Saturday Nine: FourFiveSeconds (2015)

This week's Saturday Nine:


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

1. The very bad day described in this song began promisingly enough. The lyrics tells us, "Woke up an optimist, sun was shining, I'm positive." How did your day begin? I woke up at 7:30am on two hours of sleep and had to work an event where I had to do nine makeup appointments. So, exhausted.
   
   
2. This song refers to Monday morning. What's on your plate for Monday? Day off after working six days straight! I am so excited! I'm gonna sleep all freaking day.
   
   
3. The lyrics request, "promise you'll pay my bail." Have you ever had to bail anyone out of jail? (Or have you been bailed out?)? My first boyfriend. I was 19, he was 18. I went with his parents to bail him out. You would think that alone would be enough to deter me from dating him. But I still dated him for nearly three years after that incident. Ah, the days of being young and stupid.
   
   
4. Rihanna gets top billing in this all-star trio. She says that when she was a little girl, she used to walk around singing "A Whole New World" from Disney's Aladdin. What's your favourite song from a Disney movie? "Beauty and the Beast" from Beauty and the Beast.
   
   
   
5. Rihanna dated outfielder Matt Kemp when he was with the LA Dodgers. Opening Day is less than a month away. Are you a baseball fan? Nope.
   
   
6. Kanye West also sings on this week's song. When he was a little boy, he spent a year in China with his mother. Have you ever lived overseas (as opposed to just visiting on vacation)? No, my permanent residences have only ever been in Toronto.
   
   
7. Mr. West is part owner of the Fatburger chain. Do you like grilled onions on your burger? Sure. I actually really like grilled onions. In fact, I had a bacon cheeseburger from Five Guys this evening that had grilled onions in it and it was glorious. I just don't like raw onions.
   
   
   
8. This week's third artist, Paul McCartney, is a vegetarian. Think about your most recent meal. Did it include chicken, pork, or beef? Eggs or dairy? I had a bacon cheeseburger from Five Guys. So, beef and cheese. But there were vegetables in there, okay?
   
   
9. Paul was born at 2:00 PM on a Thursday. Do you know what day of the week you were born? Do you know the exact time? I was born at 9:04am on a Saturday.