Songs of s/he said; s/he said
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Songs of s/he said; s/he said?
I love Gotye's current hit Somebody That I Used to Know for its heartfelt representation of two sides of the story of a relationship. Now I want more songs that do the same. Please share your favorites!
I love Gotye's current hit Somebody That I Used to Know for its heartfelt representation of two sides of the story of a relationship. Now I want more songs that do the same. Please share your favorites!
"Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better."
posted by jenfullmoon at 6:29 PM on June 5, 2012 [3 favorites]
posted by jenfullmoon at 6:29 PM on June 5, 2012 [3 favorites]
Don't You Want Me by Human League
Ballad of Love and Hate by the Avett Brothers
posted by smirkette at 6:30 PM on June 5, 2012 [1 favorite]
Ballad of Love and Hate by the Avett Brothers
posted by smirkette at 6:30 PM on June 5, 2012 [1 favorite]
Traveling Light by Tindersticks
Buried Bones by Tindersticks.
posted by cjorgensen at 6:35 PM on June 5, 2012
Buried Bones by Tindersticks.
posted by cjorgensen at 6:35 PM on June 5, 2012
A Little Time by The Beautiful South
posted by otters walk among us at 6:38 PM on June 5, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by otters walk among us at 6:38 PM on June 5, 2012 [1 favorite]
Fairytale of New York by the Pogues.
posted by tylerkaraszewski at 6:45 PM on June 5, 2012 [6 favorites]
posted by tylerkaraszewski at 6:45 PM on June 5, 2012 [6 favorites]
How about Jackson by Johnny and June Carter Cash?
posted by Ghostride The Whip at 6:47 PM on June 5, 2012 [3 favorites]
posted by Ghostride The Whip at 6:47 PM on June 5, 2012 [3 favorites]
Paradise by the Dashboard Light.
posted by mikewas at 6:48 PM on June 5, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by mikewas at 6:48 PM on June 5, 2012 [2 favorites]
Paradise By The Dashboard Light - Meatloaf
posted by NikitaNikita at 6:50 PM on June 5, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by NikitaNikita at 6:50 PM on June 5, 2012 [2 favorites]
John Prine and Iris DeMent, "In Spite of Ourselves." They're still very much in love, despite their frank assessments of each other.
Emmylou Harris and Mark Knopfler are fabulous as old marrieds, looking back at how their love and marriage have deepened over the years: "This Is Us".
More conversations than he said/she said, but delightful back-and-forths.
posted by MonkeyToes at 6:51 PM on June 5, 2012 [1 favorite]
Emmylou Harris and Mark Knopfler are fabulous as old marrieds, looking back at how their love and marriage have deepened over the years: "This Is Us".
More conversations than he said/she said, but delightful back-and-forths.
posted by MonkeyToes at 6:51 PM on June 5, 2012 [1 favorite]
Summer Nights from Grease . . . classically classic.
posted by WaspEnterprises at 6:53 PM on June 5, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by WaspEnterprises at 6:53 PM on June 5, 2012 [1 favorite]
Baby It's Cold Outside
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 6:55 PM on June 5, 2012 [4 favorites]
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 6:55 PM on June 5, 2012 [4 favorites]
Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand, "You Don't Bring Me Flowers"
posted by gladly at 6:59 PM on June 5, 2012
posted by gladly at 6:59 PM on June 5, 2012
Matt Johnson (The The) and Sinead O'Connor, "Kingdom of Rain."
"You were the girl I wanted to cry with
You were the girl I wanted to die with/
And you were the boy who turned into the man
Broke my heart and let go of my hand"
posted by MonkeyToes at 7:02 PM on June 5, 2012
"You were the girl I wanted to cry with
You were the girl I wanted to die with/
And you were the boy who turned into the man
Broke my heart and let go of my hand"
posted by MonkeyToes at 7:02 PM on June 5, 2012
I think "Picture" by Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow is kind of what you're looking for.
posted by SuperSquirrel at 7:04 PM on June 5, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by SuperSquirrel at 7:04 PM on June 5, 2012 [1 favorite]
Maybe Breakfast at Tiffany's by Deep Blue Something?
