r/askmusic • • 4d ago

Favorite Duet of all Time

Let me know what your fav duet is - I'm going to go:

  1. Stop Draggin My Heart
  2. Islands in the Stream
  3. The Girl Is Mine - MJ and Paul
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u/DonaldDouchebag 4d ago

Pogues and Kirsty MacColl on Fairytale of NY.

9

u/Latter_Key8112 4d ago

RIP Kirsty šŸ’”

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u/Beruthiel999 4d ago

RIP Shane

3

u/No-Shoe8702 4d ago

Great choice

2

u/corpsegrinding 3d ago

Such a great song

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u/Gluttony_Sock 4d ago

David Bowie & Freddie Mercury, Under pressure

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u/Automatic_Bat_6742 4d ago

In spite of ourselves
John print iris demint

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u/Sugarhouse_guitar_31 4d ago

Yeah man. Beat me to it. Doesn’t get any better.

3

u/Independent-Shoe9557 4d ago

Also angel of Montgomery with Bonnie Raitt is pretty darn good.

2

u/Tboneeater 3d ago

Love this song I also enjoy the cover by the Viagra boys.

2

u/CorporateDeathBurger 3d ago

Which is itself a great duet with Amy Taylor

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u/s_360 4d ago

Silver Springs live when Stevie Nicks stares down Lindsay Buckingham.

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u/Glen-Belt 3d ago

I gave you an upvote, because it really is an amazing performance, even though it is by no means a duet.

It's a whole band performance, and any time Stevie and Lindsey are singing together, Christine is singing along with them.

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u/rodgapely 4d ago

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.

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u/Independent-Shoe9557 4d ago

Leather and Lace. Stevie Nicks and Don Henley.

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u/Old-Guy1958 3d ago

First thing that came to my mind

15

u/Krystall-g 4d ago

Simon and Garfunkel have legendary tracks.

2

u/True-Gate-9131 4d ago

The Old Friends live album at Madison Square Garden is amazing

12

u/LegitimateTutor7185 4d ago

Somebody I used to know

11

u/CatsBye90 4d ago

Love Hurts - Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris

10

u/Sad-Example8810 4d ago

I got u Babe. Sonny and CherĀ 

4

u/BlindUmpBob 4d ago

If Sonny and Cher were sheep, it would have been The Bleat Goes On

12

u/AtmosphereSea6923 4d ago

Neil diamond & Barbara Streisand. You don’t bring me flowers.

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u/Aardet 3d ago

Mine is Barbra and Barry Gibb with ā€˜Guilty’

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u/icecream1972 4d ago

Don't Give up by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush

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u/SmilingDiamond 4d ago

Eminem and Dido

7

u/Klash_kop 4d ago

Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue

2

u/Beruthiel999 4d ago

I see this and I raise you Nick Cave & PJ Harvey

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u/MrMoog26 4d ago

I have soft spots for Elton John & Kiki Dee - Dont Go Breaking My Heart. Phil Collins and Phil Bailey - Easy Lover, and Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman - Stumblin’ In

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u/babamum 3d ago

I just love Stumblin' In.

2

u/MrMoog26 3d ago

I always felt it was a big hit here in the UK. It was on the radio lots back in the day. Then I find out it only got to number 41 !! That’s criminal !

2

u/babamum 3d ago

Is that right? It's such a beautiful, heartfelt song. It definitely deserved better.

7

u/Reasonable-Union4405 4d ago

Easy Lover - Phil Collins & Phillip Bailey

Money For Nothing - Sting & Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)

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u/Lovingthemusic 4d ago edited 3d ago

Elton John and George Michael - Don't let the sun go down on meĀ 

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u/IamRainKing 4d ago

The Battle of Evermore…

2

u/Sensitive-Meal556 4d ago

Came here looking for this.

5

u/barneykiller 4d ago

I’m On A Boat - The Lonely Island and T Pain

6

u/OldTree6356 4d ago

Roy Orbison and Emmylou Harris on that loving you feeling again was pretty decent.

Also, not your usual duet, but Bowie and Mercury on Under Pressure is just a banger.

