that aol commercial song could have been legitimately great if they had just redone the entire song other than the chorus
― dyl, Tuesday, 23 June 2020 00:14 (three years ago) link
not sure if this sort of thing counts, but two 90s hiphop tracks immediately came to mind:
inspectah deck on 2pac's 'got my mind made up' and busta rhymes on capone n noriega's 'driver's seat.'
both were cases where the "featured" mc had a guest verse that was later cut and all that remained in the final mix were their adlibbed parts. like i said, kind of a grey area.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Tuesday, 23 June 2020 00:56 (three years ago) link
Not quite on topic but I was revisiting Lou's "Street Hassle" the other day and was startled I'd forgotten the uncredited cameo verse by the Boss.
― assert (MatthewK), Tuesday, 23 June 2020 01:08 (three years ago) link
Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham on "Magnet and Steel"
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Tuesday, 23 June 2020 01:12 (three years ago) link
xp Bruce also does the almost inaudible backing vocals on John Prine's "Take a Look at My Heart."
― Greetings from CHAZbury Park (Lily Dale), Tuesday, 23 June 2020 01:23 (three years ago) link
...and that's also Bruce, very audible, on Graham Parker's "Endless Night"
― SlimAndSlam, Tuesday, 23 June 2020 02:06 (three years ago) link
Q-Tip, Slick Rick, and Biz Markie back up Jay-Z on “Girls, Girls, Girls”
― ACABincalifornia (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 23 June 2020 02:11 (three years ago) link
A Tom Waits song is the only possible context where Keith Richards would count as an "overqualified" backing vocalist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgG4rxq8DhY
― but also fuck you (unperson), Tuesday, 23 June 2020 02:15 (three years ago) link
David Crosby on "Another Day in Paradise" (phil colins)
James Taylor on "Back in the high life" (steve winwood)
Shannon Hoon on "Dont Cry" (gnr)
Liz Phair on "Work" (jimmy eat world)
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 24 June 2020 06:38 (three years ago) link
Liz Phair on "Soak Up The Sun" by Sheryl Crow.
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 24 June 2020 12:31 (three years ago) link
apparently michele phillips and diane warren harmonize on the chorus of “heaven is a place on earth”
― voodoo chili, Wednesday, 7 April 2021 15:58 (two years ago) link
Billy Ocean on Scott Walker’s Track Three
― In on the killfile (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 7 April 2021 16:05 (two years ago) link
Billy Ocean sings the high harmony for about 90% of the song, to be fair it's practically a duet.
― Halfway there but for you, Wednesday, 7 April 2021 16:13 (two years ago) link