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@@khalidfalvey4148 This music, Motown, started around 1960, when the south was still segregated. Music was segregated, black stations played music by black artists, and white stations played white artists. This music crossed over and black and white fans loved it. The radio was forced to play it. Blacks and whites had a common thing they loved, the music. It brought us together. It was the start of integration. How do you not know this?
I've been to quite a few concerts in my day (I'm 82), but this was one of the best. Held in our historic Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1985. Today?? I don't think so. As you correctly wrote, nothing even comes close!!
Ce n'est pas la musique de merde d'aujourd'hui. Dommage pour la nouvelle génération. Meilleure musique des années 70 meilleure époque. J'ai 64.et j'écoute encore cette musique.
Wow! This is from Motown 25. Later the same night, Michael Jackson performed the moonwalk for the first time. That’s what people remember most. But the entire event was incredible. Very, very underrated was Marvin Gaye’s performance of What’s Going On. ua-cam.com/video/a8eFHj8WmnA/v-deo.html
BREATH TAKING!! here we are in 2023 and nothing like these 2 groups and their performances has been done. This right here speaks to the testament and impact this music / musicians have left in history. Beautiful!!!!
Still brilliant! Not just the singing performance but the orchestral backing! Have been listening to this music for the last 60 years and never tire of it.
These songs defined my love life during the 60's. I am a 72 year old white guy who just loves Motown. I used to sing My Girl to the lady that became my wife every chance I got. We loved, laughed, and cried as these songs helped define us. Thank you so very much for sunshine on a cloudy day. Motown forever!!!
I am a 73 y/o Latino guy and use to do the same, sing to my girl back then, but we are still very good friends with really good memories of the years. Fantastic Music from two of my favorite groups. Love to all.
I am so glad to know and understand that music has been a melting point for so many generations of conscious people, let's just say it great music is just that great talented artist singing from their 💜❤️ heart, soul and excited to be alive!
Outside of M.J. doing his Moonwalk: this was the most talked about performance!! Truly breathtaking! No politics, swearing, stripping off their clothes, just doing what they knew best! SING IT BROTHERS!! SING IT!! Audience reaction?? PRICELESS! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Nothing but Talent vs Talent... That's all these guys were was nothing but Talent. I would love to see the two of them decide a World War!!! We would die happy people. GOD bless us all!
I probably commented before years ago and I will comment again now I’m 65 years old and I love them love them love them all and I’m so so so happy and blessed that I can watch this. I love them all so much so so much. Thank you thank you thank you. I miss them all. They will definitely be at my memorial and I will come back to hunt anybody that doesn’t help put them there because that is my wishes. These two groups are the best ever and I am so blessed to have grown up with them and heard both of them. I’m truly truly grateful.
Oh you see color. That's why you had to make the "I see no color" comment. These were very talented black young men who were mistreated but still overcame in spite of, to become successful artists. Oh you see color. You'd see it if they were walking down the street and not holding a microphone in their hands.
Of course a white guy like you will say "No color, just music." The color component will always be there mate. These guys performed at the height of discrimination and perservered. Don't discount the color component as It's an important part of the REAL story.
@@aimannorzahariwod As a white guy may I say of course the colour component should always be there, without meaning to cause offense. The reason I say that is if I were black I'd be damned proud of Motown and all the extremely talented artists that came through there. These 2 and The Drifters I adore the most with Sugar Pie Honey Bunch that cherry on top for me, only improvement being it could be 5 mins longer.
It is utterly IMPOSSIBLE to make a choice between these two iconic groups,so I ain't gonna...every man up there,jaw-droppingly talented,every song....a national treasure,IMHO,....there isn't a Motown song that somebody DOESN'T know....we know them,we sing them,they are legendary! Also,isn't it true,that sometimes one just NEEDS to hear some Motown?
Dammmmmmmnnnnnnn, this needs to be placed in a time capsule! The future can not afford to miss out on all this goodness, it must be share. So many good memories.
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Levi Stubbs had a unique voice with an uncanny, supernatural quality that comes along once in a lifetime. There hasn't been anyone who poured all his heart and soul into each song like Levi before or since. He is greatly missed.
