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Is Mark King in a sailor hat doing a Level 42 bass playthrough the funkiest lockdown video yet?

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Well it's certainly funky

If you're a bassist, Mark King needs no introduction. Indeed, anyone who appreciates the finer points of eighties pop will know his band, Level 42.

So when King appeared live from his home studio with his Status bass to launch the band's YouTube #stayathome playlist with a playthrough of Level 42's Too Much Time, things got… funky.

See for yourself above.

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