And I said "what about Breakfast at Tiffany's?"
She said, "I think I remember the film,
And as I recall, I think, we both kinda liked it,"
And I said, "well, that's one thing we've got."
posted by phunniemee at 7:05 PM on June 5, 2012
And I said "what about Breakfast at Tiffany's?"
She said, "I think I remember the film,
And as I recall, I think, we both kinda liked it,"
And I said, "well, that's one thing we've got."
posted by phunniemee at 7:05 PM on June 5, 2012
She said, she said:
I Know Him So Well from Chess
I Still Believe from Miss Saigon
posted by Wordwoman at 7:13 PM on June 5, 2012
I Know Him So Well from Chess
I Still Believe from Miss Saigon
posted by Wordwoman at 7:13 PM on June 5, 2012
Ahh! I can't believe no one has mentioned this one yet. It's one of my favorite songs!
Modern Nature, but Sondre Lerche
posted by two lights above the sea at 7:16 PM on June 5, 2012 [1 favorite]
Modern Nature, but Sondre Lerche
posted by two lights above the sea at 7:16 PM on June 5, 2012 [1 favorite]
and the heartfelt Summer Nights from Grease!
posted by Wordwoman at 7:19 PM on June 5, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by Wordwoman at 7:19 PM on June 5, 2012 [1 favorite]
Carol Brown by Flight of the Conchords (he said, they said, really).
Haunted by Shane McGowan and Sinead O'Connor
posted by lovermont at 7:24 PM on June 5, 2012
Haunted by Shane McGowan and Sinead O'Connor
posted by lovermont at 7:24 PM on June 5, 2012
It's abstract, but I love "Argument to Beethoven's Fifth"
TVTropes has quite a few more at Counterpoint Duet.
posted by Rhaomi at 7:50 PM on June 5, 2012
TVTropes has quite a few more at Counterpoint Duet.
posted by Rhaomi at 7:50 PM on June 5, 2012
Tiger Phone Card by Dengue Fever
Sober Driver by Dengue Fever (I could only find a live version)
posted by TrarNoir at 8:46 PM on June 5, 2012
Sober Driver by Dengue Fever (I could only find a live version)
posted by TrarNoir at 8:46 PM on June 5, 2012
A lot of Alanis' stuff is like this. Off the top of my head, I'm thinking of
Hands Clean
posted by spunweb at 8:47 PM on June 5, 2012
Hands Clean
posted by spunweb at 8:47 PM on June 5, 2012
A little time by the Beautiful South.
posted by therubettes at 9:32 PM on June 5, 2012
posted by therubettes at 9:32 PM on June 5, 2012
What about Old Gregg's "Love Games" from The Mighty Boosh? Or that it-said/he-said...
posted by kendrak at 10:57 PM on June 5, 2012
posted by kendrak at 10:57 PM on June 5, 2012
Something in the Woodshed by The Divine Comedy. Basically the whole thing is he said, she said. Its got a proper story also!
Another Matt Johnson one, this time with Neneh Cherry: Slow Train to Dawn.
posted by biffa at 2:24 AM on June 6, 2012
Another Matt Johnson one, this time with Neneh Cherry: Slow Train to Dawn.
posted by biffa at 2:24 AM on June 6, 2012
Here's your special request & dedication...
All Cried Out by Lisa Lisa & Full Force.
posted by ladygypsy at 3:06 AM on June 6, 2012
All Cried Out by Lisa Lisa & Full Force.
posted by ladygypsy at 3:06 AM on June 6, 2012
"You Want That Picture" by Bonnie Prince Billy. Great song also.
posted by distorte at 4:43 AM on June 6, 2012
posted by distorte at 4:43 AM on June 6, 2012
I don't think this counts as "heartfelt", but He Said, She Said by Bruce McCulloch fits the bill.
posted by Chichibio at 4:56 AM on June 6, 2012
posted by Chichibio at 4:56 AM on June 6, 2012
You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly, by Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty. (Delbert McClinton and Kacey Jones do a good version, too.)
posted by Bourbonesque at 5:43 AM on June 6, 2012
posted by Bourbonesque at 5:43 AM on June 6, 2012
Ah, I accidentally linked to a fan cover of "You Want That Picture" instead of the original! Here is the album version.
posted by distorte at 5:51 AM on June 6, 2012
posted by distorte at 5:51 AM on June 6, 2012
Not heartfelt but one of my favorite back-and-forth songs.
