# Male duets **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 25, 2004, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-duets/271021 "2004-10-25T09:15:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-duets/271021/1 "2004-10-25T09:15:29Z")
I’m trying to think of some male duet songs - either written specifically to be sung that way, or suitable for adaptation - any genre. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-duets/271021/2 "2004-10-25T09:35:51Z")
Outside of opera, the best one that comes to mind is Britten’s Canticle II, _Abraham and Isaac_ - a duet between tenor and countertenor, and stunningly beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-duets/271021/3 "2004-10-25T09:58:08Z")
Broadway genre: “The Confrontation” from _Les Miserables_, of course. Javert and Valjean in a gorgeous pissing contest. “I’ll Cover You” from _Rent_ has long been my favorite love song - sung by two men. “I Can See it” from _The Fantastiks_ “On the Right Track” from _Pippin_ ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-duets/271021/4 "2004-10-25T10:00:22Z")
“All for the Best” from _Godspell_. ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-duets/271021/5 "2004-10-25T10:03:16Z")
Geutary & Kelly, “'Swonderful,” An American in Paris Tenor & Bass, “Suscepit Israel,” Pergolisi’s Magnificat Judas & Jesus, “All For the Best,” Godspell Bowie & Mercury, “Under Pressure” Bunny & Fudd, “Das Nibelungenlied” (loose translation), What’s Opera Doc ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-duets/271021/6 "2004-10-25T10:04:24Z")
Now that’s a creepy simulpost. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-duets/271021/7 "2004-10-25T10:09:28Z")
> [@moriah](#): > > Now that’s a creepy simulpost. nah. It was a duet! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-duets/271021/8 "2004-10-25T15:24:03Z")
Don’t Go Breakin’ My Heart, Elton John and Ru Paul To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before, Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias Duel Duet, Brad Majors and Farley Flavors (Shock Treatment soundtrack) ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-duets/271021/9 "2004-10-25T15:59:54Z")
Easy Lover – Phil Collins and Philip Bailey :o ---
**Author:** ![Pashnish\_Ewing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-duets/271021/10 "2004-10-25T16:15:19Z")
Frank Sinatra had [this](http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1051678) album of duets, including songs with Luther Vandross, Julio Iglesias, Tony Bennett, Charles Aznavour, and Bono. Pash ---
**Author:** ![SuperNelson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@SuperNelson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNelson)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-duets/271021/11 "2004-10-25T16:50:32Z")
[ul] [li]Al Green and Lyle Lovett, “Funny how Time Slips Away.”[/li][li]Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton, " 'Cause we Ended Up Lovers" on the “Secret Policemen’s Other Ball” soundtrack (instrumental, but male nonetheless.)[/li][li]A whole album of Ray Charles duets called “Genius Loves Company”, including James Taylor, B.B. King, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson, and Elton John.[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-duets/271021/12 "2004-10-25T16:54:57Z")
_Ebony and Ivory_, Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney _The Girl is Mine_, Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-duets/271021/13 "2004-10-25T17:00:18Z")
“Hungerstrike” by Temple of the Dog (Eddie Vedder and Chris Cornell on vocals) “Barroom Buddies” by (I think) Merle Haggard and Clint Eastwood “Guys and Dolls” from the eponymous musical “My Baby Said Yes” by Louis Jordan and Bing Crosby “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett “Dancin’ in the Street” with Mick Jagger and David Bowie ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-duets/271021/14 "2004-10-25T17:04:25Z")
“If I Didn’t Have You” - Billy Crystal and John Goodman, Monsters, Inc. soundtrack ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-duets/271021/15 "2004-10-25T17:09:41Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > “I’ll Cover You” from _Rent_ has long been my favorite love song - sung by two men. Isn’t Angel a trans woman? ---
**Author:** ![Pashnish\_Ewing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-duets/271021/16 "2004-10-25T17:17:50Z")
> [@UrbanChic](#): > > _Ebony and Ivory_, Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney > _The Girl is Mine_, Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney _Just Good Friends_, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder. ---
**Author:** ![vd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b19c9b/32.png) [@vd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vd)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-duets/271021/17 "2004-10-25T17:36:51Z")
_Pancho and Lefty_ - Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-duets/271021/18 "2004-10-25T17:39:07Z")
For cheese factor there’s “To all the Girls I’ve Loved Before” (immortalized by Willie & Julio). Willie also did a duet of 'Luchenbach, Texas" with Waylon Jennings and a song called “Highwayman” with Johnny Cash and several other singers. While he himself did not sing it as a duet, Cat Stevens’s [Father & Son](http://catstevens.com/discography/songs/00093.html) is a duet (he sang both parts himself). ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-duets/271021/19 "2004-10-25T17:40:41Z")
> [@matt\_mcl](#): > > Isn’t Angel a trans woman? No, just a drag afficianado. (He is first seen in the play dressed as a man.) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-duets/271021/20 "2004-10-25T17:42:19Z")
Almost forgot one of my favorite duets: Lennon & McCartney’s “[Two of Us](http://www.lyrics-4all.net/Two_of_Us_Lyrics.html)”. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-duets/271021.md?page=2)