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She contributed vocals to The Rolling Stones' 1968 song "You Can't Always Get What You Want", Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, and Carly Simon's "You're So Vain". In addition, she also sang for Humble Pie , Kevin Ayers , [18] Edgar Broughton , [18] George Harrison , Johnny Hallyday , Vivian Stanshall , Dusty Springfield , [7] Nick Drake ...
Doris Troy, Lesley Duncan, Liza Strike, & Barry St. John – backing vocals; Live versions. Live versions of the song are on the Pink Floyd albums Delicate Sound of Thunder and Pulse. The Delicate Sound of Thunder version does not feature the reprise of "Breathe".
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Feb 19, 2004 · She became a much sought after backup singer for rock bands: her voice is on the Rolling Stones' 1969 song ''You Can't Always Get What You Want'' and Pink Floyd's 1973 album ''Dark Side of...
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- “Speak to Me” The line on Dark Side isn’t just that it’s a masterpiece, but that it’s a masterpiece because the album displays Pink Floyd at the apex of the members’ collaboration.
- “Breathe” Because the whooshing backwards chord segues from “Speak to Me” right into “Breathe,” the two compositions were most often combined into one track on digital era re-releases.
- “On the Run” Before “On the Run” existed as one of Dark Side’s most experimental tracks (as such, singled out for praise in a 1973 Rolling Stone review), it existed as a less exceptional guitar-driven jam.
- “Time” Everyone in Pink Floyd gets their shot at the spotlight in “Time.” Mason does his drum solo on the rototoms in the big build-up, Wright came up with some of the epic chord changes and offers his gentle lead vocal (for the last time on record until the ’90s) on the bridges, Gilmour’s snarling singing on the verses is only outdone by his blistering guitar solo and Waters (as throughout Dark Side) came up with the idea and wrote all the lyrics.
In 2004, Torry sued Pink Floyd and EMI for songwriting royalties, on the basis that her contribution to "The Great Gig in the Sky" constituted co-authorship with Richard Wright. In 1973, as a session singer, she was paid only the standard Sunday flat studio rate of £30 (equivalent to £500 in 2023 [16] ).
Jan 6, 2024 · Troy went back to singing backing vocals and arranging, and her credits during the 1970s included Humble Pie, Nick Drake, Carly Simon, Dusty Springfield, and perhaps most famously, Pink Floyd...
Watch Pink Floyd In the Studio Working on ‘Eclipse’ ... Doris Troy, Barry St. John and Liza Strike. Their soulful voices added another tie-in to the rest of the album, ...
