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For Sale Mar 28, 2026 at 1:57 PM

Well known songs where multiple band members take turns on lead vocals

Posted by Senators_1992

The Human League had some memorable hits where they alternated lead vocals (“Don’t You Want Me” alternated between Philip Oakey and Susan Ann Sulley, while “(Keep Feeling) Fascination” featured four different members singing parts of the verse). Some other notable songs I could think of are “Our Lips Are Sealed” by the Go-Go’s (Belinda Carlisle lead, Jane Wiedlin bridge), “1999” by Prince (Prince and members of the Revolution alternate lines of the verse), “Would?” by Alice In Chains (Jerry Cantrell verse, Layne Staley chorus), and “Fat Lip” by Sum 41 (members alternate lines throughout the song). Of course it’s pretty common with rap groups like Wu Tang Clan, Beastie Boys and Run DMC, vocal groups like One Direction and the Spice Girls, as well as some more recent bands like 311, Linkin Park and Alexisonfire, but are there any other notable songs/artists I’m missing? Are there any Beatles songs where Lennon and McCartney share lead vocals? Fleetwood Mac? Eagles?
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apple_atchin Mar 28, 2026 +512
The Band - The Weight
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Captriker Mar 28, 2026 +100
A lot of their catalog in General.
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Joy_In_Mudville Mar 28, 2026 +45
Other songs, besides The Weight, where they trade off lead vocals within the same track include: - Acadian Driftwood - We Can Talk - Ain’t No More Cane
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EmoInTheCreek Mar 28, 2026 +34
Acadian Driftwood doesn't get the recognition it deserves.
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Joy_In_Mudville Mar 28, 2026 +15
No it does not. Beautiful song.
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krissym99 Mar 28, 2026 +9
Those harmonies 😭
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DJpost-itNote Mar 28, 2026 +27
Pretty much every The Band song is by a different member
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WafflesofDestitution Mar 28, 2026 +26
The question is about trading lead vocals _during_ a song, though. Like one singer delivers the first verse, another sings the chorus or the second verse, etc.
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DMala Mar 28, 2026 +24
On The Weight, Levon Helm sings most of it and Rick Danko sings the “Crazy Chester followed me…” verse.
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PM_ME_CODE_CALCS Mar 28, 2026 +12
And they all take turns on the Last Waltz
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mollyfy Mar 28, 2026 +4
Yes. That’s why The Band is the perfect example, because they do that in multiple songs.
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PrettylightedUMphrek Mar 28, 2026 +432
The traveling Wilburys did that a lot in their songs
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JDHURF Mar 28, 2026 +134
The Traveling Wilbury’s was the f****** X-Men of bands. Still crazy to think about, Dylan, Petty, Harrison, Orbison, Lynne, just absolutely ridic.
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Defiets Mar 28, 2026 +56
I remember reading about them 15 years ago and thinking, “wow, this Jeff Lynne guy is real lucky to be in a band with those guys!” Then I clicked on his wiki link and was embarrassed by myself.
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Bagpype Mar 28, 2026 +18
I did the same thing. Dont kick yourself too hard.
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ACDCbaguette Mar 28, 2026 +24
In fact it was everyone else who was lucky to have Jeff in the band and produce.
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RainbowCrane Mar 28, 2026 +18
If you haven’t seen the documentary about how the band came about it’s worth watching - I think it’s called something like “The True History of the Traveling Wilburys”. There’s a hilarious bit in there where Tom Petty, I think, talks about George Harrison making all of them “audition” for the vocal parts on each track and how intimidating it was for him to be going up against Roy Orbison for a vocal part :-). But the story about the band is just kind of heartwarming. “So I had dinner with Roy one day and we decided to drive over to George’s house to pick up a guitar that I’d left there…”
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jepoyairtsua Mar 29, 2026 +3
how about harrison got to clear the air telling he is dylan and all neverthless he will be treated the same level. and dylan acknowledged something like he feels the same towards the others? imagine that level of respect from legends.
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boulevardofdef Mar 28, 2026 +13
Apparently they came about when Tom Petty was hanging out with George Harrison and they started talking about forming a band. Petty joked, "Bob Dylan should be in the band," like of course Dylan would never be in their band. Harrison replied, "I can call him."
