The curse of the pop duo — from Simon & Garfunkel to Hall & Oates

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the Hall & Oates drama continues — with Daryl Hall suing John Oates and getting a restraining order against his longtime partner to block the sale of his share of their publishing royalties to Primary Wave — it’s clear that being in one of music’s biggest duos isn’t always the stuff of making your dreams come true.In fact, being in a duo — as opposed to a band — has been a particularly difficult musical marriage to negotiate throughout pop history.

It’s a curse that Hall & Oates managed to avoid for five decades until it even caught up to them deep into their 70s.Here are some other top twosomes who ultimately became out of touch.The Tennessee twosome of Don Everly and his younger brother, Phil, were early rock pioneers in the late ’50s with hits such as “Bye Bye Love,” “Wake Up Little Susie” and “All I Have to Do Is Dream.” But all was not as smooth as their harmonies for the brothers.After they both enlisted in the Marines in 1961, they had relatively little success once they were discharged.

And they both became addicted to amphetamines, with Don ultimately suffering a nervous breakdown. In the ’70s, they pursued solo careers before eventually reuniting for a 1983 concert at Royal Albert Hall in London.Of course, everyone knows the story of how Tina Turner was abused by her husband, Ike, during their marriage and musical partnership.

But there is no denying the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame pedigree that the tumultuous twosome achieved with hits such as 1960’s “A Fool in Love,” 1966’s “River Deep — Mountain High” and 1971’s “Proud Mary.”But Ike’s cocaine-fueled rage finally convinced Tina to leave him in 1976.