Level 42 - Lessons In Love (The Prince's Trust Rock Gala 1989)

‪@OfficialLevel42‬ performing Lessons In Love at The Prince's Trust Rock Gala charity event held at the NEC in Birmingham on the 19th of July, 1989.
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[@dusanpiscevic6213]

No tatoos, no fluorescent hair, just rock stars in nice suits...like it seems they have nothing to prove to anybody or themselves like today's "musicians" need!

[@carsonhoward2884]

While that could be true don’t forget about hair nation…. It’s just become more mainstream.

[@sash7551]

100%

[@mikeyg6631]

That slap bass is phenomenal 👌

[@jameswhite7997]

Very, very, very difficult to play this for 5 minutes! No wonder he's sweating! 😢

[@rym5810]

Slap de bass

[@fredyjerezjaque5612]

En esa época era considerado el mejor bajista del 🌎

[@mikeyg6631]

​@@fredyjerezjaque5612I totally agree 👍

[@mikeyg6631]

​@jameswhite7997 very very unique and difficult aswell

[@BruceLee-zd9bw]

What makes Mark King so special is,, Not only does he play some incredibly complex bass lines, but to sing at the same time I just out of this World. This is what puts him on another page from most other bassists out there. Total respect to the legend he really is. 🙏👏👏👏

[@8BitAtari]

And chews gum.😮

[@genesis1765]

He brought the bass up front

[@c0171]

And keeps a great attitude wearing a suit and sweating under those hot lights. 😅

[@marcelarojaszeballos7403]

Totally agree!!

[@marcelarojaszeballos7403]

Yes!!. He is a great musician!!

[@pjnugent8198]

80s bands and music was better than any other decade. There's proof.

[@chrisjenkins5846]

😂 the 80s was a mess........personally.i love 80s music but to say it was the best decade is silly .....everyone knows it was the 60s

[@yannickcampuzanomorales1170]

Wrong! 70’s is the best decade

[@rayyannavilafreda325]

Can't agree more

[@boogieman.1698]

@@yannickcampuzanomorales1170 agree

[@davidsanderson5918]

@@chrisjenkins5846 I'm not convinced the 80s was a mess. In hindsight, I see the progressions, the mutations as well as the splintering of genres into sub-genres all going hand in hand with new technologies, new fascinations, new excesses and extravagances happening in quite logical and justifiable way. Even the halfway point of Live Aid was a neat and tidy watershed moment. Also how people looked and how fashion developed expressed the music in an illustrative, obvious way. If there was a messy decade in popular culture I'd say it was the 90s....what a lazy, messy trash can of postmodern litter that was.

[@bizarroworld3902]

Mark the King of making it look easy.

[@c0171]

I tried it a few times on bass and my thumb got fatigued but fast in less than a minute. 🤣😂

[@zombeat7376]

What I am mostly amazed at is how he can thump out that bassline and still be able to sing so well. That's talent alone.

[@hb2088]

NOBODY BUT LEVEL 42 COULD DO THIS LIVE AND EXCEED ANYTHING THAT COULD BE PRODUCED IN THE STUDIO. SONIC PERFECTION AND SUPERIOR STAGE PRESENCE!🏆🎶🎷🎶🏆

[@zombeat7376]

I thought this too. This is better than the studio version. It is definitely a bit faster too.

[@rimrunz1795]

10_4 on that, man. Definitely true.... Usually, when i listen to a live cut by anyone, i brace myself for mucked sound quality etc etc.... But these guys-----damn, a live cut that matches, even beats, th studio take :)

[@danielpalmersofficial]

Mark’s slapping and singing is incredible, however I give credit to Mike as well as his singing is great and the keyboard sounds are spot on. ✌️😙

[@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx]

He can mime while singing, too. See that amazing swimming...

[@danielpalmersofficial]

@@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx I know, he’s a genius!! ☺️👍

[@phil-good]

What a King !!!!! This Mark King !!! Accurate singing along with priciece bass slapping !!!!!!! Give him respect!!

[@jagfromtexas]

King Mark!!!

