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| *''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'' by Ridley Scott | *''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'' by Ridley Scott | ||
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| *''[[Christ Stopped at Eboli (film)|Christ Stopped at Eboli]]'' by Francesco Rosi | *''[[Christ Stopped at Eboli (film)|Christ Stopped at Eboli]]'' by Francesco Rosi | ||
| *''[[Hardcore (1979 film)|Hardcore]]'' by Paul Schrader | *''[[Hardcore (1979 film)|Hardcore]]'' by Paul Schrader | ||
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| *''[[Quadrophenia (film)|Quadrophenia]]'' by Franc Roddam | *''[[Quadrophenia (film)|Quadrophenia]]'' by Franc Roddam | ||
| *''[[Rock 'n' Roll High School]]'' by Joe Dante and Allan Arkush | *''[[Rock 'n' Roll High School]]'' by Joe Dante and Allan Arkush | ||
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| + | *''[[Caligula (film)|Caligula]]'' by Tinto Brass | ||
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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
Literature
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
Fiction
- If on a winter's night a traveler by Italo Calvino
Film
- Alien by Ridley Scott
- Christ Stopped at Eboli by Francesco Rosi
- Hardcore by Paul Schrader
- Mad Max by George Miller
- Monty Python's Life of Brian by Terry Jones
- The Brood by David Cronenberg
- Buffet Froid by Bertrand Blier
- Head Over Heels by Joan Micklin Silver
- Being There by Hal Ashby
- Nosferatu the Vampyre by Werner Herzog
- Quadrophenia by Franc Roddam
- Rock 'n' Roll High School by Joe Dante and Allan Arkush
Guilty pleasures
- Caligula by Tinto Brass
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 Chance Meeting on a Dissecting Table of a Sewing Machine and an Umbrella (1979), the first album by Nurse with Wound.
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
- Jingo 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
- Disco Circus by Martin Circus
- 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
- Cela - I'm In Love
- Taana Gardner - When You Touch Me
- Jean Carn - Was That All It Was
- Harvey Mason - Groovin' You
- Inner Life - I'm Caught Up
- 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
- Instant Funk - I Got My Mind Made Up
- 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
- Double Exposure - I Got The Hots For You
- Black Ivory - Mainline
- Roy Ayers - Love Will Bring us Back Together
- Ashford & Simpson - Stay Free
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
- 20 Jazz Funk Greats by Throbbing Gristle
- Movies by Holger Czukay
- Looking for Saint Tropez by Telex
- In the Skies by Peter Green
Births
Deaths
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