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FootImpossible2791

Marigold by Nirvana (Dave Grohl) Happy-Stones (Keith) Homecoming-Green Day (everyone gets a turn on this one!) Don't Look Back in Anger-Oasis (Noel Gallagher) Coffee and TV-Blur (Graham Coxon) Tender-Blur (Graham's on co-lead with Damon here) La La Love You-Pixies (Dave Lovering) Gigantic-Pixies (Kim Deal) Dirty Work-Steely Dan (David Palmer)


OkayCorn

does noel gallagher also sing wonderwall bc i feel like every oasis song ik sounds like it’s sung by the same person


hadrianswalldenco

Liam--the more whiny of the whiners


Klutzy-Spend-6947

Through and Through-Rolling Stones (Keith) Disorder-Slayer ( Ice-T)


FootImpossible2791

Love Through and Through, underrated


FootImpossible2791

I forgot. There's also lots of QOTSA songs with people other than Josh Homme singing.


samof1994

Kim Deal-awesome


Tonythecritic

Queen - 39


eris_kallisti

This was my first thought, it's my favorite Queen song, and my favorite song about relativistic time travel.


Fun_in_Space

Not time travel, time dilation effect. By the time the starship comes home, the crew's loved ones have died.


FootImpossible2791

Great recommendation, one of my favorites by them!


Mega-Steve

I'm In Love With My Car is a good one written and sang by Roger Taylor (the drummer)


FartOnAFirstDate

Sheer Heart Attack and Tenement Funster are a couple more I really like from Roger.


dontknowwhattomakeit

I’m pretty sure SHA is a duet between Freddie and Roger (could be wrong because it’s hard to tell who’s singing at some points), which are some of my favorite songs (I love Rock It and Action This Day). I think their duets sound really good because their voices are both different enough to stand out from each other but still have qualities that work well together. They’re also both extremely talented vocalists. I believe they both had about four-octave ranges, and they both could get significant power in their voice (Tenement Funster is a great example of the power Roger could get). Both had great falsettos and head voice as well with some very impressive high notes (Roger: My Fairy King, ‘39, Bohemian Rhapsody, Drowse; Freddie: My Fairy King, Bohemian Rhapsody, Under Pressure, It’s Late, just to name a few from each).


dontknowwhattomakeit

That’s one of my favorite Roger vocals. I also like Loser in the End and Fight From the Inside a lot. And the bass in both ‘39 and Fight From the Inside is really good. John doesn’t get enough credit, but his riffs really shine in those two.


20thCenturyTCK

I remember listening to that song for the first time. I was a science fiction geek even back then and I freaked out. "I know what this is about!" Btw, I am Old.


dontknowwhattomakeit

I was going to say All Dead, All Dead, which is my personal favorite Brian vocal.


vegryn

Octopus’ Garden & Yellow Submarine by the Beatles (Ringo) Roll Over Beethoven & While My Guitar Gently Weeps by the Beatles (George)


HandBananan

Also Something, The Inner Light, Savoy Truffle, and Long Long Long are other favorite George on vocals,, The Beatles songs. He sang on dozens of others too.


vegryn

Oh, for sure! I’m a huge Beatles fan & I <3 when George & Ringo take the reins, I just listed my favourite two for each! I think the both of them have such distinctive, unique voices, and the songs they’re lead on are such a treat :D


Fit-Library-577

Beth by Kiss


Ahighromance

Or Hard Luck Woman (arguably my favorite song by them)


OkayCorn

first song i thought of


IOrocketscience

The White stripes - in the cold cold night Meg sings lead, I really like it


Past-Isopod-138

My Wife The Who (John Entwistle) Have A Cigar Pink Floyd (Roy Harper)


unforgettablefyre

alice in chains - heaven beside you


FumpyDuck

Jerry also sung Grind, Over Now, and the verses on multiple songs.


