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Would it be appropriate to suggest some old ella (salmonella anyone? see what I did there? ok - not so clever when you have to spell it out) and louis armstrong? She was a singer, he was a character... and trumpeter.
Summertime

A highly unlikely pairing. Trust me (I'm not a doctor), it is actually really good.
Sharleen Spiteri and Rammstein Don't Die Before I Do
Similar to the Kylie/ Cave pairing.

George Michael and Aretha Franklin I Knew You Were Waiting
Not really that surprising - George does have a great voice, even if he's not that smart about not employing a chauffeur. And not laying off the spliffs.

Lastly
Eminem featuring Dido Stan
Not strictly a duet, but hardly two singers you'd expect to feature together anywhere.

List:

The Killers with Lou Reed - Tranquelize
Indigo Girls and Pink - Rock n Roll Heavens Gate
David Byrne/Fatboy Slim/Steve Earle - A Perfect Hand
Van & Cliff Richard - Whenever God Shines His Light
Van & Tom Jones - Carrying a Torch
David Gray & Annie Lennox - Full Steam Ahead
Prince & Sheena Easton - U Got The Look
Bowie and Bing....

Not lastly - I lied.

One final one.

David Bowie and Bing Crosby Peace on Earth (Little Drummer Boy)
just to get you in the mood for Christmas

BTW - that photo of the meet up I missed - I'm guessing (from left to right)
Henri, Capt Raimus, Gaie, Maria, Julie, Paul Handley, Paolo, Paolo's missus, Frank, Scotch.
......and that's not me in the corner.

Asked for this a few times... hope to get it played this time..

Scarlett Johansson and Peter Yorn


Can she sing?... You bet she can

norrie - that david gray/ annie lennox one - absolutley worth a play!
the bowie and bing thing - I'm a slow typer... but nice to see a seconder, even if it's me!

#3 re photo... try again

#6 help me out - which ones were wrong?? ;o)

Re photo...I'd leave it....protect the innocent.

#1,2,8,9,10


clue...the Captain was takin the photie


and for the last time... I'M NOT HENRI HANNAH!! :o)

#8 Fair do's/ does? (I don't know). Ach, well - I didn't post it. Just taking up the challenge. Probably not a good idea.

#9 just as well I'm not a betting type. Laying off the lotto this weekend on the strength of that poor showing. Guessing you're first from left but.... ;o)

'Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?' By Ray Charles + Bonnie Raitt is perhaps not so unlikely a pairing given his country recordings but, It's absolutely worth hearing.

Oddest duets I've seen, Quo in the early 90s did a covers album. On the tour they "duetted" with a video of the beach boys for 'Fun fun fun' and live with Maddy Prior for 'All Around My Hat'

eclectically speaking ...

'Kenny Rogers (Pharoahe Monch Dub Plate)' ... Wyclef feat Kenny Rogers & Pharoahe Monch (gotta GIO)
'You're the one that I want' ... Arthur Mullard & Hylda Baker
'World Destruction' ... Time Zone (AfriKa Bambaataa Feat John Lydon)
'Fallin' ... De La Soul & Teenage Fanclub
'Tomorrow never Knows' ... 801 feat Phil Manzanera & Brian Eno
'It takes 2' ... Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
'Shame on you' ... Tex Williams & Spade Cooley
'Rockin in the Free World' ... Pearl Jam & Neil Young
'7 Seconds' ... Youssou N'DOUR & Neneh Cherry
'Bring the Noise' ... Anthrax & Public Enemy

Seconder for 'Kenny Rogers' ?

Springsteen and Terence Trent D'Arby did a co-headline gig in New York, duetted on each others songs. Sadly only available as bootlegs.

