[Music] Best background vocals in a song

[Bwian]

https://youtu.be/IzqBttT7PBE

Always thought the backing vocals (?), especially in the latter part of the song make the song. Not everybody's favourite but I like it.

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[Weststander]

 

[getz]

Maybe surpringly Mick Jagger on" Your so Vain" by Carly Simon.

 

[Stato]

I couldn't narrow it down to a song, but it's the noise in Brian's head:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVlSVkzbJDA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptxwWt2JeGQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y-0nWVdBH4

 

[scoobiewhite]

Anything by the mamas and the papas. Whether or not you like folky pop, they produced some of the best vocal arrangements of the 20th century.

 

[lasvegan]

Possibly, on song credits background vocals are usually restricted to hip hop which I presume means the singer who's voice is behind the rapper. Backing vocals usually means harmonies and stuff.

So does this mean everything on this thread is wrong, or the OP used the wrong terminology.


No doubt someone will correct me and provide a fuller response

You’re correct, the OP used the wrong terminology as the tune he posted was more in reference to the harmony. That being said, I liked the responses to backing vocals just as much.

Why are we getting a blank screen when links are posted?

 

[Klaas]

ok, I'm going with 'backing vocals' then.

Love this, particularly for the backing vocals.



edit: may as well add this one too

 

[Cadiz Seagull]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPZl4bhOTAA

 

[Dick Head]

You’re correct, the OP used the wrong terminology as the tune he posted was more in reference to the harmony. That being said, I liked the responses to backing vocals just as much.

Why are we getting a blank screen when links are posted?

What browser are you using?

 

[lasvegan]

What browser are you using?

Safari, I-phone. Haven’t used my laptop for a while...

 

[Dick Head]

Safari, I-phone. Haven’t used my laptop for a while...

I don't know about Safari. Does it have a content blocker or ad blocker? If so disable it for NSC.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Luther Vandross - Bowie 'Young Americans'

Of course Luther was there but there was 3 of them and together they created one of the best backing vocals of all time, I agree.
I saw a programme about Bowie and his songs and it was very interesting just how complicated it was for the musicians to play his songs and it made you realise the great composing of Bowie rather than just listening to it.
Young Americans was a classic example, the backing singers found it extremely difficult to get it the way Bowie wrote and composed it.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Anything by the mamas and the papas. Whether or not you like folky pop, they produced some of the best vocal arrangements of the 20th century.

They were so great and in harmony together but did they have backing vocals as such, it was the 4 of them singing beautifully.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Of course Luther was there but there was 3 of them and together they created one of the best backing vocals of all time, I agree.
I saw a programme about Bowie and his songs and it was very interesting just how complicated it was for the musicians to play his songs and it made you realise the great composing of Bowie rather than just listening to it.
Young Americans was a classic example, the backing singers found it extremely difficult to get it the way Bowie wrote and composed it.

I am very Vandross biased