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The Nine Worst Duets of All Time
Will Chris Brown and Rihanna record a song together? Reports are conflicting, but let's just say theirs would hardly be the most misguided duet in music history. Here are nine of the all-time worst.
William Shatner and…William Shatner
Whether William Shatner was in on the joke of this 1978 cover of Elton John’s “Rocket Man”—from the split screen Shatner-versus-Shatner to the irony of the Star Trek guy singing “Rocket Man”—doesn’t stop this solo duet from boldly going where no man should ever go again.
Michael Jackson and Eddie Murphy. No, Really.
It’s difficult to understand why Eddie Murphy’s singing career didn’t take off. He collaborated with Michael Jackson on this 1993 song, “Whatzupwitu,” and taped an accompanying music video that’s filled with animated hearts and what appears to be a cadre of dancing bellhops. Actually, that makes it pretty easy to understand.
Celine Dion Meets the Ghost of Elvis
The King may have left the building, but his hologram has remained behind to sing a duet with…Celine Dion? Having the technology available is not reason alone to do something, as this post-mortem duet—a 2007 performance from American Idol—so aptly proves.
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SonicNinjaKitty
Aack! My ears--my eyes--it burns!!
'Terribly' funny--thanks for the laugh, Beast :)
Zugzwang
Shatner's no Nimoy, that's for sure.
Hawnzz
Well, some of them weren't as bad as I thought they'd be. Though a few of them were worse... lol! Indeed, thank you for the morning giggle! :)
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possumdearie
Gwyneth Paltrow and Hughey Lewis singing "Cruisin'."
GREGORYABUTLER
Wackness - pure 100% wackness!
Lucille2
Benji are you possumdearie?! Why is everyone hating on my fave song Cruisin'?!
Spasticula
Because Gwyenth is such a trying wench.
Imladaris
'How bad Bono was during his Zoo TV phase?' - Uhhh? Actung Baby is considered one U2 finest and original pieces of work and the Zoo TV tour sold out stadiums and U2 cemented their status as the biggest of band of the world. But Bono was rubbish????
texastiger64
Uh, I thought Bono sounded pretty good on that clip.
And yes, Milli Vanilli did pull one of the best jokes on the music industry, but that song was fun to dance to and listen to!
All of your other clips were crazy funny!
Thank you.
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