The pop star gave a modern day makeover to a song that has courted controversy for more than six decades. In Cyrus’ version of the…
The pop star gave a modern day makeover to a song that has courted controversy for more than six decades.
In Cyrus’ version of the song, which you can see below, she doesn’t ask Santa for fancy jewels, cash, or cars as she defiantly announces, “I can buy my own d**n stuff!” Instead, Ms. Cyrus wants equal pay and for men to stop texting her inappropriate pics. Her biggest wish? For that “ignorant jerk” at work to stop grabbing her behind.
Cyrus’ version of “Santa Baby” comes as the song celebrates its 65 th anniversary in 2018. The Christmas standard originally recorded by Eartha Kitt in 1953 was written by Phil Springer 65 years ago, and while it became a surprise hit, it courted controversy from the start.
“[Kitt] is the sexiest woman in the world. You don’t write Christmas songs that are sexy. How are we going to do that?’ “
The songwriter said the publishers advised him to “stick to the music,” and let them “worry about whether this song is going to be sacrilegious or not.
