What is wrong with people that need to make an extra buck for the holiday’s so badly that they have to ruin Christmas standards with their ‘spin’ on it? You may wonder who got under my skin on this one… Specifically, Taylor Swift and her remake of Santa Baby (and I usually like her, but…). Really Taylor? You didn’t make enough money this year when they named you entertainer of the year? Honestly, I was there on your side when that pompous fool, Kanye, ruined your moment at the VMAs, but now you have trashed this song for me… Whatever…
The original Santa Baby is a classic, sung in a very bluesy fashion, by Eartha Kitt, a real gem. With backup singers boop-booping along with her, done in a way that makes one think of a penthouse in Manhattan (think Marilyn Monroe in How to Marry a Millionaire) that has a list of Sugar Daddys ready to cater to her every whim. I am sorry, but when I heard Taylor Swift’s version, that image was crushed under the heel of this hillbilly remake, complete with twanging guitars. Now I am picturing some red-neck woman (can I get a ‘heck yah!’), in curlers and a ratty robe, with her half smoked marlboro dangling from her lips, sitting in her trailer that really just needs functioning indoor plumbing! No really, that is what I pictured.
My night was ruined… Thanks for nothing…
