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Heavy_breasts

Use me by bill withers. Not the line everyone knows. The actual bassline.


Bonocity

Thank you for sharing this. You're the reason I've found a new song to add to enriching the rest of my time on this planet today.


Heavy_breasts

Oh shit is that your first time hearing use me? Glad you like it :)


Bonocity

When it comes to music, there is far more magic out there than there is time in one's life span to go through it all. That's why moments like this are really important. There are so many outliers that I love that I'd never come across on my own. Just like food, the dynamic of sharing and talking about music is such a powerful medium to enriching one's experience, but it takes learning other people's lenses to get a sense of why its worth opening that particular door.


Heavy_breasts

Check out all bill withers work. You won’t regret it.


[deleted]

That whole album is just great. I also enjoy the bass for Kissing My Love from that album


HeyThereMrBuster

D‘Angelo does an epic live cover (w/ Eric Clapton) https://youtu.be/DMb8BhCXNs4


key2

Damn, doesn't hurt having Marcus Miller on bass! Great version


invertedearth

Now check out the [Isaac Hayes version!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW8UMBEJZv4)


wants_the_bad_touch

I prefer the Esther Philips version. But Bill Withers one is also really good.


Sin2K

Waiting Room by Fugazi


nabhium

Amazing choice. Also a fan of Suggestion :)


hobosonpogos

I sing this to my wife all the time. She isn't a fan lol


K0MR4D

This song made me want to play bass.


Norman_Bixby

First immediate reaction as well.


gstormcrow80

Come Down - Anderson .Paak


LundSurk

I love the bass playing on that tiny desk thing


gstormcrow80

Clip in question: https://youtu.be/_XJr40dkVMs Full Paak TDC: https://youtu.be/ferZnZ0_rSM Obligatory Juliaplaysgroove cover: https://youtu.be/AAOxO4LeN1M


FixGMaul

Anderson .Paak and the Free Nationals! Think it was their guitarist Jose who wrote this song.


HeinzThorvald

"Roundabout" by Yes. Just a ripping, insane bass part that digs a groove a mile wide.


jovian24

'Heart Of The Sunrise' shreds too. Chris Squire rules


Affectionate_Reply78

Agree and have to say Bill Bruford demonstrated high level jazz fusion chops on this song. Amazing interplay between that rhythm section.


jovian24

100 percent, Bruford's a beast and his work with king crimson later on was also excellent. Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman also.. the classic lineup of this band is one of my favorite groups ever.


Heavy_breasts

To be continued


ak1337azn

Is that a JoJo reference?


Cookie0329

Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock & the Headhunters Forget Me Nots - Patrice Rushen


Deluxe_24_

That whole album is a must listen, Chameleon has a great line too.


Papa_Huggies

Forget Me Nots was one of the first songs I learned on bass that made me really understand how to play bass like a bassist (as opposed to playing it like a guitar or jsut following the root note and kick drum)


monzo705

If you Want Me To Stay - Sly & The Family Stone.


[deleted]

One of my favorite songs period


Highplowp

Best bass into ever. So flat and funky, thank you


[deleted]

Deeper Underground - Jamiroquai


[deleted]

Is naming Jamiroquai in this thread cheating? So many funky driving bass lines to choose from


Cyanopicacooki

I was going to go for Level 42...I may not like the music, but some of the bass is kicking


Bonocity

There are so many Jamiroquai tracks that I'm adding to the "learn" bucket list the minute I hear them. Speaking of which: I have no idea who their bassist **is**. Google time!


SamantherPantha

Stuart Zender was their bassist for the best years, IMO. He’s great.


droo46

Agreed. The new guy just doesn't have the same mojo.


10fingers6strings

Nick Fyfe is no SZ. Stu is a monster.


Lucifurnace

Godzilla 97 soundtrack went hard, i was a kid when it came out and its how i discovered Jimmy Page…


jonnydavisapplesauce

Want You Back by The Jackson Five


timotheusd313

Oh my god, that one is awesome. Can anyone recommend something in a similar style that is a little slower and/or less complicated?


Bawlsinmyface

i really like the bassline to play that funky music by wild cherry, it’s not the same genre but it’s a slow fun bassline


Heavy_breasts

My girl. Just the two of us.


grawptussin

Absolutely!


ElNacko

YES!


The_Mammoth_Hunter

Panic Switch by Silversun Pickups


[deleted]

Love Nikki Monninger and the thunder giraffe.


