Have we ever talked about duets before?
I love a nice duet. There are so many in the world and always loads to choose from. I'm currently compiling a playlist for an upcoming event, and while I've agonised over my choices - you know, Japan's in then out then in then out then in again, but with Visions of China rather than All Tomorrow's Parties and before that Life In Tokyo. Anyway, I'm making it quite Eighties (with some Sixites and Seventies to blance it out), not obvious Eighties as in Rick Astley or Bananrama, but as a compilation album might be called, the other side of the Eighties.
So among gems such as Major Tom by Peter Schilling, (Return To The Valley Of Out Come The Freaks by Was (Not Was), No GDM by Gina X, Mesopotamia by the B-52's, Saved By Zero by Fixx and yes, Cocktails, Cool World by Mondo Rock, are two lovely duets: Pale Blue Eyes by Paul Quinn & Edwyn Collins, which I've finally tracked down on a French CD to replace my crackly old vinyl copy, and Fools by The Only Ones and Penetration's Pauline Murray.
Both with vocals just this side off off, very mellow, which just adds to their allure, and very Eighties, spare arrangements, slide guitars, etc. Here's Paul and Edwyn. In the meantime, anything I'm missing that I won't know already?
