My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Ariana Grande
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Cole Porter composed this song for the musical Leave It to Me!, which debuted in November 1938. Mary Martin originated the role, performing it as her character Dolly Winslow, a young woman supported by a wealthy newspaper publisher. The musical number features Dolly at a Siberian railway station, wearing a fur coat and performing a striptease while singing to surrounding men.
What the lyrics are about
The song's lyrics center on a woman expressing her romantic loyalty to her wealthy patron while asserting her freedom to engage in harmless flirtation with other men without deeper romantic commitment.
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