Official music video of British new wave pop group Level 42 performing their Top 10 hit "Something About You" from the 1985 album World Machine. My apologies for tilting the video - it was the only way to prevent it from being blocked. :( The audio came from a vinyl rip so the quality is top-notch (HQ audio / HD video). Note this is the album extended version of the song which is longer than the single version the video was originally based on, so I made some minor modifications to the video to cover the entire song. It is most evident at at the guitar solo / break. I hope you like it! Music Video The music video for "Something About You" was directed by Stuart Orme and features lead vocalist Mark King as a passenger on a train with the other members of the band. He imagines himself as a dark clown/magician, representing the negative aspects in the relationships of his band-mates with their girlfriends. Actress Cherie Lunghi plays the role of the girlfriend in each of the relationships. During the video it switches from black & white during the train sequences, to color when viewing Mark King's fantasies. It's an enigma as to what his role is in these relationships other than as an observer/agitator. In one unnerving sequence the clown howls at each couple in their respective scenes. At the end of the video we catch a glimpse of the actual clown getting off the train and the girlfriend waiting at the train station for someone. The music video appears in their video album Family of Five, released in 1987. Stuart Orme also directed videos for the Level 42 songs "Lessons in Love" and "Running in the Family", as well as videos for Phil Collins and Genesis. Chart Data World Machine was Level 42's sixth studio album and was a huge international success. It peaked at #3 on the UK album charts, staying on the chart for 72 weeks, and reaching the top 20 on The Billboard 200 album chart in the U.S. The record featured the singles "Something About You" (the band's only American top 10 hit, peaking at number 7, and a success internationally) and "Leaving Me Now". Tracks from the album are still performed live or acoustic to this day and many artists have cover versions. Cover Versions In 1993, Paul Shaffer and the Party Boys of Rock 'n' Roll recorded an instrumental version for their album The World's Most Dangerous Party. In 2006, Anthony David recorded a cover of the song for his album The Red Clay Chronicles. In 2008, American R&B; duo Zo! and Tigallo (Phonte, formerly of Little Brother) recorded a cover for their EP entitled Zo! & Tigallo Love the 80's. In 2010, Cary Brothers included a cover of the song on his album Under Control. In 2011, guitarist Craig Sharmat covered the song on his album Outside In, released on Innervision records in February of that year. In 2012, the Virgo Vertigo (aka - Tory World) covered the song for a video journal on YouTube. Pop Culture The song was featured on the soundtrack of the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA IV) on the fictional in-game radio station "Vice City FM". Fans of the song also add it to their playlists on Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. The song is frequently associated with the 80's and one-hit wonders. "Something About You" - Music and lyrics by Mark King, Mike Lindup, Boon Gould, Phil Gould and Wally Badarou Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh How How can it be? That a love Carved out of caring Fashioned by fate Could suffer so hard From the games Played once too often But making mistakes Is a part Of life's imperfections Born of the years Is it so wrong To be human after all? Ohhh, drawn into the stream Of undefined illusion Those diamond dreams They can't disguise the truth That there is somethin' about you Baby, so right I wouldn't be without you Baby, tonight If ever our love Was concealed No one can say that We didn't feel Million things And a perfect dream of life Gone Fragile but free We remain Tender together Not so in love It's not so wrong We're only human after all These changing years They add to your confusion Oh and you need to hear The time that told the truth Because there's somethin' about you The way you are so right (Baby) I couldn't live without you (I couldn't live without you) Baby, here tonight Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh And now there's somethin' about you, yea (Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh) And I couldn't live without you, tonight (Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh)

• published: 14 Dec 2015
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