saturday 9: mambo no. 5

 

Hey, guys, how are we doing today? It's 9:21 AM here, for me, so I'll be lucky to stop the clock by noon. And Hubs is down there cooking me an omelet right now... I LOVED this song when it came out! I was in graduate school, working on the doctorate I skipped out on, but that time was an enormously emotional, anguished, fraught time. Music, including Lou Bega's, helped. 

It's still a bop, and I still love it.

So what about you? Joining us this weekend? Make sure you pop on over here and link up! Let's go:

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Saturday 9: Mambo No. 5 (1999)

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

 

1) Lou Bega namechecks a lot of women in this song. Is there an Angela, Pamela, Sandra, Rita, Monica, Erica, Tina, Mary, or Jessica in your life?

I am friends with women with a lot of those names.

Maybe I should write a song!

 

2) Can you think of a song that includes your first name?

I've known about this Weird Al song, "Melanie," since forever. Always get a kick out of it.

 

3) Lou sings that flirting is like a sport. Do you enjoy flirting?

Sure, a little bit. Who doesn't?

 

4) While Lou Bega's recording became a big hit worldwide, it enjoyed great popularity, where it was used during televised cricket matches. Do you know anything about the game of cricket?

 

I know just enough to know I just don't know enough.

5) When Lou was riding high with "Mambo No. 5," Cher invited him to open for her on her 1999-2000 tour. Cher has more than 50 hit records, two television series, a Broadway show and an Oscar under her belt. Can you think of another performer who has succeeded in so many areas of entertainment?

My first thought was Barbra Streisand. She ought to be able rival Cher a bit, no? (I probably thought of her first because was my mother's favorite. The last movie she took us to go see before she died was Yentl.)

 

6) Lou turned 50 in April of this year. Are you soon celebrating a big birthday (one that ends in a 0 or 5)?

Not this year. Next year will be a pretty big one: 50. I'm excited about it.

 

7) In 1999, when "Mambo No. 5" was on the radio, the movie American Pie premiered and was so popular it inspired three sequels. Have you seen any of the American Pie films? 

I saw the first one, but years and years after it came out. None of the sequels that I recall. I could've waited forever.

8) Also in 1999, Walmart opened its first store in the UK. Do you often shop at Walmart?

We didn't, really, for a while, but our daughter who has Walmart+ moved back in with us, and we're finding it quite useful now, actually... Oh! that reminds me I have to order Hubs more coffee to be dropped off before he gets a migraine. You won't let me forget?

 

9) Random question – Have you recently fallen asleep somewhere other than your bed? If yes, where did you doze off?

Yes, I've recently fallen asleep on the couch and separately, on the side chair in the living room. I can get tired any old time or place, out of the blue!

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Look at me, done in under an hour! And  I ate my omelet in that timeframe! That must be a record for me. I'll be back later to do some visits and start putting up some content about our trip to Japan. It's about time! Take care, y'all. xoxo, M