Favourite male/female duets

[BadlyDrawnGirl]

The male/female vocal dynamic worked exceptionally well in the days of buzzsaw indie rock circa 1985 - 1988 I feel. The finest example is possibly MBV's 'Isn't Anything' and the way that Bilinda Butcher's blissed out tones wrap themselves around Kevin Shields' barely-there musings.

See also the way Amelia's feathery additions on The Wedding Present's classic 'George Best' complemented David Gedge's gravelly angst perfectly - like honeyed tarmac - and The House Of Love's first four singles featuring Andrea Heukamp.

 

[Dr. Furface]

Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle on the 'One From The Heart Soundtrack' - especially 'Pickin Up After You'...

Tom:
Here comes the bride, and there goes the groom
Looks like a hurricane went through this room
Crystal:
Smells like a pool hall, where's my other shoe
And I'm sick and tired of pickin' up after you

Tom:
Looks like you spent the night in a trench
And tell me, how long have you been combin' your hair with a wrench
Crystal:
The roses are dead and the violets are too
And I'm sick and tired of pickin' up after you

Tom:
Well, I've told you before, I won't tell you again
You don't defrost the icebox with a ball point pen
This railroad apartment is held together with glue
And I'm sick and tired of pickin' up after you

Tom:
Because I know I've been swindled, I never bargained for this
What's more, you never cared about me
Crystal:
Why don't you get your own place so you can live like you do
And I'm sick and tired of pickin' up after you

Tom:
Take all your relatives and all of your shoes
Believe me, I'll really swing when you're gone
I'll be living on chicken and wine after we're through
With someone I pick up after you
Crystal:
With someone I pick up after you
Tom:
With someone I pick up after you
Crystal & Tom:
With someone I pick up after you

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Meat Loaf and Ellen Foley

 

[spanglechick]

What about "Somethin Stupid" (the Frank and Nancy version, natch)?

 

[pilchardman]

What about "Somethin Stupid" (the Frank and Nancy version, natch)?

There's another?

 

[spanglechick]

Robbie williams and Nicole Kidman. Xmas number one IIRC...

 

[pilchardman]

Robbie williams and Nicole Kidman. Xmas number one IIRC...

No. I think you'll find that doesn't qualify.

 

[spanglechick]

No. I think you'll find that doesn't qualify.

Because NKs secretly a man?????

 

[pilchardman]

Because NKs secretly a man?????

No, because their version is not RIGHT.

 

[tangerinedream]

No, because their version is to be wiped from all memory.

who'se version There's the Sinatra one - is there another one?

 

[pilchardman]

who'se version There's the Sinatra one - is there another one?

Exactly.

 

[tangerinedream]

Exactly.

wierd.

 

[BadlyDrawnGirl]

who'se version There's the Sinatra one - is there another one?

There is of course the version that Mark Price recorded with Kate Schellenbach...