By Michael Shilling
Special to MSN
Music
Ah, the duet. Rare is the musical trope that has such possibilities for both
the genius and the ghastly. Documenting heartache, hope, passion and, more often
than not, the relationship between the singers in question, duets
can be sad,
campy, and ridiculous all at the same time. Or sometimes they're just beautiful.
You be the judge.
Pete Yorn and Scarlett
Johansson:
When a record that documents the dissolution of a love affair takes three
years to see release, one has to wonder: a) what kind of juicy stuff is on there
that someone didn't want aired in public; and, b) is it terrible? We all get to
find out when "Break Up," recorded in 2006 by Hollywood's
perpetual it-girl and the lankiest singer-songwriter of the decade is released
on Sept. 15. Don't get snarky just yet; Johansson has shown, on "Anywhere I Lay
My Head," her 2008 collection of Tom Waits songs, that what she may not have in
pipes she makes up for in daring.
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