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Topic History of: Duets with dead people - why I hate them
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JK2006	Yes I hate those too... but I am reading the new Bond, mainly because Fleming wasn't a great writer but had some magic moments.
Pru	Tony May wrote: I would actually go so far as to say that they should be made illegal. As someone who has made a few recordings myself (though unreleased) I am thinking from the point of view of the artist. Elvis may have HATED the idea of duetting with Susan Boyle and turned the project down flat. I also totally agree that singers are just like other musicians in the respect that they 'feed off each other'. I'm sure Susan was inspired by Elvis's vocals and has done her best to 'rise to the challenge' but the fact Elvis gets no say/has no opportunity to interact is not only unfair but shows the money grabbing side of the music industry in my opinion. I bet Jane Austen would be pretty peeved at having a bunch of hacks bowdlerising her work just to help publishers exploit people too dumb and lazy to read the real things. Culture's folding back on itself.
Tony May	I would actually go so far as to say that they should be made illegal. As someone who has made a few recordings myself (though unreleased) I am thinking from the point of view of the artist. Elvis may have HATED the idea of duetting with Susan Boyle and turned the project down flat. I also totally agree that singers are just like other musicians in the respect that they 'feed off each other'. I'm sure Susan was inspired by Elvis's vocals and has done her best to 'rise to the challenge' but the fact Elvis gets no say/has no opportunity to interact is not only unfair but shows the money grabbing side of the music industry in my opinion.
Pru	It's not just with dead people, though. Most duet albums these days feature a few songs that were recorded 'in separate studios. I agree it's the lack of interaction that makes them so dull.
hedda	agreed. and duets with both singers alive..such as Tony Bennett. Whilst all those he sang with are wonderful singers, Bennett has the 'finest vocal chords in the world' as Sinatra said and to see him sing live is a joy. these duets don;t seem to boost each other, they sort of reduce each singer's style.