Saturday 9

 

Welcome to Saturday: 9. What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love to answer the questions, however, and here is today's questions!

Saturday 9: Pass Me By (1965)

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) In this song, Peggy Lee tells us she wiggles her toes in the sand. Have you been to the beach yet in 2023? Do you expect to wiggle your toes in the sand when you're on vacation this year?
Not unless they suddenly have sand in downtown Davis. I don't think I've walked in the sand since Australia, in 2003.

 

2) She also sings that contemplating nature can be fascinating. What flora and fauna can you see from your window as you answer these questions?

I can see lots of green trees (as well as one in blossom a couple of blocks away) and our apple tree, which has not yet blossomed.  I can also see the squirrel house in the tree.  Don't know if there are any squirrels living there.

3) With this song, she's telling everyone to take her as she is or leave her be. Does that reflect your attitude? Or are you a "people pleaser" who worries what others think of you?

Oh lord, I'm definitely a "people pleaser."

4) These lyrics were written by Carolyn Leigh. She began her career as an advertising copywriter but, since she showed a flair for poetry and rhymes, she was urged by a music publisher to write lyrics. Have you ever tried your hand at poetry?

I'm not a poet, though I'm pretty good at limericks.

5) This song was composed for the 1964 movie Father Goose, starring Cary Grant. Are you a fan? Do you just vaguely know the name? Or are you wondering what a Cary Grant is?

I was a huge Cary Grant fan and at one time had recordings of every one of his films.  I just saw North by Northwest yesterday. I have read a couple of books about him.

6) This was a top-20 hit for Peggy Lee. As a girl in North Dakota during the 1930s, Peggy lived above the train station where her father was depot agent. Today that depot is home to a museum which features a Peggy Lee Exhibit. Have you recently visited a museum?

I can't think of the last museum I visited.  

 

7) Designer Bonnie Erickson was also grew up in North Dakota and used her girlhood idol as the inspiration for her most famous creation: Miss Piggy. A diva with flowing blonde hair and jewelry, the puppet was originally called Miss Piggy Lee. As the character gained in fame with The Muppets, the name was shortened to Miss Piggy because Bonnie didn't want to offend Peggy Lee, whom she genuinely admired. Tell us something you have done recently to spare someone's feelings.

I didn't write what I was really feeling about an exchange with someone recently.

8) While Peggy Lee often changed her hairstyle with the times, she was always a blonde. She considered those lustrous locks her trademark. Are you having a good hair day today?

My hair is pretty much the same day after day.  It was washed yesterday and it always looks better on the day after it's  washed, so yes, today is a good hair day.

9) Random question: What's the perfect way to spend a lazy afternoon?

Watching something on Tv, which is what I plan to do today.  I've been trying to watch as many of the nominated films before  the Oscar broadcast (tomorrow) and am going to watch Elvis today.

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