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On 28th September 1946, Helen Shapiro was born. At the age of 10 she was singing in a school band called “Susie and the Hula Hoops” which also included a boy called Marc Field as guitarist. He went on to become Marc Bolan. Helen Shapiro started singing lessons when she was 13. In 1961, at the age of 14, she had a hit with Don’t Treat Me Like a Child. This was quickly followed by two more hits. You Don’t Know and Walking Back to Happiness topped the UK pop charts in the autumn of that year.
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Wednesday 28th September 2011
THE WAY WE WERE
When I first retired from work I used to listen to the radio a lot. To begin with I listened to plays and spoken word programmes. After a while I got into the habit of listening to music while I was doing the housework. I quite liked young people’s music. It set me thinking about how fashions change in music. Young people like to think they’re being rebels when they choose music (or fashions) that their parents find outrageous! Maybe the biggest difference of opinion is about volume. “Turn it DOWN!’ was heard often in our house when the girls were teenagers.
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DO YOU REMEMBER?
I loved Physics lessons at school. We had a great teacher who did some sort of experiment every week. One week Mr Phipps set out to demonstrate how heat makes metal expand and contract. He carefully rigged up the experiment of an iron bar with a nut at one end and a hole with a thin rod through it at the other. He heated the iron bar and tightened the nut as it expanded. Then he stopped and we waited as the cooling iron bar contracted. The whole room was silent. Then the thin rod snapped; shot across the lab and shattered the glass of the fume cupboard. Our cheers could be heard all over the school!
OVER TO YOU
Dear Mary and Jimmy At this time of year I really enjoy having a variety of different soups. During the summer, even if it isn’t hot weather, I wouldn’t choose soup for lunch. Once autumn is on its way, there’s nothing I like better in the middle of the day than a big bowl of steaming hot soup, and some crusty bread to go with it. I used to like making soup, especially if we had chicken at the weekend and I could make my own stock. It was a good base for all sorts of vegetable combinations, and very nourishing. Best wishes from Sheila
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TOP OF THE POPS QUIZ
SINGALONG WITH SHAPIRO
Identify these 1950s pop stars.
Funny, but it's true What loneliness can do Since I've been ---I have ---- you more each day
1. He spent a lot of time at the top in 1953 with the song I Believe. nndb.com
2. He took Rock Around the Clock to the top in 1956 flavor-magazine.com
3. In 1954 Unchained Melody was her first top hit
Walking ---- to happiness, Woopah oh yeah yeah Said ---- to loneliness, Woopah oh yeah yeah I never knew I'd miss you so Now I ---- what I must do Walking back to happiness I ---- with you ---- the news I'm on my way,
4. 1958 saw her Stupid Cupid in the top spot.
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3. back 6. shared 9. true
ANSWERS
ANSWERS 1. away 2. loved 4. goodbye 5. know 7. Spread 8. away
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Woopah oh yeah yeah All my blues have blown ----, Woopah oh yeah yeah I'm bringing you love so ---Cuz that's what I owe to you Walking back to happiness I shared with you
1. Frankie Laine 2. Bill Hayley 3. Doris Day 4. Connie Francis
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The Daily Sparkle Carer’s Notes
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Wednesday(28th(September(2011 PAGE(1(•(TODAY(IN(HISTORY(•(through'the'years'•(28th(September(1946 Helen(Shapiro Background: Helen Shapiro’s hit “Don’t treat me like a child’ was ironic because
according to her age, she was little more than a child when she made it. She did however have a very mature singing style and quite a deep voice. She had a varied singing and acting career, on tour, until 2002 when she retired from show business to become a preacher. Questions: Do you remember Helen Shapiro’s hit records? Did you buy any of them? Which singers did you like when you were a teenager? Did you prefer to hear women singing or men?
PAGE(1(•(THE(WAY(WE(WERE(•(from'Mary’s'point'of'view Favourite(music Background: Programmes on the radio, like ‘Workers Playtime’ often provided a good
background of cheerful music to listen to while you were doing household tasks. Sometimes its better to concentrate on the music. Different music for different occasions? Questions: Do you like to have music on in the background while you are doing something else? Do you prefer to sit and really listen to the music? Do you prefer instrumental music or songs? Which songs do you like to sing along to? Did you enjoy singing at school or at church?
PAGE(2(•(DO(YOU(REMEMBER?(•(from'Jimmy’s'point'of'view' A(smashing(time(in(Physics Background: Times change and this sort of experiment probably wouldn’t be allowed
now. In the 1950s when it happened to Jimmy it was far from unusual. The great thing about experiments like this is that children remember them – for ever. Questions: Would you have liked a teacher like Mr Phipps? Did you have a teacher who did ‘crazy’ things? What sorts of things do you remember from your school days?
PAGE(2(•(OVER(TO(YOU(•(Readers’'Letters' Soup Background: Soup often seems like a cold-weather food. It’s a good lunchtime dish. It can
be hearty and filling or creamy and light, depending on the ingredients. Questions: Do you like soup? What sort? Did you make soup? What was the best recipe you had? Do you like creamy soups or chunky soups? How did you make stock?
PAGE(3(•(QUIZ(•(Top(of(the(pops PAGE(3(•(SINGALONG(•(Walking(back(to(happiness
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