Duets heaven

Warning: this is the first of what is sure to become a multi-part entry.

Here is a game created because of my own brand of sarcasm.

A friend was telling me about her new iPod, and I made a joke about her having Perry Como, and duets between Engelbert Humperdinck and Ice Cube. This got me to thinking about what some of the strangest duets in history have been.

Some nominees:

David Bowie and Bing Crosby - Little Drummer Boy
Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow
Aerosmith and Run DMC - at the time this was huge


This then got me to thinking about what some of the greatest duets we would love to see would be, complete with the song they would sing. The original artist has been added in parentheses. Enjoy.


* Marilyn Manson and Amy Grant - Greatest Love of All (Whitney Houston) or Islands in the Stream (Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton)
* Toby Keith and Dixie Chicks - My Way (Frank Sinatra)
* Flava Flav and Tony Bennett (Sinatra was the first choice, but he's dead) - You Light Up My Life (Debby Boone)
* William Shatner and Barry Manilow - Detachable Penis (King Missile) or The Sun is a Mass of Incandescent Gas (They Might Be Giants)
* They Might be Giants and Celine Dion - Little Red Corvette (Prince) or anything by Fugazi
* James Taylor and Ted Nugent - Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonny Tyler) or Making Love Out of Nothing at All (Air Supply)
* Michael McDonald and KLF - Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonny Tyler) or Making Love Out of Nothing at All (Air Supply)

Two that I legitimately would love to see:
* Neil Diamond and Sarah McLachlan - God Only Knows (Beach Boys
* Cat Power and Will Oldham - Massachusetts (Bee Gees)

Now back to the original list:
* Jimi Hendrix and Doris Day - Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles)
* Roy Orbison and Andrea Bocelli - Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (Elton John) : Everyone thought Roy Orbison was blind, and Andrea Bocelli actually is: Tasteless, yes, but they can sing.
* William Shatner and Avril Lavigne - The Time Warp (Rocky Horror Picture Show)
* Biz Markie and Barbara Streisand - I Got You Babe (Sonny & Cher)
* Tori Amos and Michael Bolton - It's a Man's World (James Brown)
* Snoop Dogg and Melissa Etheridge - Open Arms (Journey)
* Ozzy Osbourne and Shania Twain - Reunited (Peaches and Herb)
* Rick Astley and Courtney Love - still undecided, but some choices are La Vie En Rose (Edith Piaf), Glory of Love (Peter Cetera), or Next Time I Fall in Love (Peter Cetera and Amy Grant). But whatever song they sing needs a visual of Rick Astley sitting on Courtney Love's lap with her wearing a black beret. Now ain't that a priceless visual?
* Fred Durst and Alanis Morrisette - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Elton John and Kiki Dee)
* Leonard Nimoy and Hilary Duff - Almost Paradise (Ann Wilson and Mike Reno)
* Cher and ODB - Endless Love (Diana Ross)
* Jessica Simpson and Tom Waits - 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) (Simon and Garfunkle)

Feel free to add your own, or vote for your favorite.
The Top Ten List will be released at some later point in Befuddling history, with each person who voted for the top duet receiving an album with a recording of all Top Ten hypothetical duets.