History Main / DistantDuet

Two singers sing the same song, but they are separated in space. Can be used to show the commonality of the two singers (such as two lovers sharing a love song while longing for each other) but another variation is [[HeroVsVillainDuet the protagonists singing a happy song while the villain is plotting]].

* Due to the nature of the Rhythm Doctor remote defibrillator system, ''[[VideoGame/RhythmDoctor]]'' often sees the player treating individuals in separate locations to one another as part of the same song. There's even a level ''named'' Distant Duet, where the player treats an elderly man while their coworker treats his wife, although there's no singing involved.

* “You’re the Reason God Made Oklahoma,” by David Frizzell and Shelly West, he the brother of Lefty Frizzell, she the daughter of Dottie West. The song is about an Oklahoma factory worker who misses an ex-girlfriend, who moved to Los Angeles to chase her dreams; the first verse comes from the man’s perspective, the second from hers, and the finale about how they both wish they could be together again. A No. 1 country smash hit in 1981, the success of “… Oklahoma” led to a series of Frizzell and West duets.

* The video for Patti [=LaBelle=] and [[Music/DoobieBrothers Michael McDonald]]'s duet "On My Own" features the two in separate locations.

* "Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum

* "This Grill Is Not A Home" in ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', sung by SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs, after the latter loses a bet against Plankton and is forced to give the former away to him.
** "Never Give Up" is sung by Spongebob and Squidward. After Squidward leaves and gives up the band, SpongeBob uses the song to bring Squidward back, while Squidward is about to give up, before he returns to the band.

* "This Grill Is Not A Home" in ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''
** "Never Give Up" is sung between Spongebob and Squidward.

* Music/SimplePlan's "Jet Lag" is sung from the perspective of a couple who are separated by continents, to the point where he's waking up just as the sun is setting where she is. They have released four official versions of the song--the English version with Natasha Bedingfield, a French version with Marie-Mai, a mixed English/Chinese version with Kelly Cha, and a one with an Indonesian band. In all four music videos he is shown at the airport while she waits for him to come home.

* ''Film/AChristmasCarolTheMusical'': Young Scrooge and Fan's duet of "A Place Called Home."

* Music/FrankSinatra recorded a new version of ''I've Got You Under My Skin'' with {{Bono}} in 1993. The music video depicts Sinatra singing his part of the song in New York, with Bono singing his lines in Dublin.

* "Picture" by Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow is from the perspective of a couple simultaneously pining for, and '''cheating on''', each other while the man is out on the road. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKFx0MMqb48 Video.]]

** "Cool", a StupidStatementDanceMix that [[OfficialCouple Candace and Jeremy]] put together over the phone.

* The pilot episode of ''Series/{{Smash}}'' has Ivy and Karen duet "Let Me Be Your Star" as each walks in to their audition for the lead role of Creator/MarilynMonroe in the [[ShowWithinAShow Broadway-bound new musical ''''Bombshell'''']].

* The pilot episode of ''Series/{{Smash}}'' has Ivy and Karen duet "Let Me Be Your Star" as each walks in to their audition for the lead role of Creator/MarilynMonroe in the [[ShowWithinAShow Broadway-bound new musical ''Bombshell'']].

* The pilot episode of ''Series/{{Smash}}'' has Ivy and Karen duet "Let Me Be Your Star" as each walks in to their audition for the lead in the [[ShowWithinAShow eponymous musical]].

* In "The Night of the Bottomless Pit" from ''Series/TheWildWildWest'', imprisoned secret agent James West carelessly sings the first line of a folk song. The scene then switches to another part of the prison where his partner, Artemus Gordon, who has just arrived in disguise (as usual), is singing the rest of the same song.
* Happens frequently on ''Series/{{Glee}}'', but in the Season 4 premiere "The New Rachel," Marley and Rachel sing "New York State Of Mind" together.

* 2014's ''Peter Pan Live,'' a new version of [[Theatre/PeterPan1954 the stage musical]], changed the (now-appropriately titled) "Distant Melody" to one of these. In the original, Peter Pan sings it as a lullaby at Wendy's request; in ''Live'', Wendy sings one half of the song in Neverland, while Mrs. Darling, still waiting for her children to come home, [[CounterpointDuet sings the other]].

* The first episoded of ''[[Series/CrazyExGirlfriend Crazy Ex-Girlfriend]]'''s fourth season has "No One Else is Singing my Song", with Nathaniel, Rebecca, and Josh lamenting that no one else could possibly understand their situations. In the last chorus, the whole company joins in, each in a different location. [[spoiler: PlayedWith at the end of the song, when everyone (except Rebecca) notices each other, resulting in a rather heartwarming moment.]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidIIReturnToTheSea'', Ariel and her daughter Melody duet. Melody is excitedly trying out her [[spoiler: new mermaid tail]], and Ariel is looking for Melody, who had [[spoiler: run away from home after her disastrous birthday party]].

* "Am I Feeling Love?", one of two blatant {{Award Bait Song}}s in the theatrical cuts of WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler.

* The bridge of "There's a Party in Agrabah" from ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'' is a duet between Aladdin (back at the hovel he used to live in) and Jasmine (on the balcony of the palace), singing about how alone they were before they found each other. Aladdin gets so into it he almost kisses Iago.

