“The Funk Brothers” were the Motown studio musicians who played on all the great Motown hits. Bassist James Jamerson is widely considered the best ever.
@rawe632 жыл бұрын
Some of the best music ever made and stands the test of time. The Funk Brothers were just amazing. Cheers from Canada brother
@w.geoffreyspaulding65882 жыл бұрын
How about “one of the best” ever……quite a few “best” bassists in the past 60 years….but yeah…his name is always treated with great respect.
@johncagnettajr3442 жыл бұрын
What he said!
@JimiBurleigh2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for mentioning those unsung heroes playing the music that The Four Tops are singing to. Of course the bass lines just blew Andy & Alex away, but James Jamerson's playing had that effect on just about everyone that ever heard his playing, He was a freakin' beast. Jamerson's bass lines are just stunning. Arguably the most influential bass player in the history of American music. Even Geddy Lee of Rush cites Jamerson as an inluence. ?Pisto"l Allen (Drums) and Jamerson get locked into such a groove it creates that solid foundation The Funk Brother's were famous for. As we say in Scotland, Tioraidh an-drasta☺
@rawe632 жыл бұрын
His bass playing was like he was dancing on the fretboard
@no2all2 жыл бұрын
My absolute favorite Motown group. Lead singer Levi Stubbs was often offered the chance to go solo but would not take it out of loyalty to his friends in the group despite it being more profitable for him. That is world-class integrity and a friend you always want in your corner. Their whole catalog features some of the best hits of the 60s.
@parsleyqueen2 жыл бұрын
His voice was awesome as the plant in Little Shop of Horrors!
@gamera30002 жыл бұрын
Never knew the lead singer's name, but I knew of the Billy Bragg song "Levi Stubb's Tears". Now it makes more sense.
@jaredfalk77018 ай бұрын
@@parsleyqueenhe’s so great in that role. The character is Audrey 2
@Lfg1174 ай бұрын
⬆️ This ⬆️
@TammiePhillips2 жыл бұрын
Guys - check out the documentary “Standing in the Shadows of Motown” - about the session musicians that made that great sound - excellent choice today !! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
@w.geoffreyspaulding65882 жыл бұрын
Yeah..that’s kinda where I thought they would go on their patreon channel for movies/ music documentaries/concerts,……..not into dramas.
@gravyjohn2 жыл бұрын
I was going to say that, Amen!
@theccpisaparasite88132 жыл бұрын
Sounds like it.
@David-iv6je2 жыл бұрын
Excellent movie
@foureyes2642 жыл бұрын
Great suggestion. Awesome doco!!
@lisamorrison21492 жыл бұрын
An "A" is a fair rating. My fave Four Tops song is "Baby I Need Your Loving".
@LearningDrummerSam2 жыл бұрын
Im a fan of the slightly funkier "The Good Lord Knows" or "aint no woman (like the one ive got)" from the same album
@aileenturrietta75532 жыл бұрын
Hey there Sugar Pie Hunny Bunch!!! Hi Lisa. Have a good weekend. Happy Holidays 🎄❄️🎄
@gizmoed11252 жыл бұрын
@@LearningDrummerSam Ain't No Woman was my jam back in the day.
@joeday42932 жыл бұрын
@@LearningDrummerSam My wife still tells her friends about me singing "Ain't No Woman" to her at a karaoke bar on our honeymoon. My favorite Four Tops track, though, purely for the bassline alone, has still got to be "Bernadette."
@aileenturrietta75532 жыл бұрын
@@joeday4293Awww!!! That's cool.
@aileenturrietta75532 жыл бұрын
The four tops were a class act and a staple in my house. "I can't Help Myself" And "Bernadette" are my favorite's. Levi could really belt it out . Not uncontrolled Alex, but controlled chaos!!! 😁😁
@TischTosh2 жыл бұрын
Yes Bernadette is fantastic!
@jacksonmorganfroghin48152 жыл бұрын
Is it just me or do you all hear a Bob Dylan influence in Levi's delivery? In this song and Bernadette especially. Next up: Hot Fun in the Summertime by Sly Stone. Circa 1969
@aileenturrietta75532 жыл бұрын
@@TischTosh Right!!!!!
