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In the Hip Hop/Rap era, it’s rare that you get a remake and straight up respect paid to the pioneers of the genre. Enter Snoop Lion (Dogg) in this week’s Friday Duet with Doug E. Fresh. The artist, legendary, the song is “La Di Da Di.”
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This edition of Friday Duet features the hotness, for sure. Alicia Keys pairs well with super smooth Maxwell and “Fire We Make.” This has to be one of the sexiest videos ever made without going over the top with skin and sin. The official music video is set in one of the sexiest cities on earth, New Orleans or Nawlins as folks…
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This week’s offering is another from the “way back” machine. “Up Where We Belong” was made famous in the early eighties as part of the mega movie hit, “An Officer and a Gentleman.” The raspy voice of Joe Cocker and the passion of Jennifer Warnes gave the cut a great, victorious feel that connected with movie fans and music lovers the world over.
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Sarah Maclachlan and artist PINK got the chance to collaborate on Sarah’s popular song “Angel” during the 2008 American Music Awards (AMA) broadcast. As often happens, award shows lend themselves to some pretty uncommon and amazing onstage duos. The result, we all get to enjoy tunes that are faves with a new twist.
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Have you heard about “Accidental Racist?” The song, released by Country singer Brad Paisley and legendary rapper, L.L. Cool J is the talk of the web and every place else. Are we all too sensitive to the discussion of race? Is this song just plain insensitive to the hurts of 300 to 400 years of death and mistreatment?
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This best duet nominee comes from George and Louis Johnson, BKA The Brothers Johnson. The pair had a string of hits in the 70’s and 80’s and even today, their music can be heard on “oldies” stations and is included on compilations as recently as this year. One of their more popular hits is the semi-ballad, “Strawberry Letter 23.”
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