These are my top 5 songs. From the very first time I heard 'em, I was like, man, I want to play that. And now in the midst of taking B2B, I hope to be playing them sometime soon!
What are yours?
From the first time I heard them
Born to be wild
Owner of the lonely heart
Good time for love - Sadao Watanabe
Wake me up before you go go
Every time you go away
These are the songs that got me started. I didn’t get to play every time you go away on a Fretless but my mentor just bought one and he was so proud of it.
Anything and everything by Duran Duran. John Taylor is such a good bassist, and so damn cool with it too!
If I were to try to list my top five songs that inspired me to play bass, they would all be Duran2 songs, but they would probably also be my top 5 favorite Dauran2 songs. Trouble is, I couldn’t narrow down to five songs 
If I were to list those that I have an ambition to play, Rio is at the top. Waaaay out of my league at present, but my ambition to get there. New Religion and The Chauffeur (also from the Rio album) are high in that list too. Planet Earth - working on that - and Careless Memories from the first album are up there, as are Electric Barbarella, All She Wants Is and Hold Me… the list goes on!
Listen to any one of those songs and listen to JT’s playing.
From the more contemporary albums, the mashup of Lonely in Your Nightmare and Super Freak, from last year’s Danse Macabre album is fantastic. I can play Super Freak, but not the Lonely part. Again on the ambition list!
Oddly enough, I just looked this one up tonight. It doesn’t seem too bad just looking it over. I’ve seen you play stuff that seemed harder to play, at least to me. Save a Prayer has an awesome bass line but that one’s out of my league still.
Yes, The Chauffeur is on the list and I’ve started working on it. My problem is that I have too much on the list and keep adding to it! I pick songs up, then put them down, rather than committing!
Will be impressed when someone can do Planet Earth and its many octaves+hammer ons - that song would destroy me as that kind of octave work is my kryptonite
Again, another one I have downloaded and started, but not finished 
There is a fantastic version by the Neurotic Oursiders (a JT spin off) that is really dark. Sadly, it also sounds unfinished as they only did one verse and one chorus.
Totally - I love that tune and bassline 
Love Games, Running In the Family, and Lessons In Love by Level 42
With Or Without You - U2
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
Too many good bass songs. Always loved bass in songs!
But:
I can narrow it down to one.
Here are my top 5.
Andrew.
Yep, this. This is right up on top of my list with… I’ll just say the Cure and leave it there. It was a coin flip between Transmission and Disorder. I figured Transmission, being a simpler bass line would be easier to use to build up to playing at that speed.
1 - “Roundabout” (or anything Yes). My first rock concert was Yes, and Chris Squire’s presence was awe inspiring. That alone was enough.
2 - “Rio” Nuff said.
3 - “Chameleon” by Herbie Hancock. I know it’s synth bass. That riff though.
4 - “Dazed and Confused” really just all of JPJ’s work as the glue holding Zep together.
5 - “Have a Cigar” by Pink Floyd. The menace and malice of the bass really defines that song.
Boy , this one is tough for me as I just don’t do top ANYTHING very well. I am unable to pick a top song or a top 3 movie or who would be your favorite…
Some of the influences
#1 Three Dog Night
#2 Onigo Boingo
#3 Metallica
#4 Duran Duran
#5 English Beat
#6 Eagles
#7 BoB Marley
#8 The Beach Boys live in 1977 left an impression for sure
#9 but I would have to say that Keith Mosley of The String Cheese Incident lit the actual fire in me. The Cheese played a Halloween Show in Vegas back in 2003 and that was the night when I discovered what else is possible.
#10 Pink Floyd fan but I wouldn’t say that they “made” me want to learn the bass
Anyway , enjoy the rest of September Bass Buzz Folks ,
Cheers
I feel like I should re-record my cover with the BB
The TRBX sounds awesome on it but it’s just not quite the same.
I also mixed my vocals a little too high. Overall it came out pretty good though.
Duran Duran - Rio should have been on my list.
The first one I can think of is this:
I’ve gotta say these are the first songs that really got me wanting to learn:
1.) Come Together- The Beatles
2.) Any Metallica song ever
3.) Feel Good Inc.- Gorillaz
4.) Suck My Kiss- RHCP
5.) Through The Fire And The Flames- Dragonforce
All in all, I’m still learning, but these were the ones that started me off. Honorable mention- Peace Sells- Megadeath.