Are there any songs you'd want to sing?

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Silverobama

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In a chat room (a group of friends who have known each other for a while), A mentioned that B is an instrumentalist and she sings very well. Then we asked B to sing a song for us, yes, friends were "pushing" her. B was a bit shy and still she was waiting for her courage to be plucked up. I added a question when was shilly-shallying:

Is there a song you'd want to sing?

Later I think:

Are there any songs you'd want to sing? (This might be better.)

Would you please tell me the most natural way of posing this question?
 

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1) Is there a song you'd like to sing?

Or:

2) Are there any songs you'd like to sing?
I wonder which question is better in my context? Or both? I think the second one is better.
 

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@Silverobama

"I wonder which song is better in my context?"

I don't think either is better. However, if you only think you can get her to sing one (if that), then you might want to go with the first one.

"Or both?"

Since both can't be better, I'm not sure what you mean.
 

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Instead of the first, you could ask whether there was a particular song she wanted to sing.
 
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