Top 20 Worst Song Duets

[@WatchMojo]

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[@greggraham9785]

MICK JAGGER AND DAVID BOWIE DANCING IN THE STREETS...TERRIBLE

[@CJLX805]

and you wonder why you're not or ever will be forgiven, just never..

[@blacmanish]

“Yah Mo be there” should not be on this list

[@keithkarvelis82]

I know. That's a great song.

[@macdreezy794]

I couldnt take this list seriously after that

[@jaylene.turner6524]

EXACTLY! It gave them both a Grammy award.

[@meekthomas2789]

I IMMEDIATELY came here to say this!

[@jennifermellisa27]

100% !!! Yacht Rock staple, quiet storm staple, all around EXCELLENT SONG AND I WONT STAND FOR SLANDER 📢

[@isolaandthebaby]

If you cant tell James Ingram from Michael Mcdonald you need your ears checked.

[@YolandaAnneBrown95726]

IKR? How in the hell can you NOT tell the apart? And I love this song!

[@AphroditesCreativeChronicles]

FACTS

[@xxEnygma312xx]

Why was this track on with this list in the first place?! Y'all wrong on this one It was 🔥 then and still is. 🙏 James Ingram

[@seanswinton6242]

​@@xxEnygma312xxI agree. The song was a hit by 2 heavyweights. The song title was a bit silly, but the song itself was great.

[@catherinejones2380]

That's a good song

[@deonpaylor9840]

Ya Mo B There definitely does not deserve a spot on this list. That song is old school r&b banger that’s still in heavy rotation.

[@hexmaniacgabby5160]

Come on now when we saw Whazupwitu we already knew this was some bs 😂

[@Lululemonade2u]

Right!!

[@christinarosen9711]

Love this song and i’m swedish

[@iconpoet]

Michael mcDonald and James Ingram???? WTF??? THIS LIST IS TRASH !!!!!

[@johnnolan5579]

I agree! What idiot thought this should be on the list?

[@TheChromescorpion]

Maybe WatchMojo should do a little research, instead of disrespecting an artist. Just for the record, Huey Lewis has gone deaf, due to a genetic disease. But he has recently penned a musical (based on his own catalogue), so yes he's still making music.

[@crystalvanityinsanity]

They also didn't research the fact that the Hilary and Haylie Duff cover of "Our Lips Are Sealed" was for their movie "Material Girls" not for Hilary's movie, "A Cinderella Story" lol.

[@mikewiethorn]

I stopped after #19. "Yah Mo B There" features two legendary vocalists, who combine for a flawless harmony. Then, there's the positive message that remains hopeful and inspiring to this day.

[@johnnolan5579]

These compilations are getting worse with each list. You really couldn't find a worse duet than Michael McDonald and James Ingram's "Yah Mo B There? Really? I think it's a great duet.

[@emeraldeleven8197]

He was just pulling at strings at that point!!

[@joshualewis7692]

I agree! That's a good duet!

[@hhtptai]

Accidental Racist sounds like an SNL parody song 😂

[@mattalan6618]

how was it not? it has everything an SNL song has

[@christianfranz2686]

Oh my god really though

[@jackatkinson3682]

Blasphemy! Yah Mo B There was one of the smoothest '80s collabs of all time - right up there with Easy Lover by The Two Phils (Collins & Bailey).

[@pagalmasala]

I like that one too!

[@lw5592]

EVERYONE liked it l. It was a hit. Including it in this video was ridiculous.

[@Markus-c3n]

Much tooooo cheezy! It's typical awful eightiesness everyone with a cool brain wants to forget about.

[@jackatkinson3682]

@@Markus-c3n Don't you get it? It's the cheesy "eightiesness" as you so kindly put it that makes it such a good song. While it's upbeat and optimistic like a lot of stuff in that era, Ingram and McDonald's velvety vocals set the track apart and give it that timeless quality. That's my take anyway. If it's not for you, it's not for you. 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@mlynettepinky595]

I think someone at Mojo hates 80s music 😂 The duets are better than some of the music they have now. Easier lover and Ya mo b was good.

[@catherinewilliams9680]

Yah Mo be there is a fabulous song with Michael and James working well off each other. It doesn't deserve to be on this list.

[@emeraldeleven8197]

Exactly!!!

[@tiffanyeyoung1800]

Craziness

[@dwspears100]

Totally agree.

[@cmanrocket6]

Eddie and Michael was a wild combination but its more strange than bad

[@hannawilck7571]

That Miley Cyrus one was just disgusting to watch...

[@christineobrien7707]

She's repulsive and vile.

[@thebigorangecouch6261]

Agree completely. Made worse by the fact I had just eaten.🤢🤮

[@mattalan6618]

@JaiB-xr9fl i had to get tested for STDs after seeing it

[@MalcolmThompson-rc1nb]

Was trying to mentally delete it until I came across your comment.

[@karlamcleary3091]

Agree just disgusting 🤢🤢

[@mmsiphonevinyls1027]

The one i really dont get being on here is Yah Mo B There. If you cant tell their voices apart you need a hearing test. And i think its a pretty decent track overall.

[@dcarr-kr7hk]

@mmsiphonevinyls1027... I agree.

[@johnnolan5579]

Their voices aren't that similar at all. That's a great song!

[@ltcolcapybara]

Yah Mo Be There is a bop, what are you all talking about?!?!

[@181andbeyond]

How that song by Steven Segal (yes, THAT Steven Segal) featuring Lady Saw about how he wants "poonani" is not on this list is beyond me.

[@erikdaniels0n]

ME WAN DA POONANI

[@181andbeyond]

@erikdaniels0n this video unlocked the memory of that song and then didn't feature it, so I had to go listen to it immediately to feel the awkwardness I feel I missed out on.

[@apsertifiedmob1352]

I'm bouta look it up😂

[@vesbarrow]

Cause it's actually a bop 😂

[@ldylkr]

Omfg lol I forgot about that.

[@mschococat]

"Yah Mo Be There" is a classic that had an unfortunate unrelated crappily made video which made it hard to watch, therefore sales based on the music video were poor, in a time that music videos could make or break the bank, it was sad it got a poor release dur to this. Radio did much better obviously. But, James Ingram and Michael McDonalds vocals both shine. The music is uplifting and makes you feel good. I think its blasphemous you put it on the list of most terrible duets. I can thing of many more duets in general that deserve it...

[@takiabrown4775]

Who wrote this list? They clearly don't know music.

[@kimmelymingledolph386]

Right

[@moonka-rk6gb]

Clearly

[@kamsismith]

I don't think Whazupwitu was a bad song as I think it's cool to see two of the most iconic entertainers of the 80s, Michael Jackson and Eddie Murphy doing a song together. I just wish they did a buddy comedy together.

[@trinaq]

Agreed, they would have been the perfect casting for a polar opposite buddy comedy. Shame that they made a song instead of that movie.

[@BeatRockaBRP]

I concur....

[@Barbey.]

I agree .. I loved it

[@MultiGamerchick]

Agree!

[@kamsismith]

I wonder if this song will be featured in the Michael Jackson biopic soundtrack, which I doubt they will, but it will make for a hilarious story.

[@rockymaffitt3345]

Ya Mo B There is actually a classic in gospel circles. Every few years I hear a gospel choir singing a version of it.

[@pagalmasala]

I love that song…

[@sheilaholmes8455]

I love it. Great song. And their voices are not similar and it’s easy to know who is who.

[@OmegaBrewer-Gonzalez-uh7gx]

It’s a great song. I don’t know what he’s talking about.

[@johnnolan5579]

I couldn't believe they actually put this on the list as one of the 20 worst? I could find hundreds of terrible duets, but this is actually a great song!

[@camecex]

Failure on Watch Mojo. That song is a classic

[@Gandrewjm]

Yah Mo B There and Cruisin'?? Really?? Crazy to have them on this list 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@hujedi]

Same

[@Bullman422]

Seems like they made the list just to cause some controversy. Actually many of the songs here while not exactly memorable weren't really that bad as they make them out to be either. IMO

[@YolandaAnneBrown95726]

Especially "Cruisin'". That's a great cover of the Smokey Robinson classic.

[@hujedi]

@@YolandaAnneBrown95726 same

[@WrenFaithBridger]

Cruisin' was a good song...the first 20 times I heard it...every.single.day. It's rare when I get sick of a song, but Cruisin' was played so often day after day that I still cringe when I hear it. That said, that's the only problem I have with it. And Ya Mo B There just should have never been brought up.

[@MikeyTheVikey]

Yah Mo B there shouldn't be on this list lol, that song is first of all hilarious and... actually great. "Similar" voices? No one has the velvety smooth voice of Michael McDonald lol

[@dcarr-kr7hk]

Nope! YaMoBeThere was AMAZING!!! I had no problem not knowing who was singing. Love the piece still!!

[@emeraldeleven8197]

Exactly!!

[@darkdragonmedeus705]

Somehow, I never considered Whatzupwitu bad. Michael Jackson can make anything phenomenal despite cheap backgrounds and not so original lyrics that I can tell he didn't write them and simply doing what he was paid for.

[@pdgf]

Just because Mariah and Minaj had a fight after doesnt mean that Up Out My Face is not a great duet cause it is, drama aside! So boo Mojo! 😂😂😂😂

[@SuckOnMyLemon]

Thank you!

[@topchi-town5590]

I wouldn’t say it was great but it doesn’t belong on this list you’re right they just added it bc they had beef

[@GabeLazarYT]

Up Out My Face is an amazing song and the fact that they're huge enemies now makes me love the song even more, iconic

[@gillianfenwick4679]

Yah mo be there was a beautiful song one of my favourites

[@emeraldeleven8197]

Mine too!!

[@cchild12789]

Whazupwitu was a lowkey bop. I will forever stand by that.

[@heavenkelley5608]

Yes!!!!

[@Lululemonade2u]

Right!

[@TyeArtisik]

It's not bad. Not all that. But it's decent

[@ErickG4789]

Yah Mo Be There should not be on this list!!!!!!!!!

[@trinaq]

I loved the Duff sisters' cover of "Our Lips are Sealed", when I was younger, but I agree that it doesn't hold a candle to the original Go Gos classic.

[@kamsismith]

Our Lips are Sealed and Hilary Duff’s cover of My Generation by the Who sounds like something you would hear on a Disney Channel or Nickelodeon show. The Go Gos’ version is incredible and catchy.

[@Phillyjoe2]

Please also check out the Fun Boy Three version as the song was co-written by both Jane Wiedlin of the Go-Go's & Terry Hall of the Specials & Fun Boy Three. Both of them versions are great. The Duff sisters' one, nah thanks 🤣

[@CMStrawbridge]

I agree, but unlike the other family collabs, this actually felt wholesome. Their version wasn't nearly as good, but still not bad and it was cute

[@terryfree8214]

This one is actually one that fits with the audience of the movie and while it's not NEARLY as good as the original, other songs on this list should have ranked higher than this one.

[@JoyceTaylor-w5e]

I loved Yah Mo B There and still do. And I love Whazzupwitchu. And the remake of Cruisin' really isnt that bad. Don't think I've heard the others and really don't want to hear the Brad Paisley/LL collaboration. Sounds like it might be awful.

[@johnruggieri9089]

Yah MO BE There is amazing!! Yacht Rock Forever!!

[@Missmjf87]

Right on! ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@matthewsmith1547]

Cruisin isn’t that bad.

[@JadenYukifan28]

I love the song, Paltrow and Lewis slayed it. It wasn't cringey at all.

[@macdreezy794]

Nah, its trash, surprised Smokey let em do it

[@alfonsogreen2722]

Don't get me wrong I love the songs by Huey Lewis but I agree I love Smokey's version way much better

[@crissoa]

It wasn’t bad at all

[@JadenYukifan28]

@@alfonsogreen2722 The way I see it, it would depend on whether the cover of the original song sounded better or worse, depending on who covered it.

[@mazibean]

is it weird that I still bop to "Our lips are sealed" in the car when I'm having a bad day

[@GratefulPrimate]

I've been a Michael Jackson fan my whole life but I somehow NEVER heard that duet with Eddie Murphy until today

[@sheilaholmes8455]

Huey Lewis has medical issues and can’t sing so your comment was totally uncalled for.

[@USColdplayFan]

If he had that excuse at the time then he SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THE MOVIE! They are justified to criticize how bad that track was!

[@simondavies419]

Glad to see all the praise for Yah Mo B There!

[@SJUCityBoy]

Yah Mo Be There is a classic. Two legends together.

[@Lalaloveseveryone]

I disagree with Yah Mo Be There. It was a hit. 🤨

[@homeaccount5943]

Aside from " Yah mo be there," and "Cruisin," most of these songs are absolute ass.

[@emmanuelgoa]

Yah Mo B there, should not be on this list!!!

[@alfonsogreen2722]

Agreed

[@williamrobinson8859]

Yamo b there is is classic amongst us black American people.

[@DatOneGuy901]

MJ and Eddie's song was and still is a bop IDC

[@saiyerugara9038]

I like #13 don't know why but points made were fair tbh.

[@DatOneGuy901]

@Realtrollking2988 a bop aka a good song

[@DatOneGuy901]

@Realtrollking2988 american slang

[@kenbamie1147]

​@Realtrollking2988 means it's good😂

[@thecomediankodybean]

I like cruisin with Huey Lewis and Paltrow

[@danielrubinstein896]

That one is very nostalgic

[@MDCSWildcats86]

Yah Mo B There translated to "God Will Be There".

