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[[caption-width-right:330:[[DistractedByTheSexy I bet none of you noticed the Pianist upon first glance.]]]]
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* Creator/LaurenBacall struck this pose in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lauren_Bacall_with_Vice_President_Truman.jpg a famous photo]] with then-Vice President UsefulNotes/HarryTruman at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., in 1945.

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* Creator/LaurenBacall struck a relatively innocent version of this pose in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lauren_Bacall_with_Vice_President_Truman.jpg a famous photo]] with then-Vice President UsefulNotes/HarryTruman at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., in 1945.
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* Bridgette in ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaWorldTour'' does this in the beginning of her musical number, "I'm Sorry".

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* Bridgette in ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaWorldTour'' ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama World Tour'' does this in the beginning of her musical number, "I'm Sorry".
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* The splash art for ''Videogame/LeagueOfLegends'''s [[TheChanteuse Secret Agent]] Miss Fortune shows her doing this -- surrounded by slaughtered clubgoers.
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* Barbara Novack does this during the song that plays over the closing credits in ''Film/DownWithLove''.
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* ''Series/DoctorWho''. In "The Lie of the Land", Missy does this while discussing with the Doctor how to defeat the MonsterOfTheWeek. Which doesn't seem sexy in itself, but given the preference by Time Lords for platonic rather than sexual relationships, the scene has a definite FoeRomanceSubtext.
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* Blanche from ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' does this in the episode "Journey to the Center Of Attention," complete with a [[Creator/MichellePfeiffer red dress]]. Of course, [[EpicFail it fails horribly]]; [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZDQn93ngK8 watch to see just how.]] Rue [=McClanahan=] named this as her favorite musical scene.
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* On an episode of ''WhoseLineIsItAnyway'', Wayne Brady does this during a playing of Greatest Hits while singing in the style of Eartha Kitt. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAXEbmTf8ZQ&t=1m28s Here's the clip.]]

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* On an episode of ''WhoseLineIsItAnyway'', ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'', Wayne Brady does this during a playing of Greatest Hits while singing in the style of Eartha Kitt. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAXEbmTf8ZQ&t=1m28s Here's the clip.]]

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* A promotional picture for the rock band "Edge of Paradise", where the lead singer lies on top of a white grand piano [[http://www.edgeofparadiseband.com/resources/EOP_KE_B_009.JPG.opt795x528o0%2C0s795x528.JPG here]].



* A promotional picture for the rock band "Edge of Paradise", where the lead singer lies on top of a white grand piano [[http://www.edgeofparadiseband.com/resources/EOP_KE_B_009.JPG.opt795x528o0%2C0s795x528.JPG here]].

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* A promotional picture for the rock band "Edge of Paradise", where the lead singer lies on top of a white grand piano [[http://www.edgeofparadiseband.com/resources/EOP_KE_B_009.JPG.opt795x528o0%2C0s795x528.JPG here]].
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* A promotional picture for the rock band "Edge of Paradise", where the lead singer lies on top of a white grand piano. [[http://www.edgeofparadiseband.com/resources/EOP_KE_B_009.JPG.opt795x528o0%2C0s795x528.JPG here]].

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* A promotional picture for the rock band "Edge of Paradise", where the lead singer lies on top of a white grand piano. [[http://www.edgeofparadiseband.com/resources/EOP_KE_B_009.JPG.opt795x528o0%2C0s795x528.JPG here]]. [[/folder]]

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* A promotional picture for the rock band "Edge of Paradise", where the lead singer lies on top of a white grand piano. [[http://www.edgeofparadiseband.com/resources/EOP_KE_B_009.JPG.opt795x528o0%2C0s795x528.JPG here]]. [[/folder]]\n
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* A promotional picture for the rock band "Edge of Paradise", where the lead singer lies on top of a white grand piano. [[http://www.edgeofparadiseband.com/resources/EOP_KE_B_009.JPG.opt795x528o0%2C0s795x528.JPG here]]. [[/folder]]
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* In an ImagineSpot in ''ParkerLewisCantLose'', Miss Musso is seen doing this.

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* In an ImagineSpot in ''ParkerLewisCantLose'', ''Series/ParkerLewisCantLose'', Miss Musso is seen doing this.
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* The FairyGodmother does this in ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek 2}}'' when she's singing "I Need a Hero".

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* The FairyGodmother does this in ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek 2}}'' when she's singing "I Need a "Holding Out For A Hero".
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* Creator/JoanCrawford did this for the only time she ever sang onscreen, in the all-star revue ''Film/TheHollywoodRevueOf1929''.
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* While making friends with Undyne in ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', she tells you about the time Alphys' friend (implicitly Mettaton) came over to lie on her piano while [[GrapesOfLuxury feeding himself grapes]]. [[spoiler:Amusingly, she doesn't specify whether he was doing this in his normal [[TinCanRobot rectangular]] form, or his {{Bishounen}} EX form.]]

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* While making friends with Undyne in ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', she tells you about the time Alphys' friend (implicitly Mettaton) came over to lie on her piano while [[GrapesOfLuxury feeding himself grapes]]. [[spoiler:Amusingly, she doesn't specify whether he Made funnier since [[spoiler:he was doing this still in his normal [[TinCanRobot rectangular]] form, or his {{Bishounen}} EX form.with no mouth.]]



* ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'': Patti Mayonnaise in one of Doug Funnie's fantasy sequences

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'': Patti Mayonnaise in one of Doug Funnie's fantasy sequencessequences.
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* While making friends with Undyne in ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', she tells you about the time Alphys' friend (implicitly Mettaton) came over to lie on her piano while [[GrapesOfLuxury feeding himself grapes]].

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* While making friends with Undyne in ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', she tells you about the time Alphys' friend (implicitly Mettaton) came over to lie on her piano while [[GrapesOfLuxury feeding himself grapes]]. [[spoiler:Amusingly, she doesn't specify whether he was doing this in his normal [[TinCanRobot rectangular]] form, or his {{Bishounen}} EX form.]]
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Do not expect her to be paired with a LoungeLizard, unless he's actually a competent pianist.

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Do not expect her to be paired with a LoungeLizard, unless he's actually a competent pianist. Compare ElegantClassicalMusician, when the attractive person is ''playing'' the piano.
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* While making friends with Undyne in ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', she tells you about the time Alphys' friend came over to lie on her piano while [[GrapesOfLuxury feeding himself grapes]].

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* While making friends with Undyne in ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', she tells you about the time Alphys' friend (implicitly Mettaton) came over to lie on her piano while [[GrapesOfLuxury feeding himself grapes]].
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* While making friends with Undyne in ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', she tells you about the time Alphys' friend came over to lie on her piano while [[GrapesOfLuxury feeding himself grapes]].
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* In ''Series/SpicksAndSpecks'' (an Australian Comedy Musical Quiz show) host Adam Hills does [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrqLG2Sxsmw this]] while being serenaded by comedian Tim Minchin.

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Compare ReadyForLovemaking, which this is no doubt meant to invoke. There's often some playful teasing going on with ThePianoPlayer-- [[{{Fanservice}} and of course the audience]].

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Compare ReadyForLovemaking, which this is no doubt meant to invoke. There's often some playful teasing going on with ThePianoPlayer-- [[{{Fanservice}} and of course course, the audience]].






* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'': In a way, Lucy Van Pelt leaning on Schroeder's piano, though she usually doesn't sing.* Edda and several other female characters in ''ComicStrip/NineChickweedLane'' can ''play'' the piano like this.

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* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'': In a way, Lucy Van Pelt leaning on Schroeder's piano, though she usually doesn't sing.sing.
* Edda and several other female characters in ''ComicStrip/NineChickweedLane'' can ''play'' the piano like this.

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* In a way, [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Lucy Van Pelt]] leaning on Schroeder's piano, though she usually doesn't sing.
* Edda and several other female characters in ''[[NineChickweedLane 9 Chickweed Lane]]'' can ''play'' the piano like this.



