Moody Blue

I'm joining in for Saturday 9 on this cold, snowy winter day.

 

 

Saturday 9: Moody Blue (1977)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) This song was recorded in the special studio Elvis had built in the Jungle Room of Graceland. During the pandemic, have you made like Elvis and worked from home?  No. No need for it.

2) Elvis sings that his girl is completely unpredictable. Which quality to you find more attractive: spontaneity or dependability?  Dependability. While spontaneity if great, it can often be irresponsibility  too.  There is no reason you can't be dependable and spontaneous at the right times.
3) He only performed the song once in concert. In February 1977, shortly after the record was released, Elvis sang "Moody Blue" live in Charlotte, NC, but had to rely on lyric sheet. Crazy Sam can sympathize because she seems to forget passwords as soon as she sets them. Do you often struggle with your memory?
I can struggle with not paying attention which is, I believe, the major factor in most people's "bad memory".   It is just that you don't pay attention to what you are doing.
4) "Moody Blue" was the final hit of Elvis' lifetime, only getting to #31 in the US but reaching #3 in the UK. What's your favorite Elvis song?   

I really don't have a favorite.  Some are nice, some are not but none stand out for me.

5) We're focusing on Elvis this week because January 8 would be his 87th birthday. He enjoyed celebrating his birthday by renting the Memphis movie theater and watching the latest movie with an invited group of friends. What's your favorite way to celebrate your birthday?

With family and friends.

 
6) For his 11th birthday, young Elvis asked for a rifle or a bicycle. His mother deemed the gun too dangerous and the bike too expensive and instead gave her son his first guitar. Tell us about a memorable birthday from your youth.
Nothing stands out that I care to recall.   

7) Elvis loved horses and kept them in the stable at Graceland. His favorite was a palomino named Rising Sun. To honor both horse and rider, Elvis' daughter has always kept a palomino in the stable whose name includes "sun." The current resident is Tuscan Sun. Known as "Tucky," he's lived at Graceland for more than 20 years now and is a favorite of Alene Alexander, who maintains the stable and reports he has "attitude and knows he's prettier than everybody else." Tell us about an animal who holds a place in your heart.  I loved my cat Garfield who, to me, represents all my animals over the years and the friendship we all had.


8) Throughout his life, Elvis had trouble sleeping. As a preteen, he was a sleepwalker. As an adult, he battled insomnia. Is sleep an issue for you?   No. I get in bed and am asleep.

9) Random question: Do you wear your shoes in the house?  Yes. My family insisted on shoes in the house to prtect the feet.  I wear slippers at home usually.    I also would never ask guests to remove shoes in my home.  I'd feel rude asking. though I did try once.