I WANNA BE LOVEDThe Andrews Sisters- words by Billy Rose and Eddie Heyman, music by Johnny Green- The Andrews Sisters had a # 1 hit with "I Wanna Be Loved" 20 years after the song was first introduced- lyrics as recorded in Los Angeles March 30, 1950 by The Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra. Lead vocal by Patty Andrews.- Also charted in 1950 by Billy Eckstine (# 7); Hugo Winterhalter (# 11); Dinah Washington (# 22); Dottie O'Brien (# 23); and Jan Garber (# 28).I wanna be loved with inspirationI wanna be loved starting tonightInstead of merely holding conversationHold me tightI wanna be kissed until I tingleI wanna be kissed starting tonightEmbrace until our heartbeats intermingleWrong or rightI feel like acting my ageI'm past the stage of merely turtledoving(be careful, be careful what you do)I'm in no mood to resistAnd I insist the world owes me a lovingI wanna be thrilled to desperationI wanna be thrilled starting tonight(love me, love me, love me)With every kind of wonderful sensationI wanna be lovedI feel like acting my ageI'm past the stage of merely turtledovingI'm in no mood to resistAnd I insist the world owes me a lovingI wanna be thrilled to desperationI wanna be thrilled starting tonightWith every kind of wonderful sensationI wanna be loved
