Good Man in a Storm
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Good Man in Storm is a song released in 1985 by the British musical group Level 42
Level 42
Level 42 are an English pop rock and jazz-funk band who had a number of worldwide and UK hits during the 1980s and 1990s.The band gained fame for their high-calibre musicianship—in particular that of Mark King, whose percussive slap-bass guitar technique provided the driving groove of many of the...

, on their sixth studio album World Machine
World Machine
World Machine is the sixth studio album by the British pop group Level 42, released in 1985. It peaked at #3 on the UK album charts, and it stayed on the chart for 72 weeks. It was the band's first disc to enter the Billboard 200 , and it stayed on the chart for 36 weeks...

.

The song alludes to the childhood of both Boon
Rowland Charles Gould
Rowland Charles Gould known as Boon Gould, is an English musician and one of the four founding members of Level 42. He is known for his high-calibre musicianship and "throw away" guitar playing technique. Boon is often cited as one of the most underrated guitarists of all time...

 and Phil Gould
Phil Gould (musician)
Philip Gabriel Gould, also known as Phil Gould is a British professional drummer, song writer, and singer from the Isle of Wight in southern England...

. In the song, written by Phil Gould, he states (probably to his mother), "There was a vision, flashing by, of a summer's day I spent with you, with a child who never learnt how to cry."

Musicians

  • Mark King
    Mark King (musician)
    Mark King is an English musician. He is most famous for being the lead singer and bassist of the band, Level 42. In the early 1980s King popularized the 1970s-era slap and pop style for playing the bass guitar by incorporating it into pop music.-Early life:King was brought up on the Isle of Wight,...

     - Vocals, Bass,
  • Mike Lindup
    Mike Lindup
    Mike Lindup is best known as the keyboard player and falsetto voiced singer, who joined with Mark King and brothers Phil and Boon Gould to form the 1980s - 1990s British funk/rock/pop band, Level 42....

     - Vocals, Keyboards
  • Phil Gould
    Phil Gould (musician)
    Philip Gabriel Gould, also known as Phil Gould is a British professional drummer, song writer, and singer from the Isle of Wight in southern England...

    - Drums
  • Boon Gould - Guitars

Featuring:
  • Wally Badarou
    Wally Badarou
    Wally Badarou is a musician from Benin.-Biography:A synthesiser specialist, Badarou was the longtime associate of the British band Level 42, known for its blend of funk, pop, soul and rock...

     - Synclavier, Additional Vocals
  • Gary Barnacle
    Gary Barnacle
    Gary Barnacle is a saxophonist/flautist, brass instrument arranger, composer and producer, primarily noted for session work, live work Gary Barnacle (born 1959, Dover, England) is a saxophonist/flautist, brass instrument arranger, composer and producer, primarily noted for session work, live work...

    - Saxophone

External links

'World Machine' review
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