The "Not the front man" tracks, Search/Destroy

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I'm unsure if I ever managed to start a S/D thread.

This is because at the moment, "Wino Junko" by "not" Paul McCarney's Wings is buzzing my 'ed, even though I havent actually heard it for 30 years!

Search:
"Coffee and TV" Blur (Graham Coxon)
"In Another Land" Rolling Stones (Bill Wyman)

Destroy:
"Don't tell them you're sane" The Jam (Bruce Foxton)

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 18 January 2007 10:54 (nineteen years ago)

destroy: every system of a down track where daron insists upon singing.

― mister the guanoman (mister the guanoman), Thursday, 18 January 2007 10:58 (nineteen years ago)

Oasis - "Bonehead's Bank Holiday"

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 18 January 2007 10:59 (nineteen years ago)

Search :
about every tracks sung by Keith in the Stones (especially "you got the silver")
The Gift : VU (Cale)
After Hours : VU (Tucker)
Octopussy's garden : Beatles (Ringo)

― AleXTC (AleXTC), Thursday, 18 January 2007 11:05 (nineteen years ago)

Brothers & Sisters, Hooligan and One Big family by Embrace - sung by Richard rather than Danny McNamara.

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Thursday, 18 January 2007 11:09 (nineteen years ago)

"A Day In The Life Of A Tree" by the Beach Boys - the only case of a "not even in the band" track?

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 18 January 2007 11:13 (nineteen years ago)

"A Day In The Life Of A Tree" : uh ? isn't it sung by brian ?

― AleXTC (AleXTC), Thursday, 18 January 2007 11:18 (nineteen years ago)

The Jam - Smithers-Jones (!!)

Search, Destroy, whatever...

Tears for Fears - "Woman in Chains"
U2 - "Numb" and "Van Damian's Land"

― i'll mitya halfway (mitya), Thursday, 18 January 2007 11:22 (nineteen years ago)

search: 'spark' and 'the view' by the church (both off starfish, sung by willson-piper and koppes respectively)

― jimbo (electricsound), Thursday, 18 January 2007 11:24 (nineteen years ago)

"tree" BB's..

Does "Sail on, Sailor" not count on that score? (i.e. what is that track?)

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 18 January 2007 11:24 (nineteen years ago)

Somehow it seems out of place to be mentioning the Beach Boys on this thread. I mean, they were all singers, pretty much everyone took a turn singing lead at some point.

― i'll mitya halfway (mitya), Thursday, 18 January 2007 11:26 (nineteen years ago)

"Sail on Sailor" was Rikki Fatarr, although he was actually a member of the band then.

"A tree" I don't know.

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 18 January 2007 11:27 (nineteen years ago)

Lead vocal was by Jack Rieley.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 18 January 2007 11:32 (nineteen years ago)

Doves 'Here It Comes' (altho Jimi does do the chorus)
Electronic 'Disappointed' (not Barney)

― vita susicivus (blueski), Thursday, 18 January 2007 11:34 (nineteen years ago)

OK, gonna get obscure here:

Bee Gees : "The Lord"

Apparently sung by my old friend Chris Johnstone, who was also the bass in Nirvana.

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 18 January 2007 11:38 (nineteen years ago)

"Shakin Street" -- MC5
"Brick House" -- Commodores
"Thunderbuck Ram" -- Mott the Hoople
"I Know What I Want" -- Cheap Trick

― lovebug 2.0 (lovebug starski), Thursday, 18 January 2007 11:57 (nineteen years ago)

"Sail on Sailor" was guitar player Beach Boys member Blondie Chaplin

― a.b. (alanbanana), Thursday, 18 January 2007 12:01 (nineteen years ago)

Who is supposed to be the frontman in Oasis? I am asking because "Don't Look Back In Anger" - sung by Noel - is such a great song.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 18 January 2007 12:30 (nineteen years ago)

S: Pixies

― Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Thursday, 18 January 2007 12:33 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-thrills/so-much-for-the-city.htm

― the original hauntology blogging crew (Enrique), Thursday, 18 January 2007 12:36 (nineteen years ago)

Harmony in My Head- Buzzcocks (Diggle)
Boris The Spider/Whiskey Man/Fortune Teller/My Wife - The Who (Entwhistle)
My Weapon/Super Tuff - XTC (Barry Andrews)
all the David Davies Kinks trax
Doubts Even Here/Dreams Never End - New Order (Hooky)

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Thursday, 18 January 2007 12:38 (nineteen years ago)

Standing By The Sea (was it this track?) - Husker Du (Greg Norton)
For You - Big Star (Jody Stephens)
Foxy Lady - The Cure (Michael Dempsey)

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Thursday, 18 January 2007 12:41 (nineteen years ago)

Several of the best XTC tracks were sung by Colin Moulding:

Grass
The Smartest Monkeys
Making Plans For Nigel
Generals And Majors
Wonderland
War Dance

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 18 January 2007 12:44 (nineteen years ago)

The City Never Sleeps - The Fall (Lucy Rimmer)

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Thursday, 18 January 2007 12:44 (nineteen years ago)

Ooh also Hotel Bloedel off Perverted By Language (Brix right?)

― Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Thursday, 18 January 2007 12:46 (nineteen years ago)

S: "By You" and "Recap Modetti" : Joe Lally's 2 sung Fugazi tracks

― Tiki Theater Xymposium (Bent Over at the Arclight), Thursday, 18 January 2007 13:05 (nineteen years ago)

D:
Jimi Hendrix Experience - She's So Fine (Noel Redding)

― Matt #2 (Matt #2), Thursday, 18 January 2007 13:05 (nineteen years ago)

My Wife
905
The Quiet One

are the best songs off their respective Who albums.

― bendy (bendy), Thursday, 18 January 2007 13:06 (nineteen years ago)

Gigantic - Pixies

― Ruairi Wirewool (Ruairi Wirewool), Thursday, 18 January 2007 13:07 (nineteen years ago)

Search: The Faces- Oh La La
The Cars- Drive

― ramon fernandez (ramon fernandez), Thursday, 18 January 2007 13:07 (nineteen years ago)

I'd make the same argument with the Commodores'"Brick House" that somebody made about the Beach Boys...weren't there other equal-time lead singers in the Commodores besides Lionel Richie?

Some more examples of leads by group members who seldom got a solo vocal:
- "Let Me Hear It From You"-Sly & the Family Stone (Larry Graham)
- "I Truly Truly Believe"-Temptations (Melvin Franklin)
- "Like You Used To," "Shotgun"-Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs (somebody else besides Sam!)

― Rev. Hoodoo (Rev. Hoodoo), Thursday, 18 January 2007 13:08 (nineteen years ago)

Ray Manzarek sings lead on "Close to You" on Absolutely Live by the Doors (discounting of course, those posthumous studio albums)

― i'll mitya halfway (mitya), Thursday, 18 January 2007 13:16 (nineteen years ago)

Who is supposed to be the frontman in Oasis? I am asking because "Don't Look Back In Anger" - sung by Noel - is such a great song.

-- Geir Hongro (geirhon...) (webmail), Today 12:30 PM. (later) (link)

Just to clarify: No it does not count.

Scenario = frontman/leader says "OK, you think you can do this? Go ahead. (Oh shit he is).."

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 18 January 2007 13:32 (nineteen years ago)

Search: Kennel District - Pavement (Spiral Stairs ifthatisyourrealname)
Destroy: Hit the Plane Down, Passat Dream - ditto

― ledge (ledge), Thursday, 18 January 2007 14:29 (nineteen years ago)

also destroy Western Homes. And Date with Ikea probably, if I could remember it. Why the hell did I ever buy that Preston School of Industry album?

― ledge (ledge), Thursday, 18 January 2007 14:32 (nineteen years ago)

Search: Mankind--Pearl Jam (Stone Gossard, great song from No Code)

Destroy: Half--Soundgarden (bassist sings, ugh)

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Thursday, 18 January 2007 14:44 (nineteen years ago)

"Harmony in My Head- Buzzcocks (Diggle)"

best yet.

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 18 January 2007 14:51 (nineteen years ago)

S: "By You" and "Recap Modetti" : Joe Lally's 2 sung Fugazi tracks

He does a really good one on The Argument too! It might be the best track on the album.

― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Thursday, 18 January 2007 14:55 (nineteen years ago)

Thirded Buzzcocks - Harmony in My Head (Steve Diggle)
The Clash - Guns of Brixton (Paul Simonon)
Come - Shoot Me First (Chris Brokaw)
The Jam - News of the World (Bruce Foxton)
Pixies - Silver (Kim Deal)
The Velvet Underground - Candy Says (Doug Yule)

― Wingwalker (1977), Thursday, 18 January 2007 15:15 (nineteen years ago)

Also VU - After Hours & I'm Sticking With You!

― Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Thursday, 18 January 2007 15:17 (nineteen years ago)

Blue Condition - Cream (Ginger Baker)
Rose Coloured Glasses - Raspberries (Scott McCarl)
Superman - REM (Mike Mills)
Crooked Beat - The Clash (Paul S)
Lose This Skin - The Clash (Tymon Dogg)
Souvenier - OMD (Paul Humphreys)
Warthog - The Ramones - (Dee Dee)
Up The Wooden Hills To Bedfordshire - Small Faces (Ian MacLaghan)
All Our Yesterdays - Small Faces (Ronnie Lane)

― Dr.C (Dr.C), Thursday, 18 January 2007 15:27 (nineteen years ago)

"It's Alright" by Black Sabbath

a Technical Ecstasy track sung by drummer Bill Ward (!) that sounds surprisingly like Double Fantasy-era John Lennon (!!)

― M@tt He1g3s0n: oh u mad cuz im stylin on u (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 18 January 2007 15:36 (nineteen years ago)

Another Day - Galaxie 500 (Naomi Yang)
Happy - Rolling Stones (Keef)

Jeff Beck sang on a couple of Yardbirds trax - can't remember which though.

― Dr.C (Dr.C), Thursday, 18 January 2007 15:39 (nineteen years ago)

Destroy:

Scott Walker - "Long About Now"

wasn't sung by him, but by some warbling waif named Ester...(Fatima Mansions did a fine cover of this On Bertie's Brochures)...

― hank (hank s), Thursday, 18 January 2007 15:57 (nineteen years ago)

Another Day is one of my fave galaxie songs...

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Thursday, 18 January 2007 16:27 (nineteen years ago)

Esther Ofarim and it's great *smacks head* learn respect for your elders ;-)

On the same subject, "Scope J" and "Lullaby" by Scott Walker but sung by Ute Lemper and they are two of the greatest songs EVER

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 18 January 2007 16:29 (nineteen years ago)

actually these are on an Ute Lemper record so don't qualify for this thread never mind...

The Radio 1 Sessions version of "Perhaps" by the Associates with Steve Reid on improvised lead vocal while MacKenzie was doing aerobics on the studio couch.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 18 January 2007 16:31 (nineteen years ago)

Kraftwerk - didn't Karl Bartos sing Computer Love? If so, classikkkk.

― Matt #2 (Matt #2), Thursday, 18 January 2007 16:31 (nineteen years ago)

Search: "Bottomless Cup" - The Jayhawks (Tim O'Reagan)

― ZipZapZopZoup (StJohn), Thursday, 18 January 2007 16:53 (nineteen years ago)

along the lines of Scott Walker, Lee Hazlewood's "For a Day Like Today"

― bendy (bendy), Thursday, 18 January 2007 17:01 (nineteen years ago)

I figured I'd get taken to task over Esther Ofarim...but why didn't Walker sing that tune?...playing hooky that day?...(I would argue that The Drift would be improved with a little more Esther, a little less Scott, leastways on vocals...but then I'd risk another head-smacking, so I won't)...

― hank (hank s), Thursday, 18 January 2007 19:01 (nineteen years ago)

"Another Day is one of my fave galaxie songs..."

the yoko cover is one of my faves. also non-dean.

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 18 January 2007 19:03 (nineteen years ago)

Search:
Pink Floyd - "Remember A Day" (Richard Wright)
The Bangles - "Goin' Down To Liverpool" (Debbie Petersen)
The Who - "Trick Of The Light" (John Entwistle... really, any Entwistle track should be listed here)

Destroy:
The Police - "Mother" (Andy Summers)

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Thursday, 18 January 2007 20:20 (nineteen years ago)

The only Arcade Fire tracks I like are the ones with the whatshername Quebecoise on lead.

― Erroneous Botch (joseph cotten), Thursday, 18 January 2007 20:30 (nineteen years ago)

gunga din - the byrds

― timmy tannin (pompous), Thursday, 18 January 2007 20:36 (nineteen years ago)

Search:
The Monkees - "Auntie Griselda" (Tork)

does it count if the band in question (The Monkees, frinstance) had not a frontman but front*men*?...in any event, Tork weren't one of them...

― hank (hank s), Thursday, 18 January 2007 20:38 (nineteen years ago)

A couple big ones:

Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown: Neil Young (sung by Danny Whitten)
Alone Again Or: Love (sung by Bryan Maclean)

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Thursday, 18 January 2007 20:40 (nineteen years ago)

U2 - "Numb" and "Van Damian's Land"

I guess the ultimate case of this with U2 would be "The Wanderer."

