# Best Beats in Music -- with audio **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 14, 2009, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beats-in-music-with-audio/489418 "2009-03-14T15:10:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beats-in-music-with-audio/489418/1 "2009-03-14T15:10:42Z")
[Long cool woman (in a black dress)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqrAD6i5ZhQ&feature=related) [sugarloaf - green eyed lady](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc1PHk9FhIk) [The Beatles Day Tripper](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2UYRoti-tY) [Pink Floyd - Money](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRUR94yMjew&feature=related) [Stevie Wonder ~ Superstition](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDZFf0pm0SE) [Michael Jackson - Billie Jean](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En-cHBv7UpA) Just to get it started. Rock on! ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beats-in-music-with-audio/489418/2 "2009-03-14T15:17:55Z")
The Granddaddy of them all: [Whatd I Say](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvUVqu7qIVw&feature=related) in an extended version. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beats-in-music-with-audio/489418/3 "2009-03-14T15:29:31Z")
Some real Oldies: [Chet Atkins "Boo Boo Stick Beat’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKxHRbV6jdU) [BILL DOGGETT HONKY TONK](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adHloZlumxU) [Booker T & the MG’s - green onions - mod classic 60s](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-7QSMyz5rg) [The Ventures “Walk Don’t Run”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ11y7pYl-8) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beats-in-music-with-audio/489418/4 "2009-03-14T18:39:32Z")
[The Mar-Keys: from the Night Before to the Morning After](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z0tgGMAdoc) actually three songs: 1. Last Night - 1961 hit 2. Night Before 3. Morning After - nonhit single [B. B. King & Eric Clapton - The Thrill Is Gone](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6gDeGdQ3rM) and another version: [B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone: 1993/Live At B.B. King’s Blues Club, Blues Summit](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtm66Z3lebc&feature=channel) [Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z67soz7nT8&feature=related) [Boz Scaggs - Lowdown](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65EoK4OelZU) [“Monterey”, Eric Burdon](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvs8U0oxnlI) [Gino Vannelli - People Gotta Move](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzDmDqKMt58&feature=related) [Chicago (band)- “Mongonucleosis” LIVE 1977](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVpBk2c2lME&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beats-in-music-with-audio/489418/5 "2009-03-14T22:22:20Z")
Oh, and by the way, this was meant as an invitation to post links to audio/video of what you consider to be among the Best Beats in Music. These just happen to be some of my favorites. I’m sure I have others I can list later. Meanwhile, add to the stack. Please. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beats-in-music-with-audio/489418/6 "2009-03-14T22:46:19Z")
Deserving at least an honorable mention - YYZ by Rush [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3oaZ-9GfOK8/hqdefault.jpg "Rush YYZ R30 Live") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oaZ-9GfOK8) (the beat is YYZ in Morse Code. YYZ being the airport code for Toronto) Brian ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beats-in-music-with-audio/489418/7 "2009-03-14T22:55:50Z")
[All The Pretty Little Horses](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxIox923IOo) by Calexico. (Nearly anything by Calexico, for that matter) [TNT](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJdv2DGu-qc) by Tortoise. (Nearly anything with John McIntyre playing the drums, for that matter) ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beats-in-music-with-audio/489418/8 "2009-03-14T23:19:55Z")
[Roy Head, Treat Her Right](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BLQgQNuN-M&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beats-in-music-with-audio/489418/9 "2009-03-14T23:46:34Z")
[Barret Strong - Money (That’s what I want)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oNrreaCeDY) [Dave Brubeck - Unsquare Dance](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFqoPfP1KHc) [richie cole hi-fly](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=574L-QTmCtg&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beats-in-music-with-audio/489418/10 "2009-03-15T01:45:16Z")
