Angie Baby
Saturday 9: Angie Baby (1974)
Unfamiliar with this week's featured song? Hear it here.
1) This week's song is a spooky one about a young man who breaks into the bedroom of a troubled girl named Angie. Their encounter doesn't go well and he's never seen again. Though there's been gossip, no one knows for sure what happened to him. Does your town have any scary legends that have been passed down through the decades? no, it is a sleepy little quiet town. I love it.
2) Songwriter Alan O'Day said he drew upon aspects of his own childhood to come up with "Angie Baby." He was an only child who often stayed home sick from school, with only Top 40 radio for company. What do you recall when you think about sick days as a kid? Watching tv (The Price is Right with Bob Barker) and sleeping. I remember I was sick a lot and had to go to the doctor all of the time and get shots before I had my tonsils and adenoids out.
3) Helen Reddy said she enjoyed hearing what her fans thought happened in "Angie Baby." Can you think of another song that is open to interpretation? Not right now, I am so tired from Halloween week at school that I can't think.
4) When Helen and her husband/manager Jeff Wald heard "Angie Baby" the first time, they immediately agreed she should record it. She went into the studio that afternoon and in less than 10 days, disc jockeys were playing it and "Angie Baby" became an international hit. When were you glad you acted on impulse? This has happened a few times, but I am blank.
Questions inspired by Halloween ....
6) In 2024, more Americans than ever dressed their dogs up for Halloween. Have you ever taken your pup with you trick-or-treating? YES! The first year we had Mandy, Josh was in 2nd grade or so. They were both pumpkins and Mandy hated it. I have a picture somewhere. We just walked her around our neighborhood as Josh did trick-or-treating.
7) According to the Guinness Book of Records, the award for highest number of jack-o-lanterns in one place went to Keene, NH, where in 2013 there were 30,581. Did you carve a pumpkin for Halloween this year? no, I meant to carve one for the kids at school, but I did cut them open and let the kids put their hands in there. They loved that.
8) In years gone by, the Irish celebrated Halloween not with pumpkins but by carving turnips, potatoes and beets. Are any of those foods in your kitchen right now? potatoes and maybe pickled beets.
9) Some Elvis fans insist his ghost hovers in the trees over Graceland. Have you ever seen a ghost? no
Hi Lori, it must be fun to experience Halloween with your school kids. I am sure it feels good to rest after a busy week! Enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteThe costumes sound cute!
ReplyDeleteI know how you are feeling. Halloween week is a huge deal at my work, too, and it all culminates with a big party/talent show. It's always a lot, but this year we have a supervisor in my department who is virtually useless so the rest of us had a lot more to do...and of course, we didn't get credit. She did. Anyway, I hope you get to rest this weekend. That's what I'm doing.
ReplyDeleteHalloween week isn't as intense at the high school level, plus we aren't allowed to wear costumes, however, grades for the ranking term closed so there was a lot of hubbub of kids getting last minute work done!
ReplyDeleteKids do like icky, squishy things, don't they.
ReplyDeleteLOL on the kids getting pumpkin guts on their hands! Halloween is so fun for the little ones, but exhausting for those of us of a certain age! LOL
ReplyDeleteAt the card shop where I work, we sold LOTS of Halloween headbands. You've got me wondering if teachers wore them to school.
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