walking basslines poptastic song examples

[gjones]

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1355923369' post='1904513']
Can't get enough of your love - bad company.

More so during the corus than the verse.
[/quote]

Boz Burrel hated this bassline. In the early days of Bad Company he was no Andy Fraser (from free) and it is a bit 'clunky'. Maybe it's also because,as the years went by, he became a really excellent 'funk jazzer' and a much better all round bassist.

[kevin_lindsay]

How come no-one has mentioned this classic walking bass line?

Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love

http://youtu.be/EE34cSvZCd8

Edited December 19, 2012 by kevin_lindsay

[lowdown]

[quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1355936570' post='1904794']
How come no-one has mentioned this classic walking bass line?
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
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http://basschat.co.uk/topic/194616-walking-basslines-poptastic-song-examples/page__view__findpost__p__1904430



Garry

[flyfisher]

Pack My Jack by JJ Cale.

Not exactly 'poppy' but a personal favourite and a great walking bassline to play over.

Track starts at 7:50 . . .

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg1mfu_ouSw[/media]

Edited December 19, 2012 by flyfisher

[Angel]

Prob too jazzy for the OP, but as soon as I hear the words 'walking bassline' this gem springs to mind:

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5LSRrAwUtA[/media]

[chrismuzz]

[quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1355934104' post='1904710']
This is known as nominative determinism, all your songs should be chrismuzz songs
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I should keep a tally of how many festive jokes I've had about my name over the last 10 years

[Big_Stu]

When I was about 13 and knew that Slade were the absolute bollox; the first non-Slade LP I ever bought was Bowie's "Aladdin Sane" ....... step forward the much under-rated Trevor Bolder. For some reason this track was the first one I listened to off the album & I was hooked!

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf0fmqWS-kI[/media]

Bonus for a Slade fan was that at the time he was also using an EB3.

[gapiro]

It you want to go super pop you could go olly murs . . . Dance with me tonight


:dodge:

[paul_5]

Nobody's mentioned 'Moondance yet'?

'Lovecats' by the Cure has a nice little walking interlude - well, more 'stretching your legs' than walking, but it works perfectly.

[Graham]

Englishman In New York?

[KevB]

Fly Me To The Moon?

[lowdown]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHhm9rXUxIQ



Garry

[BobVbass]

Rock this town stray cats - Lee Rocker awesome

T-r-o-u-b-l-e old Elvis song but Travis Tritt does an awesome version with some nice bits

Sweet Home Chicago from the Blues Brothers, the late Mr Dunn in excellent form.

I'll even fling in The Timewarp from the lovely, and totally bonkers, Mr O'Brien for some Transylvanian Transgendered TransString Travelling

[BassBus]

I'm not sure I would refer to some of the examples as "walking" bass lines. Maybe that's just the subjectiveness of music though.

Spencer Davis Group's Blues in F is certainly walking. Perhaps more jazzy blues than pop though.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqXIMT18L_4[/media]

Edited December 20, 2012 by BassBus

[Roland Rock]

[quote name='jbwaddy' timestamp='1356012594' post='1905687']
now im very surprised that no one has mentioned lots of the beatles tracks...
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The OP mentions that they are already aware of the Beatles' walking basslines :-)

How about some ska?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CXaqEY3gPc

[andyonbass]

How about this one

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X86C6kFEA6Y[/media]

[spinynorman]

I do one on the chorus to Jumping Jack Flash. There's a bit in American Idiot where I'm really tempted, but usually manage to restrain myself.

[chardbass]

As a kid in the 80s it was Love Cats by The Cure that grabbed my attention despite being aurally pummelled by my Dad's jazz tapes on every car journey.

[TRBboy]

Don't know whether it qualifies, but we do Oliver's Army, and I was pleasantly surprised by the bassline! Well written IMHO and perfect for the song.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uVwrrkt22Ag

[iconic]

Cheers guys, some real crackers there!

....franks fly me to the moon...It's 'our' song, how did I forget that gem?

.... glad the wife doesn't read basschat!....best practice that one....