[@arhamsayeed319]

RIP MICHAEL JACKSON LEGEND [1958-2009]

[@robinsmith5442]

I liked Gwenyth and Huey's duet, maybe because I loved the original!

[@karawardlaw4090]

I love Cruisin'!! It's a great song!!!

[@welcometothemovies9157]

Every time i hear Yah Mo Be there, i just remember Paul Rudd ranting lol

[@Tama00018]

"Who You Love" is one of those songs that you sit down and hold onto your loved one while listening. I never saw it as a song that is meant to get people up and moving. Also, the Eddie Murphy and MJ duet, i can't find my middle finger emoji for speaking badly about that despite some level of it being cheesy.

[@matthewchance8835]

I don't agree with your #19 choice of "Yah Mo B There" that is a classic And #5 "Whatzupwitu" is also a catchy tune.

[@emeraldeleven8197]

Ya Mo Be there was AWESOME!!!

[@phantomrequim]

I actually don't dislike "Whatzupwitu" because it was one of my favorite songs as a kid. Plus the song is goofy but has that nostalgic 90s feel to it.

[@USColdplayFan]

That's part of the problem. It wasn't supposed to be 'goofy'. It was meant to have a serious message and it came off childish, nonsensical, and (your words) goofy! That makes it a bad song

[@gfear24]

"Our lips our sealed" is literally a song about relationships. That being covered by the Duff sisters gave off massive incest vibes.

[@alfonsogreen2722]

The late James ingram & Michael McDonald shouldn't been on that list. 2 great singers sounded great on YA MO B THERE

[@outerheaven2k7]

Some of these slap, wtf you smoking WatchMojo

[@jfilesgraphics]

Why is Ya Mo B There on this list????? Great video. Great message. Please re-evaluate.

[@casey4602]

Ya Mo Be There doesn't belong on this list. YMBT was a jam and is still one of my favorite duets. I never heard of most of the duets mentioned in this list.

[@macdreezy794]

Sheryl Crow and Kid Rock should definitely be on here!

[@viejoboros]

how about.....Ricky Martin duet with Rosie O'Donnell. and their Xmas song. where Rosie randomly says some Spanish words in a heavy accent

[@jennifermellisa27]

What on earth 🌎

[@hexmaniacgabby5160]

No let's put Yah mo b there instead 🙄 can't take Watch Mojo seriously

[@jalabi99]

"Whatzupwitu" (Michael Jackson & Eddie Murphy) and "Yah Mo B There" (James Ingram & Michael McDonald) do *not* belong on this list at all! Whiff and a miss on this one, WatchMojo!

[@enochclarke597]

"Ya Mo Be There," should not be on this list!!! Periodttt!!!

[@edgedjbob]

Eenie Meenie is a bop even had a resurgence in tiktok. It is made cheesy for it's audience. Yah mo be there is a great track too, and Cruisin' again is doing it's job.

[@lakeishamccall7599]

I like Micheal Jackson and Eddie Murphy

[@dragonrana88]

as a Botchamania fan, I am very grateful The View exists.

[@ShepherdGGross]

Yah Mo Be There being on this list is RIDICULOUS!

[@MrAmoury2]

Nah y'all are trippin with Whazupwitu, the song is catchy

[@dreibel]

"St. Anger is the worst album Metallica ever made!" LULU: "Hold my beer......"

[@motor4X4kombat]

Heres an idea Top ten movies you won't believe were made by the same director. 10-Back To the future & Beowulf- Robert Zemeckis 9-A Little Princess & And Your Mother Too- Alfonso Cuaron 8-Hellboy & Pan's Labyrinth- Guillermo del Toro 7-The House with a Clock in Its Walls & Hostel- Eli Roth 6-Aquaman & Saw- James Wan 5-Spy Kids & Sin City- Robert Rodriguez 4-Jack & The Godfather- Francis Ford Coppolla 3-E.T. the Extraterrestrial & Schindler's List- Steven Spielberg 2-Hugo & The wolf of Wall Street- Martin Scorsese 1-Happy Feet & Mad Max Fury Road - George Miller

[@rashaudwatkins2761]

To call any song from Michael McDonald bad is someone void of human emotions!

[@ranitagadling4312]

Considering that eddie murphy can't sing at all ( anyone remember party all the time with Rick James) his song with the iconic Michael Jackson was nothing but an extremely sad reminder of this fact

[@JamesWilliams-tu3zt]

You lost me when you included Yah Mo B There, which is a great song, and it's sung well.

