# Songs that make you play air bass **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [November 8, 2007, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-play-air-bass/425611 "2007-11-08T00:52:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-play-air-bass/425611/101 "2021-07-24T04:04:18Z")
If you’re a child of the 80’s you might recognize the lead singer [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Vo2L9Cp4kxU/maxresdefault.jpg "Arcade - Nothin' to Lose") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo2L9Cp4kxU) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Uppington\_Smythe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@The\_Uppington\_Smythe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Uppington_Smythe)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-play-air-bass/425611/102 "2021-07-24T21:46:17Z")
Please Do Not Go by Violent Femmes because, I mean, come on… ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-play-air-bass/425611/103 "2022-05-16T17:46:53Z")
I heard [I’ll Take You There](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhHBr7nMMio) by the Staple Singers on SiriusXM today and caught myself playing air bass so I thought I’d revive this zombie, again. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-play-air-bass/425611/104 "2022-05-16T18:06:30Z")
Yes “Tempus Fugit”. I was air basing along as I was proofing the video. (Bonus: cheesy 80s Yes video. They had the worst video producers…) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vzxZzIiO84Y/maxresdefault.jpg "Yes - Tempus Fugit (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzxZzIiO84Y) I have a photo of me playing air base in my college air band. I had a replica of Entwhistle’s “spider” bass, though I’m not sure we were playing My GGGGeneration at the time. [![](https://assets.rbl.ms/25720539/origin.jpg) ](https://assets.rbl.ms/25720539/origin.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-play-air-bass/425611/105 "2022-05-16T18:13:03Z")
I’d never noticed how much Trevor Horn could sing like John Anderson. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-play-air-bass/425611/106 "2022-05-16T18:13:38Z")
See post #98. You are a person of estimable taste, class, refinement, and discernment 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-play-air-bass/425611/107 "2022-05-16T18:32:45Z")
:smack: I searched for “Staple” but it wasn’t found. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-play-air-bass/425611/108 "2022-05-16T20:33:44Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Oh, then there’s N.I.B. by Sabbath. This is, of course, mandatory. 🙂 And don’t forget Bassically as well. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-play-air-bass/425611/109 "2022-05-16T22:55:09Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/59aXJ8GvMYE/hqdefault.jpg "Sonny Rollins - Blue 7") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59aXJ8GvMYE) ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-play-air-bass/425611/110 "2022-05-17T00:27:56Z")
Spinal Tap: Big Bottom [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iN42uzNFVmQ/hqdefault.jpg "Spinal Tap Big Bottom Live Earth Video") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN42uzNFVmQ) ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-play-air-bass/425611/111 "2022-05-17T22:53:02Z")
Graham Maby had a good part on this Joe Jackson tune. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uJAIuQ1_qHQ/hqdefault.jpg "BABY STICK AROUND By Joe Jackson") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJAIuQ1_qHQ) Entwistle, of course [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KOMu9w-rwig/hqdefault.jpg "John entwistle My Generation bass Solos") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOMu9w-rwig) ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-play-air-bass/425611/112 "2022-05-18T02:20:00Z")
Joe Jackson’s [**Steppin’ Out**.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJwt2dxx9yg) The best way to fill our house with music is from the turntable, so I made sure to pick up a used LP of _Night & Day._ It’s full of Air Bass, and Air Electric Piano. The problem is, I often rock out while making dinner, and you do NOT want a Mandatory Air Bass song coming on while you’ve got a knife in your hand… ---
**Author:** ![cieskokid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cieskokid/32/5374_2.png) [@cieskokid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cieskokid)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-play-air-bass/425611/113 "2022-05-18T02:35:02Z")
Yes x1,000 to that … but if I had to pick ONE Rush song for jammin’ on air bass, it’s "YYZ’', especially live versions [also great for air guitar AND air drums!] 😉 [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mKj36EUoU5I/hqdefault.jpg "Rush - YYZ - Live 1988") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKj36EUoU5I) ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-play-air-bass/425611/114 "2022-05-18T15:58:12Z")
The first four minutes of this video with **Alex de Grassi** (guitar) and **Michael Manring** (bass). Play it through good speakers, if you got ‘em, and let it roll. It takes a few seconds for them to settle into the groove. I see in the comments that the tune is titled “Homestyle,” from an album they did together. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1iOeUe0EGDk/maxresdefault.jpg "Alex de Grassi & Michael Manring - Musical Thoughts & Memories") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iOeUe0EGDk) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-play-air-bass/425611.md?page=5)