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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 the protagonists singing a happy song while the villain is plotting.
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Naturally, a sub-trope of [[Let's Duet]].
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== [[Anime]]
* A rare print version of this trope pops up in ''[[Chrono Crusade]]''. In New York state, Rosette flops down on the grass and begins to sing a musical version of [[Edgar Allan Poe]]'s poem ''Israfel''. In the middle of the song, the scene switches to San Fransisco, where her brother Joshua is singing the same song. Since this is the first time Joshua shows up in the present day (his previous scenes had either been flashbacks or only shown him in silhouette), the song is a clue that it's the same Joshua as it's mentioned he and Rosette sang together as children.
== [[Fan Works]] ==
* "Missing You" from ''[[A Very Potter Musical]]''.
== [[Film]] ==
* The song "Touch-a Touch-a Touch-a Touch Me" from ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' has Janet singing as she's seducing Rocky in the lab as well as Columbia and Magenta singing as well... while mocking Janet from inside a bedroom.
* The song "Come Back To Me" from ''[[On a Clear Day You Can See Forever]]''. Daisy is avoiding the psychiatrist so he tries to reach her telepathically. She begins hearing the words of the song coming from the mouths of her cooking class teacher, police officers, and other random strangers. (Does not happen in the stage show.)
* The second verse of "At The Opera Tonight" from ''[[Repo!
* All of John and Abigail Adams' duets in ''[[
* Lalita and Darcy share a Distant Duet that was cut from the movie ''[[
* Two in ''[[The Muppets (
== Film: Western Animation ==▼
* "Savages" from Disney's ''[[Pocahontas]]''
* "Somewhere Out There" from ''[[An American Tail]]''. Two separated mice sing about their hopes of finding each other someday. [[Tear Jerker|* sniff*
* "The Plagues" from ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]''
* The "[[La Résistance]]" Medley from ''[[South Park]]: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut'', which is also a deliberate parody of these kinds of songs. The members of [[La Résistance]], the mothers, the fathers, Terrance and Phillip and Satan all sing different parts, often reprising other songs from the movie.
* The [[Award Bait Song]] "For Longer Than Forever" from ''[[The Swan Princess]]''.
* "Am I Feeling Love?", one of two blatant [[Award Bait Song
* "Shere Khan's Lost Song" from ''[[The Jungle Book (Disney film)|The Jungle Book]]'' was originally going to be one for Shere Khan, the film's [[Big Bad]].
* The [[What Could Have Been|canceled]] [[Betty Boop]] movie was planned to have a distant duet between Betty and her father. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130512190244/http://www.moorestudiosinc.com/bettyboop.htm See it here.]
== Live Action Theater ==▼
* "Walk Through the Fire" from the ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]]'' [[Musical Episode|musical]] has a whole bunch of little subgroups.
== [[Music]] ==
* The Polish-Russian songstress' Anna German's song ''Echo of Love'' is kinda like that.
* [[Frank Sinatra]] 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.
* [[Sound Horizon]]'s "Shiseru Monotachi no Monogatari - Istoria" includes a duet between separated twins Elefseus and Artemisia, promising that they'll meet again one day.
* [[Simple Plan]]'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
== [[Theatre]] ==
* "Tonight Quintet" from ''[[West Side Story]]''.
* "What You Own" in both the musical and movie versions of ''[[Rent]]''. Mark's in New York, Roger's in Santa Fe, they meet for the final verse on the roof of their apartment building.
* "Lily's Eyes" from ''The Secret Garden''. Brothers who were in love with the same woman.
* "I Wish I Could Go Back to College" and "Fantasies Come True" from ''[[Avenue Q]]'' both do this. The former has three singers, all in different buildings. The latter is a twist on the "love song" variant; the two singers are both singing about having found love, but not with each other. And one of the two people who's found love discovers
* "Summer Nights" from ''[[Grease]]''.
* "Till Then" and "Yours, Yours, Yours",
* Parodied in "West End Musical", by [[Mitch Benn]] and the Distractions (also a [[Counterpoint Duet]]):
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'''Mitch:''': I'm standing over on the right.
'''Kirsty''': Silhouetted in a spotlight on my own.
'''Mitch:''': That's interesting, so am I.
'''Kirsty''': I'm not too sure just what this song's about.
'''Mitch:''': I don't know either, don't ask me.
'''Kirsty''': It's probably something to do with being alone.
'''Mitch''': But I'm standing over here... }}
* "Skid Row" from ''[[Little Shop of Horrors]]'' has various characters singing one line, before developing into a more conventional
* ''[[Thirteen]]'' has a subversion. Evan and Patrice are standing right next to each other and are giving advice to Brett saying what they wish they would really say to each other
* ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (
* "Christmas Makes Me Cry" from [[
* "What You Don't Know About Women" in ''[[City of Angels (musical)|City of Angels]]''. Gabby and Oolie are separated not only by a split stage, but by the latter being a fictional character in a [[Film Noir]] written by the former's husband.
* 'I Know Him So Well' from ''[[Chess (theatre)|Chess]]'', although this one depends on the production: in some versions, the two singers are actually singing to each other.
* The finale reprise of
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eoMAgYmNh0 "Friendship Isn't What it Used to Be"] from ''Vanities: The Musical'' was originally a solo sung by Kathy after the other two characters leave the scene, but made a Distant Trio in later productions.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* "Girl in the Tower", from ''[[King's Quest VI]]''.
* The Opera from [[Final Fantasy VI]]. Unique in that the Duet is part of an opera, staged within the game.
== [[Web Original]] ==
* Another [[Joss Whedon]] example is "My Eyes" from ''[[Dr.
▲* Another [[Joss Whedon]] example is "My Eyes" from ''[[Dr. Horribles Sing Along Blog|Dr. Horrible]]''.
* "So Far Apart" from ''[[My Little Pony]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20121114144300/http://www.hubworld.com/watch/610729115001 The Runaway Rainbow]''.
** ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
* "Greasy Spoon" from ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' episode "Welcome to the Chum Bucket", which is based on the song "[[wikipedia:A House Is Not a Home (song)|A House Is Not a Home]]" recorded by Dionne Warwick and popularized by Luther Vandross's cover.
* An episode of ''[[The Critic]]'' gives ''Siskel and Ebert'' (playing themselves, no less) one of these when they temporarily end their partnership. Then a third verse is sung by Jay's boss, secretly upset that Jay has quit to pursue a partnership with one of them.
* The ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' episode
* The ''[[
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