@MsMojo 5 ай бұрын
What vocal harmonies tug at YOUR heartstrings? Let us know below, and check out our video of the Top 10 A Cappella Performances That Give Us Chills - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qs2orMSKkpu4Yp8.html
@Endorill 5 ай бұрын
Billy Joel, Longest Time , anything from the Four Seasons Agree with your choices as well.
@DanielByers-qf9qi 5 ай бұрын
I posted my list - focusing on sibling harmonies - below. Note that The Ronettes' "Be My Baby" - their vocals with Phil Spector's Wall of Sound production - was the great inspiration to Brian Wilson for his developing studio skills. Wilson wrote "Don't Worry Baby" for Ronnie, though Spector turned it down.
@lauramitchell6725 5 ай бұрын
Too bad we couldn’t enjoy the harmonies,too chopped up and too much talk!😵💫😖
@gerryhatrick6678 5 ай бұрын
Apparently you have NEVER heard of Pentatonix (especially their version of Say Something) or Collabro, or Home Free.
@Endorill 5 ай бұрын
@@DanielByers-qf9qi That is so interesting. I read about that, but they did not give all your detail. I wonder, did you ever hear that Roger Miller ) of Dang Me, and other songs) invented the multitrack feature? I do not how it could be true, since Phil Spector is obviously employing something very like.
@LadyMayhem08 5 ай бұрын
You’ll notice there’s not a recent group in the bunch. This list is a perfect example of what’s missing in modern music.
@alexw2519 5 ай бұрын
I felt the same way until I found an acapella group called Home Free. Their harmonies have given me new hope. Their beatboxer is also amazingly skilled.
@ser132 5 ай бұрын
may I recommend the duo Hello Sunday, for a modern music duo with fantastic harmonies.
@giggles7179 5 ай бұрын
Oh, let us not even _begin_ to list everything missing from modern music. We'll be here for days.
@signergirl1 5 ай бұрын
@@alexw2519same here, I felt that wet until I listened to pentatonix. Their harmonies are amazing and fit so well together
@PaulHaigh072 5 ай бұрын
was about to shout you down with White Winter Hymnal but it’s 16 years old!
@davidskiff3083 5 ай бұрын
And ALL of these without auto-tune. Just talent
@sunsioux444 5 ай бұрын
❤
@tombiby5892 5 ай бұрын
Not just talent. Many of these recording have double tracked vocals where the singer sings the part multiple times and overlays the takes to create a fuller sound and cancel out imperfections. And All of these singers sang the parts over and over to find their best version. Singers use what technology they have to get the results they want. It’s not always purely talent or strictly the truth.
@davidskiff3083 5 ай бұрын
@@tombiby5892 yes and no. The truly best ones sounded just as good live as their recording. And your point about they tried multiple versions and then worked on the best? That, my friend, is called practice. Great sounds always come from hard work.
@tombiby5892 5 ай бұрын
@@davidskiff3083 You're right. George Martin said that he didn't use double-tracking with Barry Gibb because his voice was so on pitch it wasn't needed.
@amandah7280 5 ай бұрын
A lot of bands used multi tracking for effects. Queen was talented, never used synths until 1980. But Bohrap, vocal overlays to create a chorus sound. That's talent to even come up with that and to work to record overlays. I don't think it's cheating. It's art..
@davea.218 Ай бұрын
This video is 95% talk and 5% chills, with frustratingly limited opportunity to appreciate the harmonies.
@caddelworth 7 күн бұрын
That's KZfaq content matching for you … ;)
@debrajones7344 4 күн бұрын
Amen!
@marabookstagram 4 ай бұрын
Peter, Paul & Mary deserve a spot!
@rogerhuggettjr.7675 3 ай бұрын
Leaving On An Airplane gets a spot. John Denver and Mama Cass had a nice cover of it on tv.
@crouch0746 2 ай бұрын
You betcha. Saw them 5 times over a 40 year span, starting in 1964, my senior year in high school. Great harmony every time.
@JohnBlahuta-bb2iy 2 ай бұрын
What about The Brothers Four?????
@CalJennings 2 ай бұрын
I agree. They were the first group that made me love harmony when I saw them on television.
@lorianne4936 2 ай бұрын
Nah, Peter was a child molester and ruined it for the other two!
@Latinfire531 5 ай бұрын
I'm glad I was born in the era where all this music was made! 60's, 70's 80's etc.
@heidig90280 5 ай бұрын
Yes it was a wonderful time
@therodski1 5 ай бұрын
And, like me, old enough to appreciate other great word and songsmiths of the previous decades I suppose. Sammy Cahn etc?!?
@kathleenferguson3296 5 ай бұрын
I'm old, but don't mind it much
@joesmith6357 5 ай бұрын
ME 2
@Saffron-sugar 5 ай бұрын
I’m sad that I missed the 60s, grateful that I missed the 70s (sorry, ABBA makes me cringe) and I was too young to do anymore than longingly watch MTV. I am not sure why there are not more modern songs on this. I get the feeling this list was made by a Boomer. Harmonies are still strong in music, but not on the charts as much.
@marks.3303 5 ай бұрын
No Association? They did 6-part harmonies. Cherish. Never My Love. Windy. Everything that Touches You. No Fair at All. Requiem for the Masses.
@americanwomanFL 5 ай бұрын
Totally agree!!! And imagine to my surprise that while in a club in Belgrade, Serbia in 2007, a Serbian band belted out "Windy" in perfect harmony!"
@Tbone51 5 ай бұрын
The Association are one of the best harmonizing groups in pop history.
@anthonyseta4566 5 ай бұрын
Good call on that. "Never My Love" should have earned a position on this list.
@margowakefield3295 5 ай бұрын
I can see Colony Six getting overlooked as they were not so well-known, but overlooking The Association is a noticeable blunder.
@carolannroberts 5 ай бұрын
Absolutely!
@litchte Ай бұрын
Too much commentary, too little music
@vincenzodelauretis5331 26 күн бұрын
true
@FelipeSeghetto 24 күн бұрын
But that's the point of Ms. Mojo videos
@user-of5gn5rw8o 6 сағат бұрын
Totally agree. Some of the best parts of the songs were cut off by talk.
