Duke Fakir Solo.....Finally! "My Way"

**marv2** · 05-09-2011, 10:00 PM

Duke Fakir the last remaining orginal member of the Four Tops gets his turn in the spotlight recently here with the Paul Anka written and Frank Sinatra sung...."My Way"

**luke** · 05-09-2011, 10:39 PM

Thx-what did u think? Not bad though a bit uneven IMO. Great crescendo.

**marv2** · 05-09-2011, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by luke

Thx-what did u think? Not bad though a bit uneven IMO. Great crescendo.

I think he did a nice job. It just makes me wonder how well he would have done it back in the Four Tops original formation. He's 71 now and can still belt it considering all those years of providing harmony.

**luke** · 05-10-2011, 10:43 AM

Did the Tops ever have solos with Levi?

**chestersong** · 05-10-2011, 01:34 PM

the video made me think of when Mary would sing "Memories" and knowing she was about to leave the group

Duke isn't leaving, is he?

**theboyfromxtown** · 05-10-2011, 04:48 PM

Chestersong

As you reach 60, you definitely think about retiring.

I'm told that when you get to 70, you think "Hey, why am I still working"!!!

**marv2** · 05-10-2011, 07:22 PM

Originally Posted by luke

Did the Tops ever have solos with Levi?

Yes. Lawrence Payton had several.

**stephanie** · 05-10-2011, 07:41 PM

This is great! I love the end of it. Sure would be nice if Duke and Mary did a duet!

uptight · 05-10-2011, 11:07 PM

Wow, I'm so glad we finally get to hear Duke sing solo [[other than the line "Like pages in a letter..." in "Ain't No Woman.")! Now I can pick out his voice from the other guys' on the hit records. I hadn't thought it might be a "retirement" song for him, but that certainly is a valid point. You can tell he was giving it his all. I enjoyed it.