Fleetwood Mac: The Chain [ purchase ] When I told my wife about this week's theme, she told me that I had to post Fleetwood Mac's ...

The Clash : The Guns of Brixton [ Purchase ] Speaking of reggae... Those guys were one of the rare white bands who could play reggae and ma...

Bob Marley and the Wailers : No Woman, No Cry [ purchase ] I have mentioned elsewhere that the bass line is essential to the workings of fun...

John Hartford: Back in the Goodle Days [ purchase ] Haven't had a good Hartford post on here in a while... so why not serve up a nice, p...

Pixies: Gigantic [ purchase ] Every time I tried to think of a bass line this week, this was the song that popped into my head. It's s...

Blondie: Rapture [ Purchase ] I love the bassline in Blondie's "Rapture". Since it is, at least in part, a rap song, I would ...

Kid Creole and the Coconuts : Stool Pigeon [ purchase ] This week, there has to be some funk. So here it sort of is. You will hear people ta...

The Breeders: Cannonball [ Purchase ] As one early commenter already has hinted at, The Breeder's "Last Splash" is one of the...

The Animals : We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place [ purchase ] Great bass lines are sometimes quite simple. Other examples : Ray Charles...

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones: Sex In A Pan [ purchase ] I've seen Bass Player magazine's only three-time Bass Player of the Year s...

Weather Report : A Remark You Made [ purchase ] Usually, a bass line is part of the rhythm of a song. This is normally true in jazz, rock, b...

Oysterhead: Oz Is Ever Floating [ purchase ] Primus bassist Les Claypool is renown among the Bonnaroo crowd for his earth-shattering, jazz-...

The Who: The Real Me [purchase] When I think of great bass players, there are a few who come to mind. Many are jazz players, and I'll ...

Patrick Park: Your Smile's a Drug [ Purchase ] Patrick Park is a singer-songwriter who, like many, hasn't gotten a fair shake due t...

Roddy Frame: Your Smile Stops The Hands Of Time [purchase] Roddy Frame was signed by David Bowie when he was only 16 years old. Since then...

Gilbert Hetherwick : The Cheshire Cat Song [ purchase, by download only ] I wasn’t about to let this week go by without honoring the most fa...

Sly & The Family Stone : (You Caught Me) Smilin' [ purchase ] Simple, melodic, fun, just like a smile ... illegal smile ? With Sly,...

Richard Thompson : Bathsheba Smiles [ purchase ] In the bible, Bathsheba is the beautiful woman who causes David to turn away from God. How ...

The Dream Syndicate : When You Smile [ purchase ] The Dream Syndicate´s ´84 album The Days Of Wine And Roses is one of the great debuts of...

Velocity Girl: I Can't Stop Smiling [ Purchase ] I can't stop smiling And I am not sure why I'd want to anyway. I can't sa...