Listen to the bass guitar on Free fallin' by Tom Petty. Genius. I wonder whether there's a Tom petty tribute band somewhere called 'Future Dogs'?
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Friday, 18 June 2010
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Wow, that video brings back so many memories I didn't even realize I had.
I don't get the genius bass line bit though??
GX, the bass line is more or less exactly the same phrase all the way through. There's no verse/chorus distinction, there's no middle eight, nothing.
So... the genius remark was facetious?
GX, I don't know how often you've heard the song before, but just take a guitar or preferably a bass guitar and play along to it.
Although it sounds like a proper song that follows The Rules (intro, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, middle eight, solo, verse, chorus to fade) actually it is nothing of the sort - it transcends that and is The Same All The Way Through. See also 'Who do you love' by Bo Diddley which is just one chord all the way through.
As a seriously crap but enthusiastic home guitarist, I love this song! Along with much else of Tom's oevre.
Oh, I see -- you really do think it was genius.
Fascinating!
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