Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
This song was chosen because it's time to say goodbye to 2024.
Thanks for participating in Saturday 9 this year.
1) In this song, Mary Hopkin asks her lover not to let her sleep too. late. Did you wake up this morning on your own, did someone wake you, or were you jangled awake by an alarm clock? For once I slept until the alarm went off. Too bad it was due to having had a stomach bug yesterday.
2) The lyrics reference "a lonely song." Can you name a song about loneliness? The first one I thought of was Owner of a Lonely Heart by YES.
3) "Goodbye" was written for Mary by Paul McCartney. He was the one who signed her to her first record contract and produced this and all her Apple Records, including her first big hit, "Those Were the Days." Looking back on 2024, who is someone who gave you a helping hand when you needed it? So many people! Most of my co-workers, my mom, my husband, and especially my daughter.
4) This video shows Mary performing on The Ed Sullivan Show while wearing a miniskirt. Minis were very popular in 1969. Did you embrace a fashion trend in 2024? Are comfy clothes and orthopedic shoes a trend?
5) Also in 1969, the Colts lost to the New York Jets in Super Bowl III. The game is famous because of all the hype leading up to it, including Joe Namath "guaranteeing" the underdog Jets would win. Do you have a special sports memory of 2024? Nope. Not a sports girl these days.
6) What's the farthest from home you traveled in 2024? About 200 miles to Erie, PA.
7) What was the biggest purchase that you made in 2024? New living room furniture back in January.
8) What was your favorite book of 2024? The latest Stephanie Plum book from Janet Evanovich, Now or Never.
9) What are you looking forward to most in 2025? Spending time with my grandchildren, less sickness, improving my health, and actually having some vacation days to play with.
Thanks to Sam @ Saturday 9 for the music and questions!
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Hi Stacy. I hope that you and yours achieve everything you wish for in 2025!
ReplyDeleteGood goals! And I cracked up at "orthopedic" shoes hahahha
ReplyDeleteYour answer to #4 made me laugh out loud!! We both answered #8 the same - of course we did!! Happy weekend between, Stacy!! Happy New Year ahead!
ReplyDelete#4 is perfect.
ReplyDeleteHave a happy New Year
#4 is great! Always a win!
ReplyDeleteI am glad you all are starting to feel better.
ReplyDeleteI don't care much about fashion trends either. I don't even know what the trend was. Loved your answers! Have a nice weekend. Happy New Year 2025!
Maybe we are setting trends with our orthopedic shoes. :-) Happy New Year, Stacy.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your answers, and I'm glad you are feeling better now. I like comfy clothes too, and have my home "uniform" of comfy stretchy pants and a long sleeved t-shirt (until it gets hot again, like it did today, and now I'm in a short sleeved t-shirt). I wear old clothes at home because I tend to spill tea on things or I decide to bleach the sink or something and splash bleach on my clothes...so I've learned the hard way not to dress up at home, and be sure to take off my "outdoor' clothes as soon as I get home. I wear skechers all the time. No fancy shoes for me anymore. Happy New Year and God bless you all!!
ReplyDeleteWell...since I have to wear ortho shoes...there are nice ones out there, Sketchers make nice ones too. I am glad you all are feeling better. smiles
ReplyDeleteI hope you and the whole household are feeling 100% now. These tummy 'bugs' are awful and can leave us feeling so weak! Sending prayers.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the answers.
Happy New Year and God bless! 🎉
I applaud you for the all caps on YES, as the band always intended.
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