OH JIMMY 1968 Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 what are some of your guy's favorite songs with really good singing harmony in them? I'm looking for like the crosby stills nash, pure prarie league (aimee, falling in and out of love), etc..classic rock stuff. I'd just like to find more songs like that so if you could give me some of your favorites that would be great! thanks!! Quote
Mattmc1973 Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 Crosby Stills & Nash's "Southern Cross", some of the best harmonies I've ever heard in a chorus... Quote
Pb Derigable Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' by Righteous Brothers. I really liked it when Goose and Maverick covered it. and of course Tin Man by America. Quote
L 7 Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 Not exactly a harmony but maybe a cheer and for St. Patty`s Day. Tubthumping Chumbawumba I get knocked down But I get up again You`re never gonna keep me down Quote
PJD Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 Anything by the Beach Boys. Brian Wilson was/is awesome Quote
ledsabbath Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 I couldn't name my favourite harmony songs, as I'm really a guitar/drum fan of music. But when it comes to harmony vocals, for me, 2 bands come to mind as the best ones. The Eagles Uriah Heep Everyone knows The Eagles, so I'll give you this youtube link for a Heep song, 'Easy Livin'. This of course is not an original video, but I chose it as the song quality on this video is excellent, better than many of the other youtube videos of this song. The vocal harmonics are nice and clear on this clip: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=OhYr3iYjMNA Quote
jimmie ray Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 "There Goes Another Love Song" - Outlaws "I Don't Know You" - New Riders of the Purple Sage "Old and in the Way" - Jerry Garcia / NRPS "Crown of Creation" - Jefferson Airplane "I Feel Free" - Cream Quote
The Rover Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 Some of the numbers from the Original Van Halen albums had good hamonies in them..... I can't think of any one in particular right now.... but maybe someone else can.. Quote
TypeO Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 California Dreamin' - Mamas & Papas Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas Never been Any Reason - Head East Crystal Ball - Styx Going For The One - Yes Quote
songbird Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 This Boy - The Beatles (and pretty much every other Beatles song) Find The Cost of Freedom - CSNY Uuuumm.. yeah. Can't think right now. Quote
Deezer Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 I don't know what anyone here thinks about them, but I though that Los Lonely Boys have beatuiful harmonies in their songs. Quote
Gainsbarre Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 8 Miles High, The Byrds Saturday Afternoon, Jefferson Airplane Anything by Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys You Make Lovin Fun & Dreams, Fleetwood Mac What A Fool Believes, Doobie Bros. Lyin' Eyes & One Of These Nights, Eagles. Echoes, Pink Floyd Quote
GetTheLedOut Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 A Quick One While He's Away by the Who A Quick One performed for the Rock & Roll Circus Quote
Swede Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris sings in great harmonies on GP. The Zombies, Begin Here, is a superb album with great harmonies. Quote
MistyMountain67 Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 "If I fell" by the beatles is pretty good Quote
moloko Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 Anything by Simon and Garfunkel....my favourite is America Quote
yahyoubetcha Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 Guinnevere - Crosby Stills and Nash Bad Timing - Blue Rodeo Nowhere Man - Beatles Scarborough Fair/Canticle - Simon and Garfunkel No particular order. Quote
ArmsofAtlas Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 I'm kinda let down. Nobody has mentioned Queen. They had 3 fantastic backup singers, along with prolly the best technical singer rock has has ever had. Add, the that, their ability to layer a pretty much everything. Fantastic harmonies all around. Maybe it's not in the style of what you are lookin for, but when I think of harmonies, I think of Beach Boys, Beatles, and Queen. Quote
The Rover Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 "Hear About It Later" by Van Halen has some harmonies in it, I believe. Quote
Gainsbarre Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 Awesome pick! One of my top 5 favorite songs of all time... Overhead the albatross hangs motionless upon the air And deep beneath the rolling waves in labyrinths of coral caves Yeah it's a great song that, a masterpiece. I have a covers band that specialises in harmony numbers and we do Echoes. It's fun when you singt he Rick Wright harmony because you start off singing in a minor harmony then you have to switch to a major-key one. Fearless, another song off Meddle, is a good harmony number. Quote
MadScreamingGallery Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 "Wooden Ships" - the Jefferson Airplane cover - one of the most haunting songs - the combination of the voices and the instruments give me chills. My husband and I played this quite a bit when we lived in a remote village in the developing world. "Nowhere Man" - The Beatles "Marrakesh Express" - CSN Edited to add: I love point in the old vids of the Beatles' concerts when Paul and John lean into the mic, put their heads together, and sing harmony as the girls in the audience go into a wild frenzy of screaming. Robert and Jimmy would do that, on rare occasion, at Zep concerts and the entire crowd would go crazy. Quote
Gainsbarre Posted March 22, 2008 Posted March 22, 2008 I have been a Pink Floyd fan as long as I've been a Zeppelin fan (got into all that great music in 76/77). Meddle is a great album, and i also love "Fearless". Your band sounds cool, anyone covering Echoes would be! Can you play "Sheep"? That's my next favorite Pink Floyd song! Oh, I tried talking them into 'Sheep' but they said no, not enough harmony apparently. So we did "Us and Them" instead. Quote
The Rover Posted March 22, 2008 Posted March 22, 2008 "Wooden Ships" - the Jefferson Airplane cover - one of the most haunting songs - the combination of the voices and the instruments give me chills. My husband and I played this quite a bit when we lived in a remote village in the developing world. "Nowhere Man" - The Beatles "Marrakesh Express" - CSN Edited to add: I love point in the old vids of the Beatles' concerts when Paul and John lean into the mic, put their heads together, and sing harmony as the girls in the audience go into a wild frenzy of screaming. Robert and Jimmy would do that, on rare occasion, at Zep concerts and the entire crowd would go crazy. CSNY ~~ "Carry On" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7EgsNfzsy4 Quote
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