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I think "Groove is in the Heart" uses a sample from Herbie Hancock "Bring Down the Birds" from the Blowup sndtrk.
Check out this samples FAQ

― Oops (Oops), Sunday, 9 February 2003 00:22 (twenty-one years ago) link

I know longer think, I know that's the sample.

― Oops (Oops), Sunday, 9 February 2003 00:23 (twenty-one years ago) link

Holy Fucking Shit! I'm a complete retard! I know longer have any handle on sanity. Am I thinking correctly tonite? KNOW!

― Oops (Oops), Sunday, 9 February 2003 00:30 (twenty-one years ago) link

"What's a Telephone Bill?" Bootsy's Rubber Band
"Holy Are You" The Electric Prunes
"Mexico" Lee Dorsey
"roygbiv" Boards of Canada
"Knight Rider Theme" Glen A. Larson & Stu Phillips
"L'hotel particulier" Serge Gainsbourg
"Cissy Strut" The Meters
"The Message" Cymande
"Danube Incident" Lalo Schifrin
"Everybody Loves the Sunshine" RAMP

― Polo Pony, Sunday, 9 February 2003 00:49 (twenty-one years ago) link

"Thank You for Talkin' to Me Afica" Sly & the Family Stone
"Fluerette Africaine" Duke Ellington/Charles Mingus/Max Roach
"Taj Mahal" Jorge Ben
"Groovin" Willie Mitchell
"Wichita Lineman" Glen Campbell
"N.T." Kool & the Gang
"Regiment" David Byrne/Brian Eno
"Miss You" Rolling Stones
"Carter Takes a Train/Get Carter Theme" Roy Budd
"Express Yourself" Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band

― Polo Pony, Sunday, 9 February 2003 01:35 (twenty-one years ago) link

Serge Gainsbourg "Cargo culte"
Chic "Everybody dance"
Liars "Mr you're on fire mr"
The Rapture "House of the jealous lovers"
No Doubt "Hella good"
Quannum "Hott people"
...

― Sami (Sami), Sunday, 9 February 2003 13:40 (twenty-one years ago) link

SOS - Abba

― toraneko (toraneko), Sunday, 9 February 2003 14:17 (twenty-one years ago) link

The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side

― bert, Tuesday, 11 February 2003 14:15 (twenty-one years ago) link

Surely it's "theme from Grease" and ALBATROSS?

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 14:26 (twenty-one years ago) link

The theme tune to 'Barney Miller'.

― James Ball (James Ball), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 17:29 (twenty-one years ago) link

pino d'aglio (or whatever!) ~ ma quale idea

― gareth (gareth), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 17:44 (twenty-one years ago) link

Cop Shoot Cop - Nowhere

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 19:06 (twenty-one years ago) link

Spinal Tap-"Big Bottom"

― Arthur (Arthur), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 19:51 (twenty-one years ago) link

Cerrone, "Give me Love"

― dave q, Wednesday, 12 February 2003 10:22 (twenty-one years ago) link

three months pass...

The best ever bass line is "M Train" by Pylon. Check out "Tension" by The Minutemen. For Raeggae, "Tsen Chung Pen" by U Brown or "555 Dub Street" bu Augustus Pablo

― John Walter, Sunday, 8 June 2003 00:48 (twenty years ago) link

'tribal dawn' - on Mick Karn's 'titles' and Japan's 'sons of pioneers'.

― squirmy rooter (s.r.w.), Sunday, 8 June 2003 06:30 (twenty years ago) link

Slits, "Typical Girls"

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 06:34 (twenty years ago) link

A rock answer.

Was "Peaches" by the Stranglers mentioned on this thread (I can't be arsed, but it didn't leap out in a cursory scan)?

― David A. (Davant), Sunday, 8 June 2003 07:04 (twenty years ago) link

(hint: if you don't feel like reading a thread but you wanna see if something's been mentioned, use the Ctrl+F shortcut to search the page)

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 07:06 (twenty years ago) link

Elvis Presley, "Burnin' Love"
The Who, "The Real Me"

― Chris Clark (Chris Clark), Sunday, 8 June 2003 11:47 (twenty years ago) link

Fuckin fuck that's a useful hint. Wire Germ Ship's good, um, Once in a Lifetime.

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Sunday, 8 June 2003 12:25 (twenty years ago) link

East Connection - We're Ready (Wiley Mix)

― ss, Sunday, 8 June 2003 15:07 (twenty years ago) link

oh fuck yes

― jess (dubplatestyle), Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:09 (twenty years ago) link

ha ha i played along to it the other night with an empty pepsi bottle

― jess (dubplatestyle), Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:09 (twenty years ago) link

Sneaker Pimps, "Spin Spin Sugar" (Armand Van Helden rmx)

― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:21 (twenty years ago) link

JMJ & Richie - Case Closed
Bay B Kane - Quarter to Doom

― DigitalDjigit, Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:28 (twenty years ago) link

I really want to find the mix of 'We're Ready' that's just the trumpet sample for about 2 minutes then that pulverising bassline alone with some subtle little high hat ticks. It's at the start of the Slimzee mix from Richie Vibe Vee's 1Xtra show - does anyone know it?

― ss, Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:44 (twenty years ago) link

another one bites the dust

― ron (ron), Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:53 (twenty years ago) link

In Trance As Mission - Simple Minds (from 81)
(Come Up and See Me) Make Me Smile - Duran Duran (b side of The Reflex)

― darren (darren), Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:03 (twenty years ago) link

no mention yet of Kevin 'Reese' Saunderson - "Just Another Chance" ?
or Dillinja?

― Paul (scifisoul), Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:22 (twenty years ago) link

This thread should be made up entirely of UKG from the last 2 years.
I'd like to submit Danny Weed's 'Creeper' as best cello -> dirty sub bass segue ever. Who needs a beat when the bass is THIS good?

― ss, Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:25 (twenty years ago) link

Droppin' Science - Vol.s 2 thru 5

― Paul (scifisoul), Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:26 (twenty years ago) link

Michael Henderson "Calypso Frelimo"

― Paul (scifisoul), Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:28 (twenty years ago) link

Vincent J Alvis feat Freddi Funkstone - "Body Killin'" (original)

― Paul (scifisoul), Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:29 (twenty years ago) link

hydra - grover washington jr
let's get it on - smif n wessun
war zone - black moon
it is good - burning spear - especially the part where the chorus breaks back into the verse

maybe not 'bassline' but 'bass part':
changeling - dj shadow
airbag - radiohead

which are very similar to me in terms of how the bass is working

― ron (ron), Sunday, 8 June 2003 18:11 (twenty years ago) link

wiley seriously has the most fucked up "basslines"...they don't sound the least bit "natural", i can't possibly figure out how you'd "play" them, and they sound like nothing else i've ever heard really

(this post brought to you by scare quotes, inc.)

― jess (dubplatestyle), Sunday, 8 June 2003 18:13 (twenty years ago) link

summertime rolls

― ron (ron), Sunday, 8 June 2003 18:22 (twenty years ago) link

Wiley 3rded

― Paul (scifisoul), Monday, 9 June 2003 01:51 (twenty years ago) link

cash money: prince charles

― gaz (gaz), Monday, 9 June 2003 02:08 (twenty years ago) link

um, i didn't read them all, but if nobody said "John Wayne Was A Nazi" by MDC than i will say it.

― scott seward, Monday, 9 June 2003 02:12 (twenty years ago) link

"Mind Your Own Business," Delta 5
"Rock On," David Essex
"Vampire," Black Uhuru

All of which are great, but none of which are as great as the greatest bass line of all time, which is "Da Funk."

― scott woods (s woods), Monday, 9 June 2003 02:14 (twenty years ago) link

young marble giants - wurlitzer jukebox

lots of octaving and a freakout in the chorus

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 9 June 2003 02:19 (twenty years ago) link

Walking On The Moon by The Police

― Daniel (dancity), Monday, 9 June 2003 07:04 (twenty years ago) link

Darren mentions In Trance As Mission. I remember humming that bassline to myself in the queue for drinks at a cricket match once and the bloke behind me says: Is that In Trance As Mission by Simple Minds? You can imagine the surprised yelping and gasping that ensued.

If nothing else, this anecdote certainly illustrates the distinctive nature of that bassline.

― Daniel (dancity), Monday, 9 June 2003 07:10 (twenty years ago) link

United Grooves Crew ft. God's Gift - Mic Tribute (UGC Remix)
Diana Rakeem (sp?) - Sweeter Than Wine
Richie Boy & DJ Klasse - Madness in the Street
88.3 - Wishing on a Star (Aphrodite Mix)

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Monday, 9 June 2003 11:50 (twenty years ago) link

"Baby I Love You So" - Jacob Miller
"Tube Disasters" - Flux Of Pink Indians
"Turn To Red" - Killing Joke (Hasn't Alex ventured onto this thread yet?!)

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Monday, 9 June 2003 12:05 (twenty years ago) link

seven months pass...

mobb deep - quiet storm

― kjlsfd, Monday, 12 January 2004 18:59 (twenty years ago) link

"Lucretia My Reflection" -- The Sisters of Mercy
"Ceremony" -- New Order

― rainman (rainman), Monday, 12 January 2004 19:38 (twenty years ago) link

Best Macca bassline = the break-it-down in "...Monkey".

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 12 January 2004 19:46 (twenty years ago) link

"Ceremony" -- New Order

I believe you are mistaking the bass for the guitar (or I'm calling you out on an uninspired choice). Great song nonetheless.

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 12 January 2004 19:50 (twenty years ago) link

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