[@MrJoshinJosh]

A song by Paul Simon & Linda Ronstand. I forgot the name of it, but it was performed on SNL.

[@charlesbeausejour1902]

God! Yah mo be there was the ONLY song I recognized!

[@kpowers]

Sorry but Yah Mo B There was a great song

[@melrock6356]

I like how y'all are more so promoting these songs more than anything 💯👌...I added 2 already

[@scottcabler5843]

I think this list missed the mark on number 9 "Cruisin". I think their duet was great and Paltrow's voice was excellent.

[@LYBism]

"Yam Mo Be There"? This is a joke, for real!! Maybe you have to listen to R&B to understand that this song was and still is a good song. Also, if you can't tell the difference between the two vocalists, then stick with nursery rhymes because clearly you're out of your league at the grown-up table.

[@getoutusedition]

Disagree with #19 Yah Mo Be There was ahead of its time. In 1983 it was drowned out by everything Michael Jackson and British artists. It's a quiet song. Would LOVE for Miley Cyrus to go away for at least one year....

[@ZenobiaCostadelMar]

Ya Mo Be There is a forever BOP. you out your friggin mind

[@rockinrandy8910]

I Love Cruisin....I Remember Growing Up This Was On Radio Alot

[@jewel4915]

if i found a magical lamp, i would use one of my three wishes to delete "accidental racist" from my memory

[@Joe-hx7ob]

Yah mo b there is great 80s music. Whoever put this together doesn't know jack.

[@brotha_tree]

This list is spot on, considering I've never heard of 98% of these tracks. HOWEVER, Yah Mo Be There is a classic R&B track & very motivational; it got massive airplay & shouldn't be on this list.

[@AndrewN-n8z]

Korn always has a rap/metal song on their albums and theyre usually one of the best tracks on the album. And play me is one of the best songs from take a look in the mirror.

[@edergarrido4756]

dude, cruisin??? cruisin is so sweet!

[@bigdude5272]

Yo Mo ….cap! F’N classic…fix or yall lose creditability

[@oldskoolrasleingfan]

21:14 did Stallone forget about Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot??

[@728huey]

There was a stretch in the mid to late 1980's where it appears his managers tried to steer him away from action movies like Rocky and Rambo to do more mainstream movies, but they were all really bad.

[@frankieseward8667]

​@@728hueySchwarzenegger he wasn't

[@spleenforsoul]

For some reason, this comment reminded me that Bruce Willis made albums.

[@jgorgchav3553]

UP Out My Face, WhatMojo! Whatzupwitu?... They are nice!

[@newtonduck1]

There are so many more well-deserving songs for this list than "Cruisin'," which is a really nice cover.

[@chrisxavier3147]

Cruisin' was a decent tune

[@lauraarmstrong6900]

I loved rhinestone!! When I was a kid I used to watch it with my dad. I haven't seen it in years but seeing it here has brought back very happy memories 😊

[@wesleythefox5553]

Rip Liam Payne the song wasn't even that bad

[@blackamerican40]

Every Mojo list, I totally disagree with 7 of their choices always!!! 😮 The narrators are all obvious born in the 90s and have that 2000s mentality now. 😅

[@jenaconard2524]

Wazupwitu should NOT be on here it’s so good 😭😭😭

[@SirChenoweth]

No Dancing in the Street by David Bowie and Mick Jagger?

[@nicktaylor2657]

According to Family Guy The gayest music video ever

[@danielrubinstein896]

​@@nicktaylor2657 accurate

[@DIEGOPEREZ-uc1il]

Dancing in the streets It's not a terrible one but for a Bowie /Jagger colaboration. It should be another Under pressure

[@spleenforsoul]

Oof, the music video for that song was so bad 😅 They used to play it on VH1 Classic.

[@Spiyder11]

Wait, Play Me is one of my favorite Korn Songs 😂

[@spleenforsoul]

Yeah, I didn't think it was that bad. I bought that album when it came out.

[@shaldana]

Did you have to show Mily constantly drooling shit from her mouth? That went on way too long. KZbin censors blood & gore but this isn't any different - gross.

[@tiffanyeyoung1800]

Most of her videos are gross and inappropriate

[@Shanruss]

I think of 40 Year Old Virgin with Paul Rudd going off when I hear Ya Mo Be There.😊

[@ShonaShonezy]

Me too

[@realityrios21]

Yup lol

[@chrispy1972]

Yah mo be there should not be in this list.