Crazy Sam’s Saturday 9: Can't Buy Me Love (1964)
50 years ago this week, The Beatles made history with this song (hear it here). They became the first and only act in history to hold all 5 of the top slots in the Billboard Hot 100.
1) In this song, Beatle Paul offers to buy his girl a diamond ring. Do you wear rings?
No, my knuckles are so big that a ring that fits over my knuckle just spins around on my finger
2) This song was written by boyhood friends John Lennon and Paul McCartney, who went on to become the most successful songwriters of the 20th century. Tell us about your best friend from "the old neighborhood." Do you know where he or she is today?
Yes, the kid next door died of a drug overdose.
3) The Ed Sullivan Theater, where the Beatles first performed to a mass American audience, is now the home of The Late Show with David Letterman. Do you have a favorite late night talk show?
The six o’clock news, that is late for me.
4) In 1964, when this song became #1, one of top TV shows was My Favorite Martian. Do you believe in life on other planets?
Yes, but they have never visited Earth.
5) In those days, homes had rotary dial phones, often affixed to the wall, with the receiver always tethered by a curly cord. Does your home still have a landline phone?
Yes, but it is cordless and will not work if we lose power.
6) 1964 was the year GI Joe first appeared on toy shelves. Tell us about one of your favorite childhood toys.
Are you kidding, that was 50 years ago.
7) Ringo was the first Beatle to become a grandfather. His granddaughter, Tatia, is now a rock musician. If you were to follow your grandfather into his chosen profession, what would you be doing now?
A pipe fitter
8) Paul McCartney admits he enjoys watching MasterChef. What show do you go out of your way to catch?
Cosmos.
9) The paparazzi have often caught Paul pedaling a bike around Martha's Vineyard. What's your favorite form of exercise?
Walking on the Rails to Trails.
50 years ago this week, The Beatles made history with this song (hear it here). They became the first and only act in history to hold all 5 of the top slots in the Billboard Hot 100.
1) In this song, Beatle Paul offers to buy his girl a diamond ring. Do you wear rings?
No, my knuckles are so big that a ring that fits over my knuckle just spins around on my finger
2) This song was written by boyhood friends John Lennon and Paul McCartney, who went on to become the most successful songwriters of the 20th century. Tell us about your best friend from "the old neighborhood." Do you know where he or she is today?
Yes, the kid next door died of a drug overdose.
3) The Ed Sullivan Theater, where the Beatles first performed to a mass American audience, is now the home of The Late Show with David Letterman. Do you have a favorite late night talk show?
The six o’clock news, that is late for me.
4) In 1964, when this song became #1, one of top TV shows was My Favorite Martian. Do you believe in life on other planets?
Yes, but they have never visited Earth.
5) In those days, homes had rotary dial phones, often affixed to the wall, with the receiver always tethered by a curly cord. Does your home still have a landline phone?
Yes, but it is cordless and will not work if we lose power.
6) 1964 was the year GI Joe first appeared on toy shelves. Tell us about one of your favorite childhood toys.
Are you kidding, that was 50 years ago.
7) Ringo was the first Beatle to become a grandfather. His granddaughter, Tatia, is now a rock musician. If you were to follow your grandfather into his chosen profession, what would you be doing now?
A pipe fitter
8) Paul McCartney admits he enjoys watching MasterChef. What show do you go out of your way to catch?
Cosmos.
9) The paparazzi have often caught Paul pedaling a bike around Martha's Vineyard. What's your favorite form of exercise?
Walking on the Rails to Trails.
I'm so sorry about your neighbor.
ReplyDeleteI am enjoying Cosmos, too. Not sure what I will do tomorrow night when it comes on along with Game of Thrones.
ReplyDeleteThat's sad about the kid next door :( The girl next door to me, same thing happened. But it was up the street kid next door, not down the street. Still sad..
ReplyDeleteGood gravy- I'm with you on that 6:00 news thing..
ReplyDeleteA female pipe-fitter would be a great profession these days....and I opted for a walk, too!
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