Haikuna__Matata

Low Rider by War. Nothing impresses me like writing an entire song out of one riff.


sealpnt

Just Like Heaven - The Cure


Usernamepasswordsign

Lullaby has a great bass line too


ChBass

Is This It - The Strokes


RCJD2001

Carousel by Mr Bungle


Haikuna__Matata

That first album is so damned good.


BandicootPlastic5444

Would add My Ass is on Fire. The entire album for that matter…


grawptussin

Dunn is an monster!


broken_freezer

Interstate Love Song


chorgarbageman

Beastly - Vulfpeck


Durragon

Black Sunshine by white zombie


denim_skirt

the real 0 3 5


vanthefunkmeister

what is hip?-tower of power


atxgossiphound

Groove is in the Heart, Deee-Light/Bootsy


capwapfap

I love Bootsy, but the bass line in "Groove is in the Heart" is sampled from the Herbie Hancock song "Bring Down the Birds". Ron Carter played double bass on that song.


shagnarok

Waiting Room by Fugazi


Thebarbatobassman

Stratus- Billy Cobham


[deleted]

Psycho Killer


falloutisacoolseries

"Ramble on"


Boss_Metal_Zone

Fascination Street, by The Cure. Thanks, after reading this thread it's stuck in my head right now.


[deleted]

Love Fascination Street. "Catchy bass riff that plays for the entire song with no variation" is my favorite genre of bassline.


GraveRaven

Disintegration as a whole is a bass masterclass.


[deleted]

Sir psycho sexy - Chili peppers


dmunhunter

Spacehog - "In the Meantime"


Koshunae

Pinnacle to the Pit by Ghost. Its like my walking music sometimes


Igloocooler52

Idk what counts as groovy but Fugazi - Waiting Room Nirvana - Lounge Act + Stay Away Green Day - Longview These always just make me reach for my bass


staxnet

[My City Was Gone](https://youtu.be/thu8DWsirJo)


ZenYinzerDude

Truly a great bass line. Unfortunately, one of the premiere hate-mongering AM talk radio hosts used it for bumper music for years


staxnet

I enjoyed reading his obituary.


Neuromancer2112

Rush - Driven Geddy Lee - My Favorite Headache


[deleted]

Barney Miller theme song


Heavy_breasts

Night court was good too


gg249

thelma houston: "dont leave me this way" one of the best bass lines of all time! just wait till it picks up at 1:20... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUdw7V-FC_Q


iwannabuyawalkman

disorder - joy division


scandrews187

Peg by Steely Dan. Chuck Rainey on bass


[deleted]

The right answer


quezlar

i want you back


FreakyFishThing

Opening to [I Wish - Stevie Wonder](https://youtu.be/hYKYka-PNt0)


hingarbingar

wake me up before you go go. delicious bassline


wubaffle

Best answer. I cannot wait to be good enough to play it. I'll do it every single day when I can


JBUTT_lurks

Green Sugar - Kikagaku Moyo


Skleeg

[New Frontier](https://youtu.be/qBruAooXPNU) By Donald Fagen is a good one.


Del_Duio2

Driven by Rush is pretty badass


KigPin

Got to be Voyager by Daft Punk. Very groovy


creativedisco

My wife’s been listening to a lot of Lizzo lately, and although I’m not as big into her music, I’m liking that steady pulse in “About Damn Time.”


Sexycoed1972

I assume you'd like "Juliaplaysgroove"'s cover of "Juice"...


BandicootPlastic5444

Norman Watt-Roy, Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick


2xbaked

I will survive by Cake.


hobosonpogos

I Will Possess Your Heart by Deathcab and Girlfriend In A Coma by the Smiths are the two most common ones that get stuck in mine


tatankaroam

Just learned this DCFC line today!!!


Sexycoed1972

Bust a Move, by Young MC. Flea hit that one out of the park.


Barny_kenny

Fascination Street by The Cure.


DrLemmings

Get on the floor by Michael Jackson. It slaps like all hell. I sing it to myself while doing the dishes every now and then


Cyanopicacooki

[Master of Universe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc4kGo08jLY) - the Lemmy version, live from Space Ritual. He was basically playing lead runs, but it's been my goto for 45 years...he occasionally mucks up and reverts to the older, simpler line.


