top 5 basslines (ever)

had an interesting, high fidelity-esque conversation over the recent long-weekend motivated by the fact a friend has recently taken up the bass guitar. the criteria were never really defined but nevertheless the following shortlist was devised:

Cannonball- The Breeders
Another One Bites the Dust- Queen
Day Tripper- The Beatles
Come Together- The Beatles
Walk On The Wild Side- Lou Reed
Blister in the Sun- Violent Femmes
Come As You Are- Nirvana
Longview- Greenday
Killing In The Name- Rage Against The Machine
Beautiful People- Marilyn Manson
My Girl- Otis Redding
Express Yourself- Chrales Wright & The Watts 103rd Rhythm Band
Fool’s Gold- Stone Roses
Bug Powder Dust- Bomb the Bass
Hello, I Love You- The Doors
Root Down- Beastie Boys
Rapper’s Delight- Sugarhill Gang
The Message- Grandmaster Flash
Gigantic- The Pixies
Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver- Primus
Suck My Kiss- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Walkabout- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Beercan- Beck
Feel Good Inc.- Gorillaz

The following were disqualified (reasons for exclusion given in brackets):

Seven Nation Army- The White Stripes (processed guitar effect; possible
requalification, in the bass register)
You Can Call Me Al- Paul Simon (bass fill)
Addicted to Bass- Josh Abrahams (not live)
Smoke on the Water- Deep Purple (guitar riff)
Superstition- Stevie Wonder (guitar line)
Where It's At- Beck (moog)

And finally some advice from my lawyer:

(e) Unrelated news. "Bust a Move" (by Young MC - ed.). Very cool bass line. Apparently this was Flea or some shit. I don't know. It might be true. It might also be crap from crapsuckers.