The Appeal of Male Western Music Duos: Recommended Classics and Popular Songs
What kind of music comes to mind when you hear “male duo”? You might instinctively think of vocal-centric styles like pop, folk, or soul.
Those duos are wonderful, of course, but precisely because a duo is the smallest group format, there are many pairs who play a wide range of music with a free, unconstrained sensibility.
In this article, using the theme of male duos as our guide, we’ll introduce a selection of classic Western tracks that cross genre boundaries—not just pop, but rock, techno, hip-hop, and more.
You might even discover, “Wait, that classic was by a male duo?”
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The Appeal of Male Western Music Duos: Recommended Masterpieces and Popular Songs (21–30)
After The Love Is GoneAIRPLAY
Airplay was a duo team formed by David Foster and Jay Graydon, who weren’t as famous then as they are now.
“After the Love Is Gone” is a track included on their 1980 album Romantic.
The song became well known when Earth, Wind & Fire covered it under the title “After the Love Has Gone.”
Move your feetJunior Senior
Junior Senior is a hip-hop/rock duo from Denmark.
The members are Jesper Mortensen, known as Junior, and Jeppe Laursen, known as Senior.
“Move Your Feet,” included on their 2002 album Don’t Don’t Stop the Beat, became a hit, reaching number three in the U.S., which quickly brought them widespread fame.
The Appeal of Male Western Music Duos: Recommended Masterpieces and Popular Songs (31–40)
Tomorrow’s PeopleMcDonald and Giles
McDonald and Giles is a duo formed by Ian McDonald and Michael Giles, former members of King Crimson, one of the leading bands in progressive rock.
Their only album, “McDonald and Giles” (1971), did not achieve commercial success, but it is praised by prog fans as a classic and remains highly popular.
“Tomorrow’s People (The Children of Today)” is a track from the album.
I Hear You NowJon & Vangelis
Jon and Vangelis is a duo consisting of Jon Anderson, a member of the renowned band Yes, and the synthesizer player Vangelis, famous as the composer of Chariots of Fire.
The unit was formed in 1979, and their first released album, Short Stories, became a hit.
I Hear You Now is a track included on the album.
Won’t Give InThe Finn Brothers
Crowded House, a band sometimes called “the Beatles of Australia.” The Finn Brothers is the duo formed by Neil Finn, the frontman of that band, and his brother Tim Finn.
Want You Back (Won’t Give In) is a track from their 2004 album Everyone Is Here.
Its clear acoustic guitar tones and the brothers’ tight harmonies give it a simple, homespun charm.
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’The Righteous Brothers
The Righteous Brothers are a duo consisting of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield, and are one of the groups that epitomize blue-eyed soul.
They debuted in 1963, and the following year released “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’,” which reached No.
1 on the U.S.
charts.
The song was later covered by Hall & Oates, who were emblematic of blue-eyed soul in the 1980s.
Don’t Trust Me3OH!3
3OH!3 is an electronic duo from the United States.
Formed in 2004, they achieved success with their 2008 album “Want,” from which the single “Don’t Trust Me” became a hit, reaching number 8 on the US singles chart.