Duran Duran - Girls on Film (Night Version) - bass cover

For my tenth video I decided to make quite a production of it...don't know if I'll do it again, it was a beast to edit this thing!
Guest starring my ragged tiger Sugar who thought it was time for Hungry Like the Wolf. A big thank you to my primo Saul for help with the additional cameras.
Get up and DANCE!!!

[@111highgh]

John Taylor's bass playing is almost alien.

[@zumazmusic]

Area 51 all the way.

[@sharoncurtis5820]

Daaaayyyyummm!! I’m a huge Duran Fan and you nailed that …..I think John would be blown away!!

[@zumazmusic]

Thank you Sharon. Much appreciated! 😎🎸🙏🐈

[@simpsondavid06]

Damn dude! You made John Taylor proud! Real funky on the battle ax!

[@zumazmusic]

David Simpson - Thank You! It's as heavy as a battle axe!

[@SombraPiloto]

This makes me want to go buy a bass...

[@breathing_in_fumes6096]

I did it 2 weeks ago AND ITS AWESOME

[@svenschrecker]

Makes me want to get a cat

[@Sterlingjob]

Ha I was just thinking that!

[@ba739]

Makes me want to get ab Aria Pro

[@iamalpharius9483]

John "Ghost Note Machine Gun" Taylor. He is the reason my playing in METAL is ghostly AF!!!!

[@zumazmusic]

👻😎😏👻

[@prescottmanor7575]

Dude, I just want you to know that I have been watching and enjoying your videos for years now. You are amazing on that bass. John Taylor would no doubt be proud. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and talent with the rest of the world. Peace always, my brother.

[@zumazmusic]

Much appreciated Prescott. Thank you for writing! 🙏🎶😎

[@gordov2]

Definitely the best bass performance of this song I've ever heard. Nice work!

[@oliviersalomon5806]

Awesome my friend. Total respect from an old duranie from France 🇫🇷 ❤️ 🙌

[@zumazmusic]

Merci Olivier!

[@ernestovaliente3380]

It always sounded amazing on the original song...now I see that it is complicated and rhythmically fucking great!!! Congrats my man!! my respects for your awesome playing!! Very impressed!!

[@zumazmusic]

Thank you Ernesto the Brave ☺️!

[@rob4b]

I cannot believe it's been 11 years when i first watched this!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sugar is still with us.

[@zumazmusic]

I can't believe it either!

[@aztaar]

OMG Zuma, this is so good! Your bass skills are supreme! My fav song!

[@zumazmusic]

aztaar Thank you! I greatly appreciate your comment. :)

[@aztaar]

And you're quite easy on the eye :-) christine

[@zumazmusic]

aztaar :0 ... Why thank you! 😊

[@tazong]

Doesnt matter how many times i watch this video - must be 100+ totally absorbed by the fantastic bass play - cant say say any more awesome

[@PorkyPiggles]

It's not often I find something that impresses me on KZbin. Amazing bass playing! I love the song and will appreciate it even more now. Thanks

[@kimiketta]

Simply great! Thank you! And a big hug for kitty !

[@jeffdarling957]

Great job!! You ain't kidding about the strength and stamina part I played bass for 15 years and John Taylors bass lines are quite a workout on the fingers. Nice job on the finger choreography and rests, plus you do an exceptional job on those ghost notes, Ive watched most of your John Taylor covers. Keep up the good work! :)

[@zumazmusic]

I really appreciate it Jeff! Thank you for your time! Y'know, I didn't know what ghost notes were til I read about them in Bass Player magazine. By then I had been copping John for years! Ahhh, pre Internet times.

[@mikeruss]

Loved the editing and the playing.. Thanks a million.

[@zumazmusic]

Thank you very much! The editing ended being quite a big task. Thanks for noticing!

