The first time that I heard this song was during the pandemic it got me through the dark times when all hope was lost thank you Mike Lindup for bringing such a wonderful masterpiece with so much emotion things are much better we survived it's time to let go of the past prepare for a future brighter than ever
beautiful singing, lyrics and music by Mike Lindup . He is probably better known as co founder and keyboard wizard for UK band Level 42 which became an international hit band around the mid 1980s. Lovely story how Mike's parents met: Mikes mother was born & raised in Belize(small country below Mexico). She was Afro Caribbean, sang, played piano and acted . She moved to the UK in the mid to late 1940s . She joined the military and studied . Mike's father was a white big band leader, arranger and composed some music. They met when they were entertaining military men from the UK , US and other allied soldiers in London. They fell in love and bore several children including Mike . I'm sure he worked hard becoming a musician but he also had the jump on most of us because he has lots of music in his dna .
@@OneHope4Heaven I wouldn't say that, Jan Hammer is an iconic keyboarder and songwriter. I'd say that they are both equally good in what they did respectively still do. You are right Mike Lindup is an incredible artist. Not only his fantastic keyboard-play but also his beautiful voice. I'd never forget the early Level 42 records. For me one of the best music ever made - and Mike Lindup was probably 1/2 of Level 42 whereas the other 1/2 was Mark King and the other great musicians. Just MHO.
@@chuerigu Mike is one of my favorites with Tony Banks , i think that both of them have things in common, mainly the climates they create with chord changes and synth sounds chosen.
I love you Mike Lindup since Level 42, I love your falsetto, when I play "Children say" I love your part of this song, I hear it over and over again. Keep on singing. ❤Greetings from Chile ❤🤗🤗
This song always relaxes me. I needed to hear this on a Friday evening after a grueling work week. Please don't ever stop making music. I've been a huge fan since my teens.
This is amazing! I have been a level 42 fan, Mark King fan ,Gray Husband fan , now I am the biggest fan of Mike Lindup! I just purchased everything I could find online. THANK YOU Mike Lindup, Level 42 is the soundtrack of my life. Peace from Detroit MI.
Incredibly talented musician. I grew up listening to level 42 and it's currently part of my life soundtrack, and thanks to my beloved Dad that has an exquisite music taste. ( being a drummer.itself )Amazing song, what a talent, Mike. Love from Spain.
Forgot to say, what a lovely video too, pointing out that when we need to get away from it all, all you need do is go out in your garden if you have one or get out into the countryside and connect with your natural surroundings. Smell the flowers, listen to the birds and realise that this is what we are truly part of and yearning for....
These lyrics mad me weep; Time to let go We don't need it all We already bring so much inside of us Time to let go We don't need it all The world already has so much to offer us God already gave us so much - our talents, the love inside us, the people we treasure, our pets, the beauty of nature & wildlife, music, laughter, our senses, .... our very souls ... but we try to fill our void with material goods or such things of the devil's deceit... We're consumed with distractions (technology, tv, media, the news & all the rest) instead of looking at what's right under our noses, & engaging with PEOPLE ... Beautiful tune, Mike ~ You hit the mark lyrically AND Musically ... The sound of the grinding gears of our fast-paced world chugging against the backdrop of a relaxed ice skater gliding by with "legato strides" ... You ALWAYS have had a way with translating those subcutaneous & visceral emotions (kept bottled up inside) through your synths! - "It's Over" comes to mind ~) ... I wish this tune could get ample air play - please consider having your agent contact KTWV in Los Angeles - a Jazz/Fusion-oriented FM radio station (where I subsequently once worked). They just might consider it! ❤Blessings❤, Mike. Really love this tune (as well as many others on the Changes album & Conversations with Silence. My Dad would have liked that too - he was a Jazz Pianist & Professor of Music who taught music composition, orchestration, & theory... some of the chords you play sound somewhat like his!)
Love this track. The music is wonderful. The lyrics are so appropriate for what many of us are dealing with. Cannot wait to hear the whole album. Mike ... Respect since seeing you and Level 42 on April 24 & 25, 1986 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Blessings Dr. Vibe! Couldn't agree more! You should feature this tune on Your show :)! Saw Level 42 in 1987 in Saskatoon & been a fan since their 1st album.