[@jamesmeaden9227]

The KINGS *take the knee

[@zombeat7376]

Just said the same thing. Great minds think alike 😄

[@phil-good]

@@zombeat7376 Right on 😃

[@rickcoelho9194]

100%

[@euanelliott3613]

Brilliance, Dignity, Courage and a willingness to help a charitable cause, despite the fact he probably felt dreadful. Rest In Peace Alan. 1953-1989.

[@MiThreeSunz]

Helluva performance! Mark King is a bass monster! The band was tighter than a stretched rubber band! 😊👊🇨🇦

[@SveNX-ez5ly]

Who is still listening to this awesome song in 2021?

[@seuminadrienne448]

2024🎉

[@landslug]

RIP Alan Murphy. Such a great talent gone too soon 😔

[@A1B2C3-y6k]

I'll never stop being a fan of Level 42. Brilliant band regardless of the line-up changes over the years. And to the uninitiated, you'll know a lot more Level 42 songs than you think.

[@hpoonis2010]

Monster bass playing, great vocals, and chewing gum. Who says multi-tasking is just for women?

[@ponchocastaneda]

AND he is wearing a badass suit.

[@juliauren1338]

Amen to that!

[@joseluisescolar3488]

And high as a kite

[@germanxxx69]

... And dancing...

[@emmams5]

@@joseluisescolar3488, doubt it but enlighten us?

[@awlonghurst]

Moving to see Alan Murphy playing guitar here. Such a fantastically talented guitarist, so sad that his life was cut so short.

[@seanlamb8100]

WOW ! ! Im a bass player and I never knew the front man was slapping the soul out of the bass and singing ..NICE

[@HornGuyRy]

Probaby one of the most underrated bands of all time.

[@richardclarke376]

The brilliant Alan Murphy RIP

[@newwavepop]

seeing really great players laying down legit grooves while simultaneously singing always amazes me.

[@77seconds]

0% nudity, 0% playback, 100% talent

[@lucacecca5663]

200% coke

[@77seconds]

@@lucacecca5663 Who? You?

[@lucacecca5663]

@@77seconds no your mum

[@fuiplu]

Mark King simply nails it each time..One of the greats at the bass..My personal favorite

[@mtlnascarfan]

One of my favourite bands from the decade...for obvious reasons. So many amazing groups came of of the UK in the 80's.

[@getreal3445]

This song can never get old!

[@robertking193]

Such a great performance from Level 42. Also catch a glimpse of the Smurph’s solo at 2:59. Bittersweet. May have been one of his last public performances. Great to see him but difficult to see him so painfully thin. He died just 3 months later. 😔

[@jackobora3193]

He really does look rough. Still sounded great though.

[@Robcatist]

Don’t think the rest of the band knew he was ill until near the end.

[@andrewwilliams8587]

It likely was, he dies barely 3 months after this.

[@freestanding1000]

I've now watched this video at least 50 times. It has everything: Great crafted song, incredible vocals including the three backing singers (who never seem to get recognized or identified as they were great!), rhythm extraordinaire, excellent musicianship, Mark's crazy ass slap basing, Mark's infectious smile, Mike's solid and not screechy falsetto and his engagement with the crowd, and beautiful Alan giving the music world a lesson in love as he plays in his final days. to me this one of the best live musical performances ever by any musical act.

[@pamelapavez2216]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤗👍👍👍👍ORO MACIZO

[@thebordernow]

The three backing vocalists were great - watch them on all of the other performances from this Prince's Trust concert. They had to back up the multiple artists with their differing signature styles and hit songs. That girl in white looked like Farrah Fawcett with Marilyn Monroe eyes....

[@thebordernow]

Mark in that full suit adds a lot of class to the performance, too. I honestly like this live performance better than the album version because of the energy and ability to see the band really getting into it.

