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Welcome to Day 2 of the Qualifiers of
THE WORLD CUP OF DUETS
a mix of mostly 60s and 70s tracks for your consideration.
Top 2 qualify in each group.
THE WORLD CUP OF DUETS
a mix of mostly 60s and 70s tracks for your consideration.
Top 2 qualify in each group.
What did you miss , on Day 1? Some pretty astonishing tracks, but all matches are still open. https://twitter.com/peoples_pop/status/1311614277409796096
Almost forgot todays playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2JZFKevWs4EgINGxbUDFbI?si=3_sGIQA-QECmk1qoc5ic4g
Q9!
1 Bernadette Peters/Tom Wopat!
2 Judy Garland/Barbra Streisand!
3 Hunter Foster/Michael-Leon Wooley!
4 Mandy Patinkin/Bernadette Peters!*
*can't find 1984 Broadway version on YT
1 Bernadette Peters/Tom Wopat!
2 Judy Garland/Barbra Streisand!
3 Hunter Foster/Michael-Leon Wooley!
4 Mandy Patinkin/Bernadette Peters!*
*can't find 1984 Broadway version on YT
Origins!
"Anything You Can Do" is from the revival of Annie Get Your Gun!
Judy and Barbra duetted on the Judy Garland Show in 1963.
"Feed Me (Git It)" is from Little Shop Of Horrors (the 2003 Broadway version)
"Move On" is from Sondheim's Sunday In The Park With George.
"Anything You Can Do" is from the revival of Annie Get Your Gun!
Judy and Barbra duetted on the Judy Garland Show in 1963.
"Feed Me (Git It)" is from Little Shop Of Horrors (the 2003 Broadway version)
"Move On" is from Sondheim's Sunday In The Park With George.
Qualifier 10!
1 Frank Sinatra/Nancy Sinatra!
2 Serge Gainsbourg/Jane Birkin!
3 Elton John/Kiki Dee!
4 Neil Diamond/Barbra Streisand!
1 Frank Sinatra/Nancy Sinatra!
2 Serge Gainsbourg/Jane Birkin!
3 Elton John/Kiki Dee!
4 Neil Diamond/Barbra Streisand!
Origins!
Father/daughter duet "Somethin' Stupid" was a US 1967 #1
"Je T'Aime" was a 1969 UK No.1 amid much controversy.
"Don't Go Breakin'..." was Elton's first UK chart-topper.
Originally recorded separately by both artists, the duet "You Don't..." was a US #1 in 1978.
Father/daughter duet "Somethin' Stupid" was a US 1967 #1
"Je T'Aime" was a 1969 UK No.1 amid much controversy.
"Don't Go Breakin'..." was Elton's first UK chart-topper.
Originally recorded separately by both artists, the duet "You Don't..." was a US #1 in 1978.
Qualifier 11!
1 Syreeta/Stevie Wonder!
2 Marvin Gaye/Diana Ross!
3 The Spinners/Dionne Warwick!
4 Ike And Tina Turner!
1 Syreeta/Stevie Wonder!
2 Marvin Gaye/Diana Ross!
3 The Spinners/Dionne Warwick!
4 Ike And Tina Turner!
Origins!
"To Know" is from Syreeta's first LP, produced by her ex-husband Wonder.
"Don't Knock" comes from Marvin and Diana's collaborative LP.
"Then Came You" was a US No.1 in 1974
"Proud Mary" is from the Turner's 1970 LP "Workin' Together"
"To Know" is from Syreeta's first LP, produced by her ex-husband Wonder.
"Don't Knock" comes from Marvin and Diana's collaborative LP.
"Then Came You" was a US No.1 in 1974
"Proud Mary" is from the Turner's 1970 LP "Workin' Together"
Qualifier 12!
1 Gal Costa/Caetano Veloso!
2 Elis Regina/Tom Jobim!
3 Chico Barque/Milton Nascimento!
4 Jorge Ben/Caetano Veloso!
1 Gal Costa/Caetano Veloso!
2 Elis Regina/Tom Jobim!
3 Chico Barque/Milton Nascimento!
4 Jorge Ben/Caetano Veloso!
Oops that should be "Calice" not "Calico", cursed fingers.
Origins!
"Que Pena" is from Gal Costa's 1969 s/t LP.
"Aguas De Marco" is from the 1974 Elis & Tom LP.
"Calice" is from Chico Buarque's s/t 1978 LP.
"Ive Brussell" is from Jorge Ben's 1979 LP Salve Simpatia.
"Que Pena" is from Gal Costa's 1969 s/t LP.
