Today I have a little extra time on my hands because the college football game I wanted to watch has been cancelled due to Florence, so here's a musical post. To start is Paul McCartney's Smile Away from the Ram album, in which the singer's various body parts allegedly give off a far-reaching odor. The song features some unintelligible backing vocals which sound vaguely like "I don't know how to do that".
Another song with hard-to-decipher backing vocals is Call Me Lightning by The Who, which was originally released as the B-side of the non-album single Dogs, and later included in a compilation album called Magic Bus: The Who On Tour. The album's title is somewhat deceptive because it consists entirely of studio tracks.
One of the best known songs from the early years of Poco is Good Feelin' To Know, from the album of the same name, released in 1972. At this time, the band consisted of Paul Cotton (who replaced Jim Messina) on lead guitar, Richie Furay on rhythm guitar, Rusty Young on guitar and steel guitar, Timothy B. Schmit (who replaced Randy Meisner) on bass, and George Grantham on drums. All would contribute vocals to some extent. Furay sings lead on this one.
In 1989, the Smithereens released their third album, entitled 11, which includes Blues Before And After. The band included Pat DiNizio (lead vocals and guitar), Jim Babjak (lead guitar), Mike Mesaros (bass) and Dennis Diken (drums).
To finish, here's Humble Pie's version of I Can't Stand The Rain by Ann Peebles, from their 1974 album Thunderbox. The thumbnail shows band members Jerry Shirley (drums), Greg Ridley (bass), Dave "Clem" Clempson (guitar) and Steve Marriott (guitar and lead vocals). Clempson had replaced guitarist Peter Frampton. Shirley doubles on piano, while guest musician Mel Collins adds some horns.
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