April 12th – Bill Haley and the Comets record – “Rock around the clock”

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In 1954, #BillHaleyAndTheComets recorded their greatest hit  #Singing #Feelgood

Rock around the clock

12-4 Rock around the clock

One, two, three o’clock, four o’clock rock
Five, six, seven o’clock, eight o’clock rock
Nine, ten, eleven o’clock, twelve o’clock rock
We’re gonna rock around the clock tonightPut your glad rags on, join me, Hon
We’ll have some fun when the clock strikes one
We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight
We’re gonna rock, rock, rock, ’til broad daylight
Wer’re gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonightWhen the clock strikes two, three and four
If the band slows down we’ll yell for more
We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight
We’re gonna rock, rock, rock, ’til broad daylight
We’re gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight[Instrumental Interlude]

When the chimes ring five, six, and seven
We’ll be right in seventh heaven
We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight
We’re gonna rock, rock, rock, ’til broad daylight
We’re gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight

When it’s eight, nine, ten, eleven too
I’ll be goin’ strong and so will you
We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight
We’re gonna rock, rock, rock, ’til broad daylight
We’re gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight

[Instrumental Interlude]

When the clock strikes twelve, we’ll cool off then
Start a’rockin’ round the clock again
We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight
We’re gonna rock, rock, rock, ’til broad daylight
We’re gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight

12-4 Bill Haley Rock around the clock

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April 11th – Robbie Williams raises £165k for charity – “Angels”

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In 2001, #RobbieWilliams held an auction to raise money for charity. He got £27k for the handwritten lyrics of #Angels  #Singing #Feelgood

Angels

11-4 Angels

I sit and wait
Does an angel contemplate my fate
And do they know
The places where we go
When we’re grey and old
‘cos I have been told
That salvation lets their wings unfold
So when I’m lying in my bed
Thoughts running through my head
And I feel that love is dead
I’m loving angels instead[Chorus]

And through it all she offers me protection
A lot of love and affection
Whether I’m right or wrong
And down the waterfall

Wherever it may take me
I know that life won’t break me
When I come to call she won’t forsake me
I’m loving angels instead

When I’m feeling weak
And my pain walks down a one way street
I look above
And I know I’ll always be blessed with love
And as the feeling grows
She breathes flesh to my bones
And when love is dead
I’m loving angels instead

[Chorus]

And through it all she offers me protection
A lot of love and affection
Whether I’m right or wrong
And down the waterfall
Wherever it may take me
I know that life won’t break me
When I come to call she won’t forsake me
I’m loving angels instead

[Repeat Chorus]

11-4 Robbie Williams Angels

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April 10th – Cliff Richard at No. 1 – “Congratulations!”

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In 1968, #CliffRichard was No.1 with his 41st release #Singing #Feelgood

Congratulations!

10-4 Congratulations

Congratulations
And celebrations
When I tell everyone that you’re in love
With me
Congratulations
And jubilations
I want the world to know I’m happy as can be.Who could believe that I could be happy and contented
I used to think that happiness hadn’t been invented
But that was in the bad old days before I met you
When I let you walk into my heart

Congratulations
And celebrations
When I tell everyone that you’re in love
With me
Congratulations
And jubilations
I want the world to know I’m happy as can be.

I was afraid that maybe you thought you were above me
That I was only fooling myself to think you loved me
But then tonight you said you couldn’t live without me
That round about me
You wanted to stay

Congratulations
And celebrations
When I tell everyone that you’re in love
With me
Congratulations
And jubilations
I want the world to know I’m happy as can be.

Congratulations
And jubilations
I want the world to know I’m happy as can be
I want the world to know
I’m happy as can be

10-4 Cliff Richard Congratulations

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April 9th – Terry Jacks at No. 1 – “Seasons in the Sun”

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In 1974, #TerryJacks was No.1 with Seasons in the Sun.  My mums favourite!  #Singing #Feelgood

Seasons in the Sun

9-4 Summer Sun

[Kian:]
Goodbye to you my trusted friend
We’ve known each other since we were nine or ten
Together we’ve climbed hills and trees
Learned of love and ABC’s
Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees[Bryan:]
Goodbye my friend it’s hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that spring is in the air
Pretty girls are everywhere
Think of me and I’ll be there

[All:]
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time

[Shane:]
Goodbye Papa please pray for me
I was the black sheep of the family
You tried to teach me right from wrong
Too much wine and too much song
Wonder how I got along

[Mark:]
Goodbye papa it’s hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
Little children everywhere
When you see them I’ll be there

[All:]
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone

[Nicky:]
Goodbye Michelle my little one
You gave me love and helped me find the sun
And every time that I was down
You would always come around
And get my feet back on the ground

[Shane:]
Goodbye Michelle it’s hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
With the flowers everywhere
I wish that we could both be there

[All:]
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone

9-4 Terry Jacks Seasons in the Sun

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April 8th – Britain & France sign Entente Cordiale – “Chanson d’Amour”

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In 1904, Britain and France sign the #EntenteCordiale.  Sing a long with #ManhattanTransfer #Singing #Feelgood

Chanson d’Amour

8-4 Entente Cordiale

Chanson d’amour, ra da da da da, play encore
Here in my heart, ra da da da da, more and more

Chanson d’amour, ra da da da da, je t’adore
Each time I hear, ra da da da da, chanson, chanson, d’amour

