we never thought we’d see these artists make music together and I’m trying to
make music together and I’m trying to
make music together and I’m trying to get her to dismantle the bar come on
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re counting down our picks for the top ten
counting down our picks for the top ten
counting down our picks for the top ten unlikely musical collaborations
for this list we’ve stuck to songs that
for this list we’ve stuck to songs that have appeared on at least one album or
have appeared on at least one album or
have appeared on at least one album or compilation and have only included
compilation and have only included
compilation and have only included collaborations for which the artists
collaborations for which the artists
collaborations for which the artists involved either contributed vocals or
involved either contributed vocals or
involved either contributed vocals or instrumental parts with the machine
instrumental parts with the machine
instrumental parts with the machine yourself good play we’ve excluded songs
yourself good play we’ve excluded songs
yourself good play we’ve excluded songs or remixes in which artist
or remixes in which artist
or remixes in which artist collaborations were added after the fact
number ten Jack White and Loretta Lynn
number ten Jack White and Loretta Lynn Portland Oregon slow Gin Fizz tell me
Portland Oregon slow Gin Fizz tell me
Portland Oregon slow Gin Fizz tell me he’s collaborated with Alicia Keys and
he’s collaborated with Alicia Keys and
he’s collaborated with Alicia Keys and produced four insane clown posse but we
produced four insane clown posse but we
produced four insane clown posse but we decided White’s union with a country
decided White’s union with a country
decided White’s union with a country music superstar is his best moving in
music superstar is his best moving in
music superstar is his best moving in fast she was taking the first lady of
fast she was taking the first lady of
fast she was taking the first lady of country music and the ex White Stripes
country music and the ex White Stripes
country music and the ex White Stripes frontman may have a 44 year age
frontman may have a 44 year age
frontman may have a 44 year age difference but Van Leer Rose still
difference but Van Leer Rose still
difference but Van Leer Rose still became her most successful crossover
became her most successful crossover
became her most successful crossover album aside from their Portland Oregon
album aside from their Portland Oregon
album aside from their Portland Oregon duet white also wrote some of the music
duet white also wrote some of the music
duet white also wrote some of the music and produced the record in its entirety
and a pleasure to go
and a pleasure to go number nine Lou Reed and Metallica the
number nine Lou Reed and Metallica the
number nine Lou Reed and Metallica the view Emma chorus
view Emma chorus
view Emma chorus of the voice
they’re one of heavy metals most
they’re one of heavy metals most commercially successful bands he’s the
commercially successful bands he’s the
commercially successful bands he’s the former frontman of one of rock’s most
former frontman of one of rock’s most
former frontman of one of rock’s most influential acts but that doesn’t mean
influential acts but that doesn’t mean
influential acts but that doesn’t mean they’ll be forgiven for the dreadful
they’ll be forgiven for the dreadful
they’ll be forgiven for the dreadful Lulu a science of the heart and blood
Lulu a science of the heart and blood
Lulu a science of the heart and blood after Metallica and Lou Reed played a
after Metallica and Lou Reed played a
after Metallica and Lou Reed played a concert together in 2011 they thought
concert together in 2011 they thought
concert together in 2011 they thought they could make beautiful music together
they could make beautiful music together
they could make beautiful music together the resulting art rock and experimental
the resulting art rock and experimental
the resulting art rock and experimental metal project unfortunately proved
metal project unfortunately proved
metal project unfortunately proved otherwise
number eight Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
number eight Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Kylie Minogue where the wild roses
and Kylie Minogue where the wild roses
and Kylie Minogue where the wild roses grow on the first day I saw her I knew
grow on the first day I saw her I knew
grow on the first day I saw her I knew she was the one
she was the one
she was the one despite their drastic differences in
despite their drastic differences in
despite their drastic differences in height and musical genres Nick Cave and
height and musical genres Nick Cave and
height and musical genres Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue thought their voices and
Kylie Minogue thought their voices and
Kylie Minogue thought their voices and talents would be perfect for a murder
talents would be perfect for a murder
talents would be perfect for a murder ballad
they were right the Australian pop
they were right the Australian pop starlets vocals helped propel the single
