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Featuring daily anniversaries for the coming week (Monday to Sunday), it is based on important dates and the Tune Into English Diaries. It also has lyric videos (where possible) for the Number Ones from 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 years ago.
This week:
2nd – 5th
Anniversary of the Great Fire of London (1666)
Worksheets:
London Calling – The Clash
LDN – Lily Allen
Tune Into London
3rd
1968, Eric Clapton joined The Beatles at Abbey Road Studios to record his lead guitar part on ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’.
Karaoke Video
4th
Anniversary of the surrender of Apache chief Geronimo U.S. government troops (1886)
Geronimo – Sheppard: Worksheet – Lyric Video – Speak Up video
5th
International Day of Charity
Worksheets:
Another Day In Paradise – Phil Collins
Do They Know It’s Christmas? – Band Aid 1984 – 2014
6th
1966, in preparation for his role as Private Gripweed in the film How I Won The War John Lennon had a haircut and wore his iconic granny glasses for the first time.
John Lennon & Yoko Ono – Happy Xmas (War Is Over): Worksheet – Lyric Video
7th
1977, David Bowie recorded his appearance on ITV’s Marc Bolan Show, broadcast on 28th September, where he sang “Heroes” and jammed with his old friend in what was to be Marc’s last performance before his fatal car crash nine days later.
“Heroes”: Worksheet
T.Rex-Debora Lyric Video
8th
1987, ‘I Just Can’t Stop Loving You’ , a duet with Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett, entered the Billboard Hot 100. Michael wanted Whitney Houston to sing it, but her record company refused. The song became the first of 5 consecutive Number 1s from the Bad album.
Lyric Video
Whitney Houston – Greatest Love Of All: Worksheet
Number Ones, 2nd September:
1954
UK David Whitfield with the Mantovani Orchestra his Orchestra-Cara Mia
US The Crew Cuts-Sh-Boom
1964
UK The Honeycombs-Have I the Right?
US The Supremes-Where Did Our Love Go?
1974
UK The Osmonds-Love Me For A Reason
US (You’re) Having My Baby-Paul Anka (feat. Odia Coates)
1984
UK George Michael-Careless Whisper – Worksheet
US Tina Turner-What’s Love Got To Do With It
1994
UK Wet Wet Wet-Love Is All Around
US Boyz II Men-I’ll Make Love To You
2004
UK Natasha Bedingfield-These Words
US Terror Squad-Lean Back
2014
UK David Guetta-Lovers On The Sun (feat. Sam Martin)
US Magic!-Rude
2024
UK Official Singles Charts
US Billboard Hot 100
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