Level 42 - Something About You (The Tube, 18.10.1985)

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  • @xocgx
    @xocgx Рік тому +84

    Crazy thing is I always thought that was all synth. Finding out it’s an actual bass blew my mind!

    • @daveh2612
      @daveh2612 6 місяців тому +18

      Mark King is an absolute monster on the bass guitar still to this day

  • @PewDieC8kes
    @PewDieC8kes 7 місяців тому +261

    ZERO autotunes, zero melodyne, zero iPhones, zero bullshit, JUST GREAT MUSIC and atmosphere enjoyed by everyone. I wanna go back to the 80’s.

    • @sonquatsch8585
      @sonquatsch8585 6 місяців тому +4

      me too.

    • @f.herumusu8341
      @f.herumusu8341 5 місяців тому

      But obviously prerecorded tracks like the synth in the intro at 0:12 either sequenced or more probable played back from a mini disc.

    • @dannyarroway4187
      @dannyarroway4187 5 місяців тому +3

      Amen brother!

    • @georgeswindoll9138
      @georgeswindoll9138 4 місяці тому +3

      Right on!!!!!!!!!❤

    • @no_country_for_real_men
      @no_country_for_real_men 4 місяці тому +3

      WELL STATED. You said what I was thinking. These days everything is garbage. Modern times doesn't hold a candle to the 80s or the 90s

  • @robbieshipley8388
    @robbieshipley8388 Рік тому +74

    I went to Walmart this morning and heard this song. I thought "wasn't this band Level 42"? Came home and sure enough. The ironic part is that I just turned 42 this morning.

    • @alejandronovela3280
      @alejandronovela3280 7 місяців тому +4

      ...A Very Most Deliciously Musical, Happy Belated Birthday... Level 42 Style!!!
      LONG LIVE MUSICAL JOURNEYS!!!♥️🎉🤘🎶

    • @robbieshipley8388
      @robbieshipley8388 7 місяців тому

      @@alejandronovela3280 Thanks!

    • @lorenmorgan2010
      @lorenmorgan2010 7 місяців тому +1

      Hope you played the lottery 🎉

    • @donnbradley1249
      @donnbradley1249 6 місяців тому +1

      So YOU'VE reached Level 42? Well done

    • @BigPoppa-t3z
      @BigPoppa-t3z 6 місяців тому +1

      When you were born I was spinning the 12 inch remixes of this song in da clubs.

  • @kimberlyfinch6055
    @kimberlyfinch6055 10 місяців тому +162

    There is something you about you that keeps me back to the 80's ❤ Still listening in 2024 😊

    • @MaryHackethal
      @MaryHackethal 5 місяців тому

      @kimberlyfinch6055 God Bless U Too Then

    • @GLooking4U
      @GLooking4U 4 місяці тому +2

      I love this!! Kimberly!

  • @jaytay1995
    @jaytay1995 Рік тому +340

    Back when pop music had real musicians...

    • @Errcyco
      @Errcyco 10 місяців тому

      Taylor Swift is everything wrong with the world. Talentless and can’t do much of anything but make every 13 year old girl fish-hook daddies wallet

    • @jeffsparey9585
      @jeffsparey9585 10 місяців тому +8

      True so so true

    • @BetterMusic-bh8cy
      @BetterMusic-bh8cy 8 місяців тому +2

      @@jeffsparey9585 Damn right !

    • @rickdavenport9538
      @rickdavenport9538 7 місяців тому +3

      Or musicians. Plain musicians. Real musicians being a luxury. The 80's am I right?

    • @beingheardmedia6339
      @beingheardmedia6339 7 місяців тому +1

      Yup! 'member dat?😎

  • @blazonbyrd5996
    @blazonbyrd5996 3 роки тому +410

    When the artist sounds like the radio version while on stage...
    Outstanding!

    • @noeortiz2666
      @noeortiz2666 3 роки тому +14

      Damb Straight on that, Level 42 Baby......

    • @LadyofRockmart
      @LadyofRockmart 2 роки тому +10

      It's amazing isn't it

    • @MetaITurtle
      @MetaITurtle 2 роки тому +4

      That and also they probably wanted the album to capture the "live" performance

    • @alexday5892
      @alexday5892 2 роки тому +4

      Shows how amazing they were. Hit it perfectly

    • @RetroMMA
      @RetroMMA 2 роки тому +3

      Hating them is a meme but Nickleback also sounded near identical to the studio albums; was a great concert. Hinder, Papa Roach and Saving Able were also great on that ticket. Pretty good first concert.

