I love to hear strong female backup singers on tracks like Kate Bush backing Peter Gabriel on Don’t Give Up or Yonnick Etienne on Roxy Music’s Avalon.
I also recently discovered Unmarked Road by Doug MacLeod with an amazing strong crystal clear female that is so soulfully pure it’ll bring a tear to your eye.
Anyone know of any other songs like this where a female vocal can sometimes overshadow the main vocalist?
kneville
(Sometimes even music cannot substitute for tears)
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Anything Ninet Tayeb does with Steven Wilson. Some of her contributions aren’t exactly ‘back up’, more like duets, but strong contributions nonetheless. Had the privilege of seeing her with him a couple years back. Powerful.
John Mellencamp and Pat Peterson covering Like a Rolling Stone on the Bob Dylan The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration, also released as a B side on his single release of Pop Singer.