Four Tops - Bernadette (1967)

[@terryberry4487]

Who’s here in the search of great classics in 2024? Bless you and your families 🎼

[@TiggerToo27]

Was any music better than that of the 1960's and 1970's? I think not.

[@patriciagrant4913]

Here!!!!

[@bethshields4903]

Here also 😊

[@joycepino9749]

I am. Part of my childhood in the 60s, The Four Tops are awesome. I remember them on American Bandstand.

[@johnsmith-wd5sq]

Right Back at Ya!

[@hawaiiancane1]

This song is a classic. The incomparable voice of Levi Stubbs

[@paulamiles9559]

Funny to think that smooth sexiness is the same voice that renders Mean Green Mother from Outer Space

[@stevensobota6638]

Best voice in rock and roll history (in my humble opinion)

[@francescahuckaby1080]

No voice like Levi Stubbs ❤

[@jaygaston1719]

The incomparable Levi Stubbs! Easily the most underrated lead singer in rnb history

[@Chutney1luv]

Duke has left the building July 22, 2024! We will miss him dearly I love love this song. Thank you for the love, songs, joy and lyrics! 🙏🕊❤🕊🙏🎶

[@davidnace9946]

They don't make groups like this anymore. Talented and classy.

[@shaundavenport621]

Levi Stubbs had the best soul voice!

[@user-qk8uh4me5v]

For real!

[@eddie12454]

Oh yes. He brings out all the emotion. R I P Mr Stubbs.

[@stephenmonroe2504]

I agree if you ever can find this band called the pink slips there's a twenty years old boy Evan wright sings I believe in you and me and it's real good not like Levi but it's close the boy at least has good taste in music

[@wonwelhung2954]

I love Levi’s voice, but my favorite soul voice is Marvin Junior of the Dells. Dude was incredible.

[@garyt2319]

There were so many great singers back in the day when music was music and Levi was def top 5 but in my opinion no one topped David Ruffin for pure soul.

[@FQofNambour]

Rest in Peace Abdul Fakir (July2024). The World is a better place thanks to your music.

[@JennetteHolmes]

I miss all of the Motown greats. Smokey is still hanging in there I was born in 1950 and i swear our Era was the best of the Best. Never be the same 😢 God bless them all. ❤

[@CharlesTimothy-z1o]

Born in 1952 and 200% agree with you.

[@brennenlancashire2465]

Yeah you’re right,I was born in 1951, how privileged were we all to grow up listening the 50s music and then 60s music then Motown came along and just blew everything else away it’s so intertwined in everyones lives, every song brings back memories of those amazing times 🤘🏼🎸🎵❤️

[@dannycorsaro546]

Amen

[@juliecahill5691]

Born in 1957, with older siblings got to hear so much wonderful music and songs loving my music time tonight

[@leopcat4336]

1954

[@jackcane7485]

Levi Stubbs. Nuff said.

[@d.y.h.w.]

Right!

[@christinamitchell6796]

@@pathandy6047 yepp 👍👍💖

[@yell0wberry]

Finally, a song that Pat Cooper couldn’t try and imitate under any circumstances

[@tanyachavis2578]

The Four Tops not only nailed ALL their songs, they have the distinction of you never hearing anything bad or negative about them!! Love ❤️ them forever!!

[@margaretorlando4298]

Listening 12/21/21

[@00Bunner]

Yes for sure they are a class act.

[@josephfdanza4937]

I'm listening today 5-5-2022 Joe D @76yrs old.....

[@TonyEnglandUK]

The moment this song starts, my entire body sings along with it.

[@paulteague9700]

KZbin play Reach Out by The Four Tops

[@lawrenceklein3524]

These gentlemen were flawless performers! I am a forever fan!

[@TonyEnglandUK]

Paul McCartney is a forever fan, too, he once even offered to write songs with them

[@jeanveneziano8656]

Me too!*

[@user-qk8uh4me5v]

Ditto!!!

[@keithwiggins3131]

Now all four tops are all together again. R. I. P. Four Tops.