I'm a 59 year old white guy, and I just nearly danced myself into cardiac failure while listening to this video. Can you possibly imagine the damage I could have inflicted on myself if I were an older person of colour? Absolutely tremendously good music. Timeless. Enduringly invigorating. I'm so thankful to you for posting this!
@@tainaayiti Ya just put more cut in your strut, More glide in your stride, And if ya don't dig it, Ya got a hole in yer soul, And ya don't eat chicken on Sunday! So turn out the light and hold me tight And push, girl, push! - Frankie Crocker
I’m a 57 year old white woman in Australia- born in 1962 and I have been OBSESSED with these guys, Marvin, Al Green, MArtha & the Vandellas, ALLTHE MOWTOWN LEGENDS since I can remember- THANKYOU FOR THE MUSIC- I wish I had been born 10 years earlier and in USA where I could really have been a part of the music as it all happened! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
These guys had no grudges , they loved each other despite the fame and pomp each of the groups had during the 60's &70's. wow!!! look at Dennis Edwards giving Stubbs that warm and bortherly hug!
Levi Stubbs and Dennis Edwards were, to me, the best male lead singers that Motown ever produced. This clip is a historical gem that shows 2 groups at their peaks. Never to be replicated.
@@josephwallace3625 Oh yeah ..None back then thru today could sing like Eddie. Unique voice! When heard you knew it was Eddie.. Continue Riparadise Greats 🙏🏽
“ Brings sad tears to my eyes because out of all these nine singers only one is left in 2024, he is Otis Williams, the baritone singer w The Temptations(age 83).”
Well, now all of the Four Tops are gone, and Otis is the last one remaining and it will be terribly sad when it’s his turn to go. I grew up with all of them and they were the best ever.
I'm a middle aged white guy and was blasting and singing these.....friggin awesome....love Motown. When we were teenagers in the late 80's me and 3-4 of my friends used to jam this stuff during keg parties(Chicago area) and start singing. People thought we were nuts
It's beautiful the way music brings everyone together. My best friend is white and I fell in love with her family when I went to her grandparents home and saw they had the original motown records.
No you are not nuts i was dancing to this music back in the 70s in the UK my generation was into this type of music back than plus we were dancing to Northern soul too which was rare soul records that the djs brought from the USA Northern soul started in the North of England that's how Northern soul was born in the untied kingdom we had alnighters where kids could go to dance to Northern soul back than it is still a big thing over here we still have motown and Northern soul events around the UK and its being past down to the kids its very popular over here in the UK we take it very seriously we have our own unique way of dancing to motown and Northern soul both dancer's are very similar but with northern soul it's more high kicks and back drops and spins watch a Northern soul dance on UA-cam we also have aldayers and weekenders too motown and Northern soul has never died over here motown started over here in the 60s with the mods and motown was popular with smoothies has we were known in the 70s we were like mods but with Northern soul they are known has soul boys and girls im now a soul girl because im into Northern soul but i was a smoothly back in the 70s
It wasn't around late 70s I could finally afford buying a car. It was a 1957 chevy. I turned it into a lowrider and my first song in my cassette player was ( My Girl) by the Temptations. Boy I love that car as much as I love the song. Now at 65, still listen to this hits.
The best part of that whole performance’s is the embrace at the end it shows the amount of love they have for each other, and the lesson we can all learn about competition and respect for each other..😊
The Four Tops and the Temptations are. two of the greatest ever soul groups in our history. Their hits are so classical. man, oh man. The Four Tops their classical I go for is If I were a Carpenter and the Temps Beauty is only skin deep.. RIP Baba Dennis Edwards, Baba Mel Franklin, Baba Levi Stubbs, Baba Obie Benson and Baba Larry Payton.
Bryce Tsukishima Probably the two great groups of all time. I know the Beach Boys are up there but I have The Four Tops at the 1, Temptations at 2, and BB at 3.
Pure talent and class right here! I especially love Levi Stubbs. What a handsome and talented man. No artist or group today can compare to the legendary Temptations or Four Tops. Love them both. Motown forever!
