The four tops - I can't help myself (sugar pie, honey bunch) - Live HQ

classic soul

[@vincentedwards6749]

RIP Duke you are now with your brothers in the kingdom of souls, and thanks for the memories love and peace jve

[@thetruthwillsetufree]

I remember Levi was interviewed on NPR?, perhaps 20 years ago, and he was asked if he had ever thought about being a solo artist, instead of being simply a member of a group. I can't remember his exact words...but it was something like, 'They are my brothers and the thought of leaving never entered my mind.'

[@nicolebanks2354]

The best !

[@yvetteleerdam1148]

Love them and their songs, thanks guys for all the wonderful music!! Xx Yvette

[@f4tweet]

The record companies threw a lot of offers to Levi, he said no. That’s character.

[@GlendaClarke-ir2cd]

True Gemini ♊️ ❤

[@HalisIstanbullu]

I attended Levi Stubbs' funeral and I think it was Obie Benson's son who got up and spoke about what it was like to have a Four Top for a father and the other three Four Tops as "uncles". When the kids messed up, they'd get four times the scoldings and admonitions. But when the kids excelled, they'd have four times the praise showered on them.

[@andrewwoode]

Is it me, or does the world need a little bit more funky music? It really cheers the soul.

[@SunnyvaleTrailerParkSupervisor]

Yes it does

[@Ken-ut9rj]

Nope. Sugar Pie Honey Bunch doesn’t need any more funk. It’s perfectly made. Watching the Tops dance is all one needs for funk. Love them!

[@RalphDratman]

Much more.

[@clevelandwilliams5922]

Did you know this is the type of singing and music that will be praising our Lord God of the Most High in heaven. You can feel the joy & happiness.

[@thetruthwillsetufree]

I've ❤ed the Fours since the mid 60's, when an older brother played the 45, Reach Out, every morning before school for about 3 years. I've enjoyed music over the years and I categorize 'Bernedette' & 'Standing in the Shadows of Love' as an operatic aria in the vein of Puccini.

[@gwynethpound3841]

How can anyone give these guys a thumbs down. All their songs are brilliant.

[@GlendaClarke-ir2cd]

Miserable peeple😅😂

[@graceedson1355]

A Timeless Classic ! Loved The Four Tops ! ❤ Such a HAPPY time !

[@Opensesame_2030]

Maybe it’s not the music they dislike…

[@CHRISRepAZ]

Levi Stubbs best motown singer of all time

[@clumpyify]

Levi sings so effortlessly as if he's just talking what a voice

[@charleslytle7529]

levi made singing as simple to him aa spelling the 4 tops

[@jimboyer5382]

Levi, a class act and a fine human being!!!!

[@tremekawilson9238]

So true

[@bryantlane8646]

LEVI ONE GREATEST VOICES EVER AMEN…DR.BRYANT LANE….

[@gertstegeman5183]

2020 and still dancing and singing along, who else???

[@carolyn3746]

2021 for me.. still dancing :)

[@AyAngelchillfoo1315]

2021!!!

[@prideoflondonblue]

Me

[@dorenecaudell4874]

It is 2024 and ❤I am dancing and singing to my Favorite Four Tops song

[@cxlyrics5350]

no autotune. no lipsync. no scenography. no background dancers. no effects. no recorded instruments. no depressing lyrics nor complicated lyrics. just pure talent. and it's more amazing than any of the performances today

[@GlendaClarke-ir2cd]

They've had background dancers before, on "Just Ask The Lonely". And they appeared to be all white girls. Pretty sure that Levi didn't appreciate that. He was quite defiant at times. ♊️ 🕊 🎶

[@Knicksman76]

The four most classy, artistically sound quartet in the history of music... No one Top was better than the other. IMO Levi was the man, his passion, singing, set the tone for a great performance. Performed 40 years together which is a rarity until LP (Lawrence Peyton) died in 1997, Obie would follow a few years later and Levi's velvet smooth voice silenced forever in 2008. God blessed each of the guys with a gift and they gave that gift back to millions of fans.

