FOUR TOPS Standing in the shadows of love.

[BHH10]

Great to see the "Tops" truly in their prime - Thanks for posting!

[sarahchng]

thanks for sharing the love that comes through

[sarahchng]

its so great that you have found this

[pogsboo]

And People of the 60's were Racists??? Yeah Right!!!!

[tetiontkon]

The Four tops were amazing performers and vocalists!

[rlms56]

LOVE Levi's voice!

[PassionForMusic68]

The video rocks! And like posters fpmluser and js1268, the bassist stole the show without uttering a word verbally. By turning his back on the audience and bopping to the beat reminded me of Miles Davis' stage presence and was super cool. The horn section and the drummer made their presence felt in this jam session also. I tried to find out the bassist name in this clip to no avail. I am certain the bass player in this clip isn't the great James Jamerson. JJ was smaller than this cat.

[MrsNodrizzle]

beautiful, amazing, NOTHING compares!!!



[boichop]

i really really thing the jackson 5 sung this song better go nd check it out. i LOVE the four tops but j5 did da shyt out this song

[roanokebarry]

wow with what looks like a high school band playing the 4 tops seem so much larger than life in this video....thanks for posting the 4 tops were the real deal...

[supervc10]

I meet Duke, at a show in Detroit, what a great guy, a real pro, a great show, the Duke still has it!!!!

[jsbach15]

A million years ago in a suburb of Detroit, Levi Stubbs and Smokey Robinson, arrived at my home (unannounced) to sing me "Happy Birthday!" It's a long story but the thrill never left me!

[roblaidback100]

I swear this video moves me every time I see it. Levi is so powerful...his voice, his presence, his essence is off the chart. Not too many 31 years old, like myself, that I know can relate or appreciate great music from the originators of soul.

[silverdollar3]

yea, back in the day ~ when performers were ladies or gentlemen

great post ! thanks

[ZombieEater1984]

awesome vid and quality of the sound amazing

[ilovetortillas]

GODDAMN that voice!!! awesome awesome awesome!

[alishadtaylor]

I think Levis handsome.. All Levi fans PM me plz!!. So we can talk about Levi...

[Maribo33]

YES man, Thanks a million for posting!!

What a performance.

[nessam72]

@Maribo33 You're Welcome, and Thanks for viewing!

[ricardodewilsiano]

You can't watch a video of the four tops without being moved especially when Levi is really belting it out.

[tetiontkon]

@ricardodewilsiano That is so true. Some of the best songwriting and vocals of the 20th century

[ItalianDanza]

The energy here is amazing , genius at work .. watch 'n' learn

[W2n1dowsx]

Levi Stubbs and Stevie Wonder did more for race relations than any bunch of politicians.

[1978blueGREEN]

@W2n1dowsx  You Damn right! That is a thought I'd always felt and never been able to put into words!

[mikemacjunkie1]

awesome video and song but very obnoxious editing haha.

[ItalianDanza]

STAGGERING WOW

/\/\ O '|' (0) \/\/  //\//

[kyuss2922]

Levi's one of the all time best, no doubt about it.

[nessam72]

@catpoopjb7 thanks

[mattdaddyful]

GREATNESS

[rocksinger45]

Come on folks didn't they treat us right..Didn't they...Thanks 4 Top's you help write the sound track of my life..RIP Levi Stubbs

[1silentsigh]

wow he makes it look easy!!!

[wingslyp]

Amazing. I'd love to have been at that concert.

[Chinyjackson89]

great performance real talent

[js1268]

Is that Jamerson on bass back there?

[jojumsjo]

Awesome!

[izzycow]

Where is this clip from?

[TheCounslor]

great! thanks for posting

[1022bby]

the best

[bobj1992]

Sounds just as good as the original recording, if not better. Outrageously good live

[W2n1dowsx]

Man, that is sooo powerful.

[blackcountrygirl1]

love it



[tobar1p]

Man whoever cut this had a real short attention span. =P

[Viper777888]

Great clip but what made this song unique was the amazing backing singers, yet not a sign of them. I'm trying to find out who they were!

[rivilov]

@Viper777888 I believe the background singers are the group call the originals they sung backup for everybody! on motown

[williamg2552]

THE FOUR TOPS could blow ANY of today's profane. posturing RAPPERS off ANY STAGE... ANYWHERE !!!

[SophiaB648]

these guys actully have talent and sound like real people!!!

[DAWJESARETEE4]

the heartaches always come

[kickassfan]

See people?.,....Voice,Talents,all in one stage,This was when there was TALENT.

[ilovecatsgingi]

Great upload!Thanks so much!!Love it!!

[psychodamned]

This is just F**ng amazing... WOW !!!

Me like this alot yes !!!

[nessam72]

@psychodamned

Lmao....Thx 4 viewing!

[pazeem]

Europe has always been good to black artist some of the greatest success enjoyed by these black artists was among the whites of Europe.

