I was 13 in 1981 and somehow I had this song on a 45 RPM, I lived on a small farm out in the middle of nowhere and I would play this song and think about the future, Now I am a 51 year old man, listening to this song, living at the beach and a full life lived well behind me, life is amazing
@@willjones1 i'm 34 lived at the beach, currently living in alabama, wondering what weird shit the future holds in store. born in laguna beach, grew up on 70s music. i hope to see you out there
I'm the same age as you and feel the same way. They're my favourite ever band and out of 9 times out of ten if I give them a listen, I have to play this track and think positively about the future - it's a kind of personal therapy for me! It's funny, I know every single track that they've done and love 98% of them but this has a special place for me in it's feel of wonderment.
This song has so many layers of smooth in it, the bass rif, the drum solo to kick it off, the keyboard solo, the lyrics...so damn smooth and funky..old style. THIS is music!!!
My wife cried when I played this for her and then told her that this will be the final piece of music played at my funeral. Timeless, unlike life though
Listening to this for the first time in years, it just popped into my head all of a sudden, damn, I'm trying not to cry because I miss those times so much, I keep telling myself to be happy because I got a chance to live them 🥲
I remember this in the 80s this was the sound of the future, the sound astronauts would be listening to as they worked on some mining project out in the Oort Cloud
I definitely subscribe to that future fantasy, the classic Sci-Fi film epic Blade Runner was made the same year ‘81/‘82 as Star Child and set in 2019. This song wouldn’t have been out of place alongside Vangelis synth masterpiece film score, it still sounds magnificent and contemporary in 2021
All over that. Heck a lot of thoughts about big haired, hairy fanied women in blue jumpsuits that goes along with it but on principle We have the bones of the same train of thought. 😁😁
LEVEL 42 A Great band from a great time to be young ,,,,,, im 60 now and i look at british music ?? ,,,,,,,,Coldplay? ,,,Adele,,,,Ed Sherin Ummmm yeah thats about it ? ,,,, DW NORFOLK U.K.
I daresay if Level 42 had been from downtown New Orleans rather than the Isle of Wight, they'd have got a million times the kudos that they currently receive (in the UK, at least). Brilliant band, SO many gems in the back catalogue...
Of all their brilliant songs, this one song stands out as a very rare gem, it somehow captures their unique blend of pin sharp funky instrumentals that works perfectly with the dreamy melody and lyrics. Not so typical of the genre and period, with many songs laced with sleaze and corny macho attitude headlining the charts. The early Level 42 were much more than Mark King thumping out typical bass signatures, more than the typical Brit Jazz funk riff going over the top. They were a cracking band of master craftsmen until their snap and crackle got very soggy after drinking too much commercial pop.
Absolutely true, brother. Al I can say is, "you have to pay your bills", right? They had no choice. But, for those like us, cuts like this will never be forgotten. Never......
@@seriousoldman8997 You hit the nail right on the head. Magical, innocent and fearless, that’s what struck me about Level 42s first album back in the day, I never heard anything quite like it, simply off the chart.
With this awesome track I am happily lost again in the beautiful ether of their early work just as I was in 1981.They were so creative, innovative and magical, they should never have strayed so far from their early Jazz-Funk passion and roots.
mr198221 _i understand but hey, shed no tears. be happy, just like i am, to have been given an opportunity to live in the same era as level 42. we're all gonna be stardust someday though..._
I was 14 in 1981. My oldest brother came home and played this record. I was fascinated by this song, and have always been since then. Fourty years ago that was. I missed my brother then and still miss him today. Being close to him, that's what I was looking for then and am still today. I lifelong yearning for being close to him. But I have understood that I will never get close to him as long as he and I live. This song reminds me so much of him, and of my yearning for being close to him. How I miss him.
this still sounds so good.42 were flying so high in that early period the jazz-funk still had a strong grip on there sound.Had the pleasure of seeing them live many times in those earlier days awesome stuff.Along with the briliant Wally badarou they created a great collection of gems.The earlier jazz funk material will always stand out for me.Mike Lindup has a new solo project due some tracks+mixes already out there impressive stuff.Always admired his input into the band on keyboards and vocals .42- great memories and along the journey some mighty fine music!looking forward to mike's new solo album.check it out!
