Saturday 9: Turn Back Time

Saturday 9: If I Could Turn Back Time (1989)

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

1) The official video for this song was filmed on board the battleship USS Missouri. When is the last time you were on a boat or ship?

A. We took a little boat tour around Myrtle Beach some years ago. So sometime in the last 20 years.

2) This song was written by Diane Warren. Ms. Warren has written love songs recorded by Celine Dion, Toni Braxton, LeAnn Rimes and more, yet she's never married and has really only had one serious romantic relationship. She acknowledges this makes her an unusual spokeswoman for the glory and pain of love. When you have a relationship problem, who do you go to for advice?

A. If it's a problem with a friend, I ask my husband. If it's a problem with my husband, and I usually don't ask anyone though I may occasionally ask a friend if I can't puzzle it out. I prefer not to talk about my marriage issues. 

3) In this song, Cher wishes she could turn back time and have a different conversation with a former lover, changing what she said to him. Here at Saturday 9, we're not so ambitious with our time travel. We're only going back to yesterday. Is there anything you'd do differently?

A. Yes. I would have slept with a different mouth guard or something, because for two days in a row now I've awakened to find my jaw is locked shut from grinding my teeth. Apparently my mouth guard is not helping.

4) In 1966, Cher and her then-husband Sonny sang at a private birthday party for Jacqueline Kennedy. At first, Cher didn't want to do it, thinking that performing to a small gathering would be awkward. But it turned out to be a wonderful opportunity for her. That night, she met Diana Vreeland, the editor of Vogue. Vreeland liked Cher's look so much she set up a photo shoot. Cher, who always loved experimenting with hair and makeup, enjoyed the shoot immensely. Tell us about a social gathering where you had an unexpectedly good time.

A. I had a better time at my high school reunion in 2011 than I expected to. Now isn't it sad I have to go back 8 years to think of something?

5) At that same party, Cher said she was surprised by how big Jackie's hands were. Do you like your hands?

A. My fingers are a bit short and I keep my nails clipped very short in an effort to keep from chewing on them. Anyone interested in palm reading?

I don't even have a health line. No wonder I'm sick all the time.

6) One night, before a performance in Detroit, Cher saw a little furry something under one of her tour buses. It was a kitten that that she named Mr. Big, hoping he would grow into the name. He did, and the tomcat was her constant companion for four years until he died of a congenital heart ailment. She has said that she will "never not miss him." Is there a furry companion who has a special place in your memories?

A. I had a dog named Ginger for 17 years after my husband and I married. She lived a very long time for a dog.

7) Cher recently appeared in Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again. It's the second movie based on the music of ABBA. What's your favorite ABBA song?

A. Chiquitita.

8) In 1989 -- the year this song was popular -- Mattel released a series of special "Scarlett O'Hara" Barbie doll to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Gone with the Wind. Did you enjoy the classic movie? Have you read the book?

A. I started the book and never finished it. I've seen parts of the movie but I've never watched the entire thing. Yes, I am embarrassment to the south.

9) Random question -- Check your spam folder and tell us one of the subject lines.

A. "Over 10K in debt? Help is on the way."

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