A Partnership of Interesting Contrasts

A Partnership of Interesting Contrasts
a jazz ballad: co-written with Emily Tesh

CHRIS
I'm not a moral kind of guy
And fables bore me silly
All I wanted was a bit of cash
But things got slightly chilly
When I put my name on that contract
I thought things would be just fine
But the thing about working with women is
Read the fine print before you sign!

They were a double act and going places
Had a lot of talent and pretty faces
But the act was going stale so they were after something new.
Thought they'd bring in a bass for the change of pace
You can bet there was a bit of a race
Said they wanted me
I was their cup of tea
So what else could I do?

DANI + EMILY
We're a partnership of interesting contrasts
And our difference is our style
Wouldn't think that we could hold it together
But we've been at this for a while
We've ups and downs and all in betweens
We're the prettiest little pair that you've ever seen
We're a partnership of interesting contrasts
And we go the extra mile

EMILY
You could say that showbiz is my passion
Got a great big voice and a taste for fashion
But the lights of Broadway, they don't shine for a girl all on her own
Well two pretty girls is better than one
We're twice as sexy and three times as fun
We tried to match
But it didn't catch
And the answer's what you see

We're a partnership of interesting contrasts
It seems crazy but it's true
We're a double act of opposite numbers
One of me and one of you
One tall, one short, one fierce and one sweet
We're the most different pair that you ever will meet
We're a partnership of interesting contrasts
At a theatre near you

DANI
Well we started talking props and lighting
And it wasn't long till we were fighting
Cause for every one of her ideas I had to disagree
We really don't get on at all
But when we hit the stage we have a ball
It's quite a show
I'll have you know
And here's the reason why

We're a partnership of interesting contrasts
She goes left and I go right
When one's tucked up in bed with her Bible
The other's out dancing all night
One goes to church and one plays at dice
It's up to you - do you want naughty or nice?
We're a partnership of interesting contrasts
One's a honey, one's got bite.

EMILY
What do you do when a good act starts getting old?
What do you do when your audience starts going cold?
We thought we'd try from another angle
We baited our line and let it dangle
We tried to go from two to three
Cause we were both deprived of male company
But we didn't realise when we entered that hell
That the line was baiting us as well

DANI
What do you do when you catch a really good bass?
Suddenly problems were staring us right in the face
Cause his looks were good and his voice was better
He fit the profile to the letter
And we both realised before too long
Our relationship was going wrong
Cause we're very different as you can see

DANI + EMILY
But on one thing we both agree...

CHRIS
So much to lose
How can I choose?
Both ends of the scale and I'm stuck in the middle
It's sink or swim
No way to win
So let out the beasts and let the carnage begin

They're a partnership of interesting contrasts
And I'm starting now to find
That I can't decide on one or the other
Without leaving somebody behind
It's too late now but I shoulda been warned
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
It's a partnership of interesting contrasts
And my death warrant's just been signed.

DANI
We'd been working together for nearly three years
We had each other almost bored to tears
When two girls get that close it just ain't right

EMILY
When you've spent your working life in female company
A good looking bass is something fine to see

DANI + EMILY
So forgive us if we both wanted a bite

DANI + EMILY
We're a partnership of interesting contrasts
And it won't be lasting long
I would give it maybe two or three minutes
Past the ending of this song
Our tastes are different but our aims are the same
We fight for love and we strike for fame
It's a partnership of interesting contrasts
And it's a dangerous kind of game,
Dangerous kind of game,
Dangerous kind of game...

CHRIS
Dangerous kind of game.