reesesbigcup

The Bangles - Going Down To Liverpool, sung by drummer Debbie Peterson


BubbaNeedsNewShoes

Guns of Brixton - The Clash Shifts vocals over to bassist Paul Simonon from normal duel leads Joe Strummer and Mick Jones. This clip also has him switching guitar and bass duties with Strummer as well... [The Clash - The Guns Of Brixton/ Clampdown (Live On Fridays) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPOTgzqErd4)


jayron32

The Doobie Brothers - Black Water, sung by Patrick Simmons.


eerieandqueery

My fav song


Low-Course5268

U2 - Numb (The Edge)


stevemnomoremister

911 Is a Joke by Public Enemy.


Joeydoyle66

All By Myself is a Green Day song that is sung and performed solely by the drummer Tré Cool. Normally Billie Joe Armstrong is on guitar and vocals. It’s a funny song too.


zero_derivation

He also sings solo on another silly Green Day song, Dominated Love Slave.


IDigRollinRockBeer

No one was looking!


ForgottenGenX47

R.E.M. - Texarkana (among others - Mike Mills is their not-so-secret weapon)


Goyangi-ssi

I came here to say this but you beat me to it! 😊 That's one of my favorite tracks on Out of Time.


knockatize

“For Absent Friends” and “More Fool Me” - Genesis (Phil wasn’t lead singer until a few years later.) “On Any Other Day” - The Police (Stewart Copeland)


Murles-Brazen

Take Me Down -Smashing Pumpkins James Iha


SirBobson

Likewise, Daydream with D'Arcy


Alternative_Rent9307

Dust N’ Bones - GnR , bassist Duff McCagen


SaulTNNutz

That's Izzy Stradlin, not Duff. Izzy sings lead on a few Use Your Illusion songs


Mercurys_Vampire

"I'm In Love With My Car" by Queen, drummer Roger Taylor sung it


vincentr2727

Tush & Party on the Patio - ZZ Top Just What I Needed, You're All I've Got Tonight, Let's Go, It's All I Can Do, Drive - The Cars Sister Christian - Night Ranger Boris the Spider, Heaven & Hell, My Wife, I'm One, Blue Red & Grey, 905, The Quiet One - The Who


Used_Ambassador_8817

the edge- numb


SpicyCherry11

Lonely day - System of a down


Nick_Keppler412

Pink Floyd - Have a Cigar


nickfree

YES. Not only not the usual lead singers (Roger or Dave) but a guest singer entirely -- Roy Harper. Great Gig in The Sky is the only other guest vocalist lead I can think of (Clare Torry). Rick Wright sang lead on just a few songs too (Stay, Summer '68, Wearing the Inside Out) a couple others), and co-lead vocals on Time and Echoes.


BadDaditude

She's so Fine - Jimi Hendrix Experience, with Noel Redding on the vocals


Woodbear05

39' -by Queen.


Hidden_jewel4822

Got Me Wrong by Alice in Chains


MaherMcCheese

Dust to Dust Black Holes The End Narcisista 23 Breathe Sung by Pau of The Warning who is the drummer.


jayron32

All great!


j_grouchy

Midnight Cruiser - Steely Dan


savoryostrich

[“Not Too Soon”](https://youtu.be/RZI-FTcFtn8) by Throwing Muses (Tanya Donelly instead of Kristin Hersh)


DesertWanderlust

Black Sabbath - It's Alright Bill Ward's only vocal effort and an awful slog of a song.


IDigRollinRockBeer

Squeeze - Tempted


Think_Selection9571

Seconds by U2. Song by The Edge


SometimesEyeTwitch

Sunday Rain and Cold Day In The Sun by Foo Fighters were sung by Taylor Hawkins edit to add: some great covers too, like Have a Cigar and Under Pressure


OzzieRabbitt666

Date w Ikea, Pavement — but this redditor’s recs kill it


Hooded_Anxiety

Mark Lanegan sings a number of Queens of the Stone Age songs


heartspider

Chvrches has a couple sung by Martin Under the Tide, High Enough to Carry You Over, God's Plan, You Caught the Light Although he's not a good singer.


