Top Ten Piano Bar Requests - Duet Edition

Nothing gets a dueling pianos show going like a good battle of the sexes. When the guys and gals are battling it out for who can sing louder, you know you have a fun night in store.

For this week's top ten list, we offer the best duets at the piano bar. For this list's criteria, we only looked at songs that were boy-girl duets (sorry, no UNDER PRESSURE this time...) and that had a strong singalong component to them (which removes the great Johnny-June Cash duet, JACKSON).

#10 - BENNY & THE JETS - Elton John

Okay, okay, I know what you're saying. This isn't a duet. Well, you're saying that if you've never been to a Dueling Pianos show. But if you have, then you know that this song is ALL ABOUT the men vs. women singing "BENNNNYYYY!"

#9 - BARBIE GIRL - Aqua

We can hear your snickering through the interweb. But get a group of millenials together, and stir in some libation, and then strike up this one-hit wonder. And just sit back and watch.

#8 - DON'T GO BREAKIN' MY HEART - Elton John & Kiki Dee

A classic of the 70's pop era, it doesn't get requested often, but when it does, clear the dance floor, because there WILL be someone performing the hard-of-hearing-interpretive-dance-version of this one while the crowd sings along.

#7 - DON'T YOU WANT ME? - Human League

She's just a waitress in a cocktail bar, but everyone knows her story. This he-said, she-said, almost-breakup song makes our actual fights seem so much less dramatic. And it's got a groovy chorus. Which makes all arguments that much more fun.

#6 - A WHOLE NEW WORLD - Aladdin

The duet for the showtune crowd. Maybe you're Aladdin, maybe you're Jasmine, maybe you're the monkey. No one's watching, heck, you can be the carpet if you really wanna.

#5 - I GOT YOU BABE - Sonny & Cher

No one thinks they know all the words to this one, until the song actually starts, and then, PRESTO, the lyrics just come pouring out.

#4 - TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT - Eddie Money & Ronnie Spector

The guys get most of this one, but when that chorus hits, just you try and stop someone from shouting, "Be my little babyyyyyyyy!"

#3 - I'VE HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes (Dirty Dancing)

No one puts Baby in a corner. And no one leaves this song off a top ten duets list.

Just don't try that elevated dance move whilst singing. It won't end well.

#2 - SUMMER NIGHTS - Grease

There are parts for guys, there are parts for girls, there are parts for guys that act like...well, there's parts for everyone.

And #1 - could it be any other?

PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT - Meatloaf

No duet inspires such...umm...active...participation as this one does. Folks act out the song, sing the parts, emote the characters. We've seen entire relationships that have spanned the four and a half minutes of this track's playtime. Still the all-time champion.

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