Eartha Kitt died Dec. 25 2008. One of her best-known recordings was Santa Baby. My mother likes to tell the story of how my grandmother yelled at her for singing that song while doing the dishes, when she (my mother) was a teenager. I'd like to think that my grandmother didn't like the song for its crass materialism and whorish sex-for-cash message, but it was probably just because it was a sexually suggestive song.My grandmother also had a huge problem with Elvis Presley, calling him "disgusting." This was well before the fat Elvis era.
Favorite lyrics of "Santa Baby"
Santa cutie, there's one thing I really do need:
The deed to a platinum mine.
A platinum mine???? Sheesh, she is not messing around - she goes right to the means of production.