Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
'I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down' was the first single to be released from Paul Young’s second album, The Secret of Association. It was written by Memphis-based songwriter Earl Randle and was first recorded by soul singer Ann Peebles back in 1972. Young’s cover version is an energetic, eighties technology-infused update of the original and features one of Pino Palladino’s most memorable lines. It was a hit for Paul Young, reaching #9 in the UK Chart and reaching the top 30 in several other territories.
🎸 Gear Used:
• Bass: Mayones Viking Bass
• Strings: Rotosound stainless steel (.040, .060, .080, .100)
• Recording: Tech21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI
• Effects: Boss OC-2 Octave Pedal
I played along with the original song, but used an app called Moises to remove the bass track.
🎸 Want to learn it yourself? A full transcription (with TAB) can be found in The 80s Book. Get your copy here:
Amazon (Worldwide): geni.us/oYci
Bassline Publishing (UK only): basslinepublishing.com/product/the-80s-bass-book
#bassguitar #bass #basscover #80s #80smusic #mayones #paulyoung #pinopalladino
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'I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down' was the first single to be released from Paul Young’s second album, The Secret of Association. It was written by Memphis-based songwriter Earl Randle and was first recorded by soul singer Ann Peebles back in 1972. Young’s cover version is an energetic, eighties technology-infused update of the original and features one of Pino Palladino’s most memorable lines. It was a hit for Paul Young, reaching #9 in the UK Chart and reaching the top 30 in several other territories.
🎸 Gear Used:
• Bass: Mayones Viking Bass
• Strings: Rotosound stainless steel (.040, .060, .080, .100)
• Recording: Tech21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI
• Effects: Boss OC-2 Octave Pedal
I played along with the original song, but used an app called Moises to remove the bass track.
🎸 Want to learn it yourself? A full transcription (with TAB) can be found in The 80s Book. Get your copy here:
Amazon (Worldwide): geni.us/oYci
Bassline Publishing (UK only): basslinepublishing.com/product/the-80s-bass-book
#bassguitar #bass #basscover #80s #80smusic #mayones #paulyoung #pinopalladino
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Follow Stuart Clayton/Bassline Publishing:
facebook.com/BasslinePublishing
instagram.com/stuartclaytonbass
twitter.com/BasslinePublish