@jenniferbedore4853 3 ай бұрын
I love the harmonies in "Never My Love" by, The Association, and "The Air That I Breathe" by, The Hollies. They make me swoon!
@thedynamicsolo4232 2 ай бұрын
The Hollies even post Graham Nash had such great completeness. "He ain't heavy (He's my brother)" was the song that make me purchase their greatest hits and it did NOT disappoint. Great Comment.
@jeepstergal4043 2 ай бұрын
The Hollies harmonies always resonated in my heart.
@davidpatton3180 5 ай бұрын
"Nights in White Satin" by the Moody Blues never fails to bring goosebumps.
@Christianne-md2nd 5 ай бұрын
Ikr!!!
@CrystalSuzanneHolliday-Evans 5 ай бұрын
Yes!!! The very comment i was searching for..
@sounddude177 5 ай бұрын
Agree. The Moodies have a lot of songs with great harmonies. Over 50 years later I still listen to the "core 7" regularly. Timeless classics.
@kencooper8835 5 ай бұрын
always overlooked are The Moodies..
@patstauffer6893 5 ай бұрын
And to think they never made it in the Music Hall of Fame is just SAD!!!
@jamesbaugh2602 5 ай бұрын
Simon and Garfunkel's "Scarborough Fair/ Canticle" is a harmonic masterpiece that outshines "Sounds of Silence" in the evocative harmony department. The melancholy minor chord harmonies transform the traditional toung-in-cheek courting song into a sad longing piece interweaving with the tragic anti-war message of Simon's "Canticle".
@Angel-R.Torres 5 ай бұрын
I agree 👍. 🇵🇪
@nishikaze 5 ай бұрын
Agreed!!!
@fluff1353 5 ай бұрын
And America as well as Bookends belong in that mix.
@janetaldrich7747 5 ай бұрын
I love the version that also includes Andy Williams.
@carolannroberts 5 ай бұрын
You’re right. Scarborough fair is superior
@kalevala29 2 ай бұрын
Peter, Paul, and Mary deserve a spot on this list, especially for their live performance of "Early Morning Rain" from 1966. There are many others, but this one stands out.
@hdunnigan Ай бұрын
Early Morning Rain was my parents' favorite song... and they were folk musicians as well.
@lauravettoretti1323 4 ай бұрын
The thing about the Bee Gees that I don't think can be said about too many others is they sounded just as good, if not better, sitting on an interview couch, or standing together at one microphone singing their beautiful harmonies. They cannot be beaten in my mind.
@sharonanderwald4402 3 ай бұрын
Agree! Really miss them!
@mrwonderfulone 3 ай бұрын
Agreed. They had the advantage of being brothers and were singing together during childhood. I wonder what the Everly Brothers would have sounded like with a third brother!.
@DianeOliver-cu3kj 3 ай бұрын
Well said, totally agree! Love them, always have always will. Not only did they sing beautifully they were also song writing geniuses. ❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👍🏼
@tonyachewning4813 2 ай бұрын
You’re missing Little River Band. They had GREAT harmonies.
@andnowinla8402 2 ай бұрын
I totally agree with you. I just love their early stuff simple but great Harmonies
@rokker101 5 ай бұрын
Mama Cass had one of the greatest voices in the history of popular music x
@KATYMCGINN 3 ай бұрын
💜 I ABSOLUTELY LOVED CASS ELLIOT 💜 HER VOICE WAS SO BEAUTIFUL, AS SHE WAS TOO! IT WAS ALWAYS SO UPSETTING TO ME GROWING UP. THE HORRIBLE THINGS SAID ABOUT CASS ELLIOT'S WEIGHT. IT SADLY OVERSHADOWED HER AMAZING MUSICAL TALENT. IT WAS DISGUSTING THE WAY CASS WAS TREATED & TALKED ABOUT 😢 MAY YOU REST IN HEAVEN WITH THE ANGEL'S. YOU SANG JUST LIKE THEM BEAUTIFUL LADY! REST IN PEACE CASS 🕊🙏🏼🕊🎶🎼🎶💜💜💜
@mjwestfall86 Ай бұрын
She choked on a ham sandwhich
@ingethorineidsther4075 27 күн бұрын
@@mjwestfall86 That was a lie concocted by the media of the day. You should have been able to find that out by a quick Google search before you posted.
@Becca-rw4oi 24 күн бұрын
@mjwestfall86 Nope, perpetuating a myth there, you've never heard of google?
@user-bc6ph3yd1l 12 күн бұрын
@@mjwestfall86 no she didn't .
@glenlewis8789 5 ай бұрын
The Association deserves to be on this list.
@C.O.G. 3 ай бұрын
Yes and The Lettermen had some great harmonies too.
@nancydemoss2945 Ай бұрын
The Association singing "Cherish" always gives me the chills and brings back happy memories!
@yoursoulknows6444 Сағат бұрын
Never My Love - beautiful...
@matthewberry3155 4 ай бұрын
If I Fell the Beatles. The harmony is not only great, but it's the seamless trade off between the lead and background vocal that most people do not even realize is happening
@enriquemurillo5355 3 ай бұрын
What about Nowhere Man?
@mrwonderfulone 3 ай бұрын
There were so many deserving acts. I think they limited themselves to just one representation per act and not necessarily the best one.
@judycolson6047 3 ай бұрын
Beatles should be: I’ve Just Seen a Face and Baby’s in Black
@toddhooks9813 3 ай бұрын
Love all of those but I had been hoping for This Boy. Just WOW.
@lorianne4936 2 ай бұрын
Every Beatles song!
@peppermintmoon7354 2 ай бұрын
Karen Carpenter's voice was so mellow and warm. She was my idol in my 'tween and early teenaged years. I still love hearing her music even now.
@davidhalley9795 5 ай бұрын
How can the fifth dimension Age of Aquarius not be on the list? The harmonies grab me and put me right back as a young kid.
@Polyphemus47 5 ай бұрын
I always stack The Cowsills' "Hair" after it on my little RCA 45 player.
@markp6062 5 ай бұрын
GREAT thought and addition!
@chribm 5 ай бұрын
I was about to mention the same thing, where's the Fifth Dimension? Some really great vocals there too.
