Stevie's best harmonies
 

Stevie's collaborators and admirers have often praised her talent for harmonizing. Jimmy Iovine called her "every bit as good as the Everly Brothers"; Tom Petty said she was an "amazing" harmony singer. What do you think are Stevie's best or most interesting harmonies -- either with herself or with others? (And regardless of what you think of the song.)

My picks:
1. Insider (one of her most chilling performances, especially the live version)
2. I'm So Afraid ("black as night...")
3. Second Hand News ("oh wouldn't you just let me go down and do my stuff...")
4. Over My Head (those echoing "over my head" lines)
5. Say You Love Me
6. Stop Draggin' My Heart Around (the whole chorus, we know now, she's singing harmony to Tom's lead)
7. Say Goodbye (so soft and beautiful)
8. Whenever I Call You Friend
9. Magnet & Steel
10. Sorcerer (demo with Lindsey)

I guess I think her best harmonies are when she's singing with someone else, though she has some beautiful self-harmonizing too. I guess it's just less noticeable. :nod:

I love her rehearsal of Wild Heart with the girls--I'm fairly certain I have it on video--I think she's doing a photo shoot or something (can't remember) but they all start singing (the clarity is horrendous). It sounds absolutely AMAZING. To me, other than with the obvious--Lindsey, Petty, Crow, and Henley--her harmonies with the girls are the best when they're rehearsing they're parts acapella.

Say Goodbye live. :woohoo:

I LOVE that!!!! Stevie and the girls sound so good! I have a good copy of it on DVD if you want it PM me.

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I dont now, for me it's probably the chorus on Over My Head live from Tokyo in 1977. that's pretty amazing to me

You picked out three of my absolute favourites - though I added "live" to Say Goodbye.

Also, Never Going Back Again, live on the SYW tour.

And -

Beautiful Child
Touched By An Angel (or is it the harmony line I add when I sing? :laugh: )
Just the Wanting with Walter Egan
Hypnotized with Bob Welch
The Apartment Song with Tom Petty
Nomad with Lindsey
Designs of Love
Every track the two of them sing on Buckingham Nicks

Oh... I could go on and on and on. Stevie is one of the the greatest harmony singers around. The best description I ever read of her voice with Lindsey's was "she can wrap her voice around his like no one else." *Sigh*

Everything on TWH is amazing.
I'll add that I think the harmonies on Destiny are beautiful - but only the Street Angel version, not the demos or Enchanted versions.

- Jake

Thats Alright (designs of love) Buckingham Nicks Demo TOO

I was so disappointed when I heard The Apartment Song with her. I think the vocal stinks. :(

- Jake

Because they recorded it unplanned and in one take while she was visiting him. :laugh:

I still love the song. But then I love anything with Tom and Stevie singing together.

Don't forget Needles and Pins. I think that blows away Insider, but that's just me.

i agree?? :shocked: yeah, err, um, yeah i agree with dissention :distress:

awww i am proud of you :xoxo:

Ditto

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I love her harmonies with herself at the end of the original SS. Swoon.

Yep, shoulda specified "live" about "Say Goodbye."
And paperflowers, you are SO RIGHT about "Designs of Love." Beautiful self-harmony.

that was one of the hardest things i ever had to do :distress: :( :p

Insider
Second Hand News
Whenever I Call You Friend
Magnet & Steel
The Apartment Song
Without You

I'll call it a draw. I love both.

- Jake

Whenever I Call You Friend. Great vocal! :thumbsup:

She really worked hard. Didn't Kenny drive her to tears to get that? :eek:

Poor Stevie. Sounds like it was worth it. :nod:

ON EDIT: Maybe this should be over on best vocals. The harmonies are good but I really love everything including the duet leads.
She really stands out. She's so good on this I sometimes forget it's Stevie.

Ouch.

- Jake

You catty old beeyotch. I love it. :xoxo:

You know, I have a terrible copy of it but it's one of my favorite rarities. Does anyone know where that comes from? I have an mp3 of the "Can't Go Back" demo they are playing in the background. I always thought it was the band playing in the background but it was really a tape. The mp3 I have is exact without stevie and the girls singing, that is. I often sing a long to it like karaoke but it's not the same without the harmonies. "I love you, I love you, I love you, I do... blame it on my wild heart".

Okay, my vote is for, and don't laugh at me, Greta. The last time she sings "I wonder what Greta would say" is such a great little harmony. It makes the song for me. And Beautiful Child... "I wait for you to say... just go" is great.

Oh,and I almost forgot. The new harmony she does in Go Your Own Way from The Dance. "packing up, shacking up's all you wanna do" is just brilliant. Almost like she's saying it back to him at the same time he's saying it to her.

Most definitely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I also think though some may not like the actual song, her harmony on "Goldfish and the Ladybug" is stellar and fits so tightly.

Also, there is a version of Smile At You, where different verses are together at the same time and that is pretty cool.

Finally, I love the harmony of all three on Hold Me as well as the song.

Anyway - my $0.02

"Street Angel" with Crosby, wow. :D

Oh Daddy as heard on the Rumours audio DVD.

Holy ****.



(It is the absolute best when she weaves between singing higher and lower than the lead singer. Her instincts in this department are indeed on par with the Everly's (and I'm a fanatic of them!). She's probably the only person I would say that about!)

Say Goodbye live
Beautiful Child
Beauty and the Beast
Insider
and for some reason Rock and Roll has some good harmony at the end

Oh Daddy on the Rumours reissue blows my mind. I love love love that song to begin with, but the harmonies between her and Chris are magical. Why didn't they use that version?

The end of "Blue Denim" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Her high harmony on the "So, I'm going away...." and then the "WHOOOOOAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!" for the full two measures.

And on "Long Way to Go",

"Can I be of any help to YOU?!?!?!
Help me, help her, help him, too BAYBEH!!!!"

Holy ****, that woman is awesome!!!

Yep on all accounts!!!!!!!!!! AND - she did that high part live on BD, which caused great excitement!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Had she done Long Way To Go live, I may have messed myself :eek:

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interesting picture......

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You're welcome hun ;)

AGGGHHHH!!!! I can't believe I forgot that one! :thumbsup:

I love you.



To add:

-Oh Daddy (Rumours Reissue)
-YMLF (Rumours Reissue)
-Love In Store
-Edge
-Holiday
.....Oh wait, that's Madonna. Still great harmonies! :thumbsup:

One that just came to mind--Big Love w/Lindsey on Letterman. I've always wished she'd come out and he'd play acoustic with her on vocals with him again.

:nod: :nod: :nod:

I'll add:

Solitary Man w/ Isaak at the AHI Benefit
Difficult Kind w/ Sheryl at the AHI Benefit
Big Love w/ Lindsey on Letterman
Needles & Pin w/ Petty
Insider w/ Petty
Too Far From Texas w/ Natalie
Say Goodbye live
Second Hand News
Over My Head
YMLF live
GYOW live
Street Angel

Wow - that's a lot. I'll stop now.