This week:
20th
2001, David Bowie opened the Concert for New York City 9/11 benefit show at Madison Square Garden with a minimalist cover of Simon and Garfunkel’s ‘America’ sitting cross-legged and playing a basic electric keyboard.
Lyric Video
“Heroes” Worksheet
21st
2003, Nelson Mandela launched the 46664 campaign to fight AIDS in Africa with the song ‘Amandla’ performed by Queen with Anastacia.
Nelson Mandela – 46664 (That’s My Number) Worksheet
22nd
1968, Elvis Presley began filming The Trouble With Girls, his 30th film, and worked on the soundtrack for Charro!, his 29th.
Always On My Mind: Worksheet – Lyric Video
23rd
2010, Yoko Ono unveiled a plaque at London’s 34 Montagu Square, Marylebone, the first home she and John Lennon shared, for five months in 1968. Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney and Jimi Hendrix had also lived at the basement and ground-floor flat.
Michael Bublé-Home: Worksheet – Lyric Video
24th
1969, Paul McCartney gave an interview to the BBC from his farm in Scotland to deny the ‘Paul Is Dead’ rumours which claimed The Beatles had replaced him following his death in a car crash.
Paperback Writer: Worksheet – Lyric Video
25th
2003, Michael Jackson was awarded the Key to the City of Las Vegas by the mayor at a ceremony at the Art Of Music Store.
You Are Not Alone Worksheet – Lyric Video
26th
1965, The Beatles were awarded MBEs by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, London, arriving in John Lennon’s Rolls Royce to find a crowd of 4,000 fans outside the palace. Lennon returned his in 1969 to protest against the Vietnam war.
The Beatles – An integrated technical-cultural-linguistic experience in Modern Music History Worksheet
Number Ones, 20th October:
1955
UK Jimmy Young – The Man From Laramie
US Mitch Miller Orchestra – The Yellow Rose Of Texas
1965
UK Ken Dodd – Tears
US The Beatles – Yesterday
1975
UK David Essex – Hold Me Close
US Neil Sedaka – Bad Blood
1985
UK Jennifer Rush – The Power Of Love
US A-ha – Take On Me – Worksheet
1995
UK Simply Red – Fairground
US Mariah Carey – Fantasy
2005
UK Sugababes – Push The Button
US Kanye West-Gold Digger (feat. Jamie Foxx)
2015
UK Justin Bieber – What Do You Mean? – Worksheet
US The Weeknd – The Hills
2025
UK Official Singles Charts
US Billboard Hot 100
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