Lots of Matt Sharp’s contributions to Weezer. Often in a falsetto but mixed well on records so it wasn’t overbearing

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It’s Think by Aretha innit

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Or I Say A Little Prayer, which is basically 90% BVs?

in the chorus maybe? not as a whole?

I just love the punctuation of the BVs in Think mixed with their actual contribution to the lyrics. “Jus’a Child!” So fucking joyous

The Band in general, m9.

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Young Americans with Luther Vandross on backing vocals.

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Near Wild Heaven was the first thing I thought of when I saw the thread title

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Or Satellite of Love with Bowie on backing vocals

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These Days <3

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Yeah the interplay between the backing and lead really makes this a truly great song rather than a really good one for me.

If we’re talking Graceland, I’d say Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes or I Know What I Know. Backing vocals in those are stunning.

Yeah, both of those are incredible and probably better than Call Me Al, but surely not as much fun to sing along to.

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‘Belong’, although, come to think of it, Mike Mills vocals are actually the chorus.

First thing that comes to mind for me is Alice in Chains:

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Any excuse to post this:

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Has anyone seen 20 Feet From Stardom? Has a great bit with Merry Clayton who did Gimme Shelter. I think she was 6 months pregnant at the time.

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Yes! Incredibly insightful film. Netflix took it down ages ago though the bunch o’ pricks.