"You Don't Know Me" Ben Folds w/ Regina Spektor
posted by DisreputableDog at 6:46 AM on June 6, 2012 [1 favorite]
"You Don't Know Me" Ben Folds w/ Regina Spektor
posted by DisreputableDog at 6:46 AM on June 6, 2012 [1 favorite]
Strongly seconding "Your Ex-Lover is Dead" by Stars and a healthy portion of their catalogue overall. They have male and female lead singers and do this type of back and forth really well. I can't do links right now, but other songs from them to check out in this vein:
-The Big Fight
-Midnight Coward
-Personal
-One More Night
-What I'm Trying to Say
posted by dry white toast at 7:01 AM on June 6, 2012
-The Big Fight
-Midnight Coward
-Personal
-One More Night
-What I'm Trying to Say
posted by dry white toast at 7:01 AM on June 6, 2012
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off"
posted by kirkaracha at 7:14 AM on June 6, 2012
posted by kirkaracha at 7:14 AM on June 6, 2012
"Never Before and Never Again," by the dB's (guest vocal by Syd Straw)
posted by underthehat at 8:49 AM on June 6, 2012
posted by underthehat at 8:49 AM on June 6, 2012
"Gone" by Esthero, feat. Cee-Lo Green. A beautiful, heartfelt, sad song about a couple breaking up:
Esthero:
There ain't nothing here for you if you stay
And it's so hard to hear myself say, "Go away,"
Instead of, "Baby, please stay just one more day."
I barely have the strength to leave you
But you don't want to be with me so go on
Just get gone
Cee-Lo:
That isn't true
Girl, how could you say what you not mean
Oh we used to have such a hot thing
And I just can't go anywhere and be not seen
But for the love of you theres places I will stop being
And don't make me start about all the sweets and all the shopping
I mean God I even went out and got a ring
And it's no cliché
Love is blind as in you literally stop seeing
And to move from sombre heartache to something sillier: Lily Allen's "Knock 'em Out" features lines of dialogue between male and female singles on the prowl.
posted by miss_kitty_fantastico at 7:13 PM on June 6, 2012
Esthero:
There ain't nothing here for you if you stay
And it's so hard to hear myself say, "Go away,"
Instead of, "Baby, please stay just one more day."
I barely have the strength to leave you
But you don't want to be with me so go on
Just get gone
Cee-Lo:
That isn't true
Girl, how could you say what you not mean
Oh we used to have such a hot thing
And I just can't go anywhere and be not seen
But for the love of you theres places I will stop being
And don't make me start about all the sweets and all the shopping
I mean God I even went out and got a ring
And it's no cliché
Love is blind as in you literally stop seeing
And to move from sombre heartache to something sillier: Lily Allen's "Knock 'em Out" features lines of dialogue between male and female singles on the prowl.
posted by miss_kitty_fantastico at 7:13 PM on June 6, 2012
> How about Jackson by Johnny and June Carter Cash?
Or how about Jackson by Pansy Division and Calvin Johnson?
posted by The corpse in the library at 9:57 PM on June 6, 2012
Or how about Jackson by Pansy Division and Calvin Johnson?
posted by The corpse in the library at 9:57 PM on June 6, 2012
Girl Afraid - The Smiths
What Have I Done To Deserve This? - Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield
posted by SisterHavana at 11:19 PM on June 6, 2012
What Have I Done To Deserve This? - Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield
posted by SisterHavana at 11:19 PM on June 6, 2012
Two songs with the same title, similar topics (the wife and the other woman)
Reba McEntire & Linda Davis Does He Love You
Rilo Kiley Does He Love You
posted by Fuego at 10:39 AM on June 8, 2012
Reba McEntire & Linda Davis Does He Love You
Rilo Kiley Does He Love You
posted by Fuego at 10:39 AM on June 8, 2012
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