  • @TimEric4d3d3d3
    @TimEric4d3d3d3 8 місяців тому +26

    Everything about this is pure perfection

  • @carljansen6896
    @carljansen6896 6 місяців тому +80

    Is anyone else here to relive the 80's?

    • @Uzi_does_it76
      @Uzi_does_it76 3 місяці тому +1

      Nah, just really big Mark King fan. I do miss the 80’s though 😢

    • @TimEric4d3d3d3
      @TimEric4d3d3d3 3 місяці тому +2

      I time traveled from 1985 to comment 'yes' in 2024

  • @jayslack41
    @jayslack41 4 роки тому +708

    Dude is whaling on that bass and singing incredibly well....insane talent

    • @davidmfass
      @davidmfass 3 роки тому +39

      Yes, amazing. That is by no means an easy bass line to sing over. But he makes it look so easy.

    • @Riconnaissance
      @Riconnaissance 3 роки тому +26

      Mark King

    • @adambarlow8222
      @adambarlow8222 3 роки тому +17

      Hes Mark King,the guy is so underrated

    • @CarlosAlberto-ii1li
      @CarlosAlberto-ii1li 3 роки тому +13

      Mark and Noel Redding, 2 of the Worlds best Bassists.

    • @DedCobo
      @DedCobo 3 роки тому +3

      Insane right?

  • @1OR2COATS
    @1OR2COATS Рік тому +83

    I won tickets from a radio station in Chicago for the Madonna concert, the only reason I went was L42 was the opening act. One of the best sound of the 80’s.

    • @sleec3643
      @sleec3643 11 місяців тому +3

      Good reason 👌🏽

    • @josephrosner9409
      @josephrosner9409 9 місяців тому +4

      ...I BOUGHT tix to that same tour because Level 42 was opening...

  • @chriscampbell9191
    @chriscampbell9191 Рік тому +750

    One of the best songs from the 1980's, and seeing Mark King snap and pop that bass with all those cool lines while singing... as others here have noted, it's not an easy feat at all. And he pulls it off so effortlessly. I remember when this was a hit. The sun shined a lot brighter back then.

    • @michbarkc
      @michbarkc Рік тому +28

      This is a super cool song about the complexity of love.

    • @DeepakKumar-lv4te
      @DeepakKumar-lv4te Рік тому +1

      great song defo, terrible lead guitar though.

    • @lorraineturcotte853
      @lorraineturcotte853 Рік тому +15

      Absolutely agree one of my best too! Love the 80 my best moments! ❤️

    • @josephkelly1909
      @josephkelly1909 Рік тому +11

      One of the best songs of the ever

    • @shaza7657
      @shaza7657 Рік тому +12

      Brilliant alwyas loved this

  • @dannyarroway4187
    @dannyarroway4187 5 місяців тому +66

    The 80's were the greatest decade of the millennium! Real musicians, real instruments, real class, real Good! Wish I could go back!

  • @charliekane135
    @charliekane135 Рік тому +247

    Sound of my youth.
    Being in your 20's in the 1980's was simply the best time to be young and alive

    • @catholicdad
      @catholicdad Рік тому +10

      Fuckin' A!

    • @narrowgaugegreg
      @narrowgaugegreg Рік тому +6

      being a teen wasn't so bad either. this was the year i turned 16.

    • @theduel007
      @theduel007 Рік тому +5

      Amen to that!🍻

    • @mogznwaz
      @mogznwaz Рік тому +4

      I was a teen and it was pretty damn good

    • @vergaraluquemilenapatricia7954
      @vergaraluquemilenapatricia7954 Рік тому +7

      ❤❤❤❤FEEL SO BLESSED FOR HAVING LIVED THOSE YEARS. I WAS FINISHING SCHOOL AND STARTING UNIVERSITY BY 1989, SO I COULD REALLY ENJOY THE BEST MUSIC EVER EITHER IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ❤❤‼️
      TODAY I'M REACHING 51 AND I STILL FEEL BLESSED FOR THAT AMAZING MUSIC. WE DEFINITELY WERE LUCKY FRIENDS, REALLY LUCKY❤❤❤‼️
      BLESSINGS FROM BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA 🇨🇴💖👍‼️

  • @pabloblanco2656
    @pabloblanco2656 3 роки тому +572

    The lead vocalist and bassist is truly talented. No one really knows just how hard it is to play an instrument and sing a different melody simultaneously. The guy is truly a badass.

