Bass Tribute

Gotta have something on the bottom if you wanna have a band Gotta have a strong foundation if you gonna make a stand The bass is the center solid, as a rock When your body starts moving you know you just can't stop It's played with the soul not just with the hands By the best bass players in the land When the bass starts thumpin' sho 'nuff hits the spot And I hope it never stops Stanley Clarke, I tip my hat to you Jaco Pastorius, you know I love you too Larry Graham, thank you for all you do Just thumpin' on the bass I'm just thumpin' on the bass Ow yeah, I'm just thumpin' on the bass Bass players used to be the ones standing in the back When Jaco first played "Donna Lee", it sho' changed that When I first saw Stanley Clarke my jaw hit the floor Ah Bootsy Collins playing "Sex Machine" baby just give me some mo' Larry Graham, thank you man, for playing that thumb Louis Johnson and Marcus Miller, you gotta give them some Anthony Jackson, Paul McCartney, Chuck Rainey, Willie Weeks I wanna thank you all for making it speak Bootsy Collins, I tip my hat to you Ah yeah baby Marcus Miller, you know I love you too James Jamerson, thank you for all you do Just thumpin' on the bass I'm just thumpin' on the bass Ow yeah, I'm just thumpin' on the bass (Alvin) The bass, the bottom, low down funky nasty, How low can you go? Bass Line. The Bassment. Oh yeah. What would Stanley say if he were here today? What would Jaco say if he were here today? What would Larry say if he were here today? What would Bootsy say if he were here today? What would Marcus say if he were here today? What would Rocco say if he were here today? Anthony Jackson (Will - Anthony bass part) Willie Weeks Ray Brown Robert Wilson Stanley Clarke, I tip my hat to you Jaco Pastorius, you know I love you too Larry Graham, thank you for all you do Everyone, we owe it all to you Don't you feel it in your soul Let the bass take control Just thumpin' on the bass, the bass, the bass, bass Could you, could you feel the bass When you freeze the place Thumpin' on the bass, Thumpin' on the bass And to all the the other masters of the low end Thanks for doing what you do We love you and we haven't forgotten