Saturday 9: The Bones

The Bones (2019)

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

1) They lyrics compare a relationship to a house, saying that despite superficial problems like peeling paint or broken glass, the foundation can still be solid and strong. What home improvement project is next on your list?  I'm still waiting for Tim to be able to take some vacation time so we can remodel our master bath and turn it into a powder room/laundry room. We are going to buy the beadboard for the walls today. With that, we will have all the major bits and pieces to do it. We just need time.

2) Maren Morris sings that she knows she and her lover can face any storm. Are you afraid of thunder and lightening?  Not usually, but I'm not stupid, either. I know when it's safe to enjoy it and when to seek shelter.

3) The video for this song shows Maren and her husband, singer/songwriter Ryan Hurd, on the beach in Maui. Would you rather go for a long walk along a beach or a hike in the woods?  Definitely, the beach!

 

4) "The Bones" won Morris and her collaborators (Jimmy Robbins and Laura Veltz) the 2020 CMA "Song of the Year" Award. Here's your chance to pat yourself on the back. What's something you have done well lately? (Go ahead. We want to hear about it!)  I think the thing I've done the best at this year is being there for everyone else. There's been a lot asked of me with all of our daughter's health issues, watching the grands a lot of the time, Mom having her knee replaced, Tim having a kidney stone...for a while there I felt like it was never going to end, but things are starting to move toward normal. 

5) The song was also nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Song. For the awards show last month, Maren put a lot of work into her look, including lightening her hair and lipstick and reshaping her brows. She was surprised when saw on social media that people confused her with reality star Khloe Kardashian. How long does it take you to prepare to face the world (on an average day, not for an internationally telecast awards show)?  About 5 minutes. I'm not working so some soap and water, brushing and flossing, and a brush through my hair pretty much covers it.

 

6) Experimenting with hair and makeup comes naturally to Maren. Her parents have owned the same hair salon for decades. She and her sister played there as children and took turns working the reception desk when they were in high school. Do you have a hair appointment scheduled?  No. I just got my hair colored a couple of weeks ago.

 

7) Mom and Dad do not go out of their way to play Maren's songs in their salon. They don't want to "bombard" clients with her music, just because she's their daughter. But, if one of Maren's songs happens to come on, they are naturally very proud. Where were you the last time you had to listen to someone else's choice of music? (Bank, doctor's office, friend's car, etc.) Did you enjoy it, or did you wish you could change the station?  That's easy...anywhere our daughter and her kids are. She has felt the music choices are all hers for as long as I can remember. The only concession she makes to anyone else's tastes (without a bit of grumbling) is to play what the kiddos like. I usually like her choices, the problem comes in that she always has the volume cranked pretty high or that sometimes she changes what I'm listening to or turns off what I'm watching without asking.

 

8) Maren says her favorite foods are tacos and tortillas. When did you most recently eat Mexican food?  A couple of weeks ago when my Bible study group had a taco bar before we looked at the lesson.

9) Random question: What do you call that thing in your living room? Is it a sofa, couch, or a davenport?  I don't live that far from Pittsburgh and some Pittsburghese makes it into our vocabulary. Around here, we sit on the "caach."

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