@luciennedespota909 5 ай бұрын
really, really!! Fifth Dimension!!! Yes! And putting Abba ahead of the Beatles in terms of harmony?????????? Huh?
@fluff1353 5 ай бұрын
They released it as a two-song medley with Let The Sun Shine from Hair.
@deadandburied7626 5 ай бұрын
Trio - Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt, is a sad omission from this selection.
@elainewaller-rose9707 5 ай бұрын
Trio! Yes, the hauntingly beautiful voices of the best, most soulful country divas of their day. Don't forget them.
@sshone 5 ай бұрын
My favorite album of all time
@schoenbc1 5 ай бұрын
DEFINITELY!
@Mrbobg366 5 ай бұрын
True
@katherinemcintosh7247 5 ай бұрын
My God, yes!❤
@tigergreg8 3 ай бұрын
Def the Mamas and the Papas. But without Cass, that group would never had made it. She was the voice behind all that harmony.
@sandtats 3 ай бұрын
And John fought mightily to keep her out of the band because of her weight.🙄 Thankfully the other 3 won out.
@tigergreg8 3 ай бұрын
@@sandtats I heard that too, didn’t think she fit in. Little did he realize…..
@HuewhaYue 4 ай бұрын
Karen Carpenter 😪 She had the Gift! She still blesses generations later. RIP!
@rodneyscott7108 3 ай бұрын
So true. As corny as it may sound, “ We’ve Only Just Begun” was the song my high school girlfriend and I considered our special song. We are still dear friends over fifty years later.
@C.O.G. 3 ай бұрын
Karen Carpenter was the best female pop singer ever. No one can compare to her.
@KathrineJKozachok 24 күн бұрын
She became another sad statistic of a narcissistic mother.
@wekakiwi 5 ай бұрын
Age Of Aquarius by The Fifth Dimension...beautifully written and harmonized by that group.
@colly7963 5 ай бұрын
Up and away in my beautiful balloon....another song of theirs with incredible soaring harmonies.
@maryb8150 5 ай бұрын
I think part of it is the background music. The Fifth Dimension usually had big orchestral backup. Most on the list had a simpler background music allowing the vocals to be front and center. All on the list had vocals front and center with the instruments supporting rather than often overpowering them.
@johnmonch5242 4 ай бұрын
To be clear, it's from the musical Hair, and was written by Galt McDermott and Gerome Ragni and James Rado
@johnmac3410 4 ай бұрын
Also, "Sweet Blindness" is one of my favorites.
@kenmclemore523 4 ай бұрын
Agreed... KDM
@cherylpahls6875 5 ай бұрын
I’m so glad that the Everly Brothers were acknowledged as the best there was. Everyone, from the Beatles to Simon and Garfunkel, have always said that they tried to emulate their harmonies.
@jonnuanez7183 5 ай бұрын
It wasn't noted that Extreme used Everly style harmonies for More Than Words, something the band acknowledged years ago.
@sandyago4735 5 ай бұрын
Nope. Good influencers but what came after was better. Think of an old Datsun from the 70s and new Altima. Great improvement
@tedszweb5268 3 ай бұрын
This is like an epiphany for me as a Bee Gee fan . You named my 2 favorite songs of theirs. Also those 2 songs made my life. My girlfriend broke up with me & I was miserable so I left Bee Gee Gold On her doorstep & told her to Play “To Love Somebody” & “ I Can’t See Nobody.” Well she took me back & 5 kids & 43 years of marriage later we are still together !😀
@rodneyscott7108 3 ай бұрын
That’s a truly wonderful story. Congratulations.
@KATYMCGINN 3 ай бұрын
❤ SO SWEET! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL LOVE STORY 😊❤️ BLESS YOU, YOUR WIFE & FAMILY 😇🙏🏼❤️
@billblake9665 3 ай бұрын
Bravo friend awesome story......to love somebody is unreal song
@jenniferbedore4853 2 ай бұрын
I love happy endings!!
@trinidad2450 2 ай бұрын
If you are a BeeGees fan, then do you remember their song, Fanny? Talk about harmonies in that song! Wow!
@monstersdoexist 2 ай бұрын
Crosby, Stills and Nash can bring tears to your eyes.
@melaniesharp397 Ай бұрын
My favorite - I must have seen them in every incarnation 25 times.
@barryvincentredmond3973 5 ай бұрын
California dreamin' has got to be the ultimate pick here.The Mamas and the Papas really nailed it with this harmonic masterpiece in 1967.
@alexalexanderman1238 5 ай бұрын
Try to sing this song without the harmony lines. Very hard to do. That is what makes it number one for me.
@acesandoval4467 5 ай бұрын
I love listening to it on vinyl!✌️
@christiandemorro2092 5 ай бұрын
I thought it was gunna be #1
@mutteringmale 5 ай бұрын
For me, it's "....young girls, that come into the canyon...." absolutely brings tears to me eyes years later.
@lymanmj 5 ай бұрын
It holds up like few other songs of the 60s. It is timeless. It will still be played many decades from now.
@LMacNeill 5 ай бұрын
Judith Durham of the Seekers had one of the most beautiful voices ever! So powerful! It's a testament to the talent of the three guys in that group, that they were able to keep up with her. I don't think they ever had a bad harmony, ever.
@therodski1 5 ай бұрын
Would have liked to hear Judith D and Cass E do a harmony 😀
@LMacNeill 5 ай бұрын
@@therodski1I bet that would've sounded amazing!
@jerometaperman7102 5 ай бұрын
Absolutely. Judith Durham is one of two singers whose very voice can bring tears to my eyes. Her rendition of "Danny Boy" never fails to pierce me. The other singer, by the way, is Patsy Cline.
@dongorney2533 5 ай бұрын
I totally agree with you, she had the most wonderful evocative voice.
@kander63 5 ай бұрын
I completely agree! There’s something so utterly pure about it. I get chills down my spine whenever I listen to her.
@peaches911 2 ай бұрын
So glad to see the Carpenters recognized! RIP Karen, you will forever be remembered!
@ScottLuvsRenFaires Ай бұрын
I cannot listen to The Carpenters without crying. RIP Karen!
@peaches911 Ай бұрын
@@ScottLuvsRenFaires I feel the same way. Superstar, Rainy Days and Mondays, Solitaire, Masquerade, and Crescent Noon reduce me to tears.