[@chuckw302]

This hurt that they’re all gone, RIP to the last surviving member Abdul Duke Fakir. Your music will live on, thank you.🙏🏽

[@kathryntitus9647]

Rest in peace with beautiful music. The last surviving member of the group has now passed, and they were such a big part of my childhood. 🙏💚😔

[@athomasmodeen8478]

Rest in Peace all four....you are together again.

[@michaelglenn7172]

I had a Bernadette that I lost. I feel this song 100%. I'll Tell the World!!!

[@MrTPain]

I feel you Michael tell the world

[@lionelkennedy1394]

God bless you 🙏🏽

[@hermanjr47]

IT BEES THAT WAY some time

[@relic69]

Strange enough me too. Still have the 45 though!

[@GLH1213]

me too because of the draft

[@lisawalker8014]

You may not agree but I really think this is about the best record ever to come out of Motown. It has everything from the perfect backing of the Funk Brothers to The Haunting background vocals by the andantes and the amazing sound of holland-dozier-holland who can basically do no wrong as songwriters. And of course the astounding vocals of the Four Tops particularly the one and only Levi Stubbs, full of passion that is just this side of passing over into insanity. If this song doesn't give you Goosebumps the first time you hear it, you're probably already dead.

[@blujay9191]

Couldn't agree more. You mentioned the Funk Brothers but James Jamerson deserves to be mentioned by name for the phenomenal bass playing in this tremendous song. (Edit.. I just remembered 'Can't Get Next To You' by The Temptations. It's a dead heat. Photo finish. Too close to call.)

[@LizbethPlenty]

Word sista ✌🥰🙋‍♀️🙏👍✌🐬💙💚

[@twiggyrox37]

This and You're All I Need to Get By by Marvin and Tammie are my favorite Motown songs but there are so many others

[@MariaVazquez-du3st]

You said it all Lisa!!

[@MariaVazquez-du3st]

​@@LizbethPlenty yup!

[@laurallewien2165]

I'll take this over mumble rap anyday!

[@josephduplaga1881]

Mumble rap I got to remember that one that's a good one

[@HarryFlowerrs]

Pathetic!

[@gingerhunter3150]

It has its place… (lil Wayne and others)…. But I get it.. 4tops might be better for much of the older crop….folks

[@garypancarowicz6425]

Me too

[@morrisparrish76]

Anyone in the civilized world would say the same!

[@raddmann336]

There were a lot of great male singers at Motown but for me Levi was the best. One thing that set him apart was that he was a baritone and most of the others were tenors. He had amazing power and sang with such intensity. The Four Tops story about their lifelong friendship and that Levi wouldn’t go solo are so inspiring when you consider how things behind the scenes went with so many other groups.

[@bernadettechincio8338]

Rest In Peace Duke ❤ Thank you for the Beautiful Music THE FOUR TOPS ❤❤❤❤

[@raymondwebb2029]

We were so lucky to grow up in these times

[@Rustymouse]

Wern't we just. I would love to time travel.

[@suzetteglover9162]

I STILLLLLL ...Have a CRUSH on LEVI STUBBS 😍😍 and I'm 62 yrs old !!

[@carmenmonoxide7459]

YES! I do too. Well, him and Tom Jones. 😊

[@PaulManzi-gy6kc]

@@carmenmonoxide7459 guy williams...

[@FranciscoMartinez-kw9cj]

No cursing, no tattoos, well dressed, nothing but class and good music

[@thestones8022]

and great looking lead singer doesn't hurt!!

[@allentumminello2343]

Nailed it, Pride

[@loisnoble9139]

Amen Amen and Amen. When you can sing all you need is a stage and a mike.

[@mariaguadalupetovarlopez2722]

Así es

[@stevej532]

Yes!

[@RebeccaBaker-og9yd]

Yes him and David Ruffin. Both great singers! Both goat.

[@cecilyblake529]

This song 🎵 is Everything!!!! He is 🎤 singing with all of His heart ♥️ and SOUL!!!

