10 Dynamic Duets

Mc Cartney and Lennon, Elton John and Bernie Taupin, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards - simply can not function without each-other.

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LENNON/MCCARTNEY - What is there to say about arguably the most popular team of writers of popular music of all times? When they were

LENNON/MCCARTNEY - What is there to say about arguably the most popular team of writers of popular music of all times? When they were "little," they admired the Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly and they mostly wrote their songs in McCartney's house and in the home of Lennon's aunt Mimi. They often invited their friends over to listen to their latest songs. By working together, they kept an eye on each other and it was precisely the slightly competitive spirit that has often been cited as the reason why their songs were so successful. Controversies mostly started emerging after Lennon's death, when the almighty Yoko took matters into her own hands but, by 2005, McCartney decided that he was no longer interested in those issues. However, there is an interesting story about Mal Evans, who allegedly helped McCartney write the hit "Fixing a Hole." Parts of his journal even prove that McCartney promised him part of the rights to the song, but Evans did not see a penny before he died.

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      LENNON/MCCARTNEY - What is there to say about arguably the most popular team of writers of popular music of all times? When they were

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      JAGGER/RICHARDS - The craziest rockers in the world came together as the singer and guitarist of the mighty Rolling Stones. They have worked together and authored decent hits for 40 years already, and the first song they wrote together was

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      STRUMMER/JONES - Another vocals-guitar cooperation comes in the form of Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, members and the brains behind the great Clash. Even though they would regularly spit on the monarchy and aristocracy, they did not obey the rules of the popular nihilism. After quitting the band, Mick Jones started his own project, Big Audio Dynamite, but he did not stop collaborating with Strummer even then. Strummer helped him write and produce the second album. As The Clash, they authored anthems like

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      GARCIA/HUNTER - Garcia and Hunter were the brains behind the Grateful Dead. Hunter's odd lyrics sprang from the even odder state of his brain, washed up with LSD, mescaline and other chemical substances he took as a paid test bunny in CIA's MKULTRA project. Hunter joined the Grateful Dead in 1967 and continued working with his old friend from bluegrass bands - Jerry Garcia. Together, they became a nearly indestructible duo, known for the hit

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      LEIBER/STOLLER - Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller are best known as authors of the legendary song

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      JOHN/TAUPIN - This songwriting team, that consists of Elton John and Bernia Taupin, decided to split duties, so Taupin would always write the lyrics and John would add the music. They have worked together way back since 1966, when they both responded to an ad in New Musical Express. The man who gave the add was Ray Williams, who later gave Taupin's lyrics to Elton John. The duo only met six months later, when they arranged the music and lyrics for John's debut album

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      BECKER/FAGEN – Donald Fagen and Walter Becker met at Bard University in 1967 and started playing in local bands. In the beginning, Chevy Chase, who went on to become a famous comedian, also played with them. However, until 1972, they did not achieve major success, mainly because they wrote pretty complicated jazz/rock songs. After the success in the 1970s and the hits

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      MARR/MORRISSEY - Yet another vocals-guitar duo with divided duties. Morrisey was in charge of the dark, spiritualized lyrics and Marr backed these with a melodic, layered guitar. Steven Morrisey and Johnny Marr formed The Smiths in 1982 and became one of the most influential bands on the alternative scene. Together, they authored hits like

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      WAITS/BRENNAN - Tom Waits met his wife Kathleen Brennan in 1980, on the set of Coppola's movie

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      DAVID/BACHARACH - The two composers and lyricists belong to the old school, the one that was active in the early 1960s. Together, Burt Bacharach and Hal David have created great hits for other artists - Bacharach frequently worked with Dionne Warwick, while David collaborated with Tom Jones, among others. Until 2006, Bacharach wrote a total of 70 hits that landed on the U.S. top 40 charts. Hal David is best known for the pop hits

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  • WAITS/BRENNAN - Tom Waits met his wife Kathleen Brennan in 1980, on the set of Coppola's movie

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  • MARR/MORRISSEY - Yet another vocals-guitar duo with divided duties. Morrisey was in charge of the dark, spiritualized lyrics and Marr backed these with a melodic, layered guitar. Steven Morrisey and Johnny Marr formed The Smiths in 1982 and became one of the most influential bands on the alternative scene. Together, they authored hits like

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  • LENNON/MCCARTNEY - What is there to say about arguably the most popular team of writers of popular music of all times? When they were

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  • LEIBER/STOLLER - Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller are best known as authors of the legendary song

