The Four Tops - Walk Away Renee (Live)
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2 жыл бұрынThe Four Tops perform "Walk Away Renee"
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@frankschiavone4557 3 ай бұрын
Why do people over 65 come here ? LISTEN 🎧 to this song BEAUTIFUL, look at the way they carry themselves look how they dress. CLASS
@moemcgovern7345 3 ай бұрын
They're the same in person. They had Great respect for their audience.
@jackclingenpeel5020 2 ай бұрын
Talent raw talent!
@keithschultz4187 2 ай бұрын
Straight up sir !
@michaelbrelsford 2 ай бұрын
We're still alive after 65, and have lived through some of the musical times ever twonk!
@raymondhoagland4976 2 ай бұрын
I'm not 65 but I do love the music from the 60,s and 70,s !
@edwardpate6128 15 күн бұрын
RIP Duke! As a middle class white kid who grew up in the suburbs of Detroit you and all of Motown such a huge part of my life growing up in the 60's!
@teeteringonthebrink.305 14 күн бұрын
All four original members now gone from us, but I'm sure their legacy will live on with the younger, newer generation Duke had assembled around him.
@barrypos55 14 күн бұрын
I'm now 68... My teenage years were spent listening Motown especially the Four Tops and TEMPTATIONS. (Hi From England.)
@philcarmichael6090 13 күн бұрын
West Coast 65 yr old white kid here, I just can't imagine how empty the 60s-70s would have been without Motown and the Four Tops. Music that will be studied 1000 yrs from today. RIP Duke
@rogerhudson9732 12 күн бұрын
RIP Four Tops. It makes me wonder how American 'black' music seems to have died as well, is Rap even music?
@kinorspielmann4649 5 күн бұрын
As a middle...[, I ...] Grammar.
@judithbishop993 2 жыл бұрын
Levi, Please sing to my sister Renee in Heaven. I used to sing this song to her. She was my darling, I miss her so.
@rickarnold6825 Жыл бұрын
Judith: I'm so sorry for your loss.
@judithbishop993 Жыл бұрын
@@rickarnold6825 Thank You so much. The music from Motown echoed through my home growing up. It bought unity in my high school during segregation in the 60s. The school administration was smart enough to sponsor dances monthly. We danced together and made lifelong friends. My youngest sister Renee loved this song. She was the family darling. Hold your loved ones close, we are only here a short while. God Bless Rick.
@judithbishop993 Жыл бұрын
@@rickarnold6825 Thank You so much. The music from Motown echoed through my home growing up. It bought unity in my high school during segregation in the 60s. The school administration was smart enough to sponsor dances monthly. We danced together and made lifelong friends. My youngest sister Renee loved this song. She was the family darling. Hold your loved ones close, we are only here a short while. God Bless Rick.
@judithbishop993 Жыл бұрын
@Rob Thank you, Rob. Sometimes I think I love too much. Sorrow for the loss of your Sister also.
@chrismillward1621 Жыл бұрын
Renee will know you have asked this for her, you will see her again, nothing so sure. God bless you.
@Mikem-rl4jd 2 ай бұрын
Levi Stubbs voice will live forever
@greggibson9667 3 ай бұрын
The 4 Tops The Best Out Of Motown In My Opinion!!!
@eileengloverruffy9149 2 ай бұрын
Best ever!
@mickraynor7957 2 ай бұрын
Great but The Temptations just nick it in my opinion 🙂
@TheTimeDetective42 2 ай бұрын
Yep, the best!
@jimmylipsjaymo 6 ай бұрын
The Four Tops are the greatest, and Levi Stubbs was so humble and loyal to the group to stay true to them and not go solo.
@Steviemacdonald6594 5 ай бұрын
Totally agree
@Kevin-mx1vi 5 ай бұрын
He said "There are FOUR tops, not three. It's about friendship. It's about loyalty. It's about love". An amazing man.