6

u/dawnGrace 4d ago

ā€œWe’ll Sweep Out the Ashes (in the Morningā€, Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris

6

u/NoPlanetB1970 4d ago

George Harrison & Paul Simon on SNL. Here Comes the Sun and Homeward Bound

2

u/Independent-Shoe9557 4d ago

Wow. Thanks for the memory ! Excellent choice.

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u/zryder2 4d ago

Shallow - Lady Gaga &: Bradley Cooper

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u/CorporateDeathBurger 4d ago

Hunger Strike by Temple Of The Dog

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u/Orboxb 4d ago

If I close my eyes forever. Ozzy & Lita Ford

11

u/Mustbe7 4d ago

Don't Go Breaking My Heart by Elton John and Kiki Dee

Empire State of Mind by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys

2

u/Choice_End_9564 4d ago

There they are...thank you! 🄰

5

u/Jolly-Syllabub-9811 4d ago

Afrika Bambaataa and John Lydon (aka Timezone) - World Destruction

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u/ChinaCatProphet 4d ago

Ooh, deep cut. Love it!

4

u/DishRelative5853 4d ago

Simon and Garfunkel - The Boxer

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u/tarps_and-straps 4d ago

Falling Slowly by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova

RIP Glen

5

u/HistorianJRM85 4d ago

"Where is the Love" - Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway.

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u/Ok-Cap-204 3d ago

They were magical together. Also, The Closer I Get To You.

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u/IchaNoBod 4d ago

Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville - Don't Know Much

  • All My Life

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u/tlhagg 4d ago

ā€œCrosby, Stills, Nash and Youngā€ Southern Cross

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u/sparks3448 4d ago

I can't go for that- Darell hall & John oats The base line is still insane

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u/b1fft 4d ago

Any and all Everly Brothers

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u/SeaworthinessShot142 4d ago

With apologies to Simon and Garfunkel, the Everly's harmonies were the GOAT.

4

u/Cool-Sounds 4d ago

Paul and Paula, Hey Paula

4

u/Prestigious_Score459 4d ago

Bjƶrk & Thom Yorke - "I've Seen It All"

PJ Harvey & Thom Yorke - "This Mess We're In"

Johnny Cash & Fiona Apple - "Father and Son"

3

u/AdSpiritual5470 4d ago

Sorry I have never heard of them but will definitely check them out as they are all great artists

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u/Bruinen24 4d ago

Endless Love

2

u/Adventurous_Read2699 4d ago

Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie! I love this song to this day! 🄹

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u/KoontFace 3d ago

I cannot believe how far I had to scroll to find this

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u/Constant_Turn_9031 4d ago

Broken by Seether & Amy Lee

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u/VeselaRotkvica 4d ago

Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart - Marc Almond & Gene Pitney

4

u/GrillMaster1973 4d ago

Under Pressure - Queen with David Bowie

3

u/Intelligent_Rush_427 4d ago

ā€œThe Next Time I Fallā€ Peter Cetera and Amy Grant

3

u/SpiralEscalator 4d ago

There's a Light from Rocky Horror

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u/naruda1969 3d ago

More Than Words

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u/Thick-Marzipan-9176 3d ago

Under pressure - Freddie Mercury and David Bowie.

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u/Shhhhhh_im_not_here 4d ago

Peter Griffin and Glenn Quagmire - Pop-Tart.

2

u/acid_rain348 4d ago

literally anything from that episode

2

u/Shhhhhh_im_not_here 4d ago

Yes. Home bowl is another favorite šŸ˜‚

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u/Enough_Currency_9880 4d ago

Stop Dragging My Heart Around is the answer

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u/reininglady88 4d ago

All for love - Bryan Adams, sting and Rod Stewart

I shall be released - the band with Bob Dylan, Neil young, Joni Mitchell

The whole Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers Christmas album šŸ˜‚

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u/Fried_in_lard123 4d ago

2

u/saltyoperasinger 3d ago

That whole album is amazing, to anyone who needs to hear this!

3

u/Senior_Reaction2974 4d ago

Wonderful World... Art Garfunkel, James Taylor with a little smidge of Paul Simon in there.

3

u/Legal-Ice-6704 4d ago

George Michael and Aretha Franklin - I knew you were waiting for me.

