Absolutely. Worked a treat. However, the fact that we’d been together for 40 years probably had something to do with it. The lesson is probably to get the girl first, then play her a song. 
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Have you ever played a song for a girl/guy?
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This thread contains a concentrated amount of the worst advice/unsolicited reminiscences.OP, what on earth made you ask a bunch of old bass players this question?
No kidding.
THIS is the only thing guaranteed to work....
Oh wow, are we starting a TB advice column? Cool.
"Dear TalkBass,
I wrote and recorded a song for this girl I liked. She told me it was creepy and that I suck at music. Later on her brother beat me up in the parking lot. The next day at school all her friends were laughing at me. What should I do next?
Signed, The Lonely Bassist"
"Dear TalkBass,
I wrote and recorded a song for this girl I liked. She told me it was creepy and that I suck at music. Later on her brother beat me up in the parking lot. The next day at school all her friends were laughing at me. What should I do next?
Signed, The Lonely Bassist"
I'm just impressed by how many people ignored the advice from the only female.This thread contains a concentrated amount of the worst advice/unsolicited reminiscences.
Unfortunately my song would have been CREEP if it had been written in 1970. I was not the guy that girls flocked to. I had to hound and stalk my then girl friend until she relented and married me.
My fiancé had no clue I played until the first time she came over and saw my basses. I did some crappy noodling (on purpose of course) then broke into a full blown Marcus-esq slap frenzy. Still together! Lol
Your presence probably influences things more than you know. Things that maybe DON'T get posted are harder to quantify.
I didn't ignored it. I'm just reading and laughing at these stories/advices. Thank you for the advice, I really appreciated.
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This is the Internet. Everyone is a hairy creepy 50 year old until proven otherwise. A girl I met on a dating site told me that once. (She was a real girl, far as I could tell.)
I once sang Elvis’ “I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You” for a girl, and accompanied myself on bass.
It did not go well.
It did not go well.
OK, so if you have to send her something musical, I'd suggest this, from one of the best crooners of the 20th century, who I coincidentally met when I was working at music store.
Not a subtle message here. It needs to be this straight and obvious if you're going with a musical message.
Not a subtle message here. It needs to be this straight and obvious if you're going with a musical message.
Yeah, usually had Marvin, Luther, and the Rev Al Green on the B side...
My only real experience with playing a song for a love interest happened 2 Christmases ago. For her Christmas present, Mrs. Thumpenstein wanted me to sing "All I Want for Christmas is You" for her, accompanied by my guitar. I am neither a vocalist nor a very competent guitarist, but I can sing a little, I precticed hard and did my best. From the gig report posted on this very website: "The atrocity of the singing was exceeded only by the discordant clamfest that was my playing. I was a bag of nerves!" I've done gigs in front of 1500 people, and I generally feel more excited than nervous about performances, but this was WAY harder. Nevertheless, Mrs Thumpenstein was thrilled with the effort, if not the performance itself, and a Merry Christmas was had by all.
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