[@bigrabbit1768]

Hey Zumaz! Returning to this video after 6 years It was actually the first song I set out to learn when I got my first bass at 12 but maybe I was a little ambitious at the time haha But I can now play it! Cheers to you my friend

[@zumazmusic]

Gabriel Baggett - glad to see you back! 😎

[@zumazmusic]

@DoubleEntendreSongs - The mistakes don't matter as much as the FEEL of what you are playing. People respond to FEEL, most people don't have the ear to discern such technicalities as we are discussing here. If anyone gives this video a thumbs down it's because they are haters, plain and simple.

[@Sayonara301]

This is a damn unusual new version, sounds funky, better than the ordinary one. This is how a bass should make the difference. Good job!

[@zumazmusic]

Thank you lily 😊🎶

[@robwin6820]

Bringing the funk! I love it ,good job.

[@zumazmusic]

Thanks Rob 😎🤘

[@rayhewitt6875]

There’s a much needed bass:) Killer!!! Thanks for the video 👍🏻

[@zumazmusic]

Thanks Ray! 😎👍

[@fingersin]

OMG!! This is PERFECT! I'm so glad you chose the night version, it's my favorite(and it's longer-so we can hear you playing some extra time..hehe). I know nothing 'bout bass, but it looks soo complicated (aspecially the intro). Still it looks like you've been playing it for ages! Man, this song is terribly sexy, and the bass is killing me again!!! Thank you!

[@ilgwent8061]

That's why I've always liked DD more than DM: In DD you have a literally flying bass while in DM I can't even hear the bass.

[@crazymoose9723]

Meoww...!!!at 4,12...!!!! Really excellent job, master Jonh Taylor must be proud...!!!

[@zumazmusic]

I can only hope crazymoose!

[@Pbassman74]

Incredible job. I've never seen a song more nailed than this on You Tube!!!!!!!

[@kissesofsunshine]

I am thoroughly impressed with your performance! It was absolutely amazing! Thank you very much!!!!

[@vaadaenmacchi]

Wow, 200,000+ views! I have always loved John Taylor but you have given us all a better understanding of the his genius!

[@zumazmusic]

I suppose that's pretty good, huh? Well, I'm just the conduit. John did all the work! Thanks for the great comment vaadaenmacchi.

[@monsieurhercule]

This tune is bass driven but the studio production didn't give the bass the prominence it deserves. That's why I like this video, it brings the bassline out in front where it belongs.

[@zumazmusic]

That is one of the main reasons I make these videos - to inspire others with LOUD bass! ;)

[@inyourspacestudio]

BRAVO!!!! J.T. should be on the horn applauding your tribute. You're da bomb! Great licks...& LUV the CAT!!! LOL... Cheers!

[@mikefromuniontown3809]

Beautiful! and the CAT is great too! "GIRLS" on film!

[@zumazmusic]

She IS a girl kitty and she wanted to be on film 😼😻

[@markwood3440]

Hell of a job on that tune, John Taylor would be proud.

[@zumazmusic]

It seems I'm not getting comment alerts for these older videos. THANK YOU for your kind words. I hope he would be!

[@mariomen70]

great playing excelent! 2019 and still hearing this fantastic song

[@zumazmusic]

And the mini-Snow-Leopard Sugar is still with us too! Thank you Mario 🙌✌️

[@lewistasso8866]

AWESOME!!! INCREDIBLE JOB!!! The best part of the song, too!

[@zumazmusic]

Right on Lewis! Thank You.

[@dx3354]

Awesome job. You sound great. And a bonus guest appearance by the cat topped it off.

[@zumazmusic]

Duran O. - thank you! Love the user name!

[@mimoochodom2684]

Fantastic bass line and really well played.

[@zumazmusic]

Thank you mimocho 😋

[@keepdufunk]

Played like an expert! Wonderful job my friend, Cheer's.......👀

[@zumazmusic]

Thank you so much David! 😎🤘

[@denbatt]

brilliant! thanks for posting.

[@zumazmusic]

+D. Batt - Your Welcome and thanks for the comment!