@joekingsley7642 3 ай бұрын
Plus he was great in the movie "Little Shop of Horrors". I think that was him as the plant
@eileengloverruffy9149 3 ай бұрын
I agree great times
@Alvino37 3 ай бұрын
He’s one of my favorite singers. Love this group, so glad my mother kept music like this in heavy rotation. Im 54.
@justinmajors2872 8 ай бұрын
No stupid ear rings. Pure talent. The best ever
@BrendaDrumm 7 ай бұрын
Just pure talent such gentlemen never ever to been seen or heard again once in a lifetime x
@howardthrongard640 6 ай бұрын
They were such a great group, and Levi Stubbs was such a great lead singer. He could have definitely achieved more fame and fortunr by going solo, but he stayed loyal to the Four Tops, and to Detroit.
@FuntastixBand 4 ай бұрын
Yes
@BrendaDrumm 4 ай бұрын
@@FuntastixBand best group ever im 74 loved them from day one once in a lifetime group x
@jeannedeutrom8373 3 ай бұрын
Quite right!❤️
@gunners47 14 күн бұрын
RIP Duke, unfortunately all the 4 Tops Gone now...But their beautiful music lives on forever...!
@rhondacairns-ft7ws 12 күн бұрын
I have always loved Duke. My absolute favorite. Such a handsome man. Rest in peace. He is the top I have always wanted to meet.
@ivangranger8494 9 күн бұрын
These guys really had the talent. They left a legacy.
@belfastlad55 8 күн бұрын
Farewell to all of them
@amandashare1281 9 күн бұрын
Absolutely love this song, I'm 70 and this song can still bring a tear to my eye. I was a kid when this was released, in a simpler time in my life
@judychaffin5534 Жыл бұрын
Love that Levi Stubbs stayed at the four tops instead of going solo. He was an incredible singer. The group were super stars.
@barrysolly2637 Жыл бұрын
He not only stayed with as part of the group,but also flatly refused seperate billing ie as Levi Stubbs and the etc etc unlike many groups particularly Motown acts of the time,all out of loyalty to his fellow group members which he was happy just to be part of, Total Respect for him.
@user-db9ov3bt8n Жыл бұрын
He was also married to the same woman for years!
@bernard48 10 ай бұрын
Levi Stubbs had probably the best male singing voice ever
@walterlopchuk8228 7 ай бұрын
I read that he said that no one in the group was more important that anyone else. Class act...@@barrysolly2637
@serrahvilane 7 ай бұрын
Can u imagine what could have been if that egoistic but talented Temptations singer, Ruffin, had the same attitude and values
@tonycanabal1659 7 ай бұрын
I like both the Left Banke and 4 Tops versions.
@jaapvandertuuk3785 6 ай бұрын
In fact I just found out that this is not a Dozier/Hollandsong but indeed written by this cultband.Amazing band by the way,check them out!
@cocoaorange1 3 ай бұрын
I think all members of the Left Banke are deceased. I like both groups. Although I was a baby then.
@user-ny1nc4ke3d 4 ай бұрын
This effed up society of today needs to return to much classier times. This song would be a great start.
@user-ov6vn3nk8i 3 ай бұрын
At home Dancing !!!!!!
@stephenjacobskind5190 5 ай бұрын
Levi, the best of the best of Motown.
@jaylene.turner6524 8 күн бұрын
Thank you for the music,Four Tops! The only Motown group that never broke up staying together for 44 years. May you all rest peacefully.
@kinorspielmann4649 11 ай бұрын
Black - yes BLACK - musical talent at its best. Motown so much better than degenerate rap. +No more woke replies! These are black artists!
@greatmusicneverdies6253 2 ай бұрын
You said it my friend.....Old School R&B was fantastic.....Motown, Philly Soul, Disco... Best music of all time!!
@26rwplay Ай бұрын
I wonder what it would sound like if you played the original of this song with these guys' version.
