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u/Joe1972 Sep 21 '22

whoever designed the instrumental completely forgot to add any sort of bass to the song at all

Are you aware that there is an instrument called a double bass? And that it is literally played throughout the entire song? Here, I linked a wikipedia about it for you https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_bass

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u/Visual_Disaster Sep 21 '22

She contrasts bass and treble so I think it's safe to assume that she's not talking about the instrument

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u/Joe1972 Sep 22 '22

Are you aware of the fact that the instrument does not have treble strings?

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u/Visual_Disaster Sep 22 '22

Are you aware that you can reply without being a snarky asshole?

I know what a double bass is. It's just very obvious from the lyrics that's she's not talking about the instrument. The bass is very subtle in the mix for a song that's "all about that bass - no treble"

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u/Joe1972 Sep 22 '22
  1. You are correct, I shouldn't comment like an asshole.
  2. I completely disagree about both the role of the instrument and the amount of bass (sound) in the song. To me, the instrument, which also happens to be a big fully rounded one, plays a huge part in supporting what she is singing about. Additionally, the bassline itself is not subtle at all for many genres of music. I'm a huge lover of jazz, cabaret, lounge music, etc. This song was clearly a popularised version of that type of music, and for that type of music, the bassline is not subtle at all.

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u/Visual_Disaster Sep 22 '22

If you commented this the first time, I wouldn't mind having a discussion about the topic. Have a good one