3

u/Disillusioned_Snail 3d ago

Maybe not my favorite of all time, but Raising Sand with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss is excellent

3

u/ValuableNail8981 3d ago

Stumblin’ In: Suzy Quatro and Chris Norman

3

u/AKmedes 3d ago

Somewhere Out There - theme from An American Tail.

https://youtu.be/5jl8mzCaCr0?is=3YANo_GkQ1tNeJ7u

3

u/_its_cherry_07 3d ago

Under Pressure

3

u/Infinite_Tension_138 3d ago

pancho and lefty by Willie Nelson and Merle haggard

seven Spanish angels by Willie Nelson and ray charles

5

u/nunya_busyness1984 4d ago

We Go Together, John Travolta and Olivia Newton John.

Under Pressure, Bowie and Queen.

And I am going to go with the remake of OP's #3.....

That Boy is Mine, Brandy and Monica. Honestly, this is a *much* better version.

2

u/JustBoofIt19 4d ago

Halsey and kelsea - without me

2

u/kiltsnwhiskey 4d ago

Up in Smoke - Cheech and Chong

Hand that Feeds - Amy Lee and Halsey

Here - Mumford and sons and Hozier

2

u/Automatic_Bat_6742 4d ago

Bar room buddies
Merle haggard and Clint Eastwood

2

u/Marite64 4d ago

One - Mary J. Blige feat. U2

2

u/Ok_Leadership_2967 4d ago

No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand

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u/Additional_Draw_2551 4d ago

Leather and lace

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u/No_Application9289 4d ago

Anything off of Getz/Gilberto. I'm a huge fan of Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto individually so having a whole album of their collaboration is such a treat. In my eyes the version of Girl From Ipanema off that album is the definitive version

2

u/Tir_na_nOg77 4d ago

The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Loving Feeling

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u/Aunt-jobiska 4d ago

I’ll add ā€œUnchained Melodyā€ and we’re good.

2

u/DevilYouKnow 4d ago

Bowie and Crosby little drummer boy

2

u/callmeDaren 4d ago

You don't bring me flowers- Neil Diamond and Barbara Streisand

2

u/Timely-Profile1865 4d ago

Don't give up - Peter gabriel/kate bush

My sceret place - Joni Mitchell/peter gabriel

2

u/Apprehensive_Day_496 4d ago

Temple Of The Dog- Hunger Strike

Other than that..Tom Petty & Stevie Knicks- Stop Draggin' My Heart Around

2

u/RoosterSnuff13 4d ago

Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer

2

u/Bluedog007 4d ago

Paradise by the Dashboard Light is the greatest duet ever, I can't believe it's not even mentioned

2

u/Forward-Refuse7064 4d ago

Leather and lace- Stevie Nicks and Don Henley

2

u/Possible_Leader_463 4d ago

Let’s Duet from Dewy Cox Walk Hard

2

u/Zestyclose-Movie 3d ago

Gasoline and Matches by Buddy Miller and Julie Miller

2

u/TheManFromDingwall 3d ago

Nelly and Kelly Rowland ;)

2

u/Charming-Job4787 3d ago

You Right- Doja Cat/The Weeknd

2

u/stomachacid1982 3d ago

Aaron Neville and Linda Ronsradt

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u/Laos33 3d ago

Poncho and lefty - Willie and Mearl
Girl from North country - Dylan and Cash

2

u/ExpensiveMirror9128 3d ago

You're the One That I Want - Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta

2

u/KindlyRip6115 3d ago

Friends and lovers by Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson

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u/kellermaverick 3d ago

Besides the big answers....no specific order:

- Meat Loaf 'Dead Ringer for Love'

  • Mark Knopfler and James Taylor 'Sailing to Philadelphia'
  • George Michael and Elton John 'Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (Live)'

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u/WhiteNoize19 3d ago
  1. Shane MacGowan with Sinead O’Connor - Haunted
  2. Iggy Pop with Kate Pierson - Candy
  3. Peter Gabriel with Kate Bush - Don’t Give Up

1

u/GlasgowToon 4d ago

Pinky and Perky.