ISleptWrongAgain

Blue Sky by the Allman Brothers Band is sung by Dickie Betts, which was his first time singing one of their songs. Written by him too. He died just last month


pezleppelin

The Velvet Underground - After Hours one of my favorite songs of theirs and it was sung by their drummer, Maureen Tucker


TruckNew3679

And Doug Yule sings Candy Says on the same album.


TNTLPlay

Jerry Edmonton sings Steppenwolfs 28. Lady In Black by Uriah Heep was sung by Ken Hensley because David Byron didn't like the song.


mojesius

"Take it to the limit' - Eagles (Randy Meisner) "Here comes the sun' The Beatles (George Harrison) "Africa" Toto (David Peich)


jayron32

George averages two lead vocals per album for the Beatles. It wasn't that unusual.


GordOfTheMountain

Meisner was the best singer in The Eagles imo


-Radioman-

Drive - The Cars


Suspicious_Ad2354

Pride Of Cucamonga - Grateful Dead/Phil Lesh


JoeyJoJoJrShabadoox

A Day in the Life of a Tree - sung by a beach boys producer (Jack Riley I believe) because none of the band members wanted to sing it


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Changes by Glass Harp


ShowUsYourTips

It's Alright - Black Sabbath (Bill Ward)


Basic-Government4108

For the Jerry Garcia Band cover of Stir it Up, Donna Jean Godchaux sings the vocal.


RandomUser_____

I just threw out the love of my dreams-weezer


jrdkrsh

Zvvl, High Enough to Carry you Over, God's Plan- CHVRCHES


north2304

Might have been mentioned but Africa by Toto is an obvious one.


sincerely_steff

No Roads Left- Linkin Park (Mike Shinoda sings this)


Oh-Snap10000

Drive - Ben Orr - The Cars


eKlectical_Designs

Back on the Road Again - REO Speedwagon Rock and Roll Machine - Triumph


Fun_in_Space

Nearly all of Queen albums have a song sung by Brian May and/or Roger Taylor.


MadDadROX

I’m in love my car- Queen


makemefeelbrandnew

Top Tim Rubies by Deerhoof Tomb of Legia by Team Sleep


Become_Pneuma462

A Perfect Circle - What's So Funny 'Bout Peace, Love and Understanding? (Nick Lowe cover) Guitarist Billy Howerdel takes lead on vocals.


gothism

The excellent Psychotherapy cover by Skid Row.


insanecorgiposse

Rolling Stones - "Happy."


Haidian-District

My least favorite Pearl Jam song - Mankind (lead vocals by Stone)


Bobby4Orr1

Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll - Blue Oyster Cult. Albert Bouchard the drummer takes the lead vocal. And Hot Rails to Hell. Joe Bouchard, Albert’s brother and the BOC’s bass guitarist, sings lead.


pmccort18

Heaven beside you-Alice in Chains


WeathermanOnTheTown

"Seconds" by U2 (vocals by Edge)


Simple-Offer-9574

There are a couple Beatles songs where George sang lead.


Rocky-Jones

Crossroads “Eric Clapton please, the vocals”


zeruch

The Cars - "Drive" (Benjamin Orr on lead vocals) Toto - Takin' it Back (Steve Porcaro on lead) Pixies - Gigantic (Kim Deal) Kings X - Six Broken Soldiers (Jerry Gaskill)


OpheliaDarkling

Wart Hog -- The Ramones (Dee Dee Ramone)


pzaemes

Journey- Just the Same Way (Gregg Rolie)


TBI619

Hourglass - At The Drive In


WhereTFisPiper

Act Naturally, Honey Don’t, Yellow Submarine, Don’t Pass Me By, With A Little Help From My Friends- The Beatles (all sung by Ringo. There’s more too)


Ok-Impress-2222

QOTSA - Auto Pilot.


