Robert Palmer and B.J. Nelson cover of Jermain and Michael Jackson’s “tell me I’m not dreaming” from Palmers “Heavy Nova”

State of Shock by Mick Jagger & Tina Turner (a classic live performance at Live Aid).

I LOVE THAT SONG

Johhny and June Carter Cash - “It Ain’t Me, Babe”

Don’t even try to tell me they weren’t rock in their day…

Male and female?

If you don’t know them, seriously check out “Some Velvet Morning” and
“Summer Wine.”

Some Velvet Morning was called the #1 duet song on a website taht had the writer’s top 50 of all time.

WOW!

Just to hear you say that you love me

Faith Hill and Tim Mcgraw

Just to hear you say that you love me

Faith Hill and Tim Mcgraw

Just to hear you say that you love me

Faith Hill and Tim Mcgraw

How about Mick Jagger & David Bowie - “Dancing In The Street”

OK, its morbid, but Unforgettable by Natalie Cole and posthumously her father Nat King Cole. Truly Unforgettable.

Anything on Emmy Lou Harris’ Duets album, but especially Wild Montana Skies with John Denver (if you think Denver was merely bubblegum pop, you’ll change your mind when you hear this song).

Jackson by Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix or their progenitors, June Carter and Johnny Cash.

And don’t forget forget Sonny & Cher, I Got You Babe. Nothing like a slinky Bob Mackie gown on a long legged woman singing to a pre-PC geek.

Rock n Roll and brew - Meatloaf & Cher

Under Pressure is most certainly a duet

I can’t believe that no one has mentioned Tom Waits and Bette Midler - I Never Talk To Strangers.

When The Stars Go Blue bethany and tyler

Jackson Browne and Clarence Clemons: You’re A Friend of Mine.

Freddy Mercury & Montserrat Cabelle -”Barcelona”

Bob Seger and Martina McBride’s “Chances Are”

Tom Jones and the chick from the Cardigans..
Burning Down the House

it shouldve been The Cardigan’s Nina Persson featuring Manic Street Preachers in “Your Love is Not Enough”

Great submissions!

Here’s a treat–worth the iTunes .99:

“Where is the Love”
Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
2 perfect performances.

Temple of the dog, ‘Hunger strike’! Chris Cornell and Eddie Vedder!

john prine with iris dement - in spite of ourselves

eh, theyve listed most of em. i guess ill have to say martha wainwright & snow patrol (hell, snow patrol should add her to their lineup) and omar rodreigez and red hot chili peppers (did the solo for “michegan”)

can you tell de bitch stevie that they found out about your stuff circa 1982 recently in 2005. Had some guy on local TV here, trying to do that song of hers, Do it for the world? Only he was a religious fanaticaparently, and then came some news stories that went world wide, bad news. bad bad news.
Why did she do that to me I wonder? for a laugh?
Sometimes it would rain though. Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty. I miss gerry garcia ad that’s all. EEP HOUR.

Walk this way-Run DMC& Aerosmith (stayes brilliant)
Scream-Michael and Janet Jackson

Riding With The King - Clapton/BB King

Billy Joel and Ray Charles - Baby Grand

….Ozzy And Lita, of course, with If I Close My Eyes Forever

“Dancing with an angel” by Udo Dirkschneider & Doro Pesch from U.D.O.’s “Man And Machine” 1999(does anyone remember Accept or Warlock? they really kicked ass in the 80’s).

Monsieur Lodus had it right. Many of the best duets are within groups. Beatles — Two of Us; We Can Work It Out. Any number of Band songs — The Weight, Acadian Driftwood, King Harvest, etc.

Sam & Dave!!!!!!!!!!!

Other favorites of mine — Marvin and Tammi! Besides You’re All I Need to Get By, they had Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing, Ain’t No Mountain High Enough … Your Precious Love — that’s just the start.
Emmylou is a terrific duet partner. All the stuff with Gram Parsons — I particularly like Hickory Wind and Love Hurts. Sail Away with Neil Young. Also, Neil had several great duets with Nicolette Larson on Comes a Time.

Otis Redding and Carla Thomas — Tramp.

Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville — When Something is Wrong With My Baby, and the other duets from “Cry Like a Rainstorm.”

Dylan & Johnny Cash — Girl From the North COuntry on Nashville Skyline.

Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks - Insider, Needles and Pins

Gram and Emmy Lou- many

Paul Simon and Phoebe Snow “Gone at Last”

nobody here is gonna get this, but Brent Best and Patterson Hood on “Lazy Guy” kicks farking arse.

U2 & BB King “When Love Comes To Town”

merry clayton and mick jagger, “Gimme Shelter”

“My Back Pages”, Dylan and friends, 30th anniversary celebration.

George Michael & Aretha Franklin, “I knew you were waiting”

:)

page and plant
no quater tour

DEBBIE HARRY AND IGGY POP : WELL DID YOU EVAH!

DEBBIE HARRY AND THE (TALKING) HEADS: NO TALKING, JUST HEAD

DEBBIE HARRY AND MOBY: NY NY

Peter Tosh and Mick Jagger “Don’t Look Back.”

Best duet?

Rufus Wainwright and Ben Folds doing “Careless Whisper” in Seattle ,Summer ‘05. The icing on the cake was when Rufus went to walk offstage, he paused, turned and dramatically threw a kiss to Ben at the far end of the stage. What a class act!

“Love Hurts” Gram Parson and Emmylou Harris; or any duet with Emmylou.

