Bands/Singers Unlikely to Duet or Collaborate

Sonic Youth and Paul Anka

Alicia Keys and Elvis Costello

Atreyu and Blues Traveler

I mean, there is a near infinite number of such ridiculous combinations.

Right; What would make it interesting is the ones that are unlikely but actually did collaborate like Robert Plant and Alison Krauss.

That still wouldn't make it interesting in a theoretical sense, which is all it is. It seems that the question is really "What artists would you like to see collaborate who you wouldn't expect to?" And then it's still just open to randomness.

Foie gras and milk duds.

It's the same damn thread.

What do you mean? That's a natural duet, they are both neo-trad harmony groups. Didn't they both cover Shady Grove? I like Foie Gras's cover of the Kennedys' Liver of Fallen Stars.

Ow.

Did somebody goose you?

....so don't read it. *Shrug.

If we're getting into artists who shouldn't have duetted but did, I put in the Bing Crosby/David Bowie duet of "Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth."

I'm a bit of a Christmas music obsesser, and that cross generational-cultural collaboration fascinates me.

I enjoy that one. If I had a copy of it it would end up on my annual Batnose Festivus CD. The personas couldn't have been more different but their voices go well together. I wish I could say that I watched that when it was originally broadcast.

Belle & Sebastian and My Chemical Romance

Busta Rhymes and Radiohead