On That Note: Who's on the Guest List?

[cyclones500]

Welcome back to “On That Note,” CF’s landing spot for music-obsessives. It’s brought to you by @MeanDean, @CycloneRulzzz and cyclones500. I’m your host this week.

This week’s segment stems from a recent suggestion by @Cydar. Post some of your favorites songs that feature a guest vocalist/musician. The focus is NOT standard duets … We’re looking for songs with notable contributions by a musician or singer who isn’t a member of the group (or a solo artist's main band).

• Last week’s OTN: Welcome to the Occupation

 

[Cydar]

 

[MeanDean]

Rolling Stones member Brian Jones shows up to make sound effects to include tinkling glasses on this one.

 

[MeanDean]

Paul McCartney also is in the background vocals on this hit.

 

[cyclones500]

The Replacements: “My Little Problem” — Guest vocal: Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde)

 

[MeanDean]

Musicians with Billy Preston on this cut read like a Who's Who of late 60's/early 70's rock:

Eric Clapton
George Harrison
Keith Richards
Ginger Baker

 

[cyclones500]

Oasis: “Champagne Supernova” … guest: Paul Weller (The Jam), guitar and backing vocals

 

[MeanDean]

Crowded House invited Roger McGuinn to play on their cover version of Eight Miles High. I believe they toured together at some point...

 

[michaelrr1]

Sting with the I want my MTV vocals.

 

[Isualum13]

Miles Kennedy sang with him in this performance. In my opinion, it's by far the best performance of this cover. Better than the album version when it's just the lead singer.

 

[MeanDean]

Jimmy Page was briefly a songwriting partner with Jackie DeShannon and appears on several of her recordings. This one, for example.

This was pre Led-Zep so he wasn't really famous yet but was doing lots of studio work for others.

 

[arobb]

 

[cyclones500]

The Lemonheads: “I’ll Do It Anyway.” Guest: Belinda Carlisle

 

[cyclones500]

Two from “Out of Time” by R.E.M.


“Radio Song.” Guest KRS-One




“Shiny Happy People.” Guest: Kate Pierson (The B-52’s)

 

[drlove]

Two from “Out of Time” by R.E.M.


“Radio Song.” Guest KRS-One




“Shiny Happy People.” Guest: Kate Pierson (The B-52’s)

Kate Pierson sang on this one too.



rapper QTip joined in on this one from later in REMs career.

 

[drlove]

Dave Matthews on guest vocals

 

[Isualum13]

 

[drlove]

 

[cyclones500]

Kate Pierson sang on this one too.

Good citing -- and I like that song better than the two from that album I posted.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Badge by the Cream. Eric Clapton and George Harrison wrote it together and Harrison played rhythm guitar on the studio recording.