Daily Archives: November 25, 2019

McCartney & Wings perform again at Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 25 1979)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'Paul McCartney & Wings Live In Liverpool (Day 2), 11/25/79'

(Sunday, November 25, 1979; during the Wings UK Tour 1979) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings performed the third of four concerts tonight at the Royal Court Theatre in McCartney’s hometown of Liverpool, England, during the group’s 19-date concert tour of the United Kingdom to promote their recent album, Back to the Egg. Continue reading McCartney & Wings perform again at Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 25 1979) →

‘Blame It on the Rain’ by Milli Vanilli peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 25 1989)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s

(Saturday, November 25, 1989) — “Blame It on the Rain” by Milli Vanilli peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Nov. 25, Dec. 2, 1989). Continue reading ‘Blame It on the Rain’ by Milli Vanilli peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 25 1989) →

John Lennon returns MBE medal in protest against Biafran, Vietnam policies 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 25 1969)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s, Vietnam War


Video: 'John Lennon Apple Corps Interview // 25 November 1969'

(Tuesday, November 25, 1969, morning BST) — John Lennon sent back to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II today the Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) medal she gave him and the other Beatles in 1965 for helping Britain earn dollars “as a protest against Britain’s involvement in the Nigeria-Biafra thing, against our support of America in Vietnam and against ‘Cold Turkey’ slipping down the charts.”

Lennon signed the letter ‘With love, John Lennon” in own handwriting.