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When I was much younger than I am now, I thought there was music I liked and music and music I didn't like and that was it.
I also thought that people who did one kind of music had absolutely nothing to do with people who did another kind.
I apologise - I was stupid back then but hopefully I am not as stupid now.

What surprises me now is the number of time that this musician is doing a song with that musician and I fail to see the link.

An easy one is the Travelling Wilburys - Roy Orbison, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and Jeff Lynne (in no particular order).
Do these guys know each other - yes of course they do - stupid.

Last week there was a documentary on Channel Four about Jeff Beck, who did several songs with Stevie Wonder.
That surprised me but I guess I am a complete moron.

An album with A-Ha that includes Ian McCulloch from Echo and the Bunnymen.
Listening to it - I can spot the connection now.

Then there is the Skids with Mike Oldfield - Iona.
Also, the late Stuart Adamson playing alongside Anna Fried from Abba.

Enough of how intensely stupid I am.

What unexpected collaborations do you know?

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Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballe on Barcelona album.

Bono & Pavarotti on Miss Sarajevo.

David Bowie & Bing Crosby on Little Drummer Boy and Peace On Earth. Bing died just over a month after the recording.

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Maynard James Keenan from Tool, and Tori Amos.

Kerry King from Slayer on the first Beastie Boys album.

Most bizarre I can think of has to go to Matthew Marsden who was the mechanic on Coronation Street, backed by Destiny's Child.

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On 18/05/2018 at 20:24, Moomintroll said:

Collaborations dont work.

bollocks

public enemy and anthrax: bring the noize.

Almost anything by coldcut; eg tru skool or everything is under control.

Beach boys and Fat boys: wipeout.

that'll do for noo.

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I saw Sparks and Franz Ferdinand at The Fringe a couple of years ago, and it's easily the worst thing I've ever seen or heard. By some distance. And I've heard some shite.

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