Saturday 9

 

Big Girls Don't Cry

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: Big Girls Don't Cry (1962)

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

1) When is the last time you shed a tear?

I cry when I’m sad.  I cry when I’m happy.  I cry when I’m overwhelmed.

I cried when my daughter told me she’s having a baby.  She’s due in March.

2) Lyricist/producer Bob Crewe recalled he got the idea for this song while watching a movie on TV. "Big girls don't cry" was a line from the 1956 film Slightly Scarlet. Give us a quote from another movie.

From Bull Durham:

“Well, he called it the Bermuda Triangle. He said that a man could get lost in there and never be heard from again." 

If I’m not around next week, assume I disappeared into the Bermuda Triangle.  We’re cruising to Bermuda this week, and we booked an excursion on a glass bottom boat …

3) This inspiration came to Bob during the late night/early morning hours. What time of day are you most productive? 

Morning.

4) Bob wrote another song for the Four Seasons, "Silence Is Golden." The band was not happy with their recording and never released it as a single. Three years later, The Tremeloes had an international Top 10 hit with "Silence Is Golden." Tell us about a decision you wish you could do over.

Some career choices.  Nothing dramatic.  

5) Before he got his big break, Four Seasons lead singer Frankie Valli worked as barber. Do you have a hair care appointment scheduled?

No, and I need one.

 
6) Oscar-winning actor Joe Pesci has a connection to the band. He was a young chum of Four Seasons founding member Tommy DeVito. By the time DeVito left the group and found himself overwhelmed by gambling debts, Pesci was a star. He helped his friend out, making Tommy his personal assistant and getting him cameo roles in films. Tell us about someone who has been there for you in tough times.

My parents.  I knew I could always count on them.  I miss that. 

 

7) The Four Seasons disbanded in 1977 after 17 years together. The original bandmates reunited onstage 1990 when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It was an important night for them professionally and personally, too, as it gave the old friends a chance to reconnect and mend fences. Is there anyone from your past you wish you could reach out to?

Lately I’ve been thinking about my college roommate.  We lost touch a long time ago.

8) Another hit song from 1962 was "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." Tony Bennett compares San Francisco to Rome, Paris and Manhattan. Have you visited any of those four cities?

I used to work in Manhattan.  I’ve never been to the other cities.

 
9) Random question – You're home all alone. Do you close the door when you use the bathroom?

I have cats. Two cats. 

 

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