A man tries to convince a woman under the pretext of the weather to stay with himself. She does not want to say, "The answer is no." At the same time, she wonders what's in her drink.
These are the lines of a more than seventy-year-old Christmas classic that sparked a debate over the past year, especially in the US. Frank Loesser's "Baby It's Cold Outside" had been dropped from the program on a few US channels at times. The criticism: The text sounds like the prelude to sexual harassment.
This year he may have another chance to be played on the channels that banished him a year ago. Because John Legend has added a new version of the classic - and adapted the text. The female part is taken over by his colleague Kelly Clarkson. That's what the singer told the magazine "Vanity Fair".
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John Legend and Kelly Clarkson sing in a duet in the reissue "Baby It's Cold Outside".
In the new edition, Clarkson sings: "What will my friends think ...", and Legend answers: "I think they should be happy" / ".... if I take another drink?" / "It's your body and your decision."
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