Time to reveal your cheesy side: Favorite male/female duets?

gabers
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edited January 2006 in Other Music
My wife and I flipping the radio channels last night and "I Don't Know Much" by Aaron Neville and Linda Rhondstadt came on. To me, most duets are incredibly saccharine but for a love song duet I guess it's not terrible. The only two cool duets I could think of are both with Michael Stipe. I love "Shiny Happy People" with Kate Pierson from the B-52's and the 10,000 Maniacs song, I think it's "What's the Matter Here?". I was curious what duets the Pearl Jammers of the World get into.
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  • barcoach
    barcoach Posts: 413
    Honestly, I don't think the duets I'm gonna tell have anything cheesy to them, but well...
    I guess my all time fave male/female duet is Siouxsie Sioux and Morrissey doing "Interlude" but then I also just love whatever Nick Cave has done singin' with any female, call it him doing "Je T'Ame... Moi Non Plus" with Anita Lane, "Henry Lee" with PJ Harvey or "Where Wild Roses Grow" with Kylie Minogue...
    "I Never Talk to Strangers" by Tom Waits with Bette Midler, that is kind of cheesy, but still great.
    *edit: by the way, the 10'000 Maniacs song you refer to is titled "Candy Everybody Wants"
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  • gabers
    gabers Posts: 2,787
    barcoach wrote:
    Honestly, I don't think the duets I'm gonna tell have anything cheesy to them, but well...
    I guess my all time fave male/female duet is Siouxsie Sioux and Morrissey doing "Interlude"

    *edit: by the way, the 10'000 Maniacs song you refer to is titled "Candy Everybody Wants"

    Thanks for the info and where could I find that Morrissey duet? I've never heard it. I've only gotten into Morrisey about eight or so years ago and have bought all the Smiths and Morrissey studio albums since. I'd love to hear it.
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    victoria williams and ed vedder doing crazy mary back in 93 was pretty sweet...
  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    Hands down:

    Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman-"Stumbin' In"

    :D

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  • barcoach
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    gabers wrote:
    Thanks for the info and where could I find that Morrissey duet? I've never heard it. I've only gotten into Morrisey about eight or so years ago and have bought all the Smiths and Morrissey studio albums since. I'd love to hear it.

    It was a single-only release that came out sometime around late 90's, currently it's out of print, this is a classic crooner song written by Irvin Berlin I think, but I'm not sure.
    It's all orchestral with impressive strings over which Siouxsie and Morrissey just bring their vocals together in a strongly emotive and beautiful way. If you're really interested to hear it, PM me, it'll be a pleasure to hook you up.
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  • Pearl Juli
    Pearl Juli Posts: 1,213
    gabers wrote:
    My wife and I flipping the radio channels last night and "I Don't Know Much" by Aaron Neville and Linda Rhondstadt came on. To me, most duets are incredibly saccharine but for a love song duet I guess it's not terrible. The only two cool duets I could think of are both with Michael Stipe. I love "Shiny Happy People" with Kate Pierson from the B-52's and the 10,000 Maniacs song, I think it's "What's the Matter Here?". I was curious what duets the Pearl Jammers of the World get into.


    YESSSSSSSSS! :D I love the duet in "Shiny Happy People"!!! :D:D:D


    I love that song. It ALWAYS cheers me up. It's just so happy.....and shiny :p lol.
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  • prljam85
    prljam85 Posts: 227
    I always liked how eddie and chris cornell did hunger strike
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    I always like soulwax feat Tacy Bonham with my cruel joke
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    prljam85 wrote:
    I always liked how eddie and chris cornell did hunger strike
    WOW......how could anyone forget that one?!?! :eek: That has to be my favorite one. EVER. Don't know how I forgot about it... :p well, I guess I didn't think of it as in the duet category, even though it is, lol.
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  • gabers
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    Pearl_Juli wrote:
    WOW......how could anyone forget that one?!?! :eek: That has to be my favorite one. EVER. Don't know how I forgot about it... :p well, I guess I didn't think of it as in the duet category, even though it is, lol.

    Yes but notice is said male/female. I'd already thought of Hunger Strike for male on male action. ;->
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    gabers Posts: 2,787
    By the way, I guess I'm not so computer literate after all. Too anyone, how do you add the icons in the text of your message?
  • NakedClown
    NakedClown Posts: 545
    Brad Paisley and Allison Krauss - Whiskey Lullaby.

    Allison Krauss could sing me anything and I'd listen.
  • Pearl Juli
    Pearl Juli Posts: 1,213
    gabers wrote:
    Yes but notice is said male/female. I'd already thought of Hunger Strike for male on male action. ;->

    Ooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh :p there you go then. That's why I didn't think of it either! :D haha.
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  • chris05
    chris05 Posts: 347
    Eddie and Susan Sarandon doing Croon Spoon...nice little tune.
    Who cares if the world is going down the toilet? Eddie Vedder got his mojo back!
  • merkinball
    merkinball Posts: 2,262
    Neil Young & Emmylou Harris - Red Sun (Silver & Gold)
    Michael Stipe & Natalie Merchant - Little April Showers (Stay Awake - Interpretations of music from classic Disney films)

    And for classic cheesy duets how about:

    Neil Diamond/Barbara Streisand - You Don't Bring Me Flowers
    Kenny Rodgers/Dolly Parton - Islands in the Stream
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  • brain of c
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    don't go breaking my heart.....elton john and kiki dee
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • Jellyrolls
    Jellyrolls Posts: 523
    Johnny cash and either Fiona or Norah jones .. cant remember
  • gabers
    gabers Posts: 2,787
    Jellyrolls wrote:
    Johnny cash and either Fiona or Norah jones .. cant remember

    Ooh ooh. What's the song? I didn't know Johnny did any duets with ladies unless it was his dear June.
  • NCBRI
    NCBRI Posts: 1,902
    For something entirely different, how about "Kick It" by Iggy Pop and Peaches
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  • brhf9
    brhf9 Posts: 1,475
    how about thom yorke & pj harvey - this mess we're in?
    and i remember listening to neneh cherry & youssoundour(?)´s "7 seconds" all the time.

    and from a cheesy point of view, i kinda like those soundtracks from 80's movies, the ones with mellow duets songs like:

    time of my life (dirty dancing)
    endless love (endless love)
    up where we belong (an officer & a gentleman)



    barcoach wrote:
    Honestly, I don't think the duets I'm gonna tell have anything cheesy to them, but well...
    I guess my all time fave male/female duet is Siouxsie Sioux and Morrissey doing "Interlude" but then I also just love whatever Nick Cave has done singin' with any female, call it him doing "Je T'Ame... Moi Non Plus" with Anita Lane, "Henry Lee" with PJ Harvey or "Where Wild Roses Grow" with Kylie Minogue...

    i really enjoy those nick cave duets. those songs are very beautiful and haunting.
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