Saturday 9

 

People

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Saturday 9: People (1964)

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

1) In this song, Barbra Streisand sings that pride can get in the way of happy relationships. Have you found that to be true? 

No

2) The photo on the record sleeve was taken on Chicago's Oak Street Beach, as Barbra watches the sun rise over Lake Michigan. Have you been to the beach yet this summer? 

No.  Here on Long Island you are always close to the beach, and we love to spend time near the water.  But between preparing for my daughter’s upcoming wedding and packing up to move house, I haven’t had time to sit on the sand.

3) Barbra performed "People" more than 1,350 times when she played Fanny Brice onstage in Funny Girl. She also did it in her Oscar-winning turn as Fanny in the film version. She performed it in her first TV special back in 1964 and in at least 510 concerts since. That's a lot of "People!" Can you think of another performer who has/had a song that is so identified with them you can't imagine seeing them in concert without hearing it?

4) Barbra got her first pet, a poodle named Sadie, as a gift from the Funny Girl behind-the-scenes crew when she was 23 years old and she's had dogs in her life ever since. Did you have pets when you were growing up?  

Yes, I had a poodle and a cat.  

5) Barbra has always taken her Jewish faith seriously, beginning with her days at the Yeshiva of Brooklyn. 70 years later, her old school is still there. How about your grammar school? Does it still stand? 

I went to two elementary schools — we moved when I was in third grade.  My first school is still operating as a public school.

My second school, the one my kids eventually attended too, is also operating as a school, but now it’s a private school.  The public school district still owns the building and leases it to the private school.

6) She tried marijuana a couple times but didn't like it and the only alcohol she drinks is the occasional beer with her Chinese food. Are you like Barbra and generally abstain? Or do you enjoy pot and/or alcohol?

I like an occasional glass of wine or a cocktail. I’m a real lightweight and don’t indulge very often,

I wasn’t really interested in pot.  Mostly because I was afraid I’d get caught,

7) Barbra's favorite lunch is a bowl of Campbell's condensed tomato soup. If we were to peek into your pantry, would we find any canned soup?

Yes, several cans. I can’t eat gluten, so when I find gluten free soups I tend to stock up.

8) In 1964, when this song was popular, hats were, too. The Sears Spring/Summer catalog devoted six pages to ladies hats and two pages to mens. Are hats part of your wardrobe?

A few baseball caps and a couple of sun hats, and a few winter hats.

9) Random question: Which of your personality traits has gotten you in the most trouble?

My ability to argue and my tenaciousness when arguing.  That ability serves me well professionally but sometimes in social situations I need to shut my mouth …

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