@aileenturrietta75532 жыл бұрын
@@jacksonmorganfroghin4815 I agree there should be more Sly and I'll add the Moody Blues 💙.
@jacksonmorganfroghin48152 жыл бұрын
@@aileenturrietta7553 yes. The first Moody Blues song was Go Now. Then came Nights in White Satin. LIFE IS STRANGE was great too.
@koltonk27132 жыл бұрын
Motown's little southern cousin was STAX Records (Memphis, TN) whose star was Otis Redding. But they also had Eddie Floyd (Knock on Wood), Sam & Dave (Hold On, I'm Comin'), Rufus Thomas (Walking the Dog), Carla Thomas (B-A-B-Y)... and their house band was Booker T and the MGs (Green Onions). STAX was more groove and bass focused, they replaced vocal group arrangements with horns for the most part. Motown's motto was "Hitsville, USA", STAX's was "Soulsville, USA." You've done Otis. Check out some of these other artists and you won't be sorry!
@burmajones8032 жыл бұрын
Those are all excellent suggestions! I prefer STAX to Motown. If Alex likes Motown, I think he'll go gaga for STAX wax! I mean...the house band was Booker T and the MGs. What else needs saying?
@BrianDominy2 жыл бұрын
The live version of "Time is Tight" is awesome
@koltonk27132 жыл бұрын
@@BrianDominy yeah, that’d be a great one!
@koltonk27132 жыл бұрын
@@burmajones803 💯
@free18552 жыл бұрын
Isaac Hayes too!
@surlechapeau2 жыл бұрын
A&A: You'll love their "I Can't Help Myself(Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)", "Baby I Need Your Loving" and "Standing in the Shadows of Love" are next for you!!!
@Lfg1174 ай бұрын
Yassssss. Poor reaction, too low, first a Mount Rushmore of Motown-era group.
@tbmike232 жыл бұрын
The Motown sound. Berry Gordy was a genius music producer, put over a 100 songs in the top 10. The sound eventually came to be known for great layering, peppy or haunting short intros, orchestral style backing, and fat and deep bass and drums to drive it. So many people were jealous of the tricks they developed. McCartney always wanted his bass to sound as rich as a Motown bass, but it was hard to replicate the things they invented, and the Stones regularly cover their favorite local hits when they play Detroit.
@williamroper54222 жыл бұрын
I'm going to keep suggesting an amazing talent you haven't hit yet in Al Green. Let's Stay Together would be my top choice.
@bradparnell6142 жыл бұрын
For Four Tops songs specifically I'd go with "Bernadette", "It's The Same Old Song", "Baby I Need Your Lovin'", "Ain't no Woman (Like the One I Got)", and of course what might be their biggest hit of all, "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)".
@lindamathias62302 жыл бұрын
Yessss!
@johnbowen82382 жыл бұрын
Next up: “Tracks of My Tears” by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
@ruthzamarripa60582 жыл бұрын
Or “You really got a hold on me”.
@amitychief30612 жыл бұрын
So much in Motown to check out, as someone mentioned already, the the 'girl" groups would be good to hit. Beyond Motown, the larger R&B category is so rich. The O'Jays "Backstabbers" and "The Isley Brothers "Who's That Lady" would be to awesome R&B 's to check out.
@notabritperse2 жыл бұрын
Second ALL of this, especially the O'Jays track and I'll add The Spinners' "Games People Play" to the list. ... Also, we've got to close the beaches!
@eileendobbs80092 жыл бұрын
Oh man The Isley Brothers are a whole other layer of greatness.
@greypossum12 жыл бұрын
You must check out The Four Tops - Baby I Need Your Loving. Great harmonies.
@eddyjohns89922 жыл бұрын
Bernadette shows more of the power of the vocals especially the backup
@mypl5102 жыл бұрын
Give the Ladies a chance! 'The Supremes" "The Marveletts" "Martha and the Vandelas" and so on!! Good stuff!
@extracaliber4322 жыл бұрын
Supremes - Someday we'll Be Together or Diana - Love Hangover long version for some disco.