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* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'': In a way, Lucy Van Pelt leaning on Schroeder's piano, though she usually doesn't sing.* Edda and several other female characters in ''ComicStrip/NineChickweedLane'' can ''play'' the piano like this.
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* Patti Mayonnaise in one of [[WesternAnimation/{{Doug}} Doug Funnie's]] fantasy sequences

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'': Patti Mayonnaise in one of [[WesternAnimation/{{Doug}} Doug Funnie's]] Funnie's fantasy sequences
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* In Creator/ShirleyTemple vehicle ''Film/LittleMissMarker'', Bangles the sexy nightclub singer does this as part of her act. So it comes off as a little weird later in the film, when six-year-old Marthy (Temple) decides to imitate Bangles by hopping on a piano and singing a song.
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* ''SaturdayNightLive'' parodied this trope thrice:

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** Outright stated to be a shoutout to ''TheFabulousBakerBoys''.
* ''TheKidsInTheHall'': Parodied by Kevin [=McDonald=] in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ygnGE2gIlQ this sketch]].

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** Outright stated to be a shoutout to ''TheFabulousBakerBoys''.
''Film/TheFabulousBakerBoys''.
* ''TheKidsInTheHall'': ''Series/TheKidsInTheHall'': Parodied by Kevin [=McDonald=] in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ygnGE2gIlQ this sketch]].



* Israeli skit show ''TheChamberQuintette'' has a skit parodying this, with [[TheChick Keren Mor]] singing ''Bab el-Wad'', a memorial song for dead soldiers, as a sexy cabaret girl.
* In one episode of ''WillAndGrace'', Karen makes Will do this while singing a torch song in order to persuade her to become a client of his firm. He gets about halfway through the song [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere before quitting out of sheer embarrassment]].
* In the first episode of the sketch show ''Series/ShortRibbs'', PattyMaloney does it during her song.

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* Israeli skit show ''TheChamberQuintette'' ''Series/TheChamberQuintette'' has a skit parodying this, with [[TheChick Keren Mor]] singing ''Bab el-Wad'', a memorial song for dead soldiers, as a sexy cabaret girl.
* In one episode of ''WillAndGrace'', ''Series/WillAndGrace'', Karen makes Will do this while singing a torch song in order to persuade her to become a client of his firm. He gets about halfway through the song [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere before quitting out of sheer embarrassment]].
* In the first episode of the sketch show ''Series/ShortRibbs'', PattyMaloney Creator/PattyMaloney does it during her song.



* The cover art for the ''{{VideoGame/Brandish}}'' Piano Collection [[http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/brandish-piano/cover_l.jpg here]].

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* The cover art for the ''{{VideoGame/Brandish}}'' ''VideoGame/{{Brandish}}'' Piano Collection [[http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/brandish-piano/cover_l.jpg here]].



* This was Helen Morgan's routine in the 1920s; she performed "Bill" this way (for a rather dissipated version of "sexy") in the original production of ''ShowBoat'' (but not the 1936 film version).

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* This was Helen Morgan's routine in the 1920s; she performed "Bill" this way (for a rather dissipated version of "sexy") in the original production of ''ShowBoat'' ''Theatre/ShowBoat'' (but not the 1936 film version).



* LaurenBacall struck this pose in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lauren_Bacall_with_Vice_President_Truman.jpg a famous photo]] with then-Vice President UsefulNotes/HarryTruman at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. in 1945.
* Music/YoshikiHayashi when he's not actually playing the piano, will sometimes do this.

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* LaurenBacall Creator/LaurenBacall struck this pose in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lauren_Bacall_with_Vice_President_Truman.jpg a famous photo]] with then-Vice President UsefulNotes/HarryTruman at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. , in 1945.
* Music/YoshikiHayashi Music/YoshikiHayashi, when he's not actually playing the piano, will sometimes do this.



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* June does this in an episode of ''KaBlam''.

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* In ''Series/{{Victorious}}'', Tori does this during the song "Tell Me That You Love Me".
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* Referenced in "Torch Song" from the 1932 Broadway musical ''Face the Music'':
-->I longed to sit upon a piano or an organ\\
Pouring out my heart, the same as Helen Morgan.

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