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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

1979 Music: "Voices" by Cheap Trick
A 1979 promo video for Cheap Trick's "Voices," from the "Dream Police" album:



And Jon Brion's beautiful cover version, released in 2001:



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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

1979 Movies: The Muppet Movie
"That's pretty dangerous building a road in the middle of the street. I mean, if frogs couldn't hop, I'd be gone with the Schwinn."

The movie trailer for "The Muppet Movie," released in 1979:



Plot summary, cast information, and other details about the original Muppet Movie at Wikipedia and IMDB.

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Monday, November 28, 2011

1979 Television: WKRP in Cincinatti 1979 Christmas Episode
Via the Classic Television Showbiz blog, the 1979 Christmas episode of WKRP in Cincinatti.

Part one:



Part two:



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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

1979 Movies: The China Syndrome
"I may be wrong, but I'd say you're lucky to be alive. For that matter, I think we might say the same for the rest of Southern California."

The movie trailer for "The China Syndrome," starring Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, and Michael Douglas, released in 1979, just 12 days before the Three Mile Island accident:



Plot summary, cast information, and other details about "The China Syndrome" at Wikipedia and IMDB.

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Monday, November 21, 2011

1979 Movies: Breaking Away
The movie trailer for "Breaking Away," released in 1979:



Plot summary, cast information, and other details about "Breaking Away" at Wikipedia and IMDB.

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Thursday, November 17, 2011

1979 Music: "Oliver's Army" by Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Elvis Costello and the Attractions mime "Oliver's Army" on Top of the Pops:



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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

1979 Music: The Cars Perform "Let's Go" on the Midnight Special
The Cars perform the magnificant "Let's Go," released as a single on June 12, 1979:



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What happened in 1979? It was the year of "My Sharona," Disco Demolition Night at Chicago's Comiskey Park, the start of the Iranian hostage crisis, the founding of Home Depot, and the release of Apocalypse Now, Mad Max, and the China Syndrome. Check back often for another dose of 1979.
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1979 Music: "Voices" by Cheap Trick
1979 Movies: The Muppet Movie
1979 Television: WKRP in Cincinatti 1979 Christmas...
1979 Movies: The China Syndrome
1979 Movies: Breaking Away
1979 Music: "Oliver's Army" by Elvis Costello and ...
1979 Music: The Cars Perform "Let's Go" on the Mid...
1979 Movies: The Amityville Horror
1979 Movies: Rock 'n' Roll High School
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Films released in 1979:

Alien
The Amityville Horror
Apocalypse Now
Breaking Away
The China Syndrome
Kramer vs. Kramer
Norma Rae
Rock 'n' Roll High School
The Warriors

A full list of movies released in 1979 at Wikipedia.

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 Notable music released in 1979:

"Get the Knack" by the Knack.
Other years to explore -- what happened in:

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