That song was a huge favorite of mine, as was the show. I thought it was a guitar until a guy played it for me in 1979 on the bass in a music store and said no it's a bass, dude😂
That's Joe Osborne on an 8-string Hofner with a pick. Joe played most of the early Partridge Family albums. And I literally grew up hearing Carol Kaye through cheap 5" speakers. That's what playing with a pick does.
Settle, petal. 😢 The evil modern world isn't _really_ trying to destroy all that is divinely artistic, @@JamesReed-zg6go. The logical fallacy you're using to validate your personal tastes, is called False Dichotomy. Gangster rap evolved from _entirely different origins_ to the sweet jazz bass we enjoy in the Barney Miller theme. They are both forms of musical expression - but trying to rate them against each other is like comparing apples and chilli sauce. 🤦♂️
@jaydub2971 You are correct! In fact, The MG's played on many hit records on the Stax label, for artists like Albert King, Rufus Thomas, Wilson Pickett, Eddie Floyd, Sam and Dave....the list goes on.
@@rickg8015He also loved The Police. He definitely was not the stereotypical thrasher, but thrash was was probably more conducive to fostering his neo-classocal and neo-baroque tendencies than any other genre he could have chose from.
That riff from Barney Miller and the one from Sanford and Son are absolutely killer in their soulfulness, economy and articulation. Rather like I Want You Back by the Jackson 5. Can’t remember the player. Any track by James Jamerson or Carole Kaye too are lessons in how to lay it down.
That's one of the things that made me like the bass too. it was one of the first things I learned. People ask me ifvi can play it more times than you would think. Of course, Cliff was a big influence on me as well.
Day 29 | Video 29 | New Behs Challenge for Danny Sapko: Play this Ominous Behs Riff, 17 Times… with Picc: 0E 2E 3E 4E, 3E 4E, 3E 4E 3E 4E, A2 E4 Pedal = Reverb and/or Delay There’s a lot more to the riff, but it would be a pain in the butt to transcribe every one. Also, I don’t know the amount of Reverb or Delay for the riff. BPM = 110 *Best Played on a Blue Custom Shop 1960s Fender Jazz Bass*
When I was starting out, if you could play the Barney Miller theme and Mystery Achievement by the Pretenders, you were the sh*t. Cliff's dad does a great William S Burroughs impersonation.
I started playing behs because of Dave ellefson on the early megadeth albums.....mainly the peace sells song intro that MTV news used for their intro and outro for years😂😂😂....Dave is a fool for canning him,,one of metals best,,along with Alex webster....and ellefson used a pick,,and was still a low end virtuoso!!!!!
not going to see the Ozzy concert where they opened and played their new master of puppets album is one of my bigger musical regrets. i think i had to work. don't care. Quitting was an option, and clearly the right choice. & i loved Barney Miller. great bass solo
Arranging that theme music to feature the bass so strongly, was genuinely clever. Also, it's absolutely ideal for the dual purposes of being _distinctive_ and _inviting._ 🎶😌
Oddly enough, Nikki Sixx is why I noticed bass.....Cliff is why I took it seriously. I also like how who inspired him, was some real players. Not Who, this guy thought it would be.
An INTRO to a TV show being cliffs reason to play bass is such a kid thing that I can imagine for him perfectly I love that
“Dudes check out what I learnt”
Remember "Seinfeld"?
I learned how to play bass from that show too
That song was a huge favorite of mine, as was the show.
I thought it was a guitar until a guy played it for me in 1979 on the bass in a music store and said no it's a bass, dude😂
@@Beelzebub-x9fhahaha sick
I know alot of people started playing bass because of Cliff Burton but I got into bass because of Jason Newsted then stuck around for Cliff
Who can blame you, Jason is an amazing bass player in his own right
Cliff and Jason inspired me to play... Yet Jason is my favorite!
First song I ever tried to learn! Not to mention a great show. Mooshie, mooshie.
Jason Newstead prob my favourite. His backing vocals are super solid
Two totally different players that are both terrific 🙏
That is a particularly funky groove for a TV intro.
