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Not sure if this has been done before, but can anyone help me to add to my list of classic duets - along the lines of Brigitte and Serge, Nancy and Lee, and so on. Not limited to old pervs accompanying nubile blondes.

― baboon, Thursday, 9 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Ray Charles and Betty Carter. A whole album's worth of fine songs, but most particularly "Baby, It's Cold Outside." Total steamy nudge-nudge-wink-wink stuff. One of the best songs ever.

― Marcel Post, Thursday, 9 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Not actually a duet, but Beaver and Krause, an experimental electronic type pair, released an album in the early 70s or so that featured a bluesy/gospelly vocalist on at least one cut. I think the LP was called Ghandarva, or something like that. They may have also had something to do with the Performance soundtrack.

― nickn, Thursday, 9 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Amelia from Heavenly and Calvin Johnson

― electric sound of jim, Thursday, 9 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue.

― nathalie, Friday, 10 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

tom waits and bette midler. NOT tom waits and crystal gayle though

― gareth, Friday, 10 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

marvin and tammi, bono and frank, john and yoko, prince and sheena, iggy and kate, michael jackson and rockwell!

― chaki, Friday, 10 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Please - no one say Stevie Nicks and ... (whomever)

Tracy Thorn and Ed Crawford or Tracy Thorn and Robert Forster.

― Dave225, Friday, 10 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

gwyneth paltrow and huey lewis

― minna, Friday, 10 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Etienne Daho & Sarah Cracknell...and Etienne Daho & Astrud Gilberto

― Jez, Friday, 10 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

You will love Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry, baboon.

― N., Friday, 10 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Marvin and Tammi (whether Tammi was present or not) were good, as were Otis and Carla Thomas, but there was a gap in class. William Bell and Judy Clay always struck me as vocally better matched. My favourite duet tune ever is by Joe Tex and Mable John (Little Willie John's sister), called The Same Thing It Took To Get Me - they play a married couple who've both let themselves go appallingly and pretty much hate one another.

In country, there are lots of good George Jones/Tammy Wynette duets, but my favourite country pair was Carl & Pearl Butler.

― Martin Skidmore, Friday, 10 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"Making Love (Out of Nothing At All)" - Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack. Inspires me to turn off the stereo and walk around outside for awhile.

― Tracer Hand, Friday, 10 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

That's an Air Supply song, god help me for remembering. You're thinking of "Tonight I Celebrate My Love For You," I believe.

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 10 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I am indeed. Hated it so much I pretended it was a different song.

― Tracer Hand, Friday, 10 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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