I always thought George's backing vocals with that plaintive nasal quaility were the perfect counterpoint to Lennon or McCartney's lead vocals. Greg Stewart Mason wrote: > At 02:32 PM 3/6/2003 -0600, Durben, Steven wrote: > >Secondly, this got me wondering if as a band they used backup singers that > >were "non Beatles". I'm sure they must have but I can't think of any > >songs...anyone? > > Well, the most famous instance is the original "Across the Universe," where > they pulled two girls off the street to sing the backing vocals, and of > course there's Yoko on "Birthday." > > S