13 Unlikely Musical Duets That Sound Just As Bonkers As You’d Expect
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Let's face it: musical duets are just a mess. Two people trying to sing together is like two dogs trying to hump the same leg. It's just awkward and uncomfortable, and more often than not, it sounds like a hot mess. There's always one person who tries to out-sing the other or one person who can't keep up with the harmony, or both. And don't even get me started on the eye contact. Or lack thereof. It's just all-around uncomfortable and unnecessary. If you want to hear two people sing, go see a concert. If you want to see two people making a complete mess of themselves, go watch a musical duet.
If there's one thing that can be said about the world of music, it's that there are no bounds to what can be created. From classic rock to country, there seems to be a little bit of everything for everyone. But sometimes, musicians take things a step too far and create unlikely musical duets that sound just as bonkers as you'd expect. Check out some of our favorite strange pairings below!
![EDDIE MURPHY & MICHAEL JACKSON GRACKED.COM They were both 80s icons but it's hard to imagine what else brought these two together. Watch for early greenscreen technology (is it raining Michael Jacksons?) and a handshake at the end, some kind of gentlemen's agreement that Whatzupwitu was a terrible, terrible idea.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/3/7/783237.jpg)
![RZA & YOKO ONO CRACKED.COM When RZA and Yoko Ono took the stage in LA a few years back, the show was just as bizarre as you'd expect. Before breaking into duets, the two stars sat on stage and played chess.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/4/5/783245.jpg)
![PHIL COLLINS & BONE THUGS- NHHARMONY CRACKED.com Bone Thugs-N-Harmony flew to Switzerland SO Phil could sing live in the music video for Home. The collab went so well that the band made Collins an honorary member. His Bone Thugs-N-Harmony name? Chrome Bone.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/4/3/783243.jpg)
![NELLY & TIM MCGRAW CRACKED.COM Why did Nelly want to team up with McGraw for 2004's Over and Over? He's a bada he's got game, and he's got a fine b*tch! We're sure Faith Hill was flattered.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/4/4/783244.jpg)
![TONY BENNETT & AMY WINEHOUSE CRACKED.COM Tragically, their Body and Soul duet was Winehouse's last recording. Some people think that anyone could sing jazz, but they can't, says Bennett. It's a gift of learning how to syncopate but it's also a spirit that you're either born with or you're not. And Amy was born with that spirit.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/4/2/783242.jpg)
![DOLLY PARTON & SLY STALLONE CRACKED.COM The writer of Rhinestone hated Stallone's script fixes SO much that he took his name off the movie. Dialogue wasn't the problem -- Rhinestone required an audience to believe that Sly was a good country singer. (Spoiler: He is a terrible country singer.)](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/3/6/783236.jpg)
![OZZY OSBOURNE & JESSICA SIMPSON CRACKED.COM Ozzy and Jessica teamed up for Winter Wonderland as part of 2003's Osbourne Family Christmas Special. Oddly (and off-key), Sharon joined in at one point. Was this the duet that led to Simpson buying Ozzy's Los Angeles mansion for a cool $11.5 million?](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/4/0/783240.jpg)
![DAVID BOWIE & BING CROSBY CRACKED.com The Thin White Duke only agreed to a holiday duet because his mom was a Crosby fan. Still, he (rightly) hated the song choice, Little Drummer Boy. To save the gig, show producers whipped up a counterpart, Peace on Earth, that Bowie could sing instead. The rest is Christmas magic.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/3/5/783235.jpg)
![FRANK SINATRA & BONO CRACKED.COM The two recorded Under My Skin for Sinatra's great weirdo Duets album. How did their first meeting go? Sinatra sized up the U2 frontman and said, I don't usually hang with men who wear earrings. Bada bing, bada boom.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/3/3/783233.jpg)
![KYLIE MINOGUE & NICK CAVE CRACKED.COM The pop princess and the Bad Seed teamed up for an unlikely love song. I had a quiet obsession with her for about six years, says Cave. It was only when I wrote this song, which is a dialogue between a killer and his victim, that I thought I'd written the right song for Kylie to sing. Creepy.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/4/1/783241.jpg)
![PET SHOP BOYS & DUSTY SPRINGFIELD CRACKED.COM When the Boys first approached Springfield about What Have I Done To Deserve This, she turned them down. She eventually accepted, but the recording process wasn't rosy. Doing a whole album with Dusty would probably give you a nervous breakdown, says Neil Tennant.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/3/9/783239.jpg)
![HUEY LEWIS & GWYNETH PALTROW CRACKED.com So Lewis plays Paltrow's dad in Duets. So far, so good. (We wouldn't put it past Hollywood to make them lovers.) He calls her onstage to sing and they warble cringey Smokey Robinson love song Cruisin'. This is not a one-night stand? Knock it off, you two!](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/3/8/783238.jpg)
![BARRY WHITE & LUCIANO PAVAROTTI CRACKED.COM The unlikely duo's version of You're The First, The Last, My Everything is probably the sexiest song guaranteed to seduce absolutely no one.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/3/4/783234.jpg)