Friday, October 17, 2008

RIP Levi Stubbs

I just saw in the New York Times that the great Four Tops singer Levi Stubbs has passed away at the age of 72. Stubbs was the singer on classics such as "Reach Out (I'll Be There)" and "Bernadette."

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/18/arts/music/18stubbs.html

Stubbs was iconic enough to have not one but two references in rock songs. The first was on New York Dolls singer David Johansen's 1978 self-titled solo debut, on the song "Frenchette." There's a line in the song about Levi Stubbs' getting "burned messing 'round with Bernadette." The other was on Billy Bragg's great 1986 album "Talking To The Taxman About Poetry." There's a song entitled "Levi Stubbs' Tears."

Adios, Levi-- thanks for all the great music.

10 comments:

Dr. Monkey Von Monkerstein said...

He will be missed.

dmarks said...

Now I have that song in my head. And I do not mind.

lulu said...

Not to mention that he was the voice of Audrey Two in Little Shop of Horrors. A legendary voice. RIP.

Cup said...

I was so sad to read about Levi Stubbs passing away. No other voice will ever be able to shout "Bernadette!" with such feeling.

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