Saturday 9

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A Day in the Life (1967)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) According to Rolling Stone, this is the greatest Beatle[s] song of all. What's your favorite Beatle[s] song?

I really like the earlier songs the most: "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" and that sort of thing. The tight harmonies make me happy.

2) "A Day in the Life" took 5 days to record. Looking back on the last five days, what did you accomplish?

Drove two hours round trip to a day-long meeting, worked three other days, got all my jewelry checked for loose stones and settings, ate at Olive Garden, welcomed Beast home from another week away, got a massage, IM'd with my son in spite of being thoroughly confused by the end of the conversation, found out a good friend has weeks left to live, worked on the endless Subject Heading lists....and Facebooked, SimCity'd, blogged, read, and slept.

3) This song is the highlight of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band, the first album released after the Beatles gave up touring. Critics predicted that, when they abandoned live concerts, their creativity would wane. Obviously this wasn't the case. When has someone underestimated you?

Guys do it all the time. "She's just a girl--she doesn't know anything about ______" At this point, I don't even get excited or upset about it anymore. Ignorant fools.

4) The song says our hero "woke up, got out of bed, dragged a comb across my head." How is your hair right now? Are you prepared to go out and face the world?

My hair today...is not having a good day.

5) The lyrics tell us he had to hurry to catch the bus to work. When is the last time you rode public transportation?

Hmm, good question. It's been awhile--there really isn't much around here except into the big city.

6) "A Day in the Life" was a true Lennon-McCartney collaboration. Conventional wisdom is that Paul is easy going while John was edgy. Is your temperament more Lennon or McCartney?

Lennon, at least internally. Externally, I'm more easygoing.

7) "A Day in the Life" came out five years after the Beatles replaced their drummer. Taking over for Pete Best was undoubtedly the biggest break of Ringo Starr's career. Tell us about a time when fortune smiled on you.

Quite often I feel like I've lived a very blessed life. It hasn't been all puppies and rainbows, but generally it hasn't been awful.

8) It would be hard to overestimate the Beatles' impact on popular culture. Their story and music have inspired a Broadway musical, a Las Vegas show, two movies and, according to Amazon, 900+ books. What's the most recent biography you read?

Living with a Wild God by Barbara Ehrenreich, in July.

9) The Beatles are an ongoing boon to England's tourism industry. Fans from all over the world visit Liverpool each year to see where the Beatles grew up and got their start. If you won a trip to England, tell us what you'd like to see.

I've zero desire to go to Liverpool. I'm more likely to head to the center of the island and see my family and then maybe head north. I love Yorkshire and Scotland, and also Cornwall.