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Who's up for it? Why not start with a joint Number One:

1. Cavern - Liquid Liquid / White Lines - Gransmaster Flash & Melle Mel

― JoB (JoB), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:23 (twenty-three years ago)

2. "Third Uncle" - Brian Eno

― Mark (MarkR), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:24 (twenty-three years ago)

3. "I'm The Man" - Joe Jackson

― Mark (MarkR), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:26 (twenty-three years ago)

4. (not sure who), the "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" theme.

― hstencil, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:28 (twenty-three years ago)

5. "Black Satin" by Miles Davis

― nickalicious, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:30 (twenty-three years ago)

6. Captain beefheart - Zig Zag Wanderer

― tigerclawskank, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:31 (twenty-three years ago)

7. "Thank You Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin" - Sly & the Family Stone

― dleone (dleone), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:32 (twenty-three years ago)

8. (Not sure who), the "Barney Miller" theme.

― hstencil, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:32 (twenty-three years ago)

Theme from "Barney Miller"
artist unknown, but someone once said that Miles Davis had something to do with it. I can't confirm that online.

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/sounds/barneymiller-1.mp3

― Kenan Hebert, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:32 (twenty-three years ago)

written by Jack Elliott & Allyn Ferguson (I almost listed it)

― dleone (dleone), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:33 (twenty-three years ago)

9. "The Five Percent Nation of Casiotone" by Soul Coughing

― nickalicious, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Whoa. Not only did we say the same thing, but my posting the message was blocked for a second because you were busy posting your at exactly the same time.

Indeed do many things come to pass.

― Kenan Hebert, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:34 (twenty-three years ago)

9. pere ubu - heart of darkness

― dan (dan), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:35 (twenty-three years ago)

10. Charles Mingus, "Haitian Fight Song."

― hstencil, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:37 (twenty-three years ago)

11. Roni Size "Brown Paper"

― nickalicious, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:42 (twenty-three years ago)

12. Curtis Mayfield, "I'm Your Pusher."

― hstencil, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:43 (twenty-three years ago)

13.Scott Grooves - Mothership Connection (Daft Punk Remix)

― Siegbran (eofor), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:43 (twenty-three years ago)

14. Socialist- Pil

― dead dead bird, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:44 (twenty-three years ago)

15. Leave Me Alone - Peter Hook (New Order)

― J0hn Darn13ll3 (J0hn Darn13ll3), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:45 (twenty-three years ago)

16. Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew, "The Super Bowl Shuffle."

― hstencil, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:45 (twenty-three years ago)

17. Kick in the eye-Bauhaus

― dead dead bird, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:46 (twenty-three years ago)

Young M.C., "Bust a Move"

― TMFTML (TMFTML), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:46 (twenty-three years ago)

Spacehog - In The Meantime

I'm so not kidding.

― Dan I., Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:49 (twenty-three years ago)

20. "Roundabout" - Yes

― dleone (dleone), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:50 (twenty-three years ago)

21. mission of burma - dead pool

― dan (dan), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:50 (twenty-three years ago)

22. Shoot You Down - APB

― dead dead bird, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:51 (twenty-three years ago)

23. minutemen - life as a rehearsal

― dan (dan), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:52 (twenty-three years ago)

24. "De Futura" - Magma!!!

― dleone (dleone), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:53 (twenty-three years ago)

(hey ddb, what is "Shoot You Down" - APB on? I love that song. I've got the video of it somewheres...)

― hstencil, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:54 (twenty-three years ago)

We can thank Flea for that "Bust a Move" bassline. Classic.

25. Alanis Morisette "You Oughtta Know" (again, bassline by Flea, turning a garbage song into a surprisingly listenable jam)

― nickalicious, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Good Times--Chic

― Sean (Sean), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:55 (twenty-three years ago)

27. "Shake Hands With Beef" Primus

[Wow, a basslines thread and Claypool isn't in the top 25? Wow.]

― nickalicious, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:55 (twenty-three years ago)

Rapture--Blondie

― Sean (Sean), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:55 (twenty-three years ago)

28. "Transmission" - Joy Division

― Clarke B., Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:55 (twenty-three years ago)

29. stevie wonder - signed sealed delivered

― dan (dan), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:56 (twenty-three years ago)

APB
From Trouserpress
A popular member of Scotland's neo-funk movement, this Aberdeen group found a friend in American college radio, where the quintet's pressurized dance-rock was very well-received. The ten 1981-'85 singles compiled on Something to Believe In are either effectively claustrophobic and offbeat ("Shoot You Down") or trite and obnoxious ("Rainy Day"). The CD has bonus tracks.

― ddb, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:57 (twenty-three years ago)

30. "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson

― dleone (dleone), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:57 (twenty-three years ago)

31. Cannonball - The Breeders

― JoB (JoB), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:57 (twenty-three years ago)

(thanks, peeps.)

32. Joy Division, "She's Lost Control."

― hstencil, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:58 (twenty-three years ago)

What's the ultimate Paul McCartney bassline?

― JoB (JoB), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 18:59 (twenty-three years ago)

33. A Forest- The Cure

(this thread rules!)

― dead dead bird, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:01 (twenty-three years ago)

What's the ultimate Paul McCartney bassline?

34. "Silly Little Love Songs" - P-Mac

― dleone (dleone), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:02 (twenty-three years ago)

What's the ultimate Paul McCartney bassline?

35. Beatles, "Good Day Sunshine"

(perhaps we should do a 100 P-Mac basslines thread?)

― hstencil, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:03 (twenty-three years ago)

36. "Under Pressure" David Bowie/Queen

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:03 (twenty-three years ago)

37. prince - head

― dan (dan), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:04 (twenty-three years ago)

37. the theme from "Barney Miller"

― J0hn Darn13ll3 (J0hn Darn13ll3), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:04 (twenty-three years ago)

See the fiasco at #8, John

― dleone (dleone), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:04 (twenty-three years ago)

someone needs to do a run-down, to avoid repetition.

― hstencil, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:05 (twenty-three years ago)

38. "Oh, Yeah" by Can
39. "The Old Man's Back Again" by Scott Walker
40. "Moon Revolutions" by The Young Gods
41. "Jennifer" by Faust

Thats all I can think of right now...

― Juan Marquez (Juan), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:05 (twenty-three years ago)

Good call on that Scott Walker song, dat bass ist funky!

― hstencil, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:06 (twenty-three years ago)

42. Girl I've Got a Date - Alton Ellis (who else has used this bassline?)

― JoB (JoB), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:06 (twenty-three years ago)

my Macca vote goes to
43. Dear Prudence

― Al (sitcom), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:07 (twenty-three years ago)

44. "Expressway to Your Heart" by the Soul Survivors

― Kenan Hebert, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:07 (twenty-three years ago)

45. "Lady Don't Tekno" by Latyrx...try not to bob your head, I dare yoU!

― nickalicious, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:08 (twenty-three years ago)

46. "Up the Beach" Jane's Addiction
47. "Daddy Cool" Boney M
48. "Asbestos Lead Asbestos" World Domination Enterprises

― stevo (stevo), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:10 (twenty-three years ago)

49. the pre-swing bridge of "Spinning Wheel" - BS&T

― dleone (dleone), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:10 (twenty-three years ago)

"Transmission" - Joy Division

*Stealing* my answer, Clarke. ;-)

49. Comsat Angels -- "Our Secret"

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:10 (twenty-three years ago)

51. "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King

― Kenan Hebert, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:11 (twenty-three years ago)

a number got skipped

― dan (dan), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:12 (twenty-three years ago)

50. Little Johnny Jewel - Television
51. For the Singer of REM - fIREHOSE

― dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:13 (twenty-three years ago)

52. clementine ~ head nodder
53. adorable ~ kangaroo court

― gareth (gareth), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:15 (twenty-three years ago)

52. RS 2000 - E-Z Rollers

― JoB (JoB), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:15 (twenty-three years ago)

54. 'Barbarism begins at home' The Smiths

― el wanko, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:16 (twenty-three years ago)

These two got left out, so I'll just repost 'em.

55. Comsat Angels -- "Our Secret"
56. "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King

― Kenan Hebert, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:16 (twenty-three years ago)

57. lemon d ~ city lights

― gareth (gareth), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:16 (twenty-three years ago)

David Clayton Thomas gets foiled again

― dleone (dleone), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:17 (twenty-three years ago)

58. Red Krayola, "Black Snakes."

― hstencil, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:17 (twenty-three years ago)

Can we get some Motown and Stax up in this joint?

