John Legend performs 'This Christmas' and talks the 'Baby It’s Cold Outside' controversy on FallonTonight
Friday night, with the “Sexiest Man Alive” delivering a soulful performance of “This Christmas” from the deluxe edition of hisThe singer also sat down with Fallon to discuss creating his own rendition of “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” which stirred controversy with the public.
“We knew there was some controversy around the original lyrics, and looked at with 2019 eyes, we thought it would be fun to do a new version, make it fun, update the lyrics to be more current. So we talked about ride-sharing servies, and we make a joke like, ‘Why do you still live at home with your mom?'” Legend told Fallon. He added that people “were just so upset that we would mess with that sacrosanct version of the original song” because it’s “political correctness gone too far.
, with the male suitor now getting a cab for his female counterpart: “I really can’t stay /I’ve gotta go away /This evening has been /So very nice /My mother will start to worry .” Still, Legend encouraged people to listen to the 1959 Dean Martin version of the track alongside his own.
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