Best Confrontational/Argumentative Duets?

[KenzieVA]

Just wanna know what you guys think is the Best Confrontational/Argumentative Duet

[@z5]

i hate you-- if/then

[Hamilfan2]

The Confrontation from Les Mis obviously

[MackTheKnife2]

Anything You Can Do - ANNIE GET YOUR GUN

Jealousy Duet - THE THREEPENNY OPERA

Waltz for Eva and Che - EVITA

The Thrill of First Love - MARCH OF THE FALSETTOS/FALSETTOS

The Chess Game - MARCH OF THE FALSETTOS/FALSETTOS

You Must Meet My Wife - A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

People Will Say We're In Love - OKLAHOMA!

I've Got It All - ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

Take Him - PAL JOEY

The Next Time It Happens - PIPE DREAM

A Boy Like That/I Have A Love - WEST SIDE STORY

 

 

[BroadwayConcierge]

Do Cabinet Battles #1 and #2 count?

[muscle23ftl]

take me or leave me-rent

what is this feeling-wicked

every movie is a circus-sunset blvd. 

a small theatre in montepellier-aspects of love

[Alex Kulak2]

Right Man for the Job - Golden Boy of the Blue Ridge

Fine - Ordinary Days

[littlemouse921]

You Will Not Touch Him - Miss Saigon

 

[ggersten]

You're Nothing Without Me - City of Angels  (Would The Tennis Song fit the category?)

Bosom Buddies - Mame

[GavestonPS]

"The Tennis Song" belongs in "Cringeworthy" if you ask me, but I suppose it also meets the criterion here. (I'm not a prude. They can sing about orgasms for all I care. It's the lame attempts at double-entendres that embarrass me.)

I'll add "Where Would You Be Without Me?" from ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT

"You're Just in Love" from CALL ME, MADAM

"Sue Me" from GUYS AND DOLLS

 

[nolanativeny]

Maybe not the best, but I've been listening to "Sonya & Natasha" from Natasha et al on repeat lately. 

[GavestonPS]

I figured we'd gone beyond "best" and were just listing confrontations we've enjoyed.

As for "best" there's only one possible answer: the confrontation between Queen Elisabetta and Queen Maria in Act III of Donizetti's MARIA STUARDA. It is grand opera verging on high camp, as Elizabeth I seemingly sentences Mary Queen of Scots to death for singing a higher note. Not even Frank Butler does that!

[BroadwayRox3588]

I personally love "The Chess Game" from Falsettos

[gleek4114]

"Leave Me Alone" - Side Show

"It's Gonna Be Good (Reprise)" - Next to Normal

"And Eve Was Weak" - Carrie

"Bitch/Slut/Liar/Whore" - The Toxic Avenger

 

[South Fl Marc]

GavestonPS said: "I figured we'd gone beyond "best" and were just listing confrontations we've enjoyed.

As for "best" there's only one possible answer: the confrontation between Queen Elisabetta and Queen Maria in Act III of Donizetti's MARIA STUARDA. It is grand opera verging on high camp, as Elizabeth I seemingly sentences Mary Queen of Scots to death for singing a higher note. Not even Frank Butler does that!"

I completely agree.

[bwaylvsong]

"You're Not Fooling Me"- 110 in the Shade

[Emmaloucbway]

PThespian said: "A lot of stuff from Chess. 

Anatoly and Molakov

Florence Quits

Endgame

 

And there's even a song called "Argument" on the concept album! 

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[thommg]

Nobody's Perfect from I Do, I Do.

[MyMeredithMonster]

If You Were Gay from Avenue Q

We Can Do It from The Producers

[Mister Matt]

Take a Job - Do Re Mi

No One'll Ever Love You - Goldilocks

You're a Liar - Wildcat

[yfs]

"I'll Know" from UYS AND DOLLS. 

[hork]

"Endgame" - Chess

Runner-up: "Trial Before Pilate" - JCS

 

[AHLiebross]

How about "An Old-fashioned Wedding," from one of the Annie Get Your Gun revivals? It's similar to the "Call Me Madam" contrapuntal duet.

[GavestonPS]

"Old-Fashioned Wedding" was written for the 1966 revival. It certainly fits the criteria here.

As does the reprise of "Agony" from INTO THE WOODS (the two princes are fighting about who has it worse). 

[Dfgtoronto]

Fiddler on the Roof: Do You Love Me?

Man of La Mancha:  Aldonza