@PJwithheart 20 күн бұрын
@@peaches911 whenever I hear her sing I think of suicide and eating disorders. When I was a kid it was widely rumored that she committed suicide. Later I heard she died of a long-term eating disorder.
@peaches911 20 күн бұрын
@@PJwithheart I never heard that . I heard that she starved to death then later learned that it was from an eating disorder. So little was known about eating disorders back then. It makes me sad to think how we lost such a beautiful person. I will always miss her. The Carpenters were a part of the soundtrack of my youth
@cb142 3 ай бұрын
I loved how the Little River Band harmony was spot on.❤
@randallgillespie9243 5 ай бұрын
I was saddened that missing were the masters of harmony, Peter, Paul & Mary. So often folk singers are overlooked but if you listen to their vocalizations you can tell were so many of the greats listed here learned it from.
@CathyLarkinWebSavvyPR 5 ай бұрын
this!
@suzannehall7793 5 ай бұрын
They were there.
@ingridm6481 5 ай бұрын
I came here to say this!
@charliekucharski2079 5 ай бұрын
I agree with your pick and would also add the Kingston Trio, Chad Mitchell trio, the Highwaymen, and the Brothers Four.
@lynncollier4615 5 ай бұрын
I remember them playing on the radio!!
@russellewandowski843 5 ай бұрын
The Mamas and The Papas will forever have my heart!! They had harmonies to DIE for!!
@daze023 5 ай бұрын
And great tunes, and clever lyrics
@garrywallace1007 5 ай бұрын
Indeed- The Seekers listed here did a great version of California Dreaming too (worth looking up on YT)
@abaxteria 5 ай бұрын
@@garrywallace1007 Judith's voice is insane. It's a once-in-a-generation voice.
@lymanmj 5 ай бұрын
"California Dreamin'" holds up as well as any song from the 60s. My guess is that it will still be played in another 50 years.
@Schlemiel-schlimazel 5 ай бұрын
Their tv appearances are absolute cringe to watch. So fake and campy.
@baldeagle5297 2 ай бұрын
I had the pleasure of playing music with Don Everly. My band was playing a small venue in Central City, KY when he walked up and asked if he could sing with us. Of course we said yes. He sang Cathy's Clown, Dream, and a few from other artists. None of us had the pipes of Phil, but we did our best to harmonize. We let him sing as long as he wanted and it was a great time. He was a real gentleman.
@dmhogan4239 Ай бұрын
That’s awesome.
@jacham1216 Ай бұрын
Beautiful.
@cak813 4 ай бұрын
I was glad to see the Everly Brothers acknowledged. When I think of exquisite harmonies, I think of Don and Phil. They were pioneers in the early years of rock & roll and they inspired many of the upcoming bands of the 60s, 70s, and 80s. I listen to them all the time.
@dreentrotter1616 4 ай бұрын
I echo the above comment Nobody like the Everly Brothers their harmony was unbeatable!
@starrymarimusic 8 күн бұрын
I'm a harmony freak and the Everlys are one of my faves. And they did it before a lot of the technology came along.
@denisee3915 5 ай бұрын
I’ll add Seals and Crofts. They harmonized in a way that always makes me feel like I’m in a dream. So ethereal!
@phalinimcleod8819 5 ай бұрын
AWESOME!!! I LOVE SEALS AND CROFT. I agree. They were one of the best, best, best.
@DMorgan72 5 ай бұрын
Yes, and sometimes you have to think twice about who is singing which part. It makes it fun. 🙂
@lynnecrandall3338 5 ай бұрын
I came here to add Seals and Crofts too. They blended their voices into one voice
@danaday945 5 ай бұрын
Summer Breeze!
@denisee3915 5 ай бұрын
@@danaday945 I used to play it on repeat as a young girl. It was the first song where I felt transported. Still love it!
@bjsw1949 5 ай бұрын
The Hollies! The band which made harmonies famous in Swinging London. When it came to pop harmonies, Allan Clarke wrote the book. Listen to Carrie-Anne, Bus Stop, Sorry Suzanne, On a Carousel, Stop Stop Stop, Look Through Any Window and weep that you left them out. Any lists about harmonies MUST have The Hollies in the top five.
@therodski1 5 ай бұрын
The Beatles :- Please don't wear red (can't remember the actual title off hand) but stunning harmony 😉
@crocknut 5 ай бұрын
Yes It Is@@therodski1
@spinflux 5 ай бұрын
How could you not list The Air That I Breathe? (I’m not thru the whole video yet.)
@bjsw1949 5 ай бұрын
@@spinflux Thank you for answering. I didn't put all of the songs up or I'd still be writing today. I could have put almost every song from every album so I picked out my favourites from when I was a teenager. 👍
@nenushka 5 ай бұрын
@@therodski1 The song is 'Yes it is'.
@ellennewth6305 Ай бұрын
The Bee Gees "To Love Somebody" is one of my favorite songs ever. But the Mamas and the Papas work was phenomenal, too!
@starrymarimusic 8 күн бұрын
For the Bee Gees, I would have picked "New York Mining Disaster." Now that's exceptionally haunting!
@kathrynclarke8147 2 ай бұрын
The Hollies should be in this group.
@callielucas1197 25 күн бұрын
They're not?? Then I probably won't bother watching the whole video because how can you not include The Hollies??
@i.p.knightly149 11 күн бұрын
No freaking doubt.
@yoursoulknows6444 Сағат бұрын
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother.... and All I Need Is the Air That I Breathe...
@jamesthomas423 5 ай бұрын
I love that #20 Wilson Phillips are the children of #7 Beach Boys and #2 Mamas & the Papas.
@coco2.2 5 ай бұрын
W
@elliejgo8408 5 ай бұрын
I love that it is one of their lesser known songs. Sooo cool.
@tomcat321 5 ай бұрын
I was thinking the exact same thing when they showed Wilson Phillips.
@alisacody3624 5 ай бұрын
Whenever our oldest son was a baby, we could put on Wilson Phillips, and he would stop crying. Almost instantly. Their music was especially appreciated on long car drives. 😊
@saradollins5142 5 ай бұрын
That just proves that sometimes it's in the blood.
