Upbeat male/female duets?

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Michael Bennett
#0Upbeat male/female duets?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 4:09pm

Okay gang. I need any suggestions you may have for a musical theatre duet (for male/female). The song should be upbeat in message but doesn't have to be uptempo in meter.

Any thoughts?

Plum
#1re: Upbeat male/female duets?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 4:11pm

"You're the Top"?

tagiunagi
#2re: Upbeat male/female duets?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 4:14pm

You're the Top from Anything Goes
Come up to my Place from On the Town
Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better from Annie Get Your Gun


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#3re: Upbeat male/female duets?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 4:14pm

You could try "Take Me or Leave Me".


Sort of fidget with the lyrics.


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Effie1
#4re: Upbeat male/female duets?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 4:15pm

I'll Cover You from Rent can easily be done with male/female.

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#5re: Upbeat male/female duets?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 4:15pm

Rent's "Another Day"
"Book Report" from YAGMCB..it's more than a duet, but maybe it could work?


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musicnmath
#6re: Upbeat male/female duets?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 4:16pm

not sure "upbeat" is the first word that comes to mind....but I love love love the Tennis Song from City of Angels!

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#7re: Upbeat male/female duets?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 4:19pm

Wheels Of A Dream from RAGTIME


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#8re: Upbeat male/female duets?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 4:33pm

Lay All Your Love on Me from Mamma Mia!


Plum
#9re: Upbeat male/female duets?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 4:36pm

Oh, as long as I'm thinking of Anything Goes, "Friendship" is definitely upbeat.

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#10re: Upbeat male/female duets?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 4:42pm

suddenly seymour!

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#11re: Upbeat male/female duets?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 4:46pm

it takes two from hairspray... its not realllly upbeat but it could work

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#12re: Upbeat male/female duets?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 5:04pm

I Don't Need Anything But You (Annie)
Easy Street could also be done by 2 rather than 3.

Something There from BATB
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#13re: Upbeat male/female duets?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 5:36pm

Sue Me - Guys and Dolls
Ten Minutes Ago - Cinderella


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#14re: Upbeat male/female duets?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 5:39pm

I'm the bravest individual - Sweet Charity
very upbeat and the guy ahs to be funny


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#15re: Upbeat male/female duets?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 6:39pm

Um, Anything Goes can be done (there are guys and girls lyrics) and it's VERY upbeat...once time I did 170 bps I think...haha


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#16re: Upbeat male/female duets?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 7:35pm

"Its Now or Never"- All Shook Up.

"Without Love"- Hairspray.

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#17re: Upbeat male/female duets?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 9:04pm

"It Takes Two" from Into the Woods
"Carried Away" from On the Town- kind of hokey but cute
"There Once Was a Man" from Pajama Game- lots of fun, very fast
"It's De-Lovely" from some Porter show and often put in Anything Goes, sometimes as a duet- because the world is less upbeat without Cole Porter


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#18re: Upbeat male/female duets?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 9:11pm

"He and She" from THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE
"I Wish I Were in Love Again" from BABES IN ARMS
"Big 'D'" from THE MOST HAPPY FELLA
"All 'er Nothin'" from OKLAHOMA!


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#19re: Upbeat male/female duets?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 9:26pm

oooh! Suddenly Seymour would be so good!

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#20re: Upbeat male/female duets?
Posted: 7/1/05 at 12:10am

"How Could You Belive Me When I Said I Loved You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life" from the motion picture
"Royal Wedding" is excellent- I did it for a concert a few years back


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#21re: Upbeat male/female duets?
Posted: 7/1/05 at 12:16am

What initially sprang to my mind was "Friendship" or "You're the Top" from Anything Goes. I see it's been suggested though.

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#22re: Upbeat male/female duets?
Posted: 7/1/05 at 12:17am

Green green dress from Tick, tick.. boom! (strong tenor and alto)

You're the top from anything goes

Ah! sweet mystery of live/ I'm falling in love with someone from
Thoroughly Modern Millie

The Prayer by Josh Groban and Charlotte Church

Canto Ala Vida By Josh Groban and The Corrs

I'll cover you from Rent

perfectliar
#23re: Upbeat male/female duets?
Posted: 7/1/05 at 12:18am

"Suddenly Seymour" from LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
"How the Other Side Lives" from THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
"In a Little While" from ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
"Mooning" from GREASE
"Kids" from BYE BYE BIRDIE

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#24re: Upbeat male/female duets?
Posted: 7/1/05 at 12:19am

Perfect- How the other HALF lives is a female and female duet.


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