The late Michael Marra was once reminiscing about some of his Dundee worthy pals, and told of the time that The Four Tops (probably with at least three original members) played at the Caird Hall and the audience was a bit slow in reacting to their emotive powder-keg Motown grooves.
In a bid to generate a bit of enthusiasm, one of the worthies jumped onstage and urged the Juteopolis soulsters to their feet, with some success. The Tops loved it, and let him stay on with them.
Later on, he, who declared, "Noo eh'm the fufth Tap" took the Detroit soulsters on a trip round the less-salubrious shebeens and knocking shops of the crumpling, manky ruinous 'hood, ending back at someone's flat, where the Tops were introduced to Dundee soul food - "a piece wi chips". **** this 'butty' nonsense.