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hasimirrossi Mar 28, 2026 +10
Probably the richest supergroup of all time.
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Firestillburns52 Mar 28, 2026 +8
“X-Men of bands”! LOL… good one.
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angusshangus Mar 29, 2026 +5
What’s crazy is Roy Orbison is only like 51 in their music video
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FarmboyJustice Mar 28, 2026 +47
This is the best possible example of this.
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I_Like_Quiet Mar 28, 2026 +45
The highway men
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hobosbindle Mar 28, 2026 +23
Along the coach roads I did ride
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Walter_Padick Mar 28, 2026 +11
Sword & pistol by my side
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werther595 Mar 28, 2026 +10
And the Highwomen
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HotDecember3672 Mar 28, 2026 +7
Yep. Came here to say Traveling Wilburys
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TheAvengingUnicorn Mar 28, 2026 +6
Well, the band was made up of four frontmen, so of course they all took lead occasionally
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ihteyaya Mar 28, 2026 +260
Beatles did it a bunch. "A Day in the Life" is the obvious one, Lennon does the verses and McCartney does that middle bit. "We Can Work It Out" too. Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain" is pretty much the textbook answer here.
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DerBingle78 Mar 28, 2026 +29
Also “Wait” on Rubber Soul.
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JP-Ziller Mar 28, 2026 +27
I’ve got a feeling
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superexhausted Mar 28, 2026 +21
A Hard Days Night.
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Philcoman Mar 28, 2026 +4
Right. This is the most straightforward one, imo. John sings the verses, Paul sings the bridge.
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JMishMosh Mar 28, 2026 +17
Free as a Bird stands out because George also takes a verse, in addition to Paul and the pre-recorded John chorus track. I kind of wish they had given Ringo a verse as well so we could have a song with all 4 Beatles singing.
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BruisedBabyMeat Mar 28, 2026 +8
yellow submarine i think all 4 of them sing
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CoIbeast Mar 28, 2026 +7
We Can Work It Out isn’t really a “taking turns” song, though. Paul sings the whole thing and John does backup on the chorus.
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SunKing210 Mar 28, 2026 +10
“She’s leaving home” and “Lovely Rita” are other songs where both have great different singing parts, however Lennon is kind of more in the background in these songs with Paul on lead
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WakingOwl1 Mar 28, 2026 +151
Highwayman by The Highwaymen https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aFkcAH-m9W0
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Mojoyashka Mar 28, 2026 +62
“I fly a starship….” A STARSHIP, Johnny? I didn’t know that was an option. I wouldn’t have been a “dam builder” if I’d known starship captain was on the table.
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HombreSinPais Mar 28, 2026 +15
Dude! I’m so glad to see this comment. I always thought the same thing. “Damn, Johnny! You had to one-up everyone, I guess!?!?”
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BoostMyBottom Mar 28, 2026 +6
It was the pills talkin'
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SouthTippBass Mar 28, 2026 +5
Fun fact: Johnny didn't like his verse, he thought the lyrics didn't make any sense with the rest of the song. His daughter convinced him to do it, he later warmed up to the song.
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Woebetide138 Mar 28, 2026 +7
It’s such a great song.
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WelpThatsAll Mar 28, 2026 +17
Conversely, Highwomen by The Highwomen.
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H3rbert_K0rnfeld Mar 28, 2026 +3
This should be top comment
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ptg33 Mar 28, 2026 +4
Yup came here to suggest this. Incredible song.
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waldocalrissian Mar 28, 2026 +250
Love Shack - B52s, actually a lot of B52s song fit the bill.
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ThisCommentIsHere Mar 28, 2026 +46
Yea they have 3 lead singers, 2 female and 1 male
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PinkyLeopard2922 Mar 28, 2026 +21
Dance This Mess Around is a banger.
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Actual-Anywhere-7405 Mar 28, 2026 +11
“I’m not no Limburger” pops into my head once a week
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Calm_Canary Mar 28, 2026 +106
Lots of Pixies songs do this, my favourite being “I Bleed”
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NewPresWhoDis Mar 28, 2026 +23
"La La Love You" gives you Frank, Kim and David all in one song.
