Is there a name for vocals that sound like the opening verse in Pendulum- crush
Rob swire sings "Eeeeeeooooo" although these are not words what is the name for these kind of vocals?
Is there a name for this type of lyric/vocal?
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You could call them "Ad libs"... 
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Another term is "fill-ups" (or "fills") - for vocals that are used to fill up some space beside the lyrics...
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BTW, that's a different case but it shows the great effect of ad-libs (listen to the spoken words in the background that don't belong to the lyrics):
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Another great example (I'm in ad-lib mood, sorry):
Listen to the "he", "ah" and "haha" on the end of the verses:
Listen to the "he", "ah" and "haha" on the end of the verses: