saturday 9

With or Without You

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

 

1) "With or Without You" is about the pain of love. What song reminds you of an old romance? Is it about the joy of love or the pain? "Change the World" by Eric Clapton reminds me of the joy of love

 

2) U2 lead singer Bono has admitted that, when the group recorded this song in the 1980s, he was wrestling with his real-life commitment issues. He was trying to resolve the responsibilities of being a husband with the demands of his career. He worked it through, and decades later both his marriage and his career are still going strong. Do you feel you have been more successful in your personal or professional relationships? until 2023, I would have said professional, but my "work husband" retired, and now there's no cohesion in our department (try as I might to build it), so my answer now is personal

 

3) Bono credits his wife Ali with helping him through a tough period of writer's block, saying she put the pen in his hand each morning. What time of day finds you the most energized, productive or creative? morning--specifically 8-10 am

 

4) Bono likes to pedal around town when he's not onstage. What do you do for exercise? uh... I don't

 

5) Bono is U2's lead singer, backed by three very talented bandmates: The Edge, Larry Mullen, Jr., and Adam Clayton. Bruce Springsteen is a big fan of U2's concert performances. If Saturday 9 were to bestow upon you a free ticket to any see any band or performer live, who would you choose? since U2 is my favorite band and I have yet to see them in concert, I will go see them!

 

6) U2 got together 50 years ago, when they were school boys in Dublin. Have you ever visited Ireland? If not, would you like to go? Ireland is the home of my heart--I lived there in 1987 and it truly was the time of my life

 
7) In 1987, the year this song was popular, Cher won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her most famous line was, "Snap out of it!" Without looking it up, can you name the movie that made her an Oscar winner? Moonstruck--one of my all-time favorites!

 

8) Also in 1987, the first Starbucks opened. What's your standard Starbucks order? there are no Starbucks nearby (I know!  Can you believe it??) so I don't have a standard order

 

9) Random question – Which self-help book would you be more likely to pick up, the one designed to improve your body or your mind? my mind--I would highly recommend the Self-Care Prescription by Robyn Gobin