Sweet - Ballroom Blitz [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrBDivsSe3k) Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oMFYs3gfgis/hqdefault.jpg "~THIN LIZZY~ JAILBREAK") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMFYs3gfgis) James Gang - Funk 49 [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/U_qHU_6Ofc0/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGMgYyhjMA8=&rs=AOn4CLARmef2t9au0WKgc0JrDfpHOuNQ0g "James Gang - Funk #49") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_qHU_6Ofc0) Good calls in the OP. Green-Eyed Lady is a big favorite of mine. Duh, can’t believe I got: Queen - Another One Bites the Dust [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNQRfBAzSzo) ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beats-in-music-with-audio/489418/11 "2009-03-15T01:51:34Z")
Golden Earring - Radar Love [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JeRa3RtBiIU/hqdefault.jpg "Golden Earring - Radar love") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeRa3RtBiIU) ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beats-in-music-with-audio/489418/12 "2009-03-15T01:59:26Z")
I lack the knowledge of how to link, but may I suggest any of a number of offerings by Janet Jackson? And Led Zeppelin - ‘When The Levee Breaks’. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beats-in-music-with-audio/489418/13 "2009-03-15T06:54:45Z")
[PETER GUNN THEME](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcflCzZlLcQ&feature=related) [Mission Impossible Theme Tune](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWfLThXoC8Y) [Fleetwood Mac - You Make Loving Fun](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5eCEdu_gQE&feature=related) [Chain Of Fools](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-uNb_Nihuk&feature=related) [Dire Straits - Money For Nothing (Wembley Arena)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDpMqKSrr7Y&feature=related) [The Allman Brothers Band with Duane - Whipping Post - Fillmore East - 09/23/1970 (Part 1)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHhKnc0XZrs&feature=related) [Allman Brothers - In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - 1970](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXrcINvsREU&feature=related) [Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler - Cocaine](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kInoeTycY60&feature=related) [JERRY REED / GUITAR MAN](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nriDJjdiHKM) [Carnival Dance- Black Orpheus - Marcel Camus 1959](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ7F0Fkydhk) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beats-in-music-with-audio/489418/14 "2009-03-15T07:44:03Z")
[Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GasRJS8eiLY) [Blast! Drumline Battery Battle](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=186Fdc59tWY&feature=related) [Stomp- Stomp Out Loud](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu15Ou-jKM0) [Art Blakey - Blues March](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24e9dRcOUkY&feature=related) [Buddy Rich Drum Solo](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mn83f4mZ0s) [Omar Hakim on Roland V-Drum](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE2CxdskGII&feature=related) [Joe Morello - Magnificent Drum Solo](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzL7_P1_2qE) [Ed Shaughnessy Drum Solo (Tribute to Buddy Rich)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boZUSJU8FGY&feature=related) [Gene Krupa- Sing, Sing, Sing](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9J5Zt2Obko) [Rare Steve Gadd!! 2 good clips!!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRAVnSo2twM&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beats-in-music-with-audio/489418/15 "2009-03-15T17:21:41Z")
[Dave Brubek Quartet - Take Five](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVGotpIxkGU&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beats-in-music-with-audio/489418/16 "2009-03-15T18:06:04Z")
[Kodō - Best Drummer Ever “japanese drums”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hNZBXFaSFE&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beats-in-music-with-audio/489418/17 "2009-03-15T18:26:10Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > [All The Pretty Little Horses](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxIox923IOo) by Calexico. Outta curiosity, what’s your opinion of this version vs. the versions by Current 93 or Coil? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beats-in-music-with-audio/489418/18 "2009-03-15T20:43:05Z")
[ANDY NARELL +TRINIDAD ALL STARS](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjIM87Z_bNc&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beats-in-music-with-audio/489418/19 "2009-03-15T22:16:03Z")
Just out of curiosity, does the OP mean “best _beats_” or “best _grooves_”? Two different, though related, things. The sample songs in the OP make me think “grooves” was intended. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beats-in-music-with-audio/489418/20 "2009-03-15T23:15:25Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > Just out of curiosity, does the OP mean “best _beats_” or “best _grooves_”? Two different, though related, things. The sample songs in the OP make me think “grooves” was intended. Whatever works for you. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beats-in-music-with-audio/489418.md?page=2)