Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Saving All My Love for You (1985)

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

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

1) This was Whitney Houston's first big hit, her introduction to a mass, national audience. But music was not her first career. While she was still in high school, Whitney was a model and  Seventeen magazine covergirl. Is there a print magazine in your home right now? If yes, who is on the cover?
Nope… everything is online now. Even my morning newspaper (That came about because with a hardcopy of the newspaper you got the online version of it also. Then one day during a blizzard I realized that I didn’t want to trudge outside in the morning to get the paper.)

2) During her modeling days, she also appeared on packaging for Simplicity patterns. Can you sew?
A button on yes.

3) "Saving All My Love for You" was the record that made Whitney Houston a superstar in the UK. Let's flip that: Tell us about a British performer you enjoy listening to.
Well anyone from the British invasion of the 60s and 70s.

4) This song was composed by Michael Masser. He left his career as a stockbroker to pursue his passion for music and scored his first major hit with "Touch Me in the Morning" by Diana Ross. Do you feel you have a greater affinity for the analytical/logical or the creative/emotional?
I am not a wordsmith so I will have to go with analytical/logical.

5) The lyrics were written by Gerald Goffin. He, too, took a circuitous route to music success. After high school he joined the Navy. When that stint was over, he went to college and studied chemistry. He worked in a lab for a while, but that was just to earn a regular paycheck until he could support himself with songwriting. What was your first job after you finished your education? How long did you stay at that job?
Making, testing, and installing EKG radios like this and I hated installing them around the country.

You might recognize this from the old TV show Emergency (We made them for the show, they were just dummies boxes with no guts inside)

 

I lasted less than two years before they went belly-up. I learned one thing from the job. When a company goes bankrupt the mortgage holders get paid before the workers. 

 

6) While this week's song was Whitney's first hit, it wasn't her most biggest hit. That was "I Will Always Love You," from the soundtrack of her movie The Bodyguard. "I Will Always Love You" was written and originally recorded by Dolly Parton. The film's star and producer Kevin Costner called Dolly personally to get her permission to use her song, a courtesy she appreciated. Who has recently been thoughtful or kind to you?
My brother... he called me the morning after the elections to see if I was okay.

7) Whitney was a big fan of tomato soup. So is Barbra Streisand. (Maybe is bestows some kind of musical superpower!) What's your favorite soup for an autumn day like today?
Homemade chicken soup with spaetzles… runner up: Onion soup.

8) 1985 wasn't just big for Whitney. It was also the year Bruce Willis became a household name when his TV series premiered on ABC. Can you name it?
Oh… Oh.. yeah… he co-stared with Cybill Shepherd! But I can’t remember its name. Well anyway I never watched it.

9) Random question: While dining out, have you ever sent food back?
Nope. I never had a quality issues.


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