God knows if you are still at this.

"Love Is All Around" (the Troggs' other hit)
Heard whatsisname Jackrabbit Slim do this once with a woman at a NYC open mic. Very effective counter-torchy.

It was an awful environment for an outsider. The New Folk (or whomever) people all left their concert manners at home for strangers. This was at least 30 yrs ago.