Best Duets

Looking to please your love with something special? Or is it supposed to be a fun night with friends? Turn to something you wouldn't normally do. Maybe karaoke, where you can sing your favorite duet.
Want to get your partner to fall in love with you all over again? Maybe just have some fun with your girlfriends on a girls night out? Why not plan something special so as to make it memorable? As cliched as it sounds, nothing beats those brilliant ol' duets. If you are looking to get mushy with your significant other, you could either choose to convince your partner to sing one with you, or you could resort to the classic idea of a CD with some of the best duets on them. If it's just one of those random outings with the girls, you could have the time of your life while singing these too. Either way, it'd be a fun thing to do and one that'll definitely be well received. If you are running short of ideas for songs though, you could check out the list below for duets you could pick from. (Most of these duet songs are classics that you cannot possibly go wrong with).

Best Duets of All Time
  • Frank and Nancy Sinatra- Somethin' Stupid,1967
  • Jennifer Warnes and Bill Medley- (I've had) The Time of My Life, 1987
  • Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton- Islands in the Stream, 1983
  • Sonny and Cher- I Got You Babe, 1965
  • Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra- Some Velvet Morning, 1968
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers- Let's Call the Whole Thing Off, 1937
  • Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond- You Don't Bring Me Flowers, 1978
  • Ray Charles and Betty Carter- Baby it's Cold Outside, 1961
  • John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John- You're the One that I Want, 1978
  • Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole- Unforgettable
  • David Bowie and Queen- Under Pressure, 1981
  • Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell- Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing, 1968
  • Elle Fitzgerald and Louie Armstrong- Summertime, 1957
  • Simon and Garfunkel- The Sound of Silence, 1965
  • Ashford and Simpson- Solid As A Rock, 1984
  • Al Green and Corinne Bailey Rae- Take Your Time
If the list of the above mentioned duets isn't sufficient, you could also have some fun with karaoke. There's nothing more fun than that anyway. To be up on some stage, singing, laughing and making a memory singing a duet love song with a loved one. It is one of the cutest moments anyone could ever have. Duets at karaoke most certainly make for one such memory. The choice of songs to choose from is also large. Here are some songs that would be fun choices for karaoke.

Best Duets for Karaoke
  • Aretha Franklin and George Michael- I Knew You Were Waiting for Me
  • John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John- Summer Nights
  • Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow- Picture
  • Tim McGraw and Faith Hill- Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me
  • Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss- Whiskey Lullaby
  • Aladdin Soundtrack- A Whole New World
  • Shania Twain and Bryan White- From This Moment On
  • Elton John and Kiki Dee- Don't Go Breakin' My Heart
  • Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey- When You Believe
  • Whitney Houston & Enrique Iglesias- Could I Have This Kiss Forever
  • Bryan Adams and Celine Dion- Everything I Do
  • Nelly and Kelly Rowland- Dilemma
Other songs to choose could be My Boo by Usher and Alicia Keys, perhaps the recent Love the Way You Lie by Eminem and Rihanna, or for those of you who speak Spanish and can manage singing it, the soulful No Me Ames by Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez is one to consider. I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You by Marc Anthony and Tina Arena is a duet worth singing, as is When the Stars Go Blue, which in fact has several different versions, right from Tim McGraw to The Corrs or even Bethany Joy Galeotti and Tyler Hilton (best known as Haley James Scott and Chris Keller respectively, from the popular television series One Tree Hill).

Hope all these options before you helps you narrow down your search for some of the greatest duets ever. Enjoy your next karaoke date with your friends, go crazy, and sing your heart out!
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Last Updated: 10/18/2011
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