Loved solo album changes. Cant wait for changes 2. Also mark king,s solo album' influences'. Being a drummer level 42 was my biggest energy and inspiration as a musician. Original band set up with phil on drums is timeless.
Beautiful lyrics and amazing electric keyboard and guitar! I can't stop playing it and the instrumental!! Such a Level 42 sound to it you can hear his massive impute into their sound! A brilliant musician!
@@MikeLindup42 So absolutely welcome Mike you are a musical genius! I've always loved your voice and with keyboard synth you are a maestro! Cannot wait for the album! Any ideas when that may be? Hope the concerts are going well for you! I saw you all at Southend this year, brilliant as ever!! Best regards to you and the lads. Keep on funking I've got my 28 year old son into you now, it's great when the younger generation are engaged with the amazing sounds you produce! Roll on the album! 🥰 Janet
Mike your voice hasn't changed since the 80's. And this excellent song brings me back to those special days with the hope of wonderful days ahead. Looking forward to the album!
Such a wonderful tune.. U can feel yourself really getting into the words and melody and flying away to a peaceful relaxing place with nature all around... And the guitar.. Just wow.. 👌.. Timeless tune 🎶
I believe when you stand close to nature, the music will almost write by itself. I think this beautiful creation is one of those examples where it guides you in reaching your goal. I simply love it! Can't wait to hear the new album.
Dear Mike, that’s incredible. I bought Changes during my youth (the vynil) and absolutely loved it, it was fundamental for my musical growth. Yesterday I was driving toward a gig and wanted to listen to it after many years. So I put it on a TH-cam playlist and enjoyed it with tears (btw, it sounds absolutely modern). Today the algorithm gave me the news Changes 2 is coming. What a beautiful coincidence :) brilliant tune can’t wait for the full album. Best
Mike, The original Changes album, for me, is one of those pivotal albums that even now, doesn't seem to have dated at all and listening to it transports me back to 1990, driving around in my old Morris with the windows down during the summer. 31 years later, i still have the car and that album is still a regular play that conjures up summer days and if this song is anything to go by the sequel should be another pivotal one. Mike you don't do many releases, but, wow when you do theyre excellent. Please come and play your music down here in Cornwall at some point. Really interesting vid too!
Wow-I had an Opel (Vauxhall in UK) Kadett from 1977 that days, my first car and was a great Level42 Fan. So I was very happy to realize that there was a solo release from Mike these days and was lucky to get a CD in Germany. Changes was a true compagnion in that time, thanks for the memories and some good vibes on my local walks today.
Best song I've heard this year and it always makes me feel better when I hear it and lifts my spirit. Especially at the moment in isolation with Covid!
Mike I have just had the pleasure of seeing you guys in Southampton and have been with you since 1980. Thanks so much for the memories and judging by this track future ones to come
stunning track mike.always been a big fan of your music and sound .the atmosphere+ mood and jazzy overtones you create is sublime.thanks for sharing your gift over the many years.
I love Mike LINDUP and all Level 42 teams. He is and they are the best of my Book. This is a new great song. I wish I could see it, listen to it and perform it on stage with Mike and his team in a gig with drums near from the north of France... it would be great ! Kinds regards from Dunkirk. Phil.
Dear Mike, simply beautiful song and spectacular sound I love it, it was like hearing the Changes album again, I am so excited and anxious waiting for new work. my respects from Antofagasta, Chile🇨🇱
We have a fenda rhodes and a hammond organ with a welitzer speaker in our studio here in essex uk.I always look at that fenda rhodes and think of mike,one of the tools of a ladgend ,Great to see your still active,Love your track x,Give Thanks and one love to mike,ps i was at your first l42 gig ipswich regent suffolk uk. When they sold the crowd a whissle,Was a great night out.
Thank you Mike Lindup for this wonderful song! The total vibe is just right up there and have loved your music for 40 years now. Very inspiring and uplifting
1986?? That was the World Machine era. He’s been around longer than that. Check out Level 42 Early Tapes, Love Games, Pursuit of Accidents, Standing in the Light, and True Colours. There’s a lot of phenomenal music within these albums you might enjoy.