― JoB (JoB), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:17 (twenty-three years ago)

59. "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" by The Temptations

― Kenan Hebert, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:18 (twenty-three years ago)

No shit, JoB. I'm working on the Motown as we speak.

― Kenan Hebert, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:18 (twenty-three years ago)

Okay:

60. Temptations (that's right, right?), "I'll Be There."

61. Booker T & the MGs, "Green Onions."

― hstencil, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:18 (twenty-three years ago)

62. i second that emotion - smokey robinson and the miracles

― dan (dan), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:19 (twenty-three years ago)

63. Junior Walker and the All-Stars, "Shotgun."

64. James Brown, "Superbad."

65. Big Black, "The Big Payback."

― hstencil, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:20 (twenty-three years ago)

66. i can't help myself - four tops

― dan (dan), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:20 (twenty-three years ago)

67. The Beatles - "Taxman" (see also: The Jam, "Start")

― ^Diego^ (dhadis), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:20 (twenty-three years ago)

60. I Heard Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

― JoB (JoB), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:21 (twenty-three years ago)

69. "This Heart of Mine" by the Isley Brothers

check that counter-melody.

― Kenan Hebert, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:22 (twenty-three years ago)

70. I'm Bad - LL Cool J

― JoB (JoB), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:22 (twenty-three years ago)

See, I'd pick "Who's that Lady" first, but that's me.

71. Wire, "Too Late."

― hstencil, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:23 (twenty-three years ago)

72. "My Generation" The Who

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:24 (twenty-three years ago)

72. I can't go for that - Hall & Oats

― dead dead bird, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:25 (twenty-three years ago)

Can't believe I missed this one.

74. "Walk on By" by Isaac Hayes

― Kenan Hebert, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:25 (twenty-three years ago)

shit!

― ddb, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:25 (twenty-three years ago)

75. Vaughn Mason: "Bounce Rock Skake Roll"

― M Matos (M Matos), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:26 (twenty-three years ago)

76. Neil Young & Crazy Horse: "Change Your Mind"

― M Matos (M Matos), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:26 (twenty-three years ago)

76. 'The helicopter' Deep Blue

― el wanko, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Anyone got a Jason Newstead favourite? Or who is da metal bass daddy anyway?

― JoB (JoB), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Lemmy?

― ddb, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Geezer!!!!!

― ddb@yahoo.com, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:27 (twenty-three years ago)

78. magazine - my mind ain't so open

― dan (dan), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:28 (twenty-three years ago)

79. "Barbary Coast" - Weather Report

― dleone (dleone), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:29 (twenty-three years ago)

80. "Nick the Stripper" - Birthday Party

― stevo (stevo), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:30 (twenty-three years ago)

81. Magnificent Seven - Clash

― Sean Peoples (speoples), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:31 (twenty-three years ago)

82. Girls & Boys - Blur

― JoB (JoB), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:31 (twenty-three years ago)

82. What Get's Heard -fIREHOSE

― ddb, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:31 (twenty-three years ago)

83. "Children Of The Grave" Black Sabbath
84. "Moonshake" by Can

(if there is a rule against posting twice, just disregard this.)

― Juan (Juan), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:32 (twenty-three years ago)

Ok, that's twice.....SHIT!

― ddb, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:32 (twenty-three years ago)

86. "Tighten Up" by Archie Bell and the Drells

― Kenan Hebert, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:32 (twenty-three years ago)

87. "Head Over Heels" by the Go-Go's

― Kenan Hebert, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:35 (twenty-three years ago)

88). The Real Me -- The Who

― christoff (christoff), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:35 (twenty-three years ago)

89. Diana Ross - "I'm Coming Up Out"

― Curt (cgould), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:35 (twenty-three years ago)

90. Black Unity - Pharoah Sanders (Cecil McBee's bass awh!)

― Sean Peoples (speoples), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:36 (twenty-three years ago)

91. "A Night in Tunisia" - Dizzy Gillespie

― dleone (dleone), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:38 (twenty-three years ago)

92 - dub be good to me - beats international

― jk_ (jk@gabba), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:38 (twenty-three years ago)

93. "The Love Cats" by The Cure

― Kenan Hebert, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:39 (twenty-three years ago)

91. I Wanna Be Adored - Stone Roses
92. Disorder - Joy Division

― Aaron W, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:39 (twenty-three years ago)

damn. Change to 94 & 95

― Aaron W, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:40 (twenty-three years ago)

We've had no Fall entries quick erm......

― stevo (stevo), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:41 (twenty-three years ago)

93 - Wayne Smith - Under Me Sleng Teng. ...

― jk_ (jk@gabba), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:41 (twenty-three years ago)

96. "With or Without You" by U2

― Kenan Hebert, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:42 (twenty-three years ago)

97. A Salty Salute by GBV

― Bruce Urquhart (Bruce Urquhart), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:42 (twenty-three years ago)

The Fall 'Friendz'

― stevo (stevo), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:42 (twenty-three years ago)

99. Vegas el Bandito - 23 Skidoo

― Aaron W, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Eno, "Needles in the Camel's Eye" (but especially the part where it kicks back in)

― TMFTML (TMFTML), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:43 (twenty-three years ago)

or rather 98. The Fall'Frenz'

― stevo (stevo), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:43 (twenty-three years ago)

100. the band - life is a carnival

― dan (dan), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:43 (twenty-three years ago)

100 - Kick In The Eye - Bauhaus

― kate, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:44 (twenty-three years ago)

no Bootsy?

― H (Heruy), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:44 (twenty-three years ago)

ESG - UFO

― Bruce Urquhart (Bruce Urquhart), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:44 (twenty-three years ago)

"Chest Fever" was robbed

― dleone (dleone), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:44 (twenty-three years ago)

you're right--swap "chest fever" for "life is a carnival"

― dan (dan), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:45 (twenty-three years ago)

No Level 42? ;-)

― JoB (JoB), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:46 (twenty-three years ago)

Looks like it's time for the final wrap-up.

― Kenan Hebert, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:48 (twenty-three years ago)

no "wrap it up"?

― dan (dan), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:50 (twenty-three years ago)

I feel you, dan. "I Thank You" was also criminally ignored. I just wasn't fast enough on the draw.

― Kenan Hebert, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 19:52 (twenty-three years ago)

