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[Music] Famous Singers on others' records





Stato

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Dec 21, 2011
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Kirsty MacColl sang on Jonah Louie 'Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties'.

Kirsty mimed it on TOTP, but it's not her singing on the record.

However, she does sing backing vocals on Tracy Ullman's cover of her song 'They Don't Know About Us'. It's her, not Ullman that sings the piercing BABY! She's also on Billy Bragg's 'Sexuality' and The Happy Mondays' 'Hallelujah'. I think she also did some for Simple Minds when her then husband Steve Lillywhite was producing them.
 




daveinprague

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Oct 1, 2009
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Prague, Czech Republic




Not sure that this is relevent,but James Brown, its a mans world. with Luciano Pavrotti.Whoever came up with this arrangement is a genious as far as im concenred. Beautiful. Dont think I have heard a better performance from James Brown for this song!
 
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jakarta

Well-known member
May 25, 2007
15,616
Sullington
Kirsty mimed it on TOTP, but it's not her singing on the record.

However, she does sing backing vocals on Tracy Ullman's cover of her song 'They Don't Know About Us'. It's her, not Ullman that sings the piercing BABY! She's also on Billy Bragg's 'Sexuality' and The Happy Mondays' 'Hallelujah'. I think she also did some for Simple Minds when her then husband Steve Lillywhite was producing them.

She does backing vocals on 'Golden Lights' by the Smiths, one of the weirdest cover versions ever, that Mozza eh?
 


colinz

Banned
Oct 17, 2010
862
Auckland
Bruce Springsteen backing vocals on Graham Parker & the Rumour "Endless Night"

 


Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
Grease by Franki Valli. Song was written by Barry Gibb and he provides backing vocals, likewise on Woman in Love by Barbra Streisand and a number of other big hits. Maybe Heatrbreaker by Dionne Warwick too. Multi talented guy.
 








happypig

Staring at the rude boys
May 23, 2009
7,935
Eastbourne
Kirsty mimed it on TOTP, but it's not her singing on the record.

However, she does sing backing vocals on Tracy Ullman's cover of her song 'They Don't Know About Us'. It's her, not Ullman that sings the piercing BABY! She's also on Billy Bragg's 'Sexuality' and The Happy Mondays' 'Hallelujah'. I think she also did some for Simple Minds when her then husband Steve Lillywhite was producing them.

Kirsty also did backing vocals on Welcome to the Cheap Seats by The Wonder Stuff
 


marlowe

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Dec 13, 2015
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Emmylou Harris has sung on various other artists records including Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Elvis Costello, Warren Zevon, Little Feat, Linda Ronstadt, Lyle Lovett, Johnny Cash, Ladysmith Black Mambazo amongst others.
 









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