[@sayurimei]

This song will NEVER GET OLD! I was extremely lucky to have parents with amazing music to taste since I'm an 89 born gal who has been jamming to this song since I was born (there is evidence of 3 year old Me surprising my parents by singing this song despite my first language is Spanish 😆) This is one of my All time favorite songs ❤️🥰

[@heidifisher7693]

THATS what My Daughters Say!!😉😉😎❤. THEY Have some REALLY COOL PARENTS!😉😉😍🤗😚😚🕺💃🕺💃🤘❤😎🎼🎵🎶🎸🎤🔊🔊

[@mathydisanti1917]

My adolescence was blessed listening to bands like Level 42 .... professional musicians that besides being excellent instrumentalists have a sensational funk balance! Thank you God! For being born and raised at that time!

[@RodGibsonMusic]

Amen!

[@ApriliaRacer14]

Pure talent. Great times as well.

[@boum62]

I love Mike's voice. Such a performer

[@MrBlackbass59]

Mark King...the THUMPINEST Englishman I’ve ever experienced! Great voice, too.

[@lonccoccala6861]

Una ee jis xanciones davoritas de los 80s, y solo eea un niño perp siempre la tuvé en mi mente. Hoy la disfruto cada día gracias a la tecnología pero en esa epoca tenías que grabarlos apenas sonaban en la radio y a veces ni las tocaban pq había tanta pero ranta musica de calidad que es increible ver hoy en día el abismo musicla que vivimos.

[@iansherwood5357]

The greatest gum chewer that ever lived, pretty good on bass to!!!

[@gewglesux]

Nice one!

[@far0n]

Scary to think Alan Murphy died 3 months after this gig. That little dink on the tremelo during his solo is sublime 😎

[@landslug]

He was really terrific, such a loss 😞

[@trumpet134]

Kept play till the end RIP Alan

[@mattstarf4294]

King is the king of 80s hybrid pop/soul/jazz that bass playing and singing is bonkers good

[@genesis1765]

One of the greatest bass players his thumb was insured for a cool million back in the day

[@phehehe6639]

The best live version of this song.

[@garytackett8426]

That beast of a drummer! The slap of the snare gets me everytime!

[@michaelsodde]

He’s amazing. That fill at 5:02 is awesome.

[@briansrensen8204]

Think it's Gary Husband - he's even better at the piano

[@thebordernow]

@@briansrensen8204 It is Gary Husband. "Even better at the piano"?? Wow! Will need to see that!

[@thebordernow]

If you like him here, check him playing on Swing Out Sister's performance of "Breakout" at this same 1989 Prince's Trust concert.

[@briansrensen8204]

@@thebordernow kzbin.info/www/bejne/goOWeJRvlLKVlbs

[@AMERICANMUSIC347]

Real good pop music....amazing trough the years !!!

[@hernantoro3898]

Unas de mis preferidas de adolescente y no cambio de opinión,si miramos el tremendo despliegue tanto técnico como escénico,esa marca del bajo desde inicio a término que le da el toque,distinción,difrenciacion y sello único se nota el trabajo y la excelencia profesionalismo y esfuerzo de estos siempre clásicos ochenteros,un aplauso. La que ahora es ya la vieja escuela de calidad esfuerzo creatividad,innovación,decuando la música aún no era de mal gusto ni vulgar.

[@Hellwyck]

Me encanta el nivel 42 pero dijiste "¿Qué es ahora la vieja escuela de calidad, esfuerzo, creatividad, innovación, decidir cuándo la música aún no era de mal gusto o vulgar?". pero eso era solo para la música de las listas de éxitos (que es infinitamente mejor que la música de las listas de éxitos de hoy en día), pero en la década de 1980 todavía tienes NWA, 2 Live Crew, Naughty By Nature y similares con su "música obscena" (sin tocar esos, yo como ellos, por lo que están entre comillas).

[@RadulovicDragan]

Playing bass this way and singing is a true massacre. + bubble gum, Gee. No other living soul on Earth can do it. Hats off! You've deserved all of them high in the air.

[@merceywatts5118]

The gum helps him sync with everything else. Maybe is that nicotine gum.

[@Guilhermetmfranco]

The gum!!! Thats what i thought: singing, playing, and chewing gum?!? Haha multitasking at its best!

