A weekly update for Tune subscribers
This week:
7th
2015, Lazarus, a David Bowie musical co-written with Enda Walsh, premiered at the New York Theatre Workshop. David was given a standing ovation at his final public appearance.
Soundtrack: Lyric Videos
“Heroes”: Worksheet
8th
Anniversary of the death of John Lennon (1980)
Five John Lennon and twenty Beatles worksheets
Happy Christmas (War Is Over): Speak Up magazine – Tric n Trac (audio translation)
9th
1955, Elvis Presley did an afternoon show with Johnny Cash in Swifton, AR, then played in a club that evening, saying “it’s gonna be my first hit” when he sang ‘Heartbreak Hotel’.
Heartbreak Hotel: Lyric Video
All Shook Up: Worksheet
10th
Human Rights Day
Worksheets:
Walk On – U2
Imagine – John Lennon
They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo) – Sting / Mothers Of The Disappeared – U2
Biko – Peter Gabriel
War Child – The Cranberries
Across The Lines – Tracy Chapman
11th
1968, John Lennon and Yoko Ono performed ‘Yer Blues’ with Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Mitch Mitchell for the recording of the Rolling Stones’ TV extravaganza Rock And Roll Circus.
The Beatles-I’ve Got A Feeling: Worksheet
Yer Blues- Lyric Video
12th
1998, Michael sang an impromptu ‘Heal The World’ at the Grand Opening of the $450 million Royal Towers of Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas.
Heal The World: Worksheet – Lyric Video
13th
2000, it was announced that Queen would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
We Are The Champions: Worksheet – Lyric Video – Speak Up Video
Number Ones, 7th December:
1956
UK Johnnie Ray – Just Walking In The Rain
US Elvis Presley – Love Me Tender
1966
UK Tom Jones-Green Green Grass Of Home
US The New Vaudeville Band – Winchester Cathedral
1976
UK Showaddywaddy – Under The Moon Of Love
US Rod Stewart – Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
1986
UK Europe – The Final Countdown – worksheet
US Peter Cetera & Amy Grant – The Next Time I Fall
1996
UK Peter Andre – I Feel You
US Toni Braxton – Unbreak My Heart
2006
UK Take That – Patience – worksheet
US Akon – I Wanna Love You
2016
UK Clean Bandit – Rockabye (feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie)
US Rae Sremmurd – Black Beatles (feat. Gucci Mane )
2026
UK Official Singles Charts
US Billboard Hot 100
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