song. I wonder who's orginal it is. Great pics, some of them very rare, never saw them before. Thnx for the post AaronK

[Thearl]

The Righteous Brothers.

[Staymewithflagons]

@Bosielskza Originally sung by the righteous brothers I think...but covered by others.

Ricky's beautiful voice does it well...but the accompaning arrangement a little weak.

[SuperNikki1]

@Staymewithflagons This song was not originally sung by the righteous brothers it was sung by Al Hibbler and George Hamilton and others before.

[RBW0074]

@Staymewithflagons

Rick Nelson sang this song long before the Righteous Brothers recorded it. It was originally a song in an old 1950s B Movie about a prisoner called Unchiined. It was sang by the lead character but evidently didn't actually have a title. When somebody recorded it after the movie they just called it the "Unchained Melody" It's gone by that title ever since.

[srang12345]

@Bosielskza the original actually is crap all hibbler made the first usfull version of it. Rickys just beats it slightly but thats a matter of point of view.

[trunk516]

@Bosielskza I didn't know it either..then I typed in Unchained Melody on google..and found out it was written in 1955 and to date is the song most sung by the most artists..of course ..to me.. Righteous Brothers do it the best..

[joaopmpgnr]

@trunk516 the original version was 55's Al Hibber.

[BoneDisturbed]

@joaopmpgnr Acturally Todd Duncan sang the original.

[omarskats3000]

@Bosielskza you can find the oragin of the song on wikipedia. I think the original was in 1955. but Ricky's version is my favorite ♥

[2HowieThe]

@Bosielskza jimmy young then the righteous brothers

[C0r3d33zNutz]

@Bosielskza Righteous brothers wrote this song.

[jcrobso]

@C0r3d33zNutz

No they didn't write the song came out in 1955, before the RB were together.

[RockabillyRock50s]

@jcrobso

Al Hibbler released this song :)

[TopazDupree]

@C0r3d33zNutz "Unchained Melody" ~ Lyrics by Hy Zaret and music by Alex North. The song was originally used in a prison film "Unchained" in 1955. Todd Duncan sang the vocals for the film soundtrack. Al Hibbler's version hit #3 pop and #1 R&B on Billboard's charts in 1955. The Righteous Brothers version hit #4 in 1965.

[jcrobso]

@C0r3d33zNutz No they did not write this song. Note that this was recorded in 1957, the Righteous brothers version did not come out until the 1960s.

[MohoBiechiz]

@Bosielskza

is there anything else you dont know

[oldsoul4475]

@Bosielskza i think its viot and the salutations but idk

[donthoneydont]

thanks,thanks for post........

i love this voice sooooooooooooo.........