starlets vocals helped propel the single
starlets vocals helped propel the single from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 9th
from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 9th
from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 9th album into the top 20 of multiple
album into the top 20 of multiple
album into the top 20 of multiple European chart
number seven anthrax featuring Chuck D
number seven anthrax featuring Chuck D of Public Enemy bring the noise
as one of the first thrash metal acts to
as one of the first thrash metal acts to gain major label recognition anthrax
gain major label recognition anthrax
gain major label recognition anthrax helped define the genre with their
helped define the genre with their
helped define the genre with their rapid-fire riffs and hardcore punk
rapid-fire riffs and hardcore punk
rapid-fire riffs and hardcore punk inspired ferocity
they then showed they weren’t afraid to
they then showed they weren’t afraid to bring the noise when they teamed up with
bring the noise when they teamed up with
bring the noise when they teamed up with Chuck D the Public Enemy was initially
Chuck D the Public Enemy was initially
Chuck D the Public Enemy was initially skeptical of the idea the song spawned a
skeptical of the idea the song spawned a
skeptical of the idea the song spawned a joint tour and planted the seed for rap
joint tour and planted the seed for rap
joint tour and planted the seed for rap metal
number six Puff Daddy featuring Jimmy
number six Puff Daddy featuring Jimmy Page come with me
while Robert Plant received Grammy
while Robert Plant received Grammy recognition for his Americana
recognition for his Americana
recognition for his Americana collaboration with bluegrass country
collaboration with bluegrass country
collaboration with bluegrass country singer Alison Krauss it’s his Led Zep
singer Alison Krauss it’s his Led Zep
singer Alison Krauss it’s his Led Zep bandmates not so metal moment with Puff
bandmates not so metal moment with Puff
bandmates not so metal moment with Puff Daddy 9 years prior that’s still got us
Daddy 9 years prior that’s still got us
Daddy 9 years prior that’s still got us scratching our heads
appearing on the Godzilla movie
appearing on the Godzilla movie soundtrack Diddy’s version of Kashmir is
soundtrack Diddy’s version of Kashmir is
soundtrack Diddy’s version of Kashmir is a hip-hop and rap rock number featuring
a hip-hop and rap rock number featuring
a hip-hop and rap rock number featuring orchestral elements and Kage on guitar
surprisingly it charted within the
surprisingly it charted within the Billboard top 50 number 5 Kanye West
Billboard top 50 number 5 Kanye West
Billboard top 50 number 5 Kanye West featuring Bon Iver lost in the world
Ezee must have had the hipster crowd in
Ezee must have had the hipster crowd in mind when he recruited Bonnie Vera’s
mind when he recruited Bonnie Vera’s
mind when he recruited Bonnie Vera’s Justin Vernon for this track off My
Justin Vernon for this track off My
Justin Vernon for this track off My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
by mixing indie rock and hip-hop with
by mixing indie rock and hip-hop with samples and auto-tune West crafted a
samples and auto-tune West crafted a
samples and auto-tune West crafted a truly original song it’s been highly
truly original song it’s been highly
truly original song it’s been highly praised by fans and critics alike while
praised by fans and critics alike while
praised by fans and critics alike while it was never officially released as a
it was never officially released as a
it was never officially released as a single lost in the world is often
single lost in the world is often
single lost in the world is often performed live by the hip hop
number four Run DMC featuring Steven
number four Run DMC featuring Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith walk
Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith walk
Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith walk this way though Aerosmith’s second
this way though Aerosmith’s second
this way though Aerosmith’s second single from Toys in the Attic took the
single from Toys in the Attic took the
single from Toys in the Attic took the masses by storm in the 1970s the band
masses by storm in the 1970s the band
masses by storm in the 1970s the band hit a brief snag after that it took the
hit a brief snag after that it took the
hit a brief snag after that it took the flavors of one of the most influential
flavors of one of the most influential
flavors of one of the most influential hip-hop groups of all time to revitalize
hip-hop groups of all time to revitalize
hip-hop groups of all time to revitalize the Bands career
the 1986 collaboration between Run DMC
the 1986 collaboration between Run DMC Steven Tyler and Joe Perry also paved
Steven Tyler and Joe Perry also paved
Steven Tyler and Joe Perry also paved the way for rap rock and launched the
the way for rap rock and launched the
the way for rap rock and launched the hip hoppers to mainstream popularity
number three Nelly featuring Tim McGraw
