Memorable background vocals

[5StringBlues]

A ton of YES songs.

 

[FilterFunk]

Absolutely anything P-Funk related. Wonderful bv's all the time. I picked this coz it's the first one that came into my head

I second the P-Funk recommendation. Slow songs or funk jams. Here's a P-Funk jam where the background vocals are downright operatic...

"(Not Just) Knee Deep" - Funkadelic:

 

[eriky4003]

I always loved Elton John's background vox with Dee, Nigel and Davey. Steve Perry's intro vox on You Better Wait is incredible.

 

[FilterFunk]

Anytime the Jordanaires backed up Elvis Presley.

And any number of Queen songs.

 

[nixdad]

Wonderful backups and arrangement.

+1

 

[climber]

any Yes tune

 

[GreyBeard]

Midnight Train To Georgia

 

[roccobass]

Man oh man. How did the Turtles get missed! These are wonderful arrangements! So Happy with this one!

 

[RColie]

Lots of background vocals and some fine bass playing by Pino Palladino.

Feel (feat. Lianne La Havas) - Jacob Collier [OFFICIAL AUDIO] - YouTube

 

[two fingers]

I absolutely love every layer of both of these songs. Major kudos for backing vocals.

 

[Nightman]

This is great song done by this group if you take either the lead or the background vocals out! Can't gone wrong either way.

 

[two fingers]

If you're a Michael McDonald fan, just listen to yacht rock on sxm radio. I call it the Michael McDonald channel.
Seems like 80% of the songs they play, he sang, wrote, co-wrote, sang backup, was in the band, bands he liked, people he was 3rd cousins with, you name it. Seems most songs they play are tied to him in some way.

I can totally see that. And the funny part is much of that music isn't known for having "soul". But he's one soulful dude.

 

[roccobass]

And this. Solid gold!

Yeah, Huey is chock full of great background vocals. I really like that one too!

 

[MDStingray]

WOO WOO!

 

[Mysterion]

 

[roccobass]

Ashford and Simpson actually did the backgrounds, not Marvin and Tammi.
I dunno. Simple, but perfect.

 

[cataract]

That Eddie Money song "Take me home Tonight" has some tight BG vocals!

also that one song "It always feels like somebody's watching meeeee!" For some reason

 

[roccobass]

That Eddie Money song "Take me home Tonight" has some tight BG vocals!

also that one song "It always feels like somebody's watching meeeee!" For some reason

Dang! You beat me to it. The Eddie Money song...Ronnie Spector is in a class by herself!

 

[5StringBlues]

The Dixie Hummingbirds are so smooth on this tune and others from this album.

 

[roccobass]

Joe Cocker's "A Little Help From My Friends", particularly the live Woodstock version.

Oh yeah, the backgrounds are so strong. The ladies were really on it!