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

@flaviocalichmansp-brasil6958

22 күн бұрын

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

@kylebastian9809

8 күн бұрын

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

RIP Duke Fakir. The last of the four.

@starastronomer

23 күн бұрын

🙏

@AntonioTorres-mo8bp

21 күн бұрын

Now the 4 original friends have already met in heaven.

@marysueeasteregg

6 күн бұрын

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.

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

@cdubb642

23 күн бұрын

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

22 күн бұрын

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

@joycepino9749

10 күн бұрын

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.

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

You don’t find these types of musicians today.

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

23 күн бұрын

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

23 күн бұрын

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.

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

@gordiesings

Жыл бұрын

@leokimvideo Not drifted; more like crashed.

@user-fg6bq1vt9i

Жыл бұрын

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

@inconnu4961

9 ай бұрын

@@gordiesings Like a lead zeppelin!

@JB-fi3fg

9 ай бұрын

nerd

@erossinema8797

9 ай бұрын

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

@howardthrongard640

6 ай бұрын

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

3 ай бұрын

I saw them in Belgium back in '66.

@bubbawally2809

3 ай бұрын

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

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

4 жыл бұрын

Same!

@DetroitLives313

4 жыл бұрын

I feel lucky to have known all of them!

@eyesglow1777

4 жыл бұрын

DetroitLives313 wow I wish ! Good for you :)

@JoseMorales-lw5nt

4 жыл бұрын

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 KZread for preserving great American history....🇵🇷🇺🇸😎

@Syl182

3 жыл бұрын

Same!

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

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

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

@joana6191

3 ай бұрын

👍👍

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

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

@davidsheriff8989

3 жыл бұрын

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

@benbaby100

3 жыл бұрын

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

@notmebutyou8350

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, he sure was smooth. 😀

@JaySmith-mz7vg

3 жыл бұрын

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

@benbaby100

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

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

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

@barneyronnie

3 ай бұрын

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

@NoPe-304

3 ай бұрын

@@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

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

3 ай бұрын

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

@DonVideoGuy007

23 күн бұрын

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 💙

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

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. 😘💕

They were singing the HELL out of this song!

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

2 жыл бұрын

Grow up. Music is about pushing boundaries.

@joshuahowe9417

2 жыл бұрын

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

@inquiry7

2 жыл бұрын

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

@TooCooFoYou

2 жыл бұрын

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

@4orrcountry

2 жыл бұрын

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.

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

RIP Sir Duke❤❤❤❤

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

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

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

@barneyronnie

3 ай бұрын

Saw them in Belgium in '66.

@joycepino9749

Ай бұрын

Not to mention how they are dressed. Suburb.

@joycepino9749

Ай бұрын

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

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

@sarahm.5356

6 ай бұрын

I love the suits too.

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

Levi Stubbs IS THE MAN!!

@jimrattley1372

5 ай бұрын

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

@ronames6394

2 ай бұрын

@@jimrattley1372 Amen.

@ronames6394

2 ай бұрын

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

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

I grew up listening to Motown. Born in Detroit. Four Tops were Beautiful. Love them. ❤❤

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

RIP Duke Fakir

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

@barneyronnie

3 ай бұрын

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

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

@StGeorge67

28 күн бұрын

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

@mariahardy1201

23 күн бұрын

KZread is the closest thing to a time machine!!

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)

Great Group. Never tire of their music.

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.

@Timzart7

2 жыл бұрын

Sure is. I love the modulations in the song -- so distinctive.

@JonathanHughesMusic

Жыл бұрын

So right - deceivingly difficult.

@rodmcdonough6111

Жыл бұрын

So well said... 100%

@raymondkisner9240

Жыл бұрын

They were and still are a Amazing Group!

@andrewredding8638

Жыл бұрын

The 4 tops rules 👍😊

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

@lindiascott3758

3 жыл бұрын

Love love love this music

@igorstein5616

3 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@craigfazekas3923

Жыл бұрын

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

@ACryin_Shame

Жыл бұрын

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

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!

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 .

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

@johnomalley7211

Жыл бұрын

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

@utahsilvey5930

Жыл бұрын

He wasn't better then ruffin

@Mythical444

Жыл бұрын

@@utahsilvey5930 Levi sings more in a Gospel style

@LOUISVILLECARDINALS

Жыл бұрын

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

@AngeBiampandou

Жыл бұрын

@@LOUISVILLECARDINALS Better than the Temptations ?

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

The voice of Motown was unmatched.🎉❤

As a young girl one of the Tops' daughters befriended me and she was so nice. She didnt act like her dad was a star. So a shout out to her and her famous father! Oh, and I am a huge Tops fan!

@martinvanburen6528

Жыл бұрын

Which members daughter was it?

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

7 ай бұрын

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

7 ай бұрын

@@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

3 ай бұрын

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

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

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

4 ай бұрын

💯💯💯

@nelsonortas4796

4 ай бұрын

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

@tennislover5763

4 ай бұрын

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

DID SOMEBODY SAY , NOW THAT'S REAL MUSIC 🎶 ⁉️ Well they'd be RIGHT 🤩🤩

God made such talented and beautiful people. We will meet again. (Look how stylish they were?)