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Outssiider Mar 28, 2026 +24
god I love it whenever Kim chimes in in the pixies , her voice is tremendous long live the breeders
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2up1dn Mar 28, 2026 +196
Lots of Pink Floyd songs are like this: Comfortably Numb and Dogs, for example, are pretty well known. Also System of a Down, but their songs are less known. Massive Attack: Five Man Army (cheating because it's trip-hop so rap adjacent).
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Senators_1992 Mar 28, 2026 +30
Forgot about SOAD. Don’t know all their songs, but I remember Daron having a solo in “BYOB”, and I think Serj had a solo vocal on “Lonely Day”, although I might be mistaken on that one.
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MrCleanWood Mar 28, 2026 +35
Radio by SOAD is basically a duet. It’s fun
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Patteous Mar 28, 2026 +23
Cigaro by SOAD is also very much a duet. Such a strange drugged induced fever dream of a double album.
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zeronerdsidecar Mar 28, 2026 +7
I remember when this song first aired on radio and I was like, “who are these jokester, They’re trying too hard to sound like SOAD.” Only for the DJ to announce the premiere of a new SOAD song LoL
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HungHippoHippy Mar 28, 2026 +4
Besides a couple songs, their whole mezmerize/hypnotize album felt like that 😂
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galileotheweirdo Mar 28, 2026 +14
Daron sings in a ton of songs on Mezmerize/Hypnotize, and not just as backup! “Stealing Society” is the one that stands out to me. His lyrics are completely contrasting Serj’s. lol
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AskinggAlesana Mar 28, 2026 +7
Kill Rock and Roll by SOAD is great example. They go back and forth and then both sing for the chorus.
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piggy__wig Mar 28, 2026 +5
Dogs is one of my favorite songs. Now I have to grab my headphones.
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aran_maybe Mar 28, 2026 +118
Walk like an Egyptian. Vicky then Michael then Susanna. Debby does nothing. Poor Debby.
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Vyradder Mar 28, 2026 +40
She whistles.
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aran_maybe Mar 28, 2026 +26
Just in the video. That’s David Kahne on the recording.
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John32070 Mar 28, 2026 +10
Trivia note; Debi was originally intended to sing the whole song herself but then the producer said "hey let's try this" and she was completely eliminated. This supposedly led to her boycotting playing drums on it so it's a drum machine on both the recording and doing it live.
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playblu Mar 28, 2026 +8
David Kahne was such a d*** to them (especially Debbi) during the recording of Different Light that the band almost broke up
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Ok-Dog-7149 Mar 28, 2026 +20
Well, after Dallas…. lol
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ChosenCharacter Mar 28, 2026 +6
Aight who wants to explain this one to the class? I’m stumped
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rhiania1319 Mar 28, 2026 +10
If you really don't know, I'm officially ancient. You could look up Debbie Does Dallas.
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TheTallGuy0 Mar 28, 2026 +3
It’s a culturally significant art film you shouldn’t search for on a work computer…
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sinjin88 Mar 28, 2026 +11
Debby is the drummer, there's no drums in Walk like an Egyptian, just a drum machine, also there was a p**** called Debbie Does Dallas.
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practicating Mar 28, 2026 +3
There's an (in)famous film....
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boulevardofdef Mar 28, 2026 +6
This was the first song that came to mind for me because the music video emphasizes that they're taking turns.
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MyPants Mar 28, 2026 +171
Temple of the Dog- Hunger Strike Two of Grunge's premier vocalists, Chris Cornel and Eddie Vedder, share the spotlight.
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elreydelasur Mar 28, 2026 +18
A grunge o***! A grorgy, if you will
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Aidyn_the_Grey Mar 28, 2026 +114
Plenty of Mastodon songs. Troy (bassist), Brent (guitar, RIP) and Brann (drums) would all sing. Originally for their first few albums it was just the first two, but Brann ended up singing more and more as they released more albums.
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thezeroskater Mar 28, 2026 +33
Mastadon was the first band that I thought of
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TooChames Mar 28, 2026 +21
Troy’s side project, Killer Be Killed, does the same with Max Cavalera and Greg from Dillinger Escape Plan. Works magnificently.
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hemingways-lemonade Mar 28, 2026 +7
Woah how have I not heard of them.