When I was an infant in my mothers arms I would watch the starlight in her face 'Cause I was reaching out to understand the cosmic charm I am just a starchild born in space. Way up high above the sky All that beauty passes by Whole worlds still unknown And out beyond the blue There's a place for people too It's time for us to go. I have seen the sun shine bright in paradise I have been there, I have seen it Everywhere space people stare through ageless eyes I have seen them, I believe it [Repeat chorus] We have time (In my dreams) Time and space While we're young (Floating free) We can chase to the stars. Searching for the magic in the universe Guided by the stars that light my way I have seen the sun shine bright in paradise I am just a starchild born in space If you want to go with me I'll take you there I've been shown these secrets face to face I have seen the sun shine bright in paradise I am just a starchild born in space
nothing is more beautiful than this, and it is the story of my life, waiting to unfold, and I thank Level 42 for the divine clarity, and eternal beauty
Astronomical tune, all time greats, for me it's the lyrics, we were so comfortable taking about life from an expanded space, more astral vibes, the best vibes to date, nothing has been able to top it, all the songs from the 70's and before on up to know. What a tune.
A beautiful woman from England turned me on to this band w/ this album damn she was beautiful, Thank you Dorothy for turning me on to this group back in Mountain Home Idaho 1983💪🏿😎🤘🏽👌🏾❤️
I remember this song in 1981 New York City I was 18 years old DJ Ken Carpenter rock into this at bonds International in Times Square those were the days
❤Omg...all my clubs!!!.💃💃💃💃💃💃Underground..tunnel...Roseland...Mars..bonds....Roxy...more.How r ya????.I still play all the music....LED lights.Love it.❤❤❤
@@CMVasquez8812 You know living life. No matter what we go through in life ,good or bad we have the best memories all of those NYC club life! Forever !
I was 15. Came in a bit late but had bought this vinyl. I remember and have played this throughout my life. Playing it now. I'm not used to posting comments but they are a fab band. Oh, yes, I'm 58 and still groove to this. I can't stop myself haha! 😂
@David Hargreaves Maybe you are too young or too old but Jamiroquai is a well known British band in the world. Pop music but also in the Jazz scene. Check out TH-cam .. they had several hits in the 90s and early 2000s. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamiroquai
@@cosmicdrifter287 Fake Stevie Wonder? You trying way too hard. There's only one Stevie. Jamiroquai & Jay Kay make dope music....you sound like a hater.
Thank you for sharing this amazing track. I always feel much more intelligent after listening to Level 42, but I never heard "Star Child" before. Thank you once more for sharing.
late april of '81' this song was rockin all late night disco's &-n- beaches on the sands with our boom boxes afterwards on the same day !! .... to the starrrrrrrrr's !! , piano going off .
now this is a true classicccccccccc those GQ days this song gets u hype up too go to the clubs on Friday nite & on Saturday nite nice runway song also a true classicccccccccc baby sounds a little like heatwave😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
Mark King is one of the baddest slap bass player, but he's also a good fingerstyle player too it shows in this song, a combination of both fingerstyle and slapping.
Mark King....in addition to being one of the funkiest and best bass players on the planet Mark is an excellent drummer! He actually started out on drums. Later he moved from the Isle of Wight to London and got a job at a music store. He played the guitar but told the store owner he played bass....which he actually did not at the time. During the course of working, demoing gear for customers and practicing Mark became a superb bass player with an impeccable groove and feel. Mark King also has a phenomenal vocal style....one of my favorite singers of all time. I am putting together for my listening pleasure a compilation cd of various artists I’ve titled “Spaced Out....The Final Frontier” 🤣.....and Level 42’s “Star Child” definitely makes the list! I really dig Mike Lindup’s singing with the spacey reverb. Mike Lindup, Mark King, Boon Gould, Phil Gould and Wally Badarou sure to cook a spacey jazz/funk gumbo on Star Child. I always love Level 42....great vibe and atmosphere!!!
I'm 40 years old I'm a huge fan of this band. As a young kid in the 80s I started watching MTV and VH1 when I was 3 and I just love all kinds of music from funk, pop, R&B, jazz. I grew up hearing my dad play sou, jazz, and funk music around the house.
Night shift, Girling suspension (AKA damper) factory, Springvale Cwmbran, 1981 this album on my cassette player on constantly along with Dare by the Human while I was on 10 Traub lathes making damper rods for MkIV Ford Cortinas at 21 years of age. Very happy times, start of a very steep learning curve...….Now 60 this year!
I was 17 when I brought this song, Incognitos Sunburn and Southern Freeeze to the upper school disco, the 6th formers had never heard anything like it. Certainly helped them to realise there were other things going on other than Iron Maiden, Rush and Rainbow on the heavy rock front 😂
wowwww awesome classicccccc brings back lots of memories from the early 80s I love level 42 great band the younger generation don't have a clue to true musicccccccc 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
They composed this MASTERPIECE at their 20s... maybe this is the best song. Or turn it on? Or love games? My dream is listening level 42 live in Italy. I continously Ask Mark King in every social to come here for a tour. Lots of italian people love this legendary band
Great song that brings memories of good old days in NYC nite clubs like Fun house, Gotham, Broadway 96 Open bar in which they serve White Russians, Slow Rum Gin Fist and other drinks.
I hear alittle Michael Jackson and Earth wind and fire influences in this song. This my first time hearing this song. Damn I slept on level 42. They got some great songs!
This is the song that made me a life long 42 fan, brilliant, love it, but so many excellent tracks over the years can’t pick a favourite 🤓👍🏼 hope the boys keep touring, I’ll b there
My favourite L42 track..the middle section where it starts slow and builds up..then..the bam bam bam..then the bass 🎸🎸still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up! Come back to Glasgow soon guys!
This joint was, is and will always be 🔥🔥🔥 Every time I listen to this gem, I'm transported! I close my eyes and I'm transported to the first time I heard this at a block party in East Harlem -106th and 2nd ave (I believe) or any NYC club in the early 80's. Wow just wow!
I absolutely love the musicality of Level 42's debut album. Easily one of the best albums that came out in 1981! Fun fact: Mike Lindup's father was David Lindup, a well known composer of library music.
it was around 1981 ( I was 21 then) when Level 42 had a gig in my hometown (Basel, Switzerland, Disco name "Fairytale") in the disco I always was, I was standing very close to the stage and I don't think that later you ever could be so close to the band... unforgettable
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I'm preparing music for my sister's 60th. All I can think of is the Paradise Garage when I hear this. Straight up chills!!!
When is the party??.I wanna go.I was a regular there.❤👋👋🙏💃💃💃💃💃💃
Friday night not Saturday lol 😅😅😅
@@gregoryjames3546 last week??.Hope u all enjoyed!!💃💃💃💃
This used to hit so hard when Dave would play it at The Loft too!
One of the best tracks ever recorded, Brit jazz funk at its best!
Lorraine, will You marry Me? 😁😁
I lived it in N.Y. all discos ...bonds, the fun house,Roxy's...the underground....just love it.. oh and at Roosevelt skating rink...
Absolutely
Have this album banging x
🔥🔥🔥😍🔥 is all I can Say 🔥
I was 13 in 1981 and somehow I had this song on a 45 RPM, I lived on a small farm out in the middle of nowhere and I would play this song and think about the future, Now I am a 51 year old man, listening to this song, living at the beach and a full life lived well behind me, life is amazing
Beautiful comment bro
@@willjones1 i'm 34 lived at the beach, currently living in alabama, wondering what weird shit the future holds in store. born in laguna beach, grew up on 70s music. i hope to see you out there
I'm the same age as you and feel the same way. They're my favourite ever band and out of 9 times out of ten if I give them a listen, I have to play this track and think positively about the future - it's a kind of personal therapy for me! It's funny, I know every single track that they've done and love 98% of them but this has a special place for me in it's feel of wonderment.
Love your comment !
We are the same. 69'er
This song has so many layers of smooth in it, the bass rif, the drum solo to kick it off, the keyboard solo, the lyrics...so damn smooth and funky..old style. THIS is music!!!
My wife cried when I played this for her and then told her that this will be the final piece of music played at my funeral. Timeless, unlike life though
So your funeral gonna be a party. Invite!
I feel you on that one ! Perfect.
@@drkdrumz😝😝😝
@@drkdrumz nice response. Thanks
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Listening to this for the first time in years, it just popped into my head all of a sudden, damn, I'm trying not to cry because I miss those times so much, I keep telling myself to be happy because I got a chance to live them 🥲
That's exactly why I'm here.
I was 15 when I first. fell in love with this great tune. I am 54 now, and have discovered it again !
I swear I can still dance to this whole song in the way I used to back in the day!
Was it good dancing?
@@p.c.1019 yes it was, pc. yes it was......
Good Mike Lindup vocals.
I know You can Sunbeam, as can I. Merry Christmas To You and Your's. 👍
Un ci credo.
What a great tune. Level 42 where so underrated and a great jazzfunk band. ❤️💯%👋👋
underrated?
Level 42 was way ahead of their time this song is out of this world
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I just said the same thing ❤
2024🎉
This is probably the track that defined my music taste 40 years ago. That keyboard riff at around 4:05; I'm never getting tired of it.
Timeless and one of Level 42s greatest. Blew me away in 81 and couldn't stop playing it.
I remember this in the 80s this was the sound of the future, the sound astronauts would be listening to as they worked on some mining project out in the Oort Cloud
The future? What have we become? Not what we would have hoped for 40 years ago. Peace to you
I definitely subscribe to that future fantasy, the classic Sci-Fi film epic Blade Runner was made the same year ‘81/‘82 as Star Child and set in 2019. This song wouldn’t have been out of place alongside Vangelis synth masterpiece film score, it still sounds magnificent and contemporary in 2021
All over that. Heck a lot of thoughts about big haired, hairy fanied women in blue jumpsuits that goes along with it but on principle We have the bones of the same train of thought. 😁😁
LEVEL 42 A Great band from a great time to be young ,,,,,, im 60 now and i look at british music ?? ,,,,,,,,Coldplay? ,,,Adele,,,,Ed Sherin
Ummmm yeah thats about it ? ,,,, DW NORFOLK U.K.
I daresay if Level 42 had been from downtown New Orleans rather than the Isle of Wight, they'd have got a million times the kudos that they currently receive (in the UK, at least). Brilliant band, SO many gems in the back catalogue...
Of all their brilliant songs, this one song stands out as a very rare gem, it somehow captures their unique blend of pin sharp funky instrumentals that works perfectly with the dreamy melody and lyrics. Not so typical of the genre and period, with many songs laced with sleaze and corny macho attitude headlining the charts. The early Level 42 were much more than Mark King thumping out typical bass signatures, more than the typical Brit Jazz funk riff going over the top. They were a cracking band of master craftsmen until their snap and crackle got very soggy after drinking too much commercial pop.
Absolutely true, brother. Al I can say is, "you have to pay your bills", right? They had no choice. But, for those like us, cuts like this will never be forgotten. Never......
The first album seems magical and innocent.
@@seriousoldman8997 You hit the nail right on the head. Magical, innocent and fearless, that’s what struck me about Level 42s first album back in the day, I never heard anything quite like it, simply off the chart.
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With this awesome track I am happily lost again in the beautiful ether of their early work just as I was in 1981.They were so creative, innovative and magical, they should never have strayed so far from their early Jazz-Funk passion and roots.
I agree with you, always thought about this song as being very jazzy, lots of 80's jazz elements on it, one of the reasons I loved it!
aether*
_RIP Boon. Such a loss. You're a starchild now._ ✨
Dammit, you almost made me cry with that, and i'm at work!
mr198221
_i understand but hey, shed no tears. be happy, just like i am, to have been given an opportunity to live in the same era as level 42. we're all gonna be stardust someday though..._
THE! JAZZ!FUNK! SOUL! MUSIC! CATEGORY! IS! SUPREME! NOW! YOU! KNOW! THE! (JAZZ!MAN)! *MIKE! SPENCE!
THE! JAZZ!FUNK! MUSIC! CATEGORY! GREAT! NOW! YOU! KNOW! THE! (JAZZ!MAN)! *MIKE! SPENCE!