1. Cavern - Liquid Liquid / White Lines - Gransmaster Flash & Melle Mel
2. "Third Uncle" - Brian Eno
3. "I'm The Man" - Joe Jackson
4. (not sure who), the "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" theme.
5. "Black Satin" by Miles Davis
6. Captain beefheart - Zig Zag Wanderer
7. "Thank You Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin" - Sly & the Family Stone
8. "Barney Miller" theme written by Jack Elliott & Allyn Ferguson
9. "The Five Percent Nation of Casiotone" by Soul Coughing
10. pere ubu - heart of darkness
11. Charles Mingus, "Haitian Fight Song."
12. Roni Size "Brown Paper"
13. Curtis Mayfield, "I'm Your Pusher."
14. Scott Grooves - Mothership Connection (Daft Punk Remix)
15. Socialist- Pil
16. Leave Me Alone - Peter Hook (New Order)
17. Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew, "The Super Bowl Shuffle."
18. Kick in the eye-Bauhaus
19. Young M.C., "Bust a Move"
20. Spacehog - In The Meantime
21. "Roundabout" - Yes
22. mission of burma - dead pool
23. Shoot You Down - APB
24. minutemen - life as a rehearsal
25. "De Futura" - Magma!!!
26. Alanis Morisette "You Oughtta Know"
27. Good Times--Chic
28. "Shake Hands With Beef" Primus
29. Rapture--Blondie
30. "Transmission" - Joy Division
31. stevie wonder - signed sealed delivered
32. "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson
33. Cannonball - The Breeders
34. Joy Division, "She's Lost Control."
35. A Forest- The Cure
36. "Silly Little Love Songs" - P-Mac
37. Beatles, "Good Day Sunshine"
38. "Under Pressure" David Bowie/Queen
39. prince - head
40. "Oh, Yeah" by Can
41. "The Old Man's Back Again" by Scott Walker
42. "Moon Revolutions" by The Young Gods
43. "Jennifer" by Faust
44. Girl I've Got a Date - Alton Ellis
45. Dear Prudence – The Beatles
46. "Expressway to Your Heart" by the Soul Survivors
47. "Lady Don't Tekno" by Latyrx
48. "Up the Beach" Jane's Addiction
49. "Daddy Cool" Boney M
50. "Asbestos Lead Asbestos" World Domination Enterprises
51. Little Johnny Jewel - Television
52. For the Singer of REM - fIREHOSE
53. clementine ~ head nodder
54. adorable ~ kangaroo court
55. RS 2000 - E-Z Rollers
56. Barbarism begins at home' The Smiths
57. Comsat Angels -- "Our Secret"
58. "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King
59. lemon d ~ city lights
60. David Clayton Thomas gets foiled again
61. Red Krayola, "Black Snakes."
62. "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" by The Temptations
63. The Four Tops "I'll Be There."
64. Booker T & the MGs, "Green Onions."
65. i second that emotion - smokey robinson and the miracles
66. Junior Walker and the All-Stars, "Shotgun."
67. James Brown, "Superbad."
68. Big Black, "The Big Payback."
69. i can't help myself - four tops
70. The Beatles - "Taxman" (see also: The Jam, "Start")
71. I Heard Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
72. "This Heart of Mine" by the Isley Brothers
73. I'm Bad - LL Cool J
74. Wire, "Too Late."
75. "My Generation" The Who
76. I can't go for that - Hall & Oates
77. "Walk on By" by Isaac Hayes
78. Vaughn Mason: "Bounce Rock Skake Roll"
79. Neil Young & Crazy Horse: "Change Your Mind"
80. 'The Helicopter Tune' - Deep Blue
81. magazine - my mind ain't so open
82. "Barbary Coast" - Weather Report
83. "Nick the Stripper" - Birthday Party
84. Magnificent Seven - Clash
85. Girls & Boys - Blur
86. What Get's Heard -fIREHOSE
87. "Children Of The Grave" Black Sabbath
88. "Moonshake" by Can
89. "Tighten Up" by Archie Bell and the Drells
90. "Head Over Heels" by the Go-Go's
91. The Real Me -- The Who
92. Diana Ross - "I'm Coming Up Out"
93. Black Unity - Pharoah Sanders (Cecil McBee's bass awh!)
94. "A Night in Tunisia" - Dizzy Gillespie
95. dub be good to me - beats international
96. "The Love Cats" by The Cure
97. I Wanna Be Adored - Stone Roses
98. Disorder - Joy Division
99. Wayne Smith - Under Me Sleng Teng
100. With or Without You" by U2

Thank you all very much!

― JoB (JoB), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 20:34 (twenty-three years ago)

no reggae, except for 'Under Mi Sleng Teng' - famous for not having a bassline????

― michael (michael), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 20:57 (twenty-three years ago)

It's a tragedy that the Beatles' "Rain" wasn't mentioned. Paul McCartney's best work.

― Yancey (ystrickler), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 20:58 (twenty-three years ago)

Alton Ellis is reggae...

― JoB (JoB), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 21:12 (twenty-three years ago)

[Rocksteady actually ;)]

didn't spot him there. still should be more than one though! (i guess you could include Beats International, since it's a common reggae bassline the Clash were using)

― michael (michael), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 21:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Even more interesting, no one mentioned Pink Floyd's "Money". I'd add that, The Charlatans' "I Don't Want To See The Sights", and The Jam's "In The City"

― Xibalba (xibalba), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 21:35 (twenty-three years ago)

no Bootsy?

The Scott Grooves record replays a Bootsy bassline from the Parliament song of the same name, but it's not quite the same, no.

― JoB (JoB), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 21:49 (twenty-three years ago)

no reggae, except for 'Under Mi Sleng Teng' - famous for not having a bassline???? - how low do you have to go to call it a bassline?

― jk_ (jk@gabba), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 22:01 (twenty-three years ago)

THEME FROM SEINFELD

― chaki (chaki), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 22:03 (twenty-three years ago)

More importantly, no jungle or garage? Specifically, where is Back 2 Basic's "Horns For '94"???

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 23:16 (twenty-three years ago)

there's Lemon D on the list... but that's it

― michael (michael), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 23:25 (twenty-three years ago)

um, i put lemon d in there tim (i know its not mucb but...)

― gareth (gareth), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 23:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Hmm actually there's Roni Size and Deep Blue on there as well.... That's what I get for skimming!

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 23:51 (twenty-three years ago)

[i think it's cos they're not ordered consistently - some are artist first, some the other way round. very hard to read!]

― michael (michael), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 23:55 (twenty-three years ago)

for a bassline thread, this is extremely dance music unfriendly (and no afghan acid !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

― gareth (gareth), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 23:59 (twenty-three years ago)

wot no rothko?

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 00:18 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm sorry but...

101: crash course in brain surgery - budgie / metallica.
102: last night a dj saved my life - in deep

― simon 803 (simon 803), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 00:28 (twenty-three years ago)

Song From Under the Floorboards!

― Curt (cgould), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 00:33 (twenty-three years ago)

103. Gary Numan, "Metal"
104. Flying Burrito Brothers, "Wheels"
105. Herbie Hancock, "Hidden Shadows"
106. Miles Davis, "Bitches Brew"
107. Led Zeppelin, "Ramble On"

― Joe (Joe), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 00:51 (twenty-three years ago)

108. Afghan Whigs "White Trash Party"
109. Television "Elevation"
110. Kashmere Stage Band "Kashmere"
111. Duran Duran "Rio"

― webcrack (music=crack), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 01:18 (twenty-three years ago)

112. Paul van Dyk - Vega

― man, Wednesday, 27 November 2002 01:19 (twenty-three years ago)

113.Azzido Da Bass - Doom's Night (Timo Maas Mix)
114.Sasha - Cloud Cuckoo
115.Motorhead - Iron Fist
116.I-F - Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass

― Siegbran (eofor), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 03:00 (twenty-three years ago)

has nobody here heard "superstitious"?

― michael wells (michael w.), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 09:40 (twenty-three years ago)

*sob* fuck, can't believe I missed this one. Heart-rending. Where were The Verve? No 'Apache Rose Peacock'? No 'If You Have To Ask?'

― Roger Fascist (Roger Fascist), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 10:31 (twenty-three years ago)

weird. 100 top basslines and hardly any dance or reggae. Shoud be called 'top 100 basslines in genres for which the bass is little more than a backing instrument'.

I'm sorry, but any top 100 without

I should've Known Better - Mica Paris
Black Disciples - Burning Spear
Lucky - Lewis Taylor
No doubt about it - Hot Chocolate
Lost in music - Chic or
Po;ice and Thieves - the Clash

Is a top 94.

― jon (jon), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 11:16 (twenty-three years ago)

Jon, I was about to mention Lucky.

So if Superstitious is no.116 (obv sh/be much higher) then...

122. Primal Scream - Kill all hippies (or just about anything from xtrmntr)

Roger, which Verve were you thinking?

― James Ball (James Ball), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 11:28 (twenty-three years ago)

122-200. Behind the Counter - The Fall

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 12:46 (twenty-three years ago)

Virtually anything off A Northern Soul; from the loping opening intro on 'New Decade' and on through to the swinging 'Life's An Ocean' and the lilting 'Stormy Coulds' outro Simon Jones is like a fucking hypnotist on that album and the consistent motifs and patterns that crop up throught the piece are a lesson in how to tie up an album.

― Roger Fascist (Roger Fascist), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 12:55 (twenty-three years ago)

Aaaaah. This is such a travesty it's untrue. 90% rock bands in a best bassline list? And no disco whatsoever?!? My shameful omissions:

Evelyn King - "Shame"
Aaliyah - "Try again"
Jermaine Jackson - "Erucu"
Whatnauts - "Help is on the way"
Remarc - "RIP"
Lone Ranger - "Barnabas Collins"
First Choice - "Dr Love"

― Jacob (Jacob), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Bad Luck - Harlold Melvin and The Blue Notes

First Choice - Let No Man Put Asunder same bassline as Steve Silk Hurley - 'Jack Your Body

http://www.jahsonic.com/Groove.html

Jan

― Jan Geerinck, Wednesday, 27 November 2002 16:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Daft Punk - Around the World

― Curtis Stephens, Wednesday, 27 November 2002 16:41 (twenty-three years ago)

I think that most people on this thread, myself included, interpreted "bassline" as something that a human being played on an actual bass guitar.

