What can I say about this band they have put out such amazing songs they were so big in the 80s I’m 56 and have grown up with them and I love them and wish everybody could hear them and appreciate them like I do
A great band who set the way for others i.e jamiroquai being one to name a few. Very underestimated in my opinion and made some wonderful tracks, including this and Starchild and Children Say. So glad to have been part of this scene when I was younger!
Colin - yes, indeed. Although Jamiroquai were a good band/act, I found their material a bit repetitive, particularly the bass lines. Level had a lot of depth and musical ability beyond anything Jamiroquai could produce.
They are dressed up as "Chinese" with those stereotypical hats and waving lanterns about. As a leftie and being very PC and extremely woke, I find this video HIGHLY OFFENSIVE!
Hello friends, stumbling across this…THIS incredible feat of musical artistry and engineering is a bunch of amazingly talented music students who got together and created this genius!…Stick with it people…This is LEVEL 42
@@chrisjames6327 It was a time when people were optimistic about the future, it held so much promise, now it holds little for any one. It's probably why many of us hold onto such music.
I recorded this track coincidentally on an audio-cassette from BFBS-Radio in Germany in 1982. And from this day I was a big Level42-Fan. Four years later they got famous in Germany with "Lessons in Love" and now my former classmates knew, from which band I was talking about all the years before. 🙂
Love Level 42 - have done since a teenager and I’m only 26! My dad was born in 1968 and damn I wish I could go back into his shoes and experience the 80s in my teenage years!
I’m from 1968 and grew up with awesome music since I first got hooked in 1976 as a kid fabulous music at the time and every year since then, there is always something new and amazing to discover every day, scratch at the surface and plunge straight into the rabbit hole with unfiltered goggles ❤️
Level 42 - The Chinese Way: Take a journey back in time Leave the western world behind Cross the mountains to Peking Where the paper laterns gently swing The Chinese way Who knows what they know The Chinese legend grows The Chinese way Who knows what they know The Chinese legend grows My eyes wide open I feel a breeze Words softly spoken In Cantonese Standing at the master's side Then with patience he confides Secret knowledge, sacred ways Pearls of wisdom from the dragon days I could never lie For honor I would die Following the Chinese way So many years ago Heroes ruled the world (Some died for love in a cruel world) They were the only ones in a cruel world I could never lie For honor I would die Following the Chinese way From the mountains to Peking Where the paper lanterns gently swing The Chinese way Who knows what they know The Chinese legend grows The Chinese way Who knows what they know The Chinese legend grows
@@blakeperkins8717 Your hanging around with a man who uses a collective term for a single vehicle, I’ve got access to the kids but they don’t wanna seeeee meeeee,
Take a journey back in time Leave the western world behind Cross the mountains to Peking Where the paper lanterns gently swing The Chinese way Who knows what they know The Chinese legend grows The Chinese way Who knows what they know The Chinese legend grows My eyes wide open I feel a breeze Words softly spoken In Cantonese Standing at the master's side Then with patience he confides Secret knowledge, sacred ways Pearls of wisdom from the dragon days I could never lie For honor I would die Following the Chinese way
Take a journey back in time Leave the western world behind Cross the mountains to Peking Where the paper lanterns gently swing The Chinese way Who knows what they know The Chinese legend grows The Chinese way Who knows what they know The Chinese legend grows My eyes wide open I feel a breeze Words softly spoken In Cantonese Standing at the master's side Then with patience he confides Secret knowledge, sacred ways Pearls of wisdom from the dragon days I could never lie For honor I would die Following the Chinese way So many years ago Heroes ruled the world (Some died for love in a cruel world) They were the only ones in a cruel world I could never lie For honor I would die Following the Chinese way From the mountains to Peking Where the paper lanterns gently swing The Chinese way Who knows what they know The Chinese legend grows The Chinese way Who knows what they know The Chinese legend grows The Chinese way Who knows what they know The Chinese legend grows The Chinese way Who knows what they know The Chinese legend grows
This song reminds me of my dad who died in the 80s In a horrific car crash in china where he was on holiday. His body was horrifically disfigured by the impact and I have never been able to get the image of seeing his corpse out of my head. He loved level42 probably.