I’m 33 year old & my parents brought me up on this music with northern soul & i wish i was there at that concert right now 😩 the music makes you come alive no matter what difficulties you face in life. As much as i love the Four tops the Temptations have my heart in music ♥️
Same and I'm 37. I feel sorry for young people who don't get the opportunity to hear the oldies. I played my 8 year old all kinds of music driving in the car, he sings 'I'll be there' at the top of his lungs
I remember the night this aired, my Dad recorded it. Every weekend my sister and I would watch this at my Dad's house and this performance, the Marvin Gaye performance and of course the Michael Jackson moonwalk performance was HUGE. This whole show is legit one of the most important shows I watched on TV as a kid. Turned me on to my parents music and music I hadn't heard yet. Thanks for the memories and RIP dad!
2nd of august 2024 fiancéd white female from Australia. I always come back to this and I hope these Kings never had to bow down to the racists around them. : Kings you own our Soul with your beautiful music and fantastic dancing. I’m doing it in my loungeroom now and I have to go to work in 5 hours.. Never let anyone try and take you down. And thank you for your music you are beautiful xo
Im 68 old and i love ❤❤❤❤❤❤all the Motown artists!! I listen every day its my PASSION!! I feel so good and young again!! Tamsen in Riverside California...
I remember when I saw this for the first time. I was watching the special and when this happened I said to my household, we are witnessing something extraordinary. It rocked my world. These two groups were the background music to my life in the sixties. Seriously, their songs were humming away on our family radio in the late sixties marking every step our way. Sad, good, bad and happy. It was these two groups and their songs that defined that era in my life.
Haha had a smile when I saw a comment with Tamla Motown. Used to just say Tamla, born 1951 grew up in Liverpool UK, Liverpool was a great place to grow up saw so many Tamla Motown groups there, they frequented the City often. Makes my heart sing and takes me back to the day. Love it ❤
Between the audiences reactions and these men jammin and enjoying themselves I smiled throughout this whole performance. As a millennial I wish that I could’ve been alive during these moments. It’s amazing and beautiful to see. ❤️
I saw this show when it aired. It WAS epic. From this performance to Michael Jackson's moonwalk debut. People also forget this show was the Jackson 5 reunion and michael and Jermaine had been estranged for years before this show.
It DOES NOT get any better than this. I’m a Classic Rock guy now, but Tempts and Four Tops got me through Jr. High and High School in the ‘60’s. It didn’t matter who you asked, but even us scared/nerdy guys could get a girl out on the dance floor because you cannot help but dance to this music! Thanks for getting me through puberty guys (without too much damage).
I couldnt choose my favourite one.All fantastic amazing and authentic.The one song which Ive always loved is Reach out'.which will we played at my funeral!!Thank God for you guysxxx❤️❤️❤️
Absolute awesome the lot of them now that is TALENT . And may the guys who have sadly passed away from the Temps and four tops may they all rest in peace and thanks so much for your sensational songs
I’m a 73 year old white man, and if anything ever brought us together was this music. Don’t let the politicians drive us apart!
Amen
Best music 🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵 ever 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 and bless you 🙏🏼 I'm behind you At 70😂❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Can I just ask what has colour got to do with anything??
In my world we are all the same
@@khalidfalvey4148 This music, Motown, started around 1960, when the south was still segregated. Music was segregated, black stations played music by black artists, and white stations played white artists. This music crossed over and black and white fans loved it. The radio was forced to play it. Blacks and whites had a common thing they loved, the music. It brought us together. It was the start of integration. How do you not know this?
This is just the absolute best!
I'm 69 years old and motown will never die and still listen to motown in 2024
I'm 68 and still listen to the four tops every day. It never ever gets old!! Tamsen in Riverside California
Proved your hearing is still good😅
Me too
BRILLIANT AND NOTHING IS GONNA TAKE TAMLA MOTOWN FROM Us I meant sorry! US! AMAZING!!!
This maybe one of the most iconic videos I’ve ever seen
73 years old. There’s more talent on this stage than everyone wrapped up today. My god such great music
don't start lying now
The Four Tops and the Temptations, I remember them well. Today? Nothing even comes close!!
I've been to quite a few concerts in my day (I'm 82), but this was one of the best. Held in our historic Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1985. Today?? I don't think so. As you correctly wrote, nothing even comes close!!
Ce n'est pas la musique de merde d'aujourd'hui.
Dommage pour la nouvelle génération.
Meilleure musique des années 70 meilleure époque.
J'ai 64.et j'écoute encore cette musique.
More talent on one stage than in all of Hollywood today!
True that! Lots and lots of hours of practice to be that good.
You got that right!!!!!
So very very true. Just God-given talent.
Cancel Hollywood
Absolutely ❤️
I am in heaven ….. never seen this before …. I am 64 and feeling 16 …… thank you ❤
Wow! This is from Motown 25. Later the same night, Michael Jackson performed the moonwalk for the first time. That’s what people remember most. But the entire event was incredible. Very, very underrated was Marvin Gaye’s performance of What’s Going On.
ua-cam.com/video/a8eFHj8WmnA/v-deo.html
What a joy to see all sing their hearts out!
I am 77 and these groups were part of the great music of my generation!!❤❤❤
My generation too..They don't make music like that anymore 😢
Such gentlemen on that stage! No fighting, just respect and having a good time. RIP to all who have passed away🙏🏽
Looking at how they are welled groomed. Nothing like this today, only grungy looking guys.
Who’s here in 2024? ❤
Me
@@marythomas8312 me too
I was 12 year
I saw this when it first aired, and I don't know how many times on UA-cam. Always a treat to see.
I am and I'm thankful for that because I get to watch stuff like this
The music of today CAN'T COMPARE to THIS ❤...I MISS BOTH GROUPS ❤
Absabsolutely true amazing true talented artists no one will ever come close ❤❤❤❤
BREATH TAKING!! here we are in 2023 and nothing like these 2 groups and their performances has been done. This right here speaks to the testament and impact this music / musicians have left in history. Beautiful!!!!
Absolutely 🤗
MOTOWN music will be remembered. Even now singers are now singing old crooner music as they're aging! It's past to be remembered!
Still brilliant! Not just the singing performance but the orchestral backing! Have been listening to this music for the last 60 years and never tire of it.
I grew up with them. Born in 55. Oh what a great. Time to be alive. I still jam with there records. I'm 66.
What year you think music started to decline as a whole
Born same time 1955 and no one comes close to this amazing music ❤
These songs defined my love life during the 60's. I am a 72 year old white guy who just loves Motown.
I used to sing My Girl to the lady that became my wife every chance I got. We loved, laughed, and cried as these songs helped define us. Thank you so very much for sunshine on a cloudy day. Motown forever!!!
I am a 73 y/o Latino guy and use to do the same, sing to my girl back then, but we are still very good friends with really good memories of the years. Fantastic Music from two of my favorite groups. Love to all.
Living through history. Didn't know it at the time.
I am so glad to know and understand that music has been a melting point for so many generations of conscious people, let's just say it great music is just that great talented artist singing from their 💜❤️ heart, soul and excited to be alive!
Beautiful story. I am 61 and was raised on MOTOWN. We had the best hair, cars, music, dance and the best love for someone. Never again to be eclipsed.
I've commented before but I want 2 comment again simply and completely sensational
THAT..... Will never be topped these days.
Very true
No auto-tune, all Talent. These days are long gone, so sad
This is the music u love and want to get up and dance..love it..
@@wandastevenson7124 for sure!!!!
Miss everything about that era....Talent personfied.....none can compare today!!!!!!!!
A FRIENDLY DUEL BETWEEN TWO LEGENDARY GROUPS AND THEIR UNFORGETTABLE SONGS !
Tamla Motown . The greatest collection of groups, music and endless memories. Absolutely legendary.
The most truest words feel exactly the same ❤
Levi stubbs had one of the most unique voices of all time
Outside of M.J. doing his Moonwalk: this was the most talked about performance!! Truly breathtaking! No politics, swearing, stripping off their clothes, just doing what they knew best! SING IT BROTHERS!! SING IT!! Audience reaction?? PRICELESS! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Sanging. Yes I said Sanging!!
Repression
I would rather watch this than the 2023 Oscars.
Nothing but Talent vs Talent... That's all these guys were was nothing but Talent. I would love to see the two of them decide a World War!!! We would die happy people. GOD bless us all!
Man this was amazing 2 great male bands of all time on stage at the same time like this I'm literally in aww freaking awesome
LEVI WHAT A VOICE
Dennis & Levi clearly have so much respect and love for each other.
They absolutely killed it, and had a ball doing it. Sensational performance.
I probably commented before years ago and I will comment again now I’m 65 years old and I love them love them love them all and I’m so so so happy and blessed that I can watch this. I love them all so much so so much. Thank you thank you thank you. I miss them all. They will definitely be at my memorial and I will come back to hunt anybody that doesn’t help put them there because that is my wishes. These two groups are the best ever and I am so blessed to have grown up with them and heard both of them. I’m truly truly grateful.
I had grown up on this music.
No color, just music.
I respect both!
There was always color. Most of these artists had to use the back entrance to perform.
Oh you see color. That's why you had to make the "I see no color" comment. These were very talented black young men who were mistreated but still overcame in spite of, to become successful artists. Oh you see color. You'd see it if they were walking down the street and not holding a microphone in their hands.
Of course a white guy like you will say "No color, just music." The color component will always be there mate. These guys performed at the height of discrimination and perservered. Don't discount the color component as It's an important part of the REAL story.
@@aimannorzahariwod As a white guy may I say of course the colour component should always be there, without meaning to cause offense. The reason I say that is if I were black I'd be damned proud of Motown and all the extremely talented artists that came through there. These 2 and The Drifters I adore the most with Sugar Pie Honey Bunch that cherry on top for me, only improvement being it could be 5 mins longer.
We must teach the new generations real musicianship
One of the greatest musical performances in history, and some of the greatest American music ever.
agree
And they prove it !
Truly timeless!
No doubt.
Can't stop watching it. LOVE IT!!!!
I will be 69 years young in August, and I will miss the Four Tops and Temptations! Their music was the ultimate! Wish we could re-create those sounds!
It is utterly IMPOSSIBLE to make a choice between these two iconic groups,so I ain't gonna...every man up there,jaw-droppingly talented,every song....a national treasure,IMHO,....there isn't a Motown song that somebody DOESN'T know....we know them,we sing them,they are legendary! Also,isn't it true,that sometimes one just NEEDS to hear some Motown?
Absolutely correct
Temptations easy
Both. I loved em both and others.
@@dougfunnie2541 not easily because the four tops are killing it too
Been listening to Motown for the past week. I’m a 90s kid but I loooove the beautiful music from the 60s and 70s ❤
If I could go back to ONE live show in history? THIS.
What a voice Levi Stubbs has
I'm sad because we will never see such talent again ! Absolute heaven listening to two of the topmost groups in the world.
So very true.👏🏼👏🏼♥️♥️😊💪👌🥰
We will never see a group yelling on stage, ever again?
Dammmmmmmnnnnnnn, this needs to be placed in a time capsule! The future can not afford to miss out on all this goodness, it must be share. So many good memories.
Greatest special ever -Motown 25 llegendary!!
To right.
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Levi Stubbs had a unique voice with an uncanny, supernatural quality that comes along once in a lifetime. There hasn't been anyone who poured all his heart and soul into each song like Levi before or since. He is greatly missed.
I have one word RESPECT.
I'm a 59 year old white guy, and I just nearly danced myself into cardiac failure while listening to this video. Can you possibly imagine the damage I could have inflicted on myself if I were an older person of colour? Absolutely tremendously good music. Timeless. Enduringly invigorating. I'm so thankful to you for posting this!
May GOD BLESS you
How do you dance to this lol,?
@@tainaayiti😂wth do you mean?.
Oh look at you and your pity for black people.
@@tainaayiti Ya just put more cut in your strut,
More glide in your stride,
And if ya don't dig it,
Ya got a hole in yer soul,
And ya don't eat chicken on Sunday!
