Saturday 9: Mystical Magical

 

Mystical Magical

Saturday 9: Mystical Magical (2025)

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

1) This week's song is about a new love affair, and Benson Boone bounces between frustration and optimism when he thinks about it. Does anything inspire your mixed emotions these days?  The 4th of July.  I always get so excited for the 4th of July and especially this year, our 250th birthday, but as always, Meisha (my dog) is scared to death of fireworks.  I will need to stay home with her.  I will watch some celebration on tv.  I do plan to go over to where my mom is living and they are doing a family BBQ and fireworks, but kind of early, so I will be back home before the big fireworks start around my house.

2) The lyrics mention "moonbeam ice cream," which is something Benson just made up. Last summer, when this week's song became popular, ice cream shops were inspired to create flavors with that name. What's your favorite ice cream flavor, and will you take that in a cup or cone?  I typically go for vanilla praline or cookie dough  in a cone.

 

3) He sings that "once you know" about a love like this, "you know." Tell us about something you had to experience to fully understand.  The pains of growing older and menopause.  I am fortunate to have friends to be able to talk about it with.  Also, losing loved ones.

 

4) He composed this song at the piano. Do you play piano?  no, that is one thing I wish I could do.

5) He first sang in public at a high school talent show, which he only entered on a dare. Can you recall any dares from your junior high or high school days?  not really

6) Benson was a good high school athlete and competed in diving at the state level. Can you execute a dive off the diving board?  no.  I used to dive off of a dock at the lake, but I am not sure I ever had access to a diving board when I was younger.  I was mostly at the lake boating.

7) When he was 18, Boone auditioned for American Idol. What were you up to when you were 18?   I was in college, my first year...taking classes and learning how to study.  I worked at a grocery store in the summer and had the best time with my friends.

  

8) Benson has a dog named Max. He's not alone in this. "Max" is one of the most popular pet names in the US today. Have you ever known anyone (furry or otherwise) named Max?  I went to high school with a guy named Max.  We both went K-12 at our school and we sang a duet our senior year at our choir concert.  He became a music teacher.  We do not work together though.

 

9) Random question: If we knocked on your door on one of your lazy, stay-at-home days, what would we likely find you wearing?  yoga pants, a t-shirt, sketchers slip ins tennis shoes and my hair is up in a bun...no make-up.  Pretty much my uniform in the summer and weekends when I am working.