Most memorable bass riff ever

[yehongxiang]

Another One Bites the Dust
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
I Saw Her Standing There
Under Pressure

Oh, and no one said the Seinfeld theme?

 

[A-Step-Towards]

Sweet Child O'Mine-seriously that has to be in the top 10 , everytime i play it people know it.

sweet emotion-alot of people know this as well musician or not

 

[john_martin_sai]

How about "We Gotta Get Outta This Place" by Eric Burdon & the Animals (Chas Chandler on bass)? The bass riff starts the track and is the verse. Anybody from my era (born mid-50's) should recognize the song after the 1st bar bass intro.

Ditto ,....that along with 'Day Tripper' and 'These Boots are Made for Walking'.

 

[251]

Vic Wooten's opening riff on "Song For My Father" from Palmystery

 

[stratovani]

First thing that came to me was the song from Grease, You're The One That I Want. Great bass riffing, front and center in the mix. Carol Kaye, perhaps?

 

[lunarpollen]

"She's Not There" by the Zombies is one that immediately comes to mind...

 

[Jeff K]

How about "We Gotta Get Outta This Place" by Eric Burdon & the Animals (Chas Chandler on bass)? The bass riff starts the track and is the verse. Anybody from my era (born mid-50's) should recognize the song after the 1st bar bass intro.

Yeah, this is a classic indeed. As are:

Another One Bites The Dust
Come Together
Green Onions
The Joker - Steve Miller Band
Sunshine Of Your Love
Whipping Post - Allman Brothers
I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown

And wow, so many others. This could go on forever (which is a good thing...)

 

[guroove]

Just a gigolo

 

[necrobot]

that freakin' sweet bass line from that michael jackson song he recorded when he was young, i forget the name of it thouuughh..

 

[guroove]

that freakin' sweet bass line from that michael jackson song he recorded when he was young, i forget the name of it thouuughh..

I want you back?

 

[BassBrass]

Bitches' Brew
Cameleon (Herbie Hancock)
25 or 6 to Go (and all the songs that use that bass line)
The Beat Goes On
Moby Dick
Fables Of Faubus (Mingus)
Is She Really Going Out With Him?

 

[HaHayou'redead]

Another One Bites The Dust
Under Pressure
Dazed and Confused
Detroit Rock City(okay, not really, but it's still pretty cool)

under pressure is the same bassline as "ice ice baby"



when I go to guitarcenter with my friend the song he plays that everybody always knows is "higher ground" (of course the red hot chili pepper cover)

 

[HaHayou'redead]

I'd say:
Super Freak
.

i agree

 

[Febs]

when I go to guitarcenter with my friend the song he plays that everybody always knows is "higher ground" (of course the red hot chili pepper cover)

Oh. So he's the one ...

 

[Dimitar]

the chicken

 

[HaHayou'redead]

@Febs

i just started, i can't play that song yet. he's teaching me though

 

[bubinga5]

"Another One Bites the Dust" was the first thing that came to mind when I read your thread title. "So What" was the second.

Well considering he pinched that bass line from Bernard Edwards i would say Chic's good Times is the most memorable

 

[bigtexashonk]

Day Tripper.

 

[Pilgrim]

Pick 'em:

We Gotta Get out of This Place
I'm a Man
Sunshine of your Love
Funk #49
House of the Rising Sun

 

[Ric5]

In-a-gadda-da-vida!