Saturday 9: ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU

Sam’s Saturday 9: ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU (1971)

On Saturdays I take a break from the heavy stuff and have some fun…

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

1) The lyrics tell us that some men search for silver, some for gold. Are you wearing either silver or gold right now?
I have gold studs.

2) This song was a top 20 hit in the United States but sold much better in Canada. What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of our neighbor to the North?
My bucket list, to go and see the northern lights from Canada, some lodge on a lake in northern Quebec Province. Any takers?

3) It's performed by one of pop's most successful duos, Sonny and Cher. Can you name another duo that made hit records?
The Carpenters

4) In addition to their recording career, Sonny and Cher were TV stars. In a recurring sketch on their variety show, Cher played a "v-a-m-p: VAMP!" These characters were always sexy and seductive. Do you consider yourself a good flirt?
Horrible! And I wouldn’t recognize when someone is flirting me.


5) Sonny dropped out of high school in Inglewood, CA. Cher dropped out of high school in Fresno. What's the last year of education you completed?
2011, of course there was a very big gap in between.


6) Sonny first became Mayor of Palm Springs, and then represented the district in Congress. The city erected a statue in Sonny's memory. Tell us about a statue or monument in your town.
Actually we have a pretty neat monument. “... its claim to be the first Civil War monument in the nation, an assertion which it is difficult to prove or disprove. It does appear to be the first in the four New England states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.”

7) Cher is often described as outspoken. Ask her for her opinion on anything from politics to plastic surgery, and you will get a frank answer. Does "outspoken" apply to you, as well?
Well I’m an introvert. I like to stay in the background… but when it comes to human rights don’t get me started,

8) In 1971, when this song was popular, Sears sold a portable manual typewriter. Described at the time as, "lightweight for travelers," it weighed 10 lbs. Today the average laptop weighs half that. Do you own a typewriter?
I don’t have one now but I did in college. My father gave me one for my high school graduation present… but (You always know that there is a “but.”) he got one with small font. But Dad, you have to have 10 pages and smaller font means more words!

9) Random question -- Which has gotten you out of more scrapes: your smarts, or your charm?
Smarts, hands down.


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