LEVEL 42 - THE CHINESE WAY (RETROGLIDE TOUR 2006)

The Chinese Way was the second of their singles from the album The Pursuit of Accidents. It reached No 24 in the U.K Charts during 1983.

Take a journey back in time
Leave the western world behind
Cross the mountains to peking
Where the paper laterns gently swing.

The chinese way
Who knows what they know
The chinese legend grows.

My eyes wide open
I feel a breeze
Words softly spoken
In cantonese.

Standing at the masters side
The with patience he confides
Secret knowledge - sacred ways
Paerls of wisdom from the dragon days.

I could never lie
For honour I would lie
Following the chinese way.

So many years ago heros ruled the world
(some died for love in a cruel world)
They were the only ones in a cruel world

I could never lie
For honour I would lie
Following the chinese way.

From the mountains to peking
Where the paper laterns gently swing.

The chinese way
Who knows what they know
The chinese legend grows.

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• lindup
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• 42
• sean
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• 2006
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[kingbassplayer]

HIYA LOVERS XX

best chineze way ive seen ... have one of those basses (so glad-sounds tops in the hands of the man !) ....seeing them later this year :@)

....my daughter in usa at mo ...she sooo happy...people being really nice to her .... thanks uncle sam !!!!

[DavenMadeleine2008]

You are very sweet

[DavenMadeleine2008]

We are diving into the Sun for the 4th October xxxkisses

[lukoza1]

what a cracker! Perfect - who can still play this way live today?

[dillikins]

Wicked version. Nice to see Mark, Mike and co. are still working on arrangements that differ from what they've done in the past. Great playing.

[stevep30716]

Made a comment for this video YEARS ago still getting replies Respect to level 42 what other bands get this longevity ... MARK is a KING in my eyes. Long live all the eighties music.

[kameleon40]

Yes.

[korvexpictures]

Sounds like a beginning of a cool TV Show - I love it :)

[eckie4679]

I'd forgotten how good they were - and still are!

[ennychandra1]

thanks for posting the Level 42. Chinese Way.....

[freeclimb64]

@stevep30716

absolutely: yes

[JoeSzilagy]

Saw them in the '80s- still can't figure how Mark can both sing, and play bass like that at the same time!