# Great Male/Female duets **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 17, 2006, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-male-female-duets/380761 "2006-11-17T00:55:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cosmosdan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-male-female-duets/380761/1 "2006-11-17T00:55:07Z")
I sat in with a little jazz trio Saturday night. Good female vocalist. We sang harmony on Carol Kings “Will you still Love Me tomorrow” and it went well. We talked about getting together and planning some classic duets. So I was thinking of some classic duets we might do such as Unforgettable, the Nat and Natalie Version. That Loving You Feeling Roy Orbison and Emmy Lou Harris. When I Fall In Love by ??? So Doper Music lovers. What suggestions for classic duets, Jazz, pop, or anything that can be interpreted that way? ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-male-female-duets/380761/2 "2006-11-17T01:06:03Z")
I assume you mean the Clive Griffin and Celine Dion version of “When I Fall in Love” off the _Sleepless in Seattle_ soundtrack, but Natalie Cole also made a duet version of it with her dad’s recording. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-male-female-duets/380761/3 "2006-11-17T01:07:15Z")
Ray Charles and Cleo Laine doing “Summertime” from [Porgy & Bess.](http://www.amazon.com/Porgy-Bess-Cleo-Laine/dp/B000008BJI/sr=8-2/qid=1163725575/ref=sr_1_2/102-8109247-2688949?ie=UTF8&s=music) Sublime. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-male-female-duets/380761/4 "2006-11-17T01:57:51Z")
Blossom Dearie & Bob Dorough, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris, “Love Hurts” ---
**Author:** ![Sonia\_Montdore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Sonia\_Montdore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonia_Montdore)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-male-female-duets/380761/5 "2006-11-17T02:10:33Z")
Ethel Merman and Donald O’Connor singing Irving Berlin’s “You’re Just in Love” on the soundtrack of the movie version of _Call Me Madam._ ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-male-female-duets/380761/6 "2006-11-17T03:03:29Z")
Find, beg, borrow or st…well, don’t steal, but just GET the soundtrack to the movie **One From The Heart** \*. The songs were all written by Tom Waits, and there are several wonderful duets between Waits and Crystal Gayle. Yes, I said Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle. Well, come to think of it, maybe there aren’t that many actual duets. I tend to think of it that way because the lyrics are very important in the movie (about 4 couples, one couple being the singers). Get it anyway. It’s amazing, kinda jazzy/bluesy and pretty wonderful. If you’re in a snarky mood, try [this one](http://rhodeshows.com/sig/TomWaitsandCrystalGayle_OneFromTheHeart03_PickingUpAfterYou.mp3). - Great movie too, but the DVD version is disapointing because it was edited badly. The theatrical version is great though. ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-male-female-duets/380761/7 "2006-11-17T03:09:54Z")
I love Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters singing Sondheim’s “Evening Primrose.” Sublime. ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-male-female-duets/380761/8 "2006-11-17T03:13:08Z")
Oh god, I hate to admit it, but I like Elton John and Kiki Dee’s Don’t Go Breakin’ My Heart. Not cool. But Catchy. I guess I’m a true Elton John fan. Maybe not a duet by strict definitions, but Mick and Tina’s version of Gimme Shelter is damn good too. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-male-female-duets/380761/9 "2006-11-17T03:26:30Z")
Here ya go - the ultimate. Baby, It’s Cold Outside - Ray Charles and Betty Carter We could also discuss Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell… ---
**Author:** ![UncaStuart](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncastuart/32/404_2.png) [@UncaStuart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncaStuart)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-male-female-duets/380761/10 "2006-11-17T03:53:46Z")
Dancing Cheek to Cheek - Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-male-female-duets/380761/11 "2006-11-17T04:00:06Z")
Bonnie Raitt and John Prine - Angel From Montgomery ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-male-female-duets/380761/12 "2006-11-17T04:03:59Z")
[QUOTE=Waverly] Mick and Tina’s version of Gimme Shelter is damn good too. [/QUOTE] What album could a guy find that on? ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-male-female-duets/380761/13 "2006-11-17T04:18:32Z")
Meatloaf and whats-er-name, “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” Eddie Money and Ronnie Specter, “Take Me Home Tonight” And I somewhat shamefacedly confess that I’m a sucker for the Streisand-Diamond duet “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers.” ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-male-female-duets/380761/14 "2006-11-17T04:27:26Z")
The Apostrophe Twins, Terence Trent D’Arby and Des’ree on “Delicate.” ---
**Author:** ![Rodgers01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-male-female-duets/380761/15 "2006-11-17T04:34:47Z")
Well there’s that karaoke bar favorite, **Grease’s** “Summer Lovin’”… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-male-female-duets/380761/16 "2006-11-17T04:38:10Z")
“Jackson” by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. The Nancy Sinatra, Lee Hazelwood version is good too. ---
**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-male-female-duets/380761/17 "2006-11-17T04:42:37Z")
[QUOTE=Equipoise] Find, beg, borrow or st…well, don’t steal, but just GET the soundtrack to the movie **One From The Heart** \*. The songs were all written by Tom Waits, and there are several wonderful duets between Waits and Crystal Gayle. Yes, I said Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle. Well, come to think of it, maybe there aren’t that many actual duets. I tend to think of it that way because the lyrics are very important in the movie (about 4 couples, one couple being the singers). Get it anyway. It’s amazing, kinda jazzy/bluesy and pretty wonderful. If you’re in a snarky mood, try [this one](http://rhodeshows.com/sig/TomWaitsandCrystalGayle_OneFromTheHeart03_PickingUpAfterYou.mp3). - Great movie too, but the DVD version is disapointing because it was edited badly. The theatrical version is great though. [/QUOTE] I just saw that movie\* for the first time a few hours ago and was going to recommend the soundtrack. Definitely worth looking into. \*I loved the movie, by the way. It’s criminally underrated. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-male-female-duets/380761/18 "2006-11-17T05:17:47Z")
How about Prince and Rosie Gaines doing “Nothing Compares to U?” Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton - “We’ve Got Tonight” Lionel Ritchie and Diana Ross - “Endless Love” Marc Anthony and Tina Arena - “I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving You” (from the “Zorro” soundtrack - I adore this song. I like to play it really loud and sing at the top of my lungs.) Teri de Sario & K.C. - “Yes, I’m Ready” - a pop classic, my friend. Actually, that song could be great fun to sing as a duet. Stevie Nicks did some duets (Tom Petty and Don Henley come to mind), but I don’t like her voice, so I’m not recommending them. “Delicate” is lovely, **Exapno**. I hadn’t heard that particular TTD song before. Nice little cha-cha. ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-male-female-duets/380761/19 "2006-11-17T11:45:54Z")
[QUOTE=carnivorousplant] What album could a guy find that on? [/QUOTE] I thought that was going to be easy, but I can’t find an answer. It’s a live track. I’m guessing my version is the one found on Live in London and Turner’s own Rare Tracks IV. ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-male-female-duets/380761/20 "2006-11-17T12:42:02Z")
Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush (and/or Paula Cole) - “In Your Eyes” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-male-female-duets/380761.md?page=2)