@terriemartinez99892 жыл бұрын
"Love Child" Supremes
@mollyesther12 жыл бұрын
Yes! And Carole King (along with her partner Jerry Goffin) wrote a lot of these groups’ hit songs!
@jameswalls41722 жыл бұрын
Martha and the Vandellas-Nowhere to Run is soooo badass
@sallyphillips91752 жыл бұрын
One of the best concerts I ever went to was The Four Tops, The Temptations and Martha and the Vandelas at the Riverbend Festival in Chattanooga.
@lisaw56042 жыл бұрын
This is the way to end the week! Omg... So FUN! If you don't start dancing, there's something wrong! lol Thanks for giving The Four Tops a shot. Give "Bernadette" a listen... it's raw emotion! Have a great weekend fellas! 💕✌😊👋
@jvmonte66382 жыл бұрын
Ball Of Confusion by The Temptations is a Motown banger worth checking out.
@jbognap2 жыл бұрын
The Beatles new record's a gas.
@jvmonte66382 жыл бұрын
@@jbognap my favourite line in the song
@VicMikesvideodiary2 жыл бұрын
Given the time period and the hypnotic hook structures, this song is an S.
@djm44572 жыл бұрын
Absolutely agree. Way underrated as an "A".
@jonniiinferno90982 жыл бұрын
so true
@blackeyedlily2 жыл бұрын
As far as Motown goes, I still want to highly recommend covering the entire album of What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye. I know you did the title song by itself, but the album is a masterpiece as an entire entity.
@jfox91262 жыл бұрын
So agree.
@chuckmeyers11532 жыл бұрын
I completely agree and when revisiting it recently I was stunned at how great it still is...Marvin was always my favorite and in the Motown stable (Stevie, Smokey, Tempts, Tops, etc.) that is saying something...of course it could change tomorrow...
@fredhall65252 жыл бұрын
Still recommending "Hold On, I'm Comin'" by Sam & Dave in the R&B catagory.
@jameskirschling78872 жыл бұрын
You guys haven't even scratched the Motown surface yet. As a bunch of the commenters, including me, said just pick a song and chances are you won't be disappointed. I grew up in Detroit in the 60's so I got to hear all the great Motown songs on the radio as a little kid and still listen to them. Great choice by the way.
@randybaker60422 жыл бұрын
Can't help but listen to James Jamerson playing bass along with Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent singing backup. These sessions were filled with greatness.
@kennet78372 жыл бұрын
The bass parts on many of these classic Motown tracks, including this one, was played by the legendary James Jamerson as part of The Funk Brothers rhythm section. Jamerson's unique style for the time changed bass playing forever.
@robcoast2 жыл бұрын
James Jamerson was amazing. Paul McCartney and so many others site him as a major influence.
@timmacsweet12 жыл бұрын
Should have done Bernadette sick bass line. And “Standing in the Shadows of Love” is a straight banger. I also think that both songs showcase Levi Stubbs over-reaching vocal style.
@armadillotoe2 жыл бұрын
I remember my brother and I doing everything possible to squeeze more bass out of that console radio we had. We both loved that bass line in Bernadette.
@danielchavez80052 жыл бұрын
Bernadette and Standing in the Shadows of Love are my favorite Four Tops songs. Not enough love can be given to the Tops.
@dumdumadam89602 жыл бұрын
"Bernadette" is a similar song by the Four Tops but superior in my opinion. If you like this one, you'll like that one too
@tommathews39642 жыл бұрын
Man yeah! Love The Tops! Levi and company are some of my favorite voices! You guys seem to be developing a healthy respect for soul music, and that's a great thing! Dig deep.......The Temptations, Al Green, The Supremes, Gladys Knight and The Pips, The O'Jays, Booker T and The MGs, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Wilson Picket, Percy Sledge, damn, just so much!!
