Generations have their own language and music, their own codes and assumptions, and if you’re over 30, you just accept that there are things that younger people are doing and saying that you don’t understand. Show
Yet this is what’s weird: Even as we accept the mystery of the younger generations, all of us, young and old, tend to assume that the past is an open book, that we can look at the artifacts of a previous generation and pass judgment on their motives and practices. We assume that nothing is hidden, and that anything which meant something then means the same thing now. Which leads us to that staple of the Christmas season, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” Now, this is a song I’ve never liked, but I dislike it for reasons that have nothing to do with the controversy that it has created in recent years. Written by Frank Loesser in the early 1940s, it debuted in a 1949 film, “Neptune’s Daughter.” It’s a duet, in which a man tries to get a woman to stay the night by saying that it’s cold outside, while she keeps telling him that she has to go. At one point, she asks, “What’s in this drink?” This has led some to assume that she is being drugged, and that we are witnessing the musicalized version of a date rape in progress. In any case, he is being persistent, even after she says, “The answer is no,” which has been interpreted as sexual harassment at the very least. Indeed, interpretation seems hardly necessary. If you are young, and you hear the song for the first time, that’s what the song seems to be about. And it doesn’t help for an older person to come along and say, “But it didn’t mean that then!” You might think, so what? Maybe the generation of 1949 and the generations that followed didn’t care enough about these issues, but now people are woke enough to realize what this song has meant all along. But no, that’s not it, at least not all of it. This is where actually knowing something about a generation becomes significant.  “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” is a product of my grandparents’ generation. That generation is gone now, or they’re 100 years old. But I remember those people well, and I can tell you something that bears significantly on this song … That generation wasn’t having sex. Really. Like, almost never. Like, it’s amazing there was a generation after them. For sure, there’s no sex happening in the world of that song, and no expectation of sex on the part of the woman or the man. At least, not until they’re married. What’s actually going on in the song is that the two people are playing — the kind of play our elders indulged in, not in order to have sex, but in place of it. So he comes on like the aggressive guy, but he’s harmless (and both know it), and she pretends to be coy, but she has the power. And instead of having sex, they’ll just sit there and smoke two packs of cigarettes, and then she’ll take a cab. Really, that’s what’s going on in the song. When I was a teenager and first heard “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” I didn’t like it, either, because it all seemed tame and pathetic. Here they are, reverting to these classic sex roles. He’s acting super masculine, and she’s acting super feminine, and it’s all a big phony act, and nobody’s having any fun. But then again, I came of age in the 1970s, and we were more natural about these things — and if you don’t believe it, take a look at the drawings in “The Joy of Sex.” Anyway, the seduction rituals of the previous generations are always repellent — the sociological equivalent of imagining your parents and grandparents in the bedroom — and this won’t change. Just think how a future generation will feel listening to the new, updated “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” as John Legend sings, “It’s your body and your choice” to Kelly Clarkson. In at least one published version the tempo of the song is given as "Loesserando", a humorous reference to the composer's name. 1949 recordings[]
Other recordings[]As of 2020, there are over 400 recordings of the song. The following list is incomplete. YearPerformerWorkSource1951Louis Armstrong and Velma MiddletonSatchmo at Pasadena1955Eddie Fisher and June HuttonEddie Fisher Sings Academy Award Winning Songs1957Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRaeBoy Meets Girl1959Jack Marshall (instrumental)Soundsville!1959Dean Martin and female chorusA Winter Romance1961Ray Charles and Betty CarterRay Charles and Betty Carter1964Al Hirt and Ann-MargretBeauty and the Beard1964Steve Lawrence and Eydie GorméThat Holiday Feeling!1966Ted Heath and Edmundo Ros (instrumental)Heath vs. Ros: Round 21966Henry Mancini, female and male choirsThe Academy Award Songs1966Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery (instrumental)Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo1967Skeeter