@KhanflomahInstrumentals Ай бұрын
You found a way to insert your racist views.. I'm impressed
@ivangranger8494 Ай бұрын
@@KhanflomahInstrumentals Was it? The four tops and Johnny Rivers had big hits of the same song, ‘ Baby, I need your lovin.’ There was nothing racist about enjoying, both. The left Bank and the Four tops also had wonderful versions of ‘just walk away Renee.’ The Four tops were Great. The music hits were abundant in that time, before todays woke see everything through a tunnel vision; thanks to the foreigner and Mike.
@scumbag414 Ай бұрын
Smelly hebrew
@harrydonaldson1965 10 күн бұрын
I grew up Scottish, was a Bowie fan but The Four Tops were (and still are) my favourite Motown band ever. God bless you Duke, it can't have been easy being the lone survivor. My heart goes out to your family.
@frankschiavone4557 2 ай бұрын
Born 1955, far as im concerned this and ALL Motown music 🎵🎵🎵 was simply the best. And that saying a lot.
@robglen2327 2 ай бұрын
Could not agree more
@robbiepeck57 Ай бұрын
Never, ever date
@joycepino9749 28 күн бұрын
I was born in 1955 also. Great music. We are lucky we lived in this era of great music.
@temptin_temptations 15 күн бұрын
Rest in peace, Duke. He's back with his brothers again❤
@mphlohi 14 күн бұрын
RIP to The Four Tops, they were superb. I was just hearing this song at a hotel this morning before I heard Duke passed.
@user-ll4bq8vu9o Ай бұрын
I'm 64 takes me back to the good days of the 60s
@Mike-dk7wj 3 ай бұрын
Saw them live in London in the late 70s with a big orchestra. They sounded exactly like the records. Superb singers - was there ever a better vocalist than Levi - singing remarkable songs. A wonderful evening.
@anniegreig3671 Жыл бұрын
These guys were fabulous. Great voices, great songs and always so smart and classy.
@Gerardnolan191 10 ай бұрын
Smiles, hi Annie 👋
@AdrianWhitby-z6y 14 күн бұрын
What an amazing group. 44 years together as well. One of the best ever
@elderrobertv.fullersr.1739 4 ай бұрын
Oh how I miss real music like this. 😊
@renemagritte8237 2 ай бұрын
Itźs still there. A plethora of splendid compositions and jewels of performance. And extremely easy to discover. One finds what one is looking for.
@teeteringonthebrink.305 14 күн бұрын
@@renemagritte8237 Thanks to youtube.
@clarencemesquitta9246 2 ай бұрын
I was in high school when this came out.Some of us walked around singing it for weeks not even knowing that it was a cover.When I grew older, I listened to the original. I was not moved.I am now 71 and this rendition still haunts me.Wonderful,Wonderful, Wonderful ❤
@martynrobinson9660 2 ай бұрын
Aww you sooo sweet ❤ X
@clariesampson7368 6 ай бұрын
January 12th, 2024..Still loving you guys still listening and always will.
@chriswood8698 6 ай бұрын
Me too always
@lloydjones8063 5 ай бұрын
YES ! Me Three - and today is February 29, 2024 !
@angelalewis60 4 ай бұрын
I'm with you. March 9, 2024 and beyond!
@NoNo-ks4gg 4 ай бұрын
I ran into a checker at my grocery store the other day and I asked if she knew there was a song about her! She was shocked and said, "There is no song with my name in it!?" So I sang a few bars and she was so overcome with joy, she came from around the check stand and asked if she could give me a hug? And me being me, I said, but only if I can keep singing!? After she hugged me, she said can I give you a kiss on the cheek. 😘 That's when I was shocked! So she did! She then told me, she NEVER had ANYONE sing to her and definitely not a song with her name in it before . . . and that's why we need OLD people! #UNBELIEVEABLE #forher #andforme
@sharontesta5720 2 ай бұрын
Their music,memories will NEVER fade away been loving The Four Tops since I was 8 in 1965 saw them22x
@JJAH28 7 ай бұрын
Such great music and such great singers. What a talented group of guys!
