We’ve experienced many collaborations in musical past and present, from the likes of Charli XCX/Marina and the Diamonds’ Just Desserts to Florence + the Machine/Dizzee Rascal’s You’ve Got The Dirtee Love, as well as Elton John/Kiki Dee’s Don’t Go Breaking My Heart and Diana Ross/Lionel Richie’s Endless Love.
Yet, there are some collaborations we still don’t have, and well, these next 5 hypothetical collaborations are what I’d like to see, no matter how likely or unlikely they are.
1. Marina and the Diamonds/Florence + the Machine
Florence and Marina are two hard-hitting musicians, and despite their slight difference in genre despite mostly maintaining an ‘indie’ vibe, I feel their collaboration would lead to great things. Heck, I’d even want a full album from the two together. If you have a quick browse on YouTube, there are many great fan-made ‘mashups’ of their songs. This is one I’ve been obsessed with for a while, however it’s since been moved onto soundcloud, it works really well and their voices truly compliment each other.
2. James Bay/Ed Sheeran
Just imagine all the soul and sheer emotion coming from a James Bay and Ed Sheeran collab. Oh THE FEELS I CAN’T EVEN. Sorry for going all tumblr fangirl on you, I truly am sorry. Anyway, James’ album is probably one of my favourite albums of 2015, Ed Sheeran manages to release a hit after hit. This collaboration would do wonders.
3. Taylor Swift/HAIM
Apparently they’re friends? I don’t know, they’re never seen together at all (sarcasm intended). Imagine a song combining the likes of Taylor Swift’s Bad Blood and HAIM’s My Song 5, some hardcore rant-pop right there. Heck, I wouldn’t mind if they collaborated, with either an intense track like Bad Blood/My Song 5 or perhaps an explosion of pop and disco with Shake It Off/If I Could Change Your Mind, ooh I can see myself dancing already.
4. CHVRCHES/Years & Years
Imagine all that electro pop gold sparkling down onto your ears and BAMN instant fun and instant dancing (what did I just say). Here I imagine a track combining CHVRCHES’ The Mother We Share with Years & Years’ Shine. Oh how satisfying to imagine. Please, please, please let this happen. Now. I demand it. Give it to me. NOW. But seriously, I could see perhaps a ‘VS’ collaboration, similar to Bastille VS HAIM’s Bite Down. The best of CHVRCHES VS the best of Years & Years. I’m already dancing thinking about it.
5. Foxes/Bastille
Two of my favourites, Foxes, a singer, and Bastille, a band (Dan Smith, the lead singer pictured above), create these songs that are not only fun (for the most part, check out Count The Saints by Foxes and Oblivion by Bastille for some serious stuff) but also genuinely GOOD. It’s not often we get music that is both nice to listen to and fun to dance to. Here, I would perhaps imagine a line between Foxes’ Glorious and Bastille’s Laura Palmer, to make a song that has a huge impact on young people and kind of have those ‘hipster’ vibes. Foxes also supported Bastille on tour, so you know, it could almost definitely happen.
Anyway. That’s all for now. Perhaps another time I will post another set of dream collaborations. Be sure to follow me on BlogLovin’, Twitter, like my Facebook page or even subscribe to get email notifications every time I post a new blog post. A new blog post will be going up later in the week, be sure to check it out when it arrives!
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