    • @guntertorfs6486
      @guntertorfs6486 2 роки тому +9

      Do know. More manageable than you might think.

    • @timdave5909
      @timdave5909 2 роки тому +20

      Just like Sting with the Police...killing it on bass and incredible singing!

    • @mdwayne741
      @mdwayne741 2 роки тому +32

      He is one of the best bassists ever....great musician.
      The whole band is amazing....every one of these guys is incredible.

    • @bloodandashes75
      @bloodandashes75 2 роки тому +19

      Playi g bass and singing lead is a bloody nightmare..I’m still struggling

    • @mdwayne741
      @mdwayne741 2 роки тому +4

      @@bloodandashes75 it sure is.

  • @kailab7756
    @kailab7756 3 місяці тому +69

    Mark's bass playing is impressive! September 2024 anyone?

    • @freddiefreihofer7716
      @freddiefreihofer7716 2 місяці тому +2

      Yo!

    • @chrisk920
      @chrisk920 2 місяці тому +2

      Unreal. Just stumbled on this by accident, the sound quality is just out of this world! Nasty bass player!

    • @chrisk920
      @chrisk920 2 місяці тому +2

      No easy feat indeed playing bass and singing like that especially with those 30 pound Alembic basses, damn he makes that thing sound great!

    • @SurferFille17
      @SurferFille17 2 місяці тому +2

      AWESOME bass player!🎸 how about listening since this came out on the radio📻 still over almost 4 decades, also impressive

    • @marysunflower3666
      @marysunflower3666 Місяць тому

      Nov. 10th 2024 ❤🎵🎶🎸😎👍

  • @JMiltonLIVE_Concert_Videos
    @JMiltonLIVE_Concert_Videos Рік тому +50

    Loved it then, still listening today 12/21/2023. Great #classic track here and thanks for sharing, posting @Level42 Almost 2024, anyone else listening too?🔥

  • @BruceLee-zd9bw
    @BruceLee-zd9bw 2 роки тому +299

    Level 42 are incredible, and Mark king is from another planet.
    I have played bass for over 30 years, and I cannot begin to tell you how difficult it is to play and sing at the same time, let alone playing the way Mark King is and singing a slower melody line.
    Outstanding talent.
    👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

    • @tonysaunders2137
      @tonysaunders2137 2 роки тому +12

      You are so right! Watching him do this is otherworldly, singing one harmony, and playing another simultaneously, simply the best!

    • @catholicdad
      @catholicdad Рік тому +5

      There's something about him.

    • @elithegreat6463
      @elithegreat6463 Рік тому +1

      Geddy Lee..."Hold My Beer"

    • @sarac.3259
      @sarac.3259 Рік тому

      ​@@catholicdadThere still is!

    • @Augfordpdoggie
      @Augfordpdoggie 8 місяців тому

      now imagine geddy lee, who also plays keyboard with his feet at the same time, then goes and plays koeyboard with his hands and bass notes with his feet

  • @Donnagoogirl67
    @Donnagoogirl67 Рік тому +84

    Does anyone see my comment? THIS SONG MAKES ME FEEL SO YOUNG!!!!!!!

    • @draven1844
      @draven1844 6 місяців тому +1

      We see it bro.....🎉

    • @Donnagoogirl67
      @Donnagoogirl67 6 місяців тому

      @@draven1844bro .. Im sista!! And thanks for the comment😊

    • @Donnagoogirl67
      @Donnagoogirl67 6 місяців тому

      Thanks bro! ❤

    • @hikmetkhalygov8036
      @hikmetkhalygov8036 6 місяців тому +1

      Makes me feeling 15 years old))

    • @HelloLomah
      @HelloLomah 6 місяців тому +1

      So fucking great my friend

  • @eddietoruno284
    @eddietoruno284 Рік тому +5

    There's something about this song 🤩🤩🤩😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

  • @Rob-Benny-Hill
    @Rob-Benny-Hill Рік тому +59

    A song from my youth. The 80s were truly the best.

    • @LinneaSanchez
      @LinneaSanchez 7 місяців тому

      Agreed! GenX

    • @sash7551
      @sash7551 6 місяців тому +1

      Impossible to slap
      like that on keyboard

  • @njmaxrocks
    @njmaxrocks 4 роки тому +237

    One of the best songs of the decade!

