Pop duets for alto and soprano?
September 6, 2013 1:18 PM Subscribe
A song came up on shuffle for me the other day (We Had It Right, by Nellie McKay and kd lang) and listening to it I think the thing I really enjoy about is the interplay between the alto and soprano voices of the singers. Anyone else know of any other pop music duets that share this characteristic?
NB: The title on the YouTube video is incorrect, but that's the song.
In addition: I'm sure there's songs in the classical repertoire that have this, but I've never been much for opera. Looking for contemporary music. Other than that my taste is pretty broad, will take suggestions from any genre.
NB: The title on the YouTube video is incorrect, but that's the song.
In addition: I'm sure there's songs in the classical repertoire that have this, but I've never been much for opera. Looking for contemporary music. Other than that my taste is pretty broad, will take suggestions from any genre.
The Indigo Girls are more like mezzo and alto (most pop stuff is pretty low), but their entire output is basically this. Amy is quite a bit huskier than Emily, so it has a nice contrast. Old chestnuts: Closer to Fine, Galileo, Ghost, Love Will Come To You
Simon and Garfunkel are (duh) both male, but Art is so much higher and lighter than Paul that their stuff might fit the bill.
Some showtunes that you might like:
Who Will Love Me As I Am from Side Show -- Ripley and Skinner are a great pair who have recorded a bunch of stuff in cabaret shows, etc.
Any of the Elphie/Glinda duets (For Good -- and the live version at the Hollywood Bowl, Defying Gravity, etc.) from Wicked.
My husband likes a very similar duet pairing: "pretty-sounding woman with grungy-sounding guy." Classic example: Haunted, with pretty-sounding Sinead O'Connor and grungy-sounding (well, just plain grungy) Shane MacGowan.
posted by Madamina at 3:13 PM on September 6, 2013
Simon and Garfunkel are (duh) both male, but Art is so much higher and lighter than Paul that their stuff might fit the bill.
Some showtunes that you might like:
Who Will Love Me As I Am from Side Show -- Ripley and Skinner are a great pair who have recorded a bunch of stuff in cabaret shows, etc.
Any of the Elphie/Glinda duets (For Good -- and the live version at the Hollywood Bowl, Defying Gravity, etc.) from Wicked.
My husband likes a very similar duet pairing: "pretty-sounding woman with grungy-sounding guy." Classic example: Haunted, with pretty-sounding Sinead O'Connor and grungy-sounding (well, just plain grungy) Shane MacGowan.
posted by Madamina at 3:13 PM on September 6, 2013
Response by poster: Thanks for the suggestions, guys. I'll leave this open in case anyone else comes along. Seems like this may be a pretty rare combo.
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