@user-ny1nc4ke3d 3 ай бұрын
Classiness in its purest form
@dannycorsaro546 2 ай бұрын
I think that we as a people were coming together as one in the sixties.
@margaretchadwick7001 2 ай бұрын
Absolutely Levi is the King of Soul, there is not another can compare to his Soul ❤
@flyingthesails6801 7 ай бұрын
Why can't there be music like this anymore?
@Billyg215 7 ай бұрын
It`s because today`s people are going tone deaf due to the music and songs ???? they listen to.
@user-ui1lj8vi1y 6 ай бұрын
Today's so called "artists" rely on auto tune, fake images and machines is why.The music industry consumed itself and now worse we have useless "djs" as entertainment, ha, no way man. We're doomed.
@michaelle8384 6 ай бұрын
I’m 30 years old my mother introduced me to the 60 70 80 music I love them more so is my young kids I don’t let them listen to rap naked lady only classic lady
@FuntastixBand 4 ай бұрын
Bently's, gold chains, guns, rivals.... there you have it.
@verysimlpesimon 15 күн бұрын
@@FuntastixBand and serious increasing drug use..that has continued and is now excepted as cool and normal even legal..wow.
@gordonstuart5800 Жыл бұрын
The one and only Levi Stubbs brilliant.
@tfer1977 Жыл бұрын
I'm a Four Tops woman for sure. This, and Bernadette, are my favorites. What a voice on Levi Stubbs. ❤
@dantealighieri9540 11 ай бұрын
I agree. The primal scream by Levi on Bernadette, it gives me the chills every time.
@GlendaClarke-ir2cd 11 ай бұрын
Are you a Gemini? ♊ 😉
@tfer1977 11 ай бұрын
@GlendaClarke-ir2cd yes, I am.
@GlendaClarke-ir2cd 11 ай бұрын
@@tfer1977 I knew it! So am I and so was Levi. We're both 06/06 and you named my two most favourite songs by them, and featuring Levi, it would be, Climb Every Mountain. ♊ 💕 🌹 ✨
@margaretwilliams7658 4 ай бұрын
MacArthur's Park does it for me also because NOBODY does it better!
@ianreader611 Жыл бұрын
This is probably my favourite ever Four Tops song, just so haunting and sung by a music superstar with a fantastic voice - if only you could go back in time and enjoy this music when it first happened.
@axeldodson654 9 ай бұрын
Go back in time?...I'm enjoying this right now! 🎶 🎵 😊
@cirrus1964 8 ай бұрын
It's not a 4 Tops song, but Left Bank, who had a hit with it in 1966
@driverain2 8 ай бұрын
Yes you are correct. I find it a compliment to this wonderful song that both of them put out such a soulful rendition . I have surfed "Renee" and listened to many more renditions also. Peace...@@cirrus1964
@andrewsteinberg7103 7 ай бұрын
The four tops did 46 months after the left bank , both are well done
@cirrus1964 7 ай бұрын
@@andrewsteinberg7103 yes but it was succes created by others. The Left bank were real, 4 tops commercial rubbish!
@user-en8rt8gz8r 8 ай бұрын
No words can describe how Levi's voice makes me feel.....makes me breathless . It had such an effect on me as as a kid of 13 and now at 68 years old still the same.
@wentonmastermind 7 ай бұрын
Make that 70 years in my case!
@walburg11 4 ай бұрын
Me too I'm 67 and this music was the best growing up in the 60's
@lindarowland4191 2 ай бұрын
I feel the same. What a singer ❤
@sharontesta5720 2 ай бұрын
SAME HERE! I had such a hugh crush on Levi as a 10 yr old in 1967
@rustyking8783 Жыл бұрын
Singing harmonies on the chorus are the Motown female singing group 'The Andantes'. They sang on over 20,000 Motown recordings.