    • @deebrown4877
      @deebrown4877 3 роки тому +8

      Of the decade and in general. In my top 10 songs ever. Love these guys.

    • @beautifulibra
      @beautifulibra 3 роки тому +2

      Agree

    • @Hulk2k6
      @Hulk2k6 2 роки тому +3

      1985 was an all-round good time for TV, Music and Movies.

    • @dewaynelamar9048
      @dewaynelamar9048 2 роки тому +3

      One of the best songs period

    • @seankelly6694
      @seankelly6694 Рік тому +1

      Always was my favorite in my 53 years of living!

  • @garylagstrom3864
    @garylagstrom3864 9 місяців тому +15

    Love this band! Mark King is a fantastic singer and even better bass player!

    • @daveh2612
      @daveh2612 6 місяців тому

      The dude plays like a beast, sings, and is literally chewing gum too

  • @johngiummarra8983
    @johngiummarra8983 4 роки тому +314

    I saw them at the Ritz in NYC on this tour. Hardly anyone in the place. Unreal! I stood at the foot of the stage looking up at Mark King and was stunned at his ability to sing and play those phenomenal bass lines. The whole band was beyond incredible. The best show I have ever attended.

    • @adc2327
      @adc2327 4 роки тому +12

      They were not well known in the USA. I saw them in San Francisco. Thank goodness better attended.

    • @Casper58
      @Casper58 3 роки тому

      I think I hate you...

    • @evongilford392
      @evongilford392 2 роки тому +4

      @@adc2327 I knew them and I'm from San Francisco. If I knew they was there I would have went. I have a crush on Mark...Since I was a teenager... When I used to party hard I would play this song, and my folks loved this song... They played this video on MTV and VH1 all the time...

    • @pamelapavez2216
      @pamelapavez2216 2 роки тому

      LEVEL 42 ......ORO MACIZO🙏👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🇨🇱🇨🇱

    • @patrickjames1080
      @patrickjames1080 Рік тому +1

      Epic!

  • @mogznwaz
    @mogznwaz Рік тому +49

    Mark King is an amazing bassist AND a great singer AND a great songwriter. Triple whammy.

  • @Revivethefallen
    @Revivethefallen Рік тому +40

    No backing tracks or auto tune just lots of talent!

    • @whitworthfields
      @whitworthfields 6 місяців тому

      I noticed at the beginning of the song the keyboard part of the song is heard but Mike Lindup can be seen but appears not to be playing, I was wondering if they use a second keyboard player when playing live ? I noticed this a on a few Level 42 live tracks but I cant seem to see another keyboard player on stage, they aren’t using in ear monitoring so any augmented tracks would have to be played through the floor monitors. I’m not complaining or taking anthing away from this great live band, just wondering how it’s done.

  • @dvdfrnzwbr
    @dvdfrnzwbr Рік тому +60

    The UK brought it hard in the '80s

    • @gewglesux
      @gewglesux 7 місяців тому +3

      Damn skippy it did

    • @minipoopuu12340
      @minipoopuu12340 7 місяців тому +3

      They truly did!

    • @3hooks781
      @3hooks781 7 місяців тому +5

      Absolutely! LEvel 42, The Police, Eurhythmics, etc.

    • @arniekando6846
      @arniekando6846 2 місяці тому

      Then Bad poetry with a beat (Rap Crap) happenned..

    • @jesseadams8925
      @jesseadams8925 2 місяці тому

      @@gewglesux Just like the British invasion in the 60's don't you think?

  • @pasander4371
    @pasander4371 11 місяців тому +9

    I remember buying this cassette back in about '86. Couldn't get enough. Dude is very talented

  • @JohnC0356
    @JohnC0356 Рік тому +4

    My man is playing the bass pretty well along with singing great

  • @infraredviewer
    @infraredviewer Рік тому +15

    Man this is so 80's... the perfect definition of that decade

  • @ciaran5588
    @ciaran5588 6 днів тому +1

    I'm 55 & I remember watching this on Channel 4. The Tube was one of the best programs on TV. I'm so glad I grew up in a time of great music & musicians

  • @michaelshea5622
    @michaelshea5622 8 місяців тому +61

    Back to a simpler time when music was still performed by true artists.

