Saturday 9: Dancing in the Moonlight

I am very, very late posting this today...so late it's nearly Sunday...but since I'm the one who suggested today's song I thought I'd post anyway. Thanks Sam for picking my song!

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Saturday 9: Dancing in the Moonlight (1972)

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

1) The lyrics tell us the moon is big and bright. Do you often take the time to watch the sun set or look at the moon?  I look at the sunset from time to time, but I'm more of a moon girl. I briefly considered majoring in astronomy.

2) The lead singer of King Harvest, Dave "Doc" Robinson, tells us that everyone feels "warm and right." How would you describe your mood as you answer these 9 questions?  Definitely warm, but not right. Tim and I went to an all-day auction with my mom today. We thought it was inside, but it was outside. There was a breeze, but it was sunny and 82...and we were on blacktop the whole time. Since we thought it was inside we were unprepared and I am absolutely FRIED everywhere my skin was exposed. It's a little better now since I just discovered that roll-on Aspercreme with Lidocaine works on sunburn.

3) He sings that his friends don't bark or bite. What about you? Is your bark worse than your bite?  No. I don't usually bark. If I react it's because it is bad or I've bit my tongue for so long that I have to deal with whatever it is. That said, I don't usually bite, either.

 

4) He believes you be unhappy when you dance. Do you agree?  I think you're asking if I think we can't be unhappy when we dance. If that's the question, I mostly agree. I could be unhappy during a slow dance, but if you're rocking out then yeah, it's hard to be unhappy. It's just like exercise and releases all those feel good chemicals in your brain.

 

5) King Harvest was not the only name the band used. They once performed as E. Rodney Jones and the Prairie Dogs. If you ever played in a band, tell us what it was called. If you haven't, make up a band name.  I haven't been in a band. No musical talent, remember? But if I did have any talent I think "Copacetic" would be a cool band name.

6) Even though this was a major hit, King Harvest's record label, Perception, went bankrupt in 1974. This decade has been hard on many businesses -- especially restaurants -- and many closed their doors due to covid. Tell us about a shop or restaurant that closed recently, and that you miss.  I honestly can't think of any I frequented that have closed. Most places I can think of found a way to keep going. Plus, I have to say that other than restuarants, most places stayed open other than for the first couple of months of the pandemic. I know businesses closed...just none I was a customer of.

7) This very upbeat song came from pain. While vacationing in St. Croix, songwriter Sherman Kelly was the victim of vicious gang attack and was left for dead. He wrote this song during his long recuperation and it helped him envision joy. Is there a song that reliably lifts your mood? (Yes, you can say this song. Mr. Kelly is right, it IS joyful!)  Well, yes, this one, that's why I suggested it...but also Walking on Sunshine, Uptown Funk, and Can't Stop the Feeling.

 

8) In 1972, when this song topped the charts, Wrangler jeans were America's best-selling blue jeans. Do you often wear denim?  I pretty much live in either jeans or leggings.

9) Random question: Which of these is completely, 100% UNTRUE of you: Greedy, lazy, or jealous?  It's definitely not lazy, because isn't procrastination really a form of laziness? I'd like to say I'm not greedy or jealous, but in the end I am human and those both probably raise their heads in at least a mild form from time to time. I don't think most people can be totally 100 percent free of any of those.