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TooChames Mar 28, 2026 +5
Oh man, enjoy the ride. The first album swings between all three frontmen’s songs, but the second album really does create their own sound.
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PuzzleheadedAd822 Mar 28, 2026 +17
And Bill is absolutely legendary when he sings live but unfortunately he never wants to in the studio.
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notanaardvark Mar 28, 2026 +9
Bill goes pretty hard live when they play March of the Fire Ants.
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klemnodd Mar 28, 2026 +3
STONE! GRAVE! STONE ENGRAVED!!
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Lakai1983 Mar 28, 2026 +10
Hell yeah. Oblivion is the first song that came to mind.
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radiohoard Mar 28, 2026 +20
Crack the Skye is on my top 10 all-time
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Prefight_Donut Mar 28, 2026 +8
I didn’t know Brann was a singer until they did the song for the ATHF movie. I saw the behind the scenes of the recording and was shocked to hear the king-diamond-esque falsetto coming out of the drummer. Then a couple years later, crack the skye comes out and Brann is singing a ton. Man, I really wish we had a few more years with them before Brent left the band/died.
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xxtoejamfootballxx Mar 28, 2026 +144
Most Blink 182 songs, with I Miss You probably being the most classic example 
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RJCHI Mar 28, 2026 +45
Hello there
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infinite_p0tat0 Mar 28, 2026 +19
The angel from my nightmare
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bitey87 Mar 28, 2026 +21
Oiy'm soo soooorryyyy.
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juliuspepperwoodchi Mar 28, 2026 +3
#a-WHERE ARE YOU?
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Rustash Mar 28, 2026 +23
Pathetic is probably my favorite blink dual-vocal song. The entire thing is a constant back and forth and it rules.
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xxtoejamfootballxx Mar 28, 2026 +10
That entire album is incredible and gets slept on compared to the run of albums that came after.
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zoobatt Mar 28, 2026 +27
Feelin' This too, Tom on the verse and Mark on the chorus
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bookey23 Mar 28, 2026 +3
And then Tom joins the chorus too! Such a good song
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ManChildMusician Mar 28, 2026 +8
A lot of their songs feel more like dialogue / banter, and it’s part of Blink’s charm. Not call-and-response, but straight up banter. For me, classic Blink-182 is like a good pre 9/11 buddy comedy.
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AnonyFron Mar 28, 2026 +5
One More Time from their recent album includes Travis and actually has all 3 members on vocals.
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9_of_wands Mar 28, 2026 +47
The Beatles - I've Got a Feeling,  Day in the Life
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stevemnomoremister Mar 28, 2026 +4
A Hard Day's Night.
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bebopbrain Mar 28, 2026 +48
Sly and the Family Stone did this tremendously well.
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plantyjen Mar 28, 2026 +11
I always felt like 1999 by Prince was inspired by Sly and the Family Stone.
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ScampiKat Mar 28, 2026 +7
It’s said he lifted the synth hook from The Mamas and the Papas Monday Monday “Baa Daa Baa Daa Daa Daa”
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lewisfrancis Mar 28, 2026 +3
*Dance to the Music* and *I Want to Take You Higher* being especially relevant.
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ntise Mar 28, 2026 +44
... And you will know us by the trail of dead. I believe. King gizzard and the lizard wizard. Many songs, Stu and Amby will take turns. And one to note, off the album flight b741. Le Risque. Most if not all members have a turn on the mic.
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Plumhawk Mar 28, 2026 +4
In Le Risque, 4 out of the 6 members have a verse. Joey first, then Cavs, then Amby and finally Stu.
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uncre8tv Mar 28, 2026 +45
BNL - One Week, $1,000,000, others..
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Shmokermans Mar 28, 2026 +10
Yeah like 75% of the catalogue is like this. This is the band for this thread, besides the Beatles, Queen and Fleetwood Mac I suppose.
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Diauxreia Mar 28, 2026 +8
At least before Steven Page got yeeted.
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KingDaveRa Mar 28, 2026 +3
"Some Fantastic (Ivory and Ivory)" as it's called in the liner notes.
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f10101 Mar 28, 2026 +3
The Bathroom Sessions version of this was ~~great~~ fantastic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_fJUg0eiZ8
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fantomedelapero Mar 28, 2026 +25
Queen - Let Me Live. Freddie Mercury, Brian May, and Roger Taylor with a verse each
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TheLastMongo Mar 28, 2026 +5
I was thinking Who Wants to Live Forever. 
