Here’s a list of the songs that I performed in public for the first time during April 2025. Each month I aim to play at least one new song from each of the following repertoires:

• Songs that reached #1 in the UK.
• Songs that reached #1 somewhere else.
• Songs that have not reached #1 anywhere.

Songs that reached #1 in the UK

Date	Song (Artist, Year it reached #1)	Notes
Sun 13-Apr-2025	Maria (Blondie, 1999)	Someone requested this at a paid gig in February last year. I have finally learnt how to play it.
Sun 20-Apr-2025	Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da (Marmalade, 1969)	That rare thing, a 3-chord Beatles song
Sun 20-Apr-2025	Michael (Highwaymen, 1961)	An appropriate song for Easter Sunday

Songs that reached #1 somewhere else

Date	Song (Artist, Year it reached #1)	Notes
Sun 13-Apr-2025	Hard Headed Woman (Elvis Presley, 1958)	#1 in the USA
Sun 20-Apr-2025	Be My Baby (Ronettes, 1963)	#1 in the USA (Cashbox rather than Billboard)

Songs that have not reached #1 anywhere

Date	Song (Artist, Year it reached #1)	Notes
Sun 13-Apr-2025	Jolene (Dolly Parton, n/a)	I have played along with other people performing his but finally learnt to play it on my own
Sun 13-Apr-2025	Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd, n/a)	We couldn’t help ourselves, after playing “Werewolves of London”
Sun 20-Apr-2025	Going Back (Dusty Springfield, n/a)	The song that Elton John wants played at his funeral, according to an old interview I heard in 2022