[@juneedwards3153]

That comment was so touching it bought tears to my eyes. Good job with your words

[@annetterichard7425]

Pure perfection. God worked a perfect work here. ❤❤❤❤

[@mortalwomble]

Back when music made to make people happy, not just make money.

[@RalphDratman]

It's the dancing that really does that.

[@sacvideo1998]

If anything it was probably easier to make money from music back in the 1960s, when people were still buying millions of records every week. Most musicians aren't exactly getting rich today, when Spotify or KZbin gives them some tiny fraction of a cent every time their song is streamed, but they keep making music anyway. If your goal is just to make money, being a musician today is not a good strategy.

[@leonardorodrigues3624]

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[@cindygarcia4951]

Such great music of all time.Still have records,albums,8-track tapes,cassettes,& now Cd's.Best music ever.Todays youngsters need to pay attention to their words.All love & embrace it universally.

[@malcolmdickie2750]

Totally agree with you. One of my favourite all time songs. Discovered Motown in the late 1960’s, still listen to great Motown artists now, reminds me of my happy teenage years 👍

[@jennyvalli]

loook how happy they are!. oh my, how i wish music could be like this again

[@lindagrace8822]

I was a teen when this music played on the radio on the way to school. I still remember the words.

[@michaelkelly7701]

This is just timeless…Levi’s vocals…the totally unchoreographed dancing…the pure soul…the enjoyment…the effortless euphoria…the little bits not in the original version like “each heartache lasts a little longer” ❤️❤️❤️🎉

[@apswindall]

My favorite song of all time. I'm not ashamed.

[@1e0s]

They're all doing the same dance but doing it "their" way, They are so classy.

[@itendj5386]

This is the kind of music I miss most! We just have crappy songs nowadays :-O

[@markagbunag4326]

Yeah! :)

[@Bunnie2147]

Iten Dar Juan Amen, the best music is from the 50s til the 80s.After that it is not worth listening to

[@Bunnie2147]

***** Right, just creates bad karma

[@lacrossemaster5717]

i like the now country. blake shelton, luke bryan, jason aldean, etc

[@juan59198]

Can't agree more with you

[@dadeg88]

My favorite Four Tops dance routine!

[@robertstorey7476]

I love the the seamless inclusion of a bit of slightly adapted Buddy Holly Everday lyrics at 54 seconds.

[@asboangus]

saw the four Tops a few times they were ,and still are the BEST motown group ever. R.I.P Levi and the other guys you are sadly missed xxxxxxxx

[@RichardByrd-rx7xt]

They are great, but the Temptations are the Greatest!

[@PamelaDunne-x4u]

Just pure joy. It just emanates from them.

[@hopewilliams8750]

Remembering my dad on what would've been his 78th birthday. This was his favorite group! I love and miss you. Rest on Sir! ♥

[@BruceLeroyUK]

❤️

[@My01mustang]

I was lucky enough to live in Detroit in 1965 and saw Levi, Obie Duke and Lawrence at the Flame Show Bar and the Roostertail. The greatest Motown group ever!

My01mustang I was living in a suburb just east of Detroit back in '65 and damn, but we had the greatest music around.

[@Bunnie2147]

My01mustang You were so fortunate to be there! I was liiving there in the 80s, but listened to CKLW since I was a kid. I cannot get enough of Motown!!!

[@anetterichard2389]

Sure you're right, greatest group ever

[@onnaibiza]

I love Levi's voice; one of the most beautiful I've ever heard!!!

[@chilliconcarnie1]

the thing i love about all these kind of bands they all have these funky suits i mean it is so cool and the music is out of this world ,the modern music of today is well and truely down the pan i would love to go back in time and dance to this music ...this music makes you want to get up out your chair and dance the night away ...the music of today makes me want to put ear plugs in !!