[@rogersalles200]

Holy shit, Marks musical genius remarkable incredible….no words

[@tyrontoleston582]

My senior year in high school when this came out! I was awestruck by Mark's playing and Mike's vocals. I've been hooked all these years later.❤

[@Rondo2ooo]

What a band! All incredibly talented musicians.

[@trevorfry712]

Amazing live performance

[@milanmernjik8354]

Gary Husband je vrlo dobar na bubnjebima,bravo!

[@enriqueblondieberzunza1468]

The Level 42 es simplemente magistral, son únicos en su forma de tocar, son expectaculares, son un clásico de los ochentas!!!

[@paulastanding5077]

Hello to you all that sang this Level 42 😃👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 i was near thee trumpets Greatest ever to be their thankyou 🎉

[@paulastanding5077]

👈👈😃👍🏾 check it out

[@paulastanding5077]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃

[@paulastanding5077]

Fwd:

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

Those par can lights are basically like halogen space heaters. No wonder he was sweating in that suit.

[@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx]

Looking back, rock stages were far from healthy environments, especially for people on long tours. Those extremes of heat and cold in the winter, allied to very high SPLs onstage before the advent of in ear monitors have led to many long term and serious health problems such as tinnitus and respiratory disease.

[@ronaldrabanes2452]

80s is the best era of my life

[@dimacasaoui9190]

Quel groupe magnifique et surtout des musiciens hors pairs..❤

[@frankdelgado4473]

This band its tight and excellent musically, great bass fingering and great funkyness

[@garylucas7050]

Hands up those who can remember seeing Level 42 down Zero 6 Southend …those were the days

[@jatekforditok]

Pure proffessionals who also can entertain. Much respect

[@driggerfireon5760]

So bad ass band. Incredible.

[@lucianakueker5001]

I love this song and the black guy who does his little part is so cute 🤗

[@mjtch]

Heard this in 80s movie Hot Pursuit, love it 🙌

[@norbertsarkozy]

I think hearing Level 42 that tíme must have been stunning experience ;-)

[@thierrybernot9369]

It was !

[@petesmit33]

it was

[@MrAitraining]

That's some A+ stuff right there. I started going through their catalog on Spotify after seeing a more recent live performance. These guys are Album Deep great. "Running in the family" and "world machine" albums are fantastic straight through. Better late than never for me :)

[@michaelsodde]

MrAitraining Me too!

[@sigitprabowo363]

Machine gun mode bass, Mark King the goat

[@houmm08]

I mean.....come on!!!!!! Absolutely unbelievable

[@MrSFPD]

one of the must-have songs of the 80's

[@angelapeters6111]

Haven't seen them over 20years cause of medical problems I'll still listen to them love the hair

[@frankschussl1570]

😂❤geile Zeit😂❤

[@jamesstraiton7117]

Best live band still to date 🎶👌🎸

[@thedutchfisherman7078]

Nah, Dire Straits is.

[@driggerfireon5760]

No doubt. Best band to date. Level 42

[@petehotton4740]

@@thedutchfisherman7078 no way level 42 yeah

[@fitnessisgood4u]

@@thedutchfisherman7078 Sorry, Dire Straits finished after the Brothers in Arms Tour. They emerged a few years later as a 20 piece Country and Western Band. Totally different. (IMHO)

[@brisshanorlandohuamanestan637]

Toto?

[@nicolettadonini3027]

What a shocking-shower of Energy !!! Wish I'd been there . . Mark U R just Amazing ❤

[@Vos.j2024]

Just imagine being part of that audience...facing Mark front and centre...and reeeeaaaaly grooving to that base magic! ❤😊

[@jorgereis1089]

Eu curto a banda desde 1987, eu tinha apenas 19 anos e hoje aos 54 prá mim é a mesma emoção, de um jovem descobrindo o verdadeiro valor da vida e juventude, obrigado Level 42.

[@Ikeepcomingbackhere_]

Mark King 🤴 coked, slapping bass, hitting notes, ad libbing. Did it all pretty much at once all together now..