@frankschiavone4557 4 ай бұрын
If ever there was a song that gets your nostalgia juices flowing, this is it 😊
@patrickryan1515 2 ай бұрын
4 Tops -- Couldn't be topped!
@jimmymiller77 Жыл бұрын
Listen up folk's. Wonder what real music sounds like ?? Just listen to these guys. No Autotune, Just real talent. God bless you all, Jim
@matthewttrolfe786 Жыл бұрын
Don't make em like this anymore big respect to these guys true talent
@chiptenor 23 сағат бұрын
The great artists, groups, and the music of the 50's, 60's, and 70's....incomparable!!! I'm so blessed to be a 'boomer' of that time.
@Joy-yj7gn 2 ай бұрын
I can’t get this out of my head. It’s been on repeat for the last few days.
@martynrobinson9660 2 ай бұрын
Lol yea it's sooo catchy ❤
@tennislover5763 4 ай бұрын
Original song by the "The Left Bank" of the 60s from NYC. The Four Tops make the song their own with their distinctive voices they nail it spot on and make it better. Pure voices and orchestration.
@jewishman2687 8 ай бұрын
They preformed at my High School Prom in 1967. Fabulous in real life!
@jewishman2687 7 ай бұрын
@@Me-je2uw White Plains New York was the County Seat for what was the wealthiest piece of real-estate in the world (at that time.) There were good and bad sides to that.
@michaelfischer841 9 ай бұрын
the four tops -- what an awesome band
@saabninefive93 Жыл бұрын
My name is Renee. I never really liked this song until I heard the Four Tops sing it. ❤
@joanwatkins3022 Жыл бұрын
If only there was just ONE group today of the same caliber as The Four Tops! Who could even come close to their impeccable musical style?!! So glad I can still enjoy their songs today!!
@Gerardnolan191 10 ай бұрын
Smiles, hi Joan 👋
@NoNo-ks4gg 4 ай бұрын
BoyzIIMen!
@timpowers4449 5 күн бұрын
Levi Stubbs was absolutely the Man and the Voice.
@barrymcguinness2087 7 ай бұрын
A true classic song performed as it should be ❤
@68blues Жыл бұрын
Circa 1968, local record shop used to play records inside but also had a speaker outside. This takes me back to that time. Total class!
@erzug Жыл бұрын
My favorite male Motown group, hands down.
@keithdukes5990 Жыл бұрын
I'll sending that!!!🤗👍
@keithdukes5990 Жыл бұрын
Second that!!!
@beckygray2663 Жыл бұрын
Me too!!!!
@bpd9660 7 ай бұрын
My favorite from this group. Lead singer is WOW!
@donnamoreno9750 7 ай бұрын
That's Levi Stubbs! RIP!
@billylittle7229 2 жыл бұрын
It’s hard to walk away without looking back, 😢
@martinlee5604 Күн бұрын
Wow! They were absolutely superb. Sadly all gone now. The four most beautiful men ever. It's not just their voices; the way they move, the brotherhood they exude, the fact that they never split up - I'm in awe.
@sharontesta5720 4 ай бұрын
His voice STILL gives me the chills!
@alanmarciocchi159 2 ай бұрын
As part of my job for an entertainment publication I got to interview many of the members of Motown groups and other black recording artists. Alll of them lamented the rise of rap and demise of an avenue for talented black vocalists to get their voices heard. It's everybody's loss.
@teeteringonthebrink.305 14 күн бұрын
That's interesting to read. Rap does come across as the antithesis of what the artists of Motown, Philly and Stax sang about.
@inezwoodson5443 13 күн бұрын
Hearing about Duke dying brought me back to this song, literally has been in repeat all day. The Four Tops hands my favorite Motown group, Levi Stubbs my favorite male singer. My name isn’t Renee but this song always, always makes me cry. Their voices, the emotion brings back so many memories. They are all together again, Rest In Eternal Peace Gentlemen, you are loved and missed.
@jeffclark7888 Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest covers.
@jobucats2166 Жыл бұрын
Yes! The same can be said for their "If I Were a Carpenter."
@68blues Жыл бұрын
Agreed! I liked this version better than the original.
