Barry Manilow - The Last Duet Lyrics

Beecher and Schillinger performed it better!

This song needs a guide to all the duets it is referring to.
The humming opening and the tempo change maybe come from No More Tears/Enough Is Enough the Barbra Streisand and Donna Sommer duet. The opening phrasing and the not wanting your flowers line connects to You Don't Bring Me Flowers, the ultimate duet in my opinion, from the time period. Then there is a don't go breaking my back line referring to Don't Go Breaking My Heart. The Last Duet most directly parodies the bittersweet, Too Much Too Little Too Late. Of course the sweet slips away in The Last Duet and we get a lively dose of bitter.
What other duets are wound up in this masterful parody?

You creep into my heart
And make my heart burn

You sneak into my mind
And make my head ache

There are things I long to tell you

You're much too blonde
Barry:
You snore

Look
Its time to face the music

Bye bye

Don't slam the door
And I don't want

I don't want
Lily:
And I don't want

I don't want

No, I don't want your flowers anymore

This is the last duet
Last chance you're gonna get
No more ha harmony
For you and me

This is the final song
And when the music' through
This is the last duet
I'll ever do with you

You're not the one that I want
Ohh ohh ohh Tood-le-oo (honey)

Don't go breakin' my back
Don't call me, I'll call you

Back together, reunited
Should feel so good
They say so I hope there's no hard feelings

Don't go away mad

Just go away

'Cause enough is enough
Is enough is enough
Too much too little too late

Tonight

Tonight

With you I'm bored again!

This is the last duet
Last chance you're gonna get
No more ha harmony
For you and me

This is the final song
And when the music' through
This is the last duet
I'll ever do I'll ever do
I'll never never never never never do
With you

There are also references to "With You I'm Born Again," "You're The One That I Want" and "Reunited" as well.

This is so much fun!

this isnt good..

I will NEVER understand why Lily Tomlin was so often recorded as a singer. This woman is absolutely tone deaf. She just cannot sing. What is the point?

Smartass. The song was originally intended for Bette Midler but she dropped out. Lily is fine and funny.

I don't think she's actually tone deaf. It sounds more like her voice is not trained well enough. Besides that, she sings so enthusiastically that Barry's having a hard time to keep up with her ;-)

For Christ sake the song is a PARODY. A spoof. Gay men, lighten up!

"Casting" actresses (and actors) who are not professional singers is a convention frequently employed; it's been done in Musical Theater since "forever." Get off that purist high horse of yours. It's time to dismount. As others have already made clear, it's a parody, and a pretty good one. We imagine you know how to press the "Stop" button, when you're so grievously offended.

They did this better on Oz.

Beecher and Schillinger dancing always cracks me up.

Oz Version is better

I wasn’t gonna say it, but it’s true.

If that version had this level of instrumental budget, it would be God tier.

I would pay hundreds for a VIP seat to that concert.

Pops I came here from that video