So turn out the light and hold me tight
And push, girl, push! - Frankie Crocker
I’m a 57 year old white woman in Australia- born in 1962 and I have been OBSESSED with these guys, Marvin, Al Green, MArtha & the Vandellas, ALLTHE MOWTOWN LEGENDS since I can remember- THANKYOU FOR THE MUSIC- I wish I had been born 10 years earlier and in USA where I could really have been a part of the music as it all happened! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Yes YES AND YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!! Had the unique honor of seeing this in person as well as on TV!
I have seen them as well...❤
These guys had no grudges , they loved each other despite the fame and pomp each of the groups had during the 60's &70's. wow!!! look at Dennis Edwards giving Stubbs that warm and bortherly hug!
I really really love My Motown. Till the day I die 😇🥰🤩😍😁xxxxxx I'm 66
I always want my music
Levi Stubbs and Dennis Edwards were, to me, the best male lead singers that Motown ever produced. This clip is a historical gem that shows 2 groups at their peaks. Never to be replicated.
David Ruffin ,Phillipe Wynne
No doubt!
Eddie Kendricks
@@josephwallace3625 Oh yeah ..None back then thru today could sing like Eddie. Unique voice! When heard you knew it was Eddie.. Continue Riparadise Greats 🙏🏽
@@elisageorge1798 Levi Stubbs had the most unique voice in Motown. That baritone sound was incredible.
"Can ya dig it?" Those were the days! Todays' music can't touch it.
Agree
Tom Beyer
Yeah you got that right.🤗🤗🤗🤗
Tom Beyer in
Tom Beyer m8 today's music we're never on the charts or any competition for the oldies
Wish I could give 1000000 likes
“ Brings sad tears to my eyes because out of all these nine singers only one is left in 2024, he is Otis Williams, the baritone singer w The Temptations(age 83).”
And Ron Tyson (76)
Well, now all of the Four Tops are gone, and Otis is the last one remaining and it will be terribly sad when it’s his turn to go. I grew up with all of them and they were the best ever.
Oh that is sad to know. They were all amazing guys and fantastic singers 👏🏻🇬🇧
I'm a middle aged white guy and was blasting and singing these.....friggin awesome....love Motown. When we were teenagers in the late 80's me and 3-4 of my friends used to jam this stuff during keg parties(Chicago area) and start singing. People thought we were nuts
It's beautiful the way music brings everyone together. My best friend is white and I fell in love with her family when I went to her grandparents home and saw they had the original motown records.
what difference does it make f you're white? Music is music
Great acts sad to say there is only one original member of each group that's still alive
No you are not nuts i was dancing to this music back in the 70s in the UK my generation was into this type of music back than plus we were dancing to Northern soul too which was rare soul records that the djs brought from the USA Northern soul started in the North of England that's how Northern soul was born in the untied kingdom we had alnighters where kids could go to dance to Northern soul back than it is still a big thing over here we still have motown and Northern soul events around the UK and its being past down to the kids its very popular over here in the UK we take it very seriously we have our own unique way of dancing to motown and Northern soul both dancer's are very similar but with northern soul it's more high kicks and back drops and spins watch a Northern soul dance on UA-cam we also have aldayers and weekenders too motown and Northern soul has never died over here motown started over here in the 60s with the mods and motown was popular with smoothies has we were known in the 70s we were like mods but with Northern soul they are known has soul boys and girls im now a soul girl because im into Northern soul but i was a smoothly back in the 70s
Thanks for supporting the Temptations
WOW,THOSE TIMES WILL NEVER COME AGAIN,IN OUR LIFE TIME. 🙏
Motown is the place where music was born. Motown forever. You never see something like this nowadays.
Being from Detroit......Smokey killed Motown . You are on point.
Why do you place the blame on Smokey?
Lacy Swallows Why? What's the scoop?
Motown is great, but there was music before it. So, yeah, kind of a silly claim.
MOTOWN IS HAPPY-SUMMER-TIME/ANY TIME MUSIC.... PROUD TO BE FROM THE D...
One of the greatest singing groups ever....thank you for sharing the love
The two greatest male vocal groups of all time having an absolute ball together
My boyfriend use to sing my girl to me when I was 16 years old and at 73 I still listen to to Motown
LOVE them forever! Greatest of all time! ...Sugar Pie, honey bunch. ... doesn't get any better. What a great time we lived in!!!
