Mark king said this was RELENTLESS to play in an interview. So hard.

I just don't understand how Mark King can sing so well and play that killer bass line?

Unless you're a musician you could never appreciate this, awesome work!

Cheers J, the studio version is doable to keep up, most of the live versions are a lot faster :) The hardest part for me is always keeping the triple thumbs sounding the same over the whole song, first verse is easy, after that it starts to get harder to stay consistent and execute the notes properly. Mark is like a robot playing this with every note coming out perfectly and then also singing at the same time!

Imagine singing while you are playing that!!!   Amazing talent in Level 42 and I just recently realized that.  I always thought they were just another English 80's band!

I’ve loved this song since it was first released and, wow, had NO idea how complex this bassline is. Amazing!

I'd say mark king is probably one of the best bass players ever..but that's still a great cover!!

Nice, and clean technique, man. It's clean technique, and stamina that's a must for this tune. The band I was in played this tune in the early 2000's. It took me a good 6 months before I felt comfortable playing it live in front of people. But, once you fall into the groove, it's rather easy after a while. It's almost like your hypnotized after you get going. I just couldn't imagine singing, AND playing this part. Your brain would practically have to split in half to work both parts. Lol.

Very disciplined. Nice job. Its sometimes easy to learn a line or trick but to do it repetitively gets tough. Excellent

Glad you liked it. I am using an Alembic series1 copy made by Fernandes. An ideal bass IMO is a balanced bass without a heavy neck (neck dive), good active electronics that can be adjusted independently per pickup, a body that feels comfy and a fast straight neck preferably with ebony wood.

The towel soaks up the blood. A1

Wow love this! Well played!

Absolutely brilliant mate! Great technique and a killer tone too!

WHAT A GENIUS!!! CONGRATULATIONS FROM ARGENTINA! A GREAT CLASSIC WITH SOME KIND OF "KARAOKE" WITH ONLY THE BASS. AWESOME!

Damn, that's very very impressive

Holy hell you are like a machine, I mean that in a good way of course, this is a really tough one to play

This was insane!

Absolutely brilliant! Fantastic bass line from the genius of Mark King. Excellence is merely copying perfection and your work is A+++!!!! Cheers from Nevada!

Great job. Sounds good

Mark king is god of slap bass, imagine he do this while singing, unbelievable