Saturday 9

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Moody Blue

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Saturday 9: Moody Blue (1977)

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

1) This song was recorded in the special studio Elvis had built in the Jungle Room of Graceland. During the pandemic, have you made like Elvis and worked from home? 

Absolutely.  I've been to my office twice since March 2020, I've worked from home for almost two years.  

2) Elvis sings that his girl is completely unpredictable. Which quality to you find more attractive: spontaneity or dependability?

A little of both, actually.

3) He only performed the song once in concert. In February 1977, shortly after the record was released, Elvis sang "Moody Blue" live in Charlotte, NC, but had to rely on lyric sheet. Crazy Sam can sympathize because she seems to forget passwords as soon as she sets them. Do you often struggle with your memory?

Not really.

4) "Moody Blue" was the final hit of Elvis' lifetime, only getting to #31 in the US but reaching #3 in the UK. What's your favorite Elvis song?

5) We're focusing on Elvis this week because January 8 would be his 87th birthday. He enjoyed celebrating his birthday by renting the Memphis movie theater and watching the latest movie with an invited group of friends. What's your favorite way to celebrate your birthday?

A few years ago I got to spend my birthday in Walt Disney World.  Perfect.

6) For his 11th birthday, young Elvis asked for a rifle or a bicycle. His mother deemed the gun too dangerous and the bike too expensive and instead gave her son his first guitar. Tell us about a memorable birthday from your youth.

The most memorable had to be when I was 13 and celebrated my bat mitzvah.  A synagogue service followed by a party with all my relatives.  I wore a a light purple dress.

7) Elvis loved horses and kept them in the stable at Graceland. His favorite was a palomino named Rising Sun. To honor both horse and rider, Elvis' daughter has always kept a palomino in the stable whose name includes "sun." The current resident is Tuscan Sun. Known as "Tucky," he's lived at Graceland for more than 20 years now and is a favorite of Alene Alexander, who maintains the stable and reports he has "attitude and knows he's prettier than everybody else." Tell us about an animal who holds a place in your heart.

Oh, there are so many.  Let me tell you about one.  

When I was a kid we had a dog, a miniature French poodle named Pepi.   When he was freshly groomed -- hair clipped into a classic poodle cut, ribbons on his ears,  nails polished, smelling of perfume -- he would be so prissy.  But when his hair grew out and he needed to be groomed, he didn't mind rolling around in dirt and mud.  

8) Throughout his life, Elvis had trouble sleeping. As a preteen, he was a sleepwalker. As an adult, he battled insomnia. Is sleep an issue for you?

No.

9) Random question: Do you wear your shoes in the house?

Sometimes.  


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