g.johnson Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Click. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Wilfrid1 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 When the world falls apart some things stay in place She takes off the Four Tops tape and puts it back in its case When the world falls apart some things stay in place Levi Stubbs' tears... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lex Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Damn. Another piece of my youth lost. Alright, lets play Levi home. 27zvHNjdGlU ETA: I'm a little late on the draw. Dr. J. already posted the studio version of "Reach Out." Mine is live. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carolyn Tillie Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Was he the inventor of Stubbs BBQ Sauce? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ghostrider Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Doggone. I went to a Four Tops concert 40 years ago. Now I'm standin' in the shadows of love. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 God, what a voice. That live performance Lex provided is incredible. The handclaps! There just ain't too many people who you could put a microphone in their hand and they'd be able to sound like that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid1 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Here's a fun, wild, live one. SRjAR5eoHyk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 That was great! Screaming Belgian teeny buds. Seems Little Sir Mick mighta had a passing familiarity with Levi's beautiful dancing as well as James Brown's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slapsie Maxie Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 In 1982, I began university in London and a friend, John went to Southampton. About two weeks into our first term, he called me to tell me that he had tickets to see The Four Tops at Southampton Gaumount where they were to be supported by Fat Larry's Band (Zoom, remember that?) Before the gig, as we always used to do, we hung around the venue in hopes of topping up our autograph collection, which to that point, comprised signatures from Julian Cope, Joe Strummer and one of The Fabulous Poodles. As we were about to give up hope, the band's tour bus arrived and we began talking to each of the members. Three were not particularly forthcoming, but one of them, Levi Stubbs was taken with the notion that two eighteen year olds might be interested in their music and invited us to the band's dressing room where we sat for a beer or two. We left to go to the auditorium, which was sparsely populated by a middle aged crowd more interested in their scampi in a basket than the music. Despite that, The Four Tops gave it everything they had and worked their way through a procession of hits until they got to "Standing in The Shadows of Love" and which point, Levi Stubbs announced "This is for my brothers John and Simon" One of the most memorable moments of my life R.I.P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alexandra Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Simon that's a lovely story. RIP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid1 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 It has to be said, though, that the Fabulous Poodles were unavoidable back then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lex Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 It was a different world then. The acts could actually sing. They might have sounded great in the studio but that's because they were great live bands. Here's Levi leading the Tops on American TV. The arrangement is prerecorded - the singing is not. God, these guys were great. NfZgyxaspF8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
memesuze Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Was he the inventor of Stubbs BBQ Sauce? No, that was Texas' own CB Stubblefield Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foodie52 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I remember dancing to their music in England in the mid 60's. Didn't Reach Out get into the English top 40? Because when I hear it, I have flashbacks to the really cold and dark common room at the boarding school. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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