Saturday 9: Baby Love

Saturday 9: Baby Love (1964)

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

1) When this song was popular, the Supremes were known for their elaborate hairstyles, make up and full-length gowns. When was the last time you got dressed up?

~ Wow, dressed up... probably not since my sister's wedding way back in 1999!

2) "The girls," as they were known to the engineers and executives at Motown Records, were Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson and Diana Ross. They began singing together when they were high school classmates. Are you still in touch with any friends from your high school days?

~ I'm still in touch with many people I knew in high school, thanks to Facebook!

3) Mary Wilson was born in Mississippi and her family moved a great deal before settling in Detroit, where she fatefully met Florence and Diana. Were you uprooted often when you were a child? Or did you spend your school years in the same neighborhood?

~ I spent my school years in the same neighborhood, same block, same house, all the way up to my forties!

4) The Supremes began as a quartet called the Primettes. In addition to Mary, Flo and Diana, there was Betty McGlown. In 1960, Betty left the group to get married and was replaced by Barbara Martin. In 1962, Barbara left the group to have a baby. They quit trying to replace the fourth voice, soldiered on as a trio, and made pop history. Have you ever found yourself in a position similar to Betty's or Barbara's, where you had to make a difficult decision and choose between your personal life and your career?

~ Nope

5) Thinking of babies and "baby love," is anyone in your life expecting a baby in 2018?

~ Nope

6) With twelve #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, The Supremes remain America's most commercially successfully recording group, and this song (along with "Stop! In the Name of Love") is one of the most popular karaoke songs. If we handed you the mic this morning and absolutely insisted you perform, what song would you choose (any song, any genre)?

~ My Life by Billy Joel, Help! by The Beatles, or Can't Stop Falling In Love With You by Elvis

7) Original group member Florence Ballard left the group in 1967. She died of cardiac arrest in 1976 at the age of 32. Since February is National Heart Month, it seems appropriate to ask: Is anyone in your life battling heart disease?

~ Nope, unless they hide it from everybody

8) Florence Ballard's brother, Hank, wrote Chubby Checker's famous dance song, "The Twist." When did you last dance?

~ Wow, danced... probably not since my sister's wedding way back in 1999!

9) Random question: Close your eyes and visualize the most beautiful place you've ever been. Now describe it to us.

~ The most beautiful place I've ever been is Myrtle Beach, because I love the ocean. I live in Michigan myself. One night I was sitting on our room's 14th-story balcony overlooking the ocean. Far in the distance I saw something sailing up on the ocean, full of lights, such a magical contrast to the dark night air. When it came closer I noticed that it was a floating advertisement. It was set with amusement park rides, a roller coaster, a Tilt-A-Whirl, a Scrambler, a ferris wheel all lit up, but it was just an advertisement! It was so pretty though, so surreal.

~ Saturday 9