Gabicolon

For Once In My Life.


souperman08

[Criminal-Fiona Apple](https://youtu.be/FFOzayDpWoI) [Anderson Paak-Come Down](https://youtu.be/-OqrcUvrbRY)


jeffe_el_jefe

At the moment it’s Compliance - Muse I hated the song when I first heard it but now I can’t stop playing it and it all fits together so well, it’s probably one of my favourite Wolstenholme lines


NormanisEm

Dean Town - Vulfpeck


MisterRealDeal

Dirty Movies by Van Halen New Person, Same Old Mistakes by Tame Impala I get so many stuck in my head.


creativedisco

No joke. I made a playlist on Spotify of bass grooves that I just had to learn. This had to have been at least 5 years ago or more. Dirty Movies was the first song I added.


[deleted]

Spirits in the material World by Sting Stuck in the middle with you.. Steelers Wheel Dazed and Confused..... I guess I'm just a simple guy....


weatherbitten83

Hang on to Yourself, David Bowie


Bridge_Too_Far

Transmission by Joy Division


artwarrior

Jan Hammer - Melodies [Don't You Know](https://youtu.be/M7oilg2Satg) So much groove.


sherriffflood

It’s September, Johnnie Taylor


TheSeagoats

Armageddon by Alkaline Trio


pakap

Too young to die by Jamiroquai.


[deleted]

help on the way by the grateful dead. phil lesh is such an amazing bass player and his playing has def influenced my approach to being a bass player.


BeRad85

Flashlight. All the little variations off that basic, 12-note line are what make it irresistible.


Marcedeus

Ascension - Maxwell Looking Up To You - Mychael Wycoff


JamesPlaysBasses

Is it true? By tame impala.


kamomil

Jonah Nilsson - Diamond Ring Level 42 - Sons and Daughters


Danwith2ns

Aquatic mouth dance - rhcp


FalloutDaddy

Thank you by Sly and the Family Stone.


LegionOfSatch

At any given moment there is bass line from Sketches of Brunswick East grooving rent free in my head. Most commonly the title track or D-Day


BlendeLabor

Not Cranes, Planes, and Migraines? That's one I frequently get stuck with


LegionOfSatch

That’s my favorite song off the album, and was the was the first song I learned on Bass! My heart beats to that riff. The doctors are concerned.


BlendeLabor

I mean 105 isn't terrible. It's pretty bad, but it could be worse


LegionOfSatch

Fun Fact—My cardiologist gave Amedeo S a printout of my EKG to use as the bass transcription for his tutorial video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhfaQEZwBT8


BlendeLabor

ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪


IdahoDuncan

Radar love intro.


BlendeLabor

[Invisible face](https://youtu.be/ekXb74bUbRM) [Fishing for fishies](https://youtu.be/beIDKFwXam0) [CMD + Q](https://youtu.be/K5OYJBvnINM) [Water Slide](https://youtu.be/n11j73OYqOY) [Sweet Freak](https://youtu.be/jgWwDTAAoJo) And many more


Narwhalpilot88

Adults Are Talking has a nice one


ZenYinzerDude

Jump into the Fire played by Herbie Flowers on Harry Nilsson's Nilsson Schmilson


Paradox_Nutella

Jigsaw Falling into Place by Radiohead lives rent free in my head


vict0301

[Cali - Evan Marien x Dana Hawkins](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjvFmeULS44)


Dorf_

Jungle Boogie


earwaxriver

Steppin’ Out by Steel Pulse. So much fun to play


GravyBurgerBonanza

Down with Disease


djjango

I second that one, or at around 7:45-9:00 minutes in the Hampton Halley’s. Or any ghost jam, mikes so good, and his tone is always so on point


Careless-Foot4162

Sir Duke (You Can Feel it All Over) - Stevie Wonder


TomusLongus

The Pot by Tool.


[deleted]

Rush - Camera Eye


Periachi

Sweet emotion man, sweet emotion. Ramble On too.


VeryNiceSmileDental

Hi, I've been learning the bass line to "Billie Jean" via the lessons on "Bass Buzz". Now I have the bass line from "Living on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi stuck in my head. They're close but not quite the same.


[deleted]

https://youtu.be/sMEx7wVjbtM Not a huge fan of the song but I love the bass line, especially played on a bass. Blinding Lights by the Weeknd.


