Four Tops "Reach Out I'll Be There" on The Ed Sullivan Show

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  • Опубликовано: 5 янв 2025

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  • @howardthrongard640
    @howardthrongard640 11 месяцев назад +29

    They were so, great as were so many of those great Motown groups. Greatest music ever!

  • @nelsonortas4796
    @nelsonortas4796 9 месяцев назад +26

    This is how it's done. Stubbs forever lives

  • @anthonykilgannon3443
    @anthonykilgannon3443 Год назад +16

    "just look over your shoulder" ❤️❤️👋

    • @CrayDreZ
      @CrayDreZ 25 дней назад

      Makes me think of The Movie “The Jacksons : An American Dream” when Michael said “just look over your shoulder honey”

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo Год назад +252

    Back when entertainment has style and class. Wow how it's drifted

    • @gordiesings
      @gordiesings Год назад +17

      @leokimvideo Not drifted; more like crashed.

    • @GeraldCummings-d3z
      @GeraldCummings-d3z Год назад +5

      they ran out of notes...or sumpin'?

    • @inconnu4961
      @inconnu4961 Год назад +1

      @@gordiesings Like a lead zeppelin!

    • @JB-fi3fg
      @JB-fi3fg Год назад

      nerd

    • @erossinema8797
      @erossinema8797 Год назад +2

      You're missing a noun...........R E A L Vocal T A L E N T. No AutoTuning here

  • @beebee8018
    @beebee8018 5 месяцев назад +208

    So Sorry Abdul Fakir has died today. You and your 4 Tops brought SO MUCH PLEASURE to our lives. We Love You ❤

    • @flaviocalichmansp-brasil6958
      @flaviocalichmansp-brasil6958 5 месяцев назад +8

      OMG terrible news!😰 I agree with you 💯, we owe so much joy and pleasure to them, G-d bless their memory.

    • @kylebastian9809
      @kylebastian9809 5 месяцев назад +5

      They're all in heaven with the original Temptations performing for those who made it to heaven.

    • @randywl8925
      @randywl8925 4 месяца назад +5

      Sad... If today's youth had men like that as their idols, our nation and our cities would be so, sooo much better.
      They set such good examples through their music. RIP to all.

    • @PapaEli-pz8ff
      @PapaEli-pz8ff Месяц назад +2

      A stellar career that lasted 70 years 🎵

  • @AnAdorableWombat
    @AnAdorableWombat 2 года назад +29

    They were singing the HELL out of this song!

  • @kylebastian9809
    @kylebastian9809 5 месяцев назад +50

    RIP to four gentlemen who defined the Motown scene in the 1960s. We will miss you all.

  • @eyesglow1777
    @eyesglow1777 4 года назад +952

    I feel so lucky being able to have a phone and an internet connection just so I can see this treasure even tho I wasn’t alive then :)

    • @melodysafo5437
      @melodysafo5437 4 года назад +19

      Same!

    • @DetroitLives313
      @DetroitLives313 4 года назад +29

      I feel lucky to have known all of them!

    • @eyesglow1777
      @eyesglow1777 4 года назад +8

      DetroitLives313 wow I wish ! Good for you :)

    • @JoseMorales-lw5nt
      @JoseMorales-lw5nt 4 года назад +29

      The great shame of this performance is that in 2020, only Abdul Fakir is still alive while the other original members have passed on. God bless them all, and thanks to RUclips for preserving great American history....🇵🇷🇺🇸😎

    • @Syld0103
      @Syld0103 4 года назад +2

      Same!

  • @bubbawally2809
    @bubbawally2809 Год назад +95

    Levi… one of the purest voices of all time. The Tops were it. Never to be replaced.

    • @howardthrongard640
      @howardthrongard640 11 месяцев назад +6

      Thankfully, he never decided to solo and look for more fame and fortune. I think he once said there were “Four Tops, not Three Tops,” when explaining why he stayed with the group. What a talented lead singer, and what a great group.

    • @barneyronnie
      @barneyronnie 8 месяцев назад +6

      I saw them in Belgium back in '66.

    • @bubbawally2809
      @bubbawally2809 8 месяцев назад +5

      @@barneyronnie that must’ve been a great show. Wow. History right there.

  • @Dan_Frechette_Songwriter
    @Dan_Frechette_Songwriter Год назад +27

    Levi Stubbs... defines what a hero is for me.

    • @ronames6394
      @ronames6394 Месяц назад +2

      :-) ... My Dad went to the same Pershing High School as Levi Stubbs and :Duke Fakir 🎼🎤🔊

  • @terrencemichaelcruz1801
    @terrencemichaelcruz1801 Год назад +38

    Its such an honor to, in this present time be able to literally watch some of the best musicians in the history of music (4 Tops, etc) perform raw, and live. These men were magical

  • @ronniesapp4469
    @ronniesapp4469 Год назад +30

    The great Levi Stubbs. Power personified. What a great great group of guys.

  • @a2kmike
    @a2kmike Год назад +53

    Levi Stubbs IS THE MAN!!

    • @jimrattley1372
      @jimrattley1372 10 месяцев назад +5

      Never be another like him !! Sheer class and endless talent.

    • @ronames6394
      @ronames6394 7 месяцев назад +3

      @@jimrattley1372 Amen.

    • @ronames6394
      @ronames6394 7 месяцев назад +4

      ;-) ... My Dad went to Pershing High School with him and Abdul :Duke" Fakir. Great voices that blend so well together :))

  • @SupremesVideos
    @SupremesVideos 4 года назад +333

    Levi Stubbs was a *_SANGER!_*
    What a voice

    • @davidsheriff8989
      @davidsheriff8989 4 года назад +6

      Unmistakable...I had all their stuff late 60s

    • @benbaby100
      @benbaby100 4 года назад

      Wasn't he not supposed to be the lead because his voice was rougher than the rest?

    • @notmebutyou8350
      @notmebutyou8350 3 года назад +1

      Yes, he sure was smooth. 😀

    • @JaySmith-mz7vg
      @JaySmith-mz7vg 3 года назад +1

      @@benbaby100 No, where did you hear that from?

    • @benbaby100
      @benbaby100 3 года назад

      @@JaySmith-mz7vg That's what I had read that he had said.

  • @ericg5791
    @ericg5791 5 месяцев назад +104

    RIP Duke Fakir. The last of the four.

    • @starastronomer
      @starastronomer 5 месяцев назад +4

      🙏

    • @AntonioTorres-mo8bp
      @AntonioTorres-mo8bp 5 месяцев назад +8

      Now the 4 original friends have already met in heaven.

    • @marysueeasteregg
      @marysueeasteregg 5 месяцев назад +3

      I had missed news of his death 2 weeks ago. I knew one of the group had still been living. And when I turned on this song, I was wondering if he was still alive. Scrolling down the comments, sad to hear he is gone.

    • @cocoaorange1
      @cocoaorange1 13 дней назад

      I just found out he passed, but like many stated, he made it to 88. He is with the group in heaven!

  • @kennyslg8914
    @kennyslg8914 5 месяцев назад +98

    Here after finding out that Duke passed. Sad to think they're officially all gone.

    • @cdubb642
      @cdubb642 5 месяцев назад +10

      The body dies, the energy passes, and the legacy lives on forever. Saw them live in 87-88, I was like 15 or 16. It was definitely an amazing experience. R.I.P

    • @kennyslg8914
      @kennyslg8914 5 месяцев назад +5

      @@cdubb642 Amen to what you said! That sounds like a great experience!!

    • @joycepino9749
      @joycepino9749 5 месяцев назад +7

      Their music lives on for future generations to enjoy. I remember watching them perform on American Bandstand in the 60's when I was a kid. I still enjoy them in August 2024. I loved that they wore matching suits. Handsome group of guys. May they RIP.

    • @JoannaCubana
      @JoannaCubana 4 месяца назад

      ​@@joycepino9749yes❤

  • @johnmilhuisen2607
    @johnmilhuisen2607 Месяц назад +11

    Had the privilege of seeing the original Four Tops when they toured Australia in the late seventies. James Jamerson junior was in the backing band. What a night it was. My late wife was a huge fan and secured tickets to the event. God bless her.

  • @Mike-dk7wj
    @Mike-dk7wj 5 месяцев назад +27

    Saw them in London in the late 70s accompanied by a sizable orchestra. Sounded just like the records. Superb singers, wonderful unforgettable songs.

