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This week:
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
1969, David Bowie recorded a demo of ‘Space Oddity’ at Morgan Studios, London.
Worksheet – Lyric Video
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
7th
2001, Freddie Mercury’s leather jacket from the ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’ video was sold at an auction in London for £950.
Lyric Video
Number Ones, 1st February:
1957
UK Guy Mitchell – Singing The Blues
US Guy Mitchell – Singing The Blues
1967
UK The Monkees – I’m a Believer – Worksheet
US The Monkees – I’m a Believer – Worksheet
1977
UK David Soul – Don’t Give Up On Us
US Rose Royce – Car Wash
1987
UK Steve “Silk” Hurley – Jack Your Body
US Billy Vera & The Beaters – At This Moment
1997
UK Blur – Beetlebum
US Toni Braxton – Unbreak My Heart
2007
UK Mika – Grace Kelly – Worksheet
US Beyoncé – Irreplaceable
2017
UK Ed Sheeran-Shape Of You – Worksheet
US Ed Sheeran-Shape Of You – Worksheet
2027
UK Official Singles Charts
US Billboard Hot 100
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