@tartanphantom2 жыл бұрын
In the world of classic popular R&B and Soul (not including traditional blues, which is different), the genres are largely divided into three distinct sound production styles-- the Stax/Volt sound, the Philly sound and the Motown sound. All are quite different but each are great in their own right. The Stax sound tends to be more raw and unpolished (an offshoot of this is the Muscle Shoals sound, which is a bit different but usually follows the Stax production template). The Philly sound is often heavily orchestrated and very lush, and the Motown sound is usually more slick, polished and radio accessible (for the time period). Then there is the Atlantic sound, which is not as distinctive in its own right, but rather it is more of a hybrid between Stax and Motown in terms of production and songwriting. The Motown sound was often described as R&B for white audiences, not meant as a denigration, but pointing to the fact that it was easier to sell a Motown record to non-minority audiences because the production formula and songwriting leaned more toward "pop" than "soul". I'm a huge Stax fan myself, but there are great qualities to Philly and Motown records that set them apart from Stax. Bottom line is that you need to dive into ALL of these catalogs!
@charlesburris63142 жыл бұрын
The Tops had a load of great songs. My favorite is "Just Ask The Lonely", but I've never heard a bad one from them. Levi Stubbs could wail, but he also could slow one down and sing just to you. Have a great day, Guys.
@bodhisattva37742 жыл бұрын
Reach Out? What's that? Oh! I always thought it was called I'll Be There. Lol. Great Motown classic!
@johnbecker19962 жыл бұрын
Two things: 1. the awesome bass provided by the legendary James Jamerson 2. want a life-changing R&B/soul song? "Everybody Plays the Fool" by The Main Ingredient. A life-changing/saving song. Bonus cool item: the lead singer is Cuba Gooding Sr., father of the actor Cuba Gooding Jr.
@williamweiss61282 жыл бұрын
Yes!! Love Four Tops. Temptations, Spinners, O Jays, James Brown, Wilson Pickett, Aretha, etc...... Do the long version of Papa Was A Rolling Stone!!!
@adambnyc48752 жыл бұрын
Next Motown: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles "Tears of a Clown"
@mandarinlearner2 жыл бұрын
An absolute must for a reaction
@thomasbeauchemin12982 жыл бұрын
You gotta hear more Levi!!! "Standing in the shadow of love" and "Bernadette" are great songs 😊
@kkuster12 жыл бұрын
Temptations...Aint' to Proud to Beg......a song that can be played at anytime.
@jcroston32662 жыл бұрын
Glad my post made it to a review! Knew you would love that one! Another great one from the 4 Tops is “Baby I Need Your Loving”. One of my faves is “Who’s That Lady” by the Isley Brothers. What an incredible jam. That one goes longer with a great guitar solo at the end!
@vickirecord55342 жыл бұрын
Sing it Levi! One of the lasting memories of my childhood is listening to this on my transistor radio way up in Maine on WABC out of NYC with Cousin Brucie as the DJ.
@patriciamorgan65452 жыл бұрын
WABC did have quite a reach. I was partial to Dan Ingram (afternoon DJ) myself. By the way, to those who don't know, it's an AM station. That's what we had in those days.
@sood98762 жыл бұрын
Anyone around in the 60's , even as a child, was influenced by Motown, even here in England. Levi Stubbs _ incredible singer!
@_416_2 жыл бұрын
Ya all the rockstars if that time from England will admit they loved Motown
@5yearsout2 жыл бұрын
My earliest musical memory is listening to this in the car with my parents, before they split a few years later. 50 years later I still remember it like it was yesterday. Music is so powerful.
@tcanfield2 жыл бұрын
I hear you about that. Just like a smell, music brings you back to a certain place and time. For me it was a golden time of my boyhood when I had money from delivering papers and headed to buy more 45s. At age 10 I loved The Four Tops! Must have been their powerful emotions.
@stoobydootoo40982 жыл бұрын
'yesterday' is a different song! Hence your confusion about your parents.🤪
@calgaryjimbo2 жыл бұрын
I love, love, love the Four Tops. My fave Motown group. There are another half dozen songs in their catalog that are every bit as good as this one. Lead singer Levi Stubbs has so much passion in his vocals, but still has control and finesse. The background harmonies are perfect. And the Funk Brothers, as usual, provided fantastic instrumentation, especially Jamerson, whose bass is freaking glorious. Good spot on the interesting chord progression in the chorus!
