1979
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"The hippie trail came to an end in the late 1970s with political changes in previously hospitable countries. In 1979, both the Iranian Revolution and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan closed the overland route to Western travelers." --Sholem Stein |
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1979 is the 979th year of the 2nd millennium, the 79th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1970s decade.
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Art and culture
- Metanarrative coined
- May 21 - White Night riots in San Francisco following the light sentence of Dan White for the assassination Harvey Milk.
- July 12 disco sucks
- The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago
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Literature
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Non-fiction
- Subculture: The Meaning of Style by Dick Hebdige
- The Postmodern Condition by Jean-François Lyotard
- Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter
- The Evolution of Human Sexuality by Donald Symons
- The Madwoman in the Attic by Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar
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Fiction
- If on a winter's night a traveler by Italo Calvino
- It's Me, Eddie by Eduard Limonov
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Film
- Alien by Ridley Scott
- Christ Stopped at Eboli by Francesco Rosi
- Hardcore by Paul Schrader
- Monty Python's Life of Brian by Terry Jones
- The Brood by David Cronenberg
- Buffet froid by Bertrand Blier
- Chilly Scenes of Winter by Joan Micklin Silver
- Being There by Hal Ashby
- Nosferatu the Vampyre by Werner Herzog
- Quadrophenia by Franc Roddam
- Stalker by Andrei Tarkovsky
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Guilty pleasures
- Caligula by Tinto Brass
- Rock 'n' Roll High School by Joe Dante and Allan Arkush
- Mad Max by George Miller
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Music
- 'Disco Sucks'
- Lee Perry burns the Black Ark Studios
- Dancehall reggae (start)
- "Video Killed the Radio Star" by Buggles anounces the MTV-era.
- "Nurse with Wound list", a list of musicians and bands that was included with the album Chance Meeting on a Dissecting Table of a Sewing Machine and an Umbrella, the debut of Nurse with Wound.
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Singles
- Rapper's Delight by The Sugarhill Gang
- Dancing in Outer Space by Atmosfear
- Nag Nag Nag by Cabaret Voltaire
- There but for the Grace of God Go I by Machine
- Hot to Trot by Alfredo De La Fe
- Death Disco by PiL
- Bela Lugosi's Dead by Bauhaus
- Baise Moi (Kiss Me) by Pam Todd and Gold Bullion Band
- Thinking of You by Sister Sledge
- He's the Greatest Dancer by Sister Sledge
- Lost in Music by Sister Sledge
- Street Player by Chicago
- Jin-go-lo-ba by Candido
- We Got the Funk by Positive Force
- Jazz Carnival by Azymuth
- Good Times by Chic
- Rotation by Herb Alpert
- Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now by Risco Connection
- Bad for Me by Dee Dee Bridgewater
- Walking on Sunshine by Eddy Grant
- Can't Live Without Your Love by Tamiko Jones
- Never Buy Texas from a Cowboy by Brides of Funkenstein
- Pipeline by Bruce Johnston
- Why D'Ya Do It by Marianne Faithfull
- The Guitar Don't Lie (Le marché aux puces) by Joe Dassin
- Spoonin' Rap by Spoonie Gee
- Shining by Venus Dodson
- Persian Love by Holger Czukay
- I Got My Mind Made Up by Instant Funk
- When You Touch Me by Taana Gardner
- Was That All It Was by Jean Carn
- I'm Caught Up (In a One Night Love Affair) by Inner Life
- Groovin' You by Harvey Mason
- Baby by Donnie and Joe Emerson
- Pow Wow by Cory Daye
- Cela - I'm In Love
- Patti Labelle - Music Is My Way Of Life
- Chantal Curtis - Get Another Love
- Giorgio Moroder - I Wanna Rock You
- Donna McGhee - It Ain't No Big Thing
- Salsoul Orchestra - How High
- Roy Ayers - Don't Stop The Feeling
- George Duke - I Want You For Myself
- Skyy - First Time Around
- Billy Nichols - Give Your Body Up to the Music
- Five Special - Why Leave Us Alone
- Jackie Moore - How's Your Love Life Baby
- Black Ivory - Mainline
- Roy Ayers - Love Will Bring us Back Together
- Ashford & Simpson - Stay Free
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Albums
- London Calling by The Clash
- Aux armes et cætera by Serge Gainsbourg
- Risque by Chic
- Sting Like a Bee by Bumblebee Unlimited
- Y by The Pop Group
- Dancin' & Prancin' by Candido
- 20 Jazz Funk Greats by Throbbing Gristle
- Movies by Holger Czukay
- Looking for Saint Tropez by Telex
- In the Skies by Peter Green
- E=MC² by Giorgio Moroder
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Births
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Deaths
- Jean Renoir
- Eric Losfeld
- Herbert Marcuse
- September 7 - I. A. Richards, English literary critic (b. 1893)
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