Take a journey back in time Leave the western world behind Cross the mountains to Peking Where the paper lanterns gently swing The Chinese way Who knows what they know 😮 The Chinese legend grows
God reminds me of my EIS days, (electrical contractors ) hope your well Terry, Lorenzo, Dennis, Steve , Tony the Portuguese lol, Ted head. Ian the foreman
does anyone here know the brand of mark's shirt? i've been looking for that shirt for a long time after seeing him, nick beggs, and simon le bon wear it.
Hanya orang cina yg mampu berhemat, dan optimalisasi proyeksi keuntungan dari segala sisi penggunaan bahan baku dan kualitas produk. Bila anda hanya mampu membuat 2 proyeksi nilai keuntungan, cina akunting mampu membuat ragam 99 proyeksi ekonomis hingga major up scale
What a shame they dudn't use the original audio from the BBC broadcast. I know they'd be miming to the same thing but still! Whoever created this doesn't remember the Thursday night studio sound of TOTP.
Maybe not the best one, but definately the most spectacular one. And I think, no other one was able to play, sing and move the way he did at the same time.
Interesting, thanks for the notification. The Copyright page has no regional restrictions however it states the following: "Viewing restrictions • Unavailable on some devices Your video can't be played on some devices. This can include mobile phones, video game consoles or set-top boxes."
softladification thanks for the reply. Yes possibly that. I just thought it odd as a few days ago it was playing fine on my phone and ps4 but now it's not allowed. Noticed the same thing on a couple of your other videos. But maybe it's just an issue my end.
It's particularly odd as I've checked the original file and it's codec details are identical to all the other files I've uploaded. I suspect it may be filesize related though (this is a particularly large file) so something I'll have to watch out for in future. Cheers.
This guy can play , he's one of the best bass players of all time, and he can sing too .
Exatcly, most of the people who play his song, they just play but don't sing lol
😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
thank you, on behalf of all the deaf and blind people who happened to click on this video but can somehow read your comment. 😅
Got more groove than most bands could ever dream of ✌️
Correct
Played Level 42 on car cassette player non-stop in 90's - still great now 34 yrs later !
My father loved level 42 he passed away from cancer 6 years ago miss you dad
He had great taste. Hope you’re ok man and hope his great taste in music has rubbed off on you.
is this mark king?!?
@@slider7264 😂
Yes @@slider7264
Level 42 at their best!
RIP Boon, love you forever.
What can I say about this band they have put out such amazing songs they were so big in the 80s I’m 56 and have grown up with them and I love them and wish everybody could hear them and appreciate them like I do
I certainly do, I was 6 when this came out and remember all their 80s tunes 😉
Mark King is one hell of a bassist
I know We may not be too familiar with American lingo but it's written and pronounced as Bad -Ass I believe.
@@davecoalwood9487 or birmingham proper bostin like ! (oh my god i can't believe i just wrote that )
To sing and play bass like that is awesome!
@@dannymcmince sing and play AND move this way! 🙂 Today he stucks more on the stage. But okay, he is 40 years older now and heavyer. 🙂
@@andreasg7834 true words 🎸🎸
I went to see them live at their peak in the 80’s Fantastic band, brilliant live. It’s a night I’ll never forget. 😁
Simply one the best bands to come out of the 1980’s.They are definitely on Level 42.
A great band who set the way for others i.e jamiroquai being one to name a few. Very underestimated in my opinion and made some wonderful tracks, including this and Starchild and Children Say. So glad to have been part of this scene when I was younger!
wait WHA????? you were there??????
Colin - yes, indeed. Although Jamiroquai were a good band/act, I found their material a bit repetitive, particularly the bass lines. Level had a lot of depth and musical ability beyond anything Jamiroquai could produce.
Love this song, and also the best era of TOTP by far. Those background dancers and the studio all looked fantastic.
They are dressed up as "Chinese" with those stereotypical hats and waving lanterns about. As a leftie and being very PC and extremely woke, I find this video HIGHLY OFFENSIVE!