@WAHOOUPS Жыл бұрын
Levi's voice is truly a treasure.
@jacquelinerussell8530 8 ай бұрын
A National Treasure 😊
@chardeman59 2 ай бұрын
Levi Stubbs could express emotion when he sang better than anyone . The song "Shake me, Wake me" is a good example of that.
@johnl636 13 күн бұрын
My favorite Motown group. All gone now but the music lives on.
@victorscena4322 Жыл бұрын
Oh how i wish the Tops were still around. This is one of their best recordings. They had many but they have passed. Love Levi's voice. RIP.
@GereDJ2 Жыл бұрын
Four Tops "Walk Away Renee" Levi Stubbs was the lead singer of the Rhythm & Blues, Soul-Rock group The Four Tops, a hugely successful group on The Motown record label in the 60s and early 70s. Levi Stubs had a pleasing, slightly raspy-baritone voice emulated and revered by many current singers. He was renowned for his voice. I think The Four Tops really did a great R&B justice on this song and made it one of their signature tunes reaching #14 on "The Billboard Hot 100" in 1968. I like it better than the original by The Left Banke reaching #5, Sept 24, 1966. This plaintive love song was written by the 16 year old drummer for the band. Levi Stubbs was diagnosed with cancer in 1995, and after suffering a stroke in 2000, he was no longer able to tour. (Wiki) He died in his sleep on October 17, 2008, at his home in Detroit. A memorial service for Stubbs was held at the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit on October 27. "The Four Tops - Walk Away Renee", Fave to this day!
@lokisan100 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely.
@rickarnold6825 Жыл бұрын
Definitely.
@patriciawright4159 11 күн бұрын
These vocals are just amazing from my childhood days my Mom would not let me listen until I broke out,
@TheBatugan77 5 ай бұрын
That harmonizing is amazing, and timeless. God Bless Them, and all who listen here.
@kalishakta 2 жыл бұрын
Perfect "we broke up but I still love you" song.😰
@georgejuniorleedom4476 Жыл бұрын
I put the heart on a tree before having to writing it on a wall... She'd cut the tree down....🙄 Kinda missed her point by that gesture. Well, its been 40 years now Still hopin'😞
@artdeco5464 13 күн бұрын
actually it's about unrequited love... written by a 16 year old about a bandmate's then girlfriend... renee fladden. she was also the inspiration for the band's single Pretty Ballerina . The 4 tops make the song smooth... but the Left Banke's vocalist conveys the teenage angst of the lyrics better.
@georgemusic4all4seasons Жыл бұрын
The FOUR TOPS, one of my favorite groups with the great lead vocals of Levi Stubbs. Three of the Four (Obi, Lawerence, Levi) have since passed bringing sadness to the music world. May they Rest In Peace and thank Duke for carrying the torch. Just finished reading the recent book by Duke Fakir and it is a great read, could not put it down.
@bonniemoerdyk9809 4 ай бұрын
🥲Makes me tear up for long-lost days of happiness, safety, just all-around better times. Only rarely was there something bad on the news .... Not everyday like now. I long for my school days of the 1960's. This was one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite groups! The Four Tops!! Well done gentlemen!
@frankschiavone4557 4 ай бұрын
The suburbs yes?
@LorraineGee 3 ай бұрын
You wrote the words & the emotions from my heart. How I often think & long for yesteryear. I have shed many tears whilst listening to The Four Tops & their counterparts. There will never be another era like the '60s.
@user-en8rt8gz8r 4 ай бұрын
What a beautiful man and voice Levi had .....wow
@ChrisDutch 15 күн бұрын
R.I.P. Abdul “Duke” Fakir,the last surviving member of the Original Four Tops.
@rhondacairns-ft7ws 14 күн бұрын
Rest in peace Duke. He was my favorite
@naja9935 9 күн бұрын
I WANT TO CRY RIP FOUR TOPS 2024
@cocoaorange1 Жыл бұрын
Duke's dad was from Pakistan. He also dated Mary Wilson. You can imagine how Berry Gordy must feel. So many of his artists died at young ages, but he lived to be in his 90's. What a legacy he created!