  • @remiremi3788
    @remiremi3788 3 года назад +219

    Can we bring this clean and respectful music back? I read that record producers approached Levi Stubbs many
    times to go out on his own and record without the other 3 "Tops" and he always said no, they were a package deal. He could've made a lot more money but he stayed with the group.
    His integrity is admirable.

    • @georgienoname1963
      @georgienoname1963 3 года назад +8

      Grow up. Music is about pushing boundaries.

    • @joshuahowe9417
      @joshuahowe9417 3 года назад +21

      They offered him a million dollars to go solo. He said no.

    • @inquiry7
      @inquiry7 3 года назад +6

      Four Tops 53-97 4 original men!!! ZZ Top with Dusty R.I.P. 50 years.

    • @TooCooFoYou
      @TooCooFoYou 3 года назад +9

      “Clean and respectful music”
      I don’t think you’ve listened much to ‘60s music.

    • @4orrcountry
      @4orrcountry 3 года назад +16

      There was no reference made to ALL '60s music, was there? No there wasn't. The comment was "THIS clean and respectful music", referring ONLY to The Four Tops music.

  • @danielstump3204
    @danielstump3204 4 года назад +72

    Motown - Sharp suits, dance steps, great singing, great songs,
    it was a great time.

  • @dxcman1
    @dxcman1 10 месяцев назад +18

    I was born 20 years too late. I loved this music.

    • @barneyronnie
      @barneyronnie 8 месяцев назад +1

      No. You were born exactly when you were supposed to be. God does it right. I was born in 1933.

  • @FriendofDorothy
    @FriendofDorothy 4 года назад +194

    It's a rather complex song to pull off live but they did it. It's also, IMHO, one of an elite number of Motown single masterpieces. Great song, great arrangement, superb vocals.

  • @katieogden7375
    @katieogden7375 2 года назад +43

    It is such a blessing to have internet and a phone God is so good to me

    • @StGeorge67
      @StGeorge67 5 месяцев назад

      God invented the Smartphone...ok, I didn't knew that

    • @mariahardy1201
      @mariahardy1201 5 месяцев назад +1

      RUclips is the closest thing to a time machine!!

  • @albanianeagle5486
    @albanianeagle5486 3 года назад +149

    One of the best most powerful and beautifully controlled voice ever.... Levi the King of Motown

    • @johnomalley7211
      @johnomalley7211 2 года назад +7

      I wouldn’t go that far but he’s Top 3 fs

    • @utahsilvey5930
      @utahsilvey5930 2 года назад +4

      He wasn't better then ruffin

    • @Mythical444
      @Mythical444 Год назад +3

      @@utahsilvey5930 Levi sings more in a Gospel style

    • @LOUISVILLECARDINALS
      @LOUISVILLECARDINALS Год назад +5

      I agree the four tops are my favorite Motown act and i love Levi voice more than any other Motown act

    • @AngeBiampandou
      @AngeBiampandou Год назад

      @@LOUISVILLECARDINALS Better than the Temptations ?

  • @Appalachiasaurus_Rex
    @Appalachiasaurus_Rex 2 года назад +31

    I'm a 38 ur old white metal head from WV and this shit gives me chills

    • @barneyronnie
      @barneyronnie 8 месяцев назад

      What is a 'metal head?' Sorry, but I'm 82 years old and never heard that said before.

    • @Appalachiasaurus_Rex
      @Appalachiasaurus_Rex 8 месяцев назад +2

      @@barneyronnie heavy metal rock music some refer to it as devils music idk alot of growling screaming angry shit 😫 but I'm in love with music from the 60s also I've been called eclectic a time or to

  • @AntonioTorres-mo8bp
    @AntonioTorres-mo8bp 5 месяцев назад +22

    Now the 4 original friends have already met in heaven. Thank you Duke

  • @GloriaValencia-bm4rz
    @GloriaValencia-bm4rz 9 месяцев назад +12

    INCREDIBLE TALENT!❤❤❤❤❤💯💯💯💯💯

  • @maxonlev428
    @maxonlev428 4 месяца назад +14

    RIP Duke Fakir,last of the great original Tops.Legends are leaving us one by one,so sad

  • @BruceBrewster-lg9os
    @BruceBrewster-lg9os 5 месяцев назад +17

    The Four Tops where the best of Motown RIP loved them
    DBB

  • @naja9935
    @naja9935 5 месяцев назад +18

    1954-2024 THE END. RIP FOUR TOPS, u guys brings joy and happiness with your music millions to around thev world

  • @phyllanders9503
    @phyllanders9503 5 месяцев назад +28

    RIP Duke, loved all The Four Tops & their Songs.