@Gizathecat2 5 ай бұрын
The band simply called Yes had song with incredible harmonies too! “Roundabout” and “owner of a Lonely Heart” come to mind.
@fluff1353 5 ай бұрын
Turn Of The Century and Wonderous Stories were both very beautiful and melodic tunes.
@rinaticson390 5 ай бұрын
Oh YES they should be here
@uberbabeINC 5 ай бұрын
“I've Seen All Good People" is a perfect example of the layered vocal mastery Yes had in abundance.
@charlesloving4820 5 ай бұрын
"Mountains come out of the sky and they stand there"
@doctornova3015 5 ай бұрын
Virtually every YES song has incredible harmony.
@scopex2749 3 ай бұрын
Judith Durham had the voice of an angel and IMHO the BEST female voice of all time. I actually received a reply to a comment on You Tube from Judith. RIP to an OUTSTANDING singer.
@lorannamoody7011 2 ай бұрын
Yes! Australia gave her a state funeral.
@miltonboyd2092 Ай бұрын
@@lorannamoody7011 I say well deserved State Funeral! "I'll Never Find Another You" is definitely one of my favorite song of all time! I am 60 years old from Jamaica West Indies. RIP, Ms. Durham.
@robinboyes8749 Ай бұрын
An angel who has returned home.
@loriedreyer6762 4 ай бұрын
I seen the whole Osmond family in the 70's and they ALL sang acapella "I Believe" that was harmony and CHILLS
@DianeOliver-cu3kj 2 ай бұрын
Yes! And they never get acknowledged & it’s not fair cause they were great singers & great harmonizers, whether it was two of them or seven of them singing together.
@grantwilletts5669 5 ай бұрын
None better at harmonies than the Everly Brothers and this is evidenced by the indebtedness so many contempories and later artists attributed to them. That version of the song shown was performed live. No manipulation of the sound - what you heard on vinyl you got on stage. Magical.
@ronbeam6893 5 ай бұрын
My thought exactly. I imagine every group on here would offer homage to the Everlys for their own goals in harmonies indicated here.
@bridgetmcarthur155 5 ай бұрын
I still, and always will, miss Karen. I was 7 when my sister would take me for fun times driving in her baby blue Comet. She introduced me to The Carpenters. We would turn up the column as loud as we could and sing to the top of our lungs. Those are still some of the best memories from my childhood. My sister died a few years ago. Listening to The Carpenters makes me sad and happy at the same time. There were 4 siblings, I was the youngest by a lot. All three have passed and I stand alone. I'm happy that the songs play on.
@LHTGRNEYES 5 ай бұрын
Bridget, thank you for sharing your beautiful memories with us…so sorry for your losses…it’s hard to stand alone….however, I bet your siblings are all around you giving you kisses….
@bridgetmcarthur155 5 ай бұрын
@@LHTGRNEYES Thank you!
@lynncollier4615 5 ай бұрын
Music can be the background of our lives.
@morgan72359 5 ай бұрын
TBS, (Poco, Eagles) talks about how audiences like their more recent songs, but they Love the old stuff. 💟
@bridgetmcarthur155 5 ай бұрын
@@morgan72359 The oldies are like an old friend. It can take me right back to a happy time.
@briankrakau8371 3 ай бұрын
Bee Gees, The Seekers, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Beach Boys, Simon and Garfunkel, But their chosen number one is right on, The Everly Brothers perfected vocal rock harmony. ❤️ No one hit wonders there. Vocal harmony MASTERS!
@oceansams5886 3 ай бұрын
I was 5 years old in 1959. We moved to north Carolina from Alaska. We moved into a house built in 1862. Anyway, we had a radio and mama loved country music. I would pull the chair up close and turn the knob to folk music. I remember listening to pete Seger, joni Mitchell, etc singing. I thought it was so beautiful. Mama would turn it back to country. So im a big folk music fan and I love motown. Of course, I love the 60s and 70s rock music. Sweet memories of great music.thank you for the memories
@nethkenm 5 ай бұрын
The entire Fleetwood Mac rumors album is full of certified bangers.
@CameronCajun 4 ай бұрын
Amen to that!
@michellemardahl-dumesnil3341 5 ай бұрын
America has great harmonies, & they are still touring. The Doobie brothers also are amazing, Steely Dan should be here.
@melaniemanning2462 4 ай бұрын
I was really hoping to see steely dan
@C.O.G. 3 ай бұрын
America is the absolute best, in my mind. I'm the biggest America fan in Tennessee.
@ricklee5845 2 ай бұрын
@@C.O.G. They were Army brats living in Germany when they started. No wonder they were so popular in Germany.
@C.O.G. 2 ай бұрын
@@ricklee5845 , nope. They were Air Force "brats" who formed the group while living in London, England. If you read America Revisited by author John Corbett, like I did, you might know something about their beginnings, history and careers. Just saying.
@ricklee5845 2 ай бұрын
@@C.O.G. I'll certainly revisit this research again, I appreciate you pointing it out. I was right with America being tremendously popular in Germany though because I lived there at the time.
@samplerstitcher 2 ай бұрын
California Dreamin'...one of the best songs ever...I catch myself singing it nearly every day doing chores...
@ronhoffman1008 3 ай бұрын
What about the "Association" best harmonies of the 60's. Cherish, Never My Love, Along Comes Mary, etc., etc., etc.
@basm620inbelair9 5 ай бұрын
Rainy Days and Mondays… the melancholy anthem of my youth. RIP Karen Carpenter 😢
@histoman4 5 ай бұрын
What a beautiful voice that girl had so melodious , soft and clear and....how do you derscribe that voice. So sad that she died. I have them on CD as album
@tenderlyone 5 ай бұрын
A little known fact is that this song was written as the last resource, because the author was going to be laid off that day if he couldn’t produce a song that was worth recording. So he started the song with the first phrase “talking to myself, and feeling old“, and when I’m from there because he was depressed about losing his job.
@Kriz1366 5 ай бұрын
I agree with the first place, however, I think you missed mentioning the group "Chicago" which has songs with wonderful harmonies. ❤
@sandrasanders706 5 ай бұрын
Wishing You were Here with the Beach Boys...exquisite vocals!!
