This week:
11th
1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono moved into 26-room Georgian mansion Tittenhurst Park, Ascot, England, where they lived until their move to New York. They then sold the estate to Ringo Starr.
Imagine Worksheet – Lyric video
12th
International Youth Day
Worksheets:
We Are Young – fun.
Kids – OneRepublic
Speak Up video: We Are Young – fun.
13th
1972, David Bowie and Lou Reed attended Mott The Hoople’s concert in Guildford, with Bowie joining the band onstage for ‘All The Young Dudes’.
Lyric Video
Lou Reed – Walk On The Wild Side Worksheet
14th
1993, Freddie Mercury had his first solo UK No.1 single with ‘Living On My Own’, a remix version of his 1985 single.
Lyric Video
The Show Must Go On Worksheet
This week:
15th
1999, Michael Jackson met the Dalai Lama at the Mark Hotel, New York.
Planet Earth – Michael Jackson: Worksheet – Lyric Video
16th
Anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley (1977)
Four Elvis worksheets
Eternal Flame – The Bangles
Speak Up video: Yes/No questions
Anniversary of the death of Aretha Franklin (2018)
Worksheet: I Say A Little Prayer
17th
1977, over 30,000 fans, many suffering heatstroke, with 300 National Guard troops working on crowd control, lined Elvis Presley Boulevard to pay their respects to The King of Rock and Roll, whose body was laid out for public viewing in Graceland.
Always On My Mind: Worksheet – Lyric Video
Number Ones, 11th August:
1955
UK Slim Whitman – Rose Marie
US Bill Haley & His Comets-Rock Around The Clock
1965
UK The Beatles-Help!
US Herman’s Hermits – I’m Henry VIII, I Am
1975
UK Typically Tropical – Barbados
US Bee Gees- Jive Talkin’
1985
UK Madonna – Into The Groove
US Tears For Fears – Shout
1995
UK Take That-Never Forget
US TLC – Waterfalls
2005
UK James Blunt – You’re Beautiful – Worksheet
US Mariah Carey-We Belong Together
2015
UK Little Mix – Black Magic
US OMI-Cheerleader – Worksheet
2025
UK Official Singles Charts
US Billboard Hot 100
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