From 3 May 2022

Unlikely Musical Collaborations

A song collaboration by artists that are not likely to perform together.

The collaboration can be vocal and/or instrumental.

Artists can be groups/bands, female, male and LGBTQIA+.

No specific genre as this has to be an unlikely collaboration.

An example of an unlikely collaboration is the song Cold Heart by Elton John and Dua Lipa.

Geraldine

Arno

Linkin Park VS Evanescence – Castle Of Burnt Hearts

Deborah

Nelly – Over And Over ft. Tim McGraw

Rapper Nelly and country music singer Tim Mc Graw broke boundaries in 2004 when they collaborated on this song, combining elements from both genres.

Lynda

Andrea Bocelli – If Only ft. Dua Lipa

Andrea Bocelli joined forces with the pop singer Dua Lipa in 2018 and created this lovely song. Enjoy!

Errol

Elvis Presley, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Just Pretend

I’m so grateful for the wonders that technology has unlocked – in particular recording technology, the bring us the most fabulous music.
Between 2015 and 2017, much of the original music of Elvis had the backing music and vocals removed, and that magnificent voice paired with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It was an unthinkable collaboration for those that grew up with the king’s music.
But it works beautifully. If you like it, it’s all available on YouTube – just search for ‘Elvis Royal Philharmonic’
Hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Here’s the King singing Just Pretend.

Esther

Elton John & Dua Lipa – Cold Heart

My song tonight by Elton John and Dua Lipa Cold Heart. Enjoy.

Wilfred

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ft. Kylie Minogue – Where The Wild Roses Grow

No Dua Lipa eye candy today, sorry…

My story is a tad different.

She was the diminutive pop princess and star of Neighbours, he was the Dark Lord of Australian rock. Kylie appeared on Uncle Nick’s 1996 collection of ‘orrible stories, Murder Ballads.

Enjoy this unlikely collaboration.

Sue

Luciano Pavarotti & Skunk Anansie – You’ll Follow Me Down

I got so excited when I found this collaboration. I hope you enjoy it.

Paul

Armin van Buuren & The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra perform for new Dutch king Willem-Alexander

Again, a theme that took me on a wonderful tour of YouTube and the amazing and talented people out there. Wow, so many choices – good and bad! PS look out for my bonus song at the end of this round bwahahaha

When I saw this clip I was wondering whether it was a collab worth utilising. Then after playing it a few times I knew it was my song – I would never have thought this would work. But for me it kinda does

The event is also a special one. So it’s more than just an artist collab, but also a country in celebration.

Enjoy the Pereia’s favourite artist, who just happens to be well-liked by Sue and Rod too.!

PS you can watch till 8min or watch the whole thing…

Richard

Paul Simon – You Can Call Me Al

Paul Simon was voted the 8th greatest songwriter of all time. So when the French conductor Pierre Boulez mistakenly called him AL, he wrote a song about it. Here he teams up with Chevy Chase in a light-hearted number. The base player is Sowetan Bakithi Khumalo who turns 65 tomorrow.

Liezel

The Notorious B.I.G. & James Brown – Big Poppa’s Got A Brand New Bag

Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or simply Biggie, was an American rapper and songwriter. Rooted in “gangsta rap”, he is widely considered one of the greatest rappers of all time and my boy Jayden would agree. I struggle to decide between Biggy and Tupac, both of whom were murdered within 6 months of each other, via drive-by shootings.
I was amazed to see the rap legend paired with another legend: the originator of funk music, James Brown and was enthralled. Please forgive Biggie’s expletives and enjoy a whole new sound …

Zosia

Coldplay Performs “Imagine” ft. (Emmanuel Kelly)

Emmanuel Kelly was born in Iraq during their war. He was found by a soldier in a box – a physically deformed baby with no documents so his birth date was unknown.
Adopted by Moira Kelly his one wish on the bucket list was to sing with Cold Play. Enjoy this amazing collaboration

Karen

Jeremy Loops – This Town ft. Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Ladysmith Black Mambazo are a South African male choral group singing in the local vocal styles of isicathamiya and mbube while Jeremy Loops focuses on Soul, Jazz Pop.

Geraldine

Sting, Shaggy – Don’t Make Me Wait

An Unlikely Music collaboration.

Sting, British rocker and Shaggy, Jamaican-American reggae artist have such unique voices individually. They collaborated to produce 1 Single song. The song was a great success and appeared on 1 chart for 6 weeks. They enjoyed working together, recorded a great album and then toured together.

Watch this great entertaining song “Don’t Make Me Wait” on your big screen and enjoy the lyrics as well.

Chrisna

Michael Buble and Blake Shelton – Home ( Live 2008 )

My song today to end this lovely theme. Enjoy!