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">Unchained Melody" is a 1955 popular song with music by Alex
North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. Rerecorded in
1965, it
became one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some
counts having
spawned over 500 versions in hundreds of different languages.[1]
In 1955, North used the music as a theme for the
obscure prison film Unchained,
hence the name. Todd Duncan sang the
vocals for
the film soundtrack.[2] Les
Baxter (Capitol Records catalog
number 3055), released an instrumental version which reached #2.
Then
song recordings were released by Al Hibbler (Decca
Records #29441) reaching #3
on the Billboard charts, Jimmy
Young which hit #1 on the British charts, and Roy
Hamilton (Epic Records no.
9102)
reaching #1 on the R&B Best Sellers list and
#6 on the pop chart.[3] Hundreds of other
recordings followed.
It was the July 1965 version by The Righteous
Brothers that became a jukebox standard for the
late 20th
century, regaining massive popularity when used in the 1990 blockbuster
film
Ghost.
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'll
be coming home wait for me
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