| "I Wanna Be Loved by You" | |
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| Song by Helen Kane | |
| Released | December 1928 |
| Recorded | September 5, 1928 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 2:48 |
| Label | Victor |
| Songwriter(s) | Herbert Stothart, Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar |
"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] It was first performed on September 5, 1928 by Helen Kane,[2] who was the inspiration for the cartoon character Betty Boop. "I Wanna Be Loved by You" was chosen as one of the Songs of the Century in a survey by the RIAA to which 200 people responded (out of 1300 asked). One of Marilyn Monroe's most famous musical performances is her singing the song in Billy Wilder's classic 1959 farce Some Like It Hot.
The original lyrics and music of the song entered the public domain in the United States in 2024.[3]
- ^ Secondhandsongs: I Wanna Be Loved By You. Accessed January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Good Boy (Broadway, Ed Sullivan Theatre, 1928)". Playbill. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ "Public Domain Day 2024 | Duke University School of Law". web.law.duke.edu.