I'd like to secon Frank's brilliant #4 suggestion. Also,

I fall to pieces - Trisha Yearwood/Aaron Neville
Portland Oregon - Tammy Wynette/Jack Black
There's a story in your voice - Elvis Costello/Lucinda Williams
Who says you can’t go home - Jon Bon Jovi/Jennifer Nettles
Killing the blues - Robert Plant/Alison Krauss
New York state of mind - Billy Joel/Tony Bennett

.....and one I also suggested for tonight's show: Set the fire to the 3rd bar - Snow Patrol/Martha Wainwright.

Apologies, if somewhat predictable.

Joe
Linlithgow

Crying - Roy Orbison and kd lang
When I'm Away from You - Cosmic Rough Riders and Joe Walsh
(from a Tribute to Frankie Miller)
White Room - Eric Clapton and Sheryl Crow
(Sheryl Crow and friends live from Central Park)
Walk this Way - Aerosmith and RUN-DMC

Sorry forgot one:

The long road - Eddie Vedder and Nusrat Feteh (from Dead Man Walking soundtrack)

Joe
Linlithgow

TUESDAY

This one is for Paolo and Kirsten. Is she producing tonight?


- Yo-Yo Ma & Diana Krall

#4 Frank, brilliant suggestion!! I second that motion

I'm a bit of a fan of the comedy/ charity duet....Gareth Gates & The Kumars doing Spirit in The Sky for example....Cliff and The Young Ones with the classic Living Doll...I could go on but I fear you might not want me to...

AFR - did you miss me at all?!!!

Mazzy

Outstanding #14! How tall are you, private?

Dolly V's Stanard ~ The Identity

Old Codger ~ T. Stranglers & George Melly

Cumberland Gap / Wabash Cannonball / Don't You Rock Me Daddy O ~ T. Shakin Pyramids & Lonnie Donegan

Brian Eno & David Byrne ~ Home

Leftfield & John Lydon ~ Open Up

Siouxsie & Hector Zazou ~ The Lighthouse

T. Art of Noise with Max Headroom ~ Paranoimia

#19
Not heard that...yet i hope

God Give me strength / elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach
Lullaby of Broadway / Tony Bennett and Dixie Chicks


Could give you a list of interesting mashups but they're probably excluded

I knew You Were Waiting for Me - Aretha Franklin and George Michael

Take my Hand - Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama

We've got Tonight - Lulu and Ronan Keating

Oh and one I've asked for before

I Put a spell on you / Jools Holland Dave Gilmour and Mica Paris

#23 AAAArgh Gaie how could you!

Just checking out tonight's show... whit nae "Go Buddy Go", c'mon gie us a break!

After thoughts...

James Brown and Luciano Pavarotti ~ It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World

an' some pish,

Axl Rose, Elton John and Queen ~ Bohemian Rhapsody 'Jesusjonny! see me, see Queen,....'

Ozzy Osbourne and Miss Piggy ~ Born to be Wild 'fur oor wee star, glad your back'

Eminem & Elton John ~ Stan

Odd partnerships and one to finish the show with:

Danny Boy - Bryn Terfel & Ronan Keating


You really have to listen to this track. I heard it once and had to download it. Brilliant.

#3 hint - Scotch is the one in the green dress




DC

Sorry, I must apologise for my poor English

I should have wrut "one with which to finish the show"

Ach, #22 get yer Mash Up's in...

When is the theme criteria ever completely adhered to?

whatevers. #27 once bitten, twice shy.
Putting all of my requests on hold for a bitty. Too much for a sensitive soul like me to have too listen to. As you were.

#30 can't even spell. hope that makes some of you feel empowered to shit on those of us who make elementary mistakes. These things are important, far more than anything else. Or not.
am off for anger management classes. I hope it benefits everyone else. otherwise it's a load of money down the the drain.

