Saturday 9: Into the Grove

Saturday 9: Into the Groove (1985) 

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

 

1) Madonna begins this song by telling us, "I'm waiting." What's something you're waiting for today?

A. I am waiting on fathers to love their daughters, and brothers to remember their sisters, and husbands to bring flowers to their wives, and wives to kiss their husbands, and I am waiting on children to be lifted and kissed when the boo-boo hits, and I am waiting on people to look around and see that the whole world is waiting for our democracy to crumble like so much blue cheese and I am waiting on footprints in the gravel to disappear in the rain and I am waiting on comets to appear brighter in the sky and I am waiting on the moon to go dark and maybe never lighten again because the satellites are tearing up the night, and I am waiting on promises and lies to unfold in front of me and I am waiting on winter to turn to spring and for the deer to fawn and I am waiting on colors to turn vivid and bright and I am waiting on heartache and truths, and I keep waiting.

 

2) She sings that dancing gives her a feeling so good she hopes it will never end. What reliably lifts your spirits?

A. A kiss from my husband, a good song, a call from a friend, a hand on my shoulder.

 

3) As a schoolgirl in Michigan, Madonna was a good student but could be disruptive. Classmates recall her doing cartwheels in the halls between classes. Can you do a cartwheel?

A. I have never been able to do a cartwheel.

 

4) It's not surprising that a girl from the Detroit area would love cars. Madonna's car collection is valued at more than $2 million. The one she seems to drive most often is a 2022 Cadillac Escalade ESV. Insurance industry data tells us Americans typically keep their cars for 8 years. How long have you had your current vehicle?

A. My current car is 11 years old.

 

5) She has referred to Nancy Sinatra as one of her idols, saying "These Boots Were Made for Walking" and its accompanying video impressed her when she was a little girl. What pop song brings back memories from your childhood?

A. Seasons in the Sun, by Terry Jacks (1974). I remember my friend Ann and I singing it together on the school playground. We went on to be in a band together in high school.

 

6) Madonna suffers from brontophobia, or the fear of thunder and lightning. Are you afraid of storms?

A. I love a good storm. I love the smell of rain in summer, and the lightning brightening the sky. Magic!

 

7) In 1985, when this song was popular, the Titanic wreckage was discovered. There have been at least a dozen movies about that ill-fated ship. Have you seen any of them?

A. I have seen the James Cameron movie, Titanic.

 

8) Also in 1985, Bruce Willis became a star with a hit show about a detective agency. Can you name it? (Extra non-existent points if you can recall the agency's name.)

A. Moonlighting. That's all I got.

 

9) Random question: Describe your perfect ice cream sundae.

A. My perfect ice cream sundae would be vanilla ice cream, hot fudge, whipped cream, with a cherry on top. No nuts. I haven't had one since I was 12 years old, which was when we discovered milk is on my list of foods I should not eat. Having a hot fudge sundae is on my bucket list.

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