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jeweynougat Mar 28, 2026 +28
Squeeze - Tempted
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huck500 Mar 28, 2026 +24
X and The Alleycats were Los Angeles punk bands in the 80s that had a male and a female singer who traded vocals in pretty much every song. X still tours, I think.
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ShortysTRM Mar 28, 2026 +4
Rancid uses Tim, Lars, and Matt as singers. I'm just piggybacking off of your punk mention.
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boris_parsley Mar 28, 2026 +3
They sure do and John and Exene are touring together, just them, this spring/summer.
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buttlover110 Mar 28, 2026 +20
Taking back sunday
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andropogon09 Mar 28, 2026 +20
Grateful Dead -- Cumberland Blues Beatles -- A Day in the Life
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somereallyfungi Mar 28, 2026 +15
GD- Jack Straw is one of my favorite examples of this
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9793287233 Mar 29, 2026 +5
The Music Never Stopped, too
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kloppkloppklopp Mar 29, 2026 +5
I'd like to add Let the Good Times Roll and Maggie's Farm to the list!
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XecutionTherapy Mar 28, 2026 +19
Not as well known as others but Layne Stanley and Mark Lanegan did this in Mad Season on a few of their songs, Long Gone Day is the only one I can remember. I haven't listened to the album in a while so I guess I will today. 
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RepeatDTD Mar 28, 2026 +21
Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" is a very famous example of this with Roger on the verses and Dave on the choruses. I think Alice in Chains, however, is the premiere modern example. Jerry and Layne's vocal combinations both in harmonizing and playing off each other is what separates them from the rest of the grunge pack IMHO.
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tdig216 Mar 28, 2026 +18
Didn't tears for fears do this a lot?
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Spiritual_Bet3955 Mar 28, 2026 +5
Oleta Adams sings with them on Woman In Chains.
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tdig216 Mar 28, 2026 +3
I've been on a tears for fears kick lately and totally forgot about that song.
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austeninbosten Mar 28, 2026 +41
Cream- Sunshine of Your Love. Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce swap off vocals throughout the song.
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Baphomet1313666 Mar 28, 2026 +3
And White Room.
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Legitimate_Love7485 Mar 28, 2026 +19
311
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hophead7 Mar 28, 2026 +16
Checkout Local Natives
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crendist Mar 28, 2026 +4
You read my mind.
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FUNKYOSELF Mar 28, 2026 +16
Jack straw - Grateful Dead
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hahabal Mar 28, 2026 +15
Depeche Mode does this - “People are People” come to mind.
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Pliget Mar 28, 2026 +30
The Who-Baba O’Riley. Sea and Sand. Others I’m sure.
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Davey_Kay Mar 28, 2026 +6
Bargain is the other one from Who's Next with the same structure as Baba O'Riley. Pete gets more than two lines as well.
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VaporDrawings Mar 28, 2026 +3
Pinball Wizard, although Pete's lead part is just "How do you think he does it? What makes him so good?"
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thismason Mar 28, 2026 +13
Toto's Rosanna, Sloan's Money City Maniacs
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darkhorse21980 Mar 28, 2026 +11
Alice In Chains did this a lot, particularly on Heaven Inside You, Down In A Hole, and numerous other tracks where both Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell split vocals.
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weirdkid71 Mar 28, 2026 +12
Journey’s “Feeling That Way”, “Anytime”, and “Just the Same Way” had Greg Rollie and Steve Perry trading vocals.
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WoodenNickel27 Mar 28, 2026 +4
You can hear the classic Journey sound being built in real time on Feeling That Way
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os_mutante Mar 28, 2026 +10
The Beautiful South. For example on "A Little Time"
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theghostsofvegas Mar 28, 2026 +23
REM Shiny Happy People
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urinal_connoisseur Mar 28, 2026 +6
Fall On Me as well
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RUKiddingMeReddit Mar 28, 2026 +7
That's more just a backup vocal.
