Saturday 9: Let Me Love You Tonight (1980)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) Pure Prairie League was a country rock band signed by Casablanca Records in 1980. The label, known for disco hits, wanted to expand their client roster in case disco died. (Which it did, and Casablanca ultimately went bankrupt.) Disco can be a polarizing topic among music fans. Do you love it or loathe it? I loved it and even went dancing a few times!
2) In this song, lead singer Vince Gill encourages his girl to hold him tight. Who did you most recently hug? My granddaughter Jazzy.
3) Vince Gill left The Pure Prairie League in 1982 and went on to be a solo success. Tell us about a job you were glad you left. The Postal Service that I retired from in 2010. I did not like how it ended, but I am glad I left when I did!
4) He says his favorite song is the country classic, "He Stopped Loving Her Today." Do you often listen to country? No, I did not grow up listening to it and can't get into it. I do like a few country singers.
5) Vince joined The Eagles on tour after the 2016 death of Glenn Frey, taking over Frey's guitar solos. Do you have a favorite Eagles song? Best of my Love.
6) Vince met future wife, singer Amy Grant, when she performed on his Christmas TV special. Have you ever had a workplace romance? No.
7) In 1980, when this song was popular, The Love Boat was a hit. Have you ever taken a cruise? If yes, where did you go? Yes, 3 of them. A 3 day to Ensenada with friends from church. A week in Alaska in 2006 and a week on a New England Cruise, 2008 with my parents. Hubby and I want to go on another one.
Last day of New England cruise and coming back to the tail end
of a hurricane coming up the Eastern coast.
Does virtual cruising count?
This is the 3rd virtual crafting cruise for me.
8) 1980 also gave us the Post-It Note. What did you most recently write on a Post-It? A reminder to put some chairs in my car for my Bible journaling class.
9) Random question: You find yourself one of three strangers trapped in an elevator. Would you rather the other two people be a man and a woman, two men, or two women? One man and one woman.
