Top 10 Best Love Song Duets
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Love Song Duets: Two Voices, Celebrating Love
It could take you forever to wade through cheesy and badly-sung duets to create the perfect love song play list for Valentine's Day. To save you the time, and the musical pain, I've compiled here the ten best love song duets (in reverse order) from the last forty years. You'll find the lyrics, music videos, and a place to sample and purchase each of them included here. Please vote for your favorite love song duet in my poll, as well.
If you're looking for winter-themed love duets, try Baby It's Cold Outside and I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm. If the duet you love best isn't listed here, drop me a note in the guestbook at the bottom and I'll check it out. You never know if I'll bump it up on my list! In the meantime, check the comments for a lot of great suggestions from other readers.
If you find that not all ten music videos for the songs show, would you PLEASE drop a note in the comment box? It seems every two months I have to find new versions of videos that have been pulled. Thank you!
Great Love Song Duets, From the 10th to the Best
With Lyrics and Music Videos for Each Song
- House of Love - Amy Grant and Vince Gill
- Cruisin' - Huey Lewis and Gwyneth Paltrow
- It's Your Love - Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
- Which Love Song Duet Is Your Favorite?
- Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
- You've Got a Friend - Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
- Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing - Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terell
- Sample All of the Love Song Duets
- Tonight, I Celebrate My Love - Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack
- Islands in the Stream - Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
- Endless Love - Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie
- Get a Second Opinion (or a Fifth)
- Have I Missed Your Favorite Love Song Duet?
- Other Love Song Lenses
House of Love - Amy Grant and Vince Gill
More Country Voices Demonstrating Their Love
CHORUS
Well, I bet you any amount of money
He'll be coming back to you
Ooh, I know there ain't no doubt about it
Sometimes life is funny
You think you're in your darkest hour
When the lights are coming on in the house of love
Ooh, house of love
You've been up all night thinking it was over
He's been out of sight at least for the moment
But when something this strong, ooh, gets a hold on you
The odds are ninety-nine to one it's got a hold on him too
CHORUS
When the lights are coming on in the house of love
Now when the house is dark and you're all alone inside
You've gotta listen to your heart and put away your foolish pride
Though the storm is breaking and thunder shakes the walls
Love with a firm foundation ain't never, never, never gonna fall
CHORUS
Though the storm is breaking
And thunder shakes the walls
Love with a firm foundation
Ain't never, never, never gonna fall
CHORUS X 2
Oooh, yeah
Ooh, I know there ain't no doubt about it
Sometimes life is funny
You think you're in your darkest hour
When the lights are coming on in the house of love
Cruisin' - Huey Lewis and Gwyneth Paltrow
A Love Song Duet and Road Trip Song, All in One!
Baby let's cruise away from here
Don't be confused, the way is clear
And if you want it you got it forever
This is not a one night stand, baby, yeah so
CHORUS
Let the music take your mind, ooh
Just release and you will find
You're gonna fly away
Glad you're goin' my way
I love it when we're cruisin' together
The music is played for love,
Cruisin' is made for love
I love it when we're cruisin' together
Baby tonight belongs to us
Everything's right, do what you must
& inch by inch we get closer & closer
To every little part of each other ooh baby, yeah So
CHORUS
Cruise with me baby
Cruise
Baby let's cruise
Let's flow, let's glide
Ooooh let's open up, & go inside
& if you want it you got it forever
I can just stay there inside you
& love you baby,
CHORUS
I love it, I love it, I love it
You're gonna fly away
Yeah, glad you're going my way
I love it when we're cruisin' together
(The music is played for love)
It's love music
(Cruisin' is made for love)
It's Your Love - Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
A Country Duet of Real Love
Dancin' in the dark
Middle of the night
Takin' your heart
And holdin' it tight
Emotional touch
Touchin' my skin
And askin' you to do
What you've been doin' all over again
BRIDGE
Oh, it's a beautiful thing
Don't think I can keep it all in
I just gotta let you know
What it is that won't let me go
CHORUS
It's your love
It just does somethin' to me
It sends a shock right through me
I can't get enough
And if you wonder
About the spell I'm under
It's your love
Better than I was
More than I am
And all of this happened
By takin' your hand
And who I am now
Is who I wanted to be
And now that we're together
I'm stronger than ever
I'm happy and free
BRIDGE
CHORUS
Oh, baby
BRIDGE
CHORUS
It's your love
It's your love
Which Love Song Duet Is Your Favorite?
Vote for your favorite or tell me I've missed a great song.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, considering that nearly every list I found in my research indicated the same thing, this poll has Endless Love showing a comfortable lead for the best love song duet. If you disagree, vote now and change the results! If you vote "Other", please add your favorite duet in the comments. I'd love to hear even more beautiful love songs. Thank you!
Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
Another Celebratory Love Song Duet
Don't go breaking my heart
I couldn't if I tried
Honey, if I get restless...
Baby, you're not that kind
Don't go breaking my heart
You take the weight off me
Honey, when you knock on my door
I gave you my key
Nobody knows it
When I was down
I was your clown
Nobody knows it
Right from the start
I gave you my heart
I gave you my heart
So don't go breaking my heart
I wont go breaking your heart
Don't go breaking my heart
And nobody told us
`Cause nobody showed us
And now it's up to us babe
I think we can make it
You've Got a Friend - Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
Another Roberta Flack Duet to Show the Love
When you're down and troubled
And you need a helping hand,
And nothing, whoa nothing is going right.
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest nights.
CHORUS
You just call out my name,
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running, oh yeah baby
To see you again.
Winter, spring, summer, or fall,
All you got to do is call
And I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
You've got a friend.
If the sky above you
Should turn dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind should begin to blow
Keep your head together and call my name out loud now
And soon I'll be knocking upon your door.
CHORUS
Hey, ain't it good to know that you've got a friend?
People can be so cold.
They'll hurt you and desert you.
Well they'll take your soul if you let them.
Oh yeah, but don't you let them.
CHORUS
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend.
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend.
You've got a friend.
Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing - Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terell
You Can't List Love Songs without Marvin Gaye
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thing
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thing
I got your picture hangin' on the wall
It can't see or come to me when I call your name
I realize it's just a picture in a frame
I read your letters when you're not near
But they don't move me
And they don't groove me like when I hear
Your sweet voice whispering in my ear
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thing
I play the game, a fantasy
I pretend but I'm not in reality
I need the shelter of your arms to comfort me
No other sound is quite the same as your name
No touch can do half as much to make me feel better
So let's stay together
I got some memories to look back on
And though they help me when you phone
I'm well aware nothing can take the place of being there
So glad we got the real thing, baby
So glad we got the real thing
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thing
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thing
Sample All of the Love Song Duets
Try Out the Top 10 Best Duet Love Songs
Tonight, I Celebrate My Love - Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack
What More Romantic Love Song Could Two People Sing?
Tonight, I celebrate my love for you
It seems like the natural thing to do
Tonight no one's gonna find us
We'll leave the world behind us
When I make love to you
Tonight
And I hope that deep inside you feel it too
Tonight, our spirits will be climbing
To a sky lit with diamonds
When I make love to you
Tonight
CHORUS
Tonight I celebrate my love for you
And that midnight sun
Is gonna come shining through
Tonight, there'll be no distance between us
What I want most to do
Is to make love to you
Tonight
Tonight, I celebrate my love for you
And soon this old world will feel brand new
Tonight we will both discover
How friends turn into lovers
When I make love to you
CHORUS
Tonight, I celebrate my love for you
Tonight, I celebrate my love for you
Islands in the Stream - Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
Love and Friendship, Country Style
Baby when I met you there was peace on earth
I set out to get you with a fine tooth comb
I was soft inside, there was something going on
You do something to me that i can't explain
Hold me closer and i feel no pain
Every beat of my heart, we got something goin' on
Tender love is blind, it requires a dedication
Honest love, we feel, needs no conversation
And we ride it together, uh huh,
Making love with each other uh huh
CHORUS
Islands in the stream, that is what we are.
No one in between, how can we be wrong?
Sail away with me to another world
and we rely on each other, uh huh
from one lover to another, uh huh
I can't live without you if the love was gone
Everything is nothin' if you've got no one,
And you just walk in the the night
Slowly losing sight of the real thing.
But that won't happen to us and we've got no doubt
Too deep in love and we've got no way out
And the message is clear
This could be the year for the real thing
No more will you cry
Baby, I will hurt you never
We start and end as one in love forever
We can ride it together, uh huh
Makin' love with each other, uh huh
CHORUS
(Sail away)
(Ohhhhh, sail away with me)
CHORUS X 2
Endless Love - Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie
The Most-Loved Love Song Ever
My love
There's only you in my life
The only thing that's right
My first love
You're every breath that I take
You're every step I make
And I, I want to share
All my love with you
No one else will do
And your eyes
They tell me how much you care
Oh, yes you will always be
My endless love
Two hearts, two hearts that beat as one
Our lives had just begun
Forever, I'll hold you close in my arms
I can't resist your charms
And love, I'll be a fool for you
I'm sure
You know I don't mind
You know I don't mind
'Cause you, you mean the world to me
Oh, I know, I know I found in you
My endless love
Oh, and love, I'll be that fool for you
I'm sure
You know I don't mind
You know I don't mind
And yes, you'll be the only one
'Cause no one can't deny
This love I have inside
And I'll give it all to you
My love
My endless love
Get a Second Opinion (or a Fifth)
The Best Love Song Duets According to Other People
- The 40 Biggest Duets Of All Time | Billboard.com
- If you want a source with a little more authority, try Billboard whose job it is to rank these sorts of things. For the record, my list pre-dates theirs by a couple of years but we share three in their top ten including our number one recommendation. Apparently, Endless Love really is the best love song duet recorded in the twentieth century!