@jobucats2166 Жыл бұрын
True; however, one minor correction needs to be made to your wonderful comment regarding Berry Gordy...."he continues to live in his 90's".minor
@cocoaorange1 3 ай бұрын
Thanks, I knew he is still around.
@John_Michael2000 7 ай бұрын
I loved the Four Tops.. they were my favorite Motown group
@roy421000 11 ай бұрын
Four Tops. These guys can really sing. Incredible !
@judithbishop993 Жыл бұрын
Sing it Levi, once again in 2023 for my baby sister five years ago we lost her. Sing it to her in Heaven.
@chuckebgood1 7 ай бұрын
"Your name and mine inside a heart upon a wall Still finds a way to haunt me, though they're so small" That lyric just tears me up, don't know why, but it does. My favorite of all the great Four Tops recordings
@rebeccacorso1642 4 ай бұрын
I know what you mean!!! I feel exactly the same way "The empty sidewalk on my block is not the same." It just makes me think about being a kid in the neighborhood. At that age, you never imagine your friends going in different directions, moving away, or just growing up and moving on. The way the Tops sing this song just hits my heart and makes me think of a time that has a different color in my memory.
@MrRmrams 11 күн бұрын
All four of you will be truly missed. I really loved the songs that were put out by Motown's best group. If we listen closely we can hear you guys tearing it up. RIP ALL 4
@mausolos8 Жыл бұрын
Saw the Topps in person maybe 40 years ago. Great.Just Great.
@user-yx6ry5ow2r 4 ай бұрын
The `Four Tops,enough said.
@danielE.muhammad7622 10 күн бұрын
RIP Levi,Obie, Lawrence,Duke Four Tops forever
@DanFrechette 2 ай бұрын
The isolated vocal version of this is on a whole other level. Don’t miss out on that
@awm8221 2 ай бұрын
Can you provide a link to it?
@DanFrechette Ай бұрын
@@awm8221check search bar isolated walk away rebee
@briancapaloff3416 15 күн бұрын
Can remember seeing the various Motown bands on Top of the Pops, but none had the style, the class, the voices that The Four Tops had. A part of my childhood and now the last one, Duke, has gone😢
@williamcraig3571 Жыл бұрын
The Left Banke’s original take was marvelous, but leave it to the 4 Tops for making that song in question “Walk Away Renée even the more fabulous. So if there was a place for more than just one musical singing groups, both (The Left Banke and The Four Tops) will always & forever be THE G. O. A. T. ‘S of popular music. And if you can wonder what G. O. A. T. stands for, THEY’RE THE GREATEST
@williamcraig3571 Жыл бұрын
I guess I know what the rest stand for THEY’RE THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME….. NUFF SAID PUFF!!!! Thanx 4 Givin’ Me an added chance to complete my verbal tribute to both legendary successful popular musical groups that never sang those classics very much the more classical. They were masters n da business!!! BAR NONE.
@JameAndy-wv4dw 10 ай бұрын
THE BEST VERSION OF THIS SONG EVER RECORDED!
@kimbo3068 6 ай бұрын
These Guys Give me Goose bumps When they Harmonise!
@rustyking8783 Жыл бұрын
Soft as butter. Sweet as sugar. Smooth as silk. A cover song as good as the original.
@creoleladee Жыл бұрын
You're right. The covers typically they aren't as good. This one is one however is fab-u-lous!
@jobucats2166 Жыл бұрын
And "If I Were a Carpenter" was just as good as the original also.
@TheNickandmichelle Жыл бұрын
Yes! I had no idea that the Four Tops had covered this song (Renee) until recently. Better in some ways than the original, but I do miss the heavy violin from that version.
