Your Favourite Motown Bass Line

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='mike257' timestamp='1336341089' post='1644347']
Can't believe "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is yet to make an appearance here!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz-UvQYAmbg

[EssentialTension]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qu_vCKJMuM

[EssentialTension]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DUsVx5y5fs&

[Clarky]

Lovely one with - shock horror - a different bassist. This time, Nathan Watts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYQfWJNWe3I

[nick]

There's just too many great Tamla basslines

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

[spike]

I've been beaten to it for 'aint too proud to beg' and 'tears of a clown' so it'll have to be this one

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sti_tuBiv5g&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sti_tuBiv5g&feature=related[/url]

Edited May 6, 2012 by spike

[chris_b]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1336337154' post='1644260']

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zww7FQILQec[/media]

Perhaps this thread should be, 'What's your favourite Jamerson bass line'...
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Except this bass line was played by Bob Babbitt.....

[spike]

And just to show that less is more

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6LKUGDR72Q&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6LKUGDR72Q&feature=related[/url]

[chris_b]

I'll choose How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You.

[spike]

Good choice. The problem is they're all good choices

[clarkpegasus4001]

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1336341532' post='1644358']
Lovely one with - shock horror - a different bassist. This time, Nathan Watts

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYQfWJNWe3I[/media]
[/quote]

THIS!

[discreet]

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1336344267' post='1644389']
Except this bass line was played by Bob Babbitt.....
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Originally Tony Newton. Babbit redid the bass for the single release.

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1336345139' post='1644412']
I'll choose How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You.
[/quote]
Which version?

[Kirky]

Ball of Confusion

...or The Night

...or What Becomes of the Brokenhearted...

I can't decide!

[JPS]

I Was Made To Love Her, For Once In My Life or What's Going On...then again come to think ot it!

[essexbasscat]

[quote name='JPS' timestamp='1336378758' post='1644543']
I Was Made To Love Her, For Once In My Life or What's Going On...then again come to think ot it!
[/quote]

All of these, but .....

[url="http://youtu.be/IdfZnWsps34"]http://youtu.be/IdfZnWsps34[/url]

[xgsjx]

I think this is what got me into bass to start with...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPXJRSP7hwU

Loved it since I was a kid.

[TonyBones]

One of the lines that made me switch to Bass. Jamerson complete legend. I defy you to not tap your feet!
[media]http://youtu.be/uS2nWLz-AbE[/media]

Edited May 7, 2012 by TonyBones

[Graham56]

STOP IT!

ALL OF YOU!!

I'm trying to get some work done here and everytime another clip gets posted my productivity dries up to nothing.

If my kids go hungry next month it's all your fault...

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='Graham56' timestamp='1336382772' post='1644607']
STOP IT!

ALL OF YOU!!

I'm trying to get some work done here and everytime another clip gets posted my productivity dries up to nothing.

If my kids go hungry next month it's all your fault...
[/quote]
Man cannot live by bread alone ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EaflX0MWRo&

[TonyBones]

[quote name='Graham56' timestamp='1336382772' post='1644607']
STOP IT!

ALL OF YOU!!

I'm trying to get some work done here and everytime another clip gets posted my productivity dries up to nothing.

If my kids go hungry next month it's all your fault...
[/quote]

Don't blame us blame JJ

[url="http://youtu.be/RQRIOKvR2WM"]http://youtu.be/RQRIOKvR2WM[/url]

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='TonyBones' timestamp='1336384037' post='1644633']
Don't blame us blame JJ
[/quote]
No, blame it on the boogie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i7bb3uV-ns&

[JTUK]

'Signed, sealed' ..and 'made to love him'

On a pedantic note..are we talking about Motwon as an era, label or style..?

whichever, but I think that knocks out Master Blaster on all fronts, IMO.

[TonyBones]

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1336385556' post='1644670']
No, blame it on the boogie
[/quote]

[media]http://youtu.be/rSOXQLmm3wo[/media]

Edited May 7, 2012 by TonyBones