This one has been fun :) I heard from Warner Chappell that they were looking for cover versions of some of their old songs. So I decided to have some fun and totally re-imagine the classic 1928 song “I Wanna Be Loved By You” which was made famous by Betty Boop and Marilyn Monroe!
I had to find a way to put my own unique spin on this silly, playful song so I decided to do 2 different dark versions of it with movies and TV in mind. Both are full of vocal layers and atmosphere: one more dynamic with a danceable beat, while the other is darker with just the vocals and piano. It was fun to sing this song in a dark “serious” tone as the playfulness still comes through in the lyrics, making the song funny in an ironic way.
Lyrics
I Wanna Be Loved By You
I wanna be loved by you
Nobody else but you
I wanna be loved by you alone
I wanna be kissed by you
And nobody else but you
I wanna be kissed by you alone
Boop be do
Boop be do
Boop be do
Boop be do
Boop be do
Boop be do
Boop be do
I wanna be loved by you
Nobody else but you
I wanna be loved by you alone
I wanna be kissed by you
And nobody else but you
I wanna be kissed by you alone
I couldn’t aspire
To anything higher
Then filled with desire
To make you my own
Boop be do
Boop be do
Boop be do
Boop be do
I wanna be loved by you
Nobody else but you
I wanna be loved by you alone
I wanna be loved by you
Nobody else but you
I wanna be loved by you alone