The Best Backing Vocals, Opinions on BROCKHAMPTON & Eleventh Dream Day
This week hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share their favorite songs defined by their backing vocals, much like Merry Clayton left her mark on The Rolling Stones' song "Gimme Shelter." Plus they review the new album from Eleventh Dream Day and learn what they're missing in Brockhampton.
Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine Brockhampton
The hosts chat with intern Sol about the values of the hip hop boy band Brockhampton. Their new album is called Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine.
Since Grazed Eleventh Dream Day
Jim and Greg review the latest from Chicago rock band Eleventh Dream Day, Since Grazed.
Best Backing Vocals
This week, Jim and Greg are sharing some of their favorite backing vocals songs.
Jim
- R.E.M., "Superman"
- The Beach Boys, "Sloop John B"
- The Turtles, "Elenore"
- Ray Charles (& the Raelettes), "Night Time is the Right Time"
Greg
- Stereolab (Mary Hansen), "French Disko"
- Sam Cooke (with Lou Rawls), "Bring It On Home to Me"
- Laura Nyro and LaBelle, "I Met Him on a Sunday"
- David Bowie (with Luther Vandross), "Young Americans"
Rachel Brodsky
- Billy Joel, "The Longest Time"
Featured Songs:
- The Rolling Stones, "Gimme Shelter," Let It Bleed, Decca, 1969
- BROCKHAMPTON, "BUZZCUT (feat. Danny Brown)," Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine, RCA, 2021
- BROCKHAMPTON, "THE LIGHT," Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine, RCA, 2021
- BROCKHAMPTON, "THE LIGHT PT. II," Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine, RCA, 2021
- BROCKHAMPTON, "DEAR LORD," Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine, RCA, 2021
- Eleventh Dream Day, "Since Grazed," Since Grazed, Comedy Minus One, 2021
- Eleventh Dream Day, "Tyrian Purple," Since Grazed, Comedy Minus One, 2021
- Eleventh Dream Day, "A Case to Carry On," Since Grazed, Comedy Minus One, 2021
- R.E.M., "Superman," Lifes Rich Pageant, I.R.S., 1986
- Stereolab, "French Disko," (Single), Duophonic, 1994
- The Beach Boys, "Sloop John B," Pet Sounds, Capitol, 1966
- Sam Cooke, "Bring It On Home to Me," (Single), RCA, 1962
- Billy Joel, "The Longest Time," An Innocent Man, Columbia, 1983
- The Turtles, "Elenore," The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands, White Whale, 1968
- Laura Nyro and Labelle, "I Met Him on a Sunday," Gonna Take a Miracle, Columbia, 1971
- Ray Charles, "(Night Time Is) The Right Time," The Genius Sings the Blues, Atlantic, 1961
- David Bowie, "Young Americans," Young Americans, RCA, 1975
- Eric B. & Rakim, "Paid in Full," Paid in Full, Island, 1987
Dear Listeners,
For more than 15 years, Sound Opinions was a production of WBEZ, Chicago's public radio station. Now that the show is independent, we're inviting you to join the band and lend a hand! We need your support more than ever because now we have to do all the behind-the-scenes work that WBEZ handled before (like buying insurance and paying for podcast hosting, ugh). Plus, we have some exciting ideas we'd like to try now that there's no one to tell us no!