@fleetskipper1810 4 ай бұрын
What goes up, must come down, spinning wheel got to go round. Now I have an earworm in my head.
@marykay1636 3 ай бұрын
Chicago is one of my favorite bands. The song “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?” , has my favorite background vocals.
@froggieredcliffe8097 4 ай бұрын
"The Sound of Silence" is the ALL TIME number One Song of all time. Thank you Paul & Art
@rogerhuggettjr.7675 3 ай бұрын
My mom loved that song, but I heard it too young. It always depresses me.
@alexadamson436 2 ай бұрын
Mine is the Boxer
@Texaslawhorn 3 ай бұрын
The 1960s was definitely the best decade of pop music. ❤✌️
@kathrynmolesa1641 5 ай бұрын
My very first concert 1966 in Oregon was the Mamas and the Papas. It was $1.98 a ticket.😅
@mikesmithson6805 5 ай бұрын
Ur still alive
@kathrynmolesa1641 5 ай бұрын
@@mikesmithson6805 🤣. AND KICKING
@mr.Drawgo 5 ай бұрын
You are Lucky to witness that era!❤😊 thank you for sharing @kathrynmolesa1641
@sherrytarrer3275 5 ай бұрын
I am so jealous ! I would've loved to have seen them ! Lucky you ! Tell me you still have the ticket stub ?
@kathrynmolesa1641 5 ай бұрын
@@sherrytarrer3275 I wish, but I still have my Beatles trading cards.
@leesashriber5097 5 ай бұрын
Fleetwood Mac is one of the greatest. The Chain and the entire Rumours album are gold. Bohemian Rhapsody, Freddie's voice was incredible. Love the Carpenters to this day. This entire list makes me want to make a new music list. Loved this❣️ Thank you😊
@thebigdawg61 5 ай бұрын
In the early days I wore out several tapes and albums of Rumours from just having them play non-stop. CD and digital saved me a fortune. One of just a handful of albums without a single bad song on it.
@iluminameluna 5 ай бұрын
And newsflash: Freddie Mercury Sang all the vocals on Bohemian Rhapsody, not the band Members. 😂
@rayraymond2952 3 ай бұрын
Add the Eagles' "Lyin' Eyes". Great, large, involved, multi-part, vocal harmonies. Richard
@robinrandall9796 4 ай бұрын
Great list! My honorable mentions would be The Little River Band's Lonesome Loser, America's Ventura Highway and Toto's "Africa"
@judithstrachan9399 Ай бұрын
Yes,agree, to all three.
@ymz25 5 ай бұрын
the mamas and the papas have some of the best harmonies i've ever heard! one of my favourite bands
@kellyhoulton2998 5 ай бұрын
Mine too!!
@TombCat 4 ай бұрын
The mamas and the papas never once performed California Dreaming LIVE. They lip synced even on Ed Sullivan. They were a studio creation.
@thecurbsidechoir8783 3 ай бұрын
@@TombCat fair enough, but the recording is perfection. #1 on my list.
@bocco1950 5 ай бұрын
The layered harmonies of the Carpenters! They had such a totally different sound than anyone else. So beautiful, and Karen Carpenter had such an "Angel Voice"!!!
@davidweihe6052 5 ай бұрын
There was her voice and ... He played the music, while she drummed.
@pianomanslc 5 ай бұрын
And they overdubbed harmonies to 32 voices! She had a three-octave range, even though the hits featured her low range.
@davidsweet6626 5 ай бұрын
'Mama' Cass Elliot, Judith Durham and Karen Carpenter were three of the greatest possible voices in 60s-70s music. Glad all three are represented here.
@OHsopositive 5 ай бұрын
Yeah, there’s nothing quite like familial harmonizing on multiple tracks. Wish ppl still made real music!
@silverfireUK 5 ай бұрын
@@pianomanslcand she had perfect pitch. Not all that common unfortunately.
@deboraholsen2504 4 ай бұрын
I’m so glad she included The Bee Gees at #11 !!! If she had forgotten to include one of their harmonies, I was definitely going to say something about it! 😊
@josephenriquealvaradoardil2435 2 ай бұрын
In Spanish, "Eres tú (It's you)" of Mocedades really gives you chills.
@stephenrivera4382 5 ай бұрын
Honorable mentions: We Five for “You Were on my Mind,” The Association for “Cherish” (in spite of the intonation), The Vogues for “Five O’clock World,” and Linda Ronstadt for “When Will I Be Loved?” (among many others…)
@deborahbarrett2385 5 ай бұрын
I loved We Five! The Seekers had some good harmony.
@lokisan100 5 ай бұрын
Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville with I don't know much!
@ronaldpiccoli8063 5 ай бұрын
At the very end of the list, we saw a hint at one of the greatest harmonies of all time, Scarborough Fair/Canticle, featuring Simon and Garfunkel and Andy Williams. This song, sung live on the Andy Williams show, demonstrated how three talented singers from different generations, could come together and harmonize, while singing two songs at the same time. This is the way music was meant to be. Talented artist coming together to mesmerize an adoring audience. No special effects, no electronic wizardry just singing.
@queenboudicca31 5 ай бұрын
I found it on KZfaq...you are so right!!!
@chiarac3833 5 ай бұрын
You're correct. Truly great vocalists are great at any age.
@ms25risa4 5 ай бұрын
Thank you for the recommendation! After listening to them, I wholeheartedly agree with your statement.
@dallisb1047 5 ай бұрын
Back when musicians had real talent.
@arthurc1805 5 ай бұрын
I miss the hosted variety shows like Andy Williams, Sonny and Cher, The Mandrells, and dozens of others.
@patrickryan1515 2 ай бұрын
Very thoughtful narration. For the Everly Brothers I personally would have chosen their lesser hit, DON'T BLAME ME. For Crosby, Stills... I'd have chosen Suite Judy Blue Eyes.
@DavidBFreedman Ай бұрын
Devoted to You -- perfect. Watch the Everly's sing it. They love it.
@amandacoelho0609 3 ай бұрын
Did anybody see the man looking at the woman in the Simon and Garfunkel performance.... So much love and passion in the eye!!