"Aguas De Marco" is from the 1974 Elis & Tom LP.
"Calice" is from Chico Buarque's s/t 1978 LP.
"Ive Brussell" is from Jorge Ben's 1979 LP Salve Simpatia.
Qualifier 13!
1 Bobbie Gentry/Glen Campbell!
2 George Jones/Tammy Wynette!
3 Conway Twitty/Loretta Lynn!
4 Carlene Carter/Dave Edmunds!
1 Bobbie Gentry/Glen Campbell!
2 George Jones/Tammy Wynette!
3 Conway Twitty/Loretta Lynn!
4 Carlene Carter/Dave Edmunds!
Origins!
"Apples" is from the duo's 1968 collaboration LP.
"Golden Ring" is the title track of Jones and Wynette's 1976 LP.
1978's "You're The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly" is one of many Twitty/Lynn hits.
"Baby Ride Easy" is from 1980's Musical Shapes LP.
"Apples" is from the duo's 1968 collaboration LP.
"Golden Ring" is the title track of Jones and Wynette's 1976 LP.
1978's "You're The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly" is one of many Twitty/Lynn hits.
"Baby Ride Easy" is from 1980's Musical Shapes LP.
Qualifier 14!
1 Larry Williams/Johnny "Guitar" Watson!
2 Bob Dylan/Joan Baez!
3 Bette Midler/Tom Waits!
4 Dick Dale/Stevie Ray Vaughan!
1 Larry Williams/Johnny "Guitar" Watson!
2 Bob Dylan/Joan Baez!
3 Bette Midler/Tom Waits!
4 Dick Dale/Stevie Ray Vaughan!
Origins!
"Nobody" is from 1967's "Two For The Price Of One"
Dylan and Baez performed Woody Guthrie's "Deportee" on tour in 1975-6.
"Strangers" is from Waits' Foreign Affairs LP.
"Pipeline" was recorded for the film Back To The Beach (1987).
"Nobody" is from 1967's "Two For The Price Of One"
Dylan and Baez performed Woody Guthrie's "Deportee" on tour in 1975-6.
"Strangers" is from Waits' Foreign Affairs LP.
"Pipeline" was recorded for the film Back To The Beach (1987).
Qualifier 15!
1 Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway!
2 Ashford And Simpson!
3 Billy Preston/Syreeta!
4 Johnny Mathis/Deniece Williams!
1 Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway!
2 Ashford And Simpson!
3 Billy Preston/Syreeta!
4 Johnny Mathis/Deniece Williams!
Origins!
"The Closer" is from Flack's 1977 LP Blue Lights In The Basement
"It Seems To Hang On" is from 1978's Is It Still Good To Ya?
"With You.." is from the soundtrack of the 1979 movie Fast Break.
"Too Much..." was a 1978 No.1, Mathis' first since 1957.
"The Closer" is from Flack's 1977 LP Blue Lights In The Basement
"It Seems To Hang On" is from 1978's Is It Still Good To Ya?
"With You.." is from the soundtrack of the 1979 movie Fast Break.
"Too Much..." was a 1978 No.1, Mathis' first since 1957.
Qualifier 16!
1 Louis Prima/Phil Harris!
2 John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John!
3 Tom Waits/Crystal Gayle!
4 Linda Ronstadt/James Ingram!
1 Louis Prima/Phil Harris!
2 John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John!
3 Tom Waits/Crystal Gayle!
4 Linda Ronstadt/James Ingram!
Origins!
Movie soundtracks! "I Wan'na.." is from Disney's The Jungle Book (1967)
"Summer Nights" is from Grease (1978)
"One From The Heart" is from the 1982 Coppola musical of the same name.
"Somewhere Out There" is from Don Bluth's An American Tail (1986)
Movie soundtracks! "I Wan'na.." is from Disney's The Jungle Book (1967)
"Summer Nights" is from Grease (1978)
"One From The Heart" is from the 1982 Coppola musical of the same name.
"Somewhere Out There" is from Don Bluth's An American Tail (1986)
And that's all for today! Here's the updated giant YouTube playlist, starting with Bernadette and Tom.
We're still not in the results zone yet but tomorrow brings us a small but delightfully formed 6 groups as we head into the 80s with the first appearances of Bowie and Prince - among many more...
Playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2M7OAXlQ5mYNh0fIcv58Vr?si=jwuCVOTGQn6OQvSD6Dpd7Q
Playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2M7OAXlQ5mYNh0fIcv58Vr?si=jwuCVOTGQn6OQvSD6Dpd7Q