* "Shere Khan's Lost Song" from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Jungle Book|1967}}'' was originally going to be one between Shere Khan, the film's BigBad, and Buldeo, a human hunter from the books who was cut from the film.
* The [[WhatCouldHaveBeen canceled]] WesternAnimation/BettyBoop movie was planned to have a distant duet between Betty and her father. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiaodCj0pak See it here.]]
* The DarkReprise of "My Kingdom of The Heart" from ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndThePea''.

* "For the First Time in Forever" in ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'', which has Anna dancing all over the castle and its surroundings while singing about her excitement about the gates being open again, and Elsa gathering her courage in her room while [[CounterpointDuet she sings about her apprehension over the same thing]].
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsFriendshipGames'': The [[WhatCouldHaveBeen original version]] of [[IWantSong "What More Is Out There"]] was between [[TheHero Sunset Shimmer]] and [[AntiVillain the human world's Twilight Sparkle]], drawing a parallel between Twilight looking for more in life and Sunset being unfulfilled by her mundane life. The piece in the final version of the film is a solo song by Twilight Sparkle.
* "Free" from ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAsThePrincessAndThePauper'' as Erika and Annaliese are singing the same song despite being in completely different areas.

* Two in ''Film/TheMuppets'': Piggy (in her dressing room) and Mary (at a restaurant) in "Me Party", and then Gary (on the street) and Walter (in the Muppet Studios basement) for "Man or Muppet" (there's an ImagineSpot where they're together in the middle, but as far as the reality of the film is concerned, they're not).

* The first episoded of ''[[Series/{{CrazyExGirlfriend}} Crazy Ex-Girlfriend]]'''s fourth season has "No One Else is Singing my Song", with Nathaniel, Rebecca, and Josh lamenting that no one else could possibly understand their situations. In the last chorus, the whole company joins in, each in a different location. [[spoiler: PlayedWith at the end of the song, when everyone (except Rebecca) notices each other, resulting in a rather heartwarming moment.]]

* "Christmas Makes Me Cry" from {{Theatre/Brooklyn}} has Faith in Paris, singing to young Brooklyn, and Taylor in New York, singing to...anyone who'll listen, and both of them thinking of each other.

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** Although the [[TearJerker tear-jerking]] ''Music/LullabyForAPrincess'' ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4tyvJJzSDk watch here]]) is a solo lament that Celestia sings to her sister on the moon, it has been made into a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG0miCM8l08 duet]]. There are also versions of the song sung by Luna, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyj9_YJCMUw "Luna's Soliloquy"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waPvh7ehZ3Y "Luna's Reply"]], which have been adapted into [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyfrP7AInds these]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGNifI5wdv0 duets]], respectively.
** In the video edition of ''Webcomic/TheLastAdventure'', Twilight and Discord sing ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIN0qeiFSIo Alone Again]]'', about how much immortality is a curse, because their loved ones will be gone one day, leaving them alone as they were before. Discord's case is worse because he is still treated like a monster by most ponies and he decided to exile in the Everfree forest [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy so Fluttershy would forget him and be happy with somepony else]].

* The video for Patti LaBelle and [[Music/DoobieBrothers Michael McDonald]]'s duet "On My Own" features the two in separate locations.

* "Picture" by Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow is from the perspective of a couple simultaneously pining for, and '''cheating on''', each other while the man is out on the road. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKFx0MMqb48 Video]]

* "So Far Apart" from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePony: [[http://www.hubworld.com/watch/610729115001 The Runaway Rainbow]]''.

** The episode "I Scream, You Scream" has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soiw4Bh6lig Busted]]. Although it is a duet for Candace and Vanessa, they never actually see each other during this episode. In fact, it’s before they even meet for anything longer than a scene and go on to form their OddFriendship.
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYvcppG1W34 When Tomorrow is This Morning Again]]" (sung by Candace and Doofenshmirtz) from the GrandFinale "Last Day of Summer". Part of the song resembles "Busted", with Doofenshmirtz taking the position of Vanessa.

** The episode, "Bully Bromance Break Up" has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhmXLNXnAIM "Hole in My Heart"]], a BreakupSong between [[TheBully Buford]] and [[BollywoodNerd Baljeet]].

* "Free" from ''WesternAnimation/BarbieInThePrincessAndThePauper'' as Erika and Annaliese are singing the same song despite being in completely different areas.

%%* "Summer Nights" from ''Theatre/{{Grease}}''.

* ''Theatre/LesMiserables'' has a Distant ''Octet'' in the form of "[[TheSongBeforeTheStorm One Day More]]", with Valjean, Marius and Cosette (who are actually distant lovers longing for each other), Eponine, Enjolras (who is joined by Marius deciding what to do), Javert, and the Thenardiers.

* In ''WesternAnimation/CentralPark'', Season 1 "[[Recap/CentralParkS1E8HotOven Hot Oven]]", Molly and Brendan sings "I'm in a Perfect Relationship" in their respective rooms while they text each other on their bed, singing how they have the perfect relationship despite not knowing much about each other.