Alternative Rock and Indie Duets

Interlude is a single by Morrissey (best known for his work on The Smiths) and Siouxsie Sioux (of Siouxsie and the Banshees fame) released in August 1994, and credited to "Morrissey & Siouxsie". Soon after the recording Morrissey and Siouxsie had a falling out and neither did any promotional work for the single. Despite this, the single's chart peak (#25 UK) was consistent with Siouxsie's other UK chart placings of the era -- after 1988, whether recording with Siouxsie and the Banshees or The Creatures, she never charted higher than #21 UK. "Interlude" also charted considerably higher than Morrissey's previous single, "Hold on to Your Friends", which had flopped at #47. (Wikipedia)

An unreleased version of the song exists featuring only Morrissey's vocals but let's consider ourselves lucky that the precious version with both Morrissey and Siouxsie is available on the internet. Watch it below.

Candy is a song by Iggy Pop from his ninth solo album, Brick by Brick. The song is a duet with Kate Pierson of The B-52's, and was released as the album's second single in September 1990. The song became the biggest mainstream hit of Pop's career, as he reached the US Top 40 chart for the first and only time. Listen to it here.

I've Seen It All is a song by Icelandic singer Bjork and features vocals from Radiohead lead singer Thom Yorke. It was released as the first promotional single from the Lars Von Trier film "Dancer in the Dark" soundtrack, Selmasongs. See the video below.

Natalie Merchant of 10,000 Maniacs teamed up with old flame REM's Michael Stipe at the MTV inaugural ball for Bill Clinton in 1993 to sing, among others, the classic theme To Sir, with Love from the 1967 film of the same title. Gives me goosebumps every time. Watch it here.

Fairytale of New York is a Christmas song by Anglo-Irish folk-rock group The Pogues featuring the late British singer Kirsty MacColl. The song is an Irish folk style ballad, written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan and is featured on The Pogues' album If I Should Fall from Grace with God. The song features string arrangements by Fiachra Trench. It is frequently voted the Number One Best Christmas song of all time in various television, radio and magazine related polls in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Watch it below.

You Don't Know Me is a single from Ben Folds' third studio album, Way to Normal and features Regina Spektor on vocals, along with Ben Folds.

The official music video, directed by the comedy team of Eric Wareheim and Tim Heidecker, features an unhappy couple played by Eric and Tim themselves. Ben Folds, drummer Sam Smith and bassist Jared Reynolds are shown performing the song while Regina Spektor only appears in it via a "singing" photo of herself. Josh Groban also makes a quick cameo appearance in it, watch out for it.

In a Lonely Place is a track from New Jersey rockers Smithereens' first full-length album Especially For You, released in 1986. The song, a beautiful ode to a lost love features vocals by Pat DiNizio and backing vocals by Suzanne Vega.

The title and lyrics to the song were inspired by and adapted from the 1950 film of the same title, starring Humphrey Bogart and directed by Nicholas Ray.

I was born the day I met you,
Lived a while when you loved me
Died a little when we broke apart.

I first heard this song when I was a teen in the late 80s. It touched me back then and it still moves me up to now. Watch the (timeless) video below.

Birds and Bees is from Aussie rocker Ben Lee's sixth album, Ripe. Mandy Moore guests on this track and according to Ben, "Mandy was very sweet and did her best Olivia Newton-John for me. I'm really psyched about this recording." (Wikipedia)

The video below is a live performance of the song, performed by both Ben and Mandy in one of the concerts for Kelly Clarkson's "My December" Tour.