  • @genegeneish
    @genegeneish 3 роки тому +43

    Life was perfect. I miss the 80's.

    • @donnabrooks1173
      @donnabrooks1173 3 роки тому +3

      That was the best decade of all in my lifetime.

    • @stewartsnape2936
      @stewartsnape2936 3 роки тому +3

      I agree 1000%

    • @stewartsnape2936
      @stewartsnape2936 3 роки тому +1

      @Adam Marshall I must have said something right I’ve had several-replies in agreement with my statement

  • @CarlAvoryMusic
    @CarlAvoryMusic 4 роки тому +218

    Live and accomplished. When folks in the charts could actually write and play songs. Excellent!

    • @clanwaddell5628
      @clanwaddell5628 3 роки тому +3

      This was a top 10 hit and it has amazing instrumental parts all through it

    • @ronaldfinch2772
      @ronaldfinch2772 3 роки тому

      a

    • @nickfanthorpe8500
      @nickfanthorpe8500 2 роки тому

      Are you insinuating that dress wearing wankshaft harry styles doesn't have a modicum of talent 🤣

    • @redtractorman6836
      @redtractorman6836 2 роки тому +3

      Right! So true! Late 70’s & 80’s were some real talent! What year was this released?

    • @samanthareed27
      @samanthareed27 2 роки тому +5

      They sounds just as good as the record ❤ I love mark’s Vocals🔥 fantastic

  • @kev3d
    @kev3d 2 роки тому +61

    When I get my time machine working, I know exactly which era I want to revisit.

    • @BennyboyTruth
      @BennyboyTruth 2 роки тому +3

      i know right! soooo many underrated bands who are never spoken of in the mainstream of 2022

    • @bencashman1017
      @bencashman1017 Рік тому +5

      My thoughts exactly - take me back to the 80’s!

    • @michaelryan6947
      @michaelryan6947 Рік тому +3

      Can I book a ticket?

    • @kellvarnssen7443
      @kellvarnssen7443 7 місяців тому

      I call shotgun!

  • @jtwix03
    @jtwix03 4 роки тому +135

    When musicians are actual musicians!

    • @Casper58
      @Casper58 3 роки тому +2

      THAKYOU!

    • @dlamar9035
      @dlamar9035 3 роки тому +3

      ...and yet, infuriately (and bizarrely) they spent the next several years lip synching performances of this and other singles all over the place (among the reasons Boon and Phil left). As a fan in the US at that time i never saw them on TV playing live like this. So...the "era" like every other, no doubt was still full of media industry bullshit that devalued talent and musicianship over whatever TF they think marketing to make money is....
      I'm glad clips like this exist.

  • @murfdog19
    @murfdog19 Рік тому +18

    They are so young here, but 100% masters of their craft.

  • @subculture2006
    @subculture2006 3 місяці тому +9

    The 80s were so special. So lucky to have lived through it as a teenager.

    • @Mike-uw3yz
      @Mike-uw3yz Місяць тому

      What was the name of the guitar he played?

  • @adelvecchio1029
    @adelvecchio1029 3 роки тому +149

    This song was destined to be a classic the moment it was written.

  • @jeffsor47
    @jeffsor47 Рік тому +21

    80s are a bookmark of your life which can never be relived. All good things must come to an end.

    • @charliekane135
      @charliekane135 Рік тому +6

      Best time ever 🎉🥳🍾

    • @digidrum2003
      @digidrum2003 Рік тому +2

      We still have the music!!!!

    • @adrianlyord5300
      @adrianlyord5300 9 місяців тому +1

      I know…. I was born in 1970…. And my best times were in the middle to late 70s and of course growing up through the 80s as teenager ! Love your life because it really goes by fast 💨!!!!😊

  • @BHTelmaNRJ
    @BHTelmaNRJ 11 місяців тому +5

    Alguém ouvindo esse som maravilhoso em 03 de janeiro 2024... Eu adorooooo!❤❤

  • @houmm08
    @houmm08 Рік тому +4

    Pop perfection and musical virtuosity

  • @blibliobli7275
    @blibliobli7275 Рік тому +19

    I cried, of happiness, thank you! Growing up in the 80s this is one of my first musical memories

  • @sidburgess8781
    @sidburgess8781 7 місяців тому +31

    One of the most underrated bands at the time but one of the best 👌🏻

  • @AdamManning-f8n
    @AdamManning-f8n 6 місяців тому +21

    A very underrated and almost forgotten gem of a song😊

  • @crazyralph6386
    @crazyralph6386 Рік тому +9

    They’re actually playing live too! Awesome!!!

