Thunderthighs (also known as "Thunder Thighs") were a British backing vocal group, who released records in their own right.
The female trio, consisting of Karen Friedman, Dari Lalou (American) and Casey Synge,[1] provided the backing vocals to Lou Reed's hit single, "Walk on the Wild Side" (from his 1972 Transformer album) which became a top 10 hit in the UK.
[11] Dari Lallou performed all the speaking parts throughout the song, including "Book him" at the end, misheard at the time as being a similar sounding profanity and getting the record temporarily banned by the BBC, until it was re-voiced.
[20] The track listing is:- They were, however, in demand and provided backing vocals for Mott the Hoople on the single version of their hit, "Roll Away the Stone" (although de Paul delivered the spoken bridge on the later The Hoople album version), and their 1974 single Foxy, Foxy.
They provided backing vocals for Elkie Brooks on two tracks on the 1975 original studio cast compilation album, Flash Fearless Versus The Zorg Women Parts 5 & 6.