[@lesson6317]

you aint lyin!!!!! i’ll tell you what, if this man is ever out in public with Bernadette and he sees another brother make A slight mistake and move his eyes towards Bernadette, it’s going to be troublllllllllle trubbllllllle🤣👊🏽❗️

[@kjmwtube]

👍😄 ya right!

[@toscanoplaster5603]

Most soulful song EVERRRRR

[@lisafairclough8122]

Yes!!!!!!

[@erictucker4412]

100%! I feel every word ,note &word!!!! Amazing!!!!

[@joemartucci4786]

Such a classic bass line courtesy of the phenomenal James jamerson

[@daBEAGLE1017]

Never heard it before you said it.

[@josephmcfarland8442]

Notice it now to. CAN NEVER ACCEPT, THE FACT WHEN MOTOWN HAD THERE 25TH CELEBRATION, James Jameson had to buy a ticket, BURNS MY ASS

[@eddieadams2051]

Not on this one. Carol Kaye did this tune. She also did Love Child and other Motown cuts that were done when Motown went to Hollywood.

[@c.myesska1798]

Levi puts such passion and soul into this song that you can feel every word he sings. I was 15 when this came out 55 years ago. Being a teenager The Four Tops would touch me emotionally and still do,

[@Bananadiva1]

This has to be one of the greatest songs ever written ... and performed by one of the greatest groups of all time. What voices these guys had!

[@user-qk8uh4me5v]

So true, so true. My goodness!

[@jackmccluskey5921]

You can't name a bad 4 tops song

[@pauldolan1265]

55 year old white guy listening to real music who usually listening to heavy metal music motown will always be beautiful

[@jeremymcaleer1288]

This is the best song by the Four Tops

[@jaxjax3494]

Every woman should be so blessed to have a man who feels this way about her! Take note guys!

[@emmel4fun]

And every man should be so blessed to have a woman that he can sincerely feel this way about.

[@karlschneider9479]

My dad raised me to be a gentleman and my fiancé is happy for that. I love here more than words can say!

[@PaulManzi-gy6kc]

@@karlschneider9479 that's leo sayer...lol...

[@dgray9020]

Rest In Peace Mr Lamont Dozier (Songwriter)

[@jamespierce419]

HDH winning combo

[@RichardNDixon]

A tribute to the great Lamont Dozier who died this week. He wrote so many Mo Town hits, this one and others for the Four Tops.

[@raddmann336]

Holland Dozier Holland had 21 #1 hits. Incredible ! One more than those lads from Liverpool.

[@TrinTheGoddess]

This song came out 10 years before I was born! And its still found it way to my ears! I LOVE THIS SONG! Great arrangement and vocals! 🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤❤

[@JacquelineFox-xo6jn]

I was 14. My Mam had to drag me away from the radio..

[@videogeekin]

“ I am so thankful that I have the blessings of being able to have been born in 1961, so when I was a first grader I would hear this on the car radio… now 54 years later it has a deep impact on my psychic.”

[@amanteapasionado6836]

My grandpa listened to this music, these songs make me miss him a lot. He used to dance around the house playing these songs when I was a little kid. I was raised by my grandparents and he meant the most to me in life beside my own kids.

[@SamMHayne]

Peace and remembrance

[@neilryan9301]

It sounds like you had a wonderful grandfather.

[@cgonneville6677]

The pipes! Those pipes bring Jesus into your heart. Pure soul.

[@lisadunnigan4840]

Levi was the man, that voice, legend

[@michaeldonofrio2142]

So of all the all-time great Motown singers Levi Stubbs may take the cake. Eddie Kendrick's is right there as well.

[@branniehopkins9219]

I'm 41 years old and love old school music especially from the 60s four tops killing this song

[@WolfMansgotnards81]

Same

[@ellenwennink2231]

I am 73 and i love this❤

[@elinorjones9396]

This is my most ultimate four tops record. Sang with such passion. Levi told a story when he sang this. 'In you I have what other men long for' 'All men need someone to worship and adore' 🎤 👏 x

[@2wheelsrbest327]

If us British were ever racist how come, we all loved Motown Chuck Berry Fats Domino Little Richard etc we weren't worried about their colour but instead enjoyed their wonderful music. As we still do to this day.

