TOP 10 BASS SONGS

[BassyBill]

Robbie and Kylie - Kids? Hell, why not, it's a great bassline!

And FWIW, another nine...

Red Barchetta - Rush
My Forbidden Lover - Chic
Rio - Duran Duran
Havona - Weather Report
Hanging Around - Stranglers
Penny Lane - Beatles
I Should Have Loved Ya - Narada Michael Walden (anybody know who played bass on this?)
Suck My Kiss - RHCP
Silly Love Songs - Wings

I could pick loads more... these were just the first that sprang to mind, not in any particular order, BTW.

 

[werbo1]

This is easy


School Days anyone?

 

[The_Ryst]

The Trees - Rush
Teen Town - Jaco baby
A Show of Hands - Victor Wooten
The Dance of Eternity - Dream Theater

 

[Mr.Phil]

In no particular order...
Burnin' Love - Elvis
My Girl - Temptations
Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed
Badge - Cream
Suffragette City- David Bowie
Casey Jones - The Greatful Dead
Roundabout - Yes
The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
I Heard it Through the Grapevine - Gladys Knight and the Pips
The Lemon Song - Led Zeppelin

 

[Bruce Sproston]

How about Sting of the Bumblebee by Manowar ? Now there's a challenge!

 

[Monk]

I shot the sheriff- bob marley
Maxwell Murder- Rancid
Take Warning- Operation Ivy (simple but awesome)

Im gonna have 2 second
Soul to Squeeze- RHCP

All i can get for now, I'll have more later.

 

[JamesM]

Stripsearch - Faith No More
Dead Goon - Mr Bungle, insanely cool bassline at the start which funnily enough was written by the drummer on the piano, or something like that.
Mr Nice Guy - Mr Bungle
Refuge Of the Roads - Jaco/Joni
Talk to Me - Jaco/Joni
Exodus - Bob Marley

 

[Ostinato]

How about something funky?

Actual Proof - Herbie Hancock
Hearbeat - Herbie Hancock

Paul Jackson on bass, Mike Clark on drums, and me bobbing my head.

 

[doc540]

You young whippersnappers probably never heard Jack Cassidy's bass line on the Airplane's, "Somebody to Love", have ya now?

(inserts aged hippy smilie)

 

[Broach_insound]

I would have to say Higher ground just because it a classic its almost like the stairway to heaven of bass , and also the Beatles come together is pretty fancy...ooh wait also Psycho Killer by The talking heads........

 

[Red Wonder]

What Is Hip?-Tower of Power
School Days- Stanley Clarke
Goodbye Mickey Mouse- Return to Forever/Clarke
Teen Town-that Jaco guy
Staying Alive-Bee Gees
Spirits in the Material World- Police

 

[smokecell4u]

Seven Nation Army - the White Stripes

This is in no way an attenpt to bash The White Stripes at all, but if you seriously think that they put out one of the greatest bass songs ever, you need to get out more. I'm not saying its not good, but I am saying that maybe you are a little too easily impressed.

 

[Motoboy]

Sly & the Family Stone - "High On You"

 

[Andy Brown]

In no particular order:

Freewill - Rush
Red Barchetta - Rush
Hallowed Be Thy Name - Iron Maiden
Wrathchild - Iron Maiden
Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan
I Don't Believe in Love - Queensryche
One - Creed
Song For America - Kansas
The Wall - Kansas
Interstate Love Song - STP

These are just some of my favorites to play, not necessarily 'the best'.

 

[Brown Shark]

Seven Nation Army - the White Stripes

I believe Mark's selection should have had a following it, for those of you who do not follow his humour.

For your benefit Mark, I laughed.

 

[Theprincessleah]

Evil by Interpol
Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes

 

[Reptar.Bass]

way to many to post but i think my #1 would have to be (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth - Cliff Burton

 

[rymiraflores]

Nantucket sleighride and Theme for an imaginery western...Mountain
Thursday´s Child...David Bowie
Hedonism..Skunk Anansie
Mr big...Free
Halo of flies...Alice Cooper
Sweet Freedom...Uriah Heep

 

[john_g]

IMHO...any Rush and any Jaco. And the one that got me started 25 years ago, Rio by Duran Duran

 

[HeadyVan Halen]

THE LIST:
All Blues--Mile Davis
Stone Cold Bush--RHCP
Sir Pyscho Sexy--RHCP
Sunless Saturday--Fishbone
Testify--Rage
What's Going On--Gaye
Power of Soul--Marcus Miller (yeah, aware of who wrote it)
Get Right Church--James Cleveland
No Where to Run--Kem
So Fresh So Clean--Outkast