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Backing Vocals

An aspect of music I think most people overlook - a solid set of backing vocals can make or break a song when used correctly or incorrectly. List = songs with some fucking brilliant backing vocal tracks that increase the song's quality significantly aight okay let's go
1Crowded House
Woodface


Fall At Your Feet - literally any song from this album could've made this list because the harmonies between Tim and Neil are stratospherically good but if I had to choose just one it'd be this because everytime I fall (faaaaaaaall) at YOOOURRRR FEEEEEET
2Crowded House
Woodface


Four Seasons In One Day - luckily I don't have to choose just one cos this is my list, dude. BLOOD DRIES UUUP LIKE RAAAIIIN LIKE RAIIIIIIN
3Red Hot Chili Peppers
By The Way


Midnight - A good majority of this album could and is going to make this list but damn this one especially just has so many LAYERS
4Red Hot Chili Peppers
By The Way


By The Way - standin in line to see the show tonight and there's a light ooooon, heavy gloooow
5Red Hot Chili Peppers
Stadium Arcadium


If - super underrated tune and some fantastic Froosh backing vocals. aaalll eeeyes allll eyes on youuuu (hey hey HEYYY)
6Red Hot Chili Peppers
Californication


Right on Time - IIITSS RIIIIGHT ON TIIIME IIIITS RIIIGHT ON TIIIME
7Radiohead
In Rainbows


Weird Fishes/Arpeggi - the classic choice. Ed's wails make this song into something else.
8Radiohead
The King of Limbs


Separator - getting into the overdubbed vocal tracks now, and I just adore the way this song builds and builds and builds fantastic melody after fantastic melody after etc. with the best part being IF YOU THINK THIS IS OVER THEN YOU'RE WRONG (WAKE ME UUUP YOU WAKE ME UUUUUUPPP)
9Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Henry's Dream


When I First Came to Town - OOOH SWEET JEEEESUS
10Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
No More Shall We Part


Hallelujah - tears are welling in my eyes again I need twenty big buckets to catch them in
11The Beatles
Abbey Road


Because - FUCKING HARMONIES DUDE!!!! THEY TURN ME OOOOOOOO-HAAAAAAAOOOOOONNNNN
12 The Beatles
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band


Lovely Rita - yeah
13The Wonder Years
The Greatest Generation


The Devil in my Bloodstream - TWY always used all three of their vocalists to awesome effect, the only thing that could make them any awesomer being LAURA
14 Bomb the Music Industry!
Adults!!!!!!!!!!


All Ages Shows - and while I'm on the subject of Laura, god fucking damn. CAN WE STAY HERE CAN WE BLAST THE DESCENDANTS
15Bomb the Music Industry!
Scrambles


Sort of Like Being Pumped - did I hear a cry for more Laura? sure! her cameo in this song is short but powerful. its been a cloudy week and cold as ice
16John Frusciante
Shadows Collide With People


Omission - oh boy. I would say don't get me started on Josh, but that would make no sense because I would be talking to myself because I'm making this list. also, I'm already started. the vocal interplay in this song is wicked and the scream at the end is goddamn badass. IN YOUR LIFE WE TAKE OUR COVERRRR-AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
17John Frusciante
PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone


Ratiug - more over-dubbed vocal juicy goodness. god shrinking multiplicityyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
18Thrice
Beggars


Red Telephone - how the balls didn't this make the album? its so goddamn tasty. What have I becoooome someone TELL ME THAT I'M DREAAAAMIN
19Third Eye Blind
Third Eye Blind


Losing a Whole Year - falsetto
20Queen
A Night at the Opera


Bohemian Rhapsody - duh. the interplay to end all interplays
21Rise Against
The Sufferer and the Witness


Survive - life isn't like this, life isn't like this (who we aaaaaaaaaaareee)
22Opeth
Blackwater Park


Bleak - DEVIOUS MOVEMENTS IN YOUR EYES
23There Will be Fireworks
Because, Because


In Excelsis Deo - well I can't wait for christmas, been buckle-kneed and listless and you say YOU'VE BEEN WIIISHING WEEKS AWAY
24Manchester Orchestra
Mean Everything to Nothing


The River - one of my absolute favourite moments in music ever is that final oh my GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD LET ME SEE AGAIN
25Pink Floyd
Relics


Apples and Oranges - ridiculously high falsetto from the rickmeister
26Pink Floyd
Meddle


Echoes - whether you count Gilmour as lead and Wright as backing or the other way round, its a fucking glorious effort from both
27The National
High Violet


Conversation 16 - those ghostly oooooooohhs
28Oasis
(What's the Story) Morning Glory?


