This week:
31st
1976, After 9 weeks Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ was replaced at No.1 in the UK charts by ABBA’s ‘Mamma Mia’.
Bohemian Rhapsody: Worksheet – Lyric Video – Speak Up Video
Mamma Mia: Worksheet – Lyric Video – Speak Up Video
1st
1964, ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’ became The Beatles’ first Number One in America. The band received the news by telegram at the Hotel George V after their Paris show and celebrated until 5am.
Lyric Video – The Beatles – An integrated technical-cultural-linguistic experience in Modern Music History
2nd
Global School Play Day
Games/Activities
3rd
1984, Queen performed at the San Remo Music Festival, Italy’s most watched TV programme.
Radio Ga GaWorksheet – Lyric Video
4th
1997, Michael Jackson appeared in court in Rome to testify that ‘Will You Be There’ was not copied from Italian singer Albano Carrisi’s ‘I Cigni di Balaka’ . The eventual ruling in November was that both songs were inspired by The Ink Spots’ 1939 song ‘Bless You For Being An Angel’.
Michael Jackson – Heal The World: Worksheet – Lyric Video
5th
1975, with Elvis Presley still in Memphis Baptist Hospital, his father Vernon suffered a heart attack at home and was given a room beside his son’s .
All Shook Up: Worksheet – Lyric Video
6th
Waitangi Day (New Zealand)
Worksheet: The Ka Mate Haka
Number Ones, 31st January:
1962
UK Cliff Richard-The Young Ones
US Joey Dee & The Starliters-Peppermint Twist
1972
UK The New Seekers-I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing
US Don McLean-American Pie – Worksheet
1982
UK Shakin’ Stevens – Oh Julie
US Hall & Oates-I Can’t Go For That
1992
UK Wet Wet Wet-Goodnight Girl
US Color Me Badd-All 4 Love
2002
UK George Harrison-My Sweet Lord – Worksheet
US Usher-U Got It Bad
2012
UK Jessie J-Domino
US Rihanna-We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)
2022
UK Official Singles Charts
US Billboard Hot 100
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