@@Perthshire I’m delighted that you’re offended 😅
@@davidbillyard6629 I assume he was being sarcastic. I hope he was anyway 😂
@@mrchico2621 More than likely..
Hello friends, stumbling across this…THIS incredible feat of musical artistry and engineering is a bunch of amazingly talented music students who got together and created this genius!…Stick with it people…This is LEVEL 42
God music was so much more positive and classy back then. The shit nowadays is so bad
It was a global economic boom. When people have money, we have happy music.
It was the same from 1995-2005. Very positive music
@@chrisjames6327 It was a time when people were optimistic about the future, it held so much promise, now it holds little for any one. It's probably why many of us hold onto such music.
I recorded this track coincidentally on an audio-cassette from BFBS-Radio in Germany in 1982. And from this day I was a big Level42-Fan. Four years later they got famous in Germany with "Lessons in Love" and now my former classmates knew, from which band I was talking about all the years before. 🙂
I was born in 1982, but my mum loved Level 42, Tears for Fears and Curiosity Killed the Cat...I'll never forget these songs 💯❤️
As well as the bass I enjoy when Mike Lindup comes in on vocals
RIP Boon Gould. Top Tune.
His brother, terrific drummer ,phil.
The whole band were, and mostly still are, top of their trade
Mostly...which one aren't you keen on in current line up? 😮
Love Level 42 - have done since a teenager and I’m only 26! My dad was born in 1968 and damn I wish I could go back into his shoes and experience the 80s in my teenage years!
Oh yes , all good
Been there done that even worn the t shirt lol
I'm also from 1968 and I was 14, when Level 42 fixed my taste of music. :-)
I’m from 1968 and grew up with awesome music since I first got hooked in 1976 as a kid fabulous music at the time and every year since then, there is always something new and amazing to discover every day, scratch at the surface and plunge straight into the rabbit hole with unfiltered goggles ❤️
this is a song aspiring bass players should listen and watch, superb talent.
A blink-and-you'll-miss-it cinematic moment at 1.29 when Mike looks across to Boon as if to say 'yep, this, our star'.
First Level 42 song I remember hearing and have been a fan ever since.
Alan Partridge brought me here!
Greatest band ever ive loved level 42 since the 80s
Mark King and Phil Gould, rhythm section of legend.
These guys are agonisingly talented!!!
😁🤟👍💪
This music sounds extremely positive..... Riddled with it.
Keren 🇮🇩🇮🇩
an excellent album, with another hit: weave your speel
Brit Funk at it's Best ❤
Level 42 - The Chinese Way:
Take a journey back in time
Leave the western world behind
Cross the mountains to Peking
Where the paper laterns gently swing
The Chinese way
Who knows what they know
The Chinese legend grows
The Chinese way
Who knows what they know
The Chinese legend grows
My eyes wide open
I feel a breeze
Words softly spoken
In Cantonese
Standing at the master's side
Then with patience he confides
Secret knowledge, sacred ways
Pearls of wisdom from the dragon days
I could never lie
For honor I would die
Following the Chinese way
So many years ago
Heroes ruled the world
(Some died for love in a cruel world)
They were the only ones in a cruel world
I could never lie
For honor I would die
Following the Chinese way
From the mountains to Peking
Where the paper lanterns gently swing
The Chinese way
Who knows what they know
The Chinese legend grows
The Chinese way
Who knows what they know
The Chinese legend grows
the lyrics are cak, aren't they?
@@Perthshire cak?
@@Perthshire Of the time mate. The music was more important.
Great band and superb live was impressed with the lads at their Ipswich concert.
@2:09 - I always love the classic level 42 middle melodic breakdown with an emotional moment with Mike lindup
Nice 👍
One of those songs that's extra interesting because it has more than one bridge, like Round and Round by Jaki Graham for instance.
Can't remember that one - could you sing it for me!
Never heard this song until now, but I love these guys. ✌️☺️
You should listen to Level Best or the Ultimate Collection. These guys made great songs!
