Name Bass Lines That Make The Song Work

[zeeverthebeever]

Wow, a lot of great songs here.


Also - I haven't seen a lot of reggae mentioned. Reggae would be lost without the bass

+1

 

[kissmybASS01]

Yeah reggae. An oldie but a goodie - Bob Marley's "So much trouble in the World"

 

[Widdershins]

I didn't see this song & speaking of reggae, or white reggae I suppose; what about "Walking on the Moon"?
Not really fair I guess since it's a trio, but still.

Other than that, +1 to "Michelle" by the Beatles. It really takes the entire song by the horns and leads it around.

 

[chasfr]

OK, a couple of my faves that I didn't see mentioned:

Respect (Aretha Franklin, Tommy Cogbill on bass)
Dock of the Bay (Otis Redding, Duck Dunn on bass)

Also most anything MoTown, with either Mr. Jamerson or Mr. Babbit in the bass chair

Chas

 

[pedro]

Speaking of Tommy Cogbill how in the world could I forget 'Funky Broadway'. Absolutely my favorite warm up riff. No way to play Funky Broadway without playing his riff.

And what about Jemmott's opening to 'Memphis Soul Stew'?

 

[zenlowend]

Ok my quick list...

No More Tears - Ozzy

Sledgehammer- Peter Gabriel

Here and Now - Letters to Cleo(all should listen to this for the "less is more" approach..great tone too)

Watchin' You - Kiss

Disco Inferno- The Tramps (one of my favorites to play solo)

For Whom The Bell Tolls - Metallica

Ok, That's the short list...

 

[pedro]

Tony Levin's beautiful bass line on Peter Gabriels 'Don't Give Up'.

 

[funkytoe]

Walking on the moon -- the Police
Down on the Corner - Creedence
Tighten up -- Archie Bell and the Drells
Under Pressure -- David Bowie and Queen

+1 Funky Broadway - Wilson Pickett
+1 I'll Take you There - Staple Singers
+1 Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed

 

[Bongo5HH]

Hey Joe & Fire - Hendrix/Noel Redding

 

[blizzard]

Muscle Museum - Muse
(actually most muse songs)
When you were Young - The Killers

 

[Qvist]

Ok my quick list...

Watchin' You - Kiss

Almost every early KISS song wouldn't work without the bassline. I'd also add Strutter, rock'n'roll all night, shout it out loud, I was made for lovin' you, sure know something and many more!

 

[kiwibasso]

Nikita by Elton John.

Played by David Paton, a seriously underrated bassist

 

[GtenderG]

Fridays - Joe Jackson (Graham Maby)
Ain't that Peculiar - Marvin Gaye (James Jamerson)
Tempus Fugit - Yes (Chis Squire)

 

[barestdegree]

First post from a new bass player. Picked up an Agave Blue P-Bass a few months ago and I can't put it down. One of the great things I've found about learning the bass is that you start to rediscover all the amazing bass lines of songs that you've always loved. A few of my favorites:

Stand in Line (Midnight Oil)
Peace of Mind (Boston)
Won't Get Fooled Again (The Who)

 

[Jay Corwin]

Exodus - Bob Marley

 

[firststringer]

There are tons of songs already mentioned that I'd have picked, but I'll add two from the 70's. The first is a fairly obscure (nowadays) one hit wonder:

Rock On by David Essex. Not sure who played bass.

The second song was co-opted by Donald Trump for his dumb TV show The Apprentice:

For the Love of Money by The Ohio Players, featuring Anthony Jackson on bass.

 

[zenlowend]

Almost every early KISS song wouldn't work without the bassline. I'd also add Strutter, rock'n'roll all night, shout it out loud, I was made for lovin' you, sure know something and many more!

I know... watchin' you was on the quick list. Oh, Dont forget Parasite!

 

[rafunk]

Somebody else's guy - Jocelyn Brown

Everytime you go away - P. Young (Pino Palladino)

 

[djmb913]

Since you started with Paul Simon how about " Call Me Al " ? You even get to see Paul do a bass solo

 

[Bluesbreaker5]

Whippin' Post
On Broadway
Jodie's Got Your Girl and Gone
Feels Like Rain
Crossroads
Dirty Laundry
Fortunate Son
Gimme Some Lovin'
The Real Me
I'm A Man
Shotgun
Roadhouse Blues
Spooky