― Clarke B. (emily), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 17:08 (twenty-three years ago)

a what?

― gareth (gareth), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 17:11 (twenty-three years ago)

james brown - cold sweat

― Jay K (Jay K), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 23:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Breakbeat Era - Breakbeat Era
Squarepusher - Come On My Selector

― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Thursday, 28 November 2002 12:51 (twenty-three years ago)

I've been on ILM a long time and this is my first ever Trife / Jess *sigh* moment. Congrats.

― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 28 November 2002 13:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Foxy Brown - Oh yeah

― M Carty (mj_c), Thursday, 28 November 2002 15:58 (twenty-three years ago)

two months pass...

"mr pink" level 42 no 1 bassline go check it out.and what about "lessons in love" which is your fav l-42 bassline

― danny merriman, Saturday, 8 February 2003 13:17 (twenty-three years ago)

Call and Response - "Blowin' Bubbles"

― phil-two, Saturday, 8 February 2003 14:01 (twenty-three years ago)

Duck Dunn, "Time is Tight"
Leroy Hodges, "Love Ritual"

― Edd Hurt (delta ed), Saturday, 8 February 2003 14:17 (twenty-three years ago)

i would like to nom Killer Joe when played by James Jamerson and Bernard Edwards Savior Faire.

― thomas de'aguirre (biteylove), Saturday, 8 February 2003 15:38 (twenty-three years ago)

Black Uhuru - Chill Out
Yabby You - Conquering Lion
The Chantells - Natty Supper
The Terrors - Assemble Not Thyself
The Congos - Ark of The Covenant
The Orb - Perpetual Dawn

too many and I could go on, but can't believe the lack of classic dub b-lines in this list, with things like the NFL Chi Bears Shuffle included (LOL)

― rentboy (rentboy), Saturday, 8 February 2003 16:05 (twenty-three years ago)

Ok, who wants to learn them all? I need to get recordings of them all and then will start on it. Liquid Liquid: Caverns is pretty easy (ba dom ba dom ba dom ba dom pause ba dom ba dom ba dom ba dom pause).

― A Nairn (moretap), Saturday, 8 February 2003 16:31 (twenty-three years ago)

Jeez... Spirit In The Sky? Anyone? Anyone?

― jm (jtm), Saturday, 8 February 2003 17:40 (twenty-three years ago)

jungle... anyone?

"If You Want Me to Stay" - Sly &FS

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Saturday, 8 February 2003 20:25 (twenty-three years ago)

Under Mi Sleng Teng famous for not having a bass line? What? The sleng teng is one of the most famous bass lines (riddims) in reggae! It gave birth to ragga...It was not, contrary to popular belief, produced using a tinny casio keyboard preset. Tony Asher was the keyboardist who recorded it for King Jammy.

Other terrific bass lines...

Almost everything from Studio One-Throw me Corn, Real Rock, Answer, Lecture etc. etc.

Winston Riley's Stalag riddim

I could go on...

― cybele, Saturday, 8 February 2003 20:56 (twenty-three years ago)

isn't "Spirit in the Sky's" bassline just quarter notes all on like the same note?

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Saturday, 8 February 2003 21:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Well, "Dancing In Your Head" obviously. Probably "Free Jazz" too. For rock choices, "24 Hours", "Tom Sawyer", "The Lemon Song", maybe "The Sprawl".

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Saturday, 8 February 2003 21:31 (twenty-three years ago)

Counting Crows - Hangin' Around
awesome! crazy, unhinged, unneccesary noodling that
perfectly matches the restlessness of the lyrics

Beatles - Everybody Has Something To Hide...
This bass line has been described as "the birth of
modern rock bass playing." It's really great, anyway.
Paul is my favorite rock bassist, BTW, he NEVER
plays what you think he will.

― Squirrel_Police (Squirrel_Police), Saturday, 8 February 2003 21:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Expansions - Lonnie Liston Smith

Jan

― Jan Geerinck, Saturday, 8 February 2003 21:37 (twenty-three years ago)

isn't "Spirit in the Sky's" bassline just quarter notes all on like the same note?

The bassline is the whole riff, innit? Besides, it's all about the distortion...

― jm (jtm), Saturday, 8 February 2003 22:36 (twenty-three years ago)

"Double Barrel"-Dave and Ansil Collins

― Michael B, Saturday, 8 February 2003 23:09 (twenty-three years ago)

"They Never Love Poor Marcus"--Johnny Clarke's version w/Robbie Shakespeare.

― Oops (Oops), Saturday, 8 February 2003 23:11 (twenty-three years ago)

Why in the world isn't Deee-Lite's "Groove Is In The Heart" somewhere on here yet?

― Nick Mirov (nick), Saturday, 8 February 2003 23:57 (twenty-three years ago)

I think "Groove is in the Heart" uses a sample from Herbie Hancock "Bring Down the Birds" from the Blowup sndtrk.
Check out this samples FAQ

― Oops (Oops), Sunday, 9 February 2003 00:22 (twenty-three years ago)

I know longer think, I know that's the sample.

― Oops (Oops), Sunday, 9 February 2003 00:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Holy Fucking Shit! I'm a complete retard! I know longer have any handle on sanity. Am I thinking correctly tonite? KNOW!

― Oops (Oops), Sunday, 9 February 2003 00:30 (twenty-three years ago)

"What's a Telephone Bill?" Bootsy's Rubber Band
"Holy Are You" The Electric Prunes
"Mexico" Lee Dorsey
"roygbiv" Boards of Canada
"Knight Rider Theme" Glen A. Larson & Stu Phillips
"L'hotel particulier" Serge Gainsbourg
"Cissy Strut" The Meters
"The Message" Cymande
"Danube Incident" Lalo Schifrin
"Everybody Loves the Sunshine" RAMP

― Polo Pony, Sunday, 9 February 2003 00:49 (twenty-three years ago)

"Thank You for Talkin' to Me Afica" Sly & the Family Stone
"Fluerette Africaine" Duke Ellington/Charles Mingus/Max Roach
"Taj Mahal" Jorge Ben
"Groovin" Willie Mitchell
"Wichita Lineman" Glen Campbell
"N.T." Kool & the Gang
"Regiment" David Byrne/Brian Eno
"Miss You" Rolling Stones
"Carter Takes a Train/Get Carter Theme" Roy Budd
"Express Yourself" Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band

― Polo Pony, Sunday, 9 February 2003 01:35 (twenty-three years ago)

Serge Gainsbourg "Cargo culte"
Chic "Everybody dance"
Liars "Mr you're on fire mr"
The Rapture "House of the jealous lovers"
No Doubt "Hella good"
Quannum "Hott people"
...

― Sami (Sami), Sunday, 9 February 2003 13:40 (twenty-three years ago)

SOS - Abba

― toraneko (toraneko), Sunday, 9 February 2003 14:17 (twenty-three years ago)

The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side

― bert, Tuesday, 11 February 2003 14:15 (twenty-three years ago)

Surely it's "theme from Grease" and ALBATROSS?

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 14:26 (twenty-three years ago)

The theme tune to 'Barney Miller'.

― James Ball (James Ball), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 17:29 (twenty-three years ago)

pino d'aglio (or whatever!) ~ ma quale idea

― gareth (gareth), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 17:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Cop Shoot Cop - Nowhere

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 19:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Spinal Tap-"Big Bottom"

― Arthur (Arthur), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 19:51 (twenty-three years ago)

Cerrone, "Give me Love"

― dave q, Wednesday, 12 February 2003 10:22 (twenty-three years ago)

three months pass...

The best ever bass line is "M Train" by Pylon. Check out "Tension" by The Minutemen. For Raeggae, "Tsen Chung Pen" by U Brown or "555 Dub Street" bu Augustus Pablo

― John Walter, Sunday, 8 June 2003 00:48 (twenty-two years ago)

'tribal dawn' - on Mick Karn's 'titles' and Japan's 'sons of pioneers'.

― squirmy rooter (s.r.w.), Sunday, 8 June 2003 06:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Slits, "Typical Girls"

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 06:34 (twenty-two years ago)

A rock answer.

