Songs with great vocal harmonies?

NelsonP

Maybe a tricky question but in your opinion which songs have really great vocal harmonies?

McSwaggerty

 Any Crosby Stills Nash & Young.........is good for starters.....!

McSwaggerty

Grunfeld

I think the harmonies make this song.

The verses are just a couple of notes but the rhythm is hooky.

Then the pre-chorus with the interesting harmonies and then the lush chorus shifting harmonies against that monotone.

All Saints -- "black coffee"

Teetonetal

anything by Alice in Chains. The harmonies add to every song.

vale

short but oh-so-infinitely sweet. kims deal and gordon are both almighty female singer-bass players.

the breeders - fortunately gone.



and some may find this sort of thing naff but i have a soft spot for some of those 1960s folky close-harmony things (uk 'seekers' and us 'mammas and pappas') when it's done really well.
and 'georgy girl' is such a great film anyway. lynn redgrave so cute.

the seekers 'georgy girl'.

vale

McSwaggerty said:

 Any Crosby Stills Nash & Young.........is good for starters.....!

'suite judy blue eyes suite' from woodstock live 1969 album is a classic harmony showcase.
i've never really been into them  but i can appreciate the fine technique.

viz

How deep is your love, and other Bee Gees

rossyamaha

Everything by the Eagles. 

rossyamaha

And Extreme. 

Bridgehouse

Anything with Simon and Garfunkel both in. I dislike them on their own, but together they are superb

rossyamaha

And The Wiggles. 

rossyamaha

Queen. 

guitarfishbay

So, so much Devin Townsend stuff has amazing vocals across a range of styles. 

But here's some really nice live harmonies with Anneke Van Giersberg on a softer track.

Grangousier

The Roches (there's a live version of this on the YouTubes, but it doesn't have the Fripp solo, so:

Dopesick

Everything by Alice In Chains

Layne and Jerry were a dream duo.

Brocco

One Voice by the Wailin' Jennys and Nothing Compares 2 U by All Angels are two great covers rich in vocal harmonies. Hall & Oates, Bread and Eagles all have superb vocal arrangements. 

MagicPigDetective

Teenage Fanclub 

ewal

Low obviously. Less obvious is which song to pick to showcase their harmonic talents... there are so many...

vasselmeyer

Have a listen to this. It's The Eagles warming up their voices prior to going on stage with a FIVE PART unaccompanied  harmony of "Seven Bridges Road". The clip is janky but it's actually the first few seconds of a two hour documentary which can be found at https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3o5gh8

Note that they actually completely ripped off Iain Matthews arrangement but because it's The Eagles, everyone knows their version instead.

ewal

Then there's much less known Ida who's male/female vocal harmony bears some resemblance to Low.