When a girl asks you to play something..

[ColinGWood]

I just tell em to sit on my amp, and they'll usually love anything I play.

Did everyone miss this? well played Jive

 

[pedroims]

just play any motorhead's song

 

[St Drogo]

this is the reason im glad i play guitar. 5 minutes and anything top 40 is in the bag.

it can be a lot more expressive on its own. same with piano. its easy to sing over.

no one ever asks to hear pop songs on a saxophone or something. some instruments just work better. few people have ever asked me to play something on a bass because they wanted to hear the song.

however.. every time i touch an acoustic guitar, song titles just get shouted out

I think this has as much to do with the fact that everybody and his dog plays guitar these days, which in turn has to do with the place guitar has in our (western) culture. It's the instrument most people think of when they think of rock, rebellion, awesomeness. We bassists know better of course, but still; guitar is an icon, bass just hasn't reached that level (yet).

This would make it a lot easier to impress people on bass, in my opinion. a lot of folk can't even tell the difference, and when you play something full (and with that, I something harmonically as well as melodically and rhythmically rich) that you came up with, people are like omgwtfbbq!

 

[williamk]

if a girl asks you to play a song, I recommend you pick up a guitar
(don't bash me, I still think bass is great!)

 

[john_g]

I just say, "biotch I thought I told you to shut up and be lookin fine"

 

[michael_atw]

Shred like hell.

 

[rocknrollbandit]

Are You Gonna Be My Girl by Jet

60% of the time it works every time

 

[Stranger Danger]

My Girl by The Temps

Very recognizable bass line. Especially the intro.

Now you just have to sing it to her.

 

[guroove]

Don't play bass parts. Learn a melody. This, or play something you can sing to. The ladies love that stuff.

 

[Dutchboy]

Stir It Up
Pump It Up
The Joker
Another One Bites the Dust

 

[Gonzo476]

Play the intro to Are You Gonna Be My Girl? by Jet

 

[LuckeyLukey]

Bootsy Collins "Party on plastic"

 

[jmercer91]

play some pinback. if you can.

 

[musicbikeman]

My Girl by The Temps

Very recognizable bass line. Especially the intro.

Now you just have to sing it to her.

+2000!

That would totally work.

I think seinfeld is also a great idea.

 

[korchm]

My top 3....

"Love song" by 311


"My Girl" by Temptations

girls go crazy over these songs IMO

 

[St Drogo]

Seemann by Rammstein is a reaaally good one. Seriously, check it out, I think every bassist should know this one.

Otherwise, I'd maybe play some jazz, like so what, or take five (up until the walking parts, cuz that's just boring without musical context)

Or Kyuss' space cadet. Or maybe rotte apple, by alice in chains.

and if all else fails, there's always rappers' delight. If you can rap over it too you're in like flynn.

 

[MDFreeze]

Don't know if anyone has suggested this yet, but the guitar line from "My Girl" would be real nice....Or "Hysteria" by MUSE, depending on your mood.

 

[A Rock]

rick james...superfreak

 

[sonic assassin]

i guess id go for "are you in?" by incubus. groovy, sexy, pretty easy. or some cake to be goofy.

 

[Passinwind]

So the other day a girl came over and asked me to play her a song and I realized that I had no bassline that could stand on its own without a drummer, guitarist etc. Can you suggest any songs that would fit in the mood??

Turn On Your Lovelight. Easy to play and sing, catchy, and old enough that you could maybe pass it off as your own, to a teenager at least.