2/3 Duet w/ Patti

[Danny L]

Hi guys,

I was wondering what TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD would be like as a duet. Here's the lyrics (I've editied it to make the story work more):

GIRL
Baby we can talk all night
But that ain't gettin us nowhere
I told you everything I possibly can
There's nothing left inside of you

BOY
And maybe you can cry all night
But that'll never change the way I feel
The snow is really piling up outside

BOTH:
I wish you wouldn't make me leave here

BOY:
You poured it on and you poured it out
you tried to show me just how much you cared
I'm tired of words and I'm too hoarse to shout

GIRL
Well you've been cold to me so long
I'm crying icicles instead of tears

BOY
Lord, all you can do is keep on telling me
I want you, I need you
But-there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you
Now don't be sad
'Cause two out of three ain't bad
Now don't be sad
'Cause two out of three ain't bad

You'll never find your gold on a sandy beach
You'll never drill for oil on a city street
I know you're looking for a ruby in a mountain of rocks
But there ain't no Coup de Ville hiding at the bottom
of a Cracker Jack box

There's only one girl I'll ever love
And that was so many years ago
And though I know I'll never get her out of my heart
She never loved me back
Ooh I know

And she kept on telling me
She kept on telling me
She kept on telling me

GIRL
I want you, I need you
But there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you
Now don't be sad
'Cause two out of three ain't bad

BOY
Oh, she said I want you, I need you
But there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you
Now don't be sad
'Cause two out of three ain't bad

GIRL
Baby we can talk all night

BOTH
But that ain't getting us nowhere

[Michel]

I think Meat needs to sing the first part of this song.

Patti needs to sing: Well there only one boy... (The Bonnie Tyler Lyrics).

Both need to sing the second chorus, and the third. Patti: Baby, We can....
Both: But That Ain't .................

[LP]

Just been catching up on old posts......Did Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler sing this together? Was it recorded?

[White of High]

I think never...

[LP]

Patti needs to sing: Well there only one boy... (The Bonnie Tyler Lyrics).

That's the bit that threw me then...!

[Sapphire Lady]

Sorry, I just don't think this song is workable as a duet. It's one person explaining to another why they can't love them.

[Puritan]

Meat did this as a duet (though I don't think they spent hours planning who would sing which bits) on the Donny and Marie Osmond Show a few years back (with Marie)

I thought it was OK but having heard it done so many times by Meat alone it was difficult to accept it as a duet and though there is nothing wrong with Marie's voice generally I didn't think it worked particularly well with Meat's in this instance

This was how they did it (they didn't do the whole song either):

Baby we can talk all night (Meat)
But that ain't getting us nowhere (Meat)
I told you everything I possibly can (Marie)
There's nothing left inside of here (Marie)

Baby you can cry all night (Meat)
But that will never change the way that I feel (Together)
The snow is really piling up outside (Meat)
I wish you wouldn't make me leave here (Together)

I poured it on and I poured it out (Together)
I tried to show you just how much I care (Together)
I'm tired of words and I'm too hoarse to shout (Together)
But you've been cold to me so long (Meat)
I'm crying icicles instead of tears (Marie)

All I can do (Meat)
Is keep on telling you (Together)
I want you (Meat)
I want you (Marie)
I need you (Meat)
I need you (Marie)
But there ain't no way (Meat)
I'm ever gonna love you (Together)
Now don't be sad (Together)
Cause 2 out of 3 ain't bad (Together)
Now don't be sad (Together)
Cause 2 out of 3 it ain't bad (Together)

Baby we can talk all night (Marie)
But that ain't getting us (Meat)
No where (Together)

[Sapphire Lady]

Goodness !!!

That must have been a long time ago. I don't think the Donny and Marie Show has been on for about 20 years.

Puritan, either you have a super human memory to remember who sang which bit or you have a secret squirrel video stashed away somewhere.

[Puritan]

No they did some new shows about four or five years ago. I must admit I do remember vaguely the originals though!

They ran these newer shows on a UK Satellite channel a few times a couple of years ago and I taped the show which Meat was in. Just watched it again this afternoon - obviously coz I couldn't remember who did which bit!!

[Sapphire Lady]

Very interesting indeed.

Can't figure out what on earth possessed Meat to sing a duet with Marie Osmond though :lol: