Cheesy song, cool bass line...

[KampKomfort]

OK, dumb yourself down for a minute to indulge my observation (e.g. sniff glue, self-inflicted 2X4 to the head, tap the rockies, etc.) Just wanted to share this with everybody...

I heard "Head Over Heels" by Tears for Fears on the radio the other day, and what a cool bass line! I know--the song is straight 80's pop--but I was really suprised by how much song is carried by the simple, yet dynamic bass line. Even the outro fretboard slides are cool. If I was in an 80's cover band, it would probably be fun to play.

Any similar experiences?

KK

[Cornbread]

How about Sourgirl by Stone Temple Pilots. When I first heard it, I loved the bassline, even though it's a pretty cheesey song.

Dave

[Dave Siff]

How about 98% of the stuff from the disco era? A lot of those songs were completely cheesy, but the bass playing on most of them was funky as hell. Check this month's BP for a good example.. the article on Janice-Marie Johnson.. "Boogie Oogie Oogie."

[Funkster]

How about Paul McCartney's Silley little love songs Great bass line cheesy song.
Dave I have been a Janice Marie fan forever she's a talented bassplayer I love cheesy disco

[Dave Siff]

Originally posted by Funkster
I have been a Janice Marie fan forever she's a talented bassplayer I love cheesy disco

Me too, I always wondered why I liked that stuff back then, and as soon as I started playing bass, I figured it out!

[Christopher]

"Rio" - Duran Duran

[KampKomfort]

Originally posted by Funkster
How about Paul McCartney's Silly little love songs Great bass line cheesy song.
Dave I have been a Janice Marie fan forever she's a talented bassplayer I love cheesy disco

No kidding! The song even pokes fun at itself, but that bass line is excellent. I play along with that sometimes when I need a pick-me-up.

[Rick Rice]

my idea of cheesy song cool bass line is Queen's Crazy little thing called love. I use it as a warm up for practice all the time.

[sgraham]

Let's see here:

*ANYTHING by Chic (Bernard Edwards was incredible, but
those LYRICS!)

*Loverboy's "Turn Me Loose" (a simple octave thing,
but it WAS the first bassline I picked up in '81) and
"Take Me to the Top"

*Duran Duran - "Rio"'s been mentioned, but how 'bout
"Girls on Film"(very Bernard Edwards-ish) and "Save a Prayer"?

*Kajagoogoo - "Too Shy" (OK, OK, guys, I know I'm pushing
it! HAHA)

*Most of McCartney's post-Beatle work (Hey, but Macca's
STILL my main man!)

[gmstudio99]

Originally posted by Christopher
"Rio" - Duran Duran

I was going to say the same thing.

-GM

[Bassin']

Here's one for you:

The Four Seasons- December, '63 (Oh What a Night)

I'm not sure who the bassist is but he does some killer grooving in that song!

[sgraham]

Here's another one: "Come and Get Your Love" by
Redbone. It's got some cool 16th-note finger-funk.
Almost Rocco-esque (well, maybe I wouldn't go THAT
far).

[Stingray5]

Originally posted by Bassin'
Here's one for you:

The Four Seasons- December, '63 (Oh What a Night)

I'm not sure who the bassist is but he does some killer grooving in that song!

Agreed. Except that's not a cheezy song! It's got a great horn arrangement and a great hook.

[Bassin']

Originally posted by Stingray5

Agreed. Except that's not a cheezy song! It's got a great horn arrangement and a great hook.

Well, the lyrics are a bit cheesey...

[bassdork]

I love 80s music.
Anything Duran Duran and you're going to laugh at me but Wham had some cool bass lines too.

(Pause, waiting for laughter to die down)

I love the 70s too, check out Earth,Wind and Fire, Al Jerreau and anything Stevie Wonder.
And for disco/funk try a band called Pleasure their songs are cheesy but the bass is funky as hell!

[Stingray5]

Originally posted by sgraham
*Kajagoogoo - "Too Shy" (OK, OK, guys, I know I'm pushing
it! HAHA)

*

I just heard this song again for the first time in about 20 years, and yeah, the bassline is killer! Kinda Jaco-esque melodic stuff. (song is VERY cheesy though!)

Here's the bass player, Nick Beggs, armed with Chapman Stick, looking very gay . Says he recently toured with Howard Jones:

[gweimer]

This is like true confession time, but as much as I hated The Village People, I always dug the hell out of the bass line (and tone - WOW!) from "YMCA". If I could ever pick a definitive vintage P-bass sound, that would be it.

[pierce]

okay, i know its not a real bassline, but that dub/bass/synth part of the chemical brothers "block rockin beats" is cool TO ME.

btw the way stingray5, if i put a cuecat on your signature line, is it going to take me somewhere?

[ckonthe1]

I love the 70s too, check out Earth,Wind and Fire, Al Jerreau and anything Stevie Wonder.
And for disco/funk try a band called Pleasure their songs are cheesy but the bass is funky as hell! [/b][/quote]

MAN!!! The 70's were it! Back home in Portland Oregon, I used to go hear Pleasure
play in the clubs! WHEW!!!! FUNKY!!!! Nate Phillips and Bruce Carter! That
was a rhythm section! EWF, Chic, Brother Johnson all that late 70's early 80's
funk/disco had some cool bass stuff on it!

[thayer182]

hey cornbread! I luv that Stone Temple Pilots song too! that really is an awesome bass line!