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BLOOOR Mar 28, 2026 +3
> That's more just a backup vocal. R.E.M. are a great band, they always have this Post Modern or H******* element where something super obvious that's right there you'll never notice. They're like Husker Du and The Replacements in that it can just sound like buzzing until you click with the song. It can take multiple listens, over decades. Mike Mills sings so much in R.E.M. it's more like Michael Stipe is the narrator. And on Shiny Happy People he's doing the counterpoint alongside Kate Pierson who does exactly the same thing in the B-52's.
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Wotmate01 Mar 28, 2026 +10
Two of Cold Chisels most memorable songs, Bow River and When The War Is Over, feature Ian Moss leading the start of the songs with his smooth voice, and as they build, Jimmy Barnes joins in with his power to give that extra impact.
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hornwalker Mar 28, 2026 +9
Traveling Willburys, all their songs are like this
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spork_off Mar 28, 2026 +10
Styx - Snowblind, Great White Hope come to mind.
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whistlerphil Mar 28, 2026 +9
Right Turn - Alice In Chains. Jerry Cantrell, Mark Lanegan, and Chris Cornell.
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Townwalker43 Mar 28, 2026 +8
Oasis - Acquiesce has Liam singing he verses and Noel the chorus To answer your Beatles question, A Day In the Life comes to mind as does We Can Work It Out
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UDPviper Mar 28, 2026 +8
Roxette songs.
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loz333 Mar 28, 2026 +8
The Libertines were well known for Carl Barat and Pete Doherty both taking lead vocals in different songs. "Can't Stand Me Now" has them alternating between each other, simulating an argument, which chronicled the demise of the band which broke up shortly after the release of the album in 2004.
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Weimar049 Mar 28, 2026 +8
Games People Play by the Spinners has two men and a woman trading off on vocals, to very good effect. 
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Free_tramapoline Mar 28, 2026 +8
Head East- Never Been Any Reason
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LouSydney Mar 28, 2026 +8
Alice in Chains did this well between layne Staley and jerry Cantrell. "Would' is probably the best at showing off their contrasting vox styles
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dandet Mar 28, 2026 +8
Squeeze-Tempted
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livingfrankenstein Mar 28, 2026 +8
The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian. Three verses, each sang by a different member, with the fourth member whistling the bridge.
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Jutter70 Mar 28, 2026 +7
Forget well knowns songs. Let me give you two obscure bands from the UK. Level 42 divides the vocal duties between Mark King, and Mike Lindup. Before Robert Palmer and Elkie Brooks went solo, they were in this band called Vinegar Joe. Another excellent example.
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Senators_1992 Mar 28, 2026 +7
Totally forgot about “Something About You”. The contrast between the two voices was perfect for that song.
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playblu Mar 28, 2026 +3
"Lessons in Love" too
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Aron_Wolff Mar 28, 2026 +7
Love their song *Something About You.* It’s gloriously 80s.
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heimscheissers Mar 28, 2026 +6
Queens of the Stone Age albums “Songs for the Deaf” and “Rated R” have three amazing/unique vocalists.
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Colourblindking Mar 28, 2026 +6
It's not well known like a single, but The Smashing Pumpkins closed out Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness with Farwell and Goodnight, a beautiful outro where all four members have a part on the vocals, the only song in their history (unless they did it again more recently) to do that: [https://youtu.be/-uJvUG3Dshs?si=75fF\_gXn63G1XaXe](https://youtu.be/-uJvUG3Dshs?si=75fF_gXn63G1XaXe)
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boobturtle Mar 28, 2026 +6
Blink 182 - Pathetic
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SilentButtDedly Mar 28, 2026 +7
I mean, maybe they're not your cup of tea, but I wouldn't say they're pathetic...
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SamGreenaway Mar 28, 2026 +5
A lot of Blink 182 split theirs. One More Time is one sung by Mark, Tom and Travis.
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HadeyCakes Mar 28, 2026 +4
For Beatles songs: A Day In The Life I've Got A Feeling And honestly a lot of their songs kinda blur the line with this idea, due to the arrangements of The Beatles harmonies. We Can Work it Out is sung by Paul McCartney in the verses, but Lennon takes the lead harmony in chorus.
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AskinggAlesana Mar 28, 2026 +5
System of a Down is the obvious answer here. But if you’re gonna go into the posthardcore realm with Alexisonfire then you have to mention the GOAT of duo vocals of the same genre, Alesana.
