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: Promises, Promises (1983)

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

1) In this week's song, Naked Eyes lead singer Pete Byrne admits he believed his girl's promises, right from the start, but now he knows he should have been more careful with his heart. Do you consider yourself more trusting or skeptical?

Trusting.  Perhaps not the best way to be.

 

2) He looks back on when he and his girl laughed like kids. When did you recently literally laugh out loud (opposed to keystroking LOL)?

Our dog Bubba makes me laugh every day.

 

3) He accuses her of not being able to finish what she starts. How about you? Do you finish what you start, or can you think of projects that you're unlikely to ever complete?

Oh lord...there are SO many projects I'm not likely to ever complete -- organizing my disk drives, for one!

 

4) Naked Eyes was a British New Wave band who had four Top 40 singles, including "Promises, Promises." They never toured 40 years ago because it was difficult to recreate their synthesizer-driven sound onstage. Is there a band or singer you would have liked to have seen perform live, but never did?

Not really.  I have seen several individuals, primarily Judy Garland!, and a few groups like the Kingston Trio and I can think of other performers and/or groups that I like and haven't seen, but I don't have any sadness for anything I missed.

 

5) While "Promises, Promises" is about an untrustworthy lover, Peter Byrne says he and bandmate/cowriter Rob Fisher worked well together because they knew they could trust one another professionally. By sharing honest assessments of creative ideas, they knew Naked Eyes would never put out "rubbish." If you want an honest opinion on something important, where do you turn?

Depends on what it is, but either Ned or my BFF Char.

6) Madonna was a Naked Eyes fan. Are you a Madonna fan?

If Madonna walked up to me, I wouldn't have a clue who she was.

7) In 1983, when this song was on the radio, the Lotus 1-2-3 program made it easier for PC users to build spreadsheets. Are you answering these questions on a PC or a Mac? Laptop or desktop? Android or iPhone?

A PC desktop

 

8) Also in 1983, America West Airlines took off for the first time, taking passengers from Las Vegas to Phoenix. Where did you go on your first flight? What about your most recent flight?

We had been on a cruise from San Francisco to Los Angeles (a trip I won in an essay contest) and we flew back to San Francisco.  This was about 1958 or 59.  I'm not sure what our last flight was, but probably home from our Mediterranean cruise...the Venice airport....or the airport near Venice!

9) Random question -- Finish this statement: If I knew then what I know now, I would have ______________.

If I knew my friend was such a wonderful dentist, I would have gone to her much sooner and saved us thousands of dollars getting my dental problems fixed.

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