Davis and Don Bowman1979Blossom Dearie and Bob DoroughNeedlepoint Magic, Vol. 51990Barry Manilow and K. T. OslinBecause It's Christmas1991Bette Midler and James CaanFor the Boys1994Nancy LaMott and Michael FeinsteinJust in Time for Christmas1995Lou Rawls and Dianne ReevesJazz to the World1996Vanessa Williams and Bobby CaldwellStar Bright1998Ann Hampton Callaway and Kenny RankinThis Christmas1999Tom Jones and Cerys MatthewsReload2000Tom Wopat and Antonia BennettThe Still of the Night2001Suzy Bogguss and Delbert McClintonHave Yourself a Merry Little Christmas2000Holly ColeBaby, It's Cold Outside2002Brian Setzer and Ann-MargretBoogie Woogie Christmas2002Lee Ann Womack and Harry Connick Jr.The Season for Romance2003Zooey Deschanel and Leon RedboneElf2004Jessica Simpson and Nick LacheyReJoyce: The Christmas Album2004Rod Stewart and Dolly PartonStardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III2004James Taylor and Natalie ColeA Christmas Album2008Anne Murray and Michael BubléAnne Murray's Christmas Album2009Lady AntebellumCountry for Christmas2009Willie Nelson and Norah JonesAmerican Classic2009Rick Dempsey and Deanna BogartHome Run Holiday2010Chris Colfer and Darren CrissGlee: The Music, The Christmas Album2011Haley Reinhart and Casey Abrams2011She & HimA Very She & Him Christmas2012Colbie Caillat and Gavin DeGrawChristmas in the Sand2012Rufus Wainwright and Sharon Van EttenHolidays Rule2012Rita Coolidge with drummer Lynn CoulterA Rita Coolidge Christmas2012Cee Lo Green and Christina AguileraCee Lo's Magic Moment2012Lyle Lovett and Kat EdmonsonRelease Me2012Larry Lovestein and Ariana Grande2013Kelly Clarkson and Ronnie DunnWrapped in Red2013Jimmy Fallon and Cecily StrongSaturday Night Live2013Lady Gaga and Joseph Gordon-LevittLady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular2013Martina McBride and Dean MartinThe Classic Christmas Album2014Connie Britton and Will ChaseChristmas with Nashville2014Joey DeFrancesco (instrumental)Home for the Holidays2014Seth MacFarlane and Sara BareillesHoliday for Swing2014Idina Menzel and Michael BubléHoliday Wishes2014Darius Rucker and Sheryl CrowHome for the Holidays2014Virginia to Vegas and Alyssa Reid2016Garth Brooks and Trisha YearwoodChristmas Together2016Jimmy Buffett and Nadirah Shakoor'Tis the SeaSon2016Brett Eldredge and Meghan TrainorGlow2016John Farnham and Olivia Newton-JohnFriends for Christmas2016Amy Grant and Vince GillTennessee Christmas2017Fantasia and CeeLo GreenChristmas After Midnight2017Kelley Jakle and Shelley RegnerPitch Perfect 32017Avril Lavigne and Jonny Blu2017Adrienne Bailon and Israel HoughtonBaby It's Cold Outside / Frio Frio2018Aaron WatsonAn Aaron Watson Family Christmas2019The BoysChristmas with the Boys2019Disco PiratesIt’s Cold Outside (Don’t Go)2019John Legend and Kelly ClarksonA Legendary Christmas: Deluxe Edition2019Scott Matthew and SiaSilent Nights2020Ludwig Ahgren and QTCinderellaA Very Mogul Christmas2020Gemma Collins and Darren Day
Lyrical controversy[]Since 2009, the song has faced criticism among some listeners for the alleged implications of its lyrics, with certain elements, such as the line "What's in this drink?" and the host's unrelenting pressure for the guest to stay in spite of her repeated suggestions that she should go home, being described as suggestive of sexual harassment or even date rape. However, others have noted that cultural expectations at the time of the song's writing were such that women were not socially permitted to spend the night with a boyfriend or fiancé, and that the woman states that she wants to stay, while "What's in this drink?" was a common idiom of the period used to rebuke social expectations by blaming one's actions on the influence of alcohol. Susan Loesser, the daughter of Frank Loesser, blamed the song's negative connotation on its association with Bill Cosby after television programs such as Saturday Night Live and South Park depicted the song being performed by the comedian, who had been accused of sexually assaulting several women and later convicted in one case. In 2018, the airing of the song was cancelled by a number of radio stations including Canada's CBC streaming service, after social media criticism and public pressure regarding the song's lyrics. On November 30, 2018, Cleveland, Ohio, radio station WDOK Star 102 announced that it had removed the song from its playlist due to its lyric content, based on listener input, amid the Me Too movement. On December 4, 2018, the Canadian radio broadcasters Bell Media, CBC Radio, and Rogers Media followed suit. The decision was divisive among critics and the general public, with supporters arguing that the song's possible implications of date rape did not align with current societal norms, and others arguing that the decision was an appeal to political correctness. Station KOIT in San Francisco, having placed