@olly8 6 ай бұрын
@@TheNickandmichelle I never knew this version til now. Beautiful, sad song ❤
@clannad99germany70 11 ай бұрын
I was 12 years old and later were totally in Rock, but Soul music was great and even I loved all songs by the Four Tops, my no 1 song of all was "Walk away Renee", always got goose bumps when listening to this so lovely song and the a bit sad lyrics.
@northnsouth6813 4 ай бұрын
Michael Brown has stated that the song is one of a number he wrote about Renée Fladen, the then-girlfriend of the Left Banke's bassist Tom Finn and object of Brown's affection. She was associated with the band for a few weeks, and was described as a free-spirited and tall blonde.
@Cedarcity1 2 ай бұрын
Sadly, all the original members of the Left Banke have left us but Renée is still alive.
@donthephoneman7084 Жыл бұрын
This music just brings you to a great place.
@paulmilner769 2 ай бұрын
Love these guys and as much as I love this song..indestructible one of my fav songs of all time saw them perform it live these guys were amazing,they were indestructible that’s why they lasted as long as they did,together as one
@JohnPilon082149051552 Ай бұрын
Clear harmonies, beautiful tone! This ‘Left Bank’ classic! Touches the heart!
@waynerenshaw5010 5 ай бұрын
Different class this certainly is😍
@jessewett 5 ай бұрын
Amen. No gimmicks, no autotune or digital production, no cool thugs posing as superstars... how lucky we were, all the music back then, genuine and exuberant.
@waynerenshaw5010 5 ай бұрын
@@jessewett here here👏👏👏
@blackmanjohn9 4 ай бұрын
When I was 15 or 16 years old, (1969/70/71? ), I saw The Four Tops at The Dome in Brighton. (Labi Saffri.. (It Must Be Love)... was their support act.) They played the first couple of bars of Walk Away Renee and the the guys walked on to the stage in single file singing. The place erupted!!! The audience went wild. And a lot of people rushed down to the stage. I was nearer the back and wanted to watch them. I ended up dancing in the aisle near my seat. I used to love the Northern Soul style of dancing. Fantastic!!!! I returned to The Dome a while later to watch the Supremes (post the Diana Rigg split) and "Up the Ladder to the Roof etc". The Dome had put up huge posters on the side of the stage to say that anyone dancing in the aisles or in front of the stage (as per 4 Tops) would be thrown out. I think the posh seats didn't like it. Thank you Four Tops for such memories and Motown for the beautiful revolution that you were.
@jjjjjj-sd6yr 3 ай бұрын
Awesome!
@Michael-yq5lx 6 ай бұрын
4 voices and a microphone!!!! Doesnt get better that that!!!!
@amenemhurt8817 8 күн бұрын
They are all now singing in the heaven, RIP the 4 Tops!🙏
@lorensr.bingham5217 Жыл бұрын
Tops are so cool! The song was already a hit by left bank but the tops showed they could deal with it and they did it’s beautiful👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👀💕💕💕💕🍹🍹👀👌
@BrendaDrumm Жыл бұрын
The one and only four tops
@ericvanjames8395 2 ай бұрын
Yes!!!! 🎤🎤🎤🎤
@stevendimmock4791 4 күн бұрын
So sad that we lost the duke. Man!! There must be great music in heaven now!!
@wifeoftim 2 ай бұрын
I love this version. I had forgotten about it. Just like The Temptations as of today ( May 14th 2024) only one surviving founding member is left.😢
@xavierwiatrowski17 13 күн бұрын
Rest in power to these four legends
@tthomaselli2 Жыл бұрын
As much as I like The 4 Tops, the version of 'Walk Away, Renée' by The Left Banke is still the best--in my opinion, at least...
@trishmarsh1968 Жыл бұрын
Actually, I like both versions. I find this version more soulful, which fills me up emotion and tears (beautiful tears, mind you). But both versions are great :)
@leannmiller7153 10 ай бұрын
I agree! I still have my 45 rpm single….❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
@axeldodson654 9 ай бұрын
@@trishmarsh1968Yeah they both are great but I like this one MUCH better 😊
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