It wasn't around late 70s I could finally afford buying a car. It was a 1957 chevy. I turned it into a lowrider and my first song in my cassette player was ( My Girl) by the Temptations. Boy I love that car as much as I love the song. Now at 65, still listen to this hits.
2 of the greatest Motown acts. This performance is amazing! The camaraderie, the showmanship, and the pure joy is off the charts.
Two of the greatest Motown groups ever. Just pure fabulous!
These two groups were the Best Motown groups we have ever seen. Love all their music.
The best part of that whole performance’s is the embrace at the end it shows the amount of love they have for each other, and the lesson we can all learn about competition and respect for each other..😊
Melvin voice is just, wow. I love The Temptations
The Four Tops and the Temptations are. two of the greatest ever soul groups in our history.
Their hits are so classical. man, oh man.
The Four Tops their classical I go for is If I were a Carpenter and the Temps Beauty is only skin deep..
RIP Baba Dennis Edwards, Baba Mel Franklin, Baba Levi Stubbs, Baba Obie Benson and Baba Larry Payton.
Two of the GREATEST groups in MOWTOWN history!! SUPERB
Bryce Tsukishima Probably the two great groups of all time. I know the Beach Boys are up there but I have The Four Tops at the 1, Temptations at 2, and BB at 3.
John MILLER I have the temptations at #1, The 4 Tops at #2 and BB at #3
Sorry, guys, I just can't separate the 3 of them!!!
Bryce Tsukishima
Hi John, agree with your number 1 and 2 - but then you have loads more soul groups to add after the Tops & Temps - KTF
Pure talent and class right here! I especially love Levi Stubbs. What a handsome and talented man. No artist or group today can compare to the legendary Temptations or Four Tops. Love them both. Motown forever!
I’m 33 year old & my parents brought me up on this music with northern soul & i wish i was there at that concert right now 😩 the music makes you come alive no matter what difficulties you face in life. As much as i love the Four tops the Temptations have my heart in music ♥️
Ahhh beautiful times i would travel all places from London for Northern soul 😚🤣
Same and I'm 37. I feel sorry for young people who don't get the opportunity to hear the oldies. I played my 8 year old all kinds of music driving in the car, he sings 'I'll be there' at the top of his lungs
Northampton, Royal and Derngate have a Motown show soon.
@@secondbestpriest i love that! I’m 35. Thats how i learned to love the beautiful music before me. I dont even listen music of today
I remember watching this on vhs over and over. 40 years later and still gives me goosebumps.
One of the greatest performance ever!!
I'm 68 & still dancing to great sounds like this...
I remember the night this aired, my Dad recorded it. Every weekend my sister and I would watch this at my Dad's house and this performance, the Marvin Gaye performance and of course the Michael Jackson moonwalk performance was HUGE. This whole show is legit one of the most important shows I watched on TV as a kid. Turned me on to my parents music and music I hadn't heard yet. Thanks for the memories and RIP dad!
2nd of august 2024 fiancéd white female from Australia. I always come back to this and I hope these Kings never had to bow down to the racists around them. : Kings you own our Soul with your beautiful music and fantastic dancing. I’m doing it in my loungeroom now and I have to go to work in 5 hours.. Never let anyone try and take you down. And thank you for your music you are beautiful xo
I love how they all came together United it wasn’t no beef they were all singing and enjoying each other music 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Im 68 old and i love ❤❤❤❤❤❤all the Motown artists!! I listen every day its my PASSION!! I feel so good and young again!! Tamsen in Riverside California...
I remember when I saw this for the first time. I was watching the special and when this happened I said to my household, we are witnessing something extraordinary. It rocked my world. These two groups were the background music to my life in the sixties. Seriously, their songs were humming away on our family radio in the late sixties marking every step our way. Sad, good, bad and happy. It was these two groups and their songs that defined that era in my life.
Love this!
+foxycarm1 I wish I could have been there at the time to experience it firsthand, but what a joy to listen to this anyway!
