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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.
-:[[1970]] - [[1971]] - [[1972]] - [[1973]] - [[1974]] - [[1975]] - [[1976]] - [[1977]] - [[1978]] - [[1979]] - [[1980]]  
== Art and culture == == Art and culture ==
- +*[[Metanarrative]] coined
-*July 12, 1979, [[disco sucks]] +*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=== ===Literature===
====Non-fiction==== ====Non-fiction====
*''[[Subculture: The Meaning of Style]]'' by Dick Hebdige *''[[Subculture: The Meaning of Style]]'' by Dick Hebdige
-*''[[The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge]]'' by Lyotard+*''[[The Postmodern Condition]]'' by Jean-François Lyotard
 +*''[[Gödel, Escher, Bach]]'' by Douglas Hofstadter
 +*''[[The Evolution of Human Sexuality]]'' by Donald Symons
====Fiction==== ====Fiction====
-*''[[If on a winter's night a traveler]]'' by [[Italo Calvino]].+*''[[If on a winter's night a traveler]]'' by Italo Calvino
===Film=== ===Film===
-*''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'' (1979)+*''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'' by Ridley Scott
-*''[[Caligula (film)|Caligula]]'' (1979)+*''[[Christ Stopped at Eboli (film)|Christ Stopped at Eboli]]'' by Francesco Rosi
-*''[[Christ Stopped at Eboli]]'' (1979)+*''[[Hardcore (1979 film)|Hardcore]]'' by Paul Schrader
-*''[[Hardcore (film)|Hardcore]]'' (1979)+*''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian]]'' by Terry Jones
-*''[[Mad Max]]'' (1979)+*''[[The Brood]]'' by David Cronenberg
-*''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian]]'' (1979)+*''[[Buffet Froid]]'' by Bertrand Blier
-*''[[The Brood]]'' (1979)+*''[[Head Over Heels]]'' by Joan Micklin Silver
-*''[[Buffet Froid]]'' +*''[[Being There]]'' by Hal Ashby
-*''[[Head Over Heels]]'' (aka Chilly Scenes of Winter) (1979) - [[Joan Micklin Silver]]+*''[[Nosferatu the Vampyre]]'' by Werner Herzog
-*''[[Being There]]'' (1979) - Hal Ashby+*''[[Quadrophenia (film)|Quadrophenia]]'' by Franc Roddam
-*''[[Nosferatu the Vampyre]]'' (1979) - Werner Herzog+====Guilty pleasures====
-*''[[Quadrophenia]]'' (1979) - Franc Roddam+*''[[Caligula (film)|Caligula]]'' by Tinto Brass
-*''[[Rock 'n' Roll High School]]'' (1979) - Joe Dante, Allan Arkush+*''[[Rock 'n' Roll High School]]'' by Joe Dante and Allan Arkush
- +*''[[Mad Max]]'' by George Miller
===Music=== ===Music===
*'[[Disco Sucks]]' *'[[Disco Sucks]]'
*[[Lee Perry]] burns the [[Black Ark |Black Ark Studios]] *[[Lee Perry]] burns the [[Black Ark |Black Ark Studios]]
-*[[dancehall]] reggae (start)+*[[Dancehall]] reggae (start)
*"[[Video Killed the Radio Star]]" by [[Buggles]] anounces the [[MTV]]-era. *"[[Video Killed the Radio Star]]" by [[Buggles]] anounces the [[MTV]]-era.
-====Albums====+*"[[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.
