Historically, the common law crime of arson had four elements: 1  The malicious. 2  burning. 3  of the dwelling. 4  of another.
Unchained Melody was written in 1955 by Hy Zaret and put to music created by Alex North. After it was rerecorded in 1965, Unchained Melody quickly became among the most recorded songs written in the 20th century.
Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers Songfacts. 1  This first appeared in the 1955 movie Unchained, starring the former football player Elroy Crazy Legs Hirsch. The movie takes place in a prison, and the song was written for the movie to reflect the mood of the prisoners as they wait for time to pass.