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Song of the Moment: Baby, It's Cold OutsideOne of the cleverest little ditties about the romantic push-and-pull ever written, though the gender politics may - or may not be - dated. The Betty Carter/Ray Charles version - provided below - is particularly recommended. Released: 1949 Words and Music by: Frank Loesser Charts: The version by Dinah Shore and Buddy Clark peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Best Sellers chart. Also recorded by: Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae; Dean Martin; Barry Manilow and K.T. Oslin; Rod Stewart and Dolly Parton; Bette Midler and James Caan; Ray Charles and Betty Carter. Wikipedia: Loesser wrote the duet in 1944 and premiered the song with his wife at their Navarro Hotel housewarming party. The female voice in the song is called "The Mouse" and the male "The Wolf." . . . In 1948, after years of informally performing the song at various parties, Loesser sold its rights to MGM, which inserted the song into its 1949 motion picture, Neptune's Daughter. The film featured two performances of the song: one by Ricardo Montalban and Esther Williams and the other by Red Skelton and Betty Garrett. These performances earned Loesser an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Songfacts: Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey recorded a version of this song for Jessica's Christmas album: Rejoyce: The Christmas Album (released in 2004) Lyrics: I really can't stay - Baby, it's cold outside My mother will start to worry - Beautiful what you're hurry And the neighbors might think - Baby it's bad out there I ought to say no, no, no sir - Mind if I move in closer? I simply must go - but Baby it's cold outside My sister will be suspicious - Gosh, your lips look delicious I've got to go home - Baby, you'll freeze out there There's bound to be talk tomorrow - Think of my lifelong sorrow YouTube: Doris Day & Bing Crosby - Betty Carter & Ray Charles - Previously in Song of the Moment: Posted on January 15, 2009 |
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