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"Whatever Lola Wants" is apopular song, sometimes rendered as "Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets". The music and words were written byRichard Adler andJerry Ross for the 1955 musical playDamn Yankees. The song is sung to Joe Hardy by Lola, the Devil's assistant, a part originated byGwen Verdon, who reprised the role inthe film. The saying was inspired byLola Montez,[1] an Irish-born "Spanish dancer" and mistress of KingLudwig I of Bavaria, who later became aSan Franciscogold rush vamp.[2]
"Whatever Lola Wants" is the title of an episode of the 2005television seriesHot Properties and the title of an episode of ABC-TV's 1965 crime dramaHoney West.[5]
A film entitledWhatever Lola Wants, directed byNabil Ayouch and starringLaura Ramsey as Lola, premiered on 11 December 2007 at theDubai International Film Festival and was scheduled for release inFrance on 16 April 2008.[6]
TheLola Car company is reportedly named after this song when company founder Eric Broadley heard the line "What Lola wants, Lola gets" in 1959.[7]
Norman Bailey played the song as a trumpet solo on the first live television broadcast ofThe Lawrence Welk Show on July 2, 1955.
Chiwetel Ejiofor sang the song for the 2005 filmKinky Boots.
Mario Lopez and his partnerKarina Smirnoff used the song in season 3 ofDancing with the Stars. Their tango to it was voted the best celebrity dance ever by the judges ofDancing with the Stars on their 100th episode. Several seasons later,Joanna Krupa and her temporary partnerMaksim Chmerkovskiy performed anArgentine tango to the song, in season 9.
The song was featured in the 2006 French filmHors de Prix (English title,Priceless) starringGad Elmaleh andAudrey Tatou.[8]
The song appeared in a 2011Diet Pepsi commercial featuringSofia Vergara andDavid Beckham, and in a 2014Magnum Italian commercial, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the ice cream brand owned by the British/Dutch Unilever.
In thePen15 episode "Bat Mitzvah," Becca (Sami Rappoport) sings "Whatever Lola Wants" as she enters herbat mitzvah reception.
