Miley Cyrus's feminist version of 'Santa Baby' is what we need right now
On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Miley Cyrus put a feminist spin on the Christmas classic, “Santa Baby.”
Cyrus was uncomfortable with the outdated words to the song, which were written in 1953. “I’m asking for a car, and a yacht and checks, and literally the deed to a platinum mine. Plus, am I saying that I’m going to hook up with Santa if he buys me all this stuff?” Cyrus asked Jimmy Fallon. As she was not down with those lyrics, she changed them and made magic.
“Santa baby, I don’t need any fancy jewelry. Not me. I’ve got something else in mind. Santa baby, and I don’t need your presents tonight,” sang Cyrus, while a confused Fallon danced around her. The changed lyrics included, “No more fluff, I’ve had enough and I can buy my own damn stuff!” and “Listen, Santa, to what I say — a girl’s best friend is equal pay.”
Earlier this month, radio stations around the U.S. began pulling the 1944 classic, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” in the wake of the #MeToo movement, citing that it’s “no longer appropriate.” But what is appropriate and fan-approved is Cyrus’s new version of “Santa Baby.” One person tweeted:
Miley Cyrus Turned “Santa Baby” Into a Feminist Anthem, and Now It’s My Favorite Holiday Bop https://t.co/4AVy4LFzxa pic.twitter.com/3aLXuOnncx
— 相互フォロー110%#IFB #Follow #Followback (@ohazafum) December 21, 2018
While others shared:
If that @MileyCyrus version of Santa Baby didn’t make you feel respected as a woman, I don’t know what can. #FallonTonight
— Amanda C. Redman (@aye_redman) December 21, 2018
.@MileyCyrus’ version of ‘Santa Baby’ really is the anthem that we needed in 2018 #FallonTonight
All about that GIRL POWER 💪🏼
— Miley Cyrus Fashion (@StylishCyrus) December 21, 2018
.@MileyCyrus’ rendition of “santa baby” on @FallonTonight was pretty perfect honestly.😍🙌 #FallonTonight
— Nicholas Liddle (@NLiddle16) December 21, 2018
Basically, Cyrus is doing more than spreading holiday cheer this season. She’s empowering women, and we are totally here for it.
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