Angie Baby
Unfamiliar with this week's featured song? Hear it here.
1) This week's song is a spooky one about a young man who breaks into the bedroom of a troubled girl named Angie. Their encounter doesn't go well and he's never seen again. Though there's been gossip, no one knows for sure what happened to him. Does your town have any scary legends that have been passed down through the decades? when I was in college in the late 80s, the big rumor was to guard your cat because a satanic group was going to sacrifice it on a local mountain on Halloween. People were sooooo worked up about it and it grew to ridiculousness
2) Songwriter Alan O'Day said he drew upon aspects of his own childhood to come up with "Angie Baby." He was an only child who often stayed home sick from school, with only Top 40 radio for company. What do you recall when you think about sick days as a kid? staying at my grandparents' house and being pampered
3) Helen Reddy said she enjoyed hearing what her fans thought happened in "Angie Baby." Can you think of another song that is open to interpretation? "Every Breath You Take" by the Police is creepy but people think it's a love song
4) When Helen and her husband/manager Jeff Wald heard "Angie Baby" the first time, they immediately agreed she should record it. She went into the studio that afternoon and in less than 10 days, disc jockeys were playing it and "Angie Baby" became an international hit. When were you glad you acted on impulse? an impulse purchase of shoes and boots seems to have the right fit
Questions inspired by Halloween ....
6) In 2024, more Americans than ever dressed their dogs up for Halloween. Have you ever taken your pup with you trick-or-treating? when I got my beloved childhood dog, Mopsie, she went everywhere with me--includig trick-or-treating
7) According to the Guinness Book of Records, the award for highest number of jack-o-lanterns in one place went to Keene, NH, where in 2013 there were 30,581. Did you carve a pumpkin for Halloween this year? no, I didn't
8) In years gone by, the Irish celebrated Halloween not with pumpkins but by carving turnips, potatoes and beets. Are any of those foods in your kitchen right now? potatoes--many potatoes
9) Some Elvis fans insist his ghost hovers in the trees over Graceland. Have you ever seen a ghost? no, I don't especially believe in ghosts
4 comments:
The teachers of the older kids at our district wore the 6 - 7 shirts. My kids do not say that thank-goodness.
Wehn I was in college, the kids my age would talk about satanic cults too. That and haunted houses. Loved your answers! Have a nice weekend.
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Don Imus was the morning DJ on WNBC-AM. He played that song for his girlfriend one morning, not realizing how creepy it was. That’s when I started calling it “the stalker song”.
You're right, Every Breath You Take is a creepy song. I hadn't really thought about it.
That is a creepy song. I hadn't thought of it till you pointed it out.
Crazy how those satanic rumors could get so blown up back in the day. We had some weird stuff like that, but it was short-lived.
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