  • @dukec88
    @dukec88 5 месяцев назад +33

    They’re all singing up there now. RIP to these legends.

  • @sergioenciso3440
    @sergioenciso3440 4 года назад +229

    *Their voices AND energy though! INCREDIBLE*

  • @joerogers540
    @joerogers540 5 месяцев назад +45

    You don’t find these types of musicians today.

  • @LeimertDreamer
    @LeimertDreamer Год назад +67

    What an amazing group! And I love the teamwork! It seems at the 1:44 mark, Levi (the lead singer) noticed on the monitor that the camera angle was blocking out his bandmate on the end, so he moves to the side a little so everyone is seen. A class act! No wonder this group outlasted all the others at Motown!

    • @Klapeful
      @Klapeful Год назад +2

      Actually, the camera is the one moving to show everyone. Because you can see the backgroud behind the singers moving, so Levi didn't do much.

    • @LeimertDreamer
      @LeimertDreamer 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@Klapefulhe literally moved his hips to the left to try to elegantly scoot out the way. The camera then moved. If you want drama, go to a Supremes comment section. 😉

    • @barneyronnie
      @barneyronnie 8 месяцев назад

      How about Mams Cass? She was also also pure class!

    • @90skidineffect88
      @90skidineffect88 Месяц назад

      I agree❤

  • @stantheroyman
    @stantheroyman 5 месяцев назад +38

    Thank you and Rest in Peace
    The music lives on through TIMELESSNESS

  • @lonniebaines1720
    @lonniebaines1720 7 месяцев назад +32

    THE GREAT VOICES OF MOTOWN........THERE WERE " NO" OTHER VOICES ON EARTH THAT COULD MATCH THEM......REAL

  • @AnAdorableWombat1
    @AnAdorableWombat1 11 месяцев назад +6

    Levi was so handsome and could SANNNGGGG!

  • @davidoverholt251
    @davidoverholt251 3 года назад +7

    The Four Tops on my Detroit Radio Station cruising in 1967, 68! Nothing better!

  • @VictorHLopez33
    @VictorHLopez33 2 года назад +34

    As if the vocals weren't BADASS ENOUGH, the freep-style choreography kept me rewinding with tears in my eyes-BRILLIANT!!

    • @sarahm.5356
      @sarahm.5356 11 месяцев назад +2

      I love the suits too.

  • @SpeegBJ
    @SpeegBJ 5 месяцев назад +24

    Goodbye Abdul....it was such a beautiful beautiful music run. Defining the sounds of our lives in your music. Echoes are deep and strong with a honey sweet feel. We have the recordings to resonante you all with now that we can no longer see you. Goodbye.

  • @donnababi5767
    @donnababi5767 5 месяцев назад +75

    They are all gone now...I just loved them... singing for the Lord now..❤❤❤

  • @johncostello7502
    @johncostello7502 3 года назад +72

    This never gets old I saw them a dozen times in person

    • @brendadrumm9451
      @brendadrumm9451 2 года назад +7

      Been a fan from day one im now 72 think when i bought the records they cost about less than a pound lol x yrs ago about ten bob thats 5op

  • @vinayaksharma8101
    @vinayaksharma8101 11 месяцев назад +7

    Levi Stubbs, you will be missed.

  • @katinawhitley9340
    @katinawhitley9340 Год назад +16

    The voice of Motown was unmatched.🎉❤

  • @davidoverholt251
    @davidoverholt251 Год назад +10

    OMG. be still my heart, my 4 Tops are playng the Ed Sullivan Show! Wow! Now in 2023, I have the Duke to keep this wonderful group singing alive all these years! Thank you Duke, for keeping our memories alive with our brothers of the Detroit Sound! My Four Tops!

