# Great harmonies in song **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 23, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-harmonies-in-song/837504 "2019-07-23T16:32:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-harmonies-in-song/837504/21 "2019-07-24T03:09:40Z")
[Riu Chiu](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_hlYgCNFZc) – The Monkees ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-harmonies-in-song/837504/22 "2019-07-24T03:12:58Z")
Beach Boys, “In My Room” Gillian Welch and Allison Krauss, “I’ll Fly Away” ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-harmonies-in-song/837504/23 "2019-07-24T03:24:34Z")
Naturally - Huey Lewis & The News [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/E13lKBbg_fs/hqdefault.jpg "Huey Lewis & The News -Naturally") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E13lKBbg_fs) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-harmonies-in-song/837504/24 "2019-07-24T03:28:04Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > [Riu Chiu](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_hlYgCNFZc) – The Monkees That was just outstanding! I haven’t seen that. > [@RealityChuck](#): > > Agree completely. > > [Bobtown](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSU7bRchmOs) also has some great harmonies. Apologies for the video/sound quality, but here are [The Roches on “Tiny Toon Adventures.”](https://youtu.be/_lnqPrUGm7E?t=52) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-harmonies-in-song/837504/25 "2019-07-24T03:36:17Z")
Early Beach Boys. Pick the song. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-harmonies-in-song/837504/26 "2019-07-24T03:52:28Z")
Beach Boys and Beatles, too many to name. But one of my other favorite harmonies is [“Peace of Mind” by Boston.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5ZL8qvEmR0) ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-harmonies-in-song/837504/27 "2019-07-24T04:55:30Z")
The Four Tops had some nice harmonies. [Reach Out (I’ll Be There).](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EaflX0MWRo) [Walk Away Renee.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu5ynjOlnOg) Boyz II Men too. [It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VastXQ_hPb0)[End of the Road.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDKO6XYXioc) [Yesterday.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgtByWlBSdA) And Simon & Garfunkel. [Sound of Silence.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fWyzwo1xg0) [Scarborough Fair (with Andy Williams!)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWyPhQkZNLw) [The Boxer.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3LFML_pxlY) ---
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Anything by the Boswell Sisters. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-harmonies-in-song/837504/29 "2019-07-24T06:01:32Z")
Great thread! I love good harmony. These are all (mostly) duets. I’ll think on the trios and quartets. More Than Words — Extreme [Extreme - More Than Words (Official Music Video) - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UrIiLvg58SY) Carry On Wayward Son — Kansas [Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son (Official Video) - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P5ZJui3aPoQ) Whenever I Call You Friend — Kenny Loggins & Stevie Nicks [Whenever I Call You Friend Kenny Loggins And Stevie Nicks - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-B7jWOyzUiY) Lyin’ Eyes — Eagles [Lyin' Eyes (2018 Remaster) - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2PTEqZURh4o) Dream — The Everly Brothers (Marine Corps!) [Everly Brothers- "All I Have To Do Is Dream/Cathy's Clown" 1960 (Reelin' In The Years Archives) - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lTYe9eDqxe8) Somebody to Love — Queen [Queen - Somebody To Love (Official Video) - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kijpcUv-b8M) Teach Your Children — Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young [Teach Your Children - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UuBGEoxbFN4) Leaving on a Jet Plane — John Denver and Cass Elliot (get past the first 2 minutes of talking — how can I cue it up?) [John Denver & Cass Elliot - Leaving On A Jet Plane - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NKdknYaSHgE) California Dreaming — The Mamas and the Papas [The Mamas & the Papas - California Dreamin' - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qhZULM69DIw) Good Vibrations — The Beach Boys [The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Eab_beh07HU) The Air That I Breathe (chorus) — The Hollies [The Air That I Breath - The Hollies - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7duPNQCp-w4) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-harmonies-in-song/837504/30 "2019-07-24T07:06:53Z")