[@tojorozombie]

Very well done, Sir! Major fan of their ‘Night Versions’. JT was a big reason for my picking up the bass guitar.👍🏻

[@zumazmusic]

Me too! And thank you!

[@sharilee21771]

That was truly amazing! I second the comment below that if JT ever needs to be replaced... Loved seeing you pet the kitty cat midstream!

[@mungo1612]

Really loved this - thank you! And your cat is lovely :)

[@petehalpin1]

Really great groove going on.... very well played.... great to watch a good bassist grooving...

[@zumazmusic]

Thanks Peter! I really appreciate your kind words.

[@dubbleosevin]

Absolutely fantastic...truly talented and just plain amazing bass playing!

[@almari222]

You are amazing! You make it look easy. That’s when you know you’re good.

[@zumazmusic]

Your comment is much appreciated! 😎🎶

[@TrueCourse]

Excellent work! Loved it! Praises to your kitteh too for cheering you on :)

[@rifk1741]

Zuma, utter respect to ur talent and dedication in making these vids. LOVE the tone...just perfect...pls dnt stop with ur vids...cud never tire of them on repeat..utter pleasure. :)

[@zumazmusic]

+Rif2020 - I really appreciate this and your other comments! Nice Avatar too!

[@rifk1741]

+zumazmusic Seriously, I must listen to your GOF NV bass lines almost every day! Thanks - gotta love SLB in total rock star mode!

[@Bunnyman85]

Great, very good...and Beautiful cat!!! :D

[@ElSoldadoSolitario]

I can`t get enough of this!

[@Wol1verine]

Wow! This is awesome. Great job and great job editing. Thanks from a fan!

[@OxenstiernaG]

Bass is the most underrated instrument i know ! I´m a layperson in instruments , but you made a perfect job for one of my favourit songs of that time . Thank you for astonishing 6 min. ! :)

[@ap-ql3os]

love it! I'm becoming a total fangirl lol

[@mg42mg42]

Great!!! Fantastic performance!!! And the cat,cute!!! Thx....

[@sparkdog44]

Your hands appears to float across the strings. Effortless. Truly gifted. How the brain is wired so that fingers can do what they do.....wow.

[@zumazmusic]

I appreciate your kind words! Truly grateful. Thank you for stopping by. :)

[@schuey7wc]

this guy is one of the best bass players out there who has not hit the big time and who should have.....or still can!

[@hallman321]

Damn! One of my favorite bass lines. Great job. I'm amazed. John would be proud.

[@algonacchick]

This is fantastic! I love that funky bass! I don't play, but I enjoy the heck out of watching you do it! Also impressed with how you had enough time to give your cat a little attention near the end.

[@RobinWijland]

This is very nicely done, sounds great! Love the Duran Duran songs anyway, and your version fits perfectly. keep it up

[@grotezakhooi]

very cool video , excellent bass play ,looked so smooth :) love that cat of yours ! your duran duran covers are cool .

[@TheGodParticle]

Love the playing, that bass is beautiful. Cheers

[@zumazmusic]

Thank you! Much appreciated. Ol' Red says thank you too! ;)

[@energybengt]

If you can play GOF ... you can nail the catalog! THis is such a lively and bubbly piece. John really goes for it on this song. Very well done!

[@zumazmusic]

Right on! Thank you for the kinds words.

[@FGMP78]

A Sound to die for !!!

[@CookieRoxette]

Jesus. That was bloody fantastic.

[@zumazmusic]

I appreciate your comment! 😎🎶

[@CookieRoxette]

@@zumazmusic I’ve only just started to try and learn to play bass, now into my late 40’s! John Taylor is my favourite musician so listening and seeing you doing this (I absolute love the night versions of Duran Duran songs) is sensational. I hope he’s seen this. Thanks for sharing and showing actually how skilful you need to be - talent is off the scale.

[@zumazmusic]

@@CookieRoxette You're too kind! Hey, I'll be 50 soon myself! Next year! 🙊🤪

[@zumazmusic]

@@CookieRoxette P.S. please watch my video titled There is Something You Should Know. I talk about what started my journey.

