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Old 08-12-2009, 06:32 AM   #1
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Duets You Never Want To Hear
To complement Charlie's beautiful and well-formed double-bill game, how about a thread on unlikely musical combos? I'll start:

Iron Butterfly and Ricky Martin, doing In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Loca

That should be easy to top...
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Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney singing a crappy song about racial harmony.

Oh?

Not actual horrible duets, then?
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No, I'll pay that - good show!

How about Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney and Captain Sensible, singing Say, Say, Say Wot!
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Old 08-12-2009, 07:16 AM   #4
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Mariah Carey and anyone singing anything.
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Mariah Carey and anyone singing anything.
Another contribution from the Department of Redundancy Department... thank you very much, Peanut O'Gallery! (true, though... along with anyone dubbing their voices into their dead father's recordings. I'm looking at you, Natalie and Bocephus!)

Now then, back to the heavy lifting:

Captain and Tennille, with Joy Division:
Love Will Keep Us Together and Tear Us Apart
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Old 08-12-2009, 07:27 AM   #6
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The Zombies and Bauhaus: She's Not There... She's In Parties

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Old 08-12-2009, 07:30 AM   #7
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*we interrupt this thread to pledge allegiance to KTC and his perfect brain*

Twofer!

The Beatles and Donovan, singing Good Day Sunshine Superman...

...and Mellow Yellow Submarine
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The Beatles and Siouxsie and the Banshees, singing Playground Twist and Shout
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The Zombies and Bauhaus: She's Not There... She's In Parties
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Lipps Inc and The Jam: Funky Town Called Malice
But...but...those sound like good, or at least, very interesting duets.
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? and the Mysterians and Little Anthony and the Imperials singing 96 Tears on my Pillow.
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Paul Simon, Bob Seger and the B-52's, singing She Loves Me Like a Rock Lobster
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Melanie and Credence Clearwater Revival singing Lay Down on the Corner.

Bob Dylan and Derek and the Dominos singing Lay Lady Layla.

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Blondie and the Beatles, singing Heart of Glass Onion

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Led Zeppelin and Duran Duran, singing D'Yer Rio Mak'er (ewwww).

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