I was 14 in 1981. My oldest brother came home and played this record. I was fascinated by this song, and have always been since then. Fourty years ago that was. I missed my brother then and still miss him today. Being close to him, that's what I was looking for then and am still today. I lifelong yearning for being close to him. But I have understood that I will never get close to him as long as he and I live. This song reminds me so much of him, and of my yearning for being close to him. How I miss him.
I have seen them in a small club in 1983 ( Bochum, Zeche in Germany )..
What a night..
R.I.P. Boon Gould
Funhouse, Paradise Garage, Palladium, 4-D, Bonds, The Loft, Gotham East & West, Roseland, 1018, Danceteria, Etc.... Memories!
Ineeda Cocktail that’s what I’m talking about. Do you remember Broadway 96 open bar ?
Ineeda Cocktail - Gotham East and West been to both . Curious where was Gotham East ????. I definitely went to Gotham West, close to West Highway
@@TonyTone1Broadway 96 with those Weebo pants 😅
Weeee bo!!
@@TonyTone1Hello!.I went....remember quite well.Broadway 96....then Club Broadway!!!💃💃💃💓💕💋Loved the crowd!!
@@lvhomesales U look great TT
PARADISE GARAGE.... 84 KING ST; NYC 1981-82 ♥ ♫♪♫♪
One of my fave Jazz funk tunes of all time. Brilliant.
THE! JAZZ!FUNK! SOUL! MUSIC! CATEGORY! IS! THE! GREATEST! NOW! YOU! KNOW! THE! (JAZZ!MAN)! *MIKE! SPENCE!
Pezzo......passabile.....
What a Tune. What a Band.
One of my all time favourite tracks - great tune
this still sounds so good.42 were flying so high in that early period the jazz-funk still had a strong grip on there sound.Had the pleasure of seeing them live many times in those earlier days awesome stuff.Along with the briliant Wally badarou they created a great collection of gems.The earlier jazz funk material will always stand out for me.Mike Lindup has a new solo project due some tracks+mixes already out there impressive stuff.Always admired his input into the band on keyboards and vocals .42- great memories and along the journey some mighty fine music!looking forward to mike's new solo album.check it out!
Not heard this song for many years made my spine tingle great track from a great band . 😁
CORRECT! A! GREAT-EST! BRITISH! JAZZ!FUNK!MUSIC! CATEGORY! BAND! TO! BE! PRECISE! I! (AL-WAYS)! AM! THE! GREATEST! MUSIC! GROUPS! CONSIDER! (YOUR-SE-L-F)! NOW! (IN-FORM-ED)! BY! ME! THE! (JAZZ!MAN)! *MIKE! SPENCE!
i remember this cut form the paradise garage it felt like the whole building was shakin , when larry levan put this on!!!!! G BOOGIE
AWESOME....Loved to have been there....
You're listening to DJ Timmy T and WBLS 107 "5 in Stereo in NYC 🎧
WORD...HE WOULD ROCK THIS JOINT LIKE CRAZY!!!
♥♥♥♥♫♪
proper 😎
I was 17 when this great album came out....this song was my favourite off of it and made me feel so happy when I heard it....still does 40 years later
One day I'll be a Starchild born in space. RIP Boon, see you on the other side.
When I was an infant in my mothers arms
I would watch the starlight in her face
'Cause I was reaching out to understand the cosmic charm
I am just a starchild born in space.
Way up high above the sky
All that beauty passes by
Whole worlds still unknown
And out beyond the blue
There's a place for people too
It's time for us to go.
I have seen the sun shine bright in paradise
I have been there, I have seen it
Everywhere space people stare through ageless eyes
I have seen them, I believe it
[Repeat chorus]
We have time
(In my dreams)
Time and space
While we're young
(Floating free)
We can chase to the stars.
Searching for the magic in the universe
Guided by the stars that light my way
I have seen the sun shine bright in paradise
I am just a starchild born in space
If you want to go with me I'll take you there
I've been shown these secrets face to face
I have seen the sun shine bright in paradise
I am just a starchild born in space
CORRECT! THIS! IS! THE! (L-YRICA-L)! WORD! (IN-TE-L-L-IGENCE)! UNIQUE-LY! (ON-LY)! THE! JAZZ!FUNK! SOUL!MUSIC! CATEGORY! I! (M-ADE)! HAS! NOW! YOU! KNOW! THE! (JAZZ!MAN)! *MIKE! SPENCE!