[@TheMusicguy68]

FOUR TOPS! Motown's Best Guy Group! I bet if this song were released today it would Rocket to No. one on the charts in two weeks! This performance was in the early 1960's and we all love it still! Amazing! Levi Stubbs (lead singer) had a great voice and the other threes were great also! THIS IS CLASSIC GREATNESS!

[@sherrielitten909]

My dad's song I can still see him dancing with my mom RIP mom and dad

[@guntherfurlong]

Something classic about this song and these guys. Amazing stuff.

[@canukkid]

i don't think i'll ever get over you V. thanks for the good times (and the bad)

[@billybabu]

Truly a mood changer. The good old days of Great music and dance

[@TheSPT]

Levi Stubbs -- Amazing voice and a class act. He could have gone solo and left the others, but he knew that the Tops were amazing as a whole. Miss him.

[@clevelandwilliams5922]

They were all friends and his humility was he couldn’t do what the others did. He lifted the band as one.

[@funboi2024]

Thats how you perform..look at how much fun they r having!

[@juanaltredo2974]

wow, words dont do any justice at how frickin amazing this is

[@monicabella7894]

juan altredo Done !

[@tracyray9518]

I love it

[@scarletbond2716]

This song brings me joy

[@lizzlee09]

I'm going to make my kids grow up with such wonderful music like this can't wait :-)

[@TheMusicguy68]

THE FOUR TOPS=Timeless Talent. Levi Stubbs had a great voice, and the songs this great group sang in the 1960's and beyond are still relevant and loved. Quite a remarkable legacy! God Bless You Levi Stubbs and All the Four Tops!

[@sheilapalmer224]

no one can't not hold a candle to him

[@Dewayneross]

This was my parents song. It brings great memories of the laughter and music in our home when I was just a little boy. I was always smile when I hear this. Dad is gone but know he's smiling too whenever this cones on the radio.

[@solangehoule8400]

Quelle belle chanson que vous avez tous à nous faire écouter merci beaucoup pour ce beau partage

[@rodavlasdtgeirke387]

One of my most favorite songs. God I love this.

[@vongolaprimo9180]

Look at how happy these gentlemen were.They was enjoying life no drama or any dumb crap.

[@kylehoward9601]

levi stubbs might be the greatest vocalist of trhe 20th century.. top 5 for sure.

[@mws47]

Summer of 65. Just graduated from high school. Fell in love for the first time with a girl leaving Texas to go to school in Nebraska. This was our song. As bad as she ultimately treated me, I still love the song.

[@janellebird3771]

Such a CLASSIC! Still gets stuck in peoples minds.. so brilliant

[@charleslytle7529]

the beat of this music is wonderful-never to be duplicted-what the funk band did with this group will never be equalled

[@tanyapeterson667]

I FEEL LIKE I'M IN MOTOWN HEAVEN I JUST CAN'T HELP MYSELF IN 2019!

[@cathyc2665]

Motown heaven in 2020!!

[@Axracq]

2020 babyyy

[@blokblok7952]

OH YEAH !!!!!!!

[@notforkids8222]

What can you say about...today. 8.03.20. Kiss you

[@Davidalmendro]

Also the same as you. I Can´t help myself!

[@TheSpaghettihoop]

greetings from Bonnie Scotland - I am 61 years old and I would dance to this Song back in the 60's = 50 years ago, I just wonder how much of today's "Crap" Dance Music will be around, 50 years from now. (Lucky if it lasts 50 weeks never mind 50 years. R.I.P. Levi).

[@kkksux]

What a classy quartet! I know Levi was the main man, but I just love Obie. He really gets into the dance with a big cheesy grin and he's such a natural mover. I'm not old enough to have been around when they were peaking, but they have 10 times the talent and class of most of today's pop superstars.

[@GAYNORPRICE-mq2tp]

What can I say, I will never get tired of listening to the Four Tops the most incredible band ever came out of Motown fantastic voices and the dancing so heartwarming and soul lifting always makes me happy watching them❤️❤️❤️from the UK alwsys and forever❤️❤️❤️

[@Purple1984Rain]

Abdul looks so cute with his Sally Jesse Raphael glasses :) Seriously no Motown classic like this should even have a thumbs down option. These songs sound just as magical 50 years later if not better.

[@petraluger5357]

dieser Song ist Legende !!!! auch diese uralte Version ist einfach nur großartig !!!! der Groove ist phänomenal.... ❤❤greetings from Austria .. i love it !!!!

[@TheChimo13]

This is such a great version. Levi and the boys were just having a great time here. You can see how close they were. fantastic.

[@GUEROMEXICANO831]

Im 27 and I dedicated this song to my then girlfriend/now wife when I was 21. These songs are eternal classics.

[@chrisoxford4026]

Fantastic song by a fantastic group of guys

[@gucciysl]

THIS DESERVES A BILLION VIEW!

[@SheridanGary]

Lead vocal is outstanding. It's the dance moves that make the video for me. Favourite song

[@jthoen61]

Now this is music! I love the Motown era. I was a kid and I remember all these songs. The thing is the songs still sound good today. They are timeless.

[@siobhanjarrett6029]

effortless classy performance!!!!!

[@nyhiemcooper6641]

this is my grandfather favorive song and he passed away yesterday

[@linderdixon5259]

l grew up on the four tops...love these Guy's..

[@wleon4068]

So-called 'boy bands' of today could do no worse than learning from the MASTERS, such as these. This is what you call MUSIC. And it is the type of music that is truly EVERLASTING.

[@hughb.b4069]

They don't write the music, it's just record companies making some easy money.

[@wleon4068]

And that is my point...

[@scranton7912]

These were "Man Bands" boys need not apply.

[@Emeraldeize]

man! this is some of the GREATEST MUSIC EVER MADE.

[@sarapecher7871]

je n ai pas connu ces années là...😔, j adore ce style, la motown, nous n entendrons plus jamais de musiques pareilles, dommage....ns avons eu d autres genres extrement bons comme Queen , Phil Collins, et j ai adoré la musique techno des années 90... la musique fait partie de ma vie, et merci a tout ces grands de nous avoir fait, de nous faire rêver, nous permettre de nous évader, de nous sentir nostalgique, heureux, parfois même triste rien qu en entendant une mélodie ou des paroles si vraies de sens...🎶 vive la musique

[@curtislimbaugh5035]

Here, the Motown machine marched to the Billboard summit of #1 on both the US and US R &B T-40 charts; and, #10 on the UK chart. There's no wonder: "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) is a well-structured, pop love song that captured a 1965 American moment.

[@TartanMan]

Pure talent right there folks, no miming , voice enhancing equipment or any other nonsense. Just totally live brilliance. These people are incredibly hard to find. The world salutes you.

[@everly-shadystudios9900]

I could watch this exact same video over and over a million times and it would be the equivalent of watching a Stream flow or a campfire... it's absolutely mesmerizing in a perfect way

[@everly-shadystudios9900]

Why can't music be like this nowadays?

[@michaelperkins3133]

They will never recapture this Magic....Like tryin' to capture lightin' in a jar...Glad I lived during those years of creative artists....If you don't feel this you are Dead...

[@kathylong3740]

Great song. I love their outfits.

[@michaelfreeman3510]

my all time favorite group !! never a scandal with them !!

[@maryadams6577]

My Favorite Song! MISS YOU Tony. Remembering our days at the pizza shop.

[@AngloidBeliever]

Haven't watched this video in a while.. This song never fails to bring a smile to my face.

[@dianahyland7896]

Excellent music.!!!!

[@davidoverholt251]

I just love this music, the 4 Tops were my favorite tune in on AM radio from Detroit in the 60's. Only thing better was seeing them live in Detroit and Cleveland! Never forget shaking Levi and Dukes hands back in Cleveland, Ohio in the 80's at the North Coast Harbor Event. What a group of friends performing !!!!

