This list of great basslines could never be exhaustive but we’ve tried to pick out our favourites – it’s up to you to let us know (in the comments below) about the ones we’ve missed. What has surprised us is how many of our favourite songs of all time are as a result of this gently tugged stringed instrument.
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Featuring:
Adorable – Homeboy
The Arcade Fire – Rebellion (Lies)
Beck – Devils Haircut
The Boo Radleys – Lazarus (12′ Version)
The Breeders – Cannonball
Broken Social Scene – Stars and Sons
Cold War Kids – Hang Me Up To Dry
Cornershop – Sleep On The Left Side
The Cure – A Forest
The Cure – Close to Me
dEUS – Hotellounge (Be The Death Of Me)
Explosions In The Sky – First Breath After Coma
Furniture – Brilliant Mind
Future Islands – Seasons (Waiting On You)
The Gossip – Standing In The Way Of Control
Grizzly Bear – Cheerleader
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
Joy Divison – She’s Lost Control
Kasabian – Club Foot
Lush – For Love
Mogwai – New Paths to Helicon (Part 1)
New Order – Blue Monday
Nirvana – Come as You Are
Of Montreal – Gronlandic
Pale Saints – Language Of Flowers
Pearl Jam – Jeremy
The Pixies – Here Comes Your Man
Pixies – Debaser
Placebo – Bionic
Primal Scream – Higher Than The Sun (A Dub Symphony In Two Parts)
R.E.M. – Radio Free Europe
Radiohead – The National Anthem
Saloon – Le Weekend
Sigur Ros – Olsen Olsen
Sigur Ros – Glosoli
Slowdive – Catch the Breeze
The Smiths – This Charming Man
Sneaker Pimps – Spin Spin Sugar Armand Van Helden Mix
Spoon – I Turn My Camera On
St Etienne – Kiss and Make Up
The Stone Roses – I Wanna Be Adored
The Stone Roses – Fools Gold
Sultans of Ping – Give Him A Ball (And A Yard Of Grass)
U2 – New Years Day
Verve – She’s A Superstar
Verve – Gravity Grave
Whale – Hobo Humpin’ Slobo Babe
Whipping Boy – We Don’t Need Nobody Else
White Stripes – Seven Nation Army
XTC – The Mayor of Simpleton