Andrew Bodnar, bassist of The Rumour, created and played two of my all-time favourite basslines – but never really got the credit for either.

A long-time member of Graham Parker’s band, arguably his finest moments came while moonlighting with The Rumour’s rhythm partner, drummer Steve Goulding.

The first is Watching The Detectives, on which he conjures an inventive reggae bassline for Elvis Costello. The second is this song, I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass, for The Rumour’s old producer Nick Lowe.

Bodnar’s remarkable bassline runs through this song like an irregular heartbeat; it’s literally the life and soul of I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass, rightfully placed to the foreground of Lowe’s magnificently minimalist production.

If the bass and drums are the heartbeat, then the zany piano is the jolt of a defibrillator: Bob Andrews – another Rumour member – was asked by Lowe to improvise the sound of breaking glass, and his chaotic cascade of glissandos and extravagant flourishes matches the title exactly.

I had always assumed the bass, which is the lead instrument here, must have been played by Lowe – an accomplished bass guitarist – just as I assumed Bruce Thomas of The Attractions played on Watching The Detectives (which Lowe produced).

The ever self-deprecating Lowe split the songwriting credits with Bodnar and Goulding for their contribution – and has since expressed regret at not making it a four-way split with Andrews.

The song was included on Lowe’s solo debut Jesus Of Cool, and I still have the skinny black tie that came free with the album half a century ago – handy for the increasing number of funerals these days.