Top 10 Duets

[Topkat]

Stevie & Don....Stevie & Tom on the list of Top 10 Duets...
Do you agree??? What are your favorites?


http://ultimateclassicrock.com/top-duets/

[sodascouts]

Their place at the top is well-deserved!

Here is a list I made for a thread we did a while back:

Without You - Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham
Leather and Lace - Stevie Nicks and Don Henley
Insider - Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty
Friends and Lovers - Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson
(I've Had) The Time of My Life - Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
Love Lift Us Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
Easy Lover - Phil Collins and Phil Bailey
Separate Lives - Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin

[Freypower]

These were mine:

Don't Give Up - Gabriel/Bush (my favourite)
What's That You're Doing - Stevie Wonder/Paul McCartney
Leather & Lace
Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
This Is Us - Mark Knopfler/Emmylou Harris
Tupelo Honey - Van Morrrison/Lonnie Donegan
All I Have To Do Is Dream - Glen Campbell/Bobbie Gentry
Well, Did You Evah! - Frank Sinatra/Bing Crosby
A Foggy Day - Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong

If Led Zeppelin's The Battle Of Evermore counts as a duet, I would also include that.

And Billy Joel's Live At Shea Stadium DVD contains an awesome duet with Tony Bennett on New York State Of Mind.

[Troubadour]

Off the top of my head. Not necessarily all-time greats, but some of my personal favourites:

Calling Me - Kenny Rogers & Don Henley
I've Seen Better Days - George Jones & Tammy Wynette
Seven Spanish Angels - Willie Nelson & Ray Charles
Interlude - Morrissey & Susie Sioux
Her Town Too - James Taylor & JD Souther
Fairytale of New York - The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl
Redemption Song - Joe Strummer & Johnny Cash
Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Jackson - Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash
Break Each Other's Hearts Again - Reba McEntire & Don Henley
Misery - P!nk & Steven Tyler

I know, that's eleven. I can't count.

[sodascouts]

That's OK - I can't count either. I only had 8. I gotta come up with two more.

I really like Reba and Don's duet as well. "These arms wanna hold you - these lips wanna kiss you - these eyes are glad to see you. Baby, I miss you."

Here's the song on Youtube:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNZmrJzZ38Y[/ame]

[Freypower]

Off the top of my head. Not necessarily all-time greats, but some of my personal favourites:

Calling Me - Kenny Rogers & Don Henley
I've Seen Better Days - George Jones & Tammy Wynette
Seven Spanish Angels - Willie Nelson & Ray Charles
Interlude - Morrissey & Susie Sioux
Her Town Too - James Taylor & JD Souther
Fairytale of New York - The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl
Redemption Song - Joe Strummer & Johnny Cash
Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Jackson - Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash
Break Each Other's Hearts Again - Reba McEntire & Don Henley
Misery - P!nk & Steven Tyler

I know, that's eleven. I can't count.

Agree about Fairytale Of New York & Jackson. I find Her Town Too a bit bland (runs & hides). Another one I like is The Highwayman by Jimmy Webb & Mark Knopfler (yawn) which was originally sung as a quartet by Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings & Kris Kristofferson.

Much as I love Elton John, I don't have much time for that massive hit he had with Kiki Dee, Don't Go Breaking My Heart, but his album of duets with Leon Russell, The Union, is great.

Of course the Knopfler/Harris album All The Roadrunning is a great duets album, as opposed to the much praised Plant/Krauss album Raising Sand, most of which actually featured solo lead vocals by each singer and not many actual duets.

[Troubadour]

I love All The Roadrunning. I could easily have put some Mark/Emmylou duets on my list. Her Town Too isn't my favourite JT song, but for me it's a treat to see and hear James and JD performing together. I can understand why you may find it a bit on the bland side, though.

[Maleah]

Gotta love duets! My fav.'s would have to be -

Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Elton John/George Michael
Golden Ring - George Jones/Tammy Wynette (love pretty much anything by George & Tammy, but figured I'd name one of the most well known lol)
Leather & Lace - Stevie Nicks/Don Henley
When Love Comes To Town - BB King/U2
When Love Comes To Town (again lol) - Jonny Lang/Joss Stone
Break Each Other's Heart Again - Reba/Don Henley
Hey Ahab - Elton John/Leon Russell
Stop Dragging My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks/Tom Petty
Shakey Ground - Elton John/Don Henley (I can't NOT list it, since it has two of my favorite voices on it! lol)
Rock Steady - Bryan Adams/Bonnie Raitt

[Brooke]

I don't know if I can come up with ten favorites, but these are at the top.

Leather & Lace- Stevie & Don
Stop Draggin' My Heart Around-Stevie & Tom Petty
I've Had The Time of My Life-Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
Love Lift Us Up Where We Belong-Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me-Elton John & George Michael

Several Country ones:

Golden Ring-George Jones & Tammy Wynette
Jackson-Johnny Cash & June Carter
It's Your Love-Tim McGraw & Faith Hill (gorgeous!)
When I Said I Do-Clint Black & Lisa Hartman
Islands In The Stream-Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers

[Koala]

Easy Lover - Philip Bailey & Phil Collins

I've Had the Time of My Life - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me-Elton John & George Michael
Leather & Lace - Stevie Nicks & Don Henley
Calling Me - Kenny Rogers & Don Henley
Love Lifts Us Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
Don't Give Up - Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush
Where the Wild Roses Grow - Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue
Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough - Don Henley and Patty Smyth.
Senza Una Donna (Without A Woman) - Zucchero & Paul Young