Your secret song

[XLunacy]

These guys were like the Beatles of the Francophone world. They sang in Creole, just to make things even more incomprehensible for English speakers. Basically unknown in the US. It's my secret song because nobody I know has ever heard of them, much less heard them. Also because Georges Decimus wears a helmet with horns.

Reminded me of this one, you might like it (played by a very skilled gentleman that is not me):



/derail

 

[Bunk McNulty]

Reminded me of this one, you might like it (played by a very skilled gentleman that is not me):



/derail

Love his tone! (And how he makes his fingers do whatever he wants)

 

[Lowendtech]

This silly little ditty.

 

[digmeout]

Suicide is Painless, the theme song from the Mash TV show.

 

[nickpc]

My warm-up song:



Not challenging melodically at all, but you really really have to hit the timing spot on because it is so simple. And if you play it for people, they will dance.

 

[Kipp Harrington]

"What's Up?" by 4 Non Blondes. I had to learn this song for a band I was in and I winced when I found out. Turns out, it gave me a lot of room to (tastefully) improvise and I really enjoyed playing it. It also helped that the singer pretty much nailed it! My preference is to play hard rock, classic rock, and hard rock/blues genres.

 

[FatStringer52]

Soft Cell's Tainted Love. Because every time I hear this song the image of Beldar in the car taking the teenage girls on a shopping trip pops into my mind and no matter what mood I'm in it puts a smile on my face!

 

[Gorilla Monsoon]

Another one…Pumped Up Kicks, but the live version from the Colin Ferguson show. Dunno how many times I heard this before I figured out the disturbing message behind the song.

 

[3toes]

The country-rock band I play with gets pretty soulful/funky:

Superstition - Beck, Bogert, & Appice version
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
Lost in the Parade - Michael McDonald
Right Next Door - Robert Cray
I Can't Stand the Rain - Seal's version

Definitely not what the crowd expects but we always get a great response for tunes like these.

 

[pglaser01]

Prince- Kiss

 

[CaribooBass]

Does phrasing Count?
I play on two different Worship teams and often we have guest vocalist that are very well known here in B.C.

The written part for our music is very simplistic for it is just the lyrics with the chord changes over certain words.

Anything you play around this is really improvisation. It is all up you, so I use my years of playing in Jazz and concert bands ( on other instruments ) to play my bass parts.

The two vocalist I mentioned, the closest I could describe them is this; one is like playing with Mahalia Jackson and the other is like playing with Aretha Franklin.
It is an honour for me to be asked by both of them to back them up.

My secret songs I use to keep my phrasing skills are these.

Many of you will not agree with me but the Flute solo for Elvis in “American Trilogy” is the best solo in any type of music I have ever heard.



Best instrumental between a horn and violin. Master class in phrasing.

 

[BigStringBender]

I'm a metalhead who plays mostly classic rock and upbeat country (silly skinny stringers, anyway!), but when I'm all alone in the house, except maybe for my girl dogs, who run and hide when they hear my amp power up, anyway, I like to play and sing "In the Cold, Cold Night" by The White Stripes. Shh, don't tell anyone!

 

[Gluvhand]

No "secret" songs here. Definitely some songs that would surprise some people but that's their small minded issue and I don't embarrass easily. Having said that, I can sit down and play along to ABBA for hours at a time.

 

[ebo]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NSec3LfUWxE&pp=ygUObG92ZXNvbmcgYWRlbGU= Adele’s version of the Cure’s love song. I play one of the acoustic guitar parts with an acoustic playing the other part, as a duo. Plenty of room to riff. I take the solo.

 

[StereoPlayer]

 

[WI Short Scaler]

In my own music listening I'm a hard rock fan, grew up listening to KISS, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and still like them. As I got older I've grown to really appreciate John Prine and more mellow stuff.

My favorite bass line to play with our band is "Oh What a Night."

 

[KevInDaBassment]

It would have to be something like this. Great song, by the way.

I JUST DISCOVERED THAT SONG ON SPOTIFY A WEEK AGO!!!


Sorry for the all caps, but yeah I dig that song a lot. Where did you first hear it?

 

[Zooberwerx]

I tend to pull & chart long-forgotten tunes by recently deceased artists. As of yesterday, it’s “Carefree Highway”. Not difficult and the vocal phrasing is perfect.

Riis

 

[smurfco]

If I told you it wouldn't be a secret would it?

 

[Five or Six]

Wishing Well- Blackfoot
Stealin- Uriah Heep
Don't Come Lookin- Jackson Dean ( I don't play country)