{"id":4619,"date":"1988-04-05T11:00:40","date_gmt":"1988-04-05T18:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=4619"},"modified":"2026-02-08T08:14:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T16:14:30","slug":"meeting-across-the-river-the-four-tops-diana-ross-and-bruce-springsteen-i-cant-help-myself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1988\/04\/05\/meeting-across-the-river-the-four-tops-diana-ross-and-bruce-springsteen-i-cant-help-myself\/","title":{"rendered":"I Can&#8217;t Help Myself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another one for the completists.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll have to take Brucebase&#8217;s word on it that Bruce supplied backing vocals and guitar when The Four Tops and Diana Ross performed the Four Tops&#8217; hit &#8220;I Can&#8217;t Help Myself&#8221; at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony back in 1990.<\/p>\n<p>Darned if I can pick him out&#8211;the camera-person must have been belt level in front of the stage the whole time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0FObg9Wu_EM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The original, of course, was a huge hit, reaching the top of both the R&amp;B and Hot 100 charts in 1965 and holding the #2 spot on the year-end chart. It&#8217;s one of Motown&#8217;s signature songs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s3bksUSPB4c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Maybe someday the Hall of Fame will release a wider-angle clip and we&#8217;ll be able to confirm Bruce&#8217;s participation with our own eyes and ears, but for now, this will have to do&#8211;because it&#8217;s the only time Bruce is ever known\u00a0 to have performed it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I Can&#8217;t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nFirst performed: <\/strong>January 17, 1990 (New York City, NY)<br \/>\n<strong>Last performed:\u00a0<\/strong>January 17, 1990 (New York City, NY)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 September 30, 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bruce joined The Four Tops and Diana Ross at the 1990 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies for the Tops&#8217; &#8220;I Can&#8217;t Help Myself.&#8221; (I think&#8211;can&#8217;t actually pick him out. 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