[@aleksanderwasilewski5686]

Kocham ten utwór. ❤😊Jest pełen pozytywnej energii. 😁😁👍

[@hankman1023]

Wow!!! They sound so much better live! I went to their concert in Jakarta, Indonesia back in the 80s, the sound system they had was really great too. Mark is still the best bass player so far!

[@johndoyle1810]

Brilliant song brilliant bassist brilliant band,well done take a bow,,well if you want,,,,

[@andreasg7834]

What a great live-version!!!! Best part of it after 4:15, when the brass section came in! :-)

[@maxkim1119]

Best Performance, Best Musician, Best Song!!! Incredible~~

[@Faatoliver]

2020 !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@peleador8856]

08/20⭐⭐⭐🙌😄

[@toshlanark]

😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷

[@sergeitretyakov7857]

11.2020

[@dongardner9189]

what a group,first saw mark king slap a bass in 1979!

[@OGBrawlerina]

Mark King in the 80s...😍😍😋😋

[@InstantKarma1970]

Outstanding Levei 42

[@jorgereis1089]

Precisamos de músicos com essa legitimidade para nos trazer alegria, entusiasmo+ amor, as habilidades, utilidades e presentes que a banda ganhou , significa prá mim que é um legado para toda uma história global e veio prá ficar em corações e mente, obrigado Level 42.

[@michaelbentley4182]

Still stunning!

[@regianeramos419]

Wonderful! I love you, Level 42. ❤❤❤❤

[@rossanamesias7815]

La era de musicos de verdad inigualables 2023❤❤❤❤

[@sergiocortez2169]

Level 42 perfect Awesome song!!!.

[@lilscorpie77]

They still sound this good!

[@lorraineedwards2371]

Brilliant. Took me back . Lots of brill memories . Brilliant music. Shame we dont have charts now as they used to be. We miss out on so much these days but thank heavens for U Tube. ⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘

[@D1Snr]

I was 7 in 1989 so I wasn't aware of the band or the song. Fast forward to 2018 where I heard it daily on a radio station at work and I realised what an amazing song it is. I love the beach and sea analogies made throughout the song. Seeing them perform it live demonstrates they were also a real band who could put on a performance and really earn their money

[@ricardoagamez5427]

RESPECT MAXIMUN LEVEL 42 FROM COLOMBIA Y PANAMÁ CITY

[@santana100]

Brilliant.

[@user-un9hd7yw8h]

Sing n Bass oh genius Mark King

[@vagicleanaisle5291]

And chewing gum

[@michaelcardinal8076]

This song brings joy to my heart. Bravo.

[@mojopin70]

Rutger Hauer on vocals

[@michaelcummingsherrera1232]

I thought he reminded me of somebody.

[@magnussturesson1722]

No, it' s actually Klaus Kinski!

[@peleador8856]

@@euanelliott3613 )psicopata del camino)

[@brothacoffee]

😄👍🏼

[@anitabosse]

No, this is Roy Batty

[@karchis4641]

Que linda canción carajo, de mis ya idos años ochentas.

[@lmmiex2480]

Omg. Amazing. Those boys have still got it. That's what I call true talent and true musicians 😍💃

[@davidcox3076]

As incredible as this performance is, the horn section is really the icing on the cake.

[@davemontesi4639]

Just pureness 👍

[@juanjoseguzmanlopez8973]

CARAJOOOO. ..PERO QUE TEMON! POR SUERTE SE VAN A ETERNIZAR ATRAVEZ DE LAS REDES SOCIALES Y OTROS....UNO DE MIS PREFERIDOS

[@trevorbrit2300]

BIG Level 42 fan and this was the second of their concerts I was able to get to personally! That slap bass style that Mark played is literally a virtuoso performance!

[@raulvaldivia3440]

Temazoooooo

[@merceywatts5118]

Level 42 is beyond Level 1 and 2 plus 3. They are at Level 42 and that's why we can't keep up with them. They have ascended multiple Levels at Level 42 while every artist is still at Level 3 or the most Level 10.😱

[@YoavRabinovich]

Great !!!!!!

[@IamNotANumber]

Superb.