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Lesbian dream duets for the Grammys

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People recently released its list of fantasy Grammy duets, but we all know that lesbians do it better. The 52nd annual Grammys don’t air until Jan. 31, but AfterEllen.com figured that the Grammy planning committee would need some major help in selecting its performances of the night.

Surprise duets are always the highlights of the night, but too often they overlook the best possibilities. Thus, we came up with our own list of queer female artist-duos that would really bring the Grammy house down in L.A. next year.

Lady Gaga and Peaches

Gaga has finally met her match in over-the-top live performances with the “I Feel Cream” electro-pop rocker. The amount of oozing sexuality, pelvic thrusting, and overall awesomeness from a Peaches and Gaga collabo might even be too much for L.A. to handle.

Brandi Carlile and Melissa Etheridge

Etheridge, the queen of country-infused rock and Carlile, the recently out lesbian indie rocker Carlile, would do a killer medley of “Come to my Window” and “The Story.” Just the thought of all that bluesy rock-goodness gives me the tingles in all the right places.

Rihanna and Joan Jett

Rihanna's suggestive comments are good enough to put her onstage with Joan Jett and win her the honor of decking herself in leather and singing “Bad Reputation” with the Runaways guitarist and all-time lesbian heartthrob.

Sleater-Kinney and Beth Ditto

Combining ‘90s riot grrl feminist rock group Sleater-Kinney and queer icon Beth Ditto of Gossip would be an unstoppable force of feminist, queercore, pansexual anthems that would have the audience burning bras and fighting for gay marriage. But first, S-K has to reunite.

The Cliks and The Veronicas

The Veronicas’ Jess Origliasso, who was romantically linked to out Australian VJ Ruby Rose, and her twin sister Lisa, could use a little bit of angst in their pop-punk act, and The Cliks could use a little happiness in their music. Cliks, meet the Veronicas, and they’ll get a finished product of genderqueer chic and Vans.

Tegan and Sara and Indigo Girls

A duet between these acts would be a melding of two generations of guitar-playing, unrequited love song-crooning lesbian duos, causing lesbians old and young to swoon in their seats.

Who would be your dream duet for the Grammys next year?

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    • Submitted by
    drummerdeeds
    on December 21, 2009 - 1:00pm.
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    Nilshaira's picture

    OMG give me them all

    Submitted by
    Nilshaira (239 posts)
    on December 21, 2009 - 2:48pm.

    A M A Z I N G!!

    good choices! love them all :D 

    but if I have to choose one...I would choose Brandi Carlile and Melissa Etheridge

    Only if I HAVE to!! :)

    I don't think main stream is ready for someone like Peaches...if they made a big deal about Adam Lambert's performance, what will they say about Peaches!! Peaches is too much of a sex-bomb for them to handle!! :)
    Valkyrie's picture

    Etheridge-Carlile!!

    Submitted by
    Valkyrie (316 posts)
    on January 3, 2010 - 8:17pm.

    Anything with Melissa in it.. it's amazing... Though Peaches is pretty cool... but people would crap their pants... and The View women would not stop talking about it... haha idk.

     

    "Were I receptive to such proposition, it would first require a full booty check, and if you were to pass muster, baby I'd give it to you family style"-Peggy Peabody

    xena_rulz's picture

    Brandi Carlile and Melissa Etheridge...

    Submitted by
    xena_rulz (12 posts)
    on December 21, 2009 - 3:55pm.

    YES! That's all I have to say.. that would be A-M-A-Z-I-N-G !

    videopinball's picture

    !

    Submitted by
    videopinball (11 posts)
    on December 21, 2009 - 8:23pm.
    Helllllllll yes.

    Brandie Carlile makes the world go round.
    Frycook's picture

    kd lang and Anne Murray

    Submitted by
    Frycook (15 posts)
    on December 21, 2009 - 4:10pm.
    I'd love to see kd lang and Anne Murray do Love Song again (or any other song).  I'm old and I know what I like - gimme those Canadian women any day!
    dragonlady07's picture

    um

    Submitted by
    dragonlady07 (437 posts)
    on December 21, 2009 - 4:28pm.

    love gaga but dont you have this backward? j/s

    "Gaga has finally met her match in over-the-top live performances with the “I Feel Cream” electro-pop rocker. "

    Low-Ren-Zo.'s picture

    I thought the SAME THING.

    Submitted by
    Low-Ren-Zo. (1709 posts)
    on December 22, 2009 - 2:19pm.

    And. I love your icon, lol.

