This Is A Very Special Day
Saturday 9: This Is A Very Special Day (1953)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) In this song, Peggy sings that she feels good enough to climb a hill. Will you be doing anything athletic today? Probably not.
2) However she was also tempted to climb back in bed. Is a nap in your plans for today? no, I cannot sleep at night if I nap.
3) She tells us that she looked in the mirror and told herself it was time to "lose the blues." Do you ever speak outloud to yourself? Yes, I do sometimes. I usually say, "you've got this, let's get this done". I have to talk myself into doing things.
4) Peggy wrote this song for the 1953 remake of The Jazz Singer. She performs it in the movie, too. In the 1950s, female singer-songwriters were unusual, but not so today. Can you think of another woman who not only sings but writes her own material? Well, Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn came to mind, but if you mean today's music...Taylor Swift.
5) Her co-star in the film was Danny Thomas. Today he is best remembered as a philanthropist and founder of St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, but he was quite a star in his day. He appeared in nightclubs and movie musicals and, from 1954 to 1963, had his own sitcom. Do you know the show? no
6) When Peggy Lee was trying to break into show business, she supported herself as a short order cook. She was required to turn orders around quickly. Are you fast and efficient in the kitchen? Yes, I like to think ahead so I am using my time well.
7) Just when her career started to take off, Peggy had to take a break when she had her tonsils removed. Do you still have your tonsils? I had my tonsils and adenoids removed when I was in 1st grade. I was really sick all of the time before getting them out.
8) In 1953, when this record was released, Matchbox Cars were introduced and they remain popular today. Did you ever play with Matchbox Cars? I play with matchbox cars at school sometimes when I am teaching kids how to play. They have to be taught now because of being on devices all of the time. This seemed to have started about 2-3 years ago. The kids would come in knowing how to play before then.
9) Random question: You're walking past a filthy puddle. Floating on top you see a dead bug, a cigarette butt, and a $1 bill. Would you bend over and rescue the dollar? I don't know. You never know what is in the water.
I remember my granddaughter who was around one wanting my cell phone and calling it the paa paa because she was use to playing on her dad's Ipad. Things have changed so much over the years. Now she likes to play Zelda with her dad. I remember playing the original Zelda with her dad in 1988. I won't take a nap for the same reason unless I had less than 4 hours of sleep the previous night. Enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteToy Story 5 is all about devices vs. toys and playing.
ReplyDeleteI would pick up the $1, why not? I could always Lysol it later, LOL. Wishing you a beautiful day, Lori.
ReplyDeleteThe dollar bill can be washed!! LOL I don't nap either, for the same reason. Another fun S9!! Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteYou have to teach kids how to play. Wow. I was reading a book about WWI and some women there had to teach kids in France how to play because they'd forgotten how after the Germans invaded France. That seems a strange coincidence. Or maybe it's not. Maybe it's a frightening commentary on our times.
ReplyDeleteThat is so sad that kids have to be taught how to play. Screens have really taken their toll on us, haven't they? My granddaughter has a wonderful imagination and is content to play by herself for hours. My grandson, on the other hand, wants a constant audience and while he is a great collector of things he's interested in, he has no idea how to play with them. He just constantly pulls everything out one by one to show it to us (again) and then packs it all back up till he wants to show it again.
ReplyDeleteMy high school students have no sense of play, either. They don't know basic games.
ReplyDeleteI finished The Calamity Club--really enjoyed it although it was too long.
The fact that you have to teach kids to play made me sad, but also jealous. How cool it must be for you to unlock those imaginations and unleash that joy!
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