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Songs where the backing vocals really added to the song?

Discussion in 'Music to Your Ears' started by Marquee Moon, Aug 22, 2019.

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    RLee77

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    I’ve always thought that bass part was amazing. Joe Osborn.
     
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    dlew919

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    I get around - beach boys.

    Actually nearly all the beach boys.


    Pleasant valley Sunday - the monkees. Davey Jones goes off in that one.

    Hip to be square - Huey Lewis and the news.

    Queen has already been mentioned.




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    dlew919

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    The weight - the band

    The night they drove old Dixie down - the band

    A lot of the band.


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    This stellar tune immediately came to mind... Glorious BV's by Juliana Hatfield -

     
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    Thought I’d throw out a modern example. Backing vocals are more important in the second verse onwards, but it was nice to hear a range of vocalists on this track.
     
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    dlew919

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    Actually Pompeii by Bastille has a great bv

    Great bvs in George Ezra’s Budapest ‘(ash oom ‘ )

    Send my on my way by rusted root.

    While we’re talking more recent songs.


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    Not really backgrounds, but triple leads:

     
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    wabashslim

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    Sometimes I can hardly believe a bunch of neighborhood kids could pull something like this off...

     
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    Almost every thing from the Eagles and Little River Band. I can´t imagine their songs without the fantastic backing vocals.
     
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    Until their de-Meis-ner-ing. Never the same without that cutting voice on top. Seeger's 'Fire Lake' for instance. (Bob, not Pete!) Tim's more a gentle, soothing sort who I was sorry to see leave Poco....but he never called me for advice, so...
     
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    Nowhere Man - The Beatles.
     
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    Bee gees. Everything.


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    Linda Ronstadt in Neil Young's " Harvest Moon".
    She hits that G note and sustains it for a long time as only she can.
    Simple and beautiful.
    That's Linda taped and played at least two times in unison. Sounds great- check out the film clip on Youtube.
     
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    Chicago, with a little help from The Beach Boys:

     
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    The Ballad of El Goodo

     
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    A lot of the Spector stuff, like Be My Baby by the Ronettes - where the backing vocals are as much of an important component as anything else is to the wall of sound -

     
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    Awesome thread :)

    This one -



    And this one -

     
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