  • @GWills-ys6rd
    @GWills-ys6rd Рік тому +12

    The most technically sophisticated songs of 1985 and an incredible live performance.

  • @stevelloyd9859
    @stevelloyd9859 2 роки тому +92

    It's not so embarrassing to be a product of the 80's anymore. Compared to the total nonsense they call "music" in 2022!??!? Thank God I was born when I was. Can I get an amen to that??😘

  • @paulm749
    @paulm749 4 дні тому +1

    It's almost impossible to imagine any band attempting to perform this song live today. Just amazing.

  • @lemagnifiq1
    @lemagnifiq1 7 місяців тому +10

    This song changed my life back in 1985

  • @cmacmenow
    @cmacmenow 6 місяців тому +7

    “These changing years they add to your confusion …” This song. That band. The time. Something about you.Timeless brilliance !

  • @realityboost4405
    @realityboost4405 2 роки тому +5

    The Professor of Rock YT chan has just posted a vid that this is his favourite EVER 80's song (July 2022)…I intuitively sensed this was the perfect, archetypal pop song back then, 37 years ago…Nothing since has changed my mind…Though every day I welcome in musical inspiration…Just glorious! 😚

    • @adelvecchio1029
      @adelvecchio1029 2 роки тому

      As soon as I saw the video's title I immediately thought of this song!

  • @reginalddavis7578
    @reginalddavis7578 Рік тому +32

    R.I.P. Level 42 Guitarist Mr. Boone Gould.

  • @kevinpennell-c1m
    @kevinpennell-c1m 2 місяці тому +4

    WOW! These folks are incredible! I've always loved this song but didn't realize they were that good, INSTRUMENTALLY!

  • @nathanielbolden5053
    @nathanielbolden5053 Рік тому +14

    My man hitting those high notes

  • @amandahodgkinson9193
    @amandahodgkinson9193 4 роки тому +61

    Absolutely fantastic. 1985 (aged 14), the year I discovered Level 42 and became a life long fan.

    • @jonathantumman8347
      @jonathantumman8347 4 роки тому +1

      Amanda Hodgkinson Same as me 14yo 3 days before this performance. Bass sounds great

    • @GrandmotherWindsoftheEarth
      @GrandmotherWindsoftheEarth 4 роки тому +1

      was 24 and have never stopped loving them. been to many of their concerts. never a bad one. Something about You was my wedding march lol. and Heaven in My Hands was my daughter's Mum/bride dance 3 years ago at her wedding.

    • @DisgruntledPigumon
      @DisgruntledPigumon 4 роки тому +1

      Same here! Same age too!

    • @nortesur9504
      @nortesur9504 4 роки тому +2

      I was only 3 and I discovered this band around the 00s thanks to a friend of mine who had a blast in this decade. Shame on me for being so young.. Greetings from Colombia South America..

    • @deebrown4877
      @deebrown4877 3 роки тому +1

      I was 11, saw them on MTV, that was it for me. Been a fan since. This song is one of my all time favorites period.

  • @nickphillips7319
    @nickphillips7319 Рік тому +19

    Hiya. For the benefit of those who aren't English, this band had an uphill struggle during their infancy, because I think they appealed to the Lads and Ladettes community of music lovers. A kind of weekend lager louts culture. Even when drunk, they could still appreciate what a tight and talented outfit Level 42 were. The rest of our country were kind of split into techno, new heavy metal, U2 Goth etc. But Level 42 kinda stood out on their own. And rightly so. Because I still think to this day, the original lineup are unsurpassed, and my respect to Alan's contribution acknowledged, Mark King was at the time, England's finest bass player, and not a bad vocalist if I'm honest. 🎸🤓

  • @huascar66
    @huascar66 4 роки тому +124

    This song is simply a masterpiece! The music, the lyrics, the arrangement. Just fantastic!

  • @andyinoregon
    @andyinoregon Рік тому +44

    Mark King playing bass guitar like a master, and singing like Boz Scaggs at his very best. One of the best songs of the decade.

  • @dgm2485
    @dgm2485 9 місяців тому +18

    I think people forget the incredible musicianship of a lot of the synth-pop hits of the 80s. The arrangements are impressive. A lot going on there.

