Hey guys. Today's song is Baby It's Cold Outside by Frank Loesser and Lynn Garland.
Wow this song has gone for a ride. So Baby It's Cold Outside was originally written in 1944 by Frank Loesser for him and his wife Lynn Garland to perform together at dinner parties. In the 40's, vocally talented people were expected to perform at parties, so he made this for their housewarming party, and after were invited everywhere to perform it as the closer. The funny thing is he never meant for it to be a hit, or recorded, but after a couple years Loesser sold the song to MGM in 1949 for their romantic comedy film. Garland was very upset about it, comparing it to him having an affair. It won an Academy Award in 1950, and went on to be covered so many times that most people don't know its origin. It's referred to as a call and response song between the host (or wolf as the score says) and a guest (or mouse) for a male and female vocalist. People now attribute this to a date rape song, which I guess applying the lyrics to modern society fits... but the truth is it's a song a man wrote as a cheeky banter to sing with his wife and she would be so appalled at what this song is thought of now. So don't read too much into it and just enjoy it for what it was created to be, as you can hear the original couple show.
Peace.
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