This week:
26th
Australia Day
Waltzing Matilda: Worksheet – Lyric Video
27th
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Worksheet: Yellow Triangle – Christy Moore
28th
1969, Allen Klein met The Beatles for the first time at Apple Studios to discuss becoming their manager. Paul McCartney walked out of the meeting and chose to work with his future father- and brother-in-law Lee and John Eastman.
The Beatles – She’s Leaving Home: Worksheet – Lyric Video
29th
1975, Elvis Presely was admitted to Memphis Baptist Hospital for three weeks with what was reported as an enlarged colon but was in fact an attempt to curtail Elvis’ addiction to prescription medication.
All Shook Up: Worksheet – Lyric Video
30th
Anniversary of Bloody Sunday (1972)
Worksheets:
Sunday Bloody Sunday – U2 – Lyric Video
Minds Locked Shut – Christy Moore
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
Number Ones, 26th January:
1956
UK Tennessee Ernie Ford – Sixteen Tons – Worksheet – Speak Up video
US Dean Martin – Memories Are Made of This
1966
UK Spencer Davis Group – Keep On Running
US Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound Of Silence – Worksheet – Speak Up article
1976
UK Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody – Worksheet – Speak Up video
US Diana Ross – Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To)
1986
UK A-ha-The Sun Always Shines On TV
US Dionne and Friends – That’s What Friends Are For – Worksheet
1996
UK George Michael-Jesus To A Child
US Mariah Carey & Boys II Men – One Sweet Day
2006
UK Shayne Ward – That’s My Goal
US Nelly – Grillz
2016
UK Justin Bieber – Love Yourself
US Justin Bieber – Sorry
2026
UK Official Singles Charts
US Billboard Hot 100
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