Which two singers recorded "Ebony and Ivory"?
Two songwriting giants pooled their talents on a plea for racial harmony, and the best metaphor they could come up with was "have you seen a piano?" "Ebony and Ivory" still spent seven weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982. Which two singers recorded "Ebony and Ivory"?
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Correct Answer: Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
(Source)Less than two months after the single dropped, Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo were on SNL tearing it apart. Murphy played Stevie Wonder, and Piscopo played Frank Sinatra, kicking Paul McCartney off the record. Piscopo's Sinatra called the black keys and white keys metaphor "too artsy for the public" and offered some blunter (and much more offensive) alternative lyrics. The SNL writers' room wasn't the only place that didn't like the song, and over the years, it's been voted one of the worst songs ever recorded. At least we came together on something.
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