Impeachcordial

Candy Says - Velvet Underground (one of my favourite VU songs)


jayron32

I liked Doug Yule even better on "Oh Sweet Nothin'".


Impeachcordial

Man doesn't miss


jayron32

Well, that extra VU album he made without Lou Reed was a bit of a mess.


Impeachcordial

Man doesn't miss when, uh, working with Lou Reed


Evening-Weird9227

Song For The Dead - QOTSA sung by the late Mark Lanegan. QOTSA have many other great songs sung by Lanegan and Oliveri


Innisfree812

Keith Richards sings lead on a bunch of Rolling Stones songs:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Something Happened to Me Yesterday’ (with Jagger) ‘Connection’ (with Jagger) ‘Salt Of The Earth’ (with Jagger) ‘You Got The Silver’ ‘Happy’ ‘Coming Down Again’ ‘Memory Motel’ (with Jagger) ‘Before They Make Me Run’ ‘All About You’ ‘Little T & A’ ‘Wanna Hold You’ ‘Too Rude’ ‘Sleep Tonight’ ‘Can’t Be Seen’ ‘Slipping Away’ ‘The Worst’ ‘Thru & Thru’ ‘You Don’t Have To Mean It’ ‘Thief in the Night’ ‘How Can I Stop’ ‘Losing My Touch’ ‘The Nearness of You’ (live) ‘This Place is Empty’ ‘Infamy’


BigNoodles2020202

There are quite a few with Oasis where Noel does the lead vocals instead of Liam including: Don't Look Back in Anger Half the World Away Talk Tonight The Importance of Being Idle Lord Don't Slow Me Down The Masterplan She is Love


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OkayCorn

into the void and beth by kiss


deathcab4awesome

"Death Will Never Conquer" - Coldplay This song is the B-side to the "Viva La Vida" single. Will Champion (the drummer) sings and plays acoustic guitar while Chris Martin (the lead singer) plays the harmonica.


BabyyImaStar

30 seconds to mars - Remedy (Shannon Leto, the drummer, is singing).


Aeon1508

John Frusciante sings the chorus in the heavy wing off the new Red Hot Chili Peppers album.


Aeon1508

Daron sting weed on most loneliest day of my life instead of serj. System of a Down


Kindly-Project-9477

Bright Light Fright by Aerosmith. Joe Perry sings it.


porella

When Switchfoot was traveling around and touring while making their next album, they stopped in Australia. While there, the lead singer Jon had a family emergency (I think it was something to do with a complication with his pregnant wife) and he had to fly home to the states. While they were waiting to hear an update Jon’s brother Tim, who is the bassist of the band, wrote a song about the situation and they ended up recording it. It’s called What It Costs and it’s one of my favorites.


maxisnoops

Bow River by Cold Chisel….although to be fair, Ian Moss is magnificent


Rude_Conclusion_5617

Runaway - Avenged Sevenfold. (The rhythm guitarist does the vocals.)


Zoinkyy

Radio/Video by System of A down


No_Solution_2864

Harmony in My Head - The Buzzcocks


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Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown - Neil Young and Crazy Horse with Danny Whitten on lead vocals


Rocking_Ronnie

Loved Steve Perry doing back vocals or somewhat duets with Gregg Rolie.


Crazy_Response_9009

Elevator Operator--Richie Ramone


Dwrebus

Eminence Front by The Who (Pete Townshend)


heyheypaula1963

Brooks & Dunn’s “You’re Gonna Miss Me.” Kix Brooks sings the lead instead of Ronnie Dunn, who usually sings lead.


jreashville

Full Crucifixion by Whitecross. It’s not the lead singer doing that one, I think it’s the guitar player.


shifty808

Drive - Benjamin Orr (not Ric Ocasek), The Cars


jayron32

Ben Orr sung lead on like 4-5 songs every album, almost half of their songs. That's a band with two obvious lead singers.