[@daveyusa]

Great bass playing.I see what you mean about the strength and stamina to play it.Awesome playing man and a nice Aria bass too! John Taylor was a pretty underrated bass player but always one of my favorites! Keep the vids coming :)

[@Hernifiles]

Great song, great band.Great Bassist!!!!! nice cat! je! excelent video!! congratulations!!!

[@mimsy12]

oh ma gawd, i lurve the kitty coming in at the end; ha ha! nice work on the song, too!

[@zenwaitingforwords7103]

You killed it man! Stunning perf

[@zumazmusic]

Thank you so much Zen! 🙏✌️

[@zenwaitingforwords7103]

@@zumazmusic Obviously, even your cat couldn't resist ;)

[@JellyBean2144]

OMG!! I gotta go back to the woodshed and practice!! That was great.

[@wahn10]

This was brilliant. Reminded me how amazing a bass player John Taylor was.

[@zumazmusic]

Thanks Wahn. Make sure that you watch John Taylor's recent "Stone Love Bass" videos! 😎🤘

[@woksrandomchannel]

JT said the syncopation on Rio is the secret sauce. Are ghost notes the same as syncopation?

[@zumazmusic]

@@woksrandomchannel They can be a part of syncopation, it basically means playing ahead of the downbeats, on the "off" beats.

[@clatter]

Very cool! John Taylor has always been one of my faves. I hate to say it, but Sugar really steals the show -- she was fantastic! The funniest part was that my DMH cat Chicory was on my desk doing the same things while I was watching the video.

[@SanitysVoid]

My cats sometimes make a cameo in my bass cover videos too LOL I wish I could play this song. I almost can. The Grove is hard to nail. When I started I was into Duran Duran and new wave. I quickly switched to metal and along with that went the needed learning to play this kinda stuff.

[@zumazmusic]

Thank you all for the great comments. I really appreciate the good vibes!!!

[@Domster07]

I've enjoyed your vids for quite a while. You deserve the large amount of views-awesome stuff. It's musicians like you that give JT/DD the credibility the early press didn't give them-it only took them decades to turn them around! Sometimes I get dismissed as a fangirl, but I wouldn't have stuck around if they weren't talented too. Anyway-THANKS

[@musicmaestrodj]

Great playing and love the Aria Pro II! I still play the TSB-400 I bought new in '81. :-)

[@zumazmusic]

Than you! It seems like these beasts will outlast us! 😸🤘

[@davidparnell6961]

love this bass line, played perfectly

[@zumazmusic]

Thank You David! Have a great weekend.

[@zumazmusic]

Is There Something I Should Know WILL come soon. :)

[@celestinocamicia]

YOU'RE THE MAN!!! Great rendition, absolutely flawless, of a great but underrated track bass-wise. I admit this is one of the funkiest 4-string lines ever in '80s pop and you really hit the spot with this video...you also have an Aria Pro II like Mr Taylor, what more could you want!

[@garybrice7689]

JT was arguably the best bassist of that era. Excellent cover!

[@zumazmusic]

I agree Gary and thank you too!

[@nigelgoodwin5094]

Mick Karn R.I.P.

[@pauljc1969]

Nice!! But I don't recall John Taylor petting a cat during this...Or did he??

[@zumazmusic]

Paul, he was petting an entirely different species of p*ssy. Just look at that Girls on Film video. Go on now.

[@pauljc1969]

HA!! Yes he was!

[@pjmuck]

Fantastic. It's really interesting how throaty these basses are considering where the pickup is located. Closer to a Stingray tone than a P bass, for example, yet the PUP is almost right in the middle.

[@zumazmusic]

Yes pj, there is something magic going on there. The Aria MB-1E pickup really shines too. 😎👍

[@seancoppinger]

I don't play bass, but I could watch this guy play all day

[@MarcoKingstons]

Best bass cover...well returned Zuma !

