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[Music] Classic Female Backing Vocal Contributions to Tracks by Male Artists.



Publius Ovidius

Publius Ovidius

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Jul 5, 2003
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at home
Kate bush. Don’t give up....peter Gabriel.
 




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marlowe

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Dec 13, 2015
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Publius Ovidius said:
Kate bush. Don’t give up....peter Gabriel.
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Strictly speaking that is a duet as she is credited as one of the performing artists.
On the other hand she is merely a backing singer on Peter Gabriel's "Games Without Frontiers" where she sings the 'Jeux sans frontières' refrain.
 


Norman Potting

Norman Potting

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Nov 5, 2006
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Sussex, Sussex not by the sea and actually nearer


Suprised this hasn't featured yet - Merrie Clayton and some English white boys. Having just listened to it again I think it almost deserves that most annoying of phrases - "thread closed". Harp on it isn't too shabby either - Mick Jagger maybe?
 


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marlowe

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Norman Potting said:


Suprised this hasn't featured yet - Merrie Clayton and some English white boys. Having just listened to it again I think it almost deserves that most annoying of phrases - "thread closed". Harp on it isn't too shabby either - Mick Jagger maybe?
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See my opening post where you can even enjoy Merry singing the whole song.
 


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Raleigh Chopper

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Sep 1, 2011
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I would have thought that Lisa Fischer singing Gimme Shelter with the Stones has to right up there, she has a great powerful voice.
Always backed up Luther Vandross as well so I have seen Lisa 3 times live, a great performer in her own right.
 








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timbha

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Jul 5, 2003
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Sussex
Amy Belle, duet with Rod Stewart on “i don’t want to talk about it”

Edit : not a classic but I like it.

And another vote for Kate Bush/Peter Gabriel
 
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FIVESTEPS

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Nov 3, 2014
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Close runner up to Merry Clayton on Glmme Shelter is Maggie Bell on Rod Stewart's Every picture tells a story.
 










Icy Gull

Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
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No idea if this has been posted already but it’s so good I’ll post it again if so. How much do you miss live music? This from a band showing why they are rated as one of the all time great live acts. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did on this dark dingy rainy lockdown Saturday :smile:

Quick search shows that this song HAS already featured but with a different female vocalist.

https://youtu.be/rLx4xJdCcZ4
 


Westdene Seagull

Westdene Seagull

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Oct 27, 2003
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The arse end of Hangleton
Wow - a bounce from the past but I'll add most Wham songs which had Pepsi and Shirley as backing singers.
 








jakarta

jakarta

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May 25, 2007
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Sullington
Can't see past Clare Torry.

A post psychedia band moving into prog do a simple piano based instrumental and ask a session singer to do scat above it.

Couldn't possibly work could it?
 










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