@TheCosmicGenius2 жыл бұрын
Another banger written by the team of Holland-Dozier-Holland. You guys really should dive down a rabbit hole of just song written by them. They wrote more #1 songs than any other team of American songwriters. Numerous artists have recorded their works.
@go234ko96ts52 жыл бұрын
So glad you guys are featuring some Motown and soul. There are so much great tunes from Motown and Philly Soul and from Philly comes Harold Melvin, The O'Jays , Spinners, The Delfonics and The Stylistics. This song came out in 1966 when the market had a good amount of soul classics. When I was younger I could listen to AC/DC, Boston and 15 minutes later switch to the Supremes or Temptations. Vocals great and the sound quality is there in this song. Bernadette and Still Water {Love} probably 2 of my favorites from the 4 tops.
@beare552 жыл бұрын
James Jamerson with the killer bass line
@Manageode2 жыл бұрын
For the Love of Money. The O'Jays. The Philadelphia Sound
@dkmarts2 жыл бұрын
My favorite Motown era... the Four Tops and The Temptations. Total dance music no matter how bad you're feeling while sitting at that bar...once this music plays, you're dancing.
@Mona.5552 жыл бұрын
Anything Motown is fabulous. Not only is the music great, but back then we didn’t have numerous options of ways to see and hear the music we enjoyed. It was usually just on the radio. You had to buy the record to hear the song any other time. Then maybe you would see them on TV. It was great seeing the Motown performers on TV because not only did you get to hear the song, but you got to see the great performances and dance routines. Can’t leave out the great ways they were outfitted. Saying all that, I guess I’m trying to say y’all need to experience it, not just hear it. It wasn’t just the music even though it was. Then came the Love generation and the hippies…ying and yang. The pendulum swings and opposites attract. Love it all!
@susanaltman51342 жыл бұрын
I recommend Dancing in the Streets by Martha Vandellas. A great anthem for the 60s. Martha and the Vandellas also have "Nowhere To Run" which features tire chains as a percussion instrument.
@chuckmeyers11532 жыл бұрын
"Jimmy Mack" is probably one of the biggest earworm ever...another great one! Has no one mentioned the fantastic Supremes yet?
@lynng96182 жыл бұрын
The only time Levi Stubbs ever went solo was as the voice of Audrey II in "Little Shop Of Horrors".
@i.marchand46552 жыл бұрын
And he was stellar in that role.
@dnalia642 жыл бұрын
You guys should listen to "Every 1's a Winner" by Hot Chocolate. Epic skate song and serious groove. And yes, I'm aging myself.
@Wsurfergirl2 жыл бұрын
I looove that song 🎵
@joelhahn25012 жыл бұрын
"You Sexy Thing" is their well-known hit that gets all the attention, but for my money, "Every 1's A Winner" is where the sauce is. Especially when the bass hits on the chorus. "Funky Rock & Roll" is another laid-back banger.
@chandlerbryan17932 жыл бұрын
Nothing says you care better than a song about how you have an orgasm every time you have sex. Do guys ever not have an orgasm when they have sex?
@michaeldowson69882 жыл бұрын
@@joelhahn2501 Their original 1971 version of 'You Could Have Been A Lady' is a rocker.
@dnalia642 жыл бұрын
@@michaeldowson6988 I don't think I know that one, but I bet I can find it. Thanks for the heads up.
@5891jonathan2 жыл бұрын
It’s great you guys are reaching out (!) of the box and reacting to different artists. Love it!
@alhaskell2422 жыл бұрын
Look into the backing band “the funk brothers “ they are in a documentary called Standing in the shadows of Motown “.
@mxkguitar2 жыл бұрын
Listen to me! Please? Heard It Through the Grapevine featuring James Jamerson, the best bass player to come out of Motown! Martha and the Vandellas! Do it men, do it! 🤘😎
@maryk4462 жыл бұрын
The Jackson 5 had a song in 1971 called "I'll be there." Toward the end, Michael shouts out "Just look over your shoulders, honey." It is this song by the Four Tops that he was calling to mind. In the mid-1970's, Gloria Gaynor did a version of this song that basically transformed it into something completely different. But it is equally good in its own right. Worth checking out.
