I agree that Baby It's Cold Outside has become the synonymous with date rape. John Legend rewrote the lyrics and tried to soften the theme, but he fall far short of the women empowerment I was looking for.
Here are my version of the lyrics (man's voice in parentheses)
Get your hands off my breast (It’s time to get undressed)
Listen my no is not a tease (Now just open your knees)
Don’t do something you might regret (You’re just playing hard to get)
I'm calling 9-1-1- (Baby don’t spoil my fun)
I’ve been trained in self-defense (Now you’re not making any sense)
And I’ve got something in my purse (Okay, now don’t make things worse)
It’s a little thing called mace (Did you have to spray it in my face)
Will this lesson be a lasting success (Never again will I mistake a no for yes)
An excellent Christmas compilation. I look forward to the AI generated meme with all these lines highlighted.
Merry Christmas
"All I want for Christmas. . .is lines lifted from beloved Christmas songs, taken out of context, and deployed for comedic effect."
I'm never going to be able to listen to "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" the same way again. Thanks a lot, Bill.
Rule of Three believes that Christmas should scare the hell out of everybody - especially before Thanksgiving.
Don't know any of those songs but am guilty of all the sins but now in song form
Great summary of Christmas songs.
I agree that Baby It's Cold Outside has become the synonymous with date rape. John Legend rewrote the lyrics and tried to soften the theme, but he fall far short of the women empowerment I was looking for.
Here are my version of the lyrics (man's voice in parentheses)
Get your hands off my breast (It’s time to get undressed)
Listen my no is not a tease (Now just open your knees)
Don’t do something you might regret (You’re just playing hard to get)
I'm calling 9-1-1- (Baby don’t spoil my fun)
I’ve been trained in self-defense (Now you’re not making any sense)
And I’ve got something in my purse (Okay, now don’t make things worse)
It’s a little thing called mace (Did you have to spray it in my face)
Will this lesson be a lasting success (Never again will I mistake a no for yes)
My job is done, I’m going into the cold outside.
Nice reboot, Liza.
Love this. So funny. The stage is next for you!
Thanks, Cindy. You’re right - the Rule of Three can be just as meaningful in other media settings.
Best sentence fragment…ever: “a surprising number of whom have ears.”
Well done, ROT!
Thanks - anatomy wasn’t my strong suit during my schoolboy years, but, I see things.