Was "Peaches" by the Stranglers mentioned on this thread (I can't be arsed, but it didn't leap out in a cursory scan)?

― David A. (Davant), Sunday, 8 June 2003 07:04 (twenty-two years ago)

(hint: if you don't feel like reading a thread but you wanna see if something's been mentioned, use the Ctrl+F shortcut to search the page)

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 07:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Elvis Presley, "Burnin' Love"
The Who, "The Real Me"

― Chris Clark (Chris Clark), Sunday, 8 June 2003 11:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Fuckin fuck that's a useful hint. Wire Germ Ship's good, um, Once in a Lifetime.

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Sunday, 8 June 2003 12:25 (twenty-two years ago)

East Connection - We're Ready (Wiley Mix)

― ss, Sunday, 8 June 2003 15:07 (twenty-two years ago)

oh fuck yes

― jess (dubplatestyle), Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:09 (twenty-two years ago)

ha ha i played along to it the other night with an empty pepsi bottle

― jess (dubplatestyle), Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Sneaker Pimps, "Spin Spin Sugar" (Armand Van Helden rmx)

― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:21 (twenty-two years ago)

JMJ & Richie - Case Closed
Bay B Kane - Quarter to Doom

― DigitalDjigit, Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I really want to find the mix of 'We're Ready' that's just the trumpet sample for about 2 minutes then that pulverising bassline alone with some subtle little high hat ticks. It's at the start of the Slimzee mix from Richie Vibe Vee's 1Xtra show - does anyone know it?

― ss, Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:44 (twenty-two years ago)

another one bites the dust

― ron (ron), Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:53 (twenty-two years ago)

In Trance As Mission - Simple Minds (from 81)
(Come Up and See Me) Make Me Smile - Duran Duran (b side of The Reflex)

― darren (darren), Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:03 (twenty-two years ago)

no mention yet of Kevin 'Reese' Saunderson - "Just Another Chance" ?
or Dillinja?

― Paul (scifisoul), Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:22 (twenty-two years ago)

This thread should be made up entirely of UKG from the last 2 years.
I'd like to submit Danny Weed's 'Creeper' as best cello -> dirty sub bass segue ever. Who needs a beat when the bass is THIS good?

― ss, Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Droppin' Science - Vol.s 2 thru 5

― Paul (scifisoul), Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Michael Henderson "Calypso Frelimo"

― Paul (scifisoul), Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Vincent J Alvis feat Freddi Funkstone - "Body Killin'" (original)

― Paul (scifisoul), Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:29 (twenty-two years ago)

hydra - grover washington jr
let's get it on - smif n wessun
war zone - black moon
it is good - burning spear - especially the part where the chorus breaks back into the verse

maybe not 'bassline' but 'bass part':
changeling - dj shadow
airbag - radiohead

which are very similar to me in terms of how the bass is working

― ron (ron), Sunday, 8 June 2003 18:11 (twenty-two years ago)

wiley seriously has the most fucked up "basslines"...they don't sound the least bit "natural", i can't possibly figure out how you'd "play" them, and they sound like nothing else i've ever heard really

(this post brought to you by scare quotes, inc.)

― jess (dubplatestyle), Sunday, 8 June 2003 18:13 (twenty-two years ago)

summertime rolls

― ron (ron), Sunday, 8 June 2003 18:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Wiley 3rded

― Paul (scifisoul), Monday, 9 June 2003 01:51 (twenty-two years ago)

cash money: prince charles

― gaz (gaz), Monday, 9 June 2003 02:08 (twenty-two years ago)

um, i didn't read them all, but if nobody said "John Wayne Was A Nazi" by MDC than i will say it.

― scott seward, Monday, 9 June 2003 02:12 (twenty-two years ago)

"Mind Your Own Business," Delta 5
"Rock On," David Essex
"Vampire," Black Uhuru

All of which are great, but none of which are as great as the greatest bass line of all time, which is "Da Funk."

― scott woods (s woods), Monday, 9 June 2003 02:14 (twenty-two years ago)

young marble giants - wurlitzer jukebox

lots of octaving and a freakout in the chorus

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 9 June 2003 02:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Walking On The Moon by The Police

― Daniel (dancity), Monday, 9 June 2003 07:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Darren mentions In Trance As Mission. I remember humming that bassline to myself in the queue for drinks at a cricket match once and the bloke behind me says: Is that In Trance As Mission by Simple Minds? You can imagine the surprised yelping and gasping that ensued.

If nothing else, this anecdote certainly illustrates the distinctive nature of that bassline.

― Daniel (dancity), Monday, 9 June 2003 07:10 (twenty-two years ago)

United Grooves Crew ft. God's Gift - Mic Tribute (UGC Remix)
Diana Rakeem (sp?) - Sweeter Than Wine
Richie Boy & DJ Klasse - Madness in the Street
88.3 - Wishing on a Star (Aphrodite Mix)

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Monday, 9 June 2003 11:50 (twenty-two years ago)

"Baby I Love You So" - Jacob Miller
"Tube Disasters" - Flux Of Pink Indians
"Turn To Red" - Killing Joke (Hasn't Alex ventured onto this thread yet?!)

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Monday, 9 June 2003 12:05 (twenty-two years ago)

seven months pass...

mobb deep - quiet storm

― kjlsfd, Monday, 12 January 2004 18:59 (twenty-two years ago)

"Lucretia My Reflection" -- The Sisters of Mercy
"Ceremony" -- New Order

― rainman (rainman), Monday, 12 January 2004 19:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Best Macca bassline = the break-it-down in "...Monkey".

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 12 January 2004 19:46 (twenty-two years ago)

"Ceremony" -- New Order

I believe you are mistaking the bass for the guitar (or I'm calling you out on an uninspired choice). Great song nonetheless.

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 12 January 2004 19:50 (twenty-two years ago)

i can't believe no one said "the trooper" by iron maiden.

― sean marvin (williamtell), Monday, 12 January 2004 19:58 (twenty-two years ago)

"Mrs. Gredenko" by Police
"Down on the Corner" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
"Statues" by Husker Du
"Come As You Are" by Nirvana*
"Orion" by Metallica
"Here Comes Your Man" by Pixies
"Lovely Day" by Bill Withers
"Couldn't Get It Right" by Climax Blues Band
"Jump Into the Fire" by Nilsson

There are so, so many R&B and Disco songs that still amaze me. Too many to list. It's amazing that as bass-oriented Dance songs are, the bass players aren't internationally idolized like their Metal guitar-playing counterparts.

* Actually, just add every song from Bleach to this list.

― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Monday, 12 January 2004 20:34 (twenty-two years ago)

"Come As You Are" by Nirvana
Oh, no .. everybody duck.. Here comes Alex ....

― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 12 January 2004 20:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Coffee and TV by Blur must be mentioned (I know Mr. James has already been mentioned, but he's really one of the best young rock bassists around)

― Felcher (Felcher), Monday, 12 January 2004 20:38 (twenty-two years ago)

'Young'?! wtf? Did he pay you for that?

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Monday, 12 January 2004 20:40 (twenty-two years ago)

1. how the hell does it take to #26 to get to "good times"? what kind of joke is that. after all, it's the bassline that launched a 1,000 other basslines.

2. i'll submit gq's "disco nights" to the thread as well.

― seanp (seanp), Monday, 12 January 2004 20:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Guns of Brixton - The Clash
Mountain Song - Jane's Addiction
Rescue Me - Fontella Bass
bass part from the coda of "The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 12 January 2004 21:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Chic "Everybody Dance"
Yes "Heart of the Sunrise’
Beatles, "Hey Bulldog"
New Order "Transmission"
Freda Payne, "Band of Gold"
Assorted songs by Morphine

― Ian Grey (Ian_G), Monday, 12 January 2004 21:35 (twenty-two years ago)

My current fav Morphine bassline is "Rope On Fire".

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 12 January 2004 21:35 (twenty-two years ago)

"'Young'?! wtf? Did he pay you for that?"
I only used that word because compared to some of the older veterans of the bass, (for example, Sir Paul, who technically still is "around") he IS considered young.

― Felcher (Felcher), Monday, 12 January 2004 21:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Also theme from Night Court

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 12 January 2004 21:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Whip It-Devo

― Rachel, Monday, 12 January 2004 22:03 (twenty-two years ago)

"Deceptacon" by Le Tigre, you fascist fux

― Gear! (Gear!), Monday, 12 January 2004 22:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Also theme from Night Court

Also, Barney Miller!!

