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The trademark of the classic torch singer, this is a stock pose for sultry songbirds of every type, from [[The Chanteuse|cabaret crooners]] to [[Glamorous Wartime Singer|navy nightingales]]. In essence, the singer sits on or leans heavily against a piano, posturing suggestively. If the piano is big enough, she'll often actually lie on top of it. |
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Compare [[Ready for Lovemaking]], which this is no doubt meant to invoke. There's often some playful teasing going on with [[The Piano Player]]-- [[Fan Service|and of course the audience]]. |
Compare [[Ready for Lovemaking]], which this is no doubt meant to invoke. There's often some playful teasing going on with [[The Piano Player]]-- [[Fan Service|and of course the audience]]. |
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Do not expect her to be paired with a [[Lounge Lizard]], unless he's actually competent. |
Do not expect her to be paired with a [[Lounge Lizard]], unless he's actually competent. |
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== [[Comics]] == |
== [[Comics]] == |
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* Saloon singers in ''[[Lucky Luke]]'' albums tend to do this. |
* Saloon singers in ''[[Lucky Luke]]'' albums tend to do this. |
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== [[Real Life]] == |
== [[Real Life]] == |
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* [[Lauren Bacall]] struck this pose in a famous photo with then-Vice President [[Harry Truman]] at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. in 1945. |
* [[Lauren Bacall]] struck this pose in a famous photo with then-Vice President [[Harry Truman]] at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. in 1945. |
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* [[Miley Cyrus]] leaned over his piano to sing a duet of "Tiny Dancer" with [[Elton John]] at the 2018 [[Grammy Award|Grammys]] show. |
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