+foxycarm1 On top of that you had the Jackson's performing (for the last time?), as well as Michael doing the moonwalk!
TheRedMieni Not hardly the last time! His superstardom was just getting started!
Beautifully put. Thank you
Motown was a monster releasing hit after hit. The songs were gold.
What can we do to bring this type of music back? So innocent and sweet.
i love this..... why cant songs be like this anymore
That bass xD Melvin was the man!
There was never a vs with these two super groups it was simply an all time get together of magic
Other than Mike and The Jackson 5, The Temptations/Four Tops Review was one of the highlights of the show
Hi all, I am from Asia but during this motown era was awesome. Both of this group was my favorite 👍 👍 👍
I love Motown music
Fantastic no music will ever replace
Rita Jameson
You said it Rita.
I am back there now.
I wish. 💗💗💗
Same
🎉 I'm 66 years old black man I love my old school Motown
Haha had a smile when I saw a comment with Tamla Motown. Used to just say Tamla, born 1951 grew up in Liverpool UK, Liverpool was a great place to grow up saw so many Tamla Motown groups there, they frequented the City often. Makes my heart sing and takes me back to the day. Love it ❤
Rest in Peace, Dennis Edwards! Lord knows you were so gifted with that beautiful voice! God Bless you and your Temptations!
He did not come to play!
Im 63 i love old school music...motown..❤❤❤
The Four Tops and The Temptations...ALL OUT WAR!!! THIS IS CRAZY!!! I LOVE IT!!!
My grand daughter is 15 and absolutely adores Motown
Between the audiences reactions and these men jammin and enjoying themselves I smiled throughout this whole performance. As a millennial I wish that I could’ve been alive during these moments. It’s amazing and beautiful to see. ❤️
I saw this show when it aired. It WAS epic. From this performance to Michael Jackson's moonwalk debut. People also forget this show was the Jackson 5 reunion and michael and Jermaine had been estranged for years before this show.
There was obviously so much love between Dennis & Levi, this performance makes that so clear.
I saw them last week. Go if they come to your area. You will enjoy it!
77 and loving memories of a special time in my life!
What great performers and great music this era was the best.
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It DOES NOT get any better than this. I’m a Classic Rock guy now, but Tempts and Four Tops got me through Jr. High and High School in the ‘60’s. It didn’t matter who you asked, but even us scared/nerdy guys could get a girl out on the dance floor because you cannot help but dance to this music! Thanks for getting me through puberty guys (without too much damage).
This is so amazing and classy. The current music industry has destroyed the soul of our music to destroy the consciousness and morals people.
Please shut up
The artists of today contribute to it... they always can produce something else!
Watched this with my mom. Oh, she was funny. She jumped out of her chair, got to rocking, and those fingers were a popping ❤❤Thanks 🎉 RIP
BEAUTIFUL BLACK FOLKS
MOTOWN👏❤️👏I'm 74 and I'm dancing like I'm in my school gym on a Friday night in the Motor City! Such great talent 👏
Can't beat Motown music !
Lucie Brugaletta The greatest form of music EVER and im 32 years old grew up on this shit
Holland, Dozier,Holland
I couldnt choose my favourite one.All fantastic amazing and authentic.The one song which Ive always loved is Reach out'.which will we played at my funeral!!Thank God for you guysxxx❤️❤️❤️
Absolute awesome the lot of them now that is TALENT . And may the guys who have sadly passed away from the Temps and four tops may they all rest in peace and thanks so much for your sensational songs
There is a lot of great music in heaven!
Now today one of the Isley Brothers also left us. R.I.P.
Didn't want this to end... simply fantastic 👏👏👏
This gives me a profound feeling of happiness and joy! A point of critic: this performance should continue for hours.
Wish this was about 30 minutes longer ... Outstanding music.
This brought tears to my eyes- Loved them so long ago.
This outstanding sound brings back memories on so many levels. There is no better sound than MOTOWN.
Nothing like the 50's and 60's when it comes to music and lifestyle. I so miss those days!
What year you think music started to decline as a whole
omg there isnt any music like this now what a shame
This is MUSIC!