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What are the most and least effective examples of this? What's the future of this contrivance? Was Chuck D + Sonic Youth its zenith or nadir? Should Modest Mouse invite Mark Greenway to guest-growl on their next single?

― Shoes say, yeah, no hands clap your good bra. (goodbra), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:33 (nineteen years ago)

I know the worst example:

Jay-z and Linkin Park

it should have been the soundtrack to "Passion of Christ" because it was...it was like watching Jesus die.

― Digestion is Easy (Digestion is Easy!), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:40 (nineteen years ago)

I really want to hear Mark Greenway as a "surprise" guest vocalist for various folks. E.g., Mark busts uninvited into a Sugababes session, and to their delight, lays down a monster chorus for their next smash hit single.

― Shoes say, yeah, no hands clap your good bra. (goodbra), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:46 (nineteen years ago)

I think I could probably sell that as a series to MTV as their version of "Queer Eye". Decapitated Corpse for the Vapid Bimbo, maybe.

― Shoes say, yeah, no hands clap your good bra. (goodbra), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:48 (nineteen years ago)

I thought the Johnny Cash appearance on Zooropa was a bit of a suprise - albiet, a kinda stinky one.

The best known example could be Moody Blues with the London Festival Orchestra on Days of Future Past.

It's a stretch, but The Ex's In The Fishtank series may be worth mention, i especially like "Pleasure As Usual" on the Tortoise EP.

Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet presented some fine ideas.

....and when is Kid Rock gonna work w/ Burt Bacharach. ACK!

― christoff (christoff), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 16:16 (nineteen years ago)

Does Whitney Houston and Material count? That was weird.

― Jubalique (Jubalique), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 16:41 (nineteen years ago)

Johnny Cash's appearance on 'The Wanderer' is the only U2 song I really like, except for when they became 'Passengers' and released what MUST be their best album (by far)...

...one of whose songs guest-stars Luciano Pavarotti, and does it pretty well!

― You've Got Scourage On Your Breath (Haberdager), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 16:43 (nineteen years ago)

Liza Minelli on the new My Chemical Romance record.

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 16:57 (nineteen years ago)

Marianne Faithful did a song with Metallica once. It was rubbish.

― chap who would dare to welcome our new stingray masters (chap), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:01 (nineteen years ago)

Maxi Jazz...all projects..

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:03 (nineteen years ago)

Lisa Kekaula and Me'Shell NdegeOcello worked pretty well on Kish Kash, I thought.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:10 (nineteen years ago)

For all the hype leading up to it, hearing Chuck D merely say "Word up" or whatever on Kool Thing was a huge disappointment. It's not like he even rapped. Jello Biafra at the beginning of The Iceberg was much better.

Until he died, getting William S. Burroughs to mumble something was the equivalent of getting Johnny Cash. Who's could fill the elder-rebel role now?

― bendy (bendy), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:24 (nineteen years ago)

What is it with reggae toasting appearing in the most ludicrous places? (see: the Chameleons, "Miracles and Wonders," a pox on their otherwise impeccable discography)

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:31 (nineteen years ago)

Not a vocalist but holy crap NO BONO NO!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DgNBNoyRZuM

― FACEBRACE (FACEBRACE), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:53 (nineteen years ago)

Marianne Faithful did a song with Metallica once. It was rubbish.

Marianne Faithful did two songs with Oxbow. They aren't rubbish.

― mister the guanoman (mister the guanoman), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 19:03 (nineteen years ago)

Most effective:

The KLF feat. Tammy Wynette - "Justified and Ancient (Stand by The JAMs)"

― LeRooLeRoo (Seb), Thursday, 16 November 2006 00:13 (nineteen years ago)

KRS-One and R.E.M.
Nelly & that one country singer

― naus de lekkerste..! (Robert T), Thursday, 16 November 2006 02:15 (nineteen years ago)

Daryl Hall on B-Legit's "Ghetto Smile". George Clinton on tracks by Dre, Digital Underground, etc., although how cross-genre could it be if they're damn near his own songs

― tremendoid (tremendoid), Thursday, 16 November 2006 02:30 (nineteen years ago)

KRS-One and R.E.M.

OTM!

Argh! I had forgotten about that one. Or rather blocked it out.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Thursday, 16 November 2006 02:36 (nineteen years ago)

The KLF feat. Tammy Wynette - "Justified and Ancient (Stand by The JAMs)"

Another YES vote for the ice cream vans in Muu Muu Land.

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Thursday, 16 November 2006 03:37 (nineteen years ago)

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