Inversions can add forward movement. (Elton John "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road").

During the 19th century the Waltz raised the prominence of bass by introducing bass passages to link melodies, change tempos and keys. (Johann Strauss II "Roses from the South".

In the late 19c John Philip Sousa supercharged the bass in his marching band music ("The Globe and the Eagle").

This led to the "Bass Run" and the "Bass Riff" (Mancini: "Peter Gunn Theme", Pink Floyd "Money, Michael Jackson "Billie Jean").