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. 🤦♂️
@@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.
For me, the song that made me pick up the BEHS was “Memphis Soul Stew” by King Curtis actually, it was the Simpsons Sing the Blues version. This was in 1990 I was 10
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.
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._ 🎶😌
Holy flippin hell! That was one of my favorite TV show theme songs. To this day, it'll randomly pop into my head and I'm feeling good. That's an earworm I welcome.
That Barney Miller bass line is killer, always thought I was the only one who dug it. That and The Streetbeater (Sanford and Son theme) are the coolest tv show tunes ever. I saw Cliff on the Master of Puppets tour about 2 months before he was taken from the world. Unforgettable, and he moved around a lot while playing which is hard to do for me. One of my favorite concert experiences. Hetfields arm was in a cast and his tech played his guitar part.
The Barney Miller theme is so great! Used to watch that show every week. That bass line is amazing, but when the electric piano comes in, that seals the deal.
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.
For me, it was "Starless" by King Crimson. That distorted build up after the first part of the song was mesmerising and thunderous jam at the end was pure magic.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂YEEEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!! I've ALWAYS LOVED, remembered, and thought that was an outstanding bass line and bit of music!! It makes me smile every time, even now!! One of THEE grooviest EVER! RIP in (musical) heaven, and bless your soul, Cliff!
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.
Great bass line! Jaco Pastourius, if I’m not mistaken! Barney Miller was a classic show. When I was younger, back in the ‘80’s, I used to go round my guitarist mate’s place on my days off and watch it. We’d get stoned and get into the cool theme at the beginning and have a great laugh! I’m a bass player and figured that line out. I used to use it as a warm up before gigs, thinking I was pretty smart. What a tosser! 😂
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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😂
@@user-df1vc5eg6ghahaha 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.
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
That is a killer bass line.Always loved it
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.
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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.
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.
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@@crnkmnky Good job upvoting yourself. Do you even understand the reference?
Cliff ‘Em All!!!
I loved that theme when i was a kid, and the bass intro got me instantly.
Inspired by one of the greatest instrumental themes in TV history. I never get tired of listening to it.
Its boomer shit tbh..
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.
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8 string Höfner?!?Really?
Wait- D'y'mean the Batman theme..?
Cliff was into sooo much cool music that it rubbed off on Hetfield.
I love the barney Miller theme
That is crazy. That song was the first song I learned to play on the Bass way back in 1984.
It was Danny Partridge for me! Especially when Jodie Foster became his groupie💖
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. 🤦♂️
Amazing behs fact about an amazing behs legend!!! Thanks man!!!🙏🤘🎶
Wow!! Love that groovy Barney Miller intro also!!!! Cool sounds, reason enough.
Barney Miller theme also inspired our bass player even though he started playing bass because of Jean Jacques Burnel...
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.
Always entertained by your content, it's awesome!
For me, the song that made me pick up the BEHS was “Memphis Soul Stew” by King Curtis actually, it was the Simpsons Sing the Blues version. This was in 1990 I was 10
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Yes that was my inspiration too I loved that theme song I couldn't wait every to hear it ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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.
No weirder than being inspired by The Blues Brothers, like me
I used to play along to Barney Miller on TV on my first Woolworths bass when I was 12✌️😁🤘
Bro i fucking l9ve the barney miller show alot of good memories with my dad watching them
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._ 🎶😌
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The sound is something you just love. There's nothing quite like it. Once you've heard someone, you have to try.
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.
HA I f@ckin love rhat….also love how you put this clip together…..
You're a star, keep shining bright!
Prior to picking up bass, I am a guitar player, Cliff was one of the biggest inspirations for me to play bass, and I will always be thankful to him.
Cliff Burton was a huge Thin Lizzy fan, they made up a good section of his record collection
Holy flippin hell! That was one of my favorite TV show theme songs. To this day, it'll randomly pop into my head and I'm feeling good. That's an earworm I welcome.
Lol. That's the theme that got my chilli's pumping to play bass as well.
70s had some awesome theme songs. Good Times, One Day at a Time , Sandford and Son etc ☘️
It blew my mind when I figured this out because I was inspired by that riff also
In other words. It always comes back to jazz. The true father of metal music.
Makes sense. That's a super iconic bass line, and really no other bass line has had the pop culture impact until Seinfeld
One of the greatest basslines ever. I learned that one as well.
Man thats so funky and dirty that it has to be true
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.
Woah I hear that theme almost every night coming from my grandparents' TV, this kinda blew me away.
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Thank you Danny.. wow I never knew that.... cliff is very much one of my hero's like ever.... ❤
Yes!
I loved that intro, and it was one of the first things I learned on behs.
That behsline was so sweet it could inspire anyone to pick up a behs.
ur an absolute legend! bringing wisdom to the world 🌎
To be fair that line is kinda killer
Great riff to get you hooked.
I absolutely love it! That's Awesome! I love that intro, Barney Miller was a Great Show!
That Barney Miller bass line is killer, always thought I was the only one who dug it. That and The Streetbeater (Sanford and Son theme) are the coolest tv show tunes ever.
I saw Cliff on the Master of Puppets tour about 2 months before he was taken from the world. Unforgettable, and he moved around a lot while playing which is hard to do for me. One of my favorite concert experiences. Hetfields arm was in a cast and his tech played his guitar part.
Barney Miller is arguably the GREATEST TV theme ever.
Thats my primary ring tone
Go find that complete song on CZcams and let the whole thing play out. It is a bad ass jam.
I always liked the Barney Miller show when I was a kid but never thought twice about the BEHS‼️😂😂😂
I’m 57 and I can honestly say the same thing.
Yeah they had some bad ass tv stuff in the 60' s- 70' s
That was funky - I was not expecting that groove
The Barney Miller theme is so great! Used to watch that show every week. That bass line is amazing, but when the electric piano comes in, that seals the deal.
Me too.. That is a great bass line.
Barney miller theme was one of the first things i learned on bass. My family kept telling me to play it
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.
Good riff to aspire to 👍
RIP Cliff
Gotta love the pen in the pocket on cliff's dad shirt!❤
For me, it was "Starless" by King Crimson. That distorted build up after the first part of the song was mesmerising and thunderous jam at the end was pure magic.
Night Court is another good one
Good one!! He was incredible!
I also loved that ontro as a kid!!
CLIFF WAS AWESOME
Cliff wasn't the only one inspired by the 'Barney Miller' theme.
You can hear that kind of boogie in Cliff's playing, especially on 'Pulling Teeth'.
Ray Burton is a treasure
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂YEEEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!
I've ALWAYS LOVED, remembered, and thought that was an outstanding bass line and bit of music!! It makes me smile every time, even now!! One of THEE grooviest EVER!
RIP in (musical) heaven, and bless your soul, Cliff!
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
What a great Barney Miller bass line. Sometimes use it to sound check👍
Incredible, and I was inspired just because I touched a bass guitar when I went to my first class, incredible
Very cool dude,I have never heard that,thanks man,the more u know...
That's a sweet groove
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.
Loved that intro as a kid.
😂 that was my warmup lick !!!
Got a lot of smiles and chuckles
Barney Miller! Wow, that takes me waaaay back. I always loved that theme song.
I've been playing that riff for a while and couldn't remember where it was from. I also haven't been playing it right either.
😂 Thanks Danny!
I myself have gotten into wanting to play bass because of the bass in songs made by The Psychedelic Furs, Tim butler knew what he was doing.
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.
Everybody wanted to play that behs line from Barney Miller!
Great bass line! Jaco Pastourius, if I’m not mistaken! Barney Miller was a classic show. When I was younger, back in the ‘80’s, I used to go round my guitarist mate’s place on my days off and watch it. We’d get stoned and get into the cool theme at the beginning and have a great laugh!
I’m a bass player and figured that line out. I used to use it as a warm up before gigs, thinking I was pretty smart. What a tosser! 😂
That clip of ol' Thunder Fingers-on a P-Behs, no less-rules.
Long live Cliff.....
Awesome
🚩 Danny Sapko inspires us to play bass with so much great education. For real, I truly adore this instrument. Thank you Danny 💞🏁🏁🏁
There’s got to be a whole generation of bassists that happened because of Fragile Rock
Welcome back Carter
Holy Cow Cliff Burton and I share the same inspiration from the Barney Miller show. That is so fanfreakingtastic
Ah man, that intro to the Barney Miller show was never to be missed. I never watched the show, but made sure to be home at 8:00 to hear it.