[nessam72]

@pazeem

Thanks! And Thx 4 viewing!

[1nine79]

MAN i luv tis song...AWESOME upload...thanks 4 post nessam72....the soul energy is awesome perfomance

[nessam72]

@1nine79 Hey, Thanks for viewing...this song and their performance just grabs me everytime I hear it!

[1nine79]

@nessam72 my pleasure! when your next video comin'?...oh yeah, and luv your smile....have a great weekend

[nessam72]

@1nine79 Thanks so much, it's great to hear from You! I can try to upload something later today? Have a Great Week!

[nessam72]

@1nine79 it will probably be from my sing snap . com site aka nursenessa

[brooklynbajan415]

@1nine79

yo wen he does he dance at 44 is funny, that must be his trade mark

[nessam72]

@1nine79

Thanks, and thx for viewing and posting!!!

[Valles075]

I've always loved this song.There's a kind of darkness about that sound that i'm not sure you get with any other artists. Seven rooms of gloom is the same. Love how there are two songs going on if you only listen to the backing singers. Brilliant.

[nessam72]

@Valles075 Thanks for the Comment, I agree completely! This is Brilliant, it carries deep emotion with it for me...passion especially.

[kickassfan]

This goes directly to my Ipod,I will burst this out loud,thaaaaanks levi you are the man

[nessam72]

@kickassfan Hehehe, Thanks for the Comment, it's on mine!

[kickassfan]

@nessam72 yes I will too with this vid on too,how come not

[ESHbyESH]

soul overload at 0:47

[FpMLuser]

Was that James Jamerson on bass?

[KeyboardRambo]

This clip is simply amazing...

[nessam72]

@KeyboardRambo Thanks, I love it!

[tigerincanada]

how can you cover the best? that said this version is too fast.

The Tops rule ... KTF

[nessam72]

@tigerincanada Lol, I agree! I would have to hear it to believe it! Thanks for the comment!

[7fire7ice7]

the jackson 5 did a great cover of this song

[Griffen427]

the Barry White one just plain rocks

[7fire7ice7]

he did a cover! i gotta check it out

[nessam72]

@Griffen427 I didn't know that he did it too? lol, Thanks

[nessam72]

@7fire7ice7 I would have to hear it, I'm surprised that I don't know it! Thanks for the comment!

[jiadavis]

Potent, Authentic, Pure, Natural,untainted....

[nessam72]

@jiadavis Thanks, I agree with You!

[niedzwiedzica84]

bravo!!!!

[kickassfan]

Love ya Levi

[kickassfan]

Real Talents.

[huskymuscles]

This is an amazing video. What was amazing about these performers is that they actually worked the audience without a million stage props and fire works going off. They could sing and entertain. I miss Levi, Obie and Renaldo. Duke carry on.

[williamg2552]

@huskymuscles You mean Levi , Obie & Lawrence. Obie and Renaldo are the same person.

[williamg2552]

@huskymuscles Obie IS Renaldo. You mean Lawrence.

[SoulTooSoul]

It is always a pleasure to watch these vintage videos. There were no trick visuals, or female stage dancers. The singers of their day would rise or fall based on talent.

[nhlninetyfour]

@SoulTooSoul

man isn't that the truth. This is music, how it's meant to be. All this new crap like rap with a catchy beat coming out now is garbage. What's really sad is some of the younger black guys my age I work with have NO IDEA who these older artists are! Like the Platters, percy sledge, etc.

[nate61]

well said the newer artists can learn much from them on how it's done

[MadameSynesthesia]

Seeing this clip just made my life complete.

[Janeintheok]

The best...Miss you Levi!

[Raphael2885]

RnB /"soul" or what record companies want to classify it as just has too much "gangsta" and "crunk" bass in it

it all seems to be missing that funk and cool cat jazz club basslines

[Raphael2885]

this is the kind of soul music that needs to make a come back i want to hear people wail and people play real instruments. the thing i love about the four tops is they sounded exactly the same on stage and in a recording booth much like many of the artists of the 60s up until the late 80s even michael jackson althoguth he did have to lip sync at times so he could dance when he did stand and sing ballads like man in the mirror it sounded jus tlike or better than the recording.

[elguapodetamaulipas]

Aerosmith has a song similar to this, its called "The Other SIde"

[FpMLuser]

Don't you mean that Aerosmith tried--and failed--to cover the 4 Tops?

[elguapodetamaulipas]

Well they didnt exactly try, but Four Tops or some other greedy bastards that tried to sue aerosmith sure thought it was a cover...

[ESHbyESH]

I hear it.

[kickassfan]

Beautiful Clip,damn I wish I could be there,and by the way Mr Levi you are sexy...........Im burning

[kickassfan]

freaking lucky audience

If I were there I would never NEVER FORGET THIS.

[TheSunnyStar]

Great clip! Four Tops are classic!

[martinhospely]

This is incredible talent! First time I see the video. What happened to the guys and gals today, where has their talent gone?