the song "on hold" pending listener feedback, returned it to the playlist after 77% of respondents opposed its removal. CBC Radio subsequently reinstated the song as well. Following the controversy, the song rose to the top 10 of Billboard's digital sales list for the week of December 22, 2018, with a 70% increase in downloads. In 2019, vocalists John Legend and Kelly Clarkson also recorded the song with modified lyrics, written by Legend and Natasha Rothwell for a new edition of Legend's A Legendary Christmas album. Deana Martin, whose father Dean Martin recorded a popular version of the song in 1959, criticized the new interpretation as "absurd", saying her father would not have approved of altering the lyrics (which she maintained to be more sexually explicit in the new version than in Loesser's original) in order to appease contemporary sensibilities. Charts[]Dean Martin version[]Chart (2007–2019)PeakpositionCanada (Hot Canadian Digital Songs)10Canada AC (Billboard) with Martina McBride7Euro Digital Tracks (Billboard) with Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jr.13Portugal (AFP)132US Billboard Hot 10045US Hot 100 Reccurents (Billboard)2US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) with Martina McBride7US Country Airplay (Billboard) with Martina McBride36US Holiday 100 (Billboard)65US Holiday 100 (Billboard) with Martina McBride63US Rolling Stone Top 10021 Ray Charles and Betty Carter version[]Chart (1962)PeakpositionUS Billboard Hot 10091 Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan version[]Chart (2010–2012)PeakpositionUS Jazz Digital Songs (Billboard)2US Holiday Digital Songs (Billboard)11 Glee Cast version[]Chart (2010–2012)PeakpositionCanada (Canadian Hot 100)53Canada AC (Billboard)33US Billboard Hot 10057US Holiday Digital Songs (Billboard)1 Willie Nelson and Norah Jones version[]Chart (2010)PeakpositionUS Hot Country Songs (Billboard)55 She & Him version[]Chart (2012)PeakpositionUS Adult Contemporary (Billboard)16US Holiday Digital Songs (Billboard)15 Lady Antebellum / Lady A version[]Chart (2011–2012)PeakpositionUS Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)3US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)69US Holiday 100 (Billboard)26 Kelly Clarkson and Ronnie Dunn version[]Chart (2013)PeakpositionSouth Korea International Singles (Gaon)127US Holiday Digital Songs (Billboard)6 Idina Menzel and Michael Bublé version[]Chart (2014–2015)PeakpositionCanada AC (Billboard)1US Billboard Hot 10078US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)1US Holiday 100 (Billboard)14 Brett Eldredge and Meghan Trainor version[]Chart (2016–2021)PeakpositionBelgium (Ultratip Flanders)46Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)46Canada AC (Billboard)15138Latvia (LAIPA)24Netherlands (Single Top 100)55Portugal (AFP)54Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)93Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)59UK Singles (Official Charts Company)51US Billboard Hot 10078US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)1US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)26US Holiday 100 (Billboard)14 John Legend and Kelly Clarkson version[]Chart (2019–2020)PeakpositionCanada AC (Billboard)25New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)22US Holiday Digital Songs (Billboard)5US R&B Digital Songs (Billboard)6 Year-end charts[]Idina Menzel and Michael Bublé version[]Chart (2015)PositionUS Adult Contemporary (Billboard)45Brett Eldredge and Meghan Trainor version[]Chart (2017)PositionUS Adult Contemporary (Billboard)50Certifications[]Idina Menzel and Michael Bublé version[]RegionCertificationCertified units/salesUnited Kingdom (BPI)Silver200,000File:Double-dagger-14-plain.pngFile:Double-dagger-14-plain.pngsales+streaming figures based on certification alone See also[]
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Did they stop playing Baby it's cold outside?'Baby, It's Cold Outside,' Seen As Sexist, Frozen Out By Radio Stations Programmers have banned the song after fielding listener complaints that the song is offensive, only to face a backlash against that decision.
Why did they take Baby it's cold outside?In 1944, Loesser wrote "Baby, It's Cold Outside" to sing with his wife, Lynn Garland, at their housewarming party in New York City at the Navarro Hotel. They sang the song to indicate to guests that it was time to leave. Garland has written that after the first performance, "We became instant parlor room stars.
Why is baby cold outside politically incorrect?The song continues to stir up controversy due to lyrics that some have considered questionable as they believe they advocate date rape. Written by Frank Loesser, the 75-year-old song first became popular in 1949 as a twice-featured song in the MGM romantic comedy Neptune's Daughter.
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