It’s imbedded in my head indefinitely because Barney Miller coming on my parent’s TV signaled my bed time. I, too, am a bass player.
Ever heard of Seinfeld?
The Barney Miller theme has one of the best bass lines ever. It always blows me away no matter how many times I hear it. It's mad fun to play too!
Thanks, i wasn't familiar with that theme
that is #1 for bass in a tv show as number #2 for bass in a tv show is in Hawi 5-0 1960's version.
It had some tasty guitar work as well, one in particular as it had variations on the theme.
A lot of us were enthralled with that particular riff.
Knew I wasn't the only one 😂
I still hum that shit. It comes on one of the retro channels too. I always stop to listen to the theme
I was inspired by that same line. Still think it’s on the short list of coolest bass lines ever.
It was a pretty funny show too. I heard that opening theme a LOT.
@@professornuke7562 Would you like a brownie?
@@Typical.Anomaly have you been saving that for the perfect moment?
this wasn't it.
@@Typical.Anomaly "So yeah I visited my friend"
"Erm... Would you like a brownie for that?"
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@@crnkmnky Good job upvoting yourself. Do you even understand the reference?
Cliff was into sooo much cool music that it rubbed off on Hetfield.
Cliff ‘Em All!!!
Night Court is another one with a badass bassline
That's the first thing I thought of when the Barney Miller song came on. I thought the Night Court one was better, but the other one came out first.
Top Comment. You win.
Bingo
The guy who wrote the Barney Miller theme song also wrote the Night Court theme song.
@@TheDinosaur82 Interesting. Guess that's why they're both so good.
That is a killer bass line.Always loved it
Always loved that intro, along with the Mission Impossible tv theme (thank you Carol Kaye!), and of course the Batman tv show (1966) riff!
Check out Mannix. But listen to ultra lounge TV town for a killer version! In fact listen to that whole album.
That's Joe Osborne on an 8-string Hofner with a pick. Joe played most of the early Partridge Family albums. And I literally grew up hearing Carol Kaye through cheap 5" speakers. That's what playing with a pick does.
@@VallinSFAS-
Whaaaat?
8 string Höfner?!?Really?
Wait- D'y'mean the Batman theme..?
That Barney Miller theme song is up there with Taxi theme song from Bob James.
WKRP closing credit song is also great. Has that late 70s early 80s rock sound. Even they lyrics are great eventhough its absolutely garbage.
The name of the song is Angela
@@kellyg2826 Thanks for the history lesson.
@@dohanddonuts5716 Great garbage! At least it's not that garbage like gangster rap!
Settle, petal. 😢 The evil modern world isn't _really_ trying to destroy all that is divinely artistic, @@JamesReed-zg6go. The logical fallacy you're using to validate your personal tastes, is called False Dichotomy. Gangster rap evolved from _entirely different origins_ to the sweet jazz bass we enjoy in the Barney Miller theme. They are both forms of musical expression - but trying to rate them against each other is like comparing apples and chilli sauce. 🤦♂️
I loved that theme when i was a kid, and the bass intro got me instantly.
It was Danny Partridge for me! Especially when Jodie Foster became his groupie💖
Yes! Nobody could strum a bass guitar 🎸 like Danny Partridge could. I think that's where Lemmy got his influence.
Inspired by one of the greatest instrumental themes in TV history. I never get tired of listening to it.
Its boomer shit tbh..
That is crazy. That song was the first song I learned to play on the Bass way back in 1984.
Amazing behs fact about an amazing behs legend!!! Thanks man!!!🙏🤘🎶
Barney Miller theme also inspired our bass player even though he started playing bass because of Jean Jacques Burnel...
Day 92 of asking for Aston Barret’s bass tone (Bob Marley and The Wailers)
I love the barney Miller theme
You can hear that kind of boogie in Cliff's playing, especially on 'Pulling Teeth'.
No weirder than being inspired by The Blues Brothers, like me
Duck Dunn, from Booker T. & The MG's.
@@bigbadbillb if memory serves, he's playing the bass line on Otis Redding's "Sittin' On the Dock of a Bay."
@jaydub2971 You are correct! In fact, The MG's played on many hit records on the Stax label, for artists like Albert King, Rufus Thomas, Wilson Pickett, Eddie Floyd, Sam and Dave....the list goes on.
DAY 100something OF ASKING FOR CCR BEHS TONE! (Nice vid btw)
Bro i fucking l9ve the barney miller show alot of good memories with my dad watching them
He also liked acts such as ZZ Top, Sabbath, and Iron Maiden.
also Rush! that's why his early bands were all prog -sounding... that's also why he had a Rickenbacker
When he first met up with Metallica, he was listening to R.E.M.’s “Murmur” on his Walkman.. Which surprised Lars..
@@rickg8015He also loved The Police. He definitely was not the stereotypical thrasher, but thrash was was probably more conducive to fostering his neo-classocal and neo-baroque tendencies than any other genre he could have chose from.
Ryo Yamada bass tone day 143
Barney Miller is arguably the GREATEST TV theme ever.
That riff from Barney Miller and the one from Sanford and Son are absolutely killer in their soulfulness, economy and articulation. Rather like I Want You Back by the Jackson 5. Can’t remember the player. Any track by James Jamerson or Carole Kaye too are lessons in how to lay it down.
Wow!! Love that groovy Barney Miller intro also!!!! Cool sounds, reason enough.
Day 119 of asking for king gizzard and the lizard wizards behs tone
70s had some awesome theme songs. Good Times, One Day at a Time , Sandford and Son etc ☘️
That's a sweet groove
Day 5 of asking for Randy Meisner bass tone
Uk who inspired many? Felix Pappalardi, behs sound????
Sounds like the Fade to Black bassline originated from there.
I used to play along to Barney Miller on TV on my first Woolworths bass when I was 12✌️😁🤘
Do you still have that bass?
@@bigbadbillb gone long, long ago ⚰️
Yes that was my inspiration too I loved that theme song I couldn't wait every to hear it ❤️❤️❤️❤️
This Song made Cliff Burton Play bass @DannySapko Que pasta 😎🎸🌹💯✨❤️ Excelente me encantó 👀🤣✌️👍👋👋
I always liked the Barney Miller show when I was a kid but never thought twice about the BEHS‼️😂😂😂
Day 170 of asking for Brian Gibson's bass tone from Lightning Bolt!
That's one of the things that made me like the bass too. it was one of the first things I learned. People ask me ifvi can play it more times than you would think. Of course, Cliff was a big influence on me as well.
Everybody wanted to play that behs line from Barney Miller!
Cliff wasn't the only one inspired by the 'Barney Miller' theme.
Day 29 | Video 29 | New Behs Challenge for Danny Sapko: Play this Ominous Behs Riff, 17 Times… with Picc:
0E 2E 3E 4E, 3E 4E, 3E 4E 3E 4E, A2 E4
Pedal = Reverb and/or Delay
There’s a lot more to the riff, but it would be a pain in the butt to transcribe every one. Also, I don’t know the amount of Reverb or Delay for the riff.
BPM = 110
*Best Played on a Blue Custom Shop 1960s Fender Jazz Bass*
Day 214 of asking for Nikki Sixx’s Behs Tone, that’s 7 months and 3 days in a row of asking
I always loved the barney miller theme song. Loved the show too. I liked whojihowitz he was funny and a badass. Fish was cool too.
When I was starting out, if you could play the Barney Miller theme and Mystery Achievement by the Pretenders, you were the sh*t. Cliff's dad does a great William S Burroughs impersonation.
I started playing behs because of Dave ellefson on the early megadeth albums.....mainly the peace sells song intro that MTV news used for their intro and outro for years😂😂😂....Dave is a fool for canning him,,one of metals best,,along with Alex webster....and ellefson used a pick,,and was still a low end virtuoso!!!!!
Shortly after I learned to play i taught myself that and then you have to learn night court
What a great Barney Miller bass line. Sometimes use it to sound check👍
Alice In Chains bass tone
It blew my mind when I figured this out because I was inspired by that riff also
Lol. That's the theme that got my chilli's pumping to play bass as well.
not going to see the Ozzy concert where they opened and played their new master of puppets album is one of my bigger musical regrets. i think i had to work. don't care. Quitting was an option, and clearly the right choice.
& i loved Barney Miller.
great bass solo
Day 238 of asking for John Wetton's bass tone
I knew it was something like that, I would say Jaco but thats close enough
You're a star, keep shining bright!
I did not know about the Barney Miller influence. Way back in the beginning I learned it and later made It an intro to one of our songs
Day 60 of asking for Steve DiGiorgio bass tone
The only reason cliff gets all the love is he died
Listen to the bass isolated tracks sloppy out of time and terrible tone
I used to play guitar to the tv all the time and when I learned the Barney Miller theme in front of my dad he was impressed by teenage me.
Barney miller theme was one of the first things i learned on bass. My family kept telling me to play it
Day 5 of asking for Misa’s bass tone from Band Maid
Day 4 of asking for Misa’s bass tone from Band Maid
I’m 57 and I can honestly say the same thing.
day 171 of asking for meshuggah’s bass tone
Man thats so funky and dirty that it has to be true
Day 223 asking Shane behs tone
To be fair that line is kinda killer
I got into behs because of Cliff. It was during a time when all of my friends were picking up guitar. So glad I chose the behs.
Night Court is another good one
Thats my primary ring tone
BARNEY MILLER... crazy... i remember that show from the late 70s... RIP CLIFF. (They didn't do much after you left)
Day 192 of asking for Necrobutcher of Mayhem’s BEHS tone!
Burton is over-rated.
Day 2 of asking for a Lightning Bolt BEHS tone tutorial
Cliff Burton was a huge Thin Lizzy fan, they made up a good section of his record collection
Day 138 of asking for my chemical romance’s bass tone… PLEASE
The sound is something you just love. There's nothing quite like it. Once you've heard someone, you have to try.
Day 44 of asking for Henry Bogdan’s behs tone from HELMET 🤘🤘
Arranging that theme music to feature the bass so strongly, was genuinely clever. Also, it's absolutely ideal for the dual purposes of being _distinctive_ and _inviting._ 🎶😌
And Kirk Hammet gave Clif the power of WAHWAH. Now you know, the rest of the story.
Nobody tops Thunderfingers. He was from Arturas.
Day 113 of asking for Justin morrows behs tone. From Motionless In White.
How about Rex Brown’s tone from the seminal Groove Metal classic, Vulgar Display of Power?
Nonconsecutive day 55 of asking for John K Samson's bass tone on Propagandhi's album Less Talk More Rock
Day 67 of asking for DD Verni from Overkill's W.F.O. behs tone
Thank you Danny.. wow I never knew that.... cliff is very much one of my hero's like ever.... ❤
Video 95 of asking for Austin Cressey :) (Lead Pipe & Colorblind / dirty tone specifically)
Cliff Burton rocketed into overrated players because he died young. This is a FACT
I absolutely love it! That's Awesome! I love that intro, Barney Miller was a Great Show!
Help Danny! Want to find Dave Richmond's BEHS tone
Carol Kaye recorded the BEHS
on These Boots Are Made For Walking.
Day 235 of asking for Robert Trujillo's behs tone
Day 93 of asking for Bakithi Kumalo’s BEHS tone
Day 244 of asking for Juan Alderetes behs tone (TMV)
Same here, and night court, gene simmonds, geezer, cliff and so many more, but Barney Miller show was first
Every bassist I knew, including myself, wanted to learn the Barney Miller bass line, lol.
Oddly enough, Nikki Sixx is why I noticed bass.....Cliff is why I took it seriously. I also like how who inspired him, was some real players. Not Who, this guy thought it would be.
I switched from guitar to bass after hearing Rockinpo Goroshi by Maximum the Hormone