They do not necessarily involve the guest vocal soloists, who, though sometimes excellent, can be uneven.
There's also a song by Gramercy Arms featuring an unlikely guest vocal from comedian Sarah Silverman.
Apart from a guest vocal on Disclosure's debut album, Woon remained relatively silent.
"Tripwire," a waltz that featured guest vocal harmonies by Diane Birch, bears more than a casual resemblance to "Satellite".
Before her big Major Lazer hit, Mø was a guest vocal on rapper Iggy Azalea's track Beg for It.
A version of the Hanukkah song "Eight Candles" sped along in a klezmer vein, with keening clarinet and an assured guest vocal by Amy Cervini.
On "Flower of Evil," each of those tunes features a guest vocal by Bonnie (Prince) Billy, the singer-songwriter whose given name is Will Oldham.
The title track offsets a ruminative guest vocal from Richard Hawley with a silvery riff lifted, brilliantly, from a tribute to William Blake by David Axelrod.
"Baby," with a guest vocal by Betty Wright, the gritty 1970s soul hitmaker, reproaches a man who leaves his lover behind when he becomes a star.
Instead, they put the big guest vocal in the bridge with a simple melody as its chorus, inducing people to dance rather than listen.
One tune featured a guest vocal by Gretchen Parlato, with whom Ms. Stevens and Ms. Martin have recently struck up a performing partnership under the tongue-in-cheek moniker Girls Gone Mild.