@@ragingriccor9999 Here where I live for the first time! I know and I saw about him on TH-cam! I listened to radio!Watching to the videos on TH-cam I saw that it started to the musics a long time ago!
ML has that unique fantastic sound that was so prominent in Level 42...this captures Mike at his best and what an original voice...just brilliant!
I'm Flying Everytime I Listen To This Sound!
The first time that I heard this song was during the pandemic it got me through the dark times when all hope was lost thank you Mike Lindup for bringing such a wonderful masterpiece with so much emotion things are much better we survived it's time to let go of the past prepare for a future brighter than ever
The best falsetto in the galaxy !!!👏👏👏👏
....word...
I respectfully disagree. Phillip Bailley from Earth, Wind and Fire, Russel Thompson Jr. from The Stylistics and El Debarge.
What a genius. His voice! The guitar! Allan Holdsworth all over again. Beautiful. Amazing. 🎉
Yea Holsworth
beautiful singing, lyrics and music by Mike Lindup . He is probably better known as co founder and keyboard wizard for UK band Level 42 which became an international hit band around the mid 1980s. Lovely story how Mike's parents met: Mikes mother was born & raised in Belize(small country below Mexico). She was Afro Caribbean, sang, played piano and acted . She moved to the UK in the mid to late 1940s . She joined the military and studied . Mike's father was a white big band leader, arranger and composed some music. They met when they were entertaining military men from the UK , US and other allied soldiers in London. They fell in love and bore several children including Mike . I'm sure he worked hard becoming a musician but he also had the jump on most of us because he has lots of music in his dna .
Alex Hutching nice very Holdsworth
Mike Lindup, Mike Patto, Toni Economedis, Alex Hutchings = Perfect Combination :)
A lot of emotion with this one for me .
Supreme Mike.
Thankyou
Mike, ❤ forever!
Never stop, Mr Lindup. You are one of the finest keyboardplayers ever, up there with Jan Hammer etc. Always amazing and groovy sounds.....
Very kind of you. Jan is a huge hero of mine.
@@MikeLindup42 you SURPASS Jan Hammer, Dear Mr. Lindup!
@@OneHope4Heaven I wouldn't say that, Jan Hammer is an iconic keyboarder and songwriter. I'd say that they are both equally good in what they did respectively still do. You are right Mike Lindup is an incredible artist. Not only his fantastic keyboard-play but also his beautiful voice. I'd never forget the early Level 42 records. For me one of the best music ever made - and Mike Lindup was probably 1/2 of Level 42 whereas the other 1/2 was Mark King and the other great musicians. Just MHO.
@@chuerigu Mike is one of my favorites with Tony Banks , i think that both of them have things in common, mainly the climates they create with chord changes and synth sounds chosen.
Yes indeed! And that voice!! So immaculate. So otherworldly.
This is like a soundtrack from the Gran Turismo series. Love it 👏
Your message of this song is a true wake up call for humanity. Humans save Mother Earth... get rid of materialism return to basic natural life.....
THE HIGHEST 100% LEVELS OF UNIQUE = BRILLIANCE ☆☆☆☆
This man is a genius. The song is so beautiful, brought tears to my eyes. What an achievement.
Thank You
Tears... feel the tears... running through the years
I love you Mike Lindup since Level 42, I love your falsetto, when I play "Children say" I love your part of this song, I hear it over and over again. Keep on singing. ❤Greetings from Chile ❤🤗🤗
...word...
One of my favourites!!❤
This song always relaxes me. I needed to hear this on a Friday evening after a grueling work week. Please don't ever stop making music. I've been a huge fan since my teens.
its rare to see an OG artist keep up their quality for like 40 years straight. Amazing composition.