[sdeschanel1]

That's me screaming in the background - well it would have been had i been fortunate to have been there!

[nessam72]

Me too! If I wouldn't be a stalker or something, lol.

[sdeschanel1]

Sexy Levi - yum yum!!

[nessam72]

ROTFLMBO.........

[sdeschanel1]

what does ROTFLMBO mean??? ;-D

[nessam72]

:)

It means, rolling on the floor, laughing my butt off :-D

[sdeschanel1]

That's so cute ;-D

[mrmotown1000]

This is TOPS movement you don't see any longer I have always wonderd "WHY "?

[mudbonehancock]

This is The Tops and Funk Bros. when they could sing more black in Belgium. Great stuff

[nessam72]

YEAH, AND HERE TOO!

[redfishradical]

Wow! GREAT clip! Thanks for sharing!

I grew up a 70s rocker, but remember standing in the back of my folks plymouth in the 60s singing Tops songs at the top of my lungs! Still have a BIG soft spot for them!

Tops, Marvin, Sam & Dave, 5th Dimension, Otis, man I still think it's the best. Soul whether Memphis or MoTown was the joy of music. But Levi's voice sets them above all others!

Ahhh, they brought the creative HDH music to life like no others!

Thanks again for sharing!

Peace!

[Cokain3]

HD... good Video! five stars! FOUR TOPS IS A GREAT GROUP!! ... this song is one of my favorites songs

[nessam72]

Thanks for viewing, and your great comment! it's one of mine too...and i had a tough time getting it on here too? :)

[MikeSea100]

Thank you so much for this! I was lucky enough to see the Tops at the Odeon Newcastle back in the day. This brings back so many memories. They called him Golden Throat. What a voice..........incredible.

[nessam72]

Really...I wish that I could have seen them! "Golden throat", That's the best name for him yet!!!

He was a awesome performer!!!

You're Welcome.

[EarthWindFire82]

I think Levi is so gorgeous on here. This is CLASSIC!

[nessam72]

He is! I'm telling you, if I was back in this day, He would have a semi-stalker for sho' !!! LOL

Thanks for the comments :)

[Rudie29]

Absolutely. They don't make 'em like that anymore...

[xiloves]

Yall aint never lied,,,he would of been my husband.

[tuzwol]

great post

[nessam72]

Thank You...was trying to post more? But I had a problem.

[vintagezigg]

Your brother's a Rapper ? Could it be that he can't sing.?

[nessam72]

LOL, I think that might be it! I don't think that he ever listen? Or he just doesn't like my music?

[vintagezigg]

Check out Mary Wells, ( My Guy, & Two Lovers )and Smokey's Goin' To A Go Go ! My favorite. Can't forget Otis Redding "I Been Lovin' You " and go back a little further for Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson.If you haven't already you'll fall in love with Jackie.(Baby Work Out). The End. Bye

[nessam72]

Oh, I know all of them, except Jackie W. ? I watched one video of him...and I know that stars like Micheal Jackson, and everyone loved him...and says that he was the performers, Performer!

[vintagezigg]

It ended with the begginning of Disco . But,,, I just played your Supremes , Set Me Free, God ! You are Good ! You sound like Diana Ross, and on key.There's a reason for everything and I think you're not just singing those songs to pass the time. Keep at it ! You've got talent and you're young. I saw a Mtown Revue in Hoboken NJ 2 yrs ago, I think they were from Philly, and they blew everyone away !

[nessam72]

Thanks so much...I'm glad that I got your comment...my brother was just now teasing me saying that i couldn't sing, and how he couldn't believe that I posted to youtube! (he's a rapper/producer) LOL...I wish that I knew when shows like that were around, I always miss them? But thanks for your great comment!

[EarthWindFire82]

I LOVE LEVI!

[nessam72]

Me too! I have been trying to sing his songs...and it's a struggle! LOL

[vintagezigg]

Motown at it's best ! Great memories. What an era !

[nessam72]

Motown at its best...is the best way to describe it too! Thanks :)

[nessam72]

I agree...when did it all change?

[ironducksiredward]

Made me feel alot better, just don't hear great songs like this anymore.

[nessam72]

They really don't, that's why i'm stuck on this legendary music!

[nessam72]

Me too, thats why I've been listening to it since I was really young.

[wes170]

Love it, got this on their dvd, thanks for posting it on here too!

[nessam72]

You're Welcomed...and thats where I got it, from my dvd collection! Thanks for the comment.

[nessam72]

Your Welcome...I tried to post more, but some shows have it blocked?

[pernicketty]

Wow! Once again you've come up with another real gem Vanessa. This proves beyond doubt that the Tops could really cut it live - even back then. Levi certainly was one of the great soul voices, wasn't he? Once again enormous thanks for another excellent post!

[nessam72]

Yes it does, I had watched small clips of this...but I wasn't sure if I had it? They are Great, and Thank You!