This week Frank E. Lee dove into 1979. It's the year Pink Floyd released The Wall, Sony released the first Walkman, Kramer vs. Kramer, Apocalypse Now, and The Muppet Movie were three of the top grossing movies, ESPN debuted with what would become their longest running program SportsCenter, and 21 inches of snow fell on Chicago and Northwest Indiana in less than two days. It was early March before the snow finally melted. Here's everything Frank played:
Rickie Lee Jones - "Danny's All Star Joint"
Neil Young - "Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)"
Supertramp - "Breakfast In America"
Elvis Costello - "Accidents Will Happen"
Billy Thorpe - "Children Of The Sun"
Eagles - "Those Shoes"
Fleetwood Mac - "Sara"
Robert Palmer - "Bad Case Of Loving You"
Dire Straits - "Lady Writer"
Tim Curry - "I Do The Rock"
Sniff 'N' The Tears - "Driver's Seat"
Buzzcocks - "Ever Fallen In Love?"
Joe Jackson - "Sunday Papers"
Bruce Cockburn - "Wondering Where The Lions Are"
Blondie - "Dreaming"
ZZ Top - "Cheap Sunglasses"
Off Broadway - "Stay In Time"
Led Zeppelin - "Carouselarmbra"
Jefferson Starship - "Jane"
Jimmy Buffett - "Volcano"
Police - "It's Alright For You"
B-52's - "Rock Lobster"
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Even The Losers"
Patti Smith Group - "Dancing Barefoot"
The Specials - "A Message To You Rudy"
Knack - "My Sharona"
David Bowie - "D.J."
Cars - "Candy-O"
AC/DC - "Girls Got Rhythm"
Bram Tchaikovsky - "Girl Of My Dreams"
XTC - "Making Plans For Nigel"
John Mellencamp - "I Need A Lover"
Roxy Music - "Dance Away"
Take a cosmic journey through time with Johnny Mars next Saturday from 9 till noon as Saturday Morning Flashback explores music, memories, and shared experiences of 1999. The year Millennium Park opened to much anticipation. Blockbuster films like Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Toy Story 2, and The Matrix captivated audiences. However, Y2K fever, once feared as the millennium's greatest threat, turned out to be the biggest bust of the century.




