Bass Lines That Everyone Recognises

[TomTom]

Rio, by Duran Duran. Awesome.

[setekh]

Money - Pink Floyd (don't think it's been mentioned)

[Doddy]

[quote name='TomTom' post='1036759' date='Nov 25 2010, 06:56 PM']Rio, by Duran Duran. Awesome.[/quote]

It is indeed...but not instantly recognisable to everyone from just the bassline

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='Doddy' post='1036764' date='Nov 25 2010, 06:59 PM']It is indeed...but not instantly recognisable to everyone from just the bassline[/quote]
Including me (again).

[JimH]

NOT favourites (!) but :-

Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats

Tainted Love - Soft Cell (yes I know it was a synth originally but its still a bassline!)

Rock The Casbah - Clash (again)

Come Together - Beatles

Papas Got A Brand New Pigbag - PigBag (!!!)

and of course....

Take A Walk On The Wild Side (Lou Reed)

[Twigman]

[quote name='JimH' post='1037924' date='Nov 26 2010, 04:11 PM']Papas Got A Brand New Pigbag - PigBag (!!!)[/quote]

...but it's the sax/horn line that people recognise there isn't it? I was just trying to think what how the bassline went and all I can hear in my head are those damn horns...or does the bass play along with the horns? do you know I can't remember...must dust off the 12" when I get home

[Bilbo]

I have to agree the 'one' is 'Summer Nights' from Grease. Every generation is up for it.

What about 'You Can't Hurry Love'? Supremes or Collins versions.

And what about Bach's 'Air On A G String'? Or 'Mars' from Holst's 'The Planet Suite'?

Or the 'shark theme' from 'Jaws'? - two notes and everyone is on board

[keeponehandloose]

Got to be "You Cant Hurry Love"

Edited November 26, 2010 by keeponehandloose

[Pete Academy]

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1037967' date='Nov 26 2010, 04:45 PM']I have to agree the 'one' is 'Summer Nights' from Grease. Every generation is up for it.

What about 'You Can't Hurry Love'? Supremes or Collins versions.

And what about Bach's 'Air On A G String'? Or 'Mars' from Holst's 'The Planet Suite'?

Or the 'shark theme' from 'Jaws'? - two notes and everyone is on board [/quote]

Definitely the shark theme.

[Pete Academy]

Don't know if it's been mentioned, but that one by The Cure played on double bass.

[lowdown]

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1037967' date='Nov 26 2010, 04:45 PM']I have to agree the 'one' is 'Summer Nights' from Grease. Every generation is up for it.[/quote]

And if they can not manage the Key change[s] and want to sit on it a bit more....
You lost that loving feeling. [Middle section]



Garry

Edited November 26, 2010 by lowdown

[Pete Academy]

Judging by the amount of Jacko tunes recognisable by the bassline - Bad, Thriller, Wanna Be Starting, Don't Stop, Billie Jean, etc - do you think they started life with the bass part and were written around that?

[lapolpora]

Perhaps the most famous bass line of them all?

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4IRMYuE1hI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4IRMYuE1hI[/url]

[Twigman]

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1038053' date='Nov 26 2010, 05:56 PM']Don't know if it's been mentioned, but that one by The Cure played on double bass.[/quote]
Lovecats

[Twigman]

New years Day U2

[Pete Academy]

[quote name='lapolpora' post='1038067' date='Nov 26 2010, 06:06 PM']Perhaps the most famous bass line of them all?

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4IRMYuE1hI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4IRMYuE1hI[/url][/quote]

Yep

[Pete Academy]

[quote name='Twigman' post='1038086' date='Nov 26 2010, 06:25 PM']Lovecats[/quote]

That's it!

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='Twigman' post='1038087' date='Nov 26 2010, 06:26 PM']New years Day U2[/quote]
Another one that's totally unknown to me. I really must get out more.

[Ou7shined]

I'm not going to trawl 11 pages to see if anyone else has mentioned the same crap song so here goes.... Relax.

[matski]

Arse! I was just scrolling down to the end of the thread to add 'Relax'

Surely even Doddy and Essential Tension have heard of that one.

[BobTheBassist]

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='1030785' date='Nov 20 2010, 07:53 PM']My guess would be that most people have never heard of The Clash, let alone know a bass line.

Someone played that line at last years south-east bash and I didn't recognise it.[/quote]


Not so. I work in a Hi Fi shop and one of our demo cds has London's calling by the clash cos it really kicks out the bass. Normaly takes all of about 3 beats after the bass starts for people to recognise both the band and the song (though I'd bet money they don't know another!). Call it 80% if you want to be all statistical and stuff.

[Ou7shined]

The Stranglers - Peaches

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='matski' post='1038823' date='Nov 27 2010, 02:31 PM']Arse! I was just scrolling down to the end of the thread to add 'Relax'

Surely even Doddy and Essential Tension have heard of that one. [/quote]
I admit I have.

Edited November 28, 2010 by EssentialTension

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='BobTheBassist' post='1039476' date='Nov 28 2010, 12:49 AM']Not so. I work in a Hi Fi shop and one of our demo cds has London's calling by the clash cos it really kicks out the bass. Normaly takes all of about 3 beats after the bass starts for people to recognise both the band and the song (though I'd bet money they don't know another!). Call it 80% if you want to be all statistical and stuff.[/quote]
Fair enough but what about the people who don't go in Hi Fi shops?