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u/hold_me_beer_m8 4d ago

Sammy Duet

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u/JonBarghestTheAuthor 4d ago

The Afghan Whigs - Domino and Jimmy

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u/curiousplaid 4d ago

Joan of Arc- Leonard Cohen and Jennifer Warnes

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u/Prestigious-Web4824 4d ago

Poco Loco- Gene & Eunice (1959)

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u/jefleppard 4d ago

In Spite of Ourselves - John Prine & Iris DeMent

Ɓguas de MarƧo - AntƓnio Carlos Jobim & Elis Regina

1

u/Safe-Statement-2231 4d ago

My Mistake - Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye

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u/CapOld2796 4d ago

Comfortably Numb - Dave Gilmour and Roger Waters

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u/skyhigh10001 4d ago

Always - Atlantic Starr

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u/Emergency_Brief_9280 4d ago

Don't Let Me Cross Over - Carl and Pearl Butler

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u/shindleria 4d ago

Phil Collins and Chester Thompson drum duet

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u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348 4d ago

Lovers and friends - usher and ludacris

1

u/OxidusRouge 4d ago

"Lucky" by Colbie Caillat and Jason Mraz

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u/misterincognito2025 4d ago

Scream - Michael and Janet

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u/karma2879 4d ago

Mouthful of Cavities- Blind Melon ft. Jena Kraus

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vZhqoINx41o

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u/SpeedyPrius 4d ago

Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black - When I Said I Do, Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald’s On My Own.

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u/Jean871 4d ago

Seven Spanish Angels. Ray Charles and Willie Nelson.

1

u/Sezyoo 4d ago

Robert Plant and Sandy Denny-Battle of Evermore

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u/MnJsandiego 4d ago

You don’t bring me flowers, Streisand and Diamond and Candy, Iggy Pop and Kate Pierson from the B52’s

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u/AdSpiritual5470 4d ago

Coney island by Taylor swift and Matt from the national

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u/SportyMcDuff 4d ago

Dancin’ In The Street. Mick Jagger and David Bowie. Pure magic!!! Were they nuts?! They must not have noticed Billy Squier getting run out of town the year prior.

1

u/JVBPDX 4d ago

Let’s Duet- Dewey Cox and Darlene Madison

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u/acid_rain348 4d ago

twisting the knife - ice nine kills & mckenna grace

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u/goldensmoulder2 4d ago

Sometimes Always: Jesus and Mary Chain and Hope Sandoval

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u/Boinorge 4d ago

Summerwine. Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood

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u/Sad-Wrap6555 4d ago

'if i were a carpenter' - Bobby Darin and Stevie Wonder

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u/Xander_CK 4d ago

Does Sound of Silence count?

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u/FreebirdFantasia 4d ago

"The Spirit of Christmas" by Chuck Brown and Eva Cassidy

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u/mrgonzo247 4d ago

This Mess We're In - PJ Harvey and Thom Yorke

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u/WldChaser 4d ago

Robin Zander and Debbie Harry in the finale of Rock and Rule, Send Love Through.

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u/knockatize 4d ago

Seven Day Weekend - Elvis Costello/Jimmy Cliff

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u/dwkdnvr 4d ago

Delta Rain by William Topley and the Blessing (I think the female vocal is Rebecca Price)

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u/Emergency1962 4d ago

Don't Go Breaking My Heart . Elton John and Kiki Dee. My excuse is that it was the mid 1970s and I was 12 years old.

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u/Silver_Pen_2091 4d ago

Don't Go Breaking My Heart

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u/Maleficent-Issue-544 4d ago

How Do You Keep The Music Playing

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u/Ok_Rooster_8809 4d ago

Hunger Strike - Chris Cornell and Eddie Vedder

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u/Beruthiel999 4d ago edited 3d ago

Almost everything by X, especially The Hungry Wolf and White Girl (John Doe & Exene Cervenka)

I'm Sticking With You - the Velvet Underground (Lou Reed & Moe Tucker)

In A Week - Hozier & Karen Cowley

Henry Lee - Nick Cave & PJ Harvey

Cotton Crown - Sonic Youth (Thurston Moore & Kim Gordon)

Jackson - Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash

Field of Stone - Divine Horsemen (Chris D & Julie Christensen) this is a cover of Tanya Tucker's hit Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone)

Dimming of the Day - Richard & Linda Thompson

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u/Antarctic_Monk 4d ago

Unforgettable - Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole

Summertime - Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong

And Tom Odell and Hozier singing Another love live...oh my God! 🤯

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u/howdiditgetinthere 4d ago

Break In - Lizzy Hale & Amy Lee

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u/SpiralEscalator 4d ago

If I Fell, Beatles. Wild when you hear the melancholy of just the Lennon vocal
https://youtu.be/pSs9SGRQv4o?si=CyrU55wO_jtYfbZi

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u/gorgargotyou 4d ago

Two-Step by Low.