Iggy Pop and Kate Pierson - Candy

Bowie and Queen - Under Pressure

Placebo and Bowie - Without You I’m Nothing

The Roots and Erykah badu - You Got Me
PJ Harvey and Thom Yorke - This Mess We’re In
Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield - What have i done to deserve this
Antony and the Johnsons and Boy George - You are my sister
Peaches and Gonzales - Red leather
REM and Patti Smith - E-bow the letter

So what exactly is the difference between a duet and a collaboration??

Kim Deal and Eddie Spaghetti (Supersuckers), “Hungover Together”

Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris. None greater.

Zucchero & Cheb Mami - Cosi Celeste
(or any of the other duets on Zucchero & Co)

Two great, modern Cole Porter duets:

Debbie Harry and Iggy Pop “Well Did You Evah?”

Paul Westerberg and Joan Jett “Let’s Do It” (from the “Tank Girl” soundtrack.)

Brian

Two great, modern Cole Porter duets:

Debbie Harry and Iggy Pop “Well Did You Evah?”

Paul Westerberg and Joan Jett “Let’s Do It” (from the “Tank Girl” soundtrack.)

Brian

“Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” by Elton John And Kiki Dee!

Joey, you are a genius for mentioning Nick Cave and PJ Harvey!!!!!

Stevie Nicks keeps it Zip-Lock fresh. Yummy!

Tom Petty rules.

Huh?

as much as i do love tom petty, i can’t stand stevie nicks. my pick for the best duet is ” under pressure” by queen and david bowie. the song is sad but true. ” why can’t we give love one more chance…? ’cause love’s such an old fashioned lie and love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the light and love dares you to change our way of caring about ourselves, this is our last dance….”

And Liz is sopt on with Can’t Stand Me Now, if I may say…

A recent one is “Land Locked Blues” - Bright Eyes with Emmylou Harris.

regina specktor and juian casablancas/the strokes - post modern girls and old fashioned men

If duets between members of the same band count…
“Can’t Stand Me Now”-The Libertines

Hey ! please someone tell me how to write my own blog!!!?

Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush “Don’t Give Up”
Tom Waits & Keith Richards “That Feel”
Nick Cave & PJ Harvey “Henry Lee”
Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer “Redemption Song”

The live duet on Crazy Love by Van Morrison and Ray Charles. Pure soul.

And Spoon…duets are not backing vocals.

I’d also like to nominate Paula Abdul and the cat.

What about the Duet between Busta Rhymes and Erykah Badu, bot “One” and “Turn it Up” One uses the Boyfriend cut by the Tom Tom Club. “what do you consider fun…” Great duet, really harks back to Ella and Louis

first off Elton John plays piano and sings backing vocals on the studio “Whatever Gets You Through the Night”

next a duet is usually considered as a piece of music with two performers. i’m not denying that “Under Pressure” or “Walk This Way” are great songs, just that they are collaborations not duets. I could be wrong, if we are going to consider it that way both of those songs would absolutely belong on the list.

another song that might be considered is “Gimme Shelter,” although Mary Clayton is a little known guest vocalist, her vocals work perfectly with Jagger’s

“Spoon” Dave Matthews and Alanis Morrisette off “Before These Crowded Streets”

Let me get this straight, “Stevie Nicks and…” comprises the best rock duet. You mean to say that the Krusty the Klown of rock and Tom Petty (to whom I’m fairly indifferent) are the best rock duet?

Uhh, why not one of the many Lennon/McCartney, Jagger/Richards, Waits/Richard, Dylan/the Band moments?

Does being in a same band not make it a duet? and if so, Stevie Nicks, come on! ewww…..

Liz Fraser and Massive Attack “Teardrop”
PJ Harvey and Thom Yorke “This Mess We’re In”

Fairytale of New York

ANYTHING by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell should be in that list my friends. Best pairing of voices in soul ever. But I do have a few other suggestions:

Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney, “The Girl Is Mine”

Anything with The Band from The Last Waltz

Sublime and Gwen Stefani, “Saw Red”

Run-DMC and Aerosmith, “Walk This Way” (I know the guy down there said no rap cuz it’s almost all collaborations these days, and while I strongly agree, this is just classic; same with “You Got Me” from the original list)

Absolutely “Under Pressure” is considered a duet, are you KIDDING me A.J.? And I think Elton John only sang “Whatever Gets You Through The Night” with John Lennon live on one occasion, though I could be mistaken.

Under Pressure-David Bowie and Queen

How about “Endless Love” by Lionel Ritchie and Diana Ross? Also “Tonight I Celebrate My Love” by Peabro Bryson and Roberta Flack. And speaking of Roberta Flack, what about “The Closer I GetTo You” with Donny Hathaway? Ok so none of these are actually rock but they are good songs nonetheless.

Led Zeppelin and Sandy Denny, “The Battle of Evermore” It’s a very good and different Led Zeppelin song.

Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks is right, but they had a better duet on “Insider” off TP&theHBs Hard Promises album. A much under-appreciated Petty gem.

Another nod would have to go to Ryan Adams with Emmy Lou Harris on “Oh My Sweet Carolina” off Adams’ Heartbreaker.

one more

“Take Off Your Cool” Norah Jones and Andre 3000

“Whatever Gets You Through the Night” Elton John and John Lennon

“You’re So Vain” Carly Simon and Mick Jagger

“Paradise By the Dashboard Light” Meatloaf and Ellen Foley

and as much as I love “Under Pressure” can it be considered a duet?

Can rap be excluded, since every song is Lil’ somebody, Feat. MC Somebody, with special guest…..????

Queen & David Bowie “Under Pressure”