What is your most fun song to play?

[themickster]

What is that one song on your set list that you can't wait to get to - the one that is the most fun and you never get tired of, even after 75 or more gigs a year?
Mine is Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody, the David Lee Roth version with Willie Weeks, (though the original by Louis Prima was pretty solid).
The bass part is a tasty mix of walking and blues patterns. Not overly challenging, but being in the key of G# keeps it interesting. The crowd response was always terrific.
What is that one song for you?

My most fun one is one I wrote for my girlfriend. It's a fast rock n roller I wrote in her memory. We played it this week at 180bpm or so.

 

[Florinda4]

Switch in Time - Sammy Nestico (Count Basie band)

 

[Mannyinnewyork]

Pretty woman. Great lines, interesting chord changes and a great song.

 

[mike buzzetti]

Any Stevie Wonder song
Whats going on Jamie Jamerson bass lines
Tell me something good
Virtual Insanity

 

[Smooth_bass88]

Impossible question to answer.

Honestly, any song. If the band is groovin', the crowd is jumpin', and you know you're walking out with a wad of cash, it doesn't matter.

 

[Marc valero]

We used to do Miss You by the Stones, now maybe Long Train Runnin' and Crocodile Rock where I do some string pops on the la, la, la part between the verses. I have fun playing and singing Fast as You by Dwight Y. I know some of the old time root-five country players that see me are impressed as I also do some stuff on the turnaround and jump up to the 12th fret for a little run on the tag at the end. Also, I just look around out at the audience and just about never look at the bass on this song.

 

[BruceG63]

The blues band im in does a medley of songs that the Blues Bros covered starting with Give me some Loving,Sweet Home Chicago,Messing with the Kid,Soul Man and ending up with New Orleans in that order.Messing with Kid and Soul Man are a lot of fun to play.

 

[HardNHeavy]

favs this week:

rush- xanadu
no doubt - beautiful people
duran duran - rio

 

[Zoffy]

I go through phases. Current top 3 fun songs to play:

Shock Me (Kiss/Ace Frehley)
Dirty White Boy (Foreigner)
Whiskey in the Jar (Metallica)

Pretty consistently I have a lot of fun with Tina Weymouth's Talking Heads bass lines and John Taylor's Duran Duran stuff.

 

[Bassic_desires]

"Moliendo café" in a huayño style.

 

[Jaygetsreal]

This is going to be Thread of the Year 2022 @Bad Bob
Midnight Rambler - live version from Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out

 

[Daniel Piper]

 

[bigthemat]

Oh jeez I don't think I can narrow it down to just one song, let alone one song from each genre. There are some great soul and funk tunes like Sir Duke, Superstition, I Want You Back. Jazz stuff like So What, Footprints, Mercy Mercy Mercy. Songs that have special meaning for whatever reason like Children of Sanchez, Careless Whisper. This question is too hard

 

[QweziRider]

Right now, Scarecrow from Lacy Dalton. On fretless.

 

[bigjames]

I have been enjoying playing "Sir Duke" a lot lately. At first it was challenging and as it became easier I enjoyed it more. I want to learn "Do I Do" next...Nathan Watts laid down a lot of really slick bass lines on those Stevie tunes. My wife often plays a Stevie Wonder mix while she makes dinner and I remember the first time I really listened to "Do I Do" and I think my jaw hit the floor.

 

[BobKos]

The Who - The Real Me

 

[gtmalone]

We played this one in the school lab band a couple of years ago. It was a challenge and a lot of fun to play!


For a small group, this one.

 

[Eli_Kyiv]

In no particular order:
Danny Elfman - This is Halloween
Cliff Richard - Devil Woman
Queen - Show Must Go On
Liza Minnelli & Joel Grey - Money, Money

 

[coy garcia]

Ramble on, good times bad times (zep)
If you love me like you say (albert collins)

 

[Groove Doctor]

We do Voulez Vous in the Disco band. Great bass line.