@aldroid4844 5 ай бұрын
Bee Gees ‘Too much Heaven’ would be one of my Tops. Great choices thanks
@gregcrocker7964 5 ай бұрын
I was waiting for too much heaven at #1. That can’t be beat
@MrMagoo-vb7bx 5 ай бұрын
Yes Too Much Heaven.. no matter what you listen to it on.. no tighter harmonies you'll find..
@RobGrognerd 5 ай бұрын
"Nights on Broadway" is my favorite. pretty much straight up rock-n-roll, with their harmonies, the falsettos they came to be known for, before the disco.
@sandrasanders706 5 ай бұрын
Or Lonley Days or NY Mining Disaster.
@Morgaine 5 ай бұрын
Every Bee Gees song could be on this list, but yeah, "Too Much Heaven" is a masterpiece.
@lymanmj 5 ай бұрын
One thing that made all of these performers great? They worked their ąsses off. The Everly Brothers started as young teens and practiced like fiends for years to perfect their wonderful sound. Simon and Garfunkel took inspiration from them and they, too worked for years to polish their perfect harmonies. We are the beneficiaries.
@deborahhalligan5609 4 ай бұрын
Every Brother's "Let It Be Me" is a thing of wonder. ❤
@jstanley8545 2 ай бұрын
Bob Marley and The Wailers. Pick a song, any song. Also I always liked the vocals and harmonies on Linda Rondstadt's "When will I be loved?"
@asmith8947 5 ай бұрын
Scarborough Fair for the win.
@kellyhoulton2998 5 ай бұрын
Love the Canticle part on this!!
@buttkrusher 5 ай бұрын
Have you ever heard the Queensryche version of this? It's absolutely phenomenal, so lush and Geoff Tate's baritone is perfect!
@YavorM-Yash 5 ай бұрын
@@buttkrusher another favourite of mine is the AURORA's one.
@denicesanders4586 5 ай бұрын
The Boxer is great.
@Christianne-md2nd 5 ай бұрын
Agreed!!
@D_Tuned 5 ай бұрын
Good list. Here are some of my favorites. • Lying Eyes - Eagles • How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees • In My Room - Beach Boys • Let's Pretend - The Raspberries • Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles • I'm Not In Love - 10cc • Homeward Bound - Simon & Garfunkel • Daisy Jane - America • Never My Love - The Association • Carry On - Crosby Stills & Nash • Monday, Monday - Mamas & The Papas • After The Love Is Gone - Earth, Wind & Fire • Josie - Steely Dan • Solitaire - The Carpenters • You Make Me Feel Brand New - The Stylistics • Jar Of Hearts - Christina Perry • Summer Breeze - Seals & Crofts • Wishing You Were Here - Chicago • Leaving On A Jet Plane - Peter, Paul & Mary • Bring It On Home - Sam Cooke
@lorannamoody7011 2 ай бұрын
I love Lying Eyes. In my youth, I used to go to a bar with my friends and we sang it over and over.
@jofo3197 2 ай бұрын
The buoys?
@drubostic3854 2 ай бұрын
Great list!
@judithstrachan9399 Ай бұрын
Aussie group Zoot did a rock cover of Eleanor Rigby. One of the very few Beatles’ covers I really liked.
@karlpatterson8437 3 ай бұрын
I think you nailed it with these choices. It is a cinch that the Everly Brothers would cap it. Their harmonies are other worldly. Thanks.
@drubostic3854 2 ай бұрын
Great list! My #1 pick would be The BeeGees “Too Much Heaven”. Absolutely beautiful harmony & togetherness! They were almost always spot on, even when they sang acapella during an interview or all 3 around 1 mike on stage. So natural.
@trainerjoe9469 4 ай бұрын
Gotta cast my vote for the Doobie Brothers. Incredible harmonies on The Captain and Me, Spirit, Toulouse Street, and even later on with What a Fool Believes. Several great singers in that band.
@tantanjafin 5 ай бұрын
ABBA has amazing harmonies
@stevebrown661 Ай бұрын
They could fill half of the top 20
@robertturner5780 3 ай бұрын
Chad and Jeremy's "Summer Song" is one of my favorites.
@barbaralewis5951 2 ай бұрын
thank you for highlighting the Everly Brothers. for me “One” and “Alone” are my favorite BeeGees songs.
@trinaq 5 ай бұрын
"The Sound of Silence" never fails to give me chills, and I've even sung it in my school choir.
@madonnahood3381 5 ай бұрын
And Disturbed's cover is awesome
@shadelings 5 ай бұрын
@@madonnahood3381 Absolutely!
@petermcgill1315 5 ай бұрын
And the original acoustic version is wonderful. That album. “3am…” is amazing.
@wilmaknickersfit 5 ай бұрын
@@madonnahood3381And the Pentatonix version. ❤
@chiarac3833 5 ай бұрын
@@madonnahood3381dare I say better than the original...
@heathermckay6049 5 ай бұрын
About damn time that the Carpenters got some love!!! Richard and Karen were the masters of layering vocals and harmonies! This list wouldn’t be complete without them!
@megnotes7908 5 ай бұрын
I will never stop missing Karen Carpenter and Cass Elliot. Outstanding talents, gone far too soon.
@danajetton4704 5 ай бұрын
And they should have been much higher up!
@asha4736 4 ай бұрын
Not a fan of the Carpenters music, but Karen was an absolute prodigy both musically and vocally; How she isn't consistently named one of the greatest musicians of all time is beyond me.
@comicsgod53 4 ай бұрын
Harmonie?! not so much it was 99% Karen
@julieinthenorthwest4594 4 ай бұрын
My mom's favorite song was I never promised you a rose garden by Karen. Mine was Bless the beast and the children and the movie .
@valentinadeboaventura6319 Ай бұрын
Without knowing it I saw Cass Elliot's last performance at the London Palladium on the 27th of July 1974, couldn't believe it when I saw the news on Monday.
@ZPD-doo-DAH Ай бұрын
Boyz II Men (Water Runs Dry), the Emotions (Flowers, Don't Ask My Neighbor), Bee Gees (How Deep is Your Love), 10cc (I'm Not In Love), Chicago with Beach Boys singing back-up (Wishing You Were Here), The Association (Never My Love, Cherish), The 5th Dimensions (Aquarius, Up, Up and Away), Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66 (Mas Que Nada).
@gordondavies7773 5 ай бұрын
The Beach Boys Sloop John B has been awarded the greatest acolade ever given to a harmony based song... it is now a traditional part of the repertory of Welsh male voice choirs!
@tallisharrill1671 5 ай бұрын
That's great to hear, it was the first song that came to mind when I saw the title of this video.
@feleciaberry6546 4 ай бұрын
You inspired me to go looking for Sloop John B and found the Fisherman's Friends singing it acapella and they sound great.
@smokikee 3 ай бұрын
Heroes and Villains has great harmony.
@viviennecuff6612 5 ай бұрын
As a teenager from the 60s -What a wonderful trip down memory lane, beautiful harmony and lyrics.💐
@MsMojo 5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@oceansams5886 3 ай бұрын
I love the 60s and 70s music. Damn good talent. I only wish music was like that today. Today's music is garbage. I'm old school, well I'm an old lady
@geoffkeen8389 4 ай бұрын
No ELO, the harmonies of many ELO songs are just the best
@rogerhuggettjr.7675 3 ай бұрын
I can't believe I didn't think of them! Everything they did was so tight. Funny, but my favorite song of theirs is Xanadu with ONJ singing lead.
@speedmaster001 4 ай бұрын
Africa by Toto. The layering of the chorus is unbelievable. There’s at least 2 or 3 in this list that is actually heavy on solo with minimal orchestration from the other members of the band. Point case Eternal Flame.
@musicalcontessa4275 5 ай бұрын
So many harmonies.........Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Beatles, Air Supply, The Who, Yes.........music is so wonderful and endless.
@Nasty-Canasta 5 ай бұрын
John and Pete's backing vocals in The Who are SO overlooked. Any live version of Tommy really highlights them
@danielmead970 5 ай бұрын
Abba's harmonies are my guilty pleasure!
@mandyharewood886 5 ай бұрын
Why be guilty? It's good and we all know it.
@RyanS32 3 ай бұрын
I am so glad that an En Vogue song was included. They don‘t get the recognition they deserve for a bunch of beauty queens.
@toddbonin6926 2 ай бұрын
But doesn’t it freak you out that this song came out 28 years ago? Gosh I feel so old!
@sharons5714 3 ай бұрын
The Tremelos Silence is Golden.
@Vesnicie 5 ай бұрын
RIP Judith Durham, bless you and a thousand thanks.
@dglow03 4 ай бұрын
Indeed!
@sharonanderwald4402 3 ай бұрын
Amen
@C.O.G. 3 ай бұрын
Yes! One of the brightest stars in popular music history. I've always adored her golden voice.
@loririnaldi3408 5 ай бұрын
This Boy by the Beatles. A masterpiece in harmony.
@starrymarimusic 8 күн бұрын
And "Yes It Is."
@DonnaMcMasterRiver 4 ай бұрын
Great music but too much talking.
@mde6006 3 ай бұрын
And wrong facts too. 🤷🏻♀️ She said Fleetwood Mac, The chain was 1997 🤦♀️ Nope 1977
@riccardoalcaro8483 3 ай бұрын
Indeed
@michaeljasinski1906 3 ай бұрын
Well, the whole point of this vid IS to talk/ Comment .That said you are welcome to enjoy the song it's self by simply switching to the song. Actually but was simple,sweet,informative and worthy, with some exceptions..Gene Clark sang lead on the Byrds version of Turn,Turn ,Turn. All in all Great info vid and choices
@mde6006 3 ай бұрын
@@michaeljasinski1906 Not accurately informative then 🤷🏻♀️ Wrong dates, wrong ppl credited. Yes ppl are welcome to listen to the longer versions, they are also entitled to their opinion that there is too much talking, especially before the song has even played and wrong info. Is there really any point in getting upset about some strangers on the internet who think differently to you. 🤷🏻♀️ Chill mate, enjoy your immediate surroundings. 👍🌞🌻🌄🌅🏜️🌆✌️🕊️
@suegarvey470 3 ай бұрын
Ruined the great music.
@Delilahfatcat6 2 ай бұрын
It’s amazing that you actually picked most of my favorite harmonizing songs. Crosby, Stills & Nash, because from the Beatles, the Everly, Brother, Brothers are some of the most incredible sounds. I’ve ever heard is amazing. Oh even Wilson and Phillips, which threw me off because I was was like oh yeah, I used to love them. They do have a really tight harmony. Thank you so much for sharing.
@user-hu6jr9xi9d 5 ай бұрын
The two songs that I would have added to this list is, Kansas - Dust in the Wind, and Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son.
@NicoleWeekley-fq8oi 5 ай бұрын
Finally! Wayward Son! How has no one mentioned that yet?
@johne8007 5 ай бұрын
I totally agree with Carry on Wayward Son by Kansas. Killer harmonies that always give me goose bumps!
@ms25risa4 5 ай бұрын
How could The Lettermen not be on this list? I grew up listening to The Lettermen because of my parents. I learned to appreciate harmony because of the trio. And these days, I prefer singing harmony over melody, and I have The Lettermen’s many amazing songs to thank.
@zs1dfr 3 ай бұрын
And I believe the Beach Boys copied the Lettermen's close harmonies to create their inimitable sound
@ms25risa4 2 ай бұрын
@@zs1dfr Wow! I didn’t know that.
@hdunnigan Ай бұрын
The whole comment section is bringing me to tears with great memories. We played Peter, Paul, and Mary a lot in our home, so naturally, they are at the top of my list, but the Mamas and the Papas recorded songs I keep singing to this day. "All the leaves are brown ..."
@marn6923 2 ай бұрын
I love "Four Strong Winds" by The Brothers Four, a folk song during the early 60s.
@user-oz4oy1kb3r 4 ай бұрын
Seriously, since you're covering this era too, to not have Scarborough Fair on this list is near criminal ! That is one of the most intricate harmonies I have ever heard ! Sound Of Silence and Bridge Over Troubled Water don't begin to show how much Simon and Garfunkel can harmonize ! To just hear 1 line of it at the end is ridiculous !
@Lorrainecats 4 ай бұрын
Starland Vocal Band 's Afternoon Delight. Love the harmonies, especially the moving parts.
@psmolek7438 3 ай бұрын
Karen Carpenter has the voice of an angel.
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