Awesome video and awesome track Mike. Fantastic job. 👍🙏
You helped to make it awesome, Alex, beautiful guitar work. Let’s do it live someday :)
@@MikeLindup42 Thank you Mike. Yes let's do it, I would love to. Hope you're well. 👍🙏🎸
(Sorry I've only just seen this by the way) 😉
Definitely hear classic Level 42 in this. Great work, Mike! ❤
Mike you are the best song writer ever beautiful songs good to hear you again in 2022
I would kill to go back to the 80's - them were the days 😪
I would to.
Mike lindup, you're a true legend and will always be admired for your fantastic singing voice. Absolutely brilliant.
So many magic chords, love it! 😊
I think I may have commented already but this song is a masterpiece.
Those evocative, classic Mike Lindup chords and melody, spiritual lyrics... And that amazing synth bass line. Must be the legend that is the Minimoog.
The one and only :)
This is amazing! I have been a level 42 fan, Mark King fan ,Gray Husband fan , now I am the biggest fan of Mike Lindup! I just purchased everything I could find online. THANK YOU Mike Lindup, Level 42 is the soundtrack of my life. Peace from Detroit MI.
Good lord. That voice is as clear and as haunting as it was the first time I heard it more years ago now than I care to admit.
Thanks Marky!
Alex hutchings with the super gnarly guitar playing.
He is badass!
Impressive guitarlines... very impressive....
What a class track Mike
Can't wait for Changes 2 👍🏻🎵🎹 L42 4ever
Incredibly talented musician. I grew up listening to level 42 and it's currently part of my life soundtrack, and thanks to my beloved Dad that has an exquisite music taste. ( being a drummer.itself )Amazing song, what a talent, Mike. Love from Spain.
Forgot to say, what a lovely video too, pointing out that when we need to get away from it all, all you need do is go out in your garden if you have one or get out into the countryside and connect with your natural surroundings. Smell the flowers, listen to the birds and realise that this is what we are truly part of and yearning for....
Nice One Mike. We the Level 42 fans are also waiting for a Long Awaited New Level 42 Album!
Yeeees
A Mark King Solo album as well-highly agree-They are so great Live
Good luck with that one. 🤣
If only 🤞🏼🙂🤞🏼
beautiful song
Je t'aime Mike Lindup, poète doté d'un magnifique charisme
These lyrics mad me weep;
Time to let go
We don't need it all
We already bring so much inside of us
Time to let go
We don't need it all
The world already has so much to offer us
God already gave us so much - our talents, the love inside us, the people we treasure, our pets, the beauty of nature & wildlife, music, laughter, our senses,
.... our very souls ...
but we try to fill our void with material goods or such things of the devil's deceit... We're consumed with distractions (technology, tv, media, the news & all the rest) instead of looking at what's right under our noses, & engaging with PEOPLE ...
Beautiful tune, Mike ~
You hit the mark lyrically AND Musically ...
The sound of the grinding gears of our fast-paced world chugging against the backdrop of a relaxed ice skater gliding by with "legato strides" ...
You ALWAYS have had a way with translating those subcutaneous & visceral emotions (kept bottled up inside) through your synths! - "It's Over" comes to mind ~) ...
I wish this tune could get ample air play - please consider having your agent contact KTWV in Los Angeles - a Jazz/Fusion-oriented FM radio station (where I subsequently once worked). They just might consider it!
❤Blessings❤, Mike. Really love this tune (as well as many others on the Changes album & Conversations with Silence. My Dad would have liked that too - he was a Jazz Pianist & Professor of Music who taught music composition, orchestration, & theory... some of the chords you play sound somewhat like his!)
Thank you, much appreciated
Pumped for the new album! The guitar solo is perfect!
I got goosebumps !
The man excels to yet another Level from a founding member of my absolute favourite band ever!
Pure magic!!!!! 🎩
Level 43 by any chance? 😊
Love this tune, so very early level 42 ish 👍
Love this track. The music is wonderful. The lyrics are so appropriate for what many of us are dealing with. Cannot wait to hear the whole album. Mike ... Respect since seeing you and Level 42 on April 24 & 25, 1986 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Blessings Dr. Vibe! Couldn't agree more! You should feature this tune on Your show :)! Saw Level 42 in 1987 in Saskatoon & been a fan since their 1st album.
It's just a pity that it's very difficult to organise a live tour in this day and age! Mr. Lindup.... I would buy tickets right away 😃!