Heartache Spoken Here - Warren Zevon and Dwight Yoakam

Norah Jones + Q Tip - 'Life Is Better'
Coldplay + Jay-Z - 'Lost'
Sinead O'Connor + Terry Hall - 'All Kinds Of Everything'
Willie Nelson + Steve Tyler - 'Once Is Enough'

I don't suppose it is a full collaborations but

Dame Shirley Bassey + Manic Street Preachers - The Girl From Tiger Bay

is a fantastic record

Anything featuring Eno is normally pretty good especially Eno/Byrne or Eno/Bowie, but a total surprise was him teaming up with Paul Simon and together they collaborated on Simon's outstanding lp "Surprise"

Paul Simon - Wartime Prayers

or

Paul Simon - Outrageous

the latter probaby being the fuller collaboration.

I Hear You Now - Jon & Vangelis
If You Ever - East 17 & Gabrielle

Paul from Ayr

#25 hahahahaha! I know, but I don't think it's really that bad at all.

I have great difficulties with the classically trained/rock mixes - or non-mixes, more like oil and water (that'll be mad mac thinking I'm a chemist again) so I'm afraid, DC, I've heard that one and to quote paolo

AAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

so there we have it - one man's Meatloaf is another's man's Poison.

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#38, I hope Fred is not perdu but in his hopefully temporary absence here's a
Gong

AAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!


Is that an anagram of Gaie?

As Fred might say, we need to be smelt

DC

Fred The ><[[[[[[[°> Rocks!


Noone has done more collaborations than the Chieftains. From the new album
San Patricio


El Chivo - The Chieftains And Ry Cooder With Los Cenzonties

:o)

I'm intrigued at the thought of Tim McGraw featuring on 'Over and Over' by Nelly...country rap?

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#42 good shout Senga

#27

My green dress is in the cleaners. As you will find out when you receive the bill.

(Please pay promptly).

Londonderry Air? 'sawright, but it's no'

>8-D

#44...that's not very polite...wash your mouth out with soap ;o)

Cruisin' - Gwyneth Paltrow and Huey Lewis


#41 it's my other name, the one I use when I see photos of myself.

Here's a few

* Willie Nelson & Sinead O'Connor - Don't Give Up
* Groove Armada & Status Quo - Purple Haze
* Groove Armada & Fairport Convention - Remember
(last 2 both from the Lovebox album)


Mind you, if you want to think odd partnerships, Hayseed Dixie is one all to itself. Metal and bluegrass?

But that's by no means the only example - there's
* Apocalyptica - Enter Sandman Metallica on the Cello
* Easy Star All Stars - Time Pink Floyd in Dub Reggae
* Luther Wright & the Wrongs - In the Flesh Pink Floyd in Country

Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton: Sign Language
Mark Knopfler & Jimmy Nail: Wey Aye Man
Bryan Adams and Mel C: When You're Gone
Kate Bush and Big Country: The Seer
Mike Oldfield and Maggie Reilly: Moonlight Shadow
Steve Earle and The Pogues: Johnny Come Lately
Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris: Red Staggerwing

and might as well try again for Billy Bragg and Natalie Merchant: Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key

#46 SG - taken to wearing dresses again?

#51

Ah'm wi' Eddie Izzard oan this yin. If the quines can wear breeks, how no'?

>8-D

Liaison Dangerous ...

'Debra Kadabra' ... Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart (be prepared)

'Changes' ... Tupac Shakur (feat Bruce Hornsby & The Range)
'You're all I need to get by' ... Mary J Blige & Method Man
'Baby it's cold outside' ... Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan
'Wanna be like you' ... King Louis (Louis Prima) & Baloo (Phil Harris
'Gold in them hills' ... Ron Sexsmith & Chris Martin
'Some velvet morning' ... Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood

HUUUUGE second for #53...'Gold In Them Hills'...lovely, lovely track. I've requested that umpteen times. Glad someone else wants it played too.

#50

While I love Way over Yonder... I'm not sure that that's an unlikely pairing (despite Billy's historic self image of being a punk rocker).