― Broheems (diamond), Monday, 12 January 2004 22:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Take a Walk on the Wild Side. So simple, so good.

― may pang (maypang), Monday, 12 January 2004 22:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Bastille Day - Rush

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 12 January 2004 22:31 (twenty-two years ago)

oh, duh - "Barney Miller" was only listed at uh, 8, courtesy of hstencil. Next time I'll try to read the thread. Or reread, I guess, since I remember when this was done the first time. But I'm still a dumbass.

― Broheems (diamond), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 00:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Also for TV bass, the little between sections of episode seque bass riffs on Seinfeld

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 00:52 (twenty-two years ago)

oh god no!! That's the worst part of the whole program!

― Broheems (diamond), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 00:56 (twenty-two years ago)

yikes!! sorry dude didn't mean to alarm you! (they aren't that great, actually you're right, I think i was more just proud of myself that I thought of another iconic tv bass riff - a sad comment on me and tv bass riffs)

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 01:06 (twenty-two years ago)

they aren't that great

Surely this understates.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 02:25 (twenty-two years ago)

i know it's obvious but why hasn't anyone nominated:

i want you back - jackson 5

― goldfoot, Tuesday, 13 January 2004 02:59 (twenty-two years ago)

'The Only Mistake' by Joy Division.

― cnwb (cnwb), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 03:17 (twenty-two years ago)

every speed garage rack ever

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 03:21 (twenty-two years ago)

"Manifest Destiny" by Jamiroquai

― Jole, Tuesday, 13 January 2004 03:44 (twenty-two years ago)

'bassline' as in riff? or bass part in totalality?

cuz the sound of 'rain''s bass alone changed the entire earth

― Ian Grey (Ian_G), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 06:20 (twenty-two years ago)

The band I play drums for has covered the Night Court theme! The bassist learned it and played it one day, and our guitarist (a French-Canadian) freaked out laughing, because apparently it was from watching episodes of that very show that he learned how to speak English.

Also - Rick James "Superfreak".

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 07:20 (twenty-two years ago)

HUMPTY!!?!?!?

― billstevejim, Tuesday, 13 January 2004 08:07 (twenty-two years ago)

It's been, oh, weeks since I last bothered you about Stump's A Fierce Pancake album on here, so this is just to mention that Kev Hopper's bass lines ("lines") on there are strange and wonderful throughout, e.g. on "Chaos" or the title track.

― OleM (OleM), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 09:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Gygax is wrong on "Ceremony". That's a six-string bass, that is.

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 09:23 (twenty-two years ago)

I can't believe noone has mentioned any of Bruce Thomas's basslines from his tenure with the Attractions. Most of them, along with most of Jamerson's, should be included.

― webcrack (music=crack), Friday, 23 January 2004 18:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Bruce Thomas' bass line on "Party Girl" is a great one. He does get pretty busy on the others, but it isn't like the Attractions had a real guitar player filling up space.

― earlnash, Friday, 23 January 2004 18:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I nominate Roxy Music.
They used different hot session bassists across almost each of their few albums, like a revolving door. It was a deliberate policy, i've read. My CD copy doesn't even tell me who the bassist was for 'For Your Pleasure'. It's like Roxy Music have a semi-continuously-variable bass, spread across albums.
This does apply slightly more to the Enoey-influenced earlier albums. Maybe it's an oblique strategy. Whatever, I believe that it's a subtle yet strong ingredient in their consistent un-predictable weirdnes.

― george gosset (gegoss), Friday, 23 January 2004 19:05 (twenty-two years ago)

The bassline in Sly and the Family Stone "Lovin While I'm Livin". Funkiest anything ever.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 23 January 2004 19:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Circus Lupus - Cyclone Billy
My Bloody Valentine - Feed Me With Your Kiss
808 State - Cubik
Rhythm & Sound w/ Tikiman - Never Tell

(or is anyone bothering to count anymore?)

― That's a Goddamn Lie (Liar), Friday, 23 January 2004 19:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Verdine White on Earth, Wind & Fire's Shining Star.

Anything by James Jamerson, most notably the aforementioned "Signed, Sealed Delivered," as well as the Four Tops' "Bernadette" (which Carol Kaye claims to have played on; the truth is inconclusive), Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" and the Gladys Knight and the Pips version of "Heard It Through the Grapevine." (Please learn his name, and credit him, and not the singers, for the bass parts on Motown songs.)

Mike Watt on just about everything, nost notably fIREHOSE's "Down With the Bass" and anything on Double Nickels.

Bruce Thomas for "What's So Funny 'Bout Peace, Love and Understanding?" and "Every Day I Write the Book."

"but it isn't like the Attractions had a real guitar player filling up space."

And your point is? Is this attitude widespread? Is this why there are so many lame rock bass parts on this list?

― Rick Massimo (Rick Massimo), Friday, 23 January 2004 19:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Bruce Thomas Rules!

Accident's Will Happen - Elvis Costello
Bomb The Bass - Bug Powder Dust
The Stranglers - Curfew
Minutemen - The Punch Line
Echo & The Bunnymen - All That Jazz
Jane's Addiction - Three Days

― mzui, Friday, 23 January 2004 19:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Can't believe it took so long for "Bernadette" to get a mention.

So I'll just add Macca on "Paperback Writer" and whoever's playing on the Animals' "Monterey." And Lighthouse, "One Fine Morning," though it's lost in most mixes to all those horns.

― Joseph McCombs, Friday, 23 January 2004 23:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Primal Scream - Kill All Hippies
Nada Surf - Hyperspace
Pixies - Break My Body
Kelis - Milkshake
Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime

― Chris Jones (Crackity Jones), Saturday, 24 January 2004 00:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Medium Medium- Hungry, So Angry
Otis Redding- Mr. Pitiful
Beatles- Tomorrow Never Knows (Paul invented a sick strain of techno on this track--seriously; sounds like the nucleus of a Porter Ricks track)

― Dave Segal (Da ve Segal), Saturday, 24 January 2004 03:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Devo - Mongoloid. No one's mentioned this yet?

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Saturday, 24 January 2004 04:41 (twenty-two years ago)

"Carrie Ann" - Hollies (McCartney-like / Rain)
"The Boys Are Back In Town" - Thin Lizzy
"Do What You Like" - Blind Faith
"Space Invader" - Pretenders
"My City Was Gone" ? - Pretenders
"Take Me To The River" - Talking Heads
...but the king of them all is "Mr. Big" - Free - Anybody...?

― jim wentworth (wench), Saturday, 24 January 2004 05:35 (twenty-two years ago)

In 'Trance as Mission' was a bass line that intensely annoyed me. I thought of it as a sub-U2 or sub-JD bassline at the time. The cross-rhythm is i guess what makes it attractive or memorible, but the notes themselves, the pitches, they're so banal (this seems to detract from the song, which i also have trouble not finding banal).
I thought Simple Minds were very funky around '81-'82-'83, but here they were putting their unfunkiest song first on their funky double album, getting it out of the way, or so it seemed. The cross-rhythms thing they were doing then was very danceable, but too cross-rythmic on 'In Trance as Mission' (and maybe the words and music too cruisy).

(i'm only posting this because it seems worth pointing out that 'In Trance as Mission' is also least favourite Simple Minds bass line for at least one person out there)

― george gosset (gegoss), Saturday, 24 January 2004 22:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Well I do love it.

Someone already got Sisters of Mercy "Lucretia My Reflection" which would be one of the first I would think of. But there needs to be some more goth rock in this bitch so howsabout, "Dance With Me" by Lords of the New Church.

― sucka (sucka), Sunday, 25 January 2004 01:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Not that I am your typical bassline guy :-) but it seems "Thriller" hasn't got a mention yet

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Sunday, 25 January 2004 01:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Did I miss the rule that said you can't mention "I Feel Love"?

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Sunday, 25 January 2004 02:12 (twenty-two years ago)

one month passes...

Dennis Brown - "Money in My Pocket"

― oops (Oops), Friday, 12 March 2004 00:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Joey Beltram - Energy Flash

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 12 March 2004 00:09 (twenty-two years ago)

(both of them)

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 12 March 2004 00:09 (twenty-two years ago)

The Smiths - Barbarism begins at home

Anything by Graham Central Station esp. Earthquake & Now do you wanna dance.

