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
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.
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. ❤
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 🤘🏼🎸🎵❤️
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!!
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.
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.)
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.
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🤣👊🏽❗️
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,
“ 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.”
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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
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.
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.
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.
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.😢.
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.
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!
This is my wife name and every time I lessen.I Wish. She is live thank you RU-vid Wonderfull memory you 💕give me god bless RU-vid and my wife BERNADETTE o ways be my hart Eddie cano