-*The Clash - [[London Calling]]+
-*Serge Gainsbourg - ''[[Aux Armes et Cetaera]]''+
-*''[[Risqué (album)|Risque]]'' (1979) - Chic+
-*Sting Like a Bee - [[Bumblebee Unlimited]]+
-*[[Y]] (1979) - [[The Pop Group]] +
-*''[[The B-52's]]'' (1979) - B-52's+
- +
- +
====Singles==== ====Singles====
*[[Rapper's Delight]] by The Sugarhill Gang *[[Rapper's Delight]] by The Sugarhill Gang
-*[[Dancing In Outer Space]] by [[Atmosfear]] +*[[Dancing In Outer Space]] by Atmosfear
-*[[Nag Nag Nag]] by [[Cabaret Voltaire]]+*[[Nag Nag Nag]] by Cabaret Voltaire
-*[[There but for the Grace of God Go I]] by [[Machine]]+*[[There but for the Grace of God Go I]] by Machine
-*[[Hot To Trot]] by [[Alfredo De La Fe]] +*[[Hot To Trot]] by Alfredo De La Fe
-*[[The Breaks]] by [[Kurtis Blow]]+*[[Death Disco]] by PiL
-*[[Death Disco]] by [[PiL]]+*[[Bela Lugosi's Dead]] by Bauhaus
-*[[Que Tal America]] by [[Two Man Sound]]+
-*[[Bela Lugosi's Dead]] by [[Bauhaus]]+
*[[Baise Moi (Kiss Me)]] by [[Pam Todd]] and Gold Bullion Band *[[Baise Moi (Kiss Me)]] by [[Pam Todd]] and Gold Bullion Band
-*[[Thinking of You (Sister Sledge song)|Thinking of You]] by [[Sister Sledge]]+*[[Thinking of You (Sister Sledge song)|Thinking of You]] by Sister Sledge
*[[He's the Greatest Dancer]] by Sister Sledge *[[He's the Greatest Dancer]] by Sister Sledge
*[[Lost in Music]] by Sister Sledge *[[Lost in Music]] by Sister Sledge
-*[[Street Player (song)|Street Player]] by [[Chicago]]+*[[Street Player (song)|Street Player]] by Chicago
*[[Jingo]] by Candido *[[Jingo]] by Candido
-*[[We Got the Funk]] by [[Positive Force]] +*[[We Got the Funk]] by Positive Force
-*[[Jazz Carnival]] by [[Azymuth]]+*[[Jazz Carnival]] by Azymuth
-*[[Good Times (Chic song)|Good Times]] by [[Chic]]+*[[Good Times (Chic song)|Good Times]] by Chic
-*[[Rotation (Herb Alpert song)|Rotation]] by [[Herb Alpert]]+*[[Rotation (Herb Alpert song)|Rotation]] by Herb Alpert
-*[[Ain't no Stoppin' Us Now]] by [[Risco Connection]] +*[[Ain't no Stoppin' Us Now]] by Risco Connection
-*[[Bad for Me]] by [[Dee Dee Bridgewater]]+*[[Bad for Me]] by Dee Dee Bridgewater
-*[[Disco Circus]] by [[Martin Circus]]+*[[Disco Circus]] by Martin Circus
-*[[Walking On Sunshine]] by[[Eddy Grant]]+*[[Walking On Sunshine]] by Eddy Grant
-*[[Can't Live Without Your Love]] by [[Tamiko Jones]]+*[[Can't Live Without Your Love]] by Tamiko Jones
-*[[Never Buy Texas from a Cowboy]] by [[Brides of Funkenstein]]+*[[Never Buy Texas from a Cowboy]] by Brides of Funkenstein
-*[[Pipeline]] by [[Bruce Johnston]]+*[[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 *[[Taana Gardner]] - When You Touch Me
*[[Jean Carn]] - Was That All It Was *[[Jean Carn]] - Was That All It Was
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*[[Inner Life]] - [[I'm Caught Up]] *[[Inner Life]] - [[I'm Caught Up]]
*[[Patti Labelle]] - Music Is My Way Of Life *[[Patti Labelle]] - Music Is My Way Of Life
-*[[Sergio Mendes]] - I'll Tell You 
*[[Chantal Curtis]] - Get Another Love *[[Chantal Curtis]] - Get Another Love
*[[Giorgio Moroder]] - I Wanna Rock You *[[Giorgio Moroder]] - I Wanna Rock You
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*[[Roy Ayers]] - Don't Stop The Feeling *[[Roy Ayers]] - Don't Stop The Feeling
*[[George Duke]] - [[I Want You For Myself]] *[[George Duke]] - [[I Want You For Myself]]
-*[[Instant Funk]] - I Got My Mind Made Up+*[[Instant Funk]] - [[I Got My Mind Made Up]]
*[[Skyy]] - First Time Around *[[Skyy]] - First Time Around
*Billy Nichols - Give Your Body Up To The Music *Billy Nichols - Give Your Body Up To The Music
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*[[Roy Ayers]] - Love Will Bring us Back Together *[[Roy Ayers]] - Love Will Bring us Back Together
*Ashford & Simpson - Stay Free *Ashford & Simpson - Stay Free
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 +====Albums====
 +*''[[London Calling]]'' by The Clash
 +*''[[Aux armes et cætera (album)|Aux armes et cætera]]'' by Serge Gainsbourg
 +*''[[Risqué (album)|Risque]]'' by Chic
 +*''[[Sting Like a Bee]]'' by [[Bumblebee Unlimited]]
 +*''[[Y (album)|Y]]'' by The Pop Group
 +*''[[20 Jazz Funk Greats]]'' by Throbbing Gristle
 +*''[[Movies (Holger Czukay album)|Movies]]'' by Holger Czukay
 +*''[[Looking for Saint Tropez]]'' by Telex
 +*''[[In the Skies]]'' by Peter Green
== Births == == Births ==

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