<Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Oscar Hammerstein II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Composer (s) </Th> <Td> Richard Rodgers </Td> </Tr> <P> "I Enjoy Being a Girl" is a show tune from the 1958 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Flower Drum Song . It is the showpiece for the Linda Low showgirl character . The musical is a comedic love story about growing up Chinese in America, the clash between the traditional values of the old country and the modern ways of America . </P> <P> Though Flower Drum Song was not as successful as other Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, the song, "I Enjoy Being a Girl," has remained a popular choice for recording vocalists, including Doris Day, Peggy Lee, Pat Suzuki, Lea Salonga and Phranc . The song has been parodied by Sarah Jessica Parker in a Gap commercial and went viral as "I Enjoy Being Al Gore". It has also turned up in works inspired by Harry Potter, Xena, and Battlestar Galactica . Comedian Roseanne Barr parodied the song in 1990 . It was parodied in Episode 24 of season 3 of "The Muppet Show", when Cheryl Ladd and Miss Piggy bash a dummy and Kermit is set loose in Ladd's dressing room . </P>

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