Saturday 9
Paper Doll
Saturday 9: Paper Doll (1943)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) The song is about a fellow who is exasperated by men flirting with his girl. Do you have a jealous streak?
2) He's blue after a quarrel with Sue. Did you exchange harsh words with anyone recently?
3) "Paper Doll" was #1 for 12 weeks in 1943-44, sold 11 million copies and remains one of the best-selling singles of all time. Had you heard it before today?
No.
4) As kids, the Mills Brothers worked on their harmonies in front of their father's Piqua, OH, barbershop, much to the delight of passers by. Do you often encounter street musicians in your neighborhood?
I live in suburbia, so no. But I used to work in NYC, where I’d encounter street performers and subway performers frequently. Here’s video I shot during a commute a few years ago.
5) The Mills Brothers were a long way from that street corner when, in 1936, they became the first African Americans to perform for the British Royal Family. It's about 4,000 miles from Piqua to London. What's the farthest you've ever been from home?
I live on Long Island, a NYC suburb. I’ve traveled west to San Diego, about 2,700 miles. And I’ve traveled south to the Caribbean, the furthest south was Cartagena, about 2,000 miles.
6) In the early 1930s, the Mills Brothers not only performed songs on radio, they sang jingles for Standard Oil and Crisco. What commercial can you recall having seen (or heard) lately?
Thing is, I don’t take this medication, I don’t have the medical condition this pill treats, but it’s such a catchy tune …
7) In 1943, when "Paper Doll" was popular, WWII was raging and the US Mint began producing steel pennies because copper was needed for ammunition. Do you have any pennies in your pocket or wallet right now?
Probably.
8) Also in 1943, a bottle of Coke was a nickel. When did you most recently have a soft drink? What was it?
9) Random question: Have you learned more from your successes, or your failures?
Both.
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I like your answers! I hadn't heard this one, either.
ReplyDeleteThis is a much older song than they usually feature. Kind of cool.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing that video. The acoustics in the station are great.
ReplyDeleteI thought of Jardiance, too.
#4 Same here, but in Provincetown there are street musicians during the summer.
ReplyDelete#6 Yup, same here. As I write this there is the ad for Jardiance, it is a catchy tune.
#9 Ditto.
I think I have only seen street performers on tv or in videos like you shared. I think I would love to see them. Loved your answers! Have a nice weekend. ♥
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Actually it was a train station, but yes, she got her money
DeleteI enjoyed the street performance. That was a busy street and I was wondering is she would get money and she did. I usually pay. I live 97 miles from San Diego.
ReplyDeleteWe all seem to like the Jardiance commercial (what do you think of the new one? Not as good as the original)
ReplyDeleteThe original is better
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ReplyDeleteAnd it’s been rescued from oblivion
DeleteWhen I lived in Ireland there were buskers everywhere--I loved it!
ReplyDeleteI like that Jardiance commercial better than the new one they have out. Same tune, different person and backdrop. It's just kind of "meh."
ReplyDeleteAgreed
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