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** Even his complete non-sequitur reference to Pee-wee Herman is followed by her impassioned cry of "I love Pee-wee Herman/ but I doooooonnnn't love yooooooooouuuuu!" |
** Even his complete non-sequitur reference to Pee-wee Herman is followed by her impassioned cry of "I love Pee-wee Herman/ but I doooooonnnn't love yooooooooouuuuu!" |
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* Lily Tomlin and [[Barry Manilow]] released the appropriately titled "Last Duet" as seen by the introductory lines: |
* Lily Tomlin and [[Barry Manilow]] released the appropriately titled "Last Duet" as seen by the introductory lines: |
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{{quote|'''Lily''': You [[Jerkass|creep]] |
{{quote|'''Lily''': You [[Jerkass|creep]] |
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Into my heart |
Into my heart |
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And make my heart burn |
And make my heart burn |
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'''Barry''': You [[Your Cheating Heart|sneak]] |
'''Barry''': You [[Your Cheating Heart|sneak]] |
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Into my mind |
Into my mind |
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And make my head ache |
And make my head ache |
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'''Both''': [[Cannot Spit It Out|There are things I long to tell you]] |
'''Both''': [[Cannot Spit It Out|There are things I long to tell you]] |
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'''Lily''': You're much [[Dumb Blonde|too blond]] |
'''Lily''': You're much [[Dumb Blonde|too blond]] |
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'''Barry''': [[Catching Some Zs|You snore]] |
'''Barry''': [[Catching Some Zs|You snore]] |
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'''Both''': Look |
'''Both''': Look |
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It's time to face the music |
It's time to face the music |
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'''Barry''': Bye bye |
'''Barry''': Bye bye |
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'''Lily''': Don't [[Stock Sound Effects|slam the door]] |
'''Lily''': Don't [[Stock Sound Effects|slam the door]] |
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And I don't want |
And I don't want |
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'''Barry''': I don't want |
'''Barry''': I don't want |
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'''Lily''': I don't want |
'''Lily''': I don't want |
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'''Barry''': I don't want |
'''Barry''': I don't want |
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'''Both''': [[Finishing Each Other's Sentences|No, I don't want your flowers anymore]]! }} |
'''Both''': [[Finishing Each Other's Sentences|No, I don't want your flowers anymore]]! }} |
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXfHLUlZf4 "Jizz In My Pants".] Anybody? |
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXfHLUlZf4 "Jizz In My Pants".] Anybody? |
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*** They also wrote "Too Young to Fall in Love" which describes a bitter relationship (This song would be mention in their song "Don't Go Away Mad") |
*** They also wrote "Too Young to Fall in Love" which describes a bitter relationship (This song would be mention in their song "Don't Go Away Mad") |
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* For all of their straight-up love songs, [[Queen]] wrote a surprising number of these, ranging from "I'm in Love with My Car" to "You Don't Fool Me". |
* For all of their straight-up love songs, [[Queen]] wrote a surprising number of these, ranging from "I'm in Love with My Car" to "You Don't Fool Me". |
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* "Heavy In Your Arms" by ''[[Florence |
* "Heavy In Your Arms" by ''[[Florence + the Machine]]'' is a pretty vicious Anti-Love Song about how the narrator is a dead weight around her lover's neck, always dragging him down until he decides to just let her drown in a river. It contains this lyric: |
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{{quote|This will be my last confession: "I love you" never felt like any blessing |
{{quote|This will be my last confession: "I love you" never felt like any blessing |
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Whispering like it's a secret only to condemn the one who hears it }} |
Whispering like it's a secret only to condemn the one who hears it }} |