@christinewaide52492 жыл бұрын
You guys are gonna love this song. If you don’t, I give up on you. Lol
@elegantirony782 жыл бұрын
Levi Stubbs (born Levi Stubbles, June 6, 1936 - October 17, 2008) was an American baritone singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the R&B group the Four Tops, who released a variety of Motown hit records during the 1960s and 1970s. He has been noted for his powerful, emotional, dramatic style of singing. Stubbs was admired by his peers for his impressive vocal range, and influenced many later pop and soul artists, such as Daryl Hall of Hall and Oates.
@michaeldeegan23552 жыл бұрын
This group were massive their back catalogue is awesome So many hits.Fast grooves and slow ones.Levi's voice is awesome.One of the great voices.Hard to choose the best track as there are So many.
@kevinpolito15292 жыл бұрын
The legendary James Jamerson galloping bass propels the song. Jamerson was a pioneer of bass that was an essential part of the melodic structure as well as a rhythmic element. Paul McCartney, Jack Bruce, Brian Wilson, and a host of other bassists point to Jamerson as a major influence.
@mcnater2 жыл бұрын
From his WIKI: "In its special issue "The 100 Greatest Bass Players" in 2017, Bass Player magazine ranked Jamerson number one and the most influential bass guitarist. In 2020, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Jamerson number one in its list of the 50 greatest bassists of all time." Love that
@TrashWerewolf2 жыл бұрын
Guys, that epic bass line that you immediately noticed, is the legendary James Jamerson!! Definitely an S+ tier bass GOD!! If he's not the GOAT of bass players, he's definitely in the top three! He's played on some of the greatest songs in history
@mcnater2 жыл бұрын
yes...thanks for pointing that out!
@324cmac Жыл бұрын
When you see Levi Stubbs (lead singer) singing live, he gives 110% and he's sweating like crazy. Just a great singer and you can tell the whole group just loves to perform.
@markmurphy5582 жыл бұрын
I know I already asked, but the music you are digging is There Funk Brothers, Barry Gordy's house band. Great documentary-The Funk Brothers, Standing on the Edge of Motown. They do a great version of Dave Ruffins' WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKEN-HEARTED with Joan Osbourne. Technically not Motown, but a great R&B tune.
@ramonarellano4988 Жыл бұрын
For people who was a kid on the 60's, loving the Beatles and the Stones etcétera, if you ever listened to this song at the time let me tell you, you will never the same again,, there's something that goes beyond the years, now at 64 I can't help but cry my life out.
@musicmann19672 жыл бұрын
I love the lead singer Levi Stubbs. His voice rules. The Four Tops have a bunch of great songs.
@Lfg117 Жыл бұрын
4 Tops: The Temptations, early 60s Det. basement parties, lost EVERY singing battle to the 4 Tops at house parties! 4 Lead vocalists, 1 group. Unmatched.
@827dusty2 жыл бұрын
This song was used in the tv commercial that unveiled the new "Ford Mustang" in primetime tv in 1964. They showed a split screen with one side showing an actual Horse (Mustang) in a full gallop in a beautiful valley landscape, and on the other side, the never-before-seen Ford Mustang sports car of 1964, driving on a country road, while this song was playing in the background. It was so cool, and the clippity- clop sound you hear in the beginning of this song, was a perfect fit for this commercial for a new car called the "Mustang." We all know what happened after that first tv commercial...the Ford Mustang became the biggest selling car of any kind in the world, and still holds that record to this day. Thanks guys
@daddyguerrero2 жыл бұрын
Levi Stubbs had a unique voice, so that you knew exactly who it was the moment he began to sing. The Four Tops are quintessential Motown. A monster hit of the 60’s.
@jeffschielka78452 жыл бұрын
Back in the day when gems like this came out we all wished that they were longer. Always left you wanting more!
