Deceptively difficult songs...

[Post Mortal]

EDIT. Double post sorry, iPhone won't let me delete this comment.

 

[AltGrendel]

Almost anything by the Beatles.

Yep, case in point:

• All my loving
• Lady Madonna
• Dig a Pony
• Paperback Writer

Well, Paperback Writer may not fall into the deceptive category, but I'm putting it in there anyway.

 

[whiteBASSIST]

Definately the immigrant song by Led Zep. John Paul Jones' fingers are Godly.

 

[Brendan5]

Here comes your man by the pixies could be in this category. Pretty tricky riff took me a while to nail.

 

[Michael Jewels]

For far too many bass players, a simple walking bassline is apparently too difficult to execute well, despite the fact that a well-played walking bassline sounds [deceptively] simple.

Very well said, Jazzdogg.

Here are a few songs which I think most cannot play nearly as well as the original bass player.

Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses
Waitresses Christmas Wrapping FULL VERSION + Lyrics - YouTube

Hit me with you Rhythm Stick by Ian Dury and The Blockheads.
At first I found this guy's smug faces annoying, but after I watched this a few times, I found myself smiling at his perfect execution of this very difficult line. Hats off to him!
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Murder on The Dance Floor by Sophie Ellis Bextor
Similar to, but not nearly as hard as Rhythm Stick.
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Lastly, Daniel by Elton John
Not a really hard line to play, but I've never heard anyone play this live as well as the original bass player, who I believe was Dee Murray. Very tasty.
Daniel - Elton John (Don't Shoot Me 1 of 10) - YouTube

Mike