[@jsnramc1]

WELL DONE!!!! Absolutely Fantastic!!

[@philchamber7009]

Fantastic awesome tone

[@zumazmusic]

Phil *Chamber - right on Phil! Thank you!

[@czypauly07]

My all time favorite song!!!! been trying to learn it for years! awesome job you rock! what are you doing in that fill at 5:08? its a particular sound that ive been trying to emulate its also in 'hold back the rain' towards the end... great stuff Zuma!

[@DaveEmilio]

Love the appearance by the cat! Smooth playing, nice tone. Well done.

[@vaadaenmacchi]

excellent work mate! very pleasing to the ears.

[@nicknasty14]

Wow, huge duran fan here and alot of 80s. Ive heard alot of john taylor imitators and you blow em all away!!! Very impressed man. This is coming from a drummer too, great job! If youre ever in the orange country area, let me know. Bass players like you are a rarity around here these days. Have a good one.

[@supersam1914]

Wow you nailed it that’s a tough song

[@zumazmusic]

Thank you Eli! 😎👍

[@gtv6chuck]

Nice work! It makes you appreciate really great bass playing.

[@Kenmarcelis]

I'm going to the Duran Duran show on 18 june in Brussels Will meet the band and if I have the chance I'll tell John bout your talent and youtube site. Thanks again , learned so much from your bass education. Specialy the JT parts. Greetings to all John Taylors addicted bass players. Ken - Belgium

[@lowdownbasschick]

That looks like felix the cat on your shirt my favorite cat ever! Rhiteo! Excellent playing and great camera shots.

[@gjd9527]

My Cat is the same, like a moth to a flame, whenever I play music.. He's there... What's you're cats name?

[@zumazmusic]

Gareth, that's Sugar! Still with us at 19! ☺️😻

[@gjd9527]

@@zumazmusic "WoW", My Boy's about that too.

[@nicholarobin]

Impressive!!!! WOW!!!!

[@DaChieftain]

Beautifully played Bass. Man, that's Bonza! 5 Stars from me.

[@yorickabrego4569]

Dude this is awesomeeeeee

[@lucio.ledesma]

dude, you are like TOO good, loved the bass and the sound.

[@laurentdelondres]

Amazing skill. I loved it. Beautiful cat. Thank you for sharing.

[@paulgillbanks2111]

Nice playing, loving the cat.

[@zumazmusic]

Thank you very much! Sugar is still purring along. :)

[@marianobanegas2228]

Extraordinariamente bien ejecutada, convengamos que las composiciones de JT son complejas y así de bellas también. SOS UN GENIO y tienes unos hermosos bajos, siempre los escucho tus covers se disfrutan amigo, larga vida.

[@zumazmusic]

Muchas Gracias Mariano! Muy amable... Saludos de Los Angeles

[@marianobanegas2228]

De nada amigo, es la verdad. Otro saludo desde Córdoba Argentina.. uy que cagada por mí.. Jaja jaja.

[@zumazmusic]

Mariano Banegas I Tambien te gusta Felix the Cat! Chingon!

[@marianobanegas2228]

Jaja jaja si, soy fanático de Felix, de toda la vida, tengo ojos grandes.. mis amigos me decían Felix por lo nismo.. Je.

[@berkustube]

Hope you keep uploading some more vids. Great performance!

[@zumazmusic]

+berkustube - I am slow in returning but I'll be back soon.

[@chipdouglas9288]

If I didn't know better....I would have thought this was John Taylor himself playing this !

[@zumazmusic]

Right on Chip! Appreciate that! 😎👍

[@greatwhite61967]

I continued to listen & watch your bass cover of " Girls On Film " Nite version & how I missed it before as you must have Aria Basses or borrowed one as your playing it in my favourite color Paduak Red but when the music changes to certain part you can clearly see its a natural grain finish but hey its all good & sounds brilliant... In light of this still ongoing coronavirus and it's variants stay safe and healthy wherever you are in this world... .....