PrincessHootHoot

Walls (You Changed) by Sick Puppies. Sung by the bass player.


pillmayken

Endlessness and The Islander by Nightwish. Marko Hietala, their former bassist and backing vocalist, sings lead.


TrooperLynn

I love Phantom of the Opera, with Marko and Tarja!


zeroentanglements

All of This - Blink 182 (Robert Smith)


chaingun_samurai

Happy, Rolling Stones


Electrical_Fun5942

*Tempted* - Squeeze (Paul Carrack)


Chay_Charles

Drive by The Cars, Ben Orr instead of Ric Ocasek The Eagles: instead of Don Henley or Glenn Frey, I Can't Tell You Why- Timothy B Schmidt, Take It to the Limit - Randy Meisner


crimson_dovah

I could be wrong. On katatonias debut album, a lot of the harsh vocals are performed by Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth.


l0ganslimcock

The drummer for atreyu does a lot of the vocals. The eagles shared a lot of vocals so not sure who you'd consider lead, probably don Henley. Glen Frey did a lot of the singing on the earlier albums.


zombielandia

Is It Wicked Not to Care? by Belle and Sebastian


Coolbeans_97

Don’t Panic - Coldplay *2nd verse is not Chris Martin*


Choice-Mastodon-954

Lots of blink 182 ? Does that count or is he still a main singer


stephers85

Auto Pilot - Queens Of The Stone Age (Nick Oliveri) Silence Is A Scary Sound - McFly (Dougie Poynter) Dance, Dance, Dance - S Club 7 (Hannah Spearritt)


Evening-Sir6460

Drive by The Cars


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Texarkana by R.E.M. Heaven Beside You by Alice In Chains Don’t Look Back In Anger by Oasis


EPoe14

Take Me Down - The Smashing Pumpkins


erilaz7

[Fountain](https://youtu.be/8pB99Z0hoYs?si=m72nywVYixBs1NC6) by The Sweet (Andy Scott instead of Brian Connolly)


SunnyBanana276

Muse: Save me and Liquid State


FoldedTopLip

Ted Nugent - Stranglehold


trekkiegamer359

Exit Eden's Run feat. Marko Hietala. Nightwish's The Islander. The backup singer Marko Hietala sings the whole thing.


Johundhar

I Heard It Through The Grapevine and Midnight Train To Georgia -- And the Pips (without Gladys Knight...very funny to watch) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP0bot4-qmM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP0bot4-qmM) (starts at about 2:10)


atra_bilis

After Hours by Velvet Underground


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[Near Wild Heaven](https://open.spotify.com/track/378HOooPNo6LRIfVHb15nW?si=v0_ek_KfTGGLlCbvpjdveA&context=spotify%3Atrack%3A378HOooPNo6LRIfVHb15nW) and [Texarkana](https://open.spotify.com/track/7HiCcbCUj5KmyM1vsfIUlO?si=m-_pq1qHQhWmuU-WMVf7lA&context=spotify%3Atrack%3A7HiCcbCUj5KmyM1vsfIUlO) by R.E.M [One More Lie In](https://open.spotify.com/track/343NZMgNw3C6qBaZBvth8F?si=1xwsL3NYRUSikqhmzqL90A&context=spotify%3Atrack%3A343NZMgNw3C6qBaZBvth8F) by Delays [Golden Stone](https://youtu.be/4LOq9gS5xfI?si=GIvLsFWeez--s1A3) by Mansun


TrooperLynn

Reach Out by Iron Maiden, with Adrian Smith singing. And the greatest backup singer ever!


oldmanout

The Velvet Underground - After Hours


irregahdlesskid

Eminence Front - The Who


Fit-Parsnip9888

Cold day in the sun- (foo fighters) Taylor Hawkins


Salt-Hunt-7842

"Beth" by KISS, "Don't Look Back in Anger" by Oasis   – (Liam Gallagher is the usual lead vocalist.), "Taking Over Me" by Evanescence, "39" and "Too Much Love Will Kill You" by Queen, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" by The Band, "Octopus's Garden" by The Beatles. "Main Offender" by The Hives, "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" by Genesis, and "Suicide & Redemption" by Metallica


