Saturday 9: That Funny Feeling

Saturday 9: That Funny Feeling (1965)

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

 

1) In this song, Bobby Darin admits he cares more for the girl than he should. What's something you have recently overdone (eaten too many potato chips, stayed up too late, etc.)?

A. I think I spend too much time playing video games. I like all kinds of video games and try to tell myself it's good for my brain, but I am not so sure.

 

2) Bobby wrote this as the theme song for a movie he starred in with his wife, Sandra Dee. That Funny Feeling (the movie) turned a profit at the box office and "That Funny Feeling" (the record) made the Billboard Top 40. Can you think of another movie and song that were both popular?

A. Grease is the word that you heard, it's got groove it's got feelin'. Grease is the time and the place and the motion, Grease is the way that you're feelin'. (Not sure I have those words exactly right.)

 

3) While Bobby had a successful movie career and earned an Oscar nomination, he didn't get the part he wanted most: Tony in West Side Story. While he could sing and dance very well, producers didn't think Bobby looked like a romantic leading man. What actor or actress makes your heart skip a beat?

A. I think it is the role more so than the actor that makes my "heart skip a beat." For example, I really like Viggo Mortenson as Aragorn and Orlando Bloom as Legolas in The Lord of the Rings, but I didn't particularly find either of them attractive in other roles. 

 

4) Elvis enjoyed watching Bobby perform, but understood that if he sat in the audience, he would be a distraction. So, Elvis always watched Bobby from the wings. Think about the last thing you saw in a theater (concert, movie, play). Were you distracted by another audience member? Was anyone crinkling paper, checking their phone, whispering, etc.?

A. When we went to see the latest Downton Abby movie at the theater, I don't recall anyone being overly loud or doing anything troubling.

 

5) When the editor of a teen magazine asked if he could cook, Bobby not only said yes, he offered up his manicotti recipe. What's your favorite pasta dish? (To eat, not necessarily to whip up in your kitchen.)

A. I love spaghetti but I haven't been able to eat it for years, except at a local cafeteria which fixes baked spaghetti without tomato sauce. I'd love to have a good spaghetti with tomato sauce.

 

6) In addition to cooking, Bobby's friends recall he loved talking about classic cars and baseball. Which of those three would you be most comfortable discussing?

A. I would not be comfortable discussing any of those topics. I dislike cooking, I know only a little about classic cars, and next to nothing about baseball.

 

7) In 1965, when Americans were listening to "That Funny Feeling," aspirin was the top over-the-counter pain reliever. You could get a bottle of 200 tablets for just $1. Is there aspirin in your medicine chest right now?

A. Yes, I keep aspirin around in case someone has a heart attack. I have to replace the bottles every couple of years, and they are always unopened.

 

8) Also in 1965, I Dream of Jeannie premiered. The sitcom about a beautiful genie living in the suburbs was developed to compete with Bewitched, about a beautiful witch living in the suburbs. Which show do like better?

A. I like Bewitched better. Samantha was always such a cool character, and her family members were hilarious.

 

9) Random question: After a friend leaves your home, you spot a small, bound book on the floor next to your sofa. You flip through it and see that her journal fell out of her purse. It's mostly shopping lists and appointments but also includes personal observations, Once you realize what it is, do you close it and keep it closed until you can return it to her? Or do you continue reading?

A. To be honest, it would depend on the friend. If it were a really close friend, I would keep it closed. But if the person were not that close to me, I'd consider reading it. But I don't know that I would.

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