Wot no I Know Him So Well?

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

BBC 6 Music have unveiled their Top 40 Duets as voted for by their listeners. But which ones are the best? Canon rules apply, THIRTEEN ticks across the lot. Some stretch the definition of 'duet' slightly!


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Comments

[martinv.livejournal.com]

Hmm, fairly interesting definitely of 'duets' there. Lots of songs that are x band featuring y guest vocalist? Band Aid?!

They need a dictionary.

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

But surely it still counts as a duet if it's lead singer of band x and y guest vocalist singing together? I would, anyway. Which reminds me, I was Born on Christmas Day by St Etienne & him off of the Charlatans is great. I'd much rather that was up there than half of those.

Agreed

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

& where's Especially for You! If yr going to have a Kylie duet that's the one!

[martinv.livejournal.com]

True, hence Pogues/Kirsty=fine, Queen/Bowie=dandy. But who is duetting with who exactly on 'Setting Sun' or 'Teardrop'?

I Was Born on Xmas Day is utterly marvellous, though, yes.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Especially in the case of 'Teardrop' - Liz Fraser wasn't even credited on it! If that's a duet then EVERYTHING Massive Attack have ever done is a duet.

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

Ditto any other dance act that uses different vocalists for different tunes.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Unless you have a dance act TWO guest vocalists duetting with each other :)

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

To be fair to 6Music, their website only actually talks about "collaborations" though I've seen this reported as "duets". So the innacuracy may not be theirs.