End the War on ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’! It’s Feminist — Really

/variety. ^ | 9 4 2018 | /variety.

[discostu]

It’s not feminist. It sucks. Always been a terrible song. Even before we realized it was kinda date rapey.

[Larry Lucido]

1910 Fruitgum Company
Former members
Frank Yanni (Keyboards)

Every time I hear his name, I hear “Laurel.”

[Borges]

The Frank Loesser estate makes more money from that song than from “Guys and Dolls”!

[discostu]

That’s because as a culture we obsess. Especially this time of year. Hundreds, thousands, of Christmas songs to choose from but you pretty much only hear the same (half assed and terrible) 2 dozen everywhere you go.

[Borges]

I have a weakness for it. You probably hate ‘Wonderful Christmastime’, ‘Happy Christmas (War is Over)’, ‘Step into Christmas’ etc...

[central_va]

The Washington 1/1024th’s

[SaveFerris]

Good recall. Yes, I liked that song (pop hit that it was).

Back when Cher was not nearly so nauseating.

[SaveFerris]

[ These NPCs are a cancer on society. ]

I agree. A huge cancer that is wrecking everything.

[SaveFerris]

Certainly a great song.

[SaveFerris]

Remember “Quick Joey Small”?

[Data Miner]

I hate that radios stations count any song that has anything to do with winter or has any mention of the word “Christmas” as a Christmas song. I have heard far too many renditions of “Last Christmas” for a lifetime, and that is just in the last two weeks. Take away that and anything performed by former Beetles, the Christmas tracks would be mostly empty and the season would be soooooo much better for it.

[Data Miner]

That is sick and yet so true.

[SunkenCiv]

Plus, it sounds like the mouse is just a **** tease. ;^)

[Natty Bumppo@frontier.net]

Frank Loesser wrote Baby, It's Cold Outside in 1944 as a call and response duet for his wife Lynn Garland Loesser and himself to sing at a housewarming party in New York City at the Navarro Hotel. They sang it to indicate to the guests that it was time to leave. Later, they would regularly perform it at parties they attended.

In 1949, Frank sold the song to MGM for use in the movie Neptune's Daughter. Lynn wasn’t pleased about the sale of the song. She reportedly stated she felt betrayed, comparing it to the feeling of catching him “in bed with another woman”. The song won the Oscar for Best Original Song.

The perpetually offended SJWs are clueless and lack any understanding of history. Regardless as to what one thinks of the song, one has to be completely irrational to perceive it as misogynistic.

[discostu]

Those are mostly boring. Except war is over, which is atrocious unlistenable pap.

[Borges]

The tune is apparently lifted from an Irish folk song.

[csvset]

The wife says if a black rapper changes the title to Bitch, It’s Cold Outside, none may say anything against them.

[Monterrosa-24]

“...The Washington 1/1024th’s...”

I like it. That squaw probably ain’t even that much Injun.

[blondiegoodbadugly]

lol - thanks, you’re right

I was in a silly mood.

I’ll try to be more careful in the future. :)

[TBall]

I just listened to the James Taylor cover of this song. Rush should play different covers of this song leading up to Christmas.