1942
Irving Berlin‘s musical “This is the Army” premieres in NYC
1969
Barbra Streisand opened the new International Hotel in Vegas, and she experienced all the technical difficulties of a brand new venue.
July 25, 1975
A Chorus Line” debuted on Broadway. The show closed in 1990 after 6,137 performances. “A Chorus Line” opened at the Shubert Theatre in New York after a two-month run at a small theatre in the New York Shakespeare Festival complex in the East Village. It became Broadway’s longest-running show, finally closing on April 28, 1990, after 6,137 performances. More than 6.5 million people paid $150 million to see the show during its Broadway run. Productions of “A Chorus Line” were also mounted in more than 20 countries.
1976
the duo of Elton John & Kiki Dee moved from 23 to 8 with “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”,
1979
Little Richard, billed as the Reverend Richard Penniman, spoke to a revival meeting in San Francisco about the dangers of rock & roll.
1982
the Human League remained in the Top 10 after 22 weeks with “Don’t You Want Me”
“Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” closes at E O’Neill NYC after 63 performances
1983
Spandau Ballet released the single “True”.
“Mame” opens at Gershwin Theater NYC for 41 performances
1984
“Careless Whisper” single released by George Michael (Billboard Song of the Year 1985)
Willie Mae ‘Big Mama’ Thornton died at the age of 58 died in Los Angeles of heart and liver complications. She had a No.1 R&B hit in 1953 with ‘Hound Dog’ (later covered by Elvis Presley). She also wrote and recorded ‘Ball ‘n’ Chain,’ which Janis Joplin recorded.
1985
Eurythmics enjoyed their only UK number one single with “There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)”. The song, that featured a harmonica solo by Stevie Wonder, would top out at #22 in the US.
Madonna released the single “Dress You Up”.
1987
Madonna owned the #1 song in the U.K. with “Who’s That Girl”.
Whitney Houston’s former #1 “I Wanna’ Dance With Somebody” was at 4.
1988
UB40 re-released their cover of the Neil Diamond song “Red Red Wine” on A&M Records, five years after it was a hit in the U.K. and four years after it peaked at #34 in the United States.
1989
the Beastie Boys released their second album, Paul’s Boutique, which is named after a store in Brooklyn.
1992
“The One” by Elton John was the new #1 song on the Adult Contemporary chart, Elton’s 12th #1 for the genre.
1995
Nina Simone fired a gun at a pair of noisy teenagers playing next door to her home in southern France. She was put on 18 months probation and ordered to seek psychological counseling.
2013
Whitney Houston’s grave in New Jersey was marked with a teardrop-shaped headstone that bears the inscription: “I will always love you”, from the Dolly Parton song she made famous.
2019
2019
Queen’s iconic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ video reached one billion views on YouTube, a new record for one of the band’s videos. The milestone made it the first pre-1990s video to reach one billion views on the platform. ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ was also named as the most Googled song of 2018.
2020
Queerbaiting:
Taylor Swift’s ‘Betty’ Lyrics Meaning – Blake Lively Baby Name, Bisexuality TheoriesOf all of Taylor Swift’s ‘folklore’ songs, fans have the most theories about “betty,” including it could be Swift hinting she’s bisexual, her revealing Blake Lively’s new baby name, etc.
2021
girls do not get to self identify into maledom and avoid violence against women, and men do not get to self identify out of the oppressor gender and into the vulnerable women increase risk
while gay men continue to be victims
but more importantly that the heterosexual male demographic is not named as the problem for all others
meanwhile. lesbians are excepted to accept rape culture under threat of being name called for being lesbians in the commonly understood meaning of the word describing lived life experience
other sports did not change with players came out.. social change is lagging far behind legislation from women having abortion rights to LGBTQ2 existing.
were being LGBTQ2 remains a crime often punishable by death
not surprised
https://www.thesun.co.uk/dear-deidre/15681441/my-best-friend-says-she-lesbian/My best friend says she is a lesbian and now I am feeling attracted to herDEAR DEIDRE: RECENTLY my best friend told me she is gay. We’ve always been close and now I can’t stop thinking about her. The urge to be with her for real is so strong. But I’m married with two tee…www.thesun.co.uk
Nineties Dyke 