Slappin in the '80s

[Stingraymund]

What are some of your favorite '80s slap bass tunes?
Here's some of mine:

"Some Like It Hot," Power Station
"Something About You" & "Lessons in Love," Level 42
"Pop Life," Prince
"Stay With Me Tonight," Jeffrey Osborne
"Never Too Much," Luther Vandross
"Lovergirl," Teena Marie
"Promised You A Miracle," Simple Minds
"Promises, Promises," Naked Eyes
The theme to "Night Court"
The theme to "Alf"

[The Mock Turtle Regulator]

"Colours fly & catherine wheel", "Big sleep"- Simple Minds
"Forget-me-nots"- Patrice Rushen
"Love games", "Hot water"- Level 42 (don't like the slack tone though)
"Tinseltown in the rain"- the Blue nile

[pyrohr]

Square biz- Teena marie
Shy shy- Kajagoogoo (sp)
Give me- I level

[dancehallclasher]

"sledgehammer" by peter gabriel. although i guess that may have been the funk fingers. still, it sounds like slap and it's from the 80s so i think it qualifies.

[Limo]

Actually one of my farorite bass line of all time
Lesson in love-Level 42

[malthumb]

Originally Posted by Stingraymund

What are some of your favorite '80s slap bass tunes?
Here's some of mine:

"Some Like It Hot," Power Station
"Something About You" & "Lessons in Love," Level 42
"Pop Life," Prince
"Stay With Me Tonight," Jeffrey Osborne
"Never Too Much," Luther Vandross
"Lovergirl," Teena Marie
"Promised You A Miracle," Simple Minds
"Promises, Promises," Naked Eyes
The theme to "Night Court"
The theme to "Alf"

Nice list. Somebody already added "Forget-Me-Nots" by Patrice Rushen. I would also add....

"Let's Work" Prince
"Bad Boy, Having A Party" Luther Vandross
"Glide" Pleasure
"Fantastic Voyage" Lakeside
"Strawberry Letter 23" Brothers Johnson (might have been late 70's)

Peace,

James

[Lackey]

Sleepless by King Crimson

[Stingraymund]

Originally Posted by dancehallclasher

"sledgehammer" by peter gabriel. although i guess that may have been the funk fingers. still, it sounds like slap and it's from the 80s so i think it qualifies.

Isn't the bass in "Sledgehammer" from a synth?