Dream Grammy Collaborations - 2008 Edition
People reported?this week that Beyonc? and Tina Turner are scheduled to?duet at this year’s Grammy Awards. While that is pleasant enough, we here at Sharp Notes have some other choice pair-ups that could send ratings of this year’s show through the roof. Here are our top 5 picks for 2008’s essential Grammy duets:
5) Avril Lavigne & Celine Dion
These Canadian heroines both new and old?would be sure to captivate crowds with their songs of hope and rad-ness. Can you imagine the grace Dion could lend to “Sk8er Boi,” or the brilliant harmonizing the two could muster on “My Heart Will Go On”? And then, if America is lucky, they could?lock lips?in a homage to the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, when Britney, Christina and Madonna had their own unique love fest. It would inspire us to sing “O Canada” -?that’s for sure!
4) Cher & T-Pain
The connection is clear - vocoders would be nothing without this dynamic duo. Cher’s late-90’s resurgence was mostly due to the computer-enhanced warble she exhibited on her breakout “Believe,” and T-Pain has built a career off of sounding as robotic as possible. For these two, it would be appropriate to suggest a blended medley of their hits: “Do You Believe Imma Buy You A Drank?”, anyone?
3) Britney Spears & Courtney Love?
As long as plenty of underwear?is provided for this toxic duo, ratings would go through the roof! I smell a meltdown…
2) Kanye West & Cornel West
Picture this: America’s premier rapper / producer, who claims he cares about black people while primarily rhyming about bling and himself, jamming with America’s premier African American scholar, who actually does care about the struggle of the oppressed. The identically-surnamed duo would be an excellent way to silence critics who claim that rap music is indicative of African American decline, rather than?a means of?unity and education. (Or you could just have Common perform, but that wouldn’t get the same?ratings.)
1) Amy Winehouse & Jeff Conaway
The two breakout, hopelessly drug-addled stars of the last year would be a perfect match for the show. Let’s examine the facts: Winehouse was once a great singer who?made it big?in the U.S. last year, but became so burdened by drug enmeshement with her significant other that she is now a warbling mess. Conaway, who once was the popular star of screen and stage with roles ranging from Grease to Taxi,?gained noteriety?earlier this year through drug enmeshment with his significant other, and now he is a warbling mess. Need more proof? Winehouse’s signature song is titled “Rehab,”while the show that hot mess Conaway is currently on is titled Celebrity Rehab. If the two could put down the sauce long enough to belt out a rousing rendition of Winehouse’s token track, the line between celebrity triumph and tragedy could be finally blurred into a perfect union. And you bet VH1 would have behind-the-scenes footage.
Amy Winehouse struggles to?make it?through her song “Back To Black”:
Jeff Conaway struggles to…talk on Celebrity Rehab:
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HAHAHA! Cher and T-PAIN!!!
A frighteningly realistic one might be John Mayer and Miley Cyrus. He went to one of her concerts a little while ago. Apparently he’s a big fan(?)