I Wanna Be Loved by You

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"I Wanna Be Loved by You" is a song written by Herbert Stothart and Harry Ruby, with lyrics by Bert Kalmar, for the 1928 musical "Good Boy"⁽¹⁾. The song was chosen as one of the Songs of the Century in a survey made by the RIAA where 200 people responded (out of 1300 asked). It is best known as one of Marilyn Monroe's most famous musical performances when she sang it in Billy Wilder's classic farce "Some Like It Hot."

Blier states that the song "was introduced in 1928 by Helen Kane, who became known as the “Boop-Boop-a-Doop Girl” because of her baby-talk, scat-singing tag line to that song. Two years later, a cartoon character named Betty Boop was modeled after her — and the rest is history ⁽²⁾."

The song has been performed by not only Helen Kane and Marilyn Monroe, but also Frank Sinatra, Rhonda Towns, Rose Murphy, Tina Louise, Verka Serduchka and Patricia Kaas.

[edit] Lyrics

Intro: I'm not one of the greedy kind, All of my wants are simple, I know what's on my mind!

I'm not resting until I find, What would make your eyes glisten with joy, Listen, big boy!

Chorus: I wanna be loved by you, just you, And nobody else but you, I wanna be loved by you, alone! Boop-boop-a-doop!

I wanna be kissed by you, just you, And nobody else but you, I wanna be kissed by you, alone! Boop-boop-a-doop!

I couldn't aspire, To anything higher, Than, filled with desire, To make you my own! Boop-boop-a-doop-a-doop, boop-boop-a-doop!

I wanna be loved by you, just you, And nobody else but you, I wanna be loved by you, alone!

(Repeat Chorus)

Boop-boop-a-boop-a-doop, Boop-boop-a-doop! ⁽³⁾

[edit] References

1. Maida, Michael. "I Wanna Be Loved By You." The Spirit of Sinatra. Updated Dec. 8, 2006. Accessed Jan. 23, 2007. <http://www.spiritofsinatra.com/pages/Lyrics/i/I_Wanna_Be_Loved_By_You.htm>.
2. Blier, Steven. "Program Notes." The New York Festival of Song. 1998. (Parag. 12 of 31.) Accessed Jan. 23, 2007. < http://www.nyfos.org/?body=notes&program=1998newyork>.
3. Lorenz, Megaera, and Lorenz, Brenna. "I Wanna Be Loved By You." The Heptune Classical Jazz and Blues Lyrics Page. Published Apr. 1, 2000. Accessed Jan. 23, 2007. <http://www.heptune.com/lyrics/iwannabe.html>.