What, in your humble opinion, are some of the best male-female duet songs? My favorites are “Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off” and “Baby, You Got What It Takes.” Any other contenders out there?
– Beruang
A Fairytale of New York by Shane MacGowan and the late Kirsty MacColl.
Best duets: Damn near anything when one of 'em is Ray Charles.
Worst duets: Damn near anything when one of 'em is Julio Iglesias.
Those Louis Prima / Keely Smith duets were corny, but fun. “That Old Black Magic” is probably their best known duet song.
“A Rockin’ Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)” – Brook Benton and Dinah Washington
“Your Precious Love” – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (these two recorded at least a half dozen classic tunes, most of which were written by the husband/wife duo Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson). Runner up: “You’re All I Need to Get By”
“Reunited” – Peaches and Herb
“Mockingbird” – Inez and Charlie Foxx
Whoa- Johnny L.A.- I didnt know the “late” part about
Kirsty Mccoll. WHen was this?
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.
From here.
It was around Dec 19, 2000.