What a rare video of the best vocal group ever I was eleven years old in 1965 now 70 their music was played all the time in my house while growing up so many memories
Now thats a statment. We have Jerry Butler, Chuck Jackson, Paul Williams, the best voice ever Mr.Roy Hamilton. Plus Walter Jackson Nat king Cole,Arthur Prysock and the lead singer of The Dells Marvin Junior. We have had some great baritones.If you said anyone of those guys. I couldnt be mad at you.
Levi, best vocal brilliance ever done. His delivery ranks high within the many singers of Motown and strange William Stevenson is highly talked about in this label legacy.
-Damn that song had heart. They're looking serious as hell there, gotta convey the hurt of losing someone you really love. Like they said, "the young & foolish laugh".
Can one just imagine what The Andantes were feeling while recording this in studio "A", superb pairing, perfect material, perfect record. The Magnificent 7 forever.
More often than not, the Tops' backups, the Andantes' backups, and Levi's leads were all recorded at different times. Usually, Levi and Co would to their thing, and then the Andantes would be added on as (what was later to be termed) "vocal coloring." The Andantes vocal-colored the songs on probably all of the Motown artists whenever an arranger/producer required it, in order to give a song a fuller sound. Great example: One of my absolute all-time favorites is the Temptations' "It's Growing" ... Oh, not to mention the Four Tops' "Still Waters."
I’m told all 7 were standing shoulder to shoulder in studio A per Ivy Hunters insistence. No embellishing was needed when these 7 recorded. Notice the Andante leads then 3 Tops responses before all 6 combine to give it that powerful vocal effect as Levi takes commanding emotive leads.
Just Motown Gold! Beautiful and deep. I was 14 when this hit came out. Just discovering about girls and love and life. I miss this era so much. This has to be the all time great Motown for me.
Mr. Levi Stubbs is a talent to be remembered. Thank Goodness he'll be remembered as the voice of the man-eating plant from the play, "Little Shop Of Horrors,, "Sydney" "!
When you feel that need To make it all alone, Remember no one is thinking of, Going alone Just ask the lonely... They know the hurt and pain, Of losing a love, you can never regain Background: Just ask the lonely Levi: Just ask the lonely Levi: The young and foolish laugh at love Four Tops: Woo-hoo Levi: So they run away... Four Tops: Woo-hoo hoo hoo Levi: Confident and sure that fate Four Tops: Woo-hoo Levi: Will bring another love their way Background: Aaah Levi: But ask the lonely... Background: Aaah How vainly a heart can yearn, Background: Aaah Levi: For losing a love that will never return Background: Just ask the lonely Levi: Just ask the lonely... They'll tell you Background: Ooooh, Woo-hoo hoo-hoo Ooooooh Background: Aaah Levi: They'll tell you a story of sadness, Background: Aaah A story too hard to believe... Background: Aaah Levi: They'll tell you the loneliest one is me
Just ask the lonely💔 When you feel that need To make it all alone, Remember no one is thinking of, Going alone✨️✨️✨️ Just ask the lonely They know the hurt and pain, Of losing a love, you can never regain💔💔 Just ask the lonely Just ask the lonely The young and foolish laugh at love (Woo hoo) So they run away (Woo hoo hoo hoo) Confident and sure that fate (Woo hoo) Will bring another love their way But ask the lonely (Ah) How vainly a heart can yearn, (Ah) For losing a love that will never return💔💔 Just ask the lonely Just ask the lonely They'll tell you Ooh, Woo hoo hoo hoo ooh They'll tell you a story of sadness, (Ah) A story too hard to believe Ah, they'll tell you the loneliest one is me Just ask the lonely Just ask the lonely Ask me💔🥺 I'm the loneliest one you'll see Just ask the lonely💔
They just took away from the performance. Who in the hell want to see them. When you got the Four Tops. Even when they are lip synching.Its better than some go go dancers.
If you listen closely, you can segregate Louvain Demps’ voice on backgrounds from outset taking a short leap over Jackie Hicks’ soprano. The call and response between Andantes , Duke, Obie and Lawrence’s voices, then combining all 6 behind Levi’s leads just genius production. This a true Masterpiece of pop music approaching opera quality in its effervescent quality.
THOSE DANCERS R THROWING ME OFF...LOL!!! I ONLY WANT TO HEAR LEVI STUBBS MIRACULOUS VOICE.. BUT THY HAVE ME DISTRACTED....LOL!!!! WISH THY WOULD HAVE JUST SAT DOWN!!!!!!!
They’re always white as well! And terrible dancers! Never seen proper black dancers on an old Motown video. Took them a long time to get it. It would have bugged me , as a black performer. But that’s how things were in those days. They just about tolerated the black artists. Unbelievable.
This they tried their best to make this a shabby performance; if they would take those two bobbleheads out of the picture entirely.. like anybody is going to remember them.. and leave while they can even give them dance lessons..!!! What an insult to a class act..!!!!!
I'd rather be watching the back-up female singers than these ladies spinning around in half circles like they don't know which direction to go...so distracting!!! 🙄🙄🙄