Maximilian thank you very very much for lyrics this song from russia! !✋👍
nothing is more beautiful than this, and it is the story of my life, waiting to unfold, and I thank Level 42 for the divine clarity, and eternal beauty
Used to play this track over and over back in '81'. Love it!!
Always loved this great tune with an atmospheric vocal from Mike!! ⭐
Astronomical tune, all time greats, for me it's the lyrics, we were so comfortable taking about life from an expanded space, more astral vibes, the best vibes to date, nothing has been able to top it, all the songs from the 70's and before on up to know. What a tune.
A beautiful woman from England turned me on to this band w/ this album damn she was beautiful, Thank you Dorothy for turning me on to this group back in Mountain Home Idaho 1983💪🏿😎🤘🏽👌🏾❤️
We can chase the stars this is so so good …. This album deserves so much more reconisation than it has
I was 11 years old when this came out this reminds me of being over my auntie house playing cards with my cousin
Long Live David Mancuso!!!! The Loft
The Eighties Brit.Invasion .I loved it!!! This was banger!! Spring 82.
I remember this song in 1981 New York City I was 18 years old DJ Ken Carpenter rock into this at bonds International in Times Square those were the days
Gregg Edwards lyceum the strand friday 1981 ,best jazzfunk ever heard ❤
NYC 80s underground classic. Paradise Garage , the loft, Fun House!
❤Omg...all my clubs!!!.💃💃💃💃💃💃Underground..tunnel...Roseland...Mars..bonds....Roxy...more.How r ya????.I still play all the music....LED lights.Love it.❤❤❤
@@CMVasquez8812 You know living life. No matter what we go through in life ,good or bad we have the best memories all of those NYC club life! Forever !
@@lvhomesales Words of wisdom🙏👌👌Music has saved me from being depressed.Sad.
Lonely❤❤❤💓💓💋💃💃💃
@@lvhomesales Have a blessed nite🙏👌😚
I was 15. Came in a bit late but had bought this vinyl. I remember and have played this throughout my life. Playing it now. I'm not used to posting comments but they are a fab band. Oh, yes, I'm 58 and still groove to this. I can't stop myself haha! 😂
Sweet kick ass track. Jamiroquai must have got some inspiration right here!
Bort dam right and a fair bit from Roy aryes
that fake stevie wonder dude don"t even comes close to this.
I was just thinking about 'Cosmic Girl' :) th-cam.com/video/D-NvQ6VJYtE/w-d-xo.html
@David Hargreaves Maybe you are too young or too old but Jamiroquai is a well known British band in the world. Pop music but also in the Jazz scene. Check out TH-cam .. they had several hits in the 90s and early 2000s. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamiroquai
@@cosmicdrifter287
Fake Stevie Wonder? You trying way too hard. There's only one Stevie. Jamiroquai & Jay Kay make dope music....you sound like a hater.
this song makes me happy and light and feels like I'm bursting with tiny lil stars . thank you for uploading :)
Thank you for sharing this amazing track. I always feel much more intelligent after listening to Level 42, but I never heard "Star Child" before. Thank you once more for sharing.
I remember their very first live performance in Holland in Paard van Troje in The Hague and being blown away by their killer tunes
2:41 Sends shivers down my spine.
late april of '81' this song was rockin all late night disco's &-n- beaches on the sands with our boom boxes afterwards on the same day !! .... to the starrrrrrrrr's !! , piano going off .
fourcups123 that mean this song is 38 years olds. Sounds like 1 year old
THE! JAZZ!FUNK! SOUL!MUSIC! CATEGORY! IS! THE! GREATEST! NOW! YOU! KNOW! THE! (JAZZ!MAN)! *MIKE! SPENCE!
now this is a true classicccccccccc those GQ days this song gets u hype up too go to the clubs on Friday nite & on Saturday nite nice runway song also a true classicccccccccc baby sounds a little like heatwave😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
The journey is only just beginning....... the stars await....
