Unchained Melody Righteous Brothers history
by Francesco Eunchae: The Righteous Brothers
Unchained Melody got its big break with the Righteous Brothers, though it started life as a track for the 1955 prison drama Unchained. Todd Duncan actually sang the original version, and that recording even snagged an Academy Award nomination.
Transcript (en)
Oh, 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 Godspeed 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 be coming home Wait for me Oh my love My darling I've hungered Hungered for your love Oh my darling Lonely time And time Goes by So slowly And time can do So much On you Still mine I need your love I really need your love God speak your love To You