- R&B, Soul, and 80s Music Duets (Mostly Love Songs)
- The list says Top 25 but many are double and a few include three songs. Bonus!
- A Karaoke-Lover's Love Song List
- Five great songs and only one overlap - a super start for singers!
- Top 10 Wedding Duets
- This list shares a couple of songs with me but the rest are lovely, too.
- Top 10 Best-Selling Love Duets
- A different perspective. It includes Suddenly from Xanadu, too!
Have I Missed Your Favorite Love Song Duet?
Which Love Song Moves You the Most?
Are you a fan of Endless Love or Don't Go Breaking My Heart, or am I completely off the mark with these selections? Please share your favorite love song duets, your comments, and anything else you'd like to add. Don't forget to vote in the poll, above, too! Thanks for visiting.
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arunadavis
Feb 16, 2012 @ 8:35 am | delete
- Oh ..I just bookmarked your lens without a second thought. Wonderful lens. It'll be my perfect accompaniment lens as I cruise through Squidoo. Thanks for the music & the lyrics - all in one place.
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katherine
Feb 14, 2012 @ 1:31 pm | delete
- hi! can u pls send me the lyrics n composer od the song "Just you and I"...tnx katherine
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Edutopia
Jan 30, 2012 @ 7:28 pm | delete
- Great lens, will have to "borrow" a few of these for my Valentines day playlist.
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Edwin
Jan 26, 2012 @ 12:40 am | delete
- Some of my all time favorite cheesiest love song duets are:
- Stacy Lattisaw and Johnny Gill's "Perfect Combination"
- Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard's "Suddenly" from Xanadu
- Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes' "Up Where We Belong" from An Officer and A Gentleman
- Jeffrey Osborne and Regina Belle's "Far Longer Than Forever" from The Swan Princess
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jimmyworldstar
Jan 19, 2012 @ 3:13 pm | delete
- Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie's Endless Love! I like songs more with multiple harmonization going on more though rather than duets with a male and female.
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EricOlsen
Jan 14, 2012 @ 2:13 pm | delete
- I like that this lens donates to Kiva.org. That's a great cause!
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dannydeu
Jan 9, 2012 @ 7:21 pm | delete
- Thank you for this lens on music. My favorite is House of Love - Amy Grant and Vince Gill
. Thank you for all your hard work.
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hntrssthmpsn
Jan 8, 2012 @ 11:53 pm | delete
- What a great list... sweet, cute, a little hokey... just like love! ;) Wonderful selections. I love this version of "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing." Thanks for sharing!
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IslandBoy808
Dec 28, 2011 @ 7:08 pm | delete
- Great picks. Just wanted to share a few other great ones that could've been up there too...
Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - Up Where We Belong
Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - Time of My Life
Peabo Bryson & Celine Dion - Beauty & The Beast
Peabo Bryson & Regina Bell - A Whole New World
Celine Dion & R. Kelly - I'm Your Angel
Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton - We've Got Tonight
Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson - Friends & Lovers
Jermaine Jackson & Whitney Houston - If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful
Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men - One Sweet Day
Gwyneth Paltrow & Babyface - Just My Imagination
Babyface & Pebbles - Love Makes Things Happen
Mike Reno & Ann Wilson - Almost Paradise
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Not-Pop
Dec 31, 2011 @ 10:44 am | delete
- Ooh, I'd forgotten Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton. Thanks!
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Lexi LaGrone
Dec 16, 2011 @ 7:10 pm | delete
- Lucky by Jason Mraz and Colbie Calliet.
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notnicolajames-wordpress-com
Dec 10, 2011 @ 2:31 pm | delete
- Great list, thank you! Very inspiring!
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redleafloans
Dec 5, 2011 @ 5:07 pm | delete
- I love Amy Grant and Vince Gill.. I miss their duet..:)
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futurerudi
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- i like endless love..
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nigel7725
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- I love your lens. I couldn’t stop listening to Cruisin’ by Huey Lewis and Gwyneth Paltrow.
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