What Song Has Your Favourite Guest Vocal?

My favourite is Michael Stipe's guest vocal on Kid Fears by Indigo Girls - it really elevates the song.

That one narrowly beats out Neil Young's guest vocal on Robbie Robertson's Soap Box Preacher.

What's yours?

 

Norah Jones on the Foo Fighters song "Virginia".
The last few seconds on the song she completely outshines Dave Grohl vocally.

 

Mine too. First one I thought of. Thanks for saving me some typing.

 

And I thought it was just Chris Cornell that got outshined.

 

Little Jimmy Scott!

 

Battle of Evermore - Zep (Sandy Denny)
Teardrop - Massive Attack (Elizabeth Fraser)
Willie the Pimp - Zappa (Captain Beefheart)

 

Aretha Franklin - Ain't No Way (1968)

Cissy's soprano solo just blows me away every time.

 

Sally Oldfield's vocal on Steve Hackett's "Shadow of the Hierophant"

 

I'll suggest an unlikely pairing: Keith Richards and George Jones singing "Say It's Not You" off the Bradley Barn Sessions. It is, admittedly, a remake of George's 60's original.

Always enjoyed it.

Best,

Matt

 

Money For Nothing

 

Blue Oyster Cult - The Revenge of Vera Gemini

 

Squeeze 'Tempted' (Elvis Costello)

 

Michael & Jermaine Jackson on Rockwell's "Somebody's Watching Me"

 

The Great Gig in The Sky - Clare Torry

 

Charlie XCX with Simon Le Bon

 

Ditto!

 

Cheech & Chong on Joni Mitchell's "Twisted"

 

Thom Yorke on PJ Harvey's "This Mess We're In"

 

There's a million of them, posted the Sparklehorse "Piano Fire" the other day with PJ Harvey, modern classic, she adds just the vocal edge the song needs, no more.

But one of my favorites is the Giant Sand song "Wonder" with Victoria Williams. Just a great song, fun guitar freakout, just love everything about it ...

 

Marcy Mays guesting on "My Curse" by the Afghan Whigs, this is a great live version.

 

Some interesting choices. Which one do you like the best?

 

PJ Harvey

Are you going to have the other ones deleted?

 

Your avatar is the answer, I get it.

 

MJ on RW's IGMOATD