Cast no Shadow - once again Noel proving without a doubt to be the finer singer of the Gallagher brothers. as they took his soul they stole his prriiiide aaaaaahh ahhhhhhhhhh
29Mr. Bungle
California


Sweet Charity - SWEET CHARUTAHHY BUM BUDAUM BOW
30mewithoutYou
Brother, Sister


Nice and Blue Pt. Two - lots of great backing vocal tracks from the bassist on the first three mwy albums but none better I WAS ONCE THE WINE I WAS ONCE THE WINE
31mewithoutYou
Brother, Sister


O Porcupine - and of course this wouldn't be complete without mentioning one of the most jaw-dropping moments in musical history with Enigk's entrance - OH WHAT'D I SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY????? THE LORD HAS COOOOOOOOOME!!!!!!
32M83
Hurry Up, We're Dreaming


Midnight City - simply harmonies. waiting in a carrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
33Lydia
Illuminate


All I See - this entire album is literally OOZING with glorious guy-girl harmonies but this may be the best example. so coooome closerrr baaaabyyyyy
34Jimmy Eat World
Static Prevails


Episode IV - let's swiim in poools which keeeep us waaarm clean off the sand from off your face
35Jimmy Eat World
Bleed American


Hear You Me - this fellas know how to damn well use a female backing vocalist and they're not afraid to let you know about it
36Jimmy Eat World
Invented


Invented - but this is clearly the best example of that. you're aaaalwaays in my heeeeeeaddddd
37Incubus
Morning View


Are You In? - the second list in as many days I've put this song on simply for the oooh ooooh ohh ooohhhhhh
38Gotye
Like Drawing Blood


Learnalilgivinanlovin - give away looooooove GIVE IT give it for free (oooooooh)
39Gorillaz
Demon Days


Don't Get Lost In Heaven - nothing short of goddamn epic
40Gorillaz
Demon Days


Demon Days - because Heaven is incomplete without it. TO THE SUUUUUUUUNNNN
41Dot Hacker
Inhibition


Rewire - you'll forgive me for returning to Josh for the minute, especially when he does that fucking glorious thing where he layers a lower more passionate vocal over a distant higher one like this ENTIRE SONG
42Dot Hacker
Inhibition


Eye Opener - like in this part with the YOU AND I BOOOTH KNOOOW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
43 Faith No More
King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime


Just a Man - I reach for one to sparkle in my haaand (in yooourrr haaaaaand)
44Genesis
Selling England by the Pound


The Cinema Show - can she be. late for her. CINEMA SHOOOOOWWWW
45Elora Danan
We All Have Secrets


A Place to be Somebody - probably not one many of you have heard but its based off Fight Club so check it out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_OuARMlKiY we'll watch this city faaaaaalll
46Enter Shikari
Take to the Skies


Today Won't Go Down In History - like it or not Chris is a fucking great vocalist and he knows how to lay down some harmonies. AND I WANTED YOU TOOOO KNOOOOOOOOW I never meant for this. CLOOSE YOOOOURRR EEEEEYES
47Enter Shikari
A Flash Flood of Colour


Stalemate - and I'll live out this fantasy and I'll live out this fantasy, I'll leave this fantasy I'll leave this fan- du dun dun dun
48Elliott Smith
XO


I Didn't Understand - bringing in the Beatles influence hard
49Elliott Smith
Either/Or


Say Yes - They wan't you or they doooon't (say yeeeeeeeeesss)
50Porcupine Tree
In Absentia


Gravity Eyelids - layers upon layers upon layers of chill
51Devin Townsend Project
Ghost


Ghost - how about a body in mooooonliiiiiiiight
52Devin Townsend Project
Ki


Ki - HERE'S A LITTLE RIDDLE BOUT A WHEN I WAS A LITTLE TODDLE PIDDLE IN A PUDDLE AND MY HEAD WAS IN A MUDDLE
53 Casualties of Cool
Casualties of Coo


literally this entire album whether Dev or Che is doing backing or lead, its all fantastic. or also literally any time Dev has used female vocals in his music
54Deftones
White Pony


