Great songs where the recognised lead singer doesn't sing the song

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Marky Dread wrote:
27 Jun 2020, 4:08pm
Harmony in My Head - Buzzcocks (Steve Diggle)

European Female - The Stranglers (JJ Burnel)
I sometimes have to check who is singing on Stranglers tracks, same with some Libertines.

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Green Circles - Small Faces (Ronnie Lane)
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Marky Dread wrote:
28 Jun 2020, 6:13pm
Song of a Baker
Green Circles - Small Faces (Ronnie Lane)
I love Green Circles.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Heston wrote:
28 Jun 2020, 6:40pm
Marky Dread wrote:
28 Jun 2020, 6:13pm
Song of a Baker
Green Circles - Small Faces (Ronnie Lane)
I love Green Circles.
Amazing group. Great out-put real quality.
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Marky Dread wrote:
28 Jun 2020, 6:13pm
Song of a Baker
Green Circles - Small Faces (Ronnie Lane)
That's a great example, because I love Marriott's voice, but that is one of my favorite Small Faces songs.
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Hello,

Too Tough To Die - Dee Dee Ramone (granted it's an alternative take - Joey sang lead on the proper release of the album).


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Not sure if this one has been mentioned or not, but I've always liked it. They went 3rd string with Woody taking the lead.
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Dave Davies could have several entries in this thread.
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WestwayKid wrote:
29 Jun 2020, 10:09pm


Dave Davies could have several entries in this thread.
Yeah, Living On a Thin Line is in my top 10 Kinks songs.
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WestwayKid wrote:
29 Jun 2020, 10:05pm


Not sure if this one has been mentioned or not, but I've always liked it. They went 3rd string with Woody taking the lead.
I did a few pages ago, but hell yeah!
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Little Miss Strange and She's So Fine from Jimi Hendrix Experience
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U.K Subs - She's Not There - with bassist Paul Slack on vocals...


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Gimmix wrote:
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U.K Subs - She's Not There - with bassist Paul Slack on vocals...

Solid cover version.
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Marky Dread wrote:
03 Mar 2021, 6:07pm
Gimmix wrote:
03 Mar 2021, 5:32pm
U.K Subs - She's Not There - with bassist Paul Slack on vocals...

Solid cover version.
Yeah, I've always loved the energy of it. Saw Subs with Paul on bass a couple of years back and they played it then. Lost count of the number of times I've seen the Subs, they always put on a good show.

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