I hope you will stay with us as a musician for a while Mike. Always appreciated your contribution to Levvel 42. Good work here too! All the best.
Massive first 4 album fan., brilliant musician mike.
Loved solo album changes. Cant wait for changes 2. Also mark king,s solo album' influences'. Being a drummer level 42 was my biggest energy and inspiration as a musician. Original band set up with phil on drums is timeless.
The instrumental track titled ' 43 is still and always will be the best track from the band ever. Thank you for your,e music.
Wow...... ❤
Absolutely love the Alan Murphy vibe of the guitar.
Beautiful lyrics and amazing electric keyboard and guitar! I can't stop playing it and the instrumental!! Such a Level 42 sound to it you can hear his massive impute into their sound! A brilliant musician!
Thank You!
@@MikeLindup42 So absolutely welcome Mike you are a musical genius! I've always loved your voice and with keyboard synth you are a maestro! Cannot wait for the album! Any ideas when that may be? Hope the concerts are going well for you! I saw you all at Southend this year, brilliant as ever!! Best regards to you and the lads. Keep on funking I've got my 28 year old son into you now, it's great when the younger generation are engaged with the amazing sounds you produce! Roll on the album! 🥰 Janet
Fantastic song, if this world was small, i'd be ready to play the bass line with you 👍
Masterpiece
Great track Mike. Love Alex’s guitar playing - a very Alan Murphy vibe ❤️
I can't stop listening to this, it's one of those tracks that almost gives me an out of body experience, believe me
Mike your voice hasn't changed since the 80's. And this excellent song brings me back to those special days with the hope of wonderful days ahead. Looking forward to the album!
What a truly special song Mike, I feel so emotional hearing these lyrics over such a beautiful arrangement.
Such a wonderful tune.. U can feel yourself really getting into the words and melody and flying away to a peaceful relaxing place with nature all around... And the guitar.. Just wow.. 👌.. Timeless tune 🎶
I love those synth textures. A Mike Lindup signature. Can't wait for Changes 2. I'll preorder it on vinyl.
I believe when you stand close to nature, the music will almost write by itself. I think this beautiful creation is one of those examples where it guides you in reaching your goal. I simply love it! Can't wait to hear the new album.
Such a comment
Wow, what an amazing track x thank you x
Guitar solo by the spirit of Alan Murphy, fabulous tone and sooooo tasteful?
I know..who played it? could be Holdsworth
@@thesuncollective1475 Alex Hutchings
Great thanks to Sir Mike Lindup, you always give the best music to the world.
Que sorte do level 42 ter esse talento Mike lindup como integrante, parabéns Mike,linda música e excelente arranjo🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
por isso que as músicas do level 42 são tão viajantes.
@@eron773 🇧🇷 concordo plenamente meu amigo
Mike stop dropping singles and drop a full grooving record!!!!!
It takes time - but it will be worth the wait
Love ya Baby!!!!
Prophetic Michael awesome.
AMAZING
Great music Mike keep making more music
This is one of your best today. Getting better as you age.
mike lindup voce me encanta com esta música maravilhosa❤❤❤😂❤
An energetic, evocative, chillout lullaby.
This is one hell of a track.
Dear Mike, that’s incredible. I bought Changes during my youth (the vynil) and absolutely loved it, it was fundamental for my musical growth. Yesterday I was driving toward a gig and wanted to listen to it after many years. So I put it on a TH-cam playlist and enjoyed it with tears (btw, it sounds absolutely modern). Today the algorithm gave me the news Changes 2 is coming. What a beautiful coincidence :) brilliant tune can’t wait for the full album. Best
Thank you Davide
Mike your are the Man Brotha..love this song
Love this guy. 👍 👊
Mike, The original Changes album, for me, is one of those pivotal albums that even now, doesn't seem to have dated at all and listening to it transports me back to 1990, driving around in my old Morris with the windows down during the summer. 31 years later, i still have the car and that album is still a regular play that conjures up summer days and if this song is anything to go by the sequel should be another pivotal one. Mike you don't do many releases, but, wow when you do theyre excellent. Please come and play your music down here in Cornwall at some point. Really interesting vid too!
