# Great duets **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [October 8, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-duets/952176 "2021-10-08T21:25:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-duets/952176/1 "2021-10-08T21:25:15Z")
What are some of your favorite duets? I’ll start off with Judy and Barbra: [(90) Judy Garland & Barbra Streisand - Horray for Love - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Euvz1s70iQ) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-duets/952176/2 "2021-10-08T22:21:01Z")
Everything by Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris. Here’s their probably most famous duet: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4fCTZ0ZnD44/maxresdefault.jpg "Love Hurts (Remastered Version)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fCTZ0ZnD44) Another great country duet, and a favorite of mine: George Jones and Tammy Wynette, “Two Story House”: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CoPdZwAqyhI/hqdefault.jpg "George Jones & Tammy Wynette - Two Story House") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoPdZwAqyhI) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-duets/952176/3 "2021-10-08T22:28:33Z")
I love watching Owens and Starr “Act Naturally” [(90) Buck Owens & Ringo Starr - Act Naturally - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn5hrIiPbDs) ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-duets/952176/5 "2021-10-08T23:26:42Z")
“Picture’ Kid Rock, featuring Sheryl Crow [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rKFx0MMqb48/hqdefault.jpg "Kid Rock - Picture feat. Sheryl Crow [Official Music Video]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKFx0MMqb48) ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-duets/952176/6 "2021-10-08T23:34:23Z")
Lou and Luciano: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qupH9aLF4hA/hqdefault.jpg "Perfect Day --- Lou Reed feat Luciano Pavarotti") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qupH9aLF4hA) ---
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Billy Joel and the late, great Ray Charles - _Baby Grand_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XUNOmN3YVL0/maxresdefault.jpg "Billy Joel - Baby Grand (Official Video) ft. Ray Charles") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUNOmN3YVL0) ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2021, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-duets/952176/8 "2021-10-09T03:56:00Z")
Isobel Campbell of _Belle and Sebastian_, and Mark Lanegan - of lots of things, including _Queens of the Stone Age_, released 3 superb albums of duets. One of my favorites is _Come Undone_. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2F2oEpif-6k/hqdefault.jpg "Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Come Undone") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F2oEpif-6k) ---
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> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Everything by Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris. She then continued the tight vocal duet thing on her solo albums, often with bandmate Herb Pedersen. _If I Could Only Win Your Love:_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/y8szLmrnr5I/maxresdefault.jpg "If I Could Only Win Your Love (Remastered)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8szLmrnr5I) and _Wheels:_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/myG0tltQPRE/maxresdefault.jpg "Wheels (2003 Remaster)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myG0tltQPRE) ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2021, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-duets/952176/10 "2021-10-09T06:49:38Z")
[Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDpnjE1LUvE) “Where the wild roses grow” is wonderfully disturbing. [Kirsty MacColl and Shane MacGowan](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8) “fairytale of New York” is a classic ---
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Related: Luciano & Sting, Panis Angelicus by Franck [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Mbi1gxQDBK0/maxresdefault.jpg "Luciano Pavarotti, Sting - Franck: Panis Angelicus (Live)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbi1gxQDBK0) ---
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[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/t8tdmaEhMHE/hqdefault.jpg "One Toke Over The Line - Lawrence Welk - WTF! (1971)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8tdmaEhMHE) ---
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[Jimmy Buffet and Frank Sinatra](https://youtu.be/BPuYLddN4z4) ---
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Amy Winehouse and Tony Bennett, “Body and Soul”: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_OFMkCeP6ok/maxresdefault.jpg "Tony Bennett, Amy Winehouse - Body and Soul (from Duets II: The Great Performances)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OFMkCeP6ok) ---
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PJ Harvey and Nick Cave [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QzmMB8dTwGs/maxresdefault.jpg "Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Henry Lee ft. P.J Harvey (Official HD Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzmMB8dTwGs) Nick Cave and Blixa Bargeld [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/TqhOVY58zIo/maxresdefault.jpg "Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Weeping Song (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqhOVY58zIo) Blixa Bargeld and Meret Becker [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BCX2lnxa_g8/hqdefault.jpg "Einstürzende Neubauten feat. Meret Becker - Stella Maris") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCX2lnxa_g8) ---
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Ariana Grande & The Weeknd, “Love Me Harder”; [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/g5qU7p7yOY8/maxresdefault.jpg "Ariana Grande, The Weeknd - Love Me Harder (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5qU7p7yOY8) ---
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One of my favorite Elton John songs. Kiki Dee had a few great hits on her own. A great duet and fun music video. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/z0qW9P-uYfM/maxresdefault.jpg "Elton John - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (with Kiki Dee)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0qW9P-uYfM) ---
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> [@Boycott](#): > > One of my favorite Elton John songs. Indeed. Love the orchestration on it. A few more with Elton Hercules John… [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YTTVx--i3m0/hqdefault.jpg "Neil Sedaka & Elton John - Bad Blood (1975)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTTVx--i3m0) and [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/x7bKZtoTwy8/maxresdefault.jpg "John Lennon & Elton John - Whatever Gets You Thru The Night (Live MSG 1974)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7bKZtoTwy8) ---
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> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8tdmaEhMHE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8tdmaEhMHE) One of the best duets _ever_. ---
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> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > One Toke Over The Line - Lawrence Welk - WTF! (1971) - YouTube I keep looking to make sure her hands are normal size. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/n9yoVvMCOsU/maxresdefault.jpg "Lawrence Welk - SNL") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9yoVvMCOsU)