Friday, December 3, 2021

Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby (Official Audio)


It might be a BIT early for this, but not by much. How many versions have I heard of this Christmas classic by various female singers who almost ALWAYS turn it into a parody. Of what, I am not sure - Mae West, Betty Boop? It's always sung "campy", like a drag queen would do it (and this IS a favorite song of drag queens). Eartha Kitt nails it because she actually sings it very straight (I mean in the old-fashioned sense), letting her purring voice and clear enunciation of the delicious lyrics do the job. 

Favorite line: "Santa Baby, just one more little thing - a ring. I don't mean on the phone."  Whoever wrote this was a genius!

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