― holojames (holojames), Friday, 12 March 2004 21:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Mary Jane Girls - All Night Long

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 12 March 2004 21:25 (twenty-two years ago)

ten months pass...

Les Rallizes Denudes "Night Of Assassin"

― Ian John50n (orion), Saturday, 29 January 2005 18:50 (twenty-one years ago)

angry that ilm has forgot "dexter" by ricardo villalobos

― harshaw (jube), Saturday, 29 January 2005 20:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Eric B & Rakim - "Paid In Full", although I would imagine it's sampled from somewhere or other.

― Nick H (Nick H), Saturday, 29 January 2005 20:24 (twenty-one years ago)

MF Doom - Potholderz

― Johnny Badlees (crispssssss), Saturday, 29 January 2005 22:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Eric B & Rakim - "Paid In Full", although I would imagine it's sampled from somewhere or other.

That'd be "Don't Look Any Further", by Dennis Edwards.

― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Saturday, 29 January 2005 22:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Ones that I get stuck in my head:

Nappy Dugout by Funkadelic

Brendan #1, Reclaimation and Waiting Room from

Whatever songs got sampled by A Tribe Called Quest's for Sucka Nigga and Buggin' Out

Chemical Wire is my favorite Mike Watt one, but there are lots of others

Duff McKagen's little riff at the beginning of Sweet Child o' Mine is pretty nice

Digital from Joy Divison

Dramamine by Modest Mouse

Lots of other ones from Kim Deal, Les Claypool, and especially Eric Avery - in my opinion the best part of Jane's Addiction.

― joygoat (joygoat), Sunday, 30 January 2005 04:45 (twenty-one years ago)

The bestest bassline ever is the one on "Trust Me" by Roni Size.

― Kornél Kovács (Kornél Kovács), Sunday, 30 January 2005 05:26 (twenty-one years ago)

one month passes...

Tina Weymouth's bassline on "Slippery People" is surely an overlooked contender.

― chris sallis, Friday, 4 March 2005 12:56 (twenty-one years ago)

let me down again - catherine wheel, sistine chapel ceiling - adorable

― JC (JC A.), Friday, 4 March 2005 16:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Mystery Achievement--The Pretenders

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Friday, 4 March 2005 16:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm in awe of Pino Palladino's bassplaying on D'Angelo's "Voodoo". I've never heard anything reomotely like it. He's invented a completely new way of feeling time.

― frankiemachine, Friday, 4 March 2005 18:09 (twenty-one years ago)

"Signed Sealed Delivered," yes. "Stop (the Love You Save)" also needs more attention.

I'm a sucker for "Paperback Writer," and I don't care who knows it.

What about "Cemetry Gates"?

― The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Friday, 4 March 2005 18:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I cannot believe Chic's "Good Times" wasn't cited.

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Friday, 4 March 2005 18:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Pere Ubu - "The Modern Dance"

Rick Nelson - "Garden Party"

― PB, Friday, 4 March 2005 18:20 (twenty-one years ago)

eight months pass...

"Oh Yeah" - Yello (from Ferris Beulers Day Off)

― Bill Martin, Tuesday, 8 November 2005 02:40 (twenty years ago)

paperclip people, "throw"

― pretentiosexual rights activist (haitch), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 02:49 (twenty years ago)

Dan I. OTM re: Spacehog

― Fetchboy (Felcher), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 02:55 (twenty years ago)

Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
King Tubby - Dark Destroyer Dub
Neil Young - Old Man (good plod!)
Lightning Bolt - Assassins

Some jungle picks...
Micky Finn & Aphrodite - Drop Top Caddy
Alex Reece - Pulp Friction
Deep Blue - Helicopter tune

― MESTEMA (davidcorp), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 15:05 (twenty years ago)

....and ESG - Moody

― MESTEMA (davidcorp), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 15:06 (twenty years ago)

Earth, Wind & Fire's "Happy Feeling"

― footlog, Tuesday, 8 November 2005 15:16 (twenty years ago)

one year passes...

Where is the love for Kenny Aaronson's work on "Brother Louie"? It walks the thin line between faux-funky and actually being funky.

― James Redd and the Blecchs, Wednesday, 29 August 2007 20:47 (eighteen years ago)

nine months pass...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC5MIwpQvwQ

― Granny Dainger, Saturday, 14 June 2008 07:41 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFdO01AFFC8

― Granny Dainger, Saturday, 14 June 2008 07:42 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuUy2ShGLyo

― Granny Dainger, Saturday, 14 June 2008 07:42 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPoAHAf8owQ

― Granny Dainger, Saturday, 14 June 2008 07:53 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK9803HKrb0

― Granny Dainger, Saturday, 14 June 2008 07:56 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcyLoLsUn9Q

― Granny Dainger, Saturday, 14 June 2008 08:00 (seventeen years ago)

DJ Zinc - 'Super Sharp Shooter'

― Mister Craig, Saturday, 14 June 2008 14:18 (seventeen years ago)

Jaimeson - Urban Hero.

― chap, Saturday, 14 June 2008 17:25 (seventeen years ago)

i wanna do something freak to you. i'd love to slide down into your canyon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFSiU1naRPY&;feature=related

― Granny Dainger, Friday, 20 June 2008 21:53 (seventeen years ago)

Adonis - No Way Back

― mehlt, Saturday, 21 June 2008 15:01 (seventeen years ago)

Stranglers - nice n sleazy

― Zeno, Saturday, 21 June 2008 15:02 (seventeen years ago)

and if you don't believe me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYqllpnyWrY

― Zeno, Saturday, 21 June 2008 15:04 (seventeen years ago)

same, but with naked girls on stage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sN1Yi4fQlo&feature=related

― Zeno, Saturday, 21 June 2008 15:09 (seventeen years ago)

4. (not sure who), the "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" theme.

^herbie hancock

― Granny Dainger, Thursday, 26 June 2008 23:30 (seventeen years ago)

SIR NOSE D'VOIDOFUNK

― The Reverend, Friday, 27 June 2008 03:06 (seventeen years ago)

(bumpin' "Niggaz4Life")

― The Reverend, Friday, 27 June 2008 03:08 (seventeen years ago)

two years pass...

The Human League: "I Love You Too Much"

― Kevin John Bozelka, Sunday, 6 February 2011 12:33 (fifteen years ago)

Massive Attack: Angel

― Moka, Sunday, 6 February 2011 13:13 (fifteen years ago)

8. (Not sure who), the "Barney Miller" theme.

As discussed on the Barney Miller thread, this was Chuck Berghofer.

― Overend Wattstax (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 6 February 2011 14:00 (fifteen years ago)

Top Ten DnB Basslines

― sam500, Sunday, 6 February 2011 15:01 (fifteen years ago)

one year passes...

"7 Minutes of Funk" - Whole Darn Family

― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 16 August 2012 21:02 (thirteen years ago)

Hardrive - Deep Inside
Underground Resistance - Timeline

― Chewshabadoo, Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:39 (thirteen years ago)

Taana Gardner - "Heartbeat"

― windjamm voyager (blank), Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:49 (thirteen years ago)

Yo La Tengo - We're An American Band

― Romney's Kitchen Nightmares (WmC), Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:52 (thirteen years ago)

We're doing the Cure Poll so I have to add "Fascination Street".

― LeRooLeRoo, Thursday, 16 August 2012 23:33 (thirteen years ago)

also "Like Cockatoos"

― Lil Swayne of Pie (DJP), Thursday, 16 August 2012 23:39 (thirteen years ago)

wmc otm

― mookieproof, Thursday, 16 August 2012 23:41 (thirteen years ago)

Yo La Tengo - We're An American Band
― Romney's Kitchen Nightmares (WmC), Thursday, August 16, 2012 3:52 PM (41 minutes ago)

Trying to remember which Stereolab song this apes...

― queequeg (peter grasswich), Thursday, 16 August 2012 23:43 (thirteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wlJr6eCc-w

― queequeg (peter grasswich), Friday, 17 August 2012 04:08 (thirteen years ago)

crazy town "butterfly" (no really.. the flea sample)

― billstevejim, Friday, 17 August 2012 05:39 (thirteen years ago)

Lucky Thompson Quartet - Tea Time

― kokokeho, Saturday, 18 August 2012 19:13 (thirteen years ago)

two years pass...

