Essential Films of 1979
Favorites
Alien
Apocalypse Now
Dog Day Afternoon
The Jerk
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Mad Max
Monty Python’s Life of Brian
The Muppet Movie
Honorable mention
coming soon
All ages
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Muppet Movie
Guilty pleasures
coming soon
Holiday
coming soon
Want to see
1941
Being There
Kramer vs. Kramer
Manhattan
Real Life (Albert Brooks)
Stalker (Tarkovsky)
The Warriors
Not worth the time
coming soon
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Essential music of 1979
Albums
The Clash - London Calling
Electric Light Orchestra - Discovery
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Sparks - No. 1 in Heaven
Honorable mention
Cheap Trick - Dream Police
Bob Dylan - Slow Train Coming
Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
The Police - Regatta de Blanc
The Pretenders - Pretenders
The songs you gotta hear
Atomic - Blondie
Dreaming - Blondie
Lovedrive - Scorpions
Making Plans for Nigel - XTC
My Sharona - The Knack
The Rose - Bette Midler
Video Killed the Radio Star - The Buggles
Overrated and/or underwhelming
coming sometime maybe
1979 Playlists by Month
January
February
Dreaming - Blondie
The Rose - Bette Midler
March
April
May
My Sharona - The Knack
June
Video Killed the Radio Star - The Buggles
July
Lovedrive - Scorpions
August
September
Atomic - Blondie
October
November
December
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