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

what is a micro USB connection

@marysueeasteregg

3 жыл бұрын

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 KZread.

@archangelvvv

3 жыл бұрын

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

The Four Tops were the tops

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

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

@AnAdorableWombat1

6 ай бұрын

He was so handsome

@barneyronnie

3 ай бұрын

​@@AnAdorableWombat1Why?

. *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

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

@brendadrumm9451

2 жыл бұрын

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

This group is my all time favorite , this group the four tops were supposed to be on pan am flight 103 that exploded over Lockerbie over scotland.they were appearing in London ,but we're asked to stay one more day so,that's what saved them.

@shadowsinmymind9

3 ай бұрын

Omg, wow! Thats pure luck

Timeless. Heart-wrenching. Perfect, and timeless. Even though it's from long ago, thank God it was recorded and preserved forever.

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

Levi was so handsome and could SANNNGGGG!

I meant to say that Levi makes me cry every time I HEAR him. God, I hate getting old....

RIP. we had the best music

*Their voices AND energy though! INCREDIBLE*

@claraperry8718

3 жыл бұрын

They are pure talent, I love Levi x

@LuisCabrera-fk4ot

Жыл бұрын

You can say that again, my bro!!

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

@kenanpars9780

8 ай бұрын

❤muhteşemlardi..

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

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

@Dopi-1956

7 ай бұрын

Are you sure it’s life?

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

9 ай бұрын

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

Rest in peace Duke🙏🏽 . And deep condolences 💐to the family. Be Blessed

If it werent for soul n motown music and other music from that genre , I doubt the USA would still be United !

I don't know names but the Four Tops tenor was no joke!

@ericvanjames8395

2 жыл бұрын

The Four Tops had two natural tenors: Duke Fakir (first tenor), Lawrence Payton (second tenor). ~

@nikmariealex

2 жыл бұрын

@@ericvanjames8395 ahh okay so Mr. Duke was no joke!!

Motown music always hit different👏🏾

@Raptuza

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! 🥰🥰🥰

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

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

@hollicoburn8590

10 ай бұрын

They were getting it doing the Boo ga loo

@AnAdorableWombat1

6 ай бұрын

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

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

@Jim-py8ur

Жыл бұрын

Ed Sullivan was a Great Host.

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

I usually listen to metal, but there's no denying that these guys were IT. Their voices are heavenly

People told me in 2019 we are sorry about your mom,then in 2020 my condolences for your dad and mom last year, I said Mom and my dad are fine,I was just talking to them 😅 folks were so confused, just like my parents 2 brothers, I was just talking to my family this morning, just like like the Four Tops was talking to me on the radio station,WDAS, in Philly 😊 As long as I don't have dementia,my dear and faithful child of God,Mary Pollard Kitchen, my two brothers,mom ,dad and other family members and friends, are still talking to me the second I open my eyes ✌️💙🌞🫂❤️😎🙏👋☝️🌹

The four tops bring me to a great place

They were greatness. One of the best Motown groups ever, and that's saying something

They crushed that stage 🔥🔥🔥🔥

R.I.P Mr.Duke.

Motown was the best of Black music, groups like the Four Tops, had it all & the best sounds. They are all going now, but the music lives on.

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

one of the few from the '60s that lasted till the '80s just goes to show how long-lasting they were.

Today’s music will never be able to TOP this

RIP Abdul Dakir ,One of the greats!

Yes, the Four Tops were another fantastic Motown group. My favorite song of theirs is "Baby, I Need Your Loving". And yes we were wearing tight high water pants back in the 60's like you young people are doing today.

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

Fantastic performance! Levi Stubbs was one of the greatest singers of any decade. I think that Obie Benson ( on the right , behind Levi ) made a few appearances on the Phil Silvers show in the 50's as a singing soldier. The Four Tops were my fave Motown group. , Dean , in Syracuse.

Brilliant. Loved them in the 60s and still love them now. Can never be replicated.

@JanetJames-dw6xo

Жыл бұрын

@honestmark92 good thanks and you

@JanetJames-dw6xo

Жыл бұрын

@honestmark92 sorry I didn't realise we were communicating.

@JanetJames-dw6xo

Жыл бұрын

@honestmark92 England, UK

@JanetJames-dw6xo

Жыл бұрын

@honestmark92 well we have sky high gas and electric bills a cost of living crisis, high interest rates, a bloody useless government apart from that all OK lol. Things are probably the same there

@JanetJames-dw6xo

Жыл бұрын

@honestmark92 yes I have 3 sons and a grand daughter

RIP Abdul Kareem Fakir

Je les adore! 👍👍👍👍👍👍 Chanson superbe, chorégraphie agréable et leur voix❤❤❤❤❤❤ Cette chanson avait été reprise, en France par Claude François. Cette version est extraordinaire 👍👍👍👍

This is how it's done. Stubbs forever lives