One you'll never play cos it's both Jazz *and* Folk:
* Hamish Moore & Dick Lee - Thunderhead/Easy Club Reel
Offended *everybody* in both traditions when it came out

One for those who think Bob Geldof is po-faced:
*
Which resoundingly takes the proverbial out of St Bob for the whole time.
Bob: There was a lot of rocking going that night
Dustin: Well you weren't playin
(caution: contains burp SFX)

They also .

Paul McCartney is another with of zillions of collaborations under his belt.

My favourite is the collaboration with Carl Perkins on the charming 'Get It' from the Tug of War album.

However, after my completely reasonable and fair comments about The Smiths last night, I'll doubtless be on the banned list along with tracks by Paul McCartney, who only seems to be permissible as part of the Beatles - is this some kind of snobbery? The repeated refusal to play 'Medicine Jar' (or any suggested McCartney track) is begining to feels like it.

Anyway, here's hoping we get to hear this minor gem:

Get It - Paul McCartney & Carl Perkins

reagrdez youse

Henri

...for those who don't know his oeuvre, .

#56

There's also McCartney's rare appearance just playing the bass on .

#58

yep, Captain - presume you to be a listener of the Janice Forsyth show?

#58

Indeed I am on occasion.

Which is how I know that the recent Tom Jones album is just spectacular, and why I'm urgently wanting to know where I can get the new version of Echo Beach.

#20
Of course Maz!
As I said on Sunday, the clouds across the moon lifted on your return to the Blog.

Dont go upsetting folk by over-doing the Morissey bit though.

Don't know if it is that unusual but
Randy Scruggs and John Prine do a great version of "City of New Orleans"

more unusual? is:
Little Richard and Tanya Tucker "Somethin' Else"

No more tears (enough is enough), Barabara Streisand & Donna Summer
It ain't what you do, Bananarama & Fun Boy Three
Ancient & Justified, KLF & Tammy Wynette

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I have just been to

Sharleen Spiteri and Rammstein - Stirb Nicht Vor Mir

#65 That's a stunner. I third this request.

mary-doll - so sorry, I forgot to check back - your shout!

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#67 no - it's our shout. Very pleased to see someone else championing it! ;o)

Marc Almond + Gene Pitney - somethings gotten hold of my heart
Meatloaf + Bonnie Tyler - Heaven and Hell

Gordon,Kirrie

Tuesday ~ Unlikely Duets

DIDN'T FEEL LONELY 'TIL I THOUGHT OF YOU from SWEET DECEIVER by KEVIN AYERS & ELTON JOHN ON THE PIANO

#4

Big 2nd/3rd/4th whatever for Relator.

I hadn't heard this before, now downloaded.

thanks Frank,

regardez vous

henri

#65 and I thought you were the sensible one on this blog.......

Odd couple - great song:
Tom Waits and Bette Midler - I never Talk to Strangers

I can't imagine what gave you that idea?

#40, #41, #42 Cheers m'dears.

Need to check that one out when I get home tonight, Gaie.

Today, after a short break, I am mostly.........uninspired.

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Nora Jones and Charlie Hunter have a jazz version of Roxy Music's 'More Than This' as track 5 on the album, 'Songs From The Ananlog Playground'

Feargal Sharkey and Vince Clark as The Assembley with 'Never Never'

Electronic with New Order guitarist Bernard Sumner and ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr. 'The Patience Of A Saint' featured Neil Tennant from Pet Shop Boys.


Simple Minds and Jimmy Johnstone 'Dirty Old Town'

J.O'B.

Welcome back to Fred the Fish
Not the theme that he would have wished
Not one he desired
He's quite uninspired
In fact he thinks that it's rubbish

#54
Great minds Jules ... happy you're happy

Tom petty with Dave A Stewart - Don't cone around here no more

Great end to s great show - so many collaborations you would never have thought of.

#61 ah! Adam....I'm touched...should I be delaying the start of my Pet Shop Boys campaign too? cerys Matthews anyone?!

Glen! Maria's back!