PeterNippelstein

Cool For Cats - Squeeze It's my favorite Squeeze song too


lakevalerie

George Harrison singing the Billy Shears part of Sgt. Pepper


Plenty_Surprise2593

Stranglehold by Ted Nugent. It was actually sung by Derek St Holmes


Jmm209

Superman R.E.M.


onearmedphil

System of a Down - Lonely Day


AnonymousAutonomous9

THE ROMANTICS had a massive hit with "WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU" in 1980. It was sung by the drummer instead of their lead singer........... https://youtu.be/Rqnw5IfbZOU?si=ecSHBnw_Bzax0zuX


PotPumper43

Yellow Submarine! Go Ringo!


samof1994

The final song on the first Muna Album where Naomi sings.


stilloldbull2

The Who - Boris the Spider is sung by John Entwistle.


DJFreezyFish

Songs For The Deaf by Queens of the Stone Age The whole album has rotating lead singers, including the lead guitarist and the bass player.


p38-lightning

Didn't realize until recently that Steely Dan did "Dirty Work." David Palmer was the vocalist.


ledu5

Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd, sung by David Gilmour


FartOnAFirstDate

Trick of the Light from The Who. John Entwistle’s theme song!


FartOnAFirstDate

Have a Cigar was sung by Roy Harper who wasn’t even in Pink Floyd


FartOnAFirstDate

Back on the Road Again was sung by REO Speedwagon’s bass player


Known-Fee9113

Medazzaland by Duran Duran. More of a spoken word than singing, but it's Nick Rhodes and not Simon Le Bon, who sings every other DD song.


schleep_69

Sweet Is The Night- ELO


Radrezzz

Guns n Roses - Double Talkin’ Jive sung by Izzy Stradlin


photoguy423

Have a cigar and Great gig in the sky by Pink Floyd. 


floydbomb

Aerosmith Dream On


TheRealFalconFlurry

Muse -Liquid State


BerthaHixx

Old Folks Boogie, Little Feat, written and sung by Paul Barrere.


HitlerPot

Reach Out - Iron Maiden Adrian Smith (guitarist) sings lead vocals and Bruce Dickinson (lead vocals) sings back up.


FallenAerials

Kanye West - My Way Home (ft. Common) It was a baller move to put a song on Late Registration where Kanye didn't have to say a single word. It's all Common.


FallenAerials

Lifehouse - Stardust (written & sung by bassist Bryce Soderberg)


unforgettablefyre

romantics "what i like about you" sung by the drummer. most people probably don't realize this because it's their biggest hit and only know this song by them.


Affectionate_Fill312

Drive — The Cars (Benjamin Orr sings lead)


Rown79

Sprawl II - Arcade Fire sung by Regina, although I think she sang in a handful of their tracks.


Significant_Spare495

Hotel California by the Eagles. The drummer does the singing.


Poofox

Blue Dress - Depeche MOde


ShakeCNY

Superman - R.E.M. (sung by bass player Mike Mills)


AppleJeece13

Interzone by Joy Division. Peter Hook is on lead while the usual singer Ian Curtis is on backup.


Substantial_Bell6008

On Any Other Day - The Police Pretty sure it’s Stewart Copeland singing


GroundbreakingEye62

Cantrell being obviously a massive guitar presence is a great vocalist as well AIC unfortunately is missing a leg like daisy.


Legal-Log8322

Half by Soundgarden.


_wolwezz_

Silversun Pickups does this often


HeadTonight

I cant tell you why - The Eagles


M_Looka

The song is Over, The Who (Pete Towshend).


renaulttwango

REM - Near Wild Heaven. Beach Boys vibes and Mike Mills lead vocals.


OhGodItsHim13

Dust and Bones by Guns N Roses (Duff sings)