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- Ozzy Osbourne & Lita Ford – Close My Eyes Forever (1988) In the late 80s, so powerful was the allure of the power ballad duet that even the coke-snorting, bat-munching Prince Of Darkness succumbed to it.
- David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing In The Street (1985) Two legendary rock singers, and a classic old Motown song. What could go wrong? As it turned out, pretty much everything, as Bowie and Jagger hammed it up and made a dog’s dinner of Dancing In The Street.
- Sebastian Bach & Axl Rose – Love is A Bitchslap (2007) Former Skid Row singer Bach has been tight with Axl since the early 90s, when the Skids had opened for Guns N’ Roses on the Use Your Illusion tour.
- Sammy Hagar & Kid Rock – Knockdown Dragout (2013) The Red Rocker’s 2013 album Sammy Hagar & Friends was exactly as billed – a bunch of songs recorded with famous buddies, including former bandmates from Van Halen, Chickenfoot and Montrose and H.S.A.S.
May 16, 2024 · These memorable combos and more can be found below in our ranking of the 30 Greatest Duets in Rock History. 30. Bryan Adams and Tina Turner, "It’s Only Love"
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- Endless Love. Diana Ross & Lionel Richie. 1981. Diana Ross & Lionel Richie’s “Endless Love” crowns our list of the top duets of all time — and with good reason.
- Say Say Say. Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson. 1983. Just seeing the words “Michael Jackson” and “Paul McCartney” placed next to each other would have sent chills up any music fan’s spine back in 1983, when “Say, Say, Say” was released.
- The Boy Is Mine. Brandy & Monica. 1998. This 1998 duet had all the makings of a smash single. First, it paired up rising then-teen female R&B stars Brandy and Monica — each of whom had notched four top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits on their own, but not yet a No. 1.
- Ebony And Ivory. Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder. 1982. Recorded for Paul McCartney’s “Tug Of War” album, the duet — which spent seven weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 — is the longest-running solo No. 1 for either McCartney or his duet partner Stevie Wonder.
- Philip Bailey & Phil Collins – Easy Lover
- Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty – Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around
- Aretha Franklin & George Michael – I Knew You Were Waiting
- Bryan Adams & Tina Turner – It’S only Love
- Meat Loaf & Cher – Dead Ringer For Love
- John Mellencamp with Me’Shell Ndegeocello – Wild Night
- U2 and B.B. King – When Love Comes to Town
- Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne – Close My Eyes Forever
- Motörhead & Girlschool – Please Don’T Touch
- Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes – Up Where We Belong
When Phil Bailey of Earth, Wind & Fire teamed up with Phil Collins on Bailey’s 1984 album “Chinese Wall,” the result was a glossy, sugary slice of 80s pop that makes for superbly easy listening.
The first glimpse the world got of Stevie Nicksas a solo artist was on “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around.” Following her departure from Fleetwood Mac, expectations for what she’d do next were running high. Considering the sumptuous beauty of this duet with Tom Petty, it’s fair to say those expectations were met.
Aretha Franklin and George Michaelmight have sounded a strange match back in 1987, but somehow, it worked. “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” is a catchy, upbeat little number with plenty of sass from Aretha and just the right amount of swagger from George. It ended up spending 17 weeks in the charts in total, two of which were at No. 1.
According to loudersound.com, Bryan Adams never wrote “It’s Only Love” with two voices in mind. Fortunately, he had a last-minute change of heart and decided to bring soul diva Tina Turnerin on the action. At the time, Turner was working hard on her comeback, ripping up the stage like never before. Her performance is dazzling, with Adams matching h...
Cher and Meat Loaf may sound like an odd pairing, but when they teamed up on “Dead Ringer For Love” in 1981, the result was enough to blow your socks off. Neither Cher nor Meat Loaf are known for downplaying an opportunity, and here, they sing like their lives depend on it. Compelling, bizarre (but in a good way), slightly camp, and completely lack...
There’s not a whole lot of chemistry going on between John Mellencamp and Me’Shell Ndegeocello in the promo to “Wild Night,” but there’s enough on the track itself to get us through. This was the song everyone played as they got ready for their own wild night in the mid-90s. Even if the Van Morrison original has the better groove, it’s still a very...
On paper, a collaboration between Irish quartet U2 and blues legend B.B. King doesn’t sound like the most natural of fits. But weirdly, it works. Bono and B.B. rub along nicely, with the rest of the band doing a great job of keeping pace. It’s a bit rocky, a bit bluesy, and altogether, very decent listening material.
As I Love Classic Rock points out, The Prince of Darkness and power ballads don’t seem a match made in heaven but on “Close My Eyes Forever,” Ozzy showed a very different side to the one we’d been used to – surprisingly, it worked. Enlisting Lita Ford(whose career, like Ozzy’s, had taken a downward curve some while before) was a piece of genius, wi...
Lemmy’s attitude to music was simple. When he said (as he did often), “We are Motörhead. we play rock’n’roll,” he said it all. This wasn’t a band that wanted to save the world, philosophize or evangelize. This was a band that just wanted to play good, old-fashioned rock ‘n’ roll, louder and dirtier than anyone had played it before. When the band te...
As Billboard says, “Up Where We Belong” might be synonymous with the 1982 film “An Officer and a Gentleman,” but you don’t have to lust after a uniformed Richard Gere to dig the romance. Joe Cocker’s smokey vocals blend beautifully with Jennifer Warnes’. Even if the lyrics are a little too sugary for taste, it would take a stony heart not to get sw...
- “Love is A Bitchslap” (2007) – Sebastian Bach & Axl Rose. Former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach’s close relations with Guns N’ Roses’ vocalist Axl Rose goes all the way back in the 90s, and so asking his friend to record an epic song was simply a no-brainer.
- “Don’t Give Up” (1986) – Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush. This standout from Gabriel’s 5 album almost didn’t happen. Gabriel wanted singer Dolly Parton to sing the female parts, but when she declined the offer, that’s when Gabriel found his perfect match— Kate Bush.
- “Almost Paradise” (1984) – Anne Wilson & Mike Reno. Wilson and Reno’s duet was unique but predictable; these two rockers soared the charts in the 80s so it’s obvious that their tandem is worth the wait.
- “Please Read The Letter” (2007) – Alison Krauss & Robert Plant. Right after Led Zeppelin’s biggest reunion at O2, fans were extremely hyped for a possibility of a LZ reunion concert.
Sep 15, 2024 · 818 voters. Here are the greatest duos in rock music history. Rock and roll has been alive and well for decades now. However, when it comes to packing stadiums and creating songs everyone wants to sing along to, it takes more than one person to get the job done.
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Jan 17, 2011 · Sometimes they’re amazing (think Elton and Eminem). Other times they fall very flat (think Diddy with Jimmy Page). Here’s a look back at 19 more superstar duets from the past few decades.