After some consideration I believe these are the top 3 basslines of all time:

1. The Upsetters - Black Vest
2. Jackson Five - I Want You Back
3. Captain Beefheart - Pachuco Cadaver

― Moka, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 22:46 (eleven years ago)

None of which were nominated the first time around. What a crime.

― Moka, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 22:46 (eleven years ago)

words of my mouth/the gathereres is totally another fantastic upsetters baseline

― marcos, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 22:51 (eleven years ago)

err "bass" line

― marcos, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 22:51 (eleven years ago)

didn't see this: aurra - are you single

― CoolRadio, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 22:57 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll3uipTO-4A

― Ashes, Pits of Ashes (leavethecapital), Thursday, 8 January 2015 03:53 (eleven years ago)

two years pass...

Cameo - "Candy"

― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 9 June 2017 23:50 (eight years ago)

Cheryl Lynn - "Got to Be Real"

― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 9 June 2017 23:53 (eight years ago)

ted nugent - stranglehold

― mookieproof, Friday, 9 June 2017 23:55 (eight years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1cbWoR2coE

― flappy bird, Saturday, 10 June 2017 00:44 (eight years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU6akdqcSmA

― boxedjoy, Saturday, 10 June 2017 00:54 (eight years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1L9RPEM634

― Punnet of the Grapes (Tom D.), Saturday, 10 June 2017 07:25 (eight years ago)

^ that's a great tune, thanks for sharing!

― flappy bird, Saturday, 10 June 2017 21:11 (eight years ago)

Roxy Music - The Space Between

― black covfefe in bed (voodoo chili), Saturday, 10 June 2017 23:28 (eight years ago)

Someone should really sample Chic's Good Times and maybe rap over it

― Dr X O'Skeleton, Sunday, 11 June 2017 23:02 (eight years ago)

It occurred to me while listening today, that One Way's "Cutie Pie" is a shit song that's rescued by a deeply catchy bassline.

― it's just locker room treason (Sanpaku), Sunday, 11 June 2017 23:08 (eight years ago)

There's a few d'n'b/ jungle tracks upthread but this is the most slept on (and best) nasty hardstep bass ever. From 1'30" on...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpJrqM0b1TE

― the article don, Thursday, 15 June 2017 20:14 (eight years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmX1QbYEnTU

― mookieproof, Friday, 16 June 2017 00:01 (eight years ago)

one year passes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7dg8vRDM68

― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Tuesday, 2 October 2018 01:43 (seven years ago)

two years pass...

Circle City Band - "Magic"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJsx5-88cUY

― Spencer Chow, Saturday, 17 April 2021 01:17 (five years ago)

Gwen Guthrie - Seventh Heaven (Larry Levan remix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXG7Uqr4HFU

― Neil S, Saturday, 17 April 2021 18:22 (five years ago)

Kind of amazed that three Talking Heads songs were mentioned before someone thought of “Psycho Killer.”

― Yawnsomely Literal Cover Band (morrisp), Saturday, 17 April 2021 20:38 (five years ago)

surprised duran duran “save a prayer” hasn’t been mentioned yet

― scanner darkly, Saturday, 17 April 2021 21:27 (five years ago)

Soul Vendors "Swing Easy"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeXBOcOo4UE

― eisimpleir (crüt), Saturday, 17 April 2021 21:52 (five years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpHPe1Iz9mw

― Maresn3st, Saturday, 17 April 2021 22:06 (five years ago)

Sticky ft Kele Le Roc - Things We Do

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcWKXk3ipDU

― (the one with 3 L's) (Willl), Saturday, 17 April 2021 22:28 (five years ago)

he’s the greatest dancer
i get lifted

― brimstead, Saturday, 17 April 2021 22:48 (five years ago)

Three Days
Summertime Rolls

― calstars, Saturday, 17 April 2021 22:58 (five years ago)

Ted Just Admit It

― calstars, Saturday, 17 April 2021 22:59 (five years ago)

R.E.M. - Stumble

― Yawnsomely Literal Cover Band (morrisp), Saturday, 17 April 2021 23:31 (five years ago)

Whipping Post?

― calstars, Saturday, 17 April 2021 23:47 (five years ago)

McCartney “Another Day”
The Cure “Other Voices”
Japan “Sons of Pioneers”
Seefeel “Extract”
Radiohead “Weird Fishes / Arpeggi”

― assert (MatthewK), Sunday, 18 April 2021 06:40 (five years ago)

Throwing Muses “Mexican Women”
The Breeders “Skinhead 2”

― assert (MatthewK), Sunday, 18 April 2021 06:57 (five years ago)

Rancid, "Roots Radicals" and "Timebomb" ... Matt Freeman rules

― alpine static, Sunday, 18 April 2021 07:55 (five years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW1-JVYFVeI

― boxedjoy, Sunday, 18 April 2021 09:26 (five years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nS0accElcA

― boxedjoy, Sunday, 18 April 2021 09:27 (five years ago)

ctrl+f "chameleon" not found wtf guys

― searching for my black dope yes I am (Left), Sunday, 18 April 2021 12:21 (five years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utNCNyQCOWw

― Authoritarian Steaks (Tom D.), Sunday, 18 April 2021 12:34 (five years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgTa3uZuiSQ
Oliver Hacke - 21:31 (bass comes in at 2:14 but the build up makes its entry feel so good)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akvBt2Kba9A
24 Carat Black - I don't love you

― willem, Sunday, 18 April 2021 12:47 (five years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpXkptCMJhI

― xzanfar, Sunday, 18 April 2021 13:39 (five years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKcNAnJFDm4

― xzanfar, Sunday, 18 April 2021 13:40 (five years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRoaRHzHjTE

― xzanfar, Sunday, 18 April 2021 13:41 (five years ago)

three months pass...

Lol has Funkin for Jamaica really not been mentioned yet¿

― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Sunday, 1 August 2021 03:46 (four years ago)

Labi Siffre? surely?

― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 1 August 2021 07:01 (four years ago)

two months pass...

Grover Washington Jr - "Knucklehead"

― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Sunday, 3 October 2021 20:40 (four years ago)

five months pass...

Franco, Sam Mangwana and TP OK Jazz - "Odongo" aka Cooperation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecdUDfUgSK4

― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 17 March 2022 18:29 (four years ago)

This is killer. Thanks for sharing.

― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Thursday, 17 March 2022 19:18 (four years ago)

For simple yet insidiously catchy bass groove, Charles Wright's "Express Yourself" never fails to get me jumpin' like a kangaroo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-MQQPlUPEE

― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 17 March 2022 19:19 (four years ago)

Chaka Khan - "Hello Happiness"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohbclJr-yNQ

― dinnerboat, Thursday, 17 March 2022 20:43 (four years ago)

Hard to know who precisely plays on this, but the line-up for the album contains the following Bass Illuminati: Ron Carter, Richard Davis, Paul Chambers, Ben Tucker, Gary Peacock and Milt Hinton.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEmXCjfFeFA

― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Thursday, 17 March 2022 20:48 (four years ago)

Never heard that version! I only know the Gary Burton one, due to it being sampled.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmv3Ey1cjV0

― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 17 March 2022 20:51 (four years ago)

I'd not heard this version! Good vibes (and jesus, that lineup) but hasn't got the massive bottom end of the original.

― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Thursday, 17 March 2022 21:04 (four years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBIRj3JW3h0

― nate woolls, Thursday, 17 March 2022 21:05 (four years ago)

Fast forward to the 8 minute mark:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yluPCLc1ltg

― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 17 March 2022 21:06 (four years ago)

four years pass...

massive attack, safe from harm

― mookieproof, Wednesday, 8 April 2026 23:51 (three weeks ago)

tbf, a sample

― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 9 April 2026 01:54 (three weeks ago)

aye

― mookieproof, Thursday, 9 April 2026 01:57 (three weeks ago)

If you want to hear the bassist talk about it at length:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1Z4ux1y1b8

― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Thursday, 9 April 2026 01:58 (three weeks ago)

i do! thank u

― mookieproof, Thursday, 9 April 2026 02:04 (three weeks ago)

remarkable beard

― mookieproof, Thursday, 9 April 2026 02:13 (three weeks ago)

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