December 03, 2018

Ohio radio stops playing holiday song 'Baby, It’s Cold Outside' due to "predatory" lyrics

A radio station in Cleveland has decided to stop playing the popular holiday song 'Baby, It’s Cold Outside', citing listener concerns about predatory undertones in the lyrics. The song, which was originally written by Frank Loesser in 1944, is a call-and-response duet in which a man tries to convince a woman to stay the night. “I really can’t stay,” she sings, to which he responds, “But baby, it’s cold outside.” Other lyrics include the woman singing “Say, what’s in this drink?” and “I simply must go…the answer is no.” WSYX/WTTE...