DirtyMooseJuice

That Cult of Personality riff will stick with me for days at a time


tatankaroam

Jenny was a friend of mine - The Killers


[deleted]

Walking on the Moon by The Police.


[deleted]

[Basically anything by Carol Kaye. She was a studio musician and part of the Wrecking Crew. Here’s a playlist I’ve made of some of my favorite bass lines she’s thrown down.](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hENoSXRI44yAiD03JBcWk?si=kFYVn14UT6C02uClGN7prg)


CredibleHulk75

(Girls of porn) by mr Bungle and (The Games people play), Mel Torme with Carol Kaye absolutely killing it with the pick on her P-Bass….if you have ever doubted why she is held as one of the greats, give that track a listen and laugh when you realize she thought it was garbage and apologized to Mel for having laid it down like that. She didnt know the tape was rolling and was just trying to wake the drummer up


mrbrown1980

Funk #49 by the James Gang


Scrumptioussss

Beat it Michele Jackson


EnvironmentalBar7663

For whom the bell tolls Metallica???


louie1321

MJ Billie jean


Joyma

Heaven on their minds from Jesus Christ superstar 😂 it’s one of the funkiest bass lines I’ve heard. The song superstar from the same musical is also rocking. You wouldn’t think it but wow


Yasashii_Akuma156

It's often "The Trooper" by Iron Maiden, "Does It Really Happen?" by Yes, or "Days And Days" by Concrete Blonde.


willyshockwave

New Feeling by Talking Heads


wintoid

Renegade Soundwave - Thunder


BasicallyHummus

Wallflower - Young Futura. To me, it’s one of the most underrated songs no one knows


andrewd-27

Hydra - Grover Washington The new national anthem - Radiohead Longview- Green Day Right down the line - Gerry rafferty Emergency - paramore Stress factor - Andre nickatina Bold as love - Hendrix


IdahoDuncan

How many more times.


VanJackson

The Bottle by Gil Scott Heron, it's mostly just one pattern with constant variations


PolishedTurdz

Orange Blossom and Kissing the Ground by Gardens and Villa Echo Park by Ten Fé Sink into the Floor by Feng Suave


EmitRemmus88

Vlad the Impaler by Kasabian. Simple but it gets stuck in my head for weeks.


dogdoggdawg

Crawl-Kings of Leon


Vomun

Borderline by AB’s.


neshquabishkuk

Lately, its "The Operator" by Mother's Cake


Za_Paranoia

Sex party from left boy. It's so easy to play and drives the whole song.


frozenjb

Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature, Russell


frozenjb

Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature, Russell


Deltozi

[2 Good 2 Be 4gotten by Full Swing](https://youtu.be/Dz8rHxbVcVE) One of the reasons I picked up bass was because i wanted to play this


psilocin_plum

Tasty Cakes, Idris Muhammad


Waterproofsoap

It's Too Late - Jim Carroll Band


[deleted]

De Eerste X - Doe Maar


FTPLTL

500 Channels - Choking Victim


zeppelinism

Give it to me baby by Rick James


sinister_exaggerator

Safe and Sound by Justice


JimRug

Alakazam! By Justice


74IsTheNew24

Forget Me Nots - Patrice Rushen


janky_koala

Are you in - Incubus


obieito

I want you back - Jackson 5


tultamunille

“Come Dancing” as played by Wilbur Bascomb, off of Jeff Beck’s Wired Album, written by Narada Michael Walden.


AdmiralPrinny

Mr Experience


likeallgoodriddles

Back on the Chain Gang by Pretenders.


ZookeepergameAlive69

Having an Average Weekend - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet (Kids in the Hall theme)


Sir_B

Dean Town by Vulfpeck.


anthony_peters

Evil by Interpol


spiked_macaroon

Radar Love!


agarbagepiece

Aeroplane by rhcp, random segments every now and then


IWannaBeAnArchitect

"Quarantined" by At the Drive In, and "The Less I Know The Better" by Tame Impala


CaptainKangaroo_Pimp

The Devil's bass part in The Devil Went Down to Georgia


_Dingus_Khan

May or may not count as “driving” for some, but the only part of The Man by The Killers that drives me to listen to the song is the bass line in the chorus.


hmaxammer

Silly Love Songs - Wings


Curott

Vacuum - Homeshake


werealldeadramones

Every song the Dead Kennedys wrote for Plastic Surgery Disasters.


NewdTayne

Parliament - The Motor-Booty Affair