Saw Level 42 in the Eighties in Germany, Böblingen Sporthalle. OMG...can‘t believe how fantastic this music was.....🥰🥰🥰
Mark King is one of the baddest slap bass player, but he's also a good fingerstyle player too it shows in this song, a combination of both fingerstyle and slapping.
Mark King....in addition to being one of the funkiest and best bass players on the planet Mark is an excellent drummer!
He actually started out on drums.
Later he moved from the Isle of Wight to London and got a job at a music store.
He played the guitar but told the store owner he played bass....which he actually did not at the time.
During the course of working, demoing gear for customers and practicing Mark became a superb bass player with an impeccable groove and feel.
Mark King also has a phenomenal vocal style....one of my favorite singers of all time.
I am putting together for my listening pleasure a compilation cd of various artists I’ve titled “Spaced Out....The Final Frontier” 🤣.....and Level 42’s “Star Child” definitely makes the list!
I really dig Mike Lindup’s singing with the spacey reverb.
Mike Lindup, Mark King, Boon Gould, Phil Gould and Wally Badarou sure to cook a spacey jazz/funk gumbo on Star Child.
I always love Level 42....great vibe and atmosphere!!!
Ace of bass Mark
Ace of keyboards Mike
One of the very very best songs from Level 42 - I love it!
Timeless and simply brilliant.
CORRECT! (TI-M-E-L-ESS)! &! (BR-I-L-L-IANT)! JAZZ!FUNK! SOUL!MUSIC! I! (M-ADE)! KNOW! THIS! (ON-LY)! THE! JAZZ!FUNK! SOUL!MUSIC! CATEGORY! I! (M-ADE)! IS! (TI-M-E-L-ESS)! &! (BRI-L-L-IANT)! MUSIC! NOW! YOU! KNOW! THE! (JAZZ!MAN)! *MIKE! SPENCE!
I'm 40 years old I'm a huge fan of this band. As a young kid in the 80s I started watching MTV and VH1 when I was 3 and I just love all kinds of music from funk, pop, R&B, jazz. I grew up hearing my dad play sou, jazz, and funk music around the house.
Night shift, Girling suspension (AKA damper) factory, Springvale Cwmbran, 1981 this album on my cassette player on constantly along with Dare by the Human while I was on 10 Traub lathes making damper rods for MkIV Ford Cortinas at 21 years of age. Very happy times, start of a very steep learning curve...….Now 60 this year!
A great anecdote from a simpler world. Thanks.
When I first saw mark king playing bass I thought he was the best I’ve seen.Since then I’ve played bass for about 35 years.
Similar story with me and Neil Peart. lol
This is fantastic, The Bucketheads sampled this song for Time and Space, so that connection brought me here.
Thanks for the discovery ;)
The album is sooo good I have 2 copies on vinyl, and nearly bought a third in a charity shop in Newark last weekend
Always great I missed this when it was new found it now can’t get enough of it
when I first heard this song i was a kid maybe 8 years old and I was instantly in love
watergoddess9 I was 16, they were days of joy, wonder and discovery and this song just captured the spirit of the times so perfectly.
floppybollox3 I felt the same way, it was a magical time and this song did capture that. Every time I listen to it, it brings me back :)
Wow, you were a puppy with a good taste in music
I was 7 years old when this song came out.
I was 17 when I brought this song, Incognitos Sunburn and Southern Freeeze to the upper school disco, the 6th formers had never heard anything like it. Certainly helped them to realise there were other things going on other than Iron Maiden, Rush and Rainbow on the heavy rock front 😂
Memories from the British Funksters.80s Shakedown. 🎼🎶🎵💎👏🏿
Classic jazz hits from level 42
first heard this when i was 13 absolutely blew me away!!!! been a levelhead ever since.
One of my favorite Level 42 tracks. and this mix is great. never heard it before today. Thanks for the upload!!
wowwww awesome classicccccc brings back lots of memories from the early 80s I love level 42 great band the younger generation don't have a clue to true musicccccccc 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
I was only 9 years old at that time but listened to this song in 88 and became a no.1 Level 42 fan.
2022 .... Still Love This❤
FANTASTIC ALBUM
Level 42 was very different……their music was always good…..40 years later, it still sounds good…
I have been there, I have seen it... nuf said, love life.
They composed this MASTERPIECE at their 20s... maybe this is the best song. Or turn it on? Or love games? My dream is listening level 42 live in Italy. I continously Ask Mark King in every social to come here for a tour. Lots of italian people love this legendary band
Great song that brings memories of good old days in NYC nite clubs like Fun house, Gotham, Broadway 96 Open bar in which they serve White Russians, Slow Rum Gin Fist and other drinks.
Rico that was my era as well bro wish we can hit a back button into time.
Andy did you go these Nite clubs as well
Rico yeah i seen new edition perform in broadway 96 .fun house was the bomb back then
Andy, Remember the open bar at Broadway 96 back in dayz 82' or 83'. The White Russian and Slow Gin Fist
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grew up with this song.. just brill :)
The second song I came across from Level 42 that hooked as a fan!!! Stan.
They are playing in the Royal Albert Hall this evening. Just got back in touch with their songs and 80’s was the best for music.
I hear alittle Michael Jackson and Earth wind and fire influences in this song. This my first time hearing this song. Damn I slept on level 42. They got some great songs!
1982 at Bonds International night Club Awesome Memories in New York City.
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What a true timeless classic I remember when this came out so many memories
This song made me jump on the Level 42-wagon.
Best Song from Level 42 AWESOME, also the patbone remix
This is the best song Level 42 ever made.
DVDfeverGames yes this and turn it on
DVDfeverGames- What about “Let Me Go, Heaven Seventeen”, probably second or tie in best song of that music era
I totally agree!!!
This is the song that made me a life long 42 fan, brilliant, love it, but so many excellent tracks over the years can’t pick a favourite 🤓👍🏼 hope the boys keep touring, I’ll b there
LOVE GAMES FOR ME
My favourite L42 track..the middle section where it starts slow and builds up..then..the bam bam bam..then the bass 🎸🎸still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up! Come back to Glasgow soon guys!
One of my 80s CLASSICS. I use to just play this song in 98 when I wake up in the mornings.
The best album by Level 42, without a doubt.
This along side Accidents.
This joint was, is and will always be 🔥🔥🔥 Every time I listen to this gem, I'm transported! I close my eyes and I'm transported to the first time I heard this at a block party in East Harlem -106th and 2nd ave (I believe) or any NYC club in the early 80's. Wow just wow!
I remember this song when I was 11, but I lost the name, until it came on isoul radio and I used Shazam to identify the song. I love it.
The versatility of this band with two very capable lead vocalists.
fantastic sound with headphones on .....love this love there early stuff best..
We still here
the beauty passes by! time and space , starchild born in.... cosmic charme .......!
this song and performance is spectacular just groovin
This song is fully appreciated and felt by a virgin club music DJ That is me .
I absolutely love the musicality of Level 42's debut album. Easily one of the best albums that came out in 1981! Fun fact: Mike Lindup's father was David Lindup, a well known composer of library music.
"Hamburg, Germany, End of the 70ths - dawn of the 80ths , Discotheque´"Gruenspan", St. Pauli -----> Unforgettable...."
Many thanks for the post, brings back many nice memories
One of the best british soul and pop groups ever produced fantastic music very consistant love them to bits ,mark king a genius on bass
it was around 1981 ( I was 21 then) when Level 42 had a gig in my hometown (Basel, Switzerland, Disco name "Fairytale") in the disco I always was, I was standing very close to the stage and I don't think that later you ever could be so close to the band... unforgettable
Just classic,, used to listen to this all the time back up in Watford ( charter place) the roller team - fond memories !!!- m.
1981 let's do it again,,,,, somehow!!!!
Makes me nostalgic for a year I didn't even exist in...impressive stuff!!
THE! JAZZ!FUNK! SOUL! MUSIC! CATEGORY! IS! THE! GREATEST! NOW! YOU! KNOW! THE! (JAZZ!MAN)! *MIKE! SPENCE!
Still sounds quite fresh - thank you for posting!!!!!! CHEERS - DAVEDJ