Multi-talented guitarmeister Mike Ross and alt rocking Verity White have joined forces to release a Christmas single: a tongue-in-cheek, gender-swapped version of the now-controversial duet ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’, written by Frank Loesser in 1944, which the public first heard in the 1949 film ‘Neptune’s Daughter’. Whilst the famous lyrics don’t mention Christmas by name, the song’s wintery motif has made it a seasonal staple, covered by countless artists. However, since 2009, the song has perhaps come to be seen as less innocently romantic and more controversial, with undertones that smack of misogyny, manipulation and coercion! Aware of that controversy, Mike Ross and Verity White deliberately swapped roles in the song’s two-voice to and fro duet — the so-called ‘Wolf’ and ‘Mouse’ roles — to find a fresh take on the song. Mike Ross sings the ‘Mouse’ vocal and plays guitar, bass & piano; Verity White sings the […]