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This week:
29th
1974, David Bowie and Geoff MacCormack took the ferry to France, then sailed from Cannes to New York on 3rd April. Bowie would never live in Britain again, subsequently residing in Los Angeles, Berlin, Switzerland, Sydney, Mustique and New York.
Rod Stewart-Sailing: Lyric Video
30th
1967, the photoshoot for The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band took place in Chelsea, directed by Peter Blake. The Beatles returned to Abbey Road for a late-night recording session, from 11pm until 7.30am.
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band: Worksheet – Full Album Lyric Videos
31st
1984, the video The Making of Michael Jackson’s Thriller, released the previous day, became the biggest-selling home music video ever.
Thriller: Worksheet – Lyric Video – Speak Up Video
1st
April Fool’s Day
Speak Up video: Ghoti
2nd
International Children’s Book Day
The Cat Came Back – Fred Penner: Worksheet – Lyric Video
3rd
1960, Elvis Presley rented a bus to travel from Memphis to Nashville where he recorded 12 songs in an all-night session, including ‘Fever’, ‘It’s Now Or Never’ and, on Col. Parker’s request for his wife, ‘Are You Lonesome Tonight?’
Are You Lonesome Tonight?: Worksheet – Karaoke Video
4th
Anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King (1968)
Worksheets:
Pride (In the Name of Love) / MLK – U2
We Shall Overcome – Pete Seeger
Number Ones, 29th March:
1957
UK Tab Hunter – Young Love
US Tab Hunter – Young Love
1967
UK Engelbert Humperdinck – Release Me
US The Turtles – Happy Together
1977
UK The Manhattan Transfer – Chanson D’Amour
US Hall & Oates – Rich Girl
1987
UK Mel and Kim – Respectable
US Club Nouveau – Lean On Me
1997
UK Spice Girls – Mama
US Puff Daddy – Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down (feat. Mase)
2007
UK Sugababes vs Girls Aloud – Walk This Way
US Fergie – Glamorous
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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