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[brawly]

George Michael, Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Live)

Two all time greats.

 

[shawnbuddy]

The answer is actually "Paradise by the Dashboard Light." Nine minutes of volcanic energy and inventive musical styles and storytelling.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=C11MzbEcHlw

 

[lightskintwin]

Even the Gotye song is better/more popular.

Exactly.

 

[Pickman]

John Prine and and Iris DeMent's In Spite of Ourselves ranks pretty high for me.

 

[ActWan]

This is still the best duet ever IMO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z93SdirnzTw

 

[azyless]

It's not even a good song. No one will remember it in a couple of years. Hopefully the Chainsmokers as a whole disappear by then too.

 

[Robdraggoo]

That Mariah Carey duet with Boyz II Men (that's how I think it's spelled, anyway) was inescapable when I was a kid. Fuck that song.

The Jackson 5 cover? I'll be there. Pretty good duet

 

[rhandino]

We should take PopGaf and push it somewhere else.

i know pop gaf turns your brains into mush but if anything from 2017 is your greatest anything of all time you probably need to take an ativan and go to bed

Pretty sure the OP does not post in popgaf 👀

Its nice to see we are always in the minds of some of you, I guess.

 

[FlutterPuffs]

David Bowie
Freddy Mercury

One of the greatest songs of all time.

Under Pressure.

 

[daviyoung]

David Bowie
Freddy Mercury

One of the greatest songs of all time.

Under Pressure.

Also this, er, classic duet from Bowie

https://youtu.be/9G4jnaznUoQ

 

[Henchmen21]

People probably aren't going to remember this song in 10 years. =\

My sentimental favorites:

Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life

Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt - Don't Know Much

Phil Collins and Philip Bailey - Easy Lover

Good choices. Here are some other good ones

Somewhere Out There

Friends & Lovers

 

[opoth]

Even millennials must be laughing at this thread.

 

[Syder]

Never heard of it.

 

[blame space]

Also this, er, classic duet from Bowie

https://youtu.be/9G4jnaznUoQ

god this video

 

[newdayrocks]

 

[Azzurri]

https://youtu.be/KsH63qJlIMM

 

[Phediuk]

One Sweet Day was #1 on Billboard for 16 weeks straight.

 

[diunxx]

I don't even know the song the OP is referring to, for a second I thought he was talking about the NIN song.

 

[Phediuk]

Fuck this thread makes me feel old lol.

the 90s have become ancient history.

 

[shadowkat]

No. Absolutley not.

 

[autumnleaf]

Never heard of this song but I have heard of Dead Ringer for Love - MeatLoaf & Cher, the actual greatest karaoke duet song of all time.

 

[TheBryanJZX90]

It's a good song but it's not a duet, Trent Reznor is the only one singing

 

[lawnchair]

All time?

Like going up against stuff by Bizet, Puccini, Mozart, Berlioz, Wagner, etc?

to some people, "all time" refers only to the last fifty years, at most.

 

[Sullichin]

Song is total trash, it's far from the best anything.

 

[lightskintwin]

Lita and the Oz say no.

Close My Eyes Forever

(Kind of joking, but you should listen)

This was always a guilty pleasure of mine when it was playing consistently on MTV.

 

[MIMIC]

It was a huge Hot 100 smash, but I wouldn't put it in the realm of "all-time."

EDIT: And I wouldn't even consider it a "duet." (even though technically it might be?)

 

[The Emperor]

Mariah and boyz 2 men's One Sweet Day owns it

Aint no mountain high enough

When you believe (whitney and mariah!!!)

Although One Sweet Day is probably the biggest duet objectively sales and duration wise

 

[Puck Beaverton]

to some people, "all time" refers only to the last fifty years, at most.

The Beatles invented music everyone knows this.

 

[Mimosa97]

Oh je t'aime, oui je t'aime

Hahahaha

Oh boy

Didn't know this song had made it to the other side of the english channel

 

[Yaboosh]

to some people, "all time" refers only to the last fifty years, at most.

Of all time could be referring to the last five years and the op is still ridiculous.

 

[Mimosa97]

Why does this sound so awesome when I don't understand a single word.

Same here lol

I think it's just because it's one of the greatest songs of all time

 

[Chris R]

Paradise by the Dashboard Light

fite me

 

[scorcher59]

Lita and the Oz say no.

Close My Eyes Forever

(Kind of joking, but you should listen)

Kinda joking but not joking such a great Duet/Power ballad combo, always belt out the "If I close my eyes for ever bit"

 

[TheOohChild]

Santana + Rob Thomas

 

[JeTmAn81]

Don't think I've heard that one

 

[MagnaderAlpha]

Just listened to that Closer song for the first time. What the fuck was THAT? Biggest duet of all time?!

So many bigger, better songs listed in this thread. Hell, even "Almost Paradise" by that dude from Loverboy (name escapes me) and Ann Wilson of Heart, is better.

 

[CloudWolf]

Don't Go Breaking My Heart and Paradise by the Dashboard Light are the biggest duets ever and no Chainsmokers song will change that.

 

[Lonewulfeus]

I thought this was referring to that Ne-Yo song from years ago and was wondering who the other person the track was....

Man I'm out of touch with stuff.

I thought it was closer by NiN and couldn't remember multiple singers :-(

 

[Frodo]

From the top of my head:

Ain't no Mountain High Enough
Endless Love
Tale as Old as Time
Time of My Life
Don't Go Breaking My Heart

All shit from a great height on Closer.

I could go on.

 

[jstripes]

Santana + Rob Thomas

I didn't think someone could have a worse opinion than OP.

I was wrong.

 

[Always-honest]

Something stupid.
Frank Sinatra and his daughter Nancy.

I think originally, they recorded both voices at the same time on one mic. And it was one track on the right pan.
Her monotonous voice is just so perfect together with Frank's voice.
Listened to it a thousand times.

But there are great duets.

I also love the one with Cash and Nick Cave:
Johnny Cash FT Nick Cave: I am so Lonesome i could Cry

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

i know pop gaf turns your brains into mush but if anything from 2017 is your greatest anything of all time you probably need to take an ativan and go to bed

Joke's on you, the song came out in 2016.

Spoiler

Yeah, no, OP.

Santana + Rob Thomas

Good song, but not a duet.

 

[psyfi]

WHEN YOU BELIEVE

 

[VenomousCoffee]

Glad to see I'm not the only one expecting a different OP.

 

[MisterR]

Ebony and Ivory
Islands in the Stream
I Got You Babe


TLDR, not even close.

Younger people always think whatever happened last week is the biggest thing ever.

 

[MonkeyKing]

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.

End of topic.

 

[Anfang]

Not the best, but whenever I see people mention duets I always think of this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHVhTFvhCMM

 

[Mariah Carey]

That Mariah Carey duet with Boyz II Men (that's how I think it's spelled, anyway) was inescapable when I was a kid. Fuck that song.

No fuck you!

 

[marcod]

Don't go breakin' my heart, op.

 

[whatsinaname]

Do Simon & Garfunkel songs count as duets...