number three Nelly featuring Tim McGraw over and over that she never thought
over and over that she never thought
over and over that she never thought you’d hear an R&B and country song right
you’d hear an R&B and country song right
you’d hear an R&B and country song right but both genres were influenced by blues
but both genres were influenced by blues
but both genres were influenced by blues music and both often tackle love and
music and both often tackle love and
music and both often tackle love and heartbreak in fact the genres narrative
heartbreak in fact the genres narrative
heartbreak in fact the genres narrative styles helped Nelly and Tim McGraw nab a
styles helped Nelly and Tim McGraw nab a
styles helped Nelly and Tim McGraw nab a top three song on the Billboard Hot 100
top three song on the Billboard Hot 100
top three song on the Billboard Hot 100 in the mid-2000s their collaboration was
in the mid-2000s their collaboration was
in the mid-2000s their collaboration was so successful that many country and R&B
so successful that many country and R&B
so successful that many country and R&B fans couldn’t help listening to it over
fans couldn’t help listening to it over
fans couldn’t help listening to it over and over again over and over again
and over again over and over again
and over again over and over again cuz it’s all in my head anyways I’m hope
cuz it’s all in my head anyways I’m hope
cuz it’s all in my head anyways I’m hope you beat this man hit me back number two
you beat this man hit me back number two
you beat this man hit me back number two Eminem featuring Elton John Stan letís
Eminem featuring Elton John Stan letís
Eminem featuring Elton John Stan letís go
doh slim Shady’s often been blasted for
doh slim Shady’s often been blasted for violent sexist or homophobic lyrics
violent sexist or homophobic lyrics
violent sexist or homophobic lyrics spaceman shut up bitch I’m trying to
spaceman shut up bitch I’m trying to
spaceman shut up bitch I’m trying to talk hey slim that’s my girlfriend
talk hey slim that’s my girlfriend
talk hey slim that’s my girlfriend screamin in it yet at the 2001 Grammys
screamin in it yet at the 2001 Grammys
screamin in it yet at the 2001 Grammys none other than the openly gay Elton
none other than the openly gay Elton
none other than the openly gay Elton John replaced Dido beside him to sing
John replaced Dido beside him to sing
John replaced Dido beside him to sing his chart-topping single to say people
his chart-topping single to say people
his chart-topping single to say people were surprised is an understatement not
were surprised is an understatement not
were surprised is an understatement not just an I meant to write too sooner but
just an I meant to write too sooner but
just an I meant to write too sooner but I’ve just been busy the memorable
I’ve just been busy the memorable
I’ve just been busy the memorable performance got so many people talking
performance got so many people talking
performance got so many people talking it was later included on a greatest hits
it was later included on a greatest hits
it was later included on a greatest hits compilation this is huge
compilation this is huge
compilation this is huge damn I’m Ben oh I’m pleased to meet you
damn I’m Ben oh I’m pleased to meet you
damn I’m Ben oh I’m pleased to meet you you’re the one that sings right well
you’re the one that sings right well
you’re the one that sings right well right or wrong I sing either way
right or wrong I sing either way
right or wrong I sing either way number one David Bowie and Bing Crosby
number one David Bowie and Bing Crosby
number one David Bowie and Bing Crosby peace on earth little drummer boy after
peace on earth little drummer boy after
peace on earth little drummer boy after his mainstream success began to decline
his mainstream success began to decline
his mainstream success began to decline following his art-rock experimentation
following his art-rock experimentation
following his art-rock experimentation on the Berlin trilogy Bowie decided to
on the Berlin trilogy Bowie decided to
on the Berlin trilogy Bowie decided to try something a little more normal
try something a little more normal
try something a little more normal but a Christmas duet between the 30-year
but a Christmas duet between the 30-year
but a Christmas duet between the 30-year old Ziggy Stardust and 74 year-old
old Ziggy Stardust and 74 year-old
old Ziggy Stardust and 74 year-old crooner Bing Crosby was the last thing
crooner Bing Crosby was the last thing
crooner Bing Crosby was the last thing anybody expected you the new better what
anybody expected you the new better what
anybody expected you the new better what it’s been a long time to 7 the new
it’s been a long time to 7 the new
it’s been a long time to 7 the new anything blending elements of the
anything blending elements of the
anything blending elements of the traditional Carol with original material
traditional Carol with original material
traditional Carol with original material the 1977 recording has since become a
the 1977 recording has since become a
the 1977 recording has since become a holiday classic
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