  • @judyMargelefsky
    @judyMargelefsky 5 месяцев назад +12

    Though all the singers of the four tops are now gone…THIER FABULOUS MUSIC WILL LIVE ON FOREVER !

  • @dsdontsurf
    @dsdontsurf Год назад +48

    Damn no one could be this good live today- now that’s a performance!

    • @Dopi-1956
      @Dopi-1956 Год назад

      Are you sure it’s life?

  • @alexandrapritchard2962
    @alexandrapritchard2962 5 месяцев назад +15

    My favourite song of all time. Had to come here nd listen again after hearing of Duke passing😪😪😪

  • @terexdavis796
    @terexdavis796 8 месяцев назад +15

    This should have a billion views. The 4 Tops are legendary. Levi voice was amazing 😊

    • @joana6191
      @joana6191 7 месяцев назад +1

      👍👍

  • @christinemcgough8111
    @christinemcgough8111 3 года назад +65

    Fabulous .The wonderful voice of Levi Stubbs. Loved them all my life .

  • @italoman9
    @italoman9 4 года назад +296

    Class, Class, Class! The Tops were always so polished. And Levi, one of the most underrated genius vocalists of Motown and the ‘60s-that voice also belonged in a Broadway show! 😎👍

    • @theronedawson3236
      @theronedawson3236 4 года назад +25

      I would like for someone to make a movie about The Four Tops man these guys were awesome talented good-looking and Levi his voice is the ultimate voice to me.

    • @k3rc4
      @k3rc4 4 года назад +12

      dont know if he was underrated per se, he and the four tops are widely recognized as the band that defined motown from what I know...
      but yeah, it's a dying genre and I wish a movie would be made for sure

    • @mattieross1190
      @mattieross1190 3 года назад +2

      what is a micro USB connection

    • @marysueeasteregg
      @marysueeasteregg 3 года назад +7

      Don't know if you are aware or not -- he did sing, on film, a musical theater role, and did a terrific job. In the 1986 movie Little Shop of Horrors, Stubbs was the voice of Audrey II, the badass carnivorous alien plant, a major character. The musical Little Shop of Horrors originated on off-Broadway where it had a long run, but more than a decade after the film the show did make it to Broadway. Stubbs's/ Audrey II's songs are on RUclips.

    • @archangelvvv
      @archangelvvv 3 года назад +7

      He has an Opera Voice as well, way under rated!

  • @rodmcdonough6111
    @rodmcdonough6111 Год назад +14

    A true masterpiece that has grown 100x better over the years

  • @klausrain111
    @klausrain111 3 года назад +52

    There was a time then in the sixties when the Four Tops were all over the radio, you heard them everywhere. Great times!

  • @VictorHLopez33
    @VictorHLopez33 11 месяцев назад +31

    My eyes water watching these beautiful and talented artists: the joy on their faces, the moves! My god! Rewind overload!!

    • @barneyronnie
      @barneyronnie 8 месяцев назад +1

      Saw them in Belgium in '66.

    • @joycepino9749
      @joycepino9749 6 месяцев назад +1

      Not to mention how they are dressed. Suburb.

    • @joycepino9749
      @joycepino9749 6 месяцев назад

      Well-dressed too. I like performers of the 50s and 60s who were well put together. They had style and class.

  • @williammonteith6653
    @williammonteith6653 3 года назад +10

    The four tops bring me to a great place

  • @anthonydilligaf823
    @anthonydilligaf823 2 года назад +36

    I'm sorry this generation doesn't have this level of talent to listen to.
    I mean, that's not lip sync.
    There's layered harmony, the dance moves that don't look like they need mediation.
    Sorry.
    This is probably as good as music will ever be.
    Glad I lived in this time, even if I was just a tot..

    • @badtux
      @badtux 5 месяцев назад +2

      Plenty of talented artists these days. What they don't have is the exposure you could get in 1965. There is no Ed Sullivan today exposing top talent to the masses.

    • @DonVideoGuy007
      @DonVideoGuy007 5 месяцев назад

      Ed Sullivan strictly forbade any song artist or the vocalists in a pop band/rock band, to "lip sync". The Ed Sullivan Show producers; and Ed Sullivan as executive producer, did allow for the artist to bring a studio recording of the music track; as demonstrated here by The Four Tops, if the "original hit song studio recording" had a large orchestra involved... but the vocalists had to sing on the stage live to the "instrumentation only" recording that they brought to the show.

