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What Are Some Songs That Are Infinitely Better Because of Backing Vocals?

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What Are Some Songs That Are Infinitely Better Because of Backing Vocals? There’s two popular ones that immediately come to mind for me. The first is Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones. Background vocals by Merry Clayton. The power and emotion of the backing singer there as she screams “Rape, Murder, its just a shot away.” Is honestly a bit chilling and she kind of outshines Jagger in a song where he’s also belting i…

Reddit Music 703 2024-01-08

Backing vocals that make you giggle a bit every time you hear them.

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Backing vocals that make you giggle a bit every time you hear them. Every now and then, a serious song will have backup vocals that strike me as somewhat goofy and never fail to give me a little shot of amusement. A couple of mine are: Gladys Knight & The Pips-Midnight Train to Georgia: when The Pips make the train noise. *Whoo-whooo* and, if I’m being honest, when they say “I know you will” right before it. …

Reddit Music 816 2023-12-06

Amazon confirms it’s backing away from charging an extra seller fee

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Amazon confirms it’s backing away from charging an extra seller fee Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAmazon has officially halted its plans to extract a two percent fee from Prime sellers who don’t use its in-house fulfillment. The company reportedly planned to start collecting the fee on October 1st, on top of the 8-to-15-percent commission it already gathers from merchants. Amazon PR manager Jonathan Hil…

The Verge 872 2023-10-23

The Easiest Ways to Fix a Rug With a Deteriorating Latex Backing

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The Easiest Ways to Fix a Rug With a Deteriorating Latex Backing Designed to grip your floors and stop your rug from sliding around, the latex rubber that backs a lot of area rugs works really well—until it starts to fall apart and degrade. This can be caused by a lot of things: the cleaning agents you use, moisture and humidity, or simple wear and tear. And when that latex rubber… Read more…

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