Bette Midler

Released: November 12, 1991

Songwriter: Jay Livingston Ray Evans

Producer: Arif Mardin Dave Grusin Joe Mardin Marc Shaiman

"Here she is, direct from the convent, Miss Dixie Leonard"

I was alone on a shelf
In a world by myself
Oh, where could my prince charming be?
But a man came along
Made my life like a song
And taught me these words of ecstasy
Tenderly

I want some huggin' and some squeezin'
And some muggin' and some teasin'
And some stuff like that there
I want some pettin' and some spoonin'
And some happy honeymoonin'
And some stuff like that there

I used to think that love
Was just a lot o' rubbish;
A mess o' cabbage, a mess o' cabbage
But now my attitude
Is wholly lovey dovish
And baby, you, you've done it!

I want some kissin' and some hopin'
And some missin' and some mopin'
And some stuff like that there
I want some leapin' and some chasin'
And some weepin' and some pacin'
And some stuff like that there

And when I get a certain feelin' I confess it
There's really only one expression to express it
I want some huggin' and some squeezin'
And some muggin' and some teasin'
And some leapin' and some chasin'
And some weepin' and some pacin'
And some stuff
I want some stuff like that there

I used to think romance was bunk
A double mickey for the ickey
But all at once my heart was sunk
And baby, you, you've done it!

I want some kissin' and some hopin'
And some missin' and some mopin'
And some stuff like that there
I want some leapin' and some chasin'
And some weepin' and some pacin'
And some stuff like that there

And when i get a certain feelin' i confess it
There's really only one expression to express it
I want some huggin', squeezin'
Muggin', teasin' and some stuff
Stuff like that there!
Oooooooooh!

Bette Midler is a Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, comedienne and actress. Named in honor of Bette Davis, Midler’s career began performing off-broadway until she developed the stage persona The Divine Miss M while singing at the world-famous Continental Baths gay bathhouse. A pre-fame Barry Manilow, the venue’s in-house piano player, produced her Grammy-nominated debut album which scored three US top 40 singles including the Grammy-nominated “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”. Midler took home the Best New Artist Grammy that year, her first of three career wins.

Throughout the 1970s, Midler found further success with music, Broadway, television and film. The Rose, Midler’s 1979 acting debut, earned her both Oscar and Academy Award nominations, and its namesake song won her a Golden Globe and another Grammy – also giving Midler her first success overseas.

The early 1980s proved less successful for Midler with four under-performing singles and a box office flop with the film Jinxed. However, the second half of the decade would prove far more fruitful with a handful of very successful films including Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Ruthless People, Outrageous Fortune and Beaches, the latter featuring a chart-topping cover of “Wind Beneath My Wings” that won Midler her third Grammy and is considered one of the greatest songs in American film history.

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