  • @rocksinger45
    @rocksinger45 2 года назад +23

    Thank you Ed Sullivan for capturing this bit of Motown magic on tape for future generations to enjoy ~ The Four Tops ~ Their handiworks remain ~

  • @loni50otter
    @loni50otter 3 месяца назад +6

    Ich bin glücklich die Zeit mit den Four Tops erlebt zu haben. Eine wunderbare Zeit.

  • @cjrddic3548
    @cjrddic3548 3 месяца назад +12

    GONE. RIP 🙏 🙏
    Never will be. FORGOTTEN. ❤
    2024. STILL and FOREVER in my. PLAYLIST ❤

  • @Rose-p5m1v
    @Rose-p5m1v 14 дней назад +2

    Great memories of dancing to Motown music at high school sock hops after home sports games! 💃🏼🕺

  • @Dripoutthasouthwest870
    @Dripoutthasouthwest870 2 месяца назад +5

    You gotta respect the four tops they stucc together thats very rare

  • @rickharris3310
    @rickharris3310 8 месяцев назад +9

    I was there then and enjoyed hearing their music on the radio. However watching these old videos is so much better.

  • @3020311
    @3020311 5 месяцев назад +6

    RIP Abdul “Duke” Fakir

  • @willmears1111
    @willmears1111 5 месяцев назад +8

    Great Group. Never tire of their music.

  • @sondraj816
    @sondraj816 4 года назад +96

    I'm 30 and Levi is one of my favorite male singers because he sings with such conviction. You feel every word.

    • @lindiascott3758
      @lindiascott3758 3 года назад +2

      Love love love this music

    • @igorstein5616
      @igorstein5616 3 года назад +2

      Sondra J it`s called Soul and Levi touches your Soul .These days people do not believe we possess one as they don`t belive in Jesus and Heaven and Hell . The world is a mess and only Jesus Christ can help you ,no one else .It`s just between you and God ,makes evrything else meaningless

    • @MountainStreamLives
      @MountainStreamLives 3 года назад +2

      I’m with you here. I’m 38 and he’s always been my favorite.

    • @craigfazekas3923
      @craigfazekas3923 Год назад +1

      Wilson Pickett is great for that too....
      🚬😎👍

    • @ACryin_Shame
      @ACryin_Shame Год назад +3

      I'm 35 and I made a little shop of horrors bird feeder I call Levi 3

  • @johnsmith1706
    @johnsmith1706 8 месяцев назад +13

    Imagine having the kind of voice that sounds NO different live versus in the recording studio. Amazing.

  • @ChuckWCoulter
    @ChuckWCoulter 4 года назад +63

    Levi Stubbs is the MAN. He owns this - PAIN, breathtakingly beautiful vocal.

  • @bitso1380
    @bitso1380 2 года назад +12

    They were feeling that groove @2:18 Great song!

    • @hollicoburn8590
      @hollicoburn8590 Год назад +1

      They were getting it doing the Boo ga loo

    • @AnAdorableWombat1
      @AnAdorableWombat1 11 месяцев назад +1

      They were getting it. Brought the biggest smile to my face

  • @ninacipriano9836
    @ninacipriano9836 6 месяцев назад +4

    When I came from Canada in 1965, I learned English with all these gorgeous songs of Motown❤❤❤

  • @bmw3842
    @bmw3842 Год назад +4

    Levi Stubbs is a great singer .But more importantly he is an example of what a man should be and act .We throw the word role model around.But that is what Levi Stubbs is .