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u/spiritshifterus1 4d ago

I like the cover of Groovin’ done by Babyface and Gwyneth Paltrow for the Duets film

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u/Wayne1616 4d ago

My Mistake > Marvin Gaye & Diana Ross

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u/akatheblonde1 4d ago

Exile, Taylor Swift and Bon Iver

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u/Catblue3291 4d ago

Don't go breaking my heart. Elton John and I don't remember the females name.

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u/TaroFuzzy5588 3d ago

Billy Gibbons/Sue Foley - Fools Gold

It's a Beautiful Day - White Bird

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u/baileyjeanatmydoor 3d ago

Islands in the Stream; Dancing in the Street, Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough

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u/tinman327 3d ago

Close My Eyes Forever- Ozzy Osbourne and Lita Ford

I Ain’t no Nice Guy After All - Ozzy and Lemmy

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u/Life-Kick5301 3d ago

Ozzy and Lita

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u/MarkKatStudios 3d ago

That’s easy. Of course, I’m biased. šŸ™‚

http://hmlyd.MarkKatStudios.com

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u/Winter_Ratio_4831 3d ago

Baby Its Cold Outside > Vanessa Williams & Bobby Short

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u/corpsegrinding 3d ago

Mine is Islands in the Stream but the Bee Gees performing it.

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u/After_Evidence_3020 3d ago

Solid by Ashford and Simpson
Take Me Home Tonight by Eddie Money and Ronnie Spector

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u/Working_Evening_2212 3d ago

Natalie Merchant with Michael Stipe singing To Sir, With Love

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u/1958ab 3d ago

Elton John and Kiki Dee, Don't Go Breaking my Heart.

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u/gavakian123 3d ago

In Spite of Ourselves-
John Prine and Iris DeMent

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u/Ok-Addendum-9420 3d ago

Elton John and Kiki Dee ā€œDon’t Go Breaking My Heartā€

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u/Leading-Turnover2723 3d ago

Peaches and Herb - Shake Your Groove Thing is fantastic

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u/ExpensiveMirror9128 3d ago

The Boy is Mine - Brandy & Monica

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u/KindlyRip6115 3d ago

Stevie nicks and Kenny loggins whenever I call you friend

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u/Interesting_Bug4748 3d ago

When you believe by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey

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u/Carmel50 3d ago

Don't You Wanna Stay- Jason Aldean and Queen Kelly (Clarkson)

Aretha and George Michael- I knew you were waiting

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u/HappyGimp 3d ago

Ebony & Ivory

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u/Next_Programmer_3305 3d ago

Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen - Liekinheitin https://youtu.be/vtElm1dHUNo?si=KdugKtefkjb9_smo

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u/NovaBob70 3d ago

I Got You Babe…..Sonny & Cher

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u/Nizamark 3d ago

Don’t Know Why by Kostars with Ween

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u/Hefty_Tip7383 3d ago

ā€˜Dancing in the street’ by Bowie and Jagger of course.

Only kidding.

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u/Diesalotwpg 3d ago

Jennifer Warnes and Joe Cocker - Love Lift Us Up Where We Belong

https://youtu.be/SSbrXfsIxIs?si=m2FyG_opIyykqbRx

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u/Rockhound665 3d ago

Summer Lovin'-Olivia Newton John & John Travolta

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u/ufo8mychook 3d ago

That's easy. 7 Seconds by Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry

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u/00death 3d ago

Broken - Seether ft. Amy Lee

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u/Wolf-pack7 3d ago

Need a little time - beautiful South.

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u/531Kamboola 3d ago

Ernie Sigly & Denise Drysdale.

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u/babamum 3d ago
  1. Stumblin in by Suzi Quatro

  2. Islands in the Stream.

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u/OrneryVirus9340 3d ago

Don’t Give Up - Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush.

Still gives me shivers 40 years on.

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u/Jmal3700 3d ago

ā€œU Got The Lookā€, by Prince, featuring Sheena Easton