Fernando — ᗅᗺᗷᗅ (ABBA) [ABBA - Fernando (Official Music Video) - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dQsjAbZDx-4) The Leader of the Band (chorus) – Dan Fogelberg [Dan Fogelberg - Leader of the band "with lyrics" - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsocZrEcp0Y) Amazing Grace — The Band Perry [Amazing Grace by The Band Perry - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vHMTosa2sc4) Sail On — The Commodores [Commodores - Sail On - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zg-ivWxy5KE) Lady — Little River Band [- YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BrnZv7fHGSE) Afternoon Delight — Starland Vocal Band [Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight (1976) Uncut Video - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wu1UXCdyNo0) Good Morning Starshine — Oliver [Good Morning Starshine - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F9nVxl24cmQ) Bus Stop — The Hollies [The Hollies - Bus Stop (Top Of The Pops - June 1966) - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DFPu83ggTlM) I’ll Never Find Another You — The Seekers [The Seekers - I'll Never Find Another You (HQ Stereo, 1964/'68) - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wZf41UudAbI) I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing — The New Seekers [I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing- The New Seekers - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hiri_EDfU8U) Theme Song to The Partridge Family (Come on Get Happy) [Theme Song to The Partridge Family (Come on Get Happy) - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NvgzNEPhYQA) ---
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Ones I like: [Caravan of Love](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehfiQd7lcPY) - The Housemartins [Somebody That I Used To Know](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY) - Gotye (with Kimbra) [Destroy Everything You Touch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTTwlAT_AwU) - Ladytron ---
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Of course there is that Bowie/Crosby version of Little Drummer Boy But to be honest the first thing that came to mind is a Jefferson Airplane song even a lot of the hard-core fans forget - Thunk [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JRNRVe0kgC0/hqdefault.jpg "Jefferson Airplane - Thunk") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRNRVe0kgC0) ---
**Author:** ![its\_the\_daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bb73d2/32.png) [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-harmonies-in-song/837504/33 "2019-07-24T10:33:21Z")
A capella Prelude: [After The Goldrush - Prelude - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2Taxuott5s) And even better Judie Tzuke: [Judie Tzuke - For You [HQ Audio] - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wds903B96V8) ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-harmonies-in-song/837504/34 "2019-07-24T11:10:23Z")
Linda Ronstadt and J.D.Souther’s harmonizing on Souther’s song “Faithless Love” includes some unusual, poignant intervals: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UMUw67bNQ8Q/hqdefault.jpg ""Faithless Love" Linda Ronstadt") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMUw67bNQ8Q) The feel reminds me of Gillian Welch’s harmonizing with her guitarist and collaborator David Jennings. ---
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[“Fat Bottomed Girls”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMnjF1O4eH0) by Queen must be mentioned not least because it is part of one the great rock-intro’s to one of the great rock songs. It’s the AC/DC anthem that never actually was an AC/DC anthem. ---
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> [@blondebear](#): > > [Riu Chiu](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_hlYgCNFZc) – The Monkees Thanks for posting this! I had no idea the Monkees could harmonize like that. I love the little moment at about 1:10 when Davy and Peter share a grin, as if to say, “Yeah, this is pretty cool.” ---
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> [@MrAtoz](#): > > Thanks for posting this! I had no idea the Monkees could harmonize like that. > > I love the little moment at about 1:10 when Davy and Peter share a grin, as if to say, “Yeah, this is pretty cool.” That was cool. ---
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[Helplessly Hoping](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyquqw6GeXk) - Crosby, Stills and Nash ---
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Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere - intro Crowded House - Weather with you. When I heard this the very first time I thought it was a copy of CSN&Y Charlie Dore - Pilot of the Airwaves - intro, with some support harmonies in chorus The Andrews Sisters - So I really have to name this, you know it before you even click on the link Steeleye Span -All around my hat [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3zzwbYyvWiU/hqdefault.jpg "Steeleye Span - All Around My Hat (Original Promo Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zzwbYyvWiU) ---
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I’ve always liked John and Paul’s harmony on [“Words of Love.”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no-nuFTHetE) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-harmonies-in-song/837504.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-harmonies-in-song/837504.md?page=3)