― Erroneous Botch (joseph cotten), Thursday, 18 January 2007 20:42 (nineteen years ago)

Search:

Urge Overkill songs sung by Blackie O. - Dropout and The Mistake

Stereolab songs with lead vox by Mary Hansen (RIP) - Long Life Love and Puncture in Radax Solution

Destroy:

Songs on Melon Collie sung by James Iha - aaaargghh!!!

― Matt Olken (Moodles), Thursday, 18 January 2007 20:54 (nineteen years ago)

All of the Hindu Love Gods tracks

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Thursday, 18 January 2007 20:54 (nineteen years ago)

Destroy

Wattsville Blues - Manic Street Preachers (sung by Nicky Wire)
Beth - Kiss (sung by Peter Criss)

― Viz (Viz), Thursday, 18 January 2007 21:06 (nineteen years ago)

destroy: every system of a down track ~~where daron insists upon singing.~~

There we go.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Thursday, 18 January 2007 21:11 (nineteen years ago)

Search: Fishbone "Fight The Youth"

― a magical moment with unicorns dancing around you (nickalicious), Thursday, 18 January 2007 21:11 (nineteen years ago)

There's a whole bunch of Fishbone songs that would work for this, actually.

― a magical moment with unicorns dancing around you (nickalicious), Thursday, 18 January 2007 21:17 (nineteen years ago)

Urge Overkill songs sung by Blackie O. - Dropout

aw i like that song : ) i didn't know that was blackie.

― M@tt He1g3s0n: oh u mad cuz im stylin on u (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 18 January 2007 21:30 (nineteen years ago)

Yo La Tengo, "Stockholm Syndrome" - and they play it live a lot too!

― Kate Silver (Kate Silver), Thursday, 18 January 2007 22:10 (nineteen years ago)

I like "Mr. Tough," too.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 18 January 2007 22:13 (nineteen years ago)

As for destroy: the Zombies' "Butcher's Tale" (Chris White)
The only Zombies song I don't like.

― Kate Silver (Kate Silver), Thursday, 18 January 2007 22:19 (nineteen years ago)

I think "Tiny Birds" is the best McNew one.

Stones - Downtown Suzie
REM - Texarkana
Big Star - The India Song (I kind of like this, though everyone seems to hate it)

― clotpoll (Clotpoll), Thursday, 18 January 2007 22:29 (nineteen years ago)

Queen - Some Day One Day (May)

― John Fredland (jfredland), Thursday, 18 January 2007 22:43 (nineteen years ago)

"A Day In The Life Of A Tree" by the Beach Boys - the only case of a "not even in the band" track?

Does the person in question have to have written the song? If not, then I'm surprised no one has posted:

Pink Floyd - "Have a Cigar" (Roy Harper)
Strawberry Alarm Clock - "Incense and Peppermints" (Greg Munford)

― lurker #2421, inc. (lurker-2421), Thursday, 18 January 2007 23:08 (nineteen years ago)

all of andrew brough's tracks of straightjacket fits' "melt"

― jimbo (electricsound), Thursday, 18 January 2007 23:27 (nineteen years ago)

Search: "Happy"
Destroy: "Little T & A"

That James Iha's singing could conceivably be even worse than Billy Corgan's is too terrifying to contemplate!

― Monty Von Byonga (Monty Von Byonga), Friday, 19 January 2007 00:12 (nineteen years ago)

Marcy Mays' lead on "My Curse" from Gentlemen by the Afghan Whigs.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Friday, 19 January 2007 00:32 (nineteen years ago)

search that one

― nu-mongrel (kit brash), Friday, 19 January 2007 01:02 (nineteen years ago)

All Queen songs sung by Roger Taylor except "Drowse" and "Tenement Funster".

― Chuck Keller (c keller), Friday, 19 January 2007 14:51 (nineteen years ago)

Pulp: "Fairground", off Freaks.

― The Vintner's Lipogram (OleM), Friday, 19 January 2007 14:56 (nineteen years ago)

xpost except I'd rather hear "I'm in love with my car" instead of the a-side, any day.

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 19 January 2007 15:01 (nineteen years ago)

Can, Come Sta, La Luna

― Tom D. (Dada), Friday, 19 January 2007 15:11 (nineteen years ago)

Search: "Tears In The Morning" (Beach Boys/Bruce Johnston)
Destroy: Anything by Andy Summers

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 19 January 2007 15:13 (nineteen years ago)

Didn't (not the front man) sing on "Can't Trust The Waves" by Kitchens Of Distinction?? Thats a good one from what I remember. Though it would have been better without the sax..

― Sir Echo (Sir Echo), Friday, 19 January 2007 20:39 (nineteen years ago)

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