Saturday 9: Stop! In the Name of Love (1965)
Every Saturday I take time off from written on serious topics to have some fun…
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) When this song was popular, the Supremes were known for their long gloves and full-length gowns. When was the last time you got dressed up?
Last November for a fundraiser for a health clinic where I volunteer.
2) With a record 12 #1 hits, the Supremes remain America's best-selling vocal group. This must have been hard for Betty McGlown, the fourth Supreme, who left the group before they recorded their first song. Can you think of an opportunity you missed?
Yes, back in college, I had a chance to party with Peter Gabriel. Long story, short… it was Genesis was first starting out and after the concert they invited everyone to come and party with them but I had a test the next day so I had to study for it.
3) When "the girls" (Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Flo Ballard) first started hanging around Motown, founder Berry Gordy was reluctant to let them record. After all, they were still in high school. They refused to give up and eventually convinced him to let them add hand claps and finally back up vocals to recordings by other Motown artists. Tell us about a time when your persistence paid off.
Graduating from grad school.
4) 50 years after its release, "Stop! In the Name of Love" is one of the most popular karaoke songs. Do you know the lyrics?
Kind of…
5) There's a children's playground named in Diana Ross' honor within New York's Central Park. It includes swings, slides, rope bridges and a fountain. When you played in the park, what did you run to first?
Are you kidding? That was over sixty years ago!
6) Diana stumbled in her high heels and broke her ankle as she left the stage after a November 2012 concert. What do you have on your feet right now?
Slippers
7) Ever the trooper, she honored her commitment to perform at a White House-sponsored Christmas concert just weeks later, even though her leg was still in a cast. Tell us about a time when you "played hurt."
I don’t understand the question. Do you mean that when I was sick I still attended an appointment? I do that occasionally for an important meeting.
8) Young Diana Ross was a good student and a tough competitor who made her school's swim team. Are you a good swimmer?
Nope, I can stay afloat but that’s about all. I tire too easily.
9) Diana's older sister, Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee, was the first African American woman to be appointed dean of an American medical school. Decades ago, Barbara juggled post-graduate studies and raising small children. Are you good at multi-tasking?
No not really, I lose track of one task or another.
Every Saturday I take time off from written on serious topics to have some fun…
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) When this song was popular, the Supremes were known for their long gloves and full-length gowns. When was the last time you got dressed up?
Last November for a fundraiser for a health clinic where I volunteer.
2) With a record 12 #1 hits, the Supremes remain America's best-selling vocal group. This must have been hard for Betty McGlown, the fourth Supreme, who left the group before they recorded their first song. Can you think of an opportunity you missed?
Yes, back in college, I had a chance to party with Peter Gabriel. Long story, short… it was Genesis was first starting out and after the concert they invited everyone to come and party with them but I had a test the next day so I had to study for it.
3) When "the girls" (Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Flo Ballard) first started hanging around Motown, founder Berry Gordy was reluctant to let them record. After all, they were still in high school. They refused to give up and eventually convinced him to let them add hand claps and finally back up vocals to recordings by other Motown artists. Tell us about a time when your persistence paid off.
Graduating from grad school.
4) 50 years after its release, "Stop! In the Name of Love" is one of the most popular karaoke songs. Do you know the lyrics?
Kind of…
5) There's a children's playground named in Diana Ross' honor within New York's Central Park. It includes swings, slides, rope bridges and a fountain. When you played in the park, what did you run to first?
Are you kidding? That was over sixty years ago!
6) Diana stumbled in her high heels and broke her ankle as she left the stage after a November 2012 concert. What do you have on your feet right now?
Slippers
7) Ever the trooper, she honored her commitment to perform at a White House-sponsored Christmas concert just weeks later, even though her leg was still in a cast. Tell us about a time when you "played hurt."
I don’t understand the question. Do you mean that when I was sick I still attended an appointment? I do that occasionally for an important meeting.
8) Young Diana Ross was a good student and a tough competitor who made her school's swim team. Are you a good swimmer?
Nope, I can stay afloat but that’s about all. I tire too easily.
9) Diana's older sister, Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee, was the first African American woman to be appointed dean of an American medical school. Decades ago, Barbara juggled post-graduate studies and raising small children. Are you good at multi-tasking?
No not really, I lose track of one task or another.
I don't like multi tasking--I like to focus and get the task done.
ReplyDeleteYou and I are sisters on #9.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a bummer, missing out on a party with Genesis.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about childhood being a long time ago.
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