  • @nayelove3906
    @nayelove3906 3 года назад +30

    Motown music always hit different👏🏾

    • @Raptuza
      @Raptuza 3 года назад +1

      Yes! 🥰🥰🥰

  • @cynthiarogers2904
    @cynthiarogers2904 2 года назад +4

    . *GOD, HOW I LOVE MOTOWN. SADLY, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'LL HAVE ANYTHING LIKE IT AGAIN.*
    .
    . - A Native San Franciscan born in 1952

  • @johndean958
    @johndean958 3 месяца назад +3

    Real Talent. Real entertainment. Beautiful singing and Music combined. Cheers, John (Australia)

  • @everly-shadystudios9900
    @everly-shadystudios9900 2 года назад +4

    Smokey Robinson once said.. "The Temptations may be able to out Dance The Four Tops.. but they can't out-sing them".. and also Levi Stubbs once said in an interview that he is more of a baritone but Berry Gordy wanted him to sing a key higher then his normal to create a sense of urgency in his singing which I think worked even though Levi Stubbs said he hated doing that

  • @sandrasimon1839
    @sandrasimon1839 3 месяца назад +4

    ❤Love to all the 4 Tops! This song in particular has such special memories to me! TY for giving the world "I'll Be There"! God Bless all of u!!

  • @joselauzardojr.2808
    @joselauzardojr.2808 3 года назад +5

    There Will Never Never Ever be,Another Ed Sullivan Show!!!

  • @tennislover5763
    @tennislover5763 10 месяцев назад +18

    Look how handsome they look in those outfits! A true class act!!! Their balanced, harmonizing voices singing those well-written song is pleasing to my ears. Their songs bring back memories of the times. My eyes are filling with tears of joy, happiness, and wonder why today's artist cannot do this. I'm so happy to see that they sung on The Ed Sullivan Show. At the start of the show they really showed how gracious they are, no pridefulness!

    • @ragingjaguarknight86
      @ragingjaguarknight86 9 месяцев назад +1

      💯💯💯

    • @nelsonortas4796
      @nelsonortas4796 8 месяцев назад +1

      CLASSY MEN indeed with TALENT that makes me smile evyertine I hear them sing

    • @tennislover5763
      @tennislover5763 8 месяцев назад

      @@nelsonortas4796
      Definitely! A pure class act! No artist of today can match them!

  • @stephensanfilippo1845
    @stephensanfilippo1845 3 года назад +40

    The autumn of 1966 was an EXTREMELY hard time for me. With the help of a girlfriend from high school, who Reached Out for me I not only survived, but have flourished. She and I have been married for 51 years. This song helped to get me through that hard time of my life, and I will always cherish it and The Four Tops.

    • @barneyronnie
      @barneyronnie 8 месяцев назад

      Are you doing better, son? Was it about going to Vietnam? I spent almost 3 years over in that hell hole.

    • @DonVideoGuy007
      @DonVideoGuy007 5 месяцев назад

      This song; and the other The Four Tops hit songs as well as The Supremes and The Temptations hit singles, got this Brown Water Navy ordnanceman, and a million other sailors, Marines, Army soldiers, Air Force servicemembers, and Coastguardsmen, stationed in Vietnam's Mekong Delta through all of the ordeals and tribulations of the Vietnam War in that "far away land". Sad to hear of the passing of Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir - their all gone but their music still resonates in the younger generation - at least that recognize the brillance of the layered harmonies. RIP Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir 💙

  • @deltajive5813
    @deltajive5813 4 года назад +61

    my personal favorite Motown group, mainly because of how long they lasted and how they continued to release great albums through the decades (even after Motown). This is gold!!

    • @LOUISVILLECARDINALS
      @LOUISVILLECARDINALS Год назад +1

      The four tops are my favorite Motown act rest in peace guys

  • @SouthSideRalph1
    @SouthSideRalph1 4 года назад +22

    Glad Ed is unlocking his vaults...The quality is amazing!

    • @Jim-py8ur
      @Jim-py8ur Год назад +1

      Ed Sullivan was a Great Host.

  • @moretimeneeded56
    @moretimeneeded56 4 года назад +36

    They were the whole package, professional, talented, handsome, classy the list goes on.

  • @elizabethvincent1645
    @elizabethvincent1645 2 года назад +33

    Amazing, this song performed so brilliantly saw me through some turbulent teenage years, truly memorable thank you.

  • @barrychambers4047
    @barrychambers4047 3 года назад +4

    Don't forget the songwriters. That's Holland Dozier Holland. Brian and Eddie Holland and Lamont Dozier, the genius writers and composers behind many of the greatest Motown hits.

