Posted on 12/14/2018 9:16:21 PM PST by tcrlaf
Wagging a finger at what it considers overt political correctness, WAKY Louisville (103.5) has vowed to play “Baby, It's Cold Outside” on repeat as a reaction to radio stations banning the Christmas classic amid claims it contains a predatory message.
The controversy began at the beginning of the month, when Entercom AC “Star 102” WDOK Cleveland decided to yank “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” off the air. In a blog post, afternoon host Glenn Anderson explained: “We used to play the song, but you told us it's no longer appropriate. I gotta be honest, I didn't understand why the lyrics were so bad... until I read them.”
The station’s move prompted nationwide headlines and a debate among Christmas stations whether to play or pull the song. Penned in 1944 by Frank Loeser, it has long been seen as playfully flirty as a man tries to convince a woman to stay at his house for the night because it’s “cold outside.”
WAKY, owned by W&B Broadcasting, vows it will play the Christmas tune on repeat beginning Sunday morning “whether you like it or not,” Chris Randolph, one of WAKY’s disc jockeys told the Louisville Courier Journal. WAKY, heard on 103.5 and 100.1 FM, will spin different versions of the song over and over for several hours, Randolph vowed. "Everyone just seems so sensitive to the lyrics of the song, and we just thought everybody should calm down," he added. "These stations pulling the song, it's absolutely ludicrous."
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When a 60+ year old Christmas song is considered edgy ... everything old is new again.
L8r
now, sex is a big fat nothing to so many...no romance...no intrigue....no anticipation....
I’m almost certain that “Me Too” is going to bring back marriage match-makers and chaperones.
Bill Clinton’s favorite Christmas carol.
Cool Rick approves.
There is a big market for a few good Yentas.
Many Generation X’re (37 to 52) have given up on using online dating services. I hear most have given up because the dating sites are so filled with fake responders.
(Can’t make this stuff up)
I went to Publix today. The system was playing “Feliz Navidad” which I hate even more than “Jingle Bell Rock”. I mentioned this to the cashier and she came back with,
“You can’t even listen to `Baby It’s Cold Outside’ now. One feminist was offended!”
6 minutes of PAMS Series 27 wonderfulness from the original WAKY, 790 where the action is!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrQVA9cM_nI
Dating websites. What the hell happened to seeing a girl/lady and getting to be friends first.
The libs attacking this is attacking free speech.
The libs attacking this is attacking free speech.
Oy vey!
The man is NOT TRYING TO GET HER TO SLEEP AT HIS HOUSE! Remember, in the lyrics, SHE dropped in to HIS PLACE. All he wants is for her to stay a little longer, surely he does want to get closer to her, what man who likes a woman doesn’t? But the song says nothing about actually having sex or spending the night. He doesn’t want the evening to end so quickly! He’s flirting!
Contrast that with just about any pop song. You’d have to ban just about everyone because nearly every song has actual sex in it.
Reminds me of a story I heard about a DJ working at a NYC classic rock station about his dismissal from his previous job at a West Coast radio station. He was working the overnight shift at the time (maybe the mid-1980s). Word had leaked out that a whole bunch of people — including the DJ — were going to be laid off in a restructuring move by the station’s ownership. So he locked himself in the studio and played John Lennon’s “Give Peace A Chance” (I think) on repeat for hours until the station management was able to break in and put an end to it. LMAO.
Sirius Radio, Hallmark channel 70, plays about 5 different groups singing Baby It’s Cold Outside, and they are all great.
Nothing political. Just in the Christmas rotation cycle, along with every great Xmas song ever song from Bing, Pat, Frank, Ella Fitzgerald, to Maria Carey (All I Want for Xmas is You - One of my favorites), Elton John’s great “Jump Into XMas”, Brenda Lee, and any version of Sleigh Ride including Darlene Love and/or Ronettes, Hugo Winterhalter (I think), etc.
Still haven’t heard the Drifters “I’m Dreaming of a White Xmas”, one of the best Doo Whop Xmas songs, ever.
“If I listen, they will play it”.
Between #9 Yentas and #17 Oy Vey, and talk about “matchmakers”, here’s an old Yiddish type joke.
Have you heard about the Jewish Bear who is a matchmaker? His name is Yentel Ben.
Barbra Streisand, eat your heart out!
Just made this one up. No shoes, please. What do you call a bunch of Yentas who gather together once a week? A Mah Jong club.
What do you call a Super Yenta? My ex-mother-in-law!
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