[@danielswood]

My grandad played cornet in his northern England work's brass band and his absolute musical hero was Louis Armstrong. I remember his reel to reel recordings in the 60s. In my younger days I loved Levi's voice - and still do! RIP, legend.

[@PaulManzi-gy6kc]

i am as wh as the page i'm typing on and motown music the doors the rolling stones and creedence were, are real talent that's timeless and knows no color we, the good people, i'm trying, know that...our ears don't see, they hear.

[@kengordon7462]

When I listened to the Four Tops, they take me on an emotional journey to a feverish pitch that most singers don’t understand. Lead singer Levi Stubbs is in the stratosphere of baritone vocals.

[@clarencecarter2361]

I didnt think of it this way until I read your comment, but one could say that Levi probably inspired Teddy Pendergrasses style when you think of Lead baritone. Like Marvin Junior of the Dells too.

[@user-qk8uh4me5v]

Just incomparable!

[@musicman9198]

Beautiful song like the Bernadette i know 59 to young R.I.P. Bernadette XXX

[@davidgibbins1504]

They were Brilliant fantastic along with the Temptations.They will never be replaced.

[@jameswitt2981]

Senior in high school when released.. All their music pure QUALITY!

[@doorkicker8507]

Agree

[@marcussmith3934]

Happy Heavenly Birthday Levi Stubbs!(Born June 6, 1936)😃🙏🎂

[@JBlingBling03]

Rest in Eternal Peace Abdul Duke Fakir. You will be missed.

[@gailsmith3581]

Thirteen years old when this was released. I remember seeing them in person at the Howard Theater in Washington DC. Happy memories. 😁

[@stevenwiederholt7000]

There's a reason its called Soul Music!

[@karencorbin533]

You more than a dream, your a plan to me! Omg he stole my heart!!!

[@jessicarangel7121]

Oldies, I could listen to them every single day . I never get tired of them... love the Four Tops...

[@robertcramer6342]

That’s when music meant something, really miss those days

[@daBEAGLE1017]

Music still means a lot to those of the age that weve outgrown. It will always be this way. Remember when Bill Haley was damned by those older?

[@ntcrwler]

The music was once better and the artists classier and better dressers. SERIOUSLY!

[@jdm350gts_hr]

44 here in 2024 still rocking to my parents amazing music they gave me.

[@chrischarles9218]

Levi Stubbs may be the smoothest dude to ever exist on planet Earth.

[@rockeeberlin888]

The best background vocals Ever!!!!!!!

[@rockeeberlin888]

Levi??? Such passion. Absolutely flawless.

[@stanleyleonaire3105]

This is a classic from Motown's main songwriting team, and produced by the geniuses Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier.

[@mikehunt8823]

When we stand in row Z and the ball it's his head..... it's Zamora!

[@briangarrett9820]

My wife's family were neighbors with Mr. Dozier in Detroit; they say he was very humble and nice.

[@rashmita916]

You tell em' Levi...

[@DominiqueGarofalo]

I've decided that I'm only ever going to get married if someone feels about me the way the song describes feeling about Bernadette. Otherwise why bother? Why settle for less than EVERYTHING?

[@lenachavez1456]

This song is so beautiful a good name is radther to be chosen then riches. It is one of a kind.

[@bernadette9444]

In 1967 this song came out the month I was born and my 18 year old parents called me Bernadette!!! It has one of the most funkiest bass lines ever played. James Jamerson 🐐!! The GReatest of all tiMe Thanku

[@bernadettesandoval3990]

Hi kid!

[@ShawnLucas-bi2js]

49 born in 1974 and loving the classics for life

[@queenminaable]

If they had played on The Ed Sullivan Show, I just saw them, March 27, 2022!! They were excellent♥️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@zackparsons3937]

Bernadette was Aretha Franklin’s favorite song.

[@suzyeaston]

Singles from Four Tops hit on such another level. Bernadette. They are giving it everything; there is an absolute urgency. Modernity shoots you through with every inhibitor to honest, passionate expression.