Ra da da da da
Ra da da da da

Chanson d’amour, ra da da da da, je t’adore
Each time I hear, ra da da da da, chanson, chanson, d’amour

Every time I hear
Chanson, chanson, d’amour

8-4 Manhattan Transfer Chanson dAmour

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April 7th – Its spring :-) – “It’s a Beautiful Day”

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Here’s hoping its another beautiful day in your life!  #BeautifulDay by#MichaelBuble #feelgood #singing

It’s a Beautiful Day

7-4 A beautiful day

I don’t know why
You think that you could hold me
When you couldn’t get by by yourself
And I don’t know who
Would ever want to tear the seam of someone’s dream
Baby, it’s fine, you said that we should just be friends
Well, I came up with that line and I’m sure
That it’s for the best
If you ever change your mind, don’t hold your breath’Cause you may not believe, mmm mmm mmm
That baby, I’m relieved, mmm
When you said goodbye, my whole world shined

Hey hey hey
It’s a beautiful day and I can’t stop myself from smiling
If we’re drinking, then I’m buying
And I know there’s no denying
It’s a beautiful day, the sun is up, the music’s playing
And even if it started raining
You won’t hear this boy complaining
‘Cause I’m glad that you’re the one who got away
It’s a beautiful day

It’s my turn to fly, so girls, get in line
‘Cause I’m easy, no playing this guy like a fool
Now I’m alright
Might’ve had me caged before, but not tonight

And you may not believe, mmm mmm
That baby, I’m relieved
This fire inside, it burns too bright
I don’t want to say “so long,” I just want to say “goodbye”

It’s a beautiful day and I can’t stop myself from smiling
If we’re drinking, then I’m buying
And I know there’s no denying
It’s a beautiful day, the sun is up, the music’s playing
And even if it started raining
You won’t hear this boy complaining
‘Cause I’m glad that you’re the one who got away, mmm mmm

‘Cause if you ever think I’ll take up
My time with thinking of our break-up
Then you’ve got another thing coming your way
‘Cause it’s a beautiful day, mmm mmm
Beautiful day, oh, baby, any day that you’re gone away
It’s a beautiful day

7-4 Buble Its a beautiful day

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April 6th – First modern Olympic Games begins – “Chariots of Fire” theme

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In 1896, the first modern #OlympicGames started in Paris.  Hum along to this one as you run! #Singing #Feelgood

“Chariots of Fire” theme

6-4 Olympic rings

6-4 Vangelis Chariots of Fire theme

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April 5th – Pocohontas marries John Rolfe – “Colors of the Wind”

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In 1614 #Pocohontas married.  381 years later #Disney released a #film about her story.  #Singing #Feelgood

Colors of the Wind

5-4 Pocohontas

You think I’m an ignorant savage
And you’ve been so many places
I guess it must be so
But still I cannot see
If the savage one is me
How can there be so much that you don’t know?
You don’t know …You think you own whatever land you land on
The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim
But I know every rock and tree and creature
Has a life, has a spirit, has a name

You think the only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like you
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You’ll learn things you never knew you never knew

Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned?
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains?
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest
Come taste the sunsweet berries of the Earth
Come roll in all the riches all around you
And for once, never wonder what they’re worth

The rainstorm and the river are my brothers
The heron and the otter are my friends
And we are all connected to each other
In a circle, in a hoop that never ends

How high will the sycamore grow?
If you cut it down, then you’ll never know
And you’ll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon

For whether we are white or copper skinned
We need to sing with all the voices of the mountains
We need to paint with all the colors of the wind

You can own the Earth and still
All you’ll own is Earth until
You can paint with all the colors of the wind

5-4 Pocohontas Colors of the Wind

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April 4th – Martin Luther King Jr assassinated – “I dreamed a dream”

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In 1968 #MartinLutherKing was shot by #LeeHarveyOswald.  His famous speech said #IHaveADream #Singing #Feelgood

I dreamed a dream

4-4 Martin Luther King

I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high and life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I prayed that God would be forgivingThen I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no wine untasted

But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hopes apart
And they turn your dreams to shame

Still I dream he’d come to me
And we would live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather

I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I’m living
So different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed

4-4 Susan Boyle I dreamed a dream

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April 3rd – Pony Express starts in USA – “Gonna sit right down and write myself a letter”

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In 1860, the #Pony Express first started, delivering #letters across the #USA.  This song indicates a sure-fire way to make sure you get one!  #Singing #Feelgood

I’m gonna sit right down and write myself a letter

3-4 Pony Express

I’m gonna sit right down and write myself a letter
And make believe it came from you
I’m gonna write words, oh, so sweet
They’re gonna knock me off my feet
Kisses on the bottom
I’ll be glad I’ve got ’emI’m gonna smile and say “I hope you’re feelin’ better”
And sign “with love” the way you do
I’m gonna sit right down and write myself a letter
And make believe it came from youI’m gonna sit right down and write myself a letter
And make believe it came from you
I’m gonna write words, oh, so sweet
They’re gonna knock me off my feet
Kisses on the bottom
I’ll be glad I’ve got ’em

I’m gonna smile and say “I hope you’re feelin’ better”
And sign “with love” the way you do
I’m gonna sit right down, write myself a letter
And make believe it came from you
And make believe it came from you

3-4 Ella Fitzgerald I'm gonna sit right ..write letter

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