  • @fsu88me
    @fsu88me Рік тому +21

    One of my favorite songs of all time! Mark King is easily on the best bass players ever. Wow!

    • @Rene-vd8to
      @Rene-vd8to Рік тому +1

      De beste die er ooit is geweest

    • @sleec3643
      @sleec3643 11 місяців тому

      When you are so many years "later" and pulling up every version of the sing there is, i.e. remixes, 12" & 7", extended, and anything Shep Pettibone put his hands on.

  • @boum62
    @boum62 Рік тому +12

    Mike has a super voice. He and mark are perfect on these songs.

  • @msheron
    @msheron Рік тому +10

    L42 and Mark King! He was said on MTV back in late 80's to be the best bassist of all time due to this unorthodox style and how he could multi-task singing and playing. I agree............He was LEGEND!

  • @celebratingaviationwithmik9782

    Phil Gould on drums - the perfect finishing touch to Mark's bass. Stunning!

    • @analogsynthplayer
      @analogsynthplayer Рік тому

      Phil, after part of Re-flex and drumming on the song, the politics of dancing

  • @oliveskinboy
    @oliveskinboy 2 роки тому +47

    What an amazing performance! Mark and Mike were vocally on fire!

  • @breuers2gether998
    @breuers2gether998 Рік тому +10

    Finally a TV show that isn't lip synching!!!

  • @villagranvicent
    @villagranvicent 4 роки тому +18

    I probably heard this song like 10 thousand times back in the day...

  • @batandball617
    @batandball617 4 роки тому +170

    This music was the soundtrack to my teens, a brilliant blast from the past. Thanks for posting👍

    • @susanmeadows8795
      @susanmeadows8795 4 роки тому +3

      I agree, awesome song. I love 80s and early 90s music. Some people tell me to let go of the 80s, I'm like no. That was an era of awesome music and pop culture
      But, these same people lisren to today's Country. Ughhh lol.

    • @shawncann7170
      @shawncann7170 4 роки тому

      @@susanmeadows8795 I'm like you and will never stop listening to 80s music! I like some of the 90s music too. And today's country music isn't country.. there are a few country artists out there who are keeping traditional country music alive, but they aren't played on radio these days, very sad

    • @omarsilva8879
      @omarsilva8879 4 роки тому

      hola corazón como estas y como sigues del puente

    • @uksurfer2505
      @uksurfer2505 4 роки тому +1

      Totally agree 😁👍

    • @Casper58
      @Casper58 3 роки тому

      You are obviously in good company.

  • @rosengoldus
    @rosengoldus 9 місяців тому +3

    We always say our parents have the best music ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are only 17yr/20yr and let us tell you something, we loooooove all of our parents music selections............

  • @billymiller3388
    @billymiller3388 Рік тому +15

    LEVEL 42& Mark King one of the most underrated groups of the 80’s!! REAL MUSIC….🎼 I

  • @Lucca00000
    @Lucca00000 Рік тому +10

    This is pure gold, Mark King bass lines literally SLAPS

  • @Hesohi
    @Hesohi 9 місяців тому +3

    Level 42: Great musicians. Mark King is a legend and the whole band and their stage show are second to none. Knowing how to craft songs and knowing how to present them live is special.

  • @AlanSalvador-t3z
    @AlanSalvador-t3z 2 місяці тому +4

    No autotune just pure talent!!!

  • @KatherineSkullr
    @KatherineSkullr 5 місяців тому +4

    I'm hyperfixated on this song!!! I remember it from when I was a kid and just found it again. So good!!!

  • @CharlesDeMar
    @CharlesDeMar Рік тому +11

    Love the 80s, when you could be unique and nobody cared. This is how genuine individuality is done.

  • @2660016A
    @2660016A Рік тому +10

    Hadn’t realised before that Mark did both the bass and lead vocal. What a talent!

  • @Tanko3691
    @Tanko3691 Рік тому +5

    We had a lot of talented musicians back then, and Bass player/lead singers are rare but Mark was one of the best.

  • @TheMOV13
    @TheMOV13 6 місяців тому +4

    I used to really look forward to The Tube, on telly on Fridays, It was the perfect opener for the weekend.

  • @VENZUL0
    @VENZUL0 6 місяців тому +25

    Little known fact, all sax players in the mid 80s were required by law to have a luxurious, blown out, mullet.
    Simply gorgeous.