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  • STRUMMER/JONES - Another vocals-guitar cooperation comes in the form of Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, members and the brains behind the great Clash. Even though they would regularly spit on the monarchy and aristocracy, they did not obey the rules of the popular nihilism. After quitting the band, Mick Jones started his own project, Big Audio Dynamite, but he did not stop collaborating with Strummer even then. Strummer helped him write and produce the second album. As The Clash, they authored anthems like

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  • JOHN/TAUPIN - This songwriting team, that consists of Elton John and Bernia Taupin, decided to split duties, so Taupin would always write the lyrics and John would add the music. They have worked together way back since 1966, when they both responded to an ad in New Musical Express. The man who gave the add was Ray Williams, who later gave Taupin's lyrics to Elton John. The duo only met six months later, when they arranged the music and lyrics for John's debut album

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  • JAGGER/RICHARDS - The craziest rockers in the world came together as the singer and guitarist of the mighty Rolling Stones. They have worked together and authored decent hits for 40 years already, and the first song they wrote together was

    7

  • GARCIA/HUNTER - Garcia and Hunter were the brains behind the Grateful Dead. Hunter's odd lyrics sprang from the even odder state of his brain, washed up with LSD, mescaline and other chemical substances he took as a paid test bunny in CIA's MKULTRA project. Hunter joined the Grateful Dead in 1967 and continued working with his old friend from bluegrass bands - Jerry Garcia. Together, they became a nearly indestructible duo, known for the hit

    8

  • BECKER/FAGEN – Donald Fagen and Walter Becker met at Bard University in 1967 and started playing in local bands. In the beginning, Chevy Chase, who went on to become a famous comedian, also played with them. However, until 1972, they did not achieve major success, mainly because they wrote pretty complicated jazz/rock songs. After the success in the 1970s and the hits

    9

  • DAVID/BACHARACH - The two composers and lyricists belong to the old school, the one that was active in the early 1960s. Together, Burt Bacharach and Hal David have created great hits for other artists - Bacharach frequently worked with Dionne Warwick, while David collaborated with Tom Jones, among others. Until 2006, Bacharach wrote a total of 70 hits that landed on the U.S. top 40 charts. Hal David is best known for the pop hits

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MARR/MORRISSEY - Yet another vocals-guitar duo with divided duties. Morrisey was in charge of the dark, spiritualized lyrics and Marr backed these with a melodic, layered guitar. Steven Morrisey and Johnny Marr formed The Smiths in 1982 and became one of the most influential bands on the alternative scene. Together, they authored hits like LENNON/MCCARTNEY - What is there to say about arguably the most popular team of writers of popular music of all times? When they were LEIBER/STOLLER - Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller are best known as authors of the legendary song STRUMMER/JONES - Another vocals-guitar cooperation comes in the form of Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, members and the brains behind the great Clash. Even though they would regularly spit on the monarchy and aristocracy, they did not obey the rules of the popular nihilism. After quitting the band, Mick Jones started his own project, Big Audio Dynamite, but he did not stop collaborating with Strummer even then. Strummer helped him write and produce the second album. As The Clash, they authored anthems like JOHN/TAUPIN - This songwriting team, that consists of Elton John and Bernia Taupin, decided to split duties, so Taupin would always write the lyrics and John would add the music. They have worked together way back since 1966, when they both responded to an ad in New Musical Express. The man who gave the add was Ray Williams, who later gave Taupin's lyrics to Elton John. The duo only met six months later, when they arranged the music and lyrics for John's debut album JAGGER/RICHARDS - The craziest rockers in the world came together as the singer and guitarist of the mighty Rolling Stones. They have worked together and authored decent hits for 40 years already, and the first song they wrote together was GARCIA/HUNTER - Garcia and Hunter were the brains behind the Grateful Dead. Hunter's odd lyrics sprang from the even odder state of his brain, washed up with LSD, mescaline and other chemical substances he took as a paid test bunny in CIA's MKULTRA project. Hunter joined the Grateful Dead in 1967 and continued working with his old friend from bluegrass bands - Jerry Garcia. Together, they became a nearly indestructible duo, known for the hit BECKER/FAGEN – Donald Fagen and Walter Becker met at Bard University in 1967 and started playing in local bands. In the beginning, Chevy Chase, who went on to become a famous comedian, also played with them. However, until 1972, they did not achieve major success, mainly because they wrote pretty complicated jazz/rock songs. After the success in the 1970s and the hits DAVID/BACHARACH - The two composers and lyricists belong to the old school, the one that was active in the early 1960s. Together, Burt Bacharach and Hal David have created great hits for other artists - Bacharach frequently worked with Dionne Warwick, while David collaborated with Tom Jones, among others. Until 2006, Bacharach wrote a total of 70 hits that landed on the U.S. top 40 charts. Hal David is best known for the pop hits

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