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    YoRo's picture

    Yes to peaches and Lady Gaga

    Submitted by
    YoRo (6 posts)
    on December 21, 2009 - 5:08pm.
    Yes to peaches and Lady Gaga but i say make it trio and add robyn in there... the thought alone makes me vomit in delight.
    Cailee's picture

    These are all phenomenal!!

    Submitted by
    Cailee (10 posts)
    on December 21, 2009 - 5:40pm.
    These are all phenomenal!! I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to see Brandi and Melissa! Kelly Clarkson and Melissa doing "Bring Me Some Water" at the Divas show was amazing and easily one of the more lesbian performances I've ever seen. Out with it, Kelly!
    SaffronLove's picture

    hmm

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    SaffronLove (862 posts)
    on December 21, 2009 - 6:18pm.

    k.d. and melissa 

    yes--that would be great. 

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    Angie5x5's picture

    k.d. and Melissa duet

    Submitted by
    Angie5x5 (244 posts)
    on December 21, 2009 - 8:03pm.

    It's not the Grammy's, but here's an old kd/Melissa "You Can Sleep While I Drive" duet.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZyWaaF7MZI

    SaffronLove's picture

    thanks Angie5x5!

    Submitted by
    SaffronLove (862 posts)
    on December 21, 2009 - 9:31pm.

    very kind of you~ 

    P.S.  I love your picture; I have a little white kitty myself.

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    Stephanie's picture

    That is one complete dream duo

    Submitted by
    Stephanie (99 posts)
    on December 21, 2009 - 7:49pm.
    Brandi Carlile and Melissa Etheridge.. is there any need to say more?
    7Up's picture

    Tegan and Sarah and the

    Submitted by
    7Up (729 posts)
    on December 21, 2009 - 8:14pm.

    Tegan and Sarah and the Indigo Girls would be totally bizarly interesting actually...

    I would be so not that into Brandi Carlile and Melissa Ethridge... sorry....  I'd find Brandi Carlile much more interesting playing with someone more ummm... hmmm....different like Rufus Wainwright or Sia or Anthony and The Johnsons (assuming we are sticking with queery people) - for a more intriguing combinationability!

    Angie5x5's picture

    Dream duets

    Submitted by
    Angie5x5 (244 posts)
    on December 21, 2009 - 8:08pm.

    Missy Higgins and Sarah Bettens

    Joan Osborne and Melissa Etheridge (again)

    Joan Jett and Linda Perry

    Leisha Hailey and Sophie B. Hawkins

    Cheeky Chester's picture

    I'd so dig

    Submitted by
    Cheeky Chester (11 posts)
    on December 21, 2009 - 9:31pm.

    a Lady Gaga and Peaches duet

     

    I'd also love to see Alicia Keys and Meshell Ndegeocello or Uh Huh Her and Missy Higgins. AfterEllen should so make this fantasy list happen for us 

    a_l_y_s_s_a's picture

    hmm

    Submitted by
    a_l_y_s_s_a (117 posts)
    on December 21, 2009 - 10:49pm.
    Joan Jett with Tegan and Sara.Missy Higgins and Tegan and Sara
    pancreas's picture

    Gaga and Peaches would be

    Submitted by
    pancreas (419 posts)
    on December 21, 2009 - 11:36pm.

    Gaga and Peaches would be amazing, and SK and Beth.

    Since the definitions of (openly) queer are very very loose here (Rihanna, Veronicas, Joan Jett) let me propose Elly Jackson and Ladyhawke - about whom I can only speculate, but they'd sound great together. 

    Kat's picture

    Brandi and Melissa!

    Submitted by
    Kat (73 posts)
    on December 22, 2009 - 1:22am.
    Just the mention of a Brandi Carlile and Melissa Etheridge duet sounds amazing. That needs to happen!
    JazmineStarr's picture

    trio

    Submitted by
    JazmineStarr (2 posts)
    on December 22, 2009 - 2:01am.
    Brandi, Melissa, and Missy Higgins
    Jo's picture

    yes! a trio!

    Submitted by
    Jo (1 post)
    on January 22, 2010 - 6:12am.
    Brandi Carlile's twang, together with Melissa E's power, softened by Missy Higgins's warm whisper.  Heaven!
    wild_horses's picture

    the Gossip opened for

    Submitted by
    wild_horses (45 posts)
    on December 22, 2009 - 2:15am.
    the Gossip opened for sleater-kinney in 2003 or thereabouts--not a duet, but the closest we'll get to a double billing until s-k reunite (one can still hope!!!) 
    a.pleasant22's picture

    Peaches and Gaga!

