This Day in Music History: January 31
January 31, 2017We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.
Today: January 31.
1967: The Beatles spent a second day at Knole Park, Sevenoaks, Kent, England in order to complete filming for the 'Strawberry Fields Forever' promotional video. The film was shot in colour, for the benefit of the US market, because the UK television was still broadcasting only in black and white. Taking time out from filming John Lennon bought a 1843 poster from an antiques shop in Surrey which provided him with most the lyrics for The Beatles song 'Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite'.
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1970: The Jackson Five topped the US singles chart with 'I Want You Back'. The song was originally written for Gladys Knight & The Pips and was the first of four No.1's for the band. It also reached the No.2 spot in the UK.
1976: ABBA passed Queen on the UK No.1 spot on the UK singles chart with 'Mamma Mia.' The song 'Bohemian Rhapsody' by Queen spent nine weeks at the top of the charts, by coincidence, Queen's single contains the famous "mamma mia, mamma mia, mamma mia let me go" line.
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1981: Blondie topped the US singles chart with 'The Tide Is High', the band's third US No.1 and also a No.1 hit in the UK.
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1984: 'Radio Ga Ga' by Queen's entered the UK charts at the No.4. spot. The track which was released after Queen's recording and touring hiatus of over a year spent 11 weeks in the chart, peaking at No.2.
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1987: Paul Simon topped the UK album chart with Graceland. the album stayed on the chart for a total 101 weeks! It later won the 1987 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, while the title song won the 1988 Grammy Award for Record of the Year.
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