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Enthusiastic Backing Singers

Tonight we’re after those backing vocalists who were just a little bit enthusiastic – from Mary Clayton stealing the show from the Stones to the enthusiastic singing by the backing singers on Teddy Bear from Elvis. Which songs feature a top effort from the backing vocalists?

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Tue 1 Mar 202218:00
BBC Radio Scotland FM & Extra only

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Music Played

  • Dexys Midnight Runners

    Geno

    • Greatest Hits Of The 80's.
    • Disky.
    • 5.

  • Aretha Franklin

    Respect

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.

  • Belouis Some

    Imagination

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Billy Joel

    The Longest Time

    • An Innocent Man.
    • CBS.

  • Lou Reed

    Walk On The Wild Side

    • Transformer.
    • BMG.
    • 5.

  • Madness

    Wings Of A Dove (Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park)

    • Madness - Divine Madness.
    • Virgin.

  • Roxy Music

    Avalon

    • Roxy Music - Avalon.
    • Eg.

  • Gladys Knight & the Pips

    Midnight Train To Georgia

    • Midnight Train To Georgia: The Best Of Gladys Knight And The Pips.
    • Music Club Records.

  • Elvis Presley

    Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Laughing Version)

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Pet Shop Boys

    Go West

    • Pet Shop Boys - Very.
    • Parlophone.

  • Ray Charles

    Take These Chains From My Heart

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.

  • Madonna

    Like A Prayer

    • Madonna - Like A Prayer.
    • Sire.
    • 9.

  • Deacon Blue

    Raintown

    • The Very Best Of Deacon Blue.
    • Columbia.
    • 4.

  • The Staple Singers

    Respect Yourself

    • Stax Profiles.
    • Stax.
    • 2.

  • Paul Simon

    Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes

    • The Paul Simon Anthology.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 2.

  • Culture Club

    Church Of The Poison Mind

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • Pink Floyd

    The Great Gig In The Sky

    • The Best Album Tracks ...Ever! (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • The Colour Field

    Thinking Of You

    • Complete, The.
    • EMI Gold.
    • 2.

  • Heaven 17

    Temptation

    • Fantastic 80's.
    • Sony Music.
    • 3.

  • Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

    The Love I Lost

    • Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
    • Music Club.

  • Paul Young

    Love Of The Common People

    • Paul Young - From Time To Time.
    • Columbia.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 1 Mar 202218:00
    BBC Radio Scotland FM & Extra only
  • Tue 1 Mar 202219:00
    BBC Radio Scotland BBC Radio Shetland & BBC Radio Orkney only