    • @stuartdryer1352
      @stuartdryer1352 6 місяців тому +4

      The penalties were serious. They included being transported to 2024 and being forced to listen to the music.

    • @VENZUL0
      @VENZUL0 6 місяців тому +1

      @@stuartdryer1352 and fed a steady diet of monotone rap.

    • @DonRedmond-qb3we
      @DonRedmond-qb3we 6 місяців тому

      @@stuartdryer1352 🤣

  • @rashida7777
    @rashida7777 10 місяців тому +5

    Lead singer voice was amazing!

  • @bencashman1017
    @bencashman1017 Рік тому +8

    The 1980’s were a much simpler and in many ways a better time. World Machine was the soundtrack of my 10 year old existence back in 1986. The nostalgic connection with this song still makes my hairs stand on end.

  • @rhyno754
    @rhyno754 2 місяці тому +2

    Love finding live versions of this song! I always sing along if I hear it playing in a store. World Machine is a beautiful album, all the versions.

  • @graeliengrayson937
    @graeliengrayson937 3 роки тому +43

    This band was WAY ahead of their time! Wow, incredible live performance, and the sound mix was perfect.

  • @kurganseth4799
    @kurganseth4799 4 роки тому +50

    How impressive it is to discover and watch this day 18/10/2020 this song recorded live 35 years ago ! Thanks for memories !

  • @Iloveallpartsofbrazil
    @Iloveallpartsofbrazil Рік тому +7

    Wow he plays the bass and sings at the same time in harmony imagine that ….great talent I like the live version now

  • @modehead101
    @modehead101 Рік тому +8

    A really good live version, terrific musicians.

  • @abacadaniel04
    @abacadaniel04 Рік тому +22

    I don’t know how Mark can sing and slap bass, he’s a genius!! ✌️☺️

  • @fordxbgtfalcon
    @fordxbgtfalcon 6 місяців тому +4

    Such a great live performance!

  • @brucedarcy1609
    @brucedarcy1609 4 роки тому +35

    Wow what Magnificent performance so happy to have had the privilege of growing up in the 1980s

  • @tylerleavitt2715
    @tylerleavitt2715 Рік тому +4

    Those lyrics have stood the test of time.

  • @thomashumber9762
    @thomashumber9762 2 роки тому +3

    80s and up to 1999 was the best days in this world. NOW ITS ALL A NIGHTMARE....MUSIC, COVID, WAR....WILL BE HAPPY WHEN i AM GONE ...HATE LIFE NOW

    • @sleec3643
      @sleec3643 11 місяців тому +1

      Couldn't agree more

  • @Bonfire_D
    @Bonfire_D Рік тому +3

    My fav song of all time💘

  • @MsMeiv
    @MsMeiv Рік тому +5

    How I wish I could go back in time and experience this all over again!

  • @Steinstra-vj7wl
    @Steinstra-vj7wl 6 місяців тому +3

    I saw them live in this time period : it was the best concert of all that I have ever seen, and I have seen A LOT.

  • @danlc95
    @danlc95 5 місяців тому +2

    Phil would have done Porcaro's throne justice had he been called with the task.
    This is crazy groove drumming herr. This is the pinnacle of the arr, with Porcaro, Gadd, and Peart.
    He needs to be recognized for being so frrakishly meticulous with gis drumming, so clean, dynamic, and deliciously tasteful with the genius level mapping of his orchestrating. He has some of that Mangini level of precision. Un real.
    He'd have been able to fill in for Neil Peart.

  • @fensterputzernuernberg
    @fensterputzernuernberg Рік тому +4

    Super talented Mark King ! and looks great as well .. great lead man.. great band .. It is super important to have energy and passion as a lead man ! and Mark has that !

  • @nickjh1968
    @nickjh1968 Рік тому +2

    Level 42 at their peak, just ace

  • @Htheorphanarian
    @Htheorphanarian Рік тому +4

    man terrific harmonies..live, no autotune,

  • @JoeyLevenson
    @JoeyLevenson 4 місяці тому +2

    Mark King is amazing, and here, that vibrato he gets is insane.

  • @TheRealWinsletFan
    @TheRealWinsletFan 4 роки тому +30

    The song that had me taking my piggy bank to the record store for the album, still superb. Instant classic.

  • @markberryhill2715
    @markberryhill2715 4 роки тому +10

    Definitely a top ten 80s tune on anybody's playlist.