Saturday 9

 

Bobby's Girl

 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 memes, however, and here is today's meme!

Saturday 9: Bobby's Girl (1962)

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

1) In this song, Marcie Blane confesses she sits at home, hoping Bobby will call her. Do you owe anyone a phone call or email?

Probably.

2) We know Marcie wants to be Bobby's Girl. Let's play the Google Game and find out what you want. Go to your favorite search engine, keystroke your name and "wants," and then search. (For example: "Samantha wants" led us to a math problem that begins: "Samantha wants to purchase a new dress ... " Crazy Sam was tempted to read on because her wardrobe could use sprucing up.) What does Google tell us you want?

Robin wants to start a business.

3) This hit record was an accident. Marcie Blaine had just graduated from high school and had a few days before she had to take off for her summer job as a camp counselor. A friend asked her to record a couple songs he'd written, just so he could play them for record labels and song publishers. Her friend was hoping somehow an established star would hear the songs, record them and make one of them a hit. Instead, a producer at Seville Records said he wanted not just the songs but especially the unknown girl who was singing them, and Marcie became a recording artist. Tell us about a favor you're very glad you did for a friend.

At the beginning of the pandemic I bought a mask holder for a friend who works in a nursing home, so that her mask would always be within reach.  Who knew we'd still be wearing masks two years later?

Oh, and I bought the mask holder from a friend who has a side hustle making jewelry.  I posted photos of the item on my social media and it really boosted her business.

4) By the time summer was over, and Marcie's gig as a counselor was done, she was #3 on the charts. Her record stayed in the "Hot 100" for 19 weeks and, for the second half of 1962, she was the top-selling female singer in the US. What female singer do you listen to most often?

Hmmm...probably Stevie Nicks.

5) After "Bobby's Girl" took off, she recorded it in German for the European market. Only she didn't speak German, so she sang it phonetically. Can you sing any songs in a language other than English?

Of course!  I'm Jewish; all of our religious songs are in Hebrew.  I studies Spanish in high school and college, and was very proficient at it, and can still sing songs in that language.  And like most children, I learned "Frere Jacques".

6) Seville rushed Marcie into the studio to make more records. None of them charted higher than #68, and Marcie wasn't having fun. After a year of being a rock 'n roller, she enrolled at Queens College in New York City. What's the most recent class you took?

Continuing Legal Education, a webinar about Covid protocols. The ever-changing rules and the types of lawsuits we are seeing because of the virus, mask mandates, vaccine mandates, etc.

7) In 1962, when this song was popular, the most popular baby names were Michael and Lisa. Are there any Michaels or Lisas in your life?

My team leader is Lisa.  Funny thing, the team leader at my last job was also named Lisa.  No Michaels right now, though.

8) Also in 1962, Marlene White, the first African American flight attendant for a major US airline, appeared on the cover of Jet magazine. What's the last magazine you flipped through? Was it in print or online?

Good Housekeeping, and it was on my Kindle.

9) Random Question: After enjoying a long, relaxing weekend, do you find yourself more or less productive on Monday morning?


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