Knife Prty - you know what I'm talkin bout
55David Bowie
Station to Station


Golden Years - gooolden years BAP BAP BAP goooo-oold BAP BAP
56David Bowie
Low


Sound and Vision - do dooo dooo dooo dooo doo
57The Dear Hunter
Migrant


Girl - is every member of Casey's family a fucking musical genius? EVERY SINGLE HEART WOULD BEAT FOR YOU ALONE IF YOU WOULD LET IT
58 The Dear Hunter
The Lake South, The River North


His Hands Matched his Tongue - feels. WE'LL STIILL HAAAAAAAAVE A SOOOONG TO SIIIIIIIIING
59David Gilmour
On an Island


The Blue - the last Wright/Gilmour harmony ever, RIP
60The Cure
Japanese Whispers


The Lovecats - ba da da dum da ba da BAAAAA
61Bloc Party
Little Thoughts


Staying Fat - the inspiration for this entire list. I RE LY ON bitter cooold I DE PEND ON arctic snoooooooow
62Bloc Party
Silent Alarm


This Modern Love - the way it pans back and forth in the first part of baby you've got to (be more discerning) I've never known (what's good for me) only to join together on the I WILL BE YOOOURS
63Copeland
You Are My Sunshine


Not So Tough Found Out - Copeland naturally equals exquisite vocals but one of my favourite things ever is the falsetto backing that comes in "feeeel so waaarm sunfiiiire sunfiiiiire"
64 Coheed and Cambria
The Second Stage Turbine


Delirium Trigger - subtle demiiise legitimate cryyyyyyy
65The Cat Empire
So Many Nights


So Many Nights - PUUUUT YOUR WAIIIIISTCOOOATTT OOOOOOON
66Circa Survive
Violent Waves


Suitcase - damn
67Closure in Moscow
First Temple


Vanguard - I DIDN'T KNOOOOW (its comin its comin its comin its comin its comin)
68Brand New
Daisy


Out of Range - all dressed up holdin your receipts for the numbers that you picked, you in a box full of your mistakes and a leaden crucifix
69Brand New
Deja Entendu


The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows - obviously a lot of choices for double-tracked awesomeness in Brand New's catalogue but I just can't resist the SO KEEP THE BLOOD IN YOUR HEAD AND KEEP YOUR FEET ON THE GROUND TODAY'S THE DAY WE GET TIRED TODAY'S THE DAY WE DROP OUT
70Bon Iver
For Emma, Forever Ago


The Wolves - what might have been lost. what might have been lost. (don't booother meee)
71Blink-182
Dude Ranch


I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I'M SORRY
72Bjork
Medulla


Pleasure is all Mine - cos Patton
73At the Drive-In
Relationship of Command


One-Armed Scissor - just because of the CUT AWAY CUT AWAY CUT AWAY CUUUUT AWAAAAAAYY
74At the Drive-In
Relationship of Command


Invalid Litter Dept. - dancin on the corpses ashes
75Anberlin
Cities


*(Fin) - PAAAAAATRON SAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINT ARE WE ALL LOOOOOST LIKE YOUUUUUUU
76Anberlin
Lowborn


Hearing Voices - I HEAR VOIIICES (VOOOICES) IN MY HEEEEEAD
77Anberlin
Lowborn


Harbinger - a fucking good way to end a great career is WE'LL LIVE FOREEVER FOREEVER FOREEEEEEEVERRRR
78Arctic Monkeys
AM


One for the Road - you could substitute any AM song right here I just went with this because ONE FOR THE ROAD MMMM MMMM
79Arctic Monkeys
AM


Knee Socks - oooooh the zeeeros liiined uuuuuppp
80 Alkaline Trio
Goddamnit!


My Little Needle - so where you my little needle? the stack's been burned away but I am so inebriated that IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
81Alkaline Trio
Good Mourning


Emma - Matt sounds fucking wicked when he sings while he's sick. TRADED TRUE LOVE FOR INSULT AND INJURRYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
82Anathema
We're Here Because We're Here


Everything - dude
83Anathema
Weather Systems


The Lost Child - DUDE
84Puscifer
Conditions of my Parole


Tiny Monsters - great female harmonies all throughout album but this one best you know drill by now
85Crowded House
Recurring Dream


Hole in the River (live) - and lastly a special one that EVERYONE should hear http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P0xJBvwzE4
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