This song here should've never been a duet in the first place

Justin Timberlake - Until...t. Beyonce

alphastreet said:

I didn’t like the Justin and Beyoncé duet either, but the music was very princespired [Edited 5/9/20 14:38pm]

Honestly, it should've just stayed as a solo song. It works better that way.

JabarR74 said:

alphastreet said:

I didn’t like the Justin and Beyoncé duet either, but the music was very princespired [Edited 5/9/20 14:38pm]

Honestly, it should've just stayed as a solo song. It works better that way.

Indeed, great song but the solo version.

alphastreet said:

I didn’t like the Justin and Beyoncé duet either, but the music was very princespired [Edited 5/9/20 14:38pm]

I agree, very Prince-spired.

daingermouz2020 said:

daingermouz2020 said:

daingermouz2020 said:

Aretha Franklin & George Michael
I Knew You Were Waiting For Me.

Michael Jackson& Paul Macartney.
Say,Say,Say and The Girl is Mine

Patti Labelle and Michael McDonald
On My Own

These absolutely work.

TrivialPursuit said:

RJOrion said:

yeah, upon further review i aint mad at "I Knew You Were Waiting" or "The Girl Is Mine" as duets either...i never could get into Say Say Say, though..."

I actually dug "Say Say Say" more than "The Girl is Mine" back in the day. It was a bop.

TrivialPursuit said:

RJOrion said:

yeah, upon further review i aint mad at "I Knew You Were Waiting" or "The Girl Is Mine" as duets either...i never could get into Say Say Say, though..."

I actually dug "Say Say Say" more than "The Girl is Mine" back in the day. It was a bop.

Definitely.

TrivialPursuit said:

RJOrion said:

yeah, upon further review i aint mad at "I Knew You Were Waiting" or "The Girl Is Mine" as duets either...i never could get into Say Say Say, though..."

I actually dug "Say Say Say" more than "The Girl is Mine" back in the day. It was a bop.

I like both of them TGIM a little more, yet neither of them live up to the talent of those artists

robertgeorge said:

I don't think the David Bowie, Mick Jagger duet "dancing in the streets" works. Bowie has one line that he croons well, but otherwise I don't like their vocals together. In the video the clothes are pretty unsightly and the dancing is deplorable. It is throwaway. Jagger is capable of some very fine vocals, but this is the mediocre section of his wheelhouse. Suffers unfavorably with the contemporary duet of Bowie with Queen (Freddie Mercury) "Under Pressure" that works as a song and shows off the talents of the singers.

I agree that "Just good friends" is a track that does not work. Always the worst track on Bad for me, and often forgot about. Considering the talent level on display that is a real shame.

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I agree on the Bowie jagger I also think it was very last minute and it was charity it went right with all that was going on during that whole year or two span with Band Aid, Live Aid, We are the world etc...

StrangeButTrue said:

It's not easy to sing with the Queen of Soul,but I think "I Knew You Were Waiting For Me" works

Huey Lewis & Gwyneth 'pussy candle' Paltrow

Dolly Parton & Sylvester Stallone

Rod Stewart/Tina Turner

Jimmy Barnes and John Farnham (shouting contest more than singing)

Snoop Dogg when he tries to sing with someone

Britney Spears with anybody

StrangeButTrue said:

Ottensen said:

I've been so busy laughing at the responses I could barely think of one, but with just one rando from off the top if my head I immediately envisioned Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora singing, "When the Rain Begins to Fall"

ReddBlitz said:

StrangeButTrue said:

Dru Hill and Mariah doing “The Beautiful Ones” comes to mind. To me that song should not have been duet-ified.

O-M-G!!! That one especially was painful all around lol

AND they're playing that shit on the Prince Channel on SiriusXM. I go to 80s on 8 for five minutes when it comes on. I refuse to give it any airtime.

spacedolphin said:

Huey Lewis & Gwyneth 'pussy candle' Paltrow

Dolly Parton & Sylvester Stallone

Rod Stewart/Tina Turner

Jimmy Barnes and John Farnham (shouting contest more than singing)

Snoop Dogg when he tries to sing with someone

Britney Spears with anybody

Not true at all, he's got great songs in which he sings with nother artist like Crybaby with Mariah Carey, great song and great performance from him, another is Signs with Justin Timberlake, Beautiful with Pharrell, Welcome To The World with Gorillaz, No Thang On Me with Bootsy Collins,Still Dre with Dre of course, California Gurls with Katy and Sweat with David Guetta.

TrivialPursuit said:

The Aretha Franklin and Luther Vandross duet "Doctor's Orders".

TrivialPursuit said:

daingermouz2020 said:

Aretha Franklin & George Michael
I Knew You Were Waiting For Me.

Michael Jackson& Paul Macartney.
Say,Say,Say and The Girl is Mine

Patti Labelle and Michael McDonald
On My Own

These absolutely work.

Agreed!

Ottensen said:

Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora singing, "When the Rain Begins to Fall"

This is Jermaine's most popular song on Youtube. It must be popular in countries outside of the US because I have never heard this song on the radio. I used to see the music video. Another song that has many millions of views that surprised me is Knife by Rockwell. Right now Knife is at 36,228,386.

slyjackson said: