It's 3 a.m. and the bar is beginning to clear out. Everyone with a date left a few hours ago, but you’ve got your eye on the three skirts in the far corner. They have been friendly with beer tonight: your type of girls.
The music fades out and you make your move. The blonde in the middle sees you coming and tosses a big smile in your direction. Then the jukebox turns over and she lets out a joyous scream. You’ve heard this song before, but you just can’t place it. As the crowd uniformly chants “Just a small town girl...” she looks to you awaiting.
Your silence might as well be a third eye. You blew this one bad. But we’ll be damned if it happens again.
People go to clubs to dance. But if the dive bar is your scene, you must be ready for a drunken sing-a-long. If you think you can flub your way through a classic while everyone in the bar is rocking out, you’ve got another thing coming. In fact, you might as well spend your Friday night doing the robot at Avalon; your chances of bringing someone home will be about the same.
We at Debonair asked 100 beer-drinking girls what song fires them up at a bar. If you’re smart, you’ll take the time to learn the lyrics:
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