@@davidrosato864 I have now, I’m a big fan of this band and it’s mostly thanks to this legendary song!! 😄👍
Great track 🎙🎶🎶🎶🎶
Great band.Great song.
Brilliant years there's so many bands and groups you can mention these were amazing 💥
Which way are we going to eat and what floor is the restaurant on?
Classic Partridge
Lovely stuff! Not my words, luke, the words of shakin' Stevens
@@blakeperkins8717 back of the net
@@simonlittler3976 kiss my face! This is good this, isn't it? Even though we're just listing partridge quotes?
@@blakeperkins8717 Your hanging around with a man who uses a collective term for a single vehicle, I’ve got access to the kids but they don’t wanna seeeee meeeee,
love this band...I am a born funkster
Mark King Is The World's Best Bass Player without any question .
Absolutely brilliant band, a huge part of my life growing up. Mark king is the best slap bass player ever 👍
Mark your the king of the bass guitar no one has come close
Apart from Mick Karn of course
@@simonwilliams1238 Ooh, very different style. Doubt Mick could have played slap like Mark. Dunno if Mark's fretless could match Mick's.
Take a journey back in time
Leave the western world behind
Cross the mountains to Peking
Where the paper lanterns gently swing
The Chinese way
Who knows what they know
The Chinese legend grows
The Chinese way
Who knows what they know
The Chinese legend grows
My eyes wide open
I feel a breeze
Words softly spoken
In Cantonese
Standing at the master's side
Then with patience he confides
Secret knowledge, sacred ways
Pearls of wisdom from the dragon days
I could never lie
For honor I would die
Following the Chinese way
The same year they played at the Montreux Jazz Festival. The video used to be on TH-cam, but got taken down unfortunately.
I never knew Screech was the keyboardist for Level 42
@steven davis Or any Scouser!
One of the best songs of the 80s - gauche lyrics perhaps but what a tune !! Oh and what a bass player !! Thanks for sharing
Take a journey back in time
Leave the western world behind
Cross the mountains to Peking
Where the paper lanterns gently swing
The Chinese way
Who knows what they know
The Chinese legend grows
The Chinese way
Who knows what they know
The Chinese legend grows
My eyes wide open
I feel a breeze
Words softly spoken
In Cantonese
Standing at the master's side
Then with patience he confides
Secret knowledge, sacred ways
Pearls of wisdom from the dragon days
I could never lie
For honor I would die
Following the Chinese way
So many years ago
Heroes ruled the world
(Some died for love in a cruel world)
They were the only ones in a cruel world
I could never lie
For honor I would die
Following the Chinese way
From the mountains to Peking
Where the paper lanterns gently swing
The Chinese way
Who knows what they know
The Chinese legend grows
The Chinese way
Who knows what they know
The Chinese legend grows
The Chinese way
Who knows what they know
The Chinese legend grows
The Chinese way
Who knows what they know
The Chinese legend grows
...The best of times... I feel sorry for the kids of today,the music you are being forced to listen to today is just utter crap!
Phil Gould on drums...the master
I agree, every single hit and bash and sizzle is different, he is the master
He was the best drummer in the band at that time.
@@Perthshire Funny man.
@terry I agree, he is incredibly well respected among pro drummers
And a great lyricist...vocalist, percussionist, pianist....
This song reminds me of my dad who died in the 80s In a horrific car crash in china where he was on holiday. His body was horrifically disfigured by the impact and I have never been able to get the image of seeing his corpse out of my head. He loved level42 probably.
If you get the chance see them live!!!!!
Superb absolutely superb
like this song so much
Great sound quality
Crazy bassline.
Semua nyanyiii buat aku. Makasih ya 🙏
RIP Boon Gould
Mark King is a fab bass player! He is wearing exactly the same jumper as Nick Beggs from Kajagoogoo, another bass god!
Probably one of the greatest bass lines ever.Steven Boswell.edinburgh
Let's not exaggerate. 🙊
Fusion com Black Music, Pop Disco e New Wave
Take a journey back in time
Leave the western world behind
Cross the mountains to Peking
Where the paper lanterns gently swing
The Chinese way
Who knows what they know 😮
The Chinese legend grows
Bass player isn't fucking around 👌🏼
Amazing band ❤
Newsflash, no words are gently spoken in Cantonese, hehe
obviously or Mandarin
@@veggie42 Or Satsuma
Also, cantonese is not spoken in peking
@@crystalc1ear I think Phil has joked about that Himself. 😁👍
@@Bruce-vq7ni I detect some Red Dwarf going on. . .
This song reminds me of megan 2 crash man stage, and its awesome
That bass
Is not plugged in. Lol.
Lmaoo
Mark King had only been playing the bass for about two and a half years at this time. Amazing really.
@@danielthomson8557 www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/level-42s-mark-king-running-16482167
Polydor Records had his thumb insured for £3 million!
Mark King in the 80s...😍😍😋😋
Nosssaaaa!! Muito bom!!
Stonewall classic
Mark King miming playing bass before the bass kicks in at 0:08 😄
Phil Gould is outstanding on the skins
love...
the best level 42 formation mark king moke lindup boon gould phil gould
Yeah, moke was always my favourite......whatever happened to him?
mike lindup sory he is in level 42
God reminds me of my EIS days, (electrical contractors ) hope your well Terry, Lorenzo, Dennis, Steve , Tony the Portuguese lol, Ted head. Ian the foreman
does anyone here know the brand of mark's shirt? i've been looking for that shirt for a long time after seeing him, nick beggs, and simon le bon wear it.
This was mimed but the great thing is they are just as good live :)
Yeah, you are right mate.
@@davecoalwood9487 I agree. Saw them live during Kieler Woche. Heavenly.
@@Frauenhaus ?
Yuk lipapa dateng sama ka noveli.
Mei depan usiaku 42
Two questions. How are we going to eat and what floor is the restaurant on?
Still class
Super
Mark King genius bass player.hin and John Entwistle the best ever.Steven Boswell.edinburgh
How are we going to eat and what floor is the restaurant on ?
From the mountains to Beijing...
where the paper lanterns gently swing.
Hanya orang cina yg mampu berhemat, dan optimalisasi proyeksi keuntungan dari segala sisi penggunaan bahan baku dan kualitas produk. Bila anda hanya mampu membuat 2 proyeksi nilai keuntungan, cina akunting mampu membuat ragam 99 proyeksi ekonomis hingga major up scale
who remembers those tv-shirts that Mark is wearing
2:10
2:18
2:22
2:24
Erica
Ebony
What a shame they dudn't use the original audio from the BBC broadcast. I know they'd be miming to the same thing but still! Whoever created this doesn't remember the Thursday night studio sound of TOTP.
Getting hints of Crash Man's motif from Mega Man 2
greatest bass player ever?
Contentious.....!!! I'd stick Jaco in there.
Cliff.
He is my favourite bassist - not taking anything away from the other greats
Maybe not the best one, but definately the most spectacular one. And I think, no other one was able to play, sing and move the way he did at the same time.
Slappin da bass....
Stewart Copeland as guest drummer!
what where??
*You go forward in time when you go to China now, just how things have changed in only 40 years*
This boy could play bass!
Just a bit
It's all about the bass.
Mark King looks exactly like my brother.
Now we are talking Now we are talking.
To The Regiment I wish I was there
❤
Level 42 in original form
What are we going to eat and where ?
It's saying this video is not available :( copyright takedown? Shame, great live footage.
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Your video can't be played on some devices. This can include mobile phones, video game consoles or set-top boxes."
softladification thanks for the reply. Yes possibly that. I just thought it odd as a few days ago it was playing fine on my phone and ps4 but now it's not allowed. Noticed the same thing on a couple of your other videos. But maybe it's just an issue my end.
It's particularly odd as I've checked the original file and it's codec details are identical to all the other files I've uploaded. I suspect it may be filesize related though (this is a particularly large file) so something I'll have to watch out for in future. Cheers.
softladification
that's probably why the audio/visual quality is so good! :D
Its fine on the computer
Took me 3 mins to rush to Woolies and buy this,£3,49