    Submitted by
    a.pleasant22 (11 posts)
    on December 22, 2009 - 3:25am.

    I love watching both of them just to see what they will do. I can't imagine what would happen if they were put on stage together.

    I take that back. I do have a guess or two. Either Lady Gaga or Peaches would end up killing the other (from a spotlight stealing, shock and awe death match), or they would join forces and create something so amazing the universe would implode.

    limescentedkeys's picture

    I didn't just kiss her...

    Submitted by
    limescentedkeys (3 posts)
    on December 22, 2009 - 6:50am.
    Katy Perry and Jen Foster please!
    Nilshaira's picture

    ajjajajajajajaj

    Submitted by
    Nilshaira (239 posts)
    on January 2, 2010 - 11:23am.

    That would be a good one :)

    But I'm pissed with Katy Perry for insulting the Transgenders.

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    l.e. singleton's picture

    i didn't even know she did

    Submitted by
    l.e. singleton (6 posts)
    on January 2, 2010 - 1:11pm.

    i didn't even know she did that. wow.

    first, there was "ur so gay" which clearly uses the term offensively, then there was "i kissed a girl" that beth ditto so eloquently called her out on as being a boner dyke anthem, then there was her saying she was not impressed with beth ditto because of her comments without fucking listening to and/or comprehending what beth ditto meant, and now this.

     truthfully, i hope she goes back to christian music and gets the hell out of mainstream. i don't see how anyone thinks of her as a gay icon.

    /rant

    Low-Ren-Zo.'s picture

    dream duo.

    Submitted by
    Low-Ren-Zo. (1709 posts)
    on December 22, 2009 - 2:27pm.

    Meshell and ...Kelis. (you know she's a true freak.)

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    strict machine's picture

    gaga and peaches

    Submitted by
    strict machine (4899 posts)
    on December 22, 2009 - 2:50pm.
    that would make me feel cream
    Crystal's picture

    I would actually love

    Submitted by
    Crystal (22 posts)
    on December 25, 2009 - 5:55pm.
    to hear them all. :D
    Amaya's picture

    Well..

    Submitted by
    Amaya (99 posts)
    on December 27, 2009 - 5:58am.

    I thought Peaches hated Lady GaGa? Either way if she could put her hatred aside, it would be a performance of Epic proportions. So epic L.A. would melt from the heat.

    I love that lavender blonde... The way she moves the way she walks, I touch myself can't get enough...

    ~* Sunt îngeraşul tau, dar tu eşti îngerul meu *~

    Wendy's picture

    Melissa & Brandi ALL THE WAY

    Submitted by
    Wendy (6 posts)
    on December 31, 2009 - 11:43am.
    Tingles is RIGHT!  Melissa has always been my #1 and I love Brandi as well!!  The two of them together MAY be almost too much to handle!!  Whew!
    Clore's picture

    Sleater-Kinney is perfection

    Submitted by
    Clore (8 posts)
    on January 2, 2010 - 2:39am.
    I would simply be happy with Sleater-Kinney getting back together. 
    l.e. singleton's picture

    lady gaga and peaches

    Submitted by
    l.e. singleton (6 posts)
    on January 2, 2010 - 12:56pm.
    lady gaga and peaches dueting and then sleater-kinney and gossip dueting would be the ultimate queer entertainment. it may make my head explode just thinking about it. i'd love to see joan jett and bikini kill dueting, too. oh maaaan.
    BeccaB's picture

    Wow! Fab duets!

    Submitted by
    BeccaB (281 posts)
    on January 3, 2010 - 3:35am.

    They all sound great! I'd love to see GaGa and Peaches, that'd be some show!

    However, as a huge Joan Jett fan, I have to say I'd pick someone else other than Rhianna. Since Rhianna's not an out lesbian, how about someone else with queer appeal but not necessarily gay - Joan Jett and Pink. I'd love to see that. I think 'Bad Reputation' would suit Pink too, maybe they could also do 'Trouble' since it's essentialy the same sort of song...

    I think Joan and Peaches have already worked together at some point, if I remember correctly...not sure if they ever performed a duet though. I love 'Oh My God' by Pink and Peaches.

    What about a more unusal one - Melissa Etheridge and Annie Lennox. Totally different but I think they could blend well together given the right song...

    I never listen to things they say, cos what you hear gets in your way (Joan Jett)


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