Music History Today: December 28, 2021

December 28, 2001: I Am Sam, starring Sean Penn as a father with an intellectual disability, opened in the United States.

The soundtrack to the movie I Am Sam is comprised of Beatles' covers. It was originally intended to consist of the Fab Four's originals. The producers were unable to obtain the rights to those tracks.

Music History Today: November 21, 2021

November 21, 1981: Olivia Newton-John takes over the top of the US Hot 100 chart with "Physical." 

“Physical” was a phenomenon. The song’s 10-week run at #1 tied a record previously set four years earlier by Debby Boone’s “You Light Up My Life.”

Olivia Newton-John