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piggy__wig Mar 28, 2026 +4
Fleetwood Mac did this in an extraordinary way. Any of them harmonizing is heaven in the ears
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MarshmallowSoul Mar 28, 2026 +5
Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop, with Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham
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rKasdorf Mar 28, 2026 +5
[Little Talks](https://youtu.be/ghb6eDopW8I?si=8W_Cp1ymSNTLUY8C) by [Of Monsters And Men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Of_Monsters_and_Men).
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ihateslowdrivers Mar 28, 2026 +9
Linkin Park - In The End
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CraigKostelecky Mar 28, 2026 +15
Pretty much 95% of Linkin Park songs feature both vocalists.
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LexGlad Mar 28, 2026 +12
[Bring Me To Life by Evanescence](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eGM0IJc70Y) [Feel Good Inc by The Gorillaz](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyHNuVaZJ-k) [Home by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHEOF_rcND8) [Ghost Town by Shiny Toy Guns](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw722dGGvy4) [Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better from Annie Get Your Gun](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO23WBji_Z0)
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panzan Mar 28, 2026 +3
Cherry Bomb by John Cougar Mellencamp, second verse
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trebb1 Mar 28, 2026 +4
Grizzly Bear
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BowsettesBottomBitch Mar 28, 2026 +5
I'm under the weather and really spacy today, and I clicked on this thread thinking I was in r/metalcore only to read "Human League" as the first example and get very confused.
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popculturehero Mar 28, 2026 +3
Three days grace now have two lead singers who trade off. And it kind of works
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masquito Mar 28, 2026 +4
Golden Earring has this in several of their songs. The best known one (in the US anyway) would be Twilight Zone. Alice In Chains has already been mentioned a lot, but I did not see anyone specifically mention Right Turn which has vocal lines by both Layne and Jerry, but also features Chris Cornell and Mark Arm.
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PaulyPaycheck Mar 28, 2026 +4
Skynyrd- You got that right Phish- waiting all night
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tomtttttttttttt Mar 28, 2026 +5
Chumbawamba and The Beautiful South both swap between two lead singers for many/most of their songs.
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Brilliantos84 Mar 28, 2026 +4
‘Africa’ by Toto
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digitalbore Mar 28, 2026 +5
Boygenius
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cabbagemeister Mar 28, 2026 +4
Supertramp does this
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Unusual-Bluejay1746 Mar 28, 2026 +4
Why can't we be Friends by WAR.
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BreakChicago Mar 28, 2026 +3
The entirety of Fugazi’s album 13 Songs.
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AnimeLiteweight Mar 28, 2026 +3
Four Year Strong splits the vocals between at least two of their members, maybe three, pretty often. Maximum The Hormone has three members that all share vocals. Tons of metalcore bands did the singer/screamer thing.
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CrackaZach05 Mar 28, 2026 +3
The Beatles, The Eagles
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sspeakeasy Mar 28, 2026 +3
The Highwaymen
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browsef Mar 28, 2026 +3
White Man in Hammersith Palace is my fave
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clockwork5ive Mar 28, 2026 +3
Sunshine of your Love - Cream
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WafflesofDestitution Mar 28, 2026 +3
Many a time with Pink Floyd, of course. Happens a ton with metal bands, usually with one singer handling the growls and another the cleans. Way too many to catalogue, but for some examples: Enslaved - Ground Mastodon - Oblivion Insomnium - The Reticent Neurosis - Purify Borknagar - Winter Thrice Kylesa - Scapegoat
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rogfrich Mar 28, 2026 +3
14 Years by Guns and Roses has Izzy Stradlin singing the verses and Axl Rose singing the choruses. It’s a marked contrast.
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peacock_chair Mar 28, 2026 +3
SLOAN !!!
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Eric12345678 Mar 28, 2026 +3
“Pass the mic” and well every other Beastie Boys cut…..Just 3 MCs and they’re on the go.
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DadJokeBadJoke Mar 28, 2026 +3
High Plains Drifter by The Beastie Boys is a great example of this. They don't just take turns saying lines, they alternate words in the same sentence sometimes.
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DarthBrooks667 Mar 28, 2026 +4
Pink Floyd - "Mother"
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