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Been asked to do a round for a quiz, 'Guess the bassline'
Need some ideas for recognisable basslines from any genre/age to get a good balance for oldies and younguns.
Fire away!
(Thanks!)
"She Bangs the Drums" - Stone Roses
"Blue Monday" - New Order
"Rapper's Delight" - Sugarhill Gang
No idea if I'd recongise it from this but what a fabulous bass solo;
Motorhead's "Motorhead"?
Another one bites the dust - queen
Jam - Start same as beatles taxman
I feel love - donna summer
Guns of brixton - The clash
Not a bassline as such, but "The Chain" - FLeetwood Mac
Oldies: Ben E King, Stand By Me
Youngies: White Stripes, Seven Nation Army
Fire - jimmi Hendrix
Some older ones
Walk on the wild side (Herbie Flowers on Bass)
Hit Me with your Rhythm Stick - Ian Dury(the still awesome Norman W-R)
The Intro of "Birdland" by Weather Report if you want to test them a bit (Jaco - still the best ever)
Come Back and stay - Paul Young (Pino)
Is She really going out with him? by Joe Jackson
And Steady as she goes - first few bars - by the Raconteurs (and a bit similar to the previous suggestion)
All around the world - Daft Punk
Jam – Town Called Malice
Weather Report - Jaco Pastorios ?? Blinkin Ek.. I used to like them..
Joy Division - She's Lost Control
Pixies - Debaser, just the first few seconds before the lead kicks in. Short but sweet!
Theme from Shaft
Barry White - Playing your game
I am the Resurrection - Stone roses.
Come As You Are - Nirvana (even if it was nicked from Killing Joke)
Billy Sheehan - anything from his early days or indeed Mr Big
Some nice ideas here keep em coming! Might post up a few recordings to see how well it works when I've got a shortlist...
come together - beatles
walking on the moon - police
pump it up - elvis costello
devils haircut - beck
money - pink floyd
fools gold - stone roses
Good times - chic
lovely day - bill withers
Bon Jovi, keep the faith
Queen - Under Pressure
Black Sabbath - NIB
Megadeth - Peace Sells
Fleetwood Mac - The Chain (the interlude that they use as the F1 racing theme)
Iron Maiden - Phantom of the Opera
Metallica - God That Failed
Metallica - My Friend of Misery
Metallica - Orion
Metallica - Pulling Teeth
Alice in Chains - Would
or
[i]Black Sabbath - NIB
Megadeth - Peace Sells
Fleetwood Mac - The Chain (the interlude that they use as the F1 racing theme)
Iron Maiden - Phantom of the Opera
Metallica - God That Failed
Metallica - My Friend of Misery
Metallica - Orion
Metallica - Pulling Teeth
Alice in Chains - Would[/i]
I wouldn't get any of those!
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Best. Bassline. Ever
actually the first bar alone of the Stranglers "no more heroes" would be a really good one. Short, but there is nothing else like it
Michael Jackson - Billie JeanBest. Bassline. Ever
Oooh, complete metalhead here, but yeah. Billie Jean!
[s]Queen - Under Pressure[/s] Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice baby 😉
Some oldies...
Money (Pink Floyd)
Lovecats (The Cure)
Billie Jean (Jacko)
I feel fine - beatles
The Damned Love song played by Algy Ward
Last night a DJ saved my life In Deep
Steve Miller Band, Macho City
Queen - Under Pressure Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice baby
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Simple minds - waterfront
The Cure - The forest
Dazed and Confused, Led Zeppelin
Queen - Flash
U2 - With or without you (Sorry 😳 )
Ocean Colour Scene - The Riverbooat Song
The Jam - Going Undeground
Joy Division - She's Lost Control
Yep.
New Dawn Fades is another Hook-tastic bassline, but there are so many (Monaco's What Do You Want From Me? stands out too).
Amazed that no-one's mentioned:
Chic - Good Times
Madonna - Like A Prayer (Guy Pratt goes off on one, apparently didn't even remember recording it)
Beatles - Come Together
Amazed that no-one's mentioned:Chic - Good Times
Beatles - Come Together
Read again my friend
My Generation - The Who
Entwistle's famous solo: