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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Song / Television How Hard Did Liquid Liquid Kill It on Jimmy Fallon?

Posted by on Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 11:40 AM

Very hard. Liquid Liquid's rendition of "Cavern" (augmented by Late Night With Jimmy Fallon house band the Roots) ranks as one of the greatest TV/music moments of the 21st century. Despite all the extra players involved, the song retains its essential spartan funkiness, bolstered by one of the most satisfying, undulant bass lines ever. You can view the April 2 performance here. Four drummers/percussionists, two bassists, and one Sal Principato on vocals, bongos, and (spanking?) paddle, looking fantastic after all these years? Yes, yes—put this on repeat. (Check out the original 1983 recorded version below for comparison.)

 

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ly_yng 1
Is that the bass line from White Lines?
Posted by ly_yng on April 6, 2010 at 2:30 PM
mackro 2
@1: vice versa
Posted by mackro http://mackro.blogspot.com on April 6, 2010 at 4:15 PM
mason dyer 3
oh my god this is so amazing! so much soul, so good live. NYC is where its at
Posted by mason dyer http://www.myspace.com/webuygolddiamond on April 7, 2010 at 12:04 PM

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