Turn Back Time

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Saturday 9: If I Could Turn Back Time (1989)

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

1) The official video for this song was filmed on board the battleship USS Missouri. When is the last time you were on a boat or ship?


It's been a while... not sure of the date.


2) This song was written by Diane Warren. Ms. Warren has written love songs recorded by Celine Dion, Toni Braxton, LeAnn Rimes and more, yet she's never married and has really only had one serious romantic relationship. She acknowledges this makes her an unusual spokeswoman for the glory and pain of love. When you have a relationship problem, who do you go to for advice?

I don't have a relationship so I don't go to anyone. Frankly, I rarely go to anyone for anything let alone advice.  
Even when I did  have a 'relationship' or whatever that thing was, I didn't go to anyone for advice as there was no one I really wanted to talk to about such things.

3) In this song, Cher wishes she could turn back time and have a different conversation with a former lover, changing what she said to him. Here at Saturday 9, we're not so ambitious with our time travel. We're only going back to yesterday. Is there anything you'd do differently?

No. I think it was an okay day and things went well. I might do another round with my hand weights but I think I did a lot overall anyway.
 

4) In 1966, Cher and her then-husband Sonny sang at a private birthday party for Jacqueline Kennedy. At first, Cher didn't want to do it, thinking that performing to a small gathering would be awkward. But it turned out to be a wonderful opportunity for her. That night, she met Diana Vreeland, the editor of Vogue. Vreeland liked Cher's look so much she set up a photo shoot. Cher, who always loved experimenting with hair and makeup, enjoyed the shoot immensely. Tell us about a social gathering where you had an unexpectedly good time.

There have been a number of them. Usually they involve party games like Head's Up etc.

 
5) At that same party, Cher said she was surprised by how big Jackie's hands were. Do you like your hands?
This is a funny question as my daughter and I were measuring our hands, wrists and elbows just the other day. It helps in glove size and to know your over all bone structure. Mine have already been measured by my orthopedic surgeon but she wanted hers done.  We have the same size hands and small bone structure though I am 5'6" and she is barely 5'2". Both of us have small bones.
 Am I happy with my hands? They work and do a lot for me, how could I not appreciate them?


6) One night, before a performance in Detroit, Cher saw a little furry something under one of her tour buses. It was a kitten that that she named Mr. Big, hoping he would grow into the name. He did, and the tomcat was her constant companion for four years until he died of a congenital heart ailment. She has said that she will "never not miss him." Is there a furry companion who has a special place in your memories?
There are several. I also never not miss them and think of them every day.
 

7) Cher recently appeared in Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again. It's the second movie based on the music of ABBA. What's your favorite ABBA song?

I don't have a favorite ABBA Song. I dislike their music and avoid it like the plague.


8) In 1989 -- the year this song was popular -- Mattel released a series of special "Scarlett O'Hara" Barbie doll to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Gone with the Wind. Did you enjoy the classic movie? Have you read the book?

Yes, I have read Gone with the Wind. Scarlett was one of my favorite characters and I think she was grossly misunderstood by those around her.

9) Random question -- Check your spam folder and tell us one of the subject lines.
Sugar Puff  & Fluff just uploaded a new video. It went to spam instead of inbox.