Thank you Andrew
Wow-I had an Opel (Vauxhall in UK) Kadett from 1977 that days, my first car and was a great Level42 Fan. So I was very happy to realize that there was a solo release from Mike these days and was lucky to get a CD in Germany. Changes was a true compagnion in that time, thanks for the memories and some good vibes on my local walks today.
Have only recently heard this song and love it!!.
待ってました！
I've been waiting!
Best song I've heard this year and it always makes me feel better when I hear it and lifts my spirit. Especially at the moment in isolation with Covid!
Mike I have just had the pleasure of seeing you guys in Southampton and have been with you since 1980. Thanks so much for the memories and judging by this track future ones to come
Thanks Adam!
Thank you so much for this!!! Absolutely sublime! Harmony, instrumentation, message, production all of it!!! Beautiful ❤️
I've been bumping this one quite a lot lately. Thanks for the good tunes over the years, Mike! Cheers!
A compelling track, totally in line with Mike's vibe throughout his career. A relaxing and cool tune.
stunning track mike.always been a big fan of your music and sound .the atmosphere+ mood and jazzy overtones you create is sublime.thanks for sharing your gift over the many years.
Love it! Great arrangement, performances, melody, groove - awesome all round!
Fantastic Song... listening this piece I Remember the sound of the long playing "World machine" . It could be a track of this album, isn't It?
SPECTACULAR! Bought it.
Timeless classic .
This is absolutely outstanding, Mike. And that the album is called 'Changes 2' puts the biggest smile on my face. Waiting for this with bated breath.
Love this video ❤❤❤ and song ❤
Great video and wonderful landscapes. Changes 2 is a super album.
Masterful in every sense of the word. hyped for the full album.
Thanks Zhar
Grandissimo Mike
Mike la tua musica attraversa il tempo .
I love Mike LINDUP and all Level 42 teams. He is and they are the best of my Book.
This is a new great song. I wish I could see it, listen to it and perform it on stage with Mike and his team in a gig with drums near from the north of France... it would be great !
Kinds regards from Dunkirk.
Phil.
Thanks Phil
@@MikeLindup42 You are the Best !
All my respect !
All my love.
Phil.
Uauuuu que bueno!!!!❤❤❤❤
I went to see L42 after about 42 years of waiting 😅
Fantastic band and criminally underrated.
Good on yer Mike.
Great tune! :) I must check out the album! Hope you are safe and well in these strange times.
Mike, the best ever. No surprise. Another "level"
Dear Mike, simply beautiful song and spectacular sound I love it, it was like hearing the Changes album again, I am so excited and anxious waiting for new work. my respects from Antofagasta, Chile🇨🇱
Graçias, Rafa
We have a fenda rhodes and a hammond organ with a welitzer speaker in our studio here in essex uk.I always look at that fenda rhodes and think of mike,one of the tools of a ladgend ,Great to see your still active,Love your track x,Give Thanks and one love to mike,ps i was at your first l42 gig ipswich regent suffolk uk. When they sold the crowd a whissle,Was a great night out.
So true, so uplifting, so moving. Thank you Mr Lindup.
Great song Mike...you have a way with music that is so soothing with a melodic haunting. You are truly unique in that respect. Album soon?
End of the year
Thank you Mike Lindup for this wonderful song! The total vibe is just right up there and have loved your music for 40 years now. Very inspiring and uplifting
Brilliant stuff...been listening since the early Level 42 days.
Hi Mike Lindup! Love some Level's songs and your wonderful voice since 1986! I loved your precious music too! Greetings from Brazil 💚💙💛💥❤❤❤👏👏
1986?? That was the World Machine era. He’s been around longer than that. Check out Level 42 Early Tapes, Love Games, Pursuit of Accidents, Standing in the Light, and True Colours. There’s a lot of phenomenal music within these albums you might enjoy.
@@ragingriccor9999 Here where I live for the first time! I know and I saw about him on TH-cam! I listened to radio!Watching to the videos on TH-cam I saw that it started to the musics a long time ago!