Levi, We Love You!

I once asked my son why so many of his generation like songs from the sixties (which he calls "garage rock" and I simply call "real rock"). When he replied, "because they're upbeat," it took me a moment to realize he was right. After all, so many of the great hits are about lost love.

So it is with sadness that I note the passing of one of the greats, Levi Stubbs of the Four Tops. What a great voice, and what a great interpreter of song! Surely everyone has his or her favorite Four Tops hit. Mine would have to be "It's the Same Old Song." Who could sit still to this?

The Four Tops-It's The Same Old Song (great 1966 color clip)