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Video Of The Day: Bette Midler – Fat As I Am 1985
By Mister D
March 12, 2024
Bette Midler performed “Fat As I Am” on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1985. This lively and entertaining performance showcased her unique style and charisma. The song is from her album “Mud Will Be Flung Tonight.” The witty lyrics capture Bette Midler’s playful take on body image.
Fat As I Am
(Bette Midler, Jerry Blatt, Marc Shaiman)
Fat as I am,
Who wants to see a diva fat as I am?
I get mistaken now for Lainie Kazan.
How is it that I’m fat as I am?
The camera’s gonna add a ton to my can.
This is the way they say Godzilla began.
How did I get as fat as I am?
“Try it again.”
All of my friends say I should diet again;
That all my fans are gonna riot again.
“Look what happened to Liz.”
All of my sins are not as numerous as . . . all of my chins!
I could audition for the doublemint twins.
No one in the biz is as fat as I is.
Ah, but what’s a career when you put it next to knockwurst and beer?
They could park a DC10 on my rear.
God knows I got the gas!
There goes the chair.
But to tell the truth, I’m too fat to care!
I ate a meatball off the floor right over there.
Ah, you don’t give a damn when you’re fat as I am!
