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Saturday 9: Careless Whisper (1985)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) In this week's song, George Michael sings that, when it comes to relationships, "there's no comfort in the truth." Have you ever learned something about a friend, lover, or relative that you wish you didn't know? Yes.
2) Though this was the top song of 1985, George wrote it years before, when he was still working as a DJ at a restaurant outside London. He recalled the moment the sax solo popped into his head. It was while he was on the bus on his way to work. If you go to work, how do you get there (car, bus, train, etc.)? If you don't work outside the home, tell us about a trip you make regularly. I retired from two jobs and got there by car. Now, the grocery is probably the trip I take most often, by car.
3) The video for this song was very expensive. It was filmed on location all around Miami, including the luxury Grove Towers Condominiums, but then much of it had to be reshot because George didn't like his hair. Are you having a good hair day today? I rarely have a good hair day! Curly and frizzy, and it does what it does.
4) 1985 was a big year for George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. As Wham! they had three songs on the charts and became the first Western pop music act to tour China. Have you ever visited China? Would you like to go? No, and no.
5) When he wasn't working, George was a creature of habit. For example, he never tired of Cocoa Puffs for breakfast and roast chicken for Sunday dinner. Is there a menu item you find yourself eating again and again? Pasta.
6) George enjoyed living quietly in Highgate, North London. It wasn't until after his death that his neighbors learned he was the "anonymous resident" who had been funding Highgate's Fair in the Square for years. Held in June each year, The Fair is known for its dog show, arts and crafts booths, music, and food. Tell us about one of your community's annual events. Mayfaire by-the-Lake is a fine art juried art show/market. The museum where I worked organizes it and it is a good fund-raiser each year. It is always Mother's Day weekend and there are approximately 180 artists in tents around Lake Morton, in Lakeland, FL.
7) According to Car and Driver, when "Careless Whisper" was popular, so was the Chevy Cavalier, a compact car. Nearly 40 years later, the vehicle landscape is very different. There are fewer compacts sold and last year, the most popular Chevy was the Silverado, a light-duty truck. Do you drive a car, a truck, or an SUV? I think my Ford Escape is considered an SUV. If I were going to buy a new vehicle, I really like the Ford Bronco Sport, in red!!
8) Also in 1985, Bill Shoemaker's earnings reached $100 million, making him the world's most successful jockey. Do you follow horse racing? No.
9) Random question -- In which race would you do better: the Iditarod, with sled dogs in Nome, or speeding in a race car at the Indy 500? If I had to choose it would NOT be in Alaska!! But no thanks to either. I'm much too old. North Florida might get snow in a few days!! Glad I live a few hours south!!
Peace and Hugs!
Crown Him the Lord of Love,
Behold His hands and side,
Those wounds, yet visible above,
In beauty glorified.
