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* [[Anti-Love Song]]: "The Last Duet" (duet with [[Laugh In|Lily Tomlin]]) is of the Comedy/Parody variety:

{{quote| '''Lily''': ''You [[Jerkass|creep]]''

{{quote|'''Lily''': ''You [[Jerkass|creep]]''

''Into my heart,''

''And make my heart burn.''

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* [[Large Ham]]: Have you seen the page pic?

* [[Lonely Together]]: "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-a7j1l3dt4 Lonely Together]". Fits this trope so well that it should possibly be the [[Trope Namer]].

{{quote| ''Wouldn't it be fine bein' lonely together?''~~ ~~

{{quote|''Wouldn't it be fine bein' lonely together?''

''Wouldn't it be fine havin' a shoulder to share?''~~ ~~

''Wouldn't it be fine havin' a shoulder to share?''

''You could tell me how he broke your heart,''~~ ~~

''You could tell me how he broke your heart,''

''And I'll tell you how she broke mine.''~~ ~~

''And I'll tell you how she broke mine.''

''Then maybe later on [[Intercourse with You|I could take you home]].''

''Now, wouldn't it be sad bein' lonely all alone?'' }}

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* [[Self-Backing Vocalist]]: "One Voice", among others.

* [[Self-Demonstrating Article]]: "[http://www.mediafire.com/?8xum80w71wz9vme I Really Do Write The Songs]". Manilow [[Lampshade Hanging|hangs lampshades all over the place]] with this one. Served with delicious side dishes of [[Self-Parody]] and [[Take That Me]], with a [[Crowning Moment of Funny]] at the very end for dessert. A little taste:

{{quote| ''You [[Self-Demonstrating Article|start off with the verse]]''

{{quote|''You [[Self-Demonstrating Article|start off with the verse]]''

''[[Self-Demonstrating Article|That's the part that tells you]]''

''[[Self-Demonstrating Article|What the song is gonna be about]].''

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''To the center of the song.'' }}

{{quote| ''Yes, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|that's the chorus]]''

{{quote|''Yes, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|that's the chorus]]''

''Sing it for us''

''Never overlook givin' it a hook''

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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: As only a native New Yorker can do it!

* [[Dumb Blonde|Dumb Blond]]: Averted pretty massively.

* [[Happily Married|Happily (Un)Married]]: Manilow and longtime friend/girlfriend [http://www.manilow-world.com/media/DIR_363035/DIR_369472/Take~a~Break~1998-1.jpg Linda Allen] have been together since [[The Seventies|the early seventies]]. She's his girlfriend, except for when she isn't. They live together, except for when they don't. One assumes that [[It's a Long Story|It's Complicated]].

* [[Happily Married|Happily (Un)Married]]: Manilow and longtime friend/girlfriend [http://www.manilow-world.com/media/DIR_363035/DIR_369472/Take~a[[Break]]1998-1.jpg Linda Allen] have been together since [[The Seventies|the early seventies]]. She's his girlfriend, except for when she isn't. They live together, except for when they don't. One assumes that [[It's a Long Story|It's Complicated]].

* [[Hidden Depths]]: See: [[Ivy League for Everyone]] below.

* [[Ivy League for Everyone]]: [http://www.juilliard.edu/ The Juilliard School].