[@davidoverholt251]

And Levi would share the love from the group! Brothers of love from High School, 1953! These were and still are the brothers of love of our Motown Music all these years!

[@sheilapalmer224]

he was so brilliant

[@dorisehughes2115]

Obie’s energy is great. You can’t watch him and not feel happy. . . 🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@vernonparrish7066]

This has always been my favorite song as a teen.

[@angelcastillo3871]

Music back then was better than now because now all songs talk about is drugs but back then it was more soul like

[@hancar]

@babyRoses7 I agree with every word you said. I'm 52 and this is my kind of music, always was, always will be! I'm so grateful for KZbin so I can keep my memories alive!

[@raincliffe]

Love the way Levi starts goofing around at 1.34 when he is singing the lyrics about being choked up inside - four tops always come across as four genuinely great guys who really enjoyed performing.

[@dianelijewski8650]

❤🤍💙RIP DUKE We love all your songs!!!❤🤍💙😇

[@vic3bull]

They're incredible! Their dance movements, the song, and the upbeat performance are something to see and hear. I love them.

[@stevenquinn4641]

Art The importance of this music can't be overestimated Motown Music changed the American culture and influenced the planet Detroit was everything not so long ago LOVE IT We were different then

[@DeViLzzz2006]

These guys are having so much fun with this performance. I can feel the energy coming out through my monitor. It sends chills down my spine. Amazing performers that I wish I could have seen live.

[@angelamahoney26]

Love the Four Tops, saw them in Manchester Uk in the early 70's , Fabulous.

[@angelquest1348]

I can't help myself swinging & singing along in my chair ! These guys will Never be "over the top" for me....just pure CLASS !

[@angelquest1348]

***** Hoi Paulo. Ja hoor alles prima. Met jou hopelijk ook? Bedankt voor je berichtje en een hele fijne week nog. Groetjes terug.

[@edwoodsnowden]

That was bloody amazing!

[@janewolfe890]

The Four Tops -"Can't Help Myself" -nero jackets - high water pants takes me back to a great time of mylife Loving the Tops

[@DragonDude180]

Great music. I'm young and I think this song is better than most garbage today.

[@selenam329]

They perform with so much joy!

[@kingcola9293]

there is not a better singer in the universe than Levi Stubbs. lordy, lordy.

[@jacklewery6769]

I need to get into more Motown bands. Whenever I'm asked, I can only name about three maybe four tops...

[@himshie2368]

Jack Lewery har har har, fine joke there sir

[@DeathBuzz]

This is contagious happiness

[@richardmcree6992]

One of the best rock and roll songs ever recorded!

[@briancooper1022]

Fredo Zico, thank you for sharing. Sad we lost three members, but Abdul 'Duke' Fakir keep having those birthdays. I remember dancing to that song at the Rhapsody Night Club in Glen Burnie, Maryland, back in the day. Iris M. Rosenberg-Cooper originally from D.C. now living in Manassas, VA celebrating 50 years of marriage with my husband, Brian.

[@paulb6805]

I just discovered this song yesterday! I love it so much, I listened to it with my girl :) one of the happiest moments of my life

[@BMann-km6hd]

Love the outfits!

[@chrismccurdy5842]

A wonderful timeless classic hit song by The Four Tops.

[@LuisFelipeCardozo]

The songs of today, never are gonna be like these of the past.

[@barbaragayton6340]

One of my very favorite groups. I've always loved theses guys. I was heartbroken over Levi's health situation. He was such a great singer and s wonderful human being. I loved it when the Four Tops and the Temptation's got together.

[@christopheranderson3975]

Its sad that the world had to lose him in such manner such a talented singer and It was a wonderful performance from the two groups. What’s your favorite song from the four tops ?

[@barbaragayton6340]

There are several but one of my favorites was WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRl.

[@christopheranderson3975]

@@barbaragayton6340 Ask the lonely is one of my favorites have you heard that one ?

[@11452maria]

Man i wish i could go back in time. I remember those days, love the four tops for ever and that song too!! Thanks for uploading.