<P> "I Wanna Be Loved by You" is a song written by Herbert Stothart and Harry Ruby, with lyrics by Bert Kalmar, for the 1928 musical "Good Boy". It was chosen as one of the Songs of the Century in a survey by the RIAA to which 200 people responded (out of 1300 asked). One of Marilyn Monroe's most famous musical performances is her singing the song in Billy Wilder's classic farce Some Like It Hot . </P> <P> The song was first performed in 1928 by Helen Kane, who became known as the' Boop - Boop - a-Doop Girl' because of her baby - talk, scat - singing tag line to the song . This version was recorded when Kane's popularity started to reach its peak, and became her signature song . Two years later, a cartoon character named Betty Boop was modeled after Kane . Betty Boop performs the number in the 1980s animated film The Romance of Betty Boop . </P>

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