Legend and fellow Voice coach Kelly Clarkson recorded this new version of the Oscar-winning classic for Legend's first Christmas album, which is due out next month. Other revamped lyrics were revealed in a recent Vanity Fair profile of Legend and his wife, Chrissy Teigen. In it, Ricardo Montalban and Esther Williams perform the duet together, as do Red Skelton and Betty Garrett, with the gender roles reversed for laughs. The duet went on to be covered by numerous artists, ranging from Johnny Mercer and Betty Carter in to the version millennials know best, the cover performed by Will Ferrell and Zooey Deschanel from the Christmas movie "Elf.

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While the lyrics make no mention of a holiday, it is popularly regarded as a Christmas song owing to its winter theme. The song was released in eight recordings in and has been covered numerous times since. Since , the song has faced some criticism for the presumed implications of its lyrics as depicting sexual assault or harassment. In , the airing of the song was cancelled by a number of radio stations, such as the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 's streaming service, due to some listeners' concerns about the lyrics, [1] but later reinstated it after public backlash. During the s, whenever Hollywood celebrities with vocal talents attended parties, they were expected to perform songs. They sang the song to indicate to guests that it was time to leave. We got invited to all the best parties for years on the basis of 'Baby.
Here's how it's different. First, Frank Loesser's original composition has been reworked many times before Legend and Clarkson took a nut crack at it. Legend also adds a bit of playfulness to the tune by teasing Clarkson for still living with her parents. He echoes, "It's your body and your choice" after Clarkson chimes, "If I have one more drink? He chants, "Text me when you get home" and urges her to go before the blizzard gets dangerous. Legend gets cheeky again in this section of the second verse. While the original tries to distract the woman from going home by musing over her lips, the "All Of Me" crooner uses the same compliment, but ultimately leaves the choice of leaving, and even having another cigarette, up to her. How can you do this thing to me? Legend transforms the original drama of the man thinking of his "lifelong sorrow if you got pneumonia and died" into a stress-free environment, offering for Clarkson to keep his coat after she borrows it for her chilly ride home, and assuring her to not listen to any rising gossip. The Biz premium subscriber content has moved to Billboard.