Favorite simple song?

[fdorn]

California Man by Cheap Trick.

 

[Blake Bass]

Blues.. I IV V ..that would be about a million songs!!!

 

[millsbass5]

I can think of several simple tunes. But, one of the best has to be Floyd's, "Comfortably Numb". The dynamics between the bass & drums absolutely drive that song home andm put chills down your spine.

 

[Shakin-Slim]

Maybe Sly & the Family Stone's 'Everyday People'. It's just an F the whole way through... But that feel!

Might not be F... Haven't played it in a while.

 

[hsech]

Mr. Bojangles - Jerry Jeff Walker
Teach Your Children - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Chicken Shack - Muddy Waters
Hideaway - SRV

 

[Desirsar]

Can't get much simpler than Angela by Jarvis Cocker, you can dance like a moron while playing it, and the girls at the show will copy you.

 

[Mugre]

Graveyard Train by CCR. One chord, five note walk down on a blues scale on the bass for 6 minutes but Fogerty at his best before he started thinking too much.

My two favorite elegantly simple yet powerful songs: Redemption Song by Marley and Working Class Hero, John Lennon.

 

[edencab]

Samba Pa Ti - Santana
even a drummer could play the 1st 30 odd bars

self declaring this song as "WINNER"

 

[Spectrum]

I just remembered one from back in the day: Still Loving You by Scorpions. When I was 17 my band covered that. We had this hot chick singer with an amazing voice who I was certain would, if given a chance, blow Klaus Meine off the stage. To be honest I didn't think the bassline was all that fun to play, but listening to that girl sing it made it totally worth it.

 

[edencab]

Season of the Witch - Donovan

 

[dbase]

"Wipe Out" by the Surfariis.

 

[ErikW]

Blue Bayou, Linda Ronstadt

 

[kikstand454]

Good- better than Ezra
best friends girl- cars
Hurts so good- mellencamp

 

[SlapPopBass]

Let's Groove - Earth, Wind & Fire

Not to mention, this song got stuck in my head for 5 months straight.

 

[Milk]

Maybe Stolen Car by Springsteen. Two chords most of the way. A bit of keyboard. Minimal bass at the very end.

 

[Perc44]

Being a beginner these may be too easy.....but I love playing them.

The Hollies - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
and
The Eagles - Love Will Keep Us Alive

 

[TigerInATrance]

Franklin's Tower

 

[David Grunigen]

Seven Nation Army

 

[tzdroik]

Tom Petty. Breakdown

 

[El Raro]

Blood and thunder - Mastodon.

Probably the best riff in modern metal. So simple but so powerful.