    • @fredericmaupin
      @fredericmaupin 2 года назад

      No way to forget about them for what they left to music

  • @tameikanapier2348
    @tameikanapier2348 3 месяца назад +3

    Levi was so handsome ! The whole group in fact

  • @wdsmith23
    @wdsmith23 3 года назад +18

    Class, talent and integrity all in one package. Legends, every one of them.

  • @junepysto6854
    @junepysto6854 3 года назад +52

    Such great singing and energy. I love their music. Their voices were extraordinary.

  • @patriciakay1637
    @patriciakay1637 5 месяцев назад +5

    Loved all the music from back then but, I really was a Four Tops gal myself. Thanks for the music, the emotions, and now the memories. 😘💕

  • @ronaldo341
    @ronaldo341 5 месяцев назад +10

    RIP Duke Fakir

  • @goldeneyereloaded5743
    @goldeneyereloaded5743 4 года назад +74

    I wish I could've seen this live.

    • @justinquinn8921
      @justinquinn8921 4 года назад +1

      I did saw them play in Coventry in 71/2 there were unbelievable 🙂

    • @claraperry8718
      @claraperry8718 3 года назад

      Yeah me too! Incredible x

    • @beaverstandig1747
      @beaverstandig1747 3 года назад +2

      I did and most of the Motown groups, fantastic!

  • @s.rosesmith6525
    @s.rosesmith6525 4 дня назад

    Pure talent, pure singing, so happy they came through while I am still here.

  • @jaylene.turner6524
    @jaylene.turner6524 5 месяцев назад +3

    Thank you for the music,Four Tops!
    You four will remain as one of the
    greatest groups of all time!
    The only Motown group that never
    broke up,and was only separated
    by death.
    May you all rest peacefully.
    Lawrence Payton,Sr.
    (March 2nd,1938-
    June 20th,1997)
    (Second Tenor and Vocal Arranger)
    Renaldo “Obie” Benson
    (June 14th,1936-
    July 1st,2005)
    (Bass)
    Levi Stubbs
    (June 6th,1936-
    October 17th,2008)
    (Baritone;
    Lead Singer)
    Abdul “Duke” Fakir
    (December 26th,1935-
    July 22nd,2024)
    (First Tenor)

  • @elainevitko4839
    @elainevitko4839 5 месяцев назад +7

    RIP. we had the best music

  • @lsf9818
    @lsf9818 Год назад +2

    Every time I hear this song reminds me of Cooley High!

  • @JimmyPierce-d5k
    @JimmyPierce-d5k 4 месяца назад +4

    I’m just listening to this song live and I never realized how much Duke is carrying that 1st tenor harmony in the pre-chorus and chorus. What are some other songs where you can hear Duke’s voice or some songs where he takes lead?

    • @brianrichardson1447
      @brianrichardson1447 4 месяца назад +3

      I mean Duke is the first tenor of The Four Tops and he can sing really high. As for songs where you can hear Duke, I only know about Ain’t no woman.

    • @mikewynn6958
      @mikewynn6958 3 месяца назад

      Bernadette is a good one

  • @DavidDreilinger
    @DavidDreilinger 2 года назад +22

    One of the top 10 records of all time! Levi had one of the great voices. For something different, check out their version of I Believe In You and Me--just beautiful!

    • @inconnu4961
      @inconnu4961 Год назад +1

      Thanks for the recommendation! i will give that a peek!

  • @krystleannethomaimmuj
    @krystleannethomaimmuj 2 года назад +7

    Duke on top! Love it. Levi had a special voice.

  • @ScrappyIgotmoney
    @ScrappyIgotmoney 4 месяца назад +7

    I love this music

  • @jimrattley1372
    @jimrattley1372 Год назад +3

    To quote Tina Turner Simply the best. Nothing more needs saying.

  • @bhodges00
    @bhodges00 4 года назад +100

    Levi was such a handsome man.

    • @ggaines1085
      @ggaines1085 4 года назад +7

      Yes he was!!

    • @gucciysl
      @gucciysl 4 года назад +6

      he has the talents and look. The perfect Motown male role model

    • @bassreeves2410
      @bassreeves2410 4 года назад +7

      jackie wilson's first cousin. what a family

    • @AnAdorableWombat1
      @AnAdorableWombat1 11 месяцев назад

      He was very handsome and what a voice