Makin' Whoopee
1928 song by Gus Kahn and Walter Donaldson
Makin' Whoopee
"Makin' Whoopee" is a song first popularized by Eddie Cantor in the 1928 musical Whoopee!. Gus Kahn wrote the lyrics and Walter Donaldson composed the music for the song as well as for the entire musical. The title refers to celebrating a marriage. Eventually "making whoopee" became a euphemism for intimate sexual relations. The song has been called a "dire warning", largely to men, about the "trap" of marriage. "Makin' Whoopee" begins with the celebration of a wedding, honeymoon and marital bliss, but moves on to babies and responsibilities, and ultimately on to affairs and possible divorce, ending with a judge's advice. The original lyrics and music of the song entered the public domain in the United States in 2024.
Read on Wikipedia · Image Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson, Public domain
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