[@TJ-gi3jo]

So gooooood....

[@thomasjianuzzi1861]

Levi is desperate. Pleading. Commanding. Menacing on this song! The best!

[@jb8280]

This song runs deep into my soul. The urgency and Levi…dear good. Songs crafted with passion and soul and musicianship over narcissistic driven monetization. Something today’s culture will never understand. They champion WAP and mumbling mediocrity with a store bought beat.

[@jamesmilardo5694]

James Jamerson on Bass....

[@barryjones7193]

His son James Jamerson, Jr was also bad with the bass like his dad

[@jenniferrose779]

@ Barry Jones Was??

[@IDONTLIKETHATSHIT]

@@jenniferrose779 He passed in 2016.

[@kaylabrownell1268]

This song (and all their songs) always eases my anxiety, I've got high anxiety and it's hard to work sometimes without panicking, with the Four Tops playing I can work and be calm as well.

[@GraemeBT]

Levi had one of the best voices in music, Ever!

[@peterstoneham5806]

Grew up with Motown, what a band.

[@powwowdoc]

Wow! Been loving the Four Tops for over 40 years. They were and still are simply incredible.

[@lenalundin7581]

This song is in the new movie "Don't look up" with Leonardo Dicaprio.

[@IDONTLIKETHATSHIT]

That's what started my quest to investigate this amazing song!! Movie was meh....but this song, brilliant.

[@patricklemeur4607]

absolument magnifique , j'adore ....

[@emohristov1984]

1:40 gives me chills every time ! What a VOICE !

[@PleasePRAYforPEACE_Yehowaah]

11 27 23 I love Levi's voice such intense joy and powerful deep emotions. Levi was so special he left us with unforgettable love songs that move your Soul. Make sure u play this song so the children can hear it. Men do not love like this these days.😢.

[@MistressOfKungFu]

I love so many of their songs. They were always epic in sound. The chorus was perfection. I felt uplifted by their music. Definitely created a mood. They sung with passion about love.

[@janetduncan87]

Always dressed well and choreography was on point. What happened to the black music industry?

[@daBEAGLE1017]

I love that unsinced dancing in the back. Truly from the soul.

[@davidcarter6636]

great band not as good as the temptations with ruffin and kendricks but didnt let ego and drugs break up the band

[@hualni]

One of the greatest vocalists to ever sing.

[@superflyfunkandsoulbelfast3171]

So good I named my dog Levi. what an incredible artist!

[@TheLionessjudah]

Powerful lyrics. I remember buying this record as a kid because I loved this song. It still is one of the best.

[@alexadvorson1090]

It still gives me goosebumps every time. A song for the ages. Few tunes nail the essence of longing like this one. It shook me from head to heart and beyond when it came out, even though I was a young teen and didn't have a clue about so many things!

[@mynanhasafathead]

that baseline is tasty

[@camelia9802]

Superb music

[@user-qk8uh4me5v]

Period!

[@judetrafficano8686]

True 💘 songs. Todays songs have nothing on this.

[@EsPGoPo]

Nothing at all

[@charmingmorrissey]

Bernadette, I feel so sorry for trying to propose to you...

[@randomacousticthoughts]

One of the greatest arrangements of an incredibly rich era. Love everything about this legendary recording. ❤️

[@superkels]

Love this shit!

[@hectorcano1774]

This is my wife name and every time I lessen.I Wish. She is live thank you KZbin Wonderfull memory you 💕give me god bless KZbin and my wife BERNADETTE o ways be my hart Eddie cano

[@barryjones7193]

Classic Four Tops

[@flyingthesails6801]

Pure Class.

[@newearthling1111]

Great song!

[@lindasalaki9404]

Just Magnificent 🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶

[@amethyst7084]

Timeless, Priceless and totally Amazing!! 🎼👏🏾🌟♥️

[@benellis8844]

James jamerson. The best bassist to ever live and quit possibly his best song

[@kimbarnes-rodriguez3502]

BERNADETTE

[@hollyawoods]

This song gives me chills.

[@DoudD]

"They'd give the world and all they own for just one moment we have known". Wow