I Wanna Be Loved by You
"I Wanna Be Loved by You" is a song written by Herbert Stothart and Harry Ruby, with lyrics by Bert Kalmar, for the 1928 musical "Good Boy".[1] It was chosen as one of the Songs of the Century in a survey made by the RIAA in which 200 people responded (out of 1300 asked). One of Marilyn Monroe's most famous musical performances is her singing it in Billy Wilder's classic farce Some Like It Hot.
The song was first performed in late 1928 by Helen Kane, who became known as the 'Boop-Boop-a-Doop Girl' because of her baby-talk, scat-singing tag line to that song. This version was recorded right when Kane's popularity started to reach its peak, and became her signature song. Two years later, a cartoon character named Betty Boop was modeled after Kane.[2] Betty Boop performs this number in the 1980s animated film The Romance of Betty Boop (1985).
The song has also been recorded by Jack Lemmon, Frank Sinatra, Rhonda Towns, Rose Murphy, Tina Louise, Verka Serduchka, Patricia Kaas, Sinéad O'Connor, Annette Hanshaw, Shiina Ringo and Lorraine Allan (formerly Lorraine Gray).
Actress Rue McClanahan performed humorous rendition of the song while portraying Blanche Devereaux in the popular sitcom The Golden Girls. Actor & Actress Robert Reed & Florence Henderson were singing "I wanna Be Loved By You" in a 1973 Episode Never Too Young of The Brady Bunch.
[edit] References
- ^ Maida, Michael. I Wanna Be Loved By You. The Spirit of Sinatra. Updated Dec. 8, 2006. Accessed Jan. 23, 2007.
- ^ Blier, Steven. Program Notes. The New York Festival of Song. 1998. (Parag. 12 of 31.) Accessed Jan. 23, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Herbert Stothart at the Internet Movie Database
- Harry Ruby at the Internet Movie Database
- Bert Kalmar at the Internet Movie Database
- Helen Kane at the Internet Movie Database
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