@CamiMack56162 жыл бұрын
Temptations "Papa was a Rolling Stone" is an absolute must. 1960s Motown era had some of the most most amazing, iconic music ever written and recorded. Can't get enough of it. Timeless. ❤️🎶
@SugarcatPlays2 жыл бұрын
Levi Stubbs is a legend! He also played Audrey 2 in little shop of horrors :)
@timlazuka16582 жыл бұрын
The Funk Brothers! - one of your movie reviews should be "Standing in the Shadows of Motown". Very entertaining and educational on the Motown sound.
@Jaqueli9er2 жыл бұрын
You guys should watch the documentary "Standing in the shadows of Motown" about The Funk Brothers, the studio's band people are mentioning. It is amazing. And it has some good covers with original members of the band and invited singers
@charlotte_plays12362 жыл бұрын
Levi Stubbs had one of the most brilliant voices period. I think they did better songs than this like The Same Old Song
@cayminlast2 жыл бұрын
Many happy memories from my childhood. We were lucky growing up with the music of the 60's- 70's, now the young folks are still enjoying awesome music from back. then
@steveford89992 жыл бұрын
Like a time capsule from a more innocent age. Brilliant lyrics, brilliant singing, brilliant musicianship. The soundtrack of my youth. LOL
@562goodguy2 жыл бұрын
You might want to check out The Stylistics, an amazing falsetto group that wasn't Motown, but 'Betcha By Golly Wow' was just a classic song from this group.
@docbearmb2 жыл бұрын
The great Levi Stubbs (lead singer) was unusual for the Motown stable. He brought his baritone to the genre when almost all leads were tenors. And yes, James Jamerson made everyone take notice. There are videos on YT that isolate his playing. It's just the greatest. Next, Bernadette.
@Alewifes_Husband2 жыл бұрын
Ahhhh the great memories! Summertime, playing in the back yard, Dad in the garage working on whatever sports car he had at the time, and songs like this one wafting out from the radio! (and sharing Dad's iced coffee!!)
@ngoodey2 жыл бұрын
Smokey Robinson - ‘Going to a go go’, The Supremes ‘Love Child’, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - ‘You’re all I need to get by’
@garysunshine96432 жыл бұрын
Motown brilliance- Temptations, Four Tops, Supremes, Smokey Robinson/Miracles, Martha and the Vandellas, Stevie- so many great songs
@davidroberts47692 жыл бұрын
MOTOWN...Yeah ! FYI the lead singer is the Legendary Levi Stubbs
@chrissyc19962 жыл бұрын
I saw The Four Tops perform over 20 years ago in Atlantic City. They sounded great and the crowd was a mix of older and younger folks all singing and dancing together! Later I ran into Levi Stubbs in the elevator. He was very friendly. I Can't Help Myself is my favorite.
@skybluemarshall2 жыл бұрын
The legendary James Jamerson on bass. That's all you need to say. The man once totally killed it, on a session when he was too drunk to sit in his chair, so he played the session while lying flat on his back.
@suehollar25782 жыл бұрын
Ain't no Mountain High Enough -Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye.
@timlazuka16582 жыл бұрын
It was Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Diana Ross did it too.
@lilamuzik33852 жыл бұрын
Uh, that would be Tammy Terrell, not Diana.
@suehollar25782 жыл бұрын
I stand corrected!
@JStarStar002 жыл бұрын
Probably the greatest bass line in pop music history. You can *hear* the bass line on the old tinny transistor radios we had in the 1960s. But the first time you hear it in sealed headphones... OMFG!! 😳😳
@tomgroover18392 жыл бұрын
"It's Your Thing", The Isley Brothers 1968. Also a Motown song with piccolos and a bassoon prominently employed: "Tears Of A Clown" Smokey Robinson and The Miracles. Must call out the primo bass player who played on virtually every Motown session, the late James Jamerson, like the other players (the Funk Brothers) an accomplished jazz player. When asked how often he changed strings he replied "never", one of the keys to his sound. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Jamerson
@Bobbyv02 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid growing up in the sixties, I would strap my little transistor radio to the handlebars of my bicycle and ride around the neighborhood listening to Top 40 AM stations all day listening to all the great pop music of that time particularly the great Motown hits .Great memories. So for me, any Motown song you play would be alright with me.
@joannasunday2 жыл бұрын
Oh great memories!!!
@827dusty2 жыл бұрын
This is in the top three all-time greatest songs ever recorded on the "Motown" record label. Early 1960s, Motown was the new company founded by Barry Gordy. He discovered all the greats, most of them living in the high poverty districts of Detroit Michigan. Unbelievable amount of untapped talent was discovered and developed by Barry Gordy. They called it "The Motown Sound," because all of the different artists under contract with the Motown label, recorded their songs, using the same in-house studio musicians, hence the music in "The Four Tops" records, sounded a lot like the "Temptations" music. Same for Aretha Franklin, and "Dianah Ross and The Supremes", and on and on. What great music the world got from the "Motown" record label. Thanks guys
@kathie52582 жыл бұрын
"Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In" The Fifth Dimension
@alpetrocelli44652 жыл бұрын
Now this is R&B! More Temptations, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Stevie Wonder, & Marvin Gaye!
@JoelWelter2 жыл бұрын
I love that putting the A+ graphic is the tension between the two. The music is great. Commentary, as usual, was great.
@IBETWECANGET2 жыл бұрын
Who can picture the Four Tops with their suits and choreographed routines...and of course their rivals and contemporaries The Temptations....Loved all the motown music..It was basically music to sing and dance to. Please watch the videos to really understand these motown groups..
@laurateall88472 жыл бұрын
Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes--"If You Don't Know Me By Now". The Four Tops--"I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind".
@alangreenley32576 ай бұрын
the power of motown, never to be repeated
@alanmusicman33852 жыл бұрын
This track is a great example of how much you can get into a track running under 3 minutes. A reviewer in 1966 wrote "Every now and then a record comes down the pike that you just know is going to echo down the corridor of time....." - and so it was. This is never off the air - somewhere in the world this is currently playing on at least a half dozen channels.
@nigelreed68192 жыл бұрын
The Spinners Rubber Band Man is a classic
@DavidFlores-or8yi2 жыл бұрын
My favorite Four Tops song. Levi Stubbs was a beast at lead vocals. Of course the Motown house band awesome as always
@carlcauch24132 жыл бұрын
Classic Motown. You had to live through the 60s and be there to hear the best classics from the studio ran by Berry Gordon. In the early 60s we had the Ed Sullivan show where he always had the best music from my generation. He always put it here’s something for the kids. Keep up the good work finding these jewels from the 60s and 70s. If you can find some old broadcasts from Wolfman Jack you will be in for a real treat of the basics of rock and roll, and soul.
@lizabethlu88242 жыл бұрын
Yes, you had to be there to get how big Motown was back in the day. If you look at Top 40 hits from the early-mid sixties Motown groups were consistently right up there alongside the Beatles & Stones. Music was such a big deal back then, everyone young & old knew the songs.
@elza323582 жыл бұрын
One of my Dad's favorite Motown songs. It will always remind me of him...he had great taste in music. ❤️
@bopep13682 жыл бұрын
Ball Of Confusion, Psychedelic Shack by the Temps were phenomenal songs - hip and rockers. You Keep Me Hangin On is a pulsating intense song by the Supremes that was covered as a psychedelic blues song by Vanilla Fudge.. Dancing In The Streets is a classic covered by Van Halen, The Dead, many groups. Motown is an endless catalog
@RhondaLeuck3 ай бұрын
Grew up listening to the Four Tops. Saw them in Concert a few times. Love this group and all their Songs
@colinglen45052 жыл бұрын
This is the first record i ever bought. I was 9 years old and didn't know the name of the song so the guy on the record stall asked me to sing it. I belted out the word 'PREACHER' and he quickly realized i meant 'REACH OUT.' I've loved Motown ever since. :)
@trblemkr1d1062 жыл бұрын
Thanks...you guys just sent me roaring back to Peoria , Illinois . I was in the fourth grade and my friend Peter Whitelow was desperately ( and I mean DESPERATELY ) trying to teach me how to dance. It was the early seventies and we were best friends in 4th grade . See...I didn't forget you my brother from another Mother . I still can't dance worth a crap...but thanks for trying !