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04-21-2007, 02:05 AM
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I just heard the ol 80s song "Sad Eyes" in the car. Super simple bass line, but awesome in my opinion - and I don't think the song would have been a hit without it. I thought it might be a good idea to see what songs ya'll can come up with who's bass lines are a HUGE hook in the song - songs that may not have been succesfull without them.
Perfect example #2.
Silly Love Songs
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04-21-2007, 02:30 AM
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04-21-2007, 02:38 AM
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04-21-2007, 02:52 AM
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04-21-2007, 03:35 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Melbourne | | | Another one bites the dust. And another one gone, and another one gone and another one bites the dust . |
04-21-2007, 03:57 AM
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04-21-2007, 04:19 AM
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04-21-2007, 08:09 AM
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04-21-2007, 08:21 AM
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I imagine that if that had a bassline (which it actually did, but Prince took it out during mixing), it wouldn't have been as big as it was.
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04-21-2007, 08:34 AM
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04-21-2007, 08:40 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Perth, Western Australia | | | Not a hit as such, but Metallica's Orion is best known for Cliff's bass part during.
My Sharona by The Knack might qualify though.
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04-21-2007, 08:44 AM
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04-21-2007, 08:46 AM
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04-21-2007, 08:47 AM
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04-21-2007, 08:47 AM
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04-21-2007, 08:49 AM
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04-21-2007, 08:51 AM
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04-21-2007, 08:51 AM
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04-21-2007, 08:53 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Columbus, OH | | | I'm really surprised people haven't brought up this one:
Local H- Bound to the Floor
It's pretty recent, and the most prominent thing about it is the bassline.
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04-21-2007, 08:56 AM
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