What's in this drink?

[gridlore]

It has been pointed out on customers_suck that the wintertime classic Baby, It's Cold Outside is almost a script for date rape. The female (in most versions, evidently there are recordings that reverse the roles) is trying to leave, and the male vocalist won't let her. Indeed, he keeps pushing drinks on her!

Judge for yourself

Comments

[pauldrye.livejournal.com]

Actually, I like the song quite a lot. I think it may be because I first encountered it in a live version where the genders were reversed.

The female singing the "male" role was Roberta Carter-Harrison (http://www.thegate.ca/interviews/wild-straw2.jpg) of the Wild Strawberries. Look at the picture at the other end of that link and you'll understand when they threw back to the DJ he paused for a second then said in awe "I'm feeling all warm, and not in a Christmas-ey sort of way".