Four Tops 'Reach Out I'll Be There' on The Ed Sullivan Show

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[anthonykilgannon]

"just look over your shoulder" ❤️❤️👋

[eyesglow]

I feel so lucky being able to have a phone and an internet connection just so I can see this treasure even tho I wasn’t alive then :)

[leokimvideo]

Back when entertainment has style and class. Wow how it's drifted

[beebee]

So Sorry Abdul Fakir has died today. You and your 4 Tops brought SO MUCH PLEASURE to our lives. We Love You ❤

[howardthrongard]

They were so, great as were so many of those great Motown groups. Greatest music ever!

[nelsonortas]

This is how it's done. Stubbs forever lives

[katieogden]

It is such a blessing to have internet and a phone God is so good to me

[bubbawally]

Levi… one of the purest voices of all time. The Tops were it. Never to be replaced.

[kylebastian]

RIP to four gentlemen who defined the Motown scene in the 1960s. We will miss you all.

[SupremesVideos]

Levi Stubbs was a *_SANGER!_*
What a voice

[imabeliever]

When Motown was in Motown and made REAL music.

[remiremi]

Can we bring this clean and respectful music back? I read that record producers approached Levi Stubbs many
times to go out on his own and record without the other 3 "Tops" and he always said no, they were a package deal. He could've made a lot more money but he stayed with the group.
His integrity is admirable.

[AnAdorableWombat]

They were singing the HELL out of this song!

[Dan_Frechette_Songwriter]

Levi Stubbs... defines what a hero is for me.

[FrettingTM]

Its such an honor to, in this present time be able to literally watch some of the best musicians in the history of music (4 Tops, etc) perform raw, and live. These men were magical

[anthonydilligaf]

I'm sorry this generation doesn't have this level of talent to listen to.

I mean, that's not lip sync.
There's layered harmony, the dance moves that don't look like they need mediation.

Sorry.
This is probably as good as music will ever be.

Glad I lived in this time, even if I was just a tot..

[kennyslg]

Here after finding out that Duke passed. Sad to think they're officially all gone.

[melicaroporras]

I'm enjoying this incredible song in 2025, and how good it feels to lift your spirits to keep going even in the midst of trials. Thanks for sharing.

[ronniesapp]

The great Levi Stubbs. Power personified. What a great great group of guys.

[FriendofDorothy]

It's a rather complex song to pull off live but they did it. It's also, IMHO, one of an elite number of Motown single masterpieces. Great song, great arrangement, superb vocals.