the "Mouse" (female part)

E204869

The "Mouse" is the flirtatious female vocal part in the call-and-response duet of the classic holiday song "Baby, It’s Cold Outside."

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Label Occurrences
the "Mouse" (female part) canonical 1

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Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf character in song
vocal role
appearsInGenre holiday music
popular song
associatedWithTheme courtship
flirtation
social propriety
contrastsWith Wolf (male vocal part in "Baby, It’s Cold Outside")
createdBy Frank Loesser
dateOfCreation 1944
expressesConcernAbout family reactions
what people will think
expressesDesire to leave despite temptation to stay
hasDialogueStyle playful protest
witty banter
hasNameOrigin metaphorical nickname "Mouse" used in some descriptions and scores
hasRoleIn call-and-response duet
isFictional true
isFlirtatious true
language English
lyricFunction provides call lines in call-and-response structure
resists advances while remaining playful
voices social concerns about staying longer
lyricPerspective first-person
narrativeRole guest who is considering leaving
object of the Wolf’s persuasion
originalPerformanceContext private party duet by Frank Loesser and Lynn Garland
partOf Baby, It’s Cold Outside
surface form: "Baby, It’s Cold Outside"
performedBy various female singers in different recordings
performsWith Baby, It’s Cold Outside
surface form: Wolf (male vocal part in "Baby, It’s Cold Outside")
typicalVocalRange female popular-music range
vocalGender female

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Baby, It’s Cold Outside characterRole the "Mouse" (female part)