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This delicious mélange of self-expression and artistic interpretation is at its most titillating during a duet called “The Grass is Always Greener” between Cassis, assuming the role of a glam celebrity, and Sarah E. Stein ’08, posing as a housewife clad in curlers and a bathrobe. Cassis and Stein begin the number with a subtle double entendre involving Cassis’ mink stole, and precisely at this moment the glee and giddiness that bubbled just beneath the surface all evening manifests itself in their uncontrollable giggling. It took...
Elton John sang a duet with Eminem. Oh, wait, that already happened a while...
Case in point is their cover of Johnny and June Carter Cash’s “Jackson.” The original duet was no lyrical masterpiece but instead drew its charm from the interplay of the couple. Here it is effectively gutted by their removal of the male voice, stripping the tune of its original charisma and replacing it with vocalist Sally Ellyson’s somnambulant, though urbane, croon. Here and elsewhere on the album, her voice lacks any of the smoke or hue that lends distinction to good country singing. As a result, the album...
This unusual duet was preceded by the familiar pageant of the parade of nations, in which swaggering jocks are transformed into Model U.N. delegates thanks to enduring fashion stereotypes. The Bermudans wore their shorts; Tonga had grass skirts; the Japanese showed up in neon Hello Kitty-ish floral patterns; and the Americans, cautioned against excessive displays of national pride, strolled into the stadium in what appeared to be pajamas and--sacre bleu!--berets...
...solo on Flying Home that became legendary. He was a master of the style known as screeching and was equally adept at slow ballads. In addition to playing with most of the jazz giants of his era, he was invited by President Bill Clinton to perform a duet on the White House lawn at his first Inauguration...