'Bobby gave us Mack the Knife' refers to Bobby Darin's recording of ' Mack the Knife'.'Remember bad bad Leroy Brown, Hey Jimmy touched us with that song' refers to ' Bad, Bad Leroy Brown' by Jim Croce.Remember Jim that way' refers to ' Light My Fire' by The Doors which featured Jim Morrison. 'Otis brought us all to the dock of the bay' refers to ' (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay' by Otis Redding.'Janis took a piece of our hearts' refers to the recording of ' Piece of My Heart' by Big Brother and the Holding Company featuring Janis Joplin.'Jimi gave us rainbows' refers to Rainbow Bridge by Jimi Hendrix.Musicians and songs mentioned in Righteous Brothers version In Canada it spent three weeks at number four. Nevertheless, it became a hit for them and quickly reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100. According to Bill Medley, they were dubious about the song because they didn't think the song had the 'old Righteous Brothers feel'. Lambert and Potter rewrote a verse, updating the song to include Jim Croce and Bobby Darin who had died within three months of each other in late 1973. They signed with Haven Records run by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter and were given the song to record. The Righteous Brothers recorded 'Rock and Roll Heaven' a few weeks after they decided to reform the duo in 1974. The Righteous Brothers singles chronology

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