Songs where the bass line IS the song.

[Dana R Gregory]

Hey all, I was just noodling around and I started playing "Another One Bites The Dust" by Queen. It dawned on me that the baseline literally IS the song and not just backup or foundation. In essence, the whole song is built around a unique baseline. So how about it. Can you name some other songs where the baseline is pretty much the whole song. I will give some examples:
Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
Rock On - David Essex
Blood and Roses - Smithereens
Lucricia My Reflection- Sisters of Mercy
I am sure there are others out there from the 60s to the 90s. What say you.

 

[jchrisk1]

How about this one.

 

[jchrisk1]

 

[jchrisk1]

 

[Richland123]

Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side

 

[FRoss6788]

Rush- Digital Man

 

[the_home]

Wild Nights by Van Morrison

 

[Richland123]

Harry Nilsson - Jump Into The Fire

 

[squarepeg]

 

[charlie monroe]

 

[rtav]

 

[Killed_by_Death]

 

[bassstrangler]

Love Will Tear Us Apart and She's Lost Control by Joy Division, just to name two of their songs that fit your description. They have many more that also fit your description.

 

[BassFishingInAmerica]

Of course, this ...

 

[dramatwist]

"Come Together." Beatles. Abbey Road.

 

[ahc]

 

[AudioTaper]

Pretty much anything by Primus. Tommy the Cat comes to mind

 

[Machiavelli]

Superfreak?

 

[Richland123]

Grand Funk Railroad took the original version of Some Kind of Wonderful
by Soul Brothers Six and focused the song on the bass with their cover.

 

[Winslow]

My City Was Gone: