"Let It Snow" is definitely a better choice in that theme!
An example I used elsewhere to explain my problem with the popularity of "Baby It's Cold Outside" is Meatloaf's "Bat Out of Hell." There's a lot of adversarial gender relations there, and sex being used as a bargaining chip in relationships. Those are horrible things to base real-life interactions on. But I do like the album and play it regularly in the car as I drive.
The underlying problem for me in both cases is that the songs are an obfuscated discussion about something that should be discussed openly; attraction, sex, and consent. There's a place for that kind of art, and it explores things that are relevant to people's lives. That's what art, in part, ought to do.
But I think neither Meatloaf nor "It's Cold Outside" are well-suited to being played as background holiday muzak. I'm happy to hear that people are choosing not to play it anymore.
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An example I used elsewhere to explain my problem with the popularity of "Baby It's Cold Outside" is Meatloaf's "Bat Out of Hell." There's a lot of adversarial gender relations there, and sex being used as a bargaining chip in relationships. Those are horrible things to base real-life interactions on. But I do like the album and play it regularly in the car as I drive.
The underlying problem for me in both cases is that the songs are an obfuscated discussion about something that should be discussed openly; attraction, sex, and consent. There's a place for that kind of art, and it explores things that are relevant to people's lives. That's what art, in part, ought to do.
But I think neither Meatloaf nor "It's Cold Outside" are well-suited to being played as background holiday muzak. I'm happy to hear that people are choosing not to play it anymore.