▸ the soundtrack of
Class of 1979
Middle School
1972–1974Awkward dances and your first favorite band.
High School
1975–1979The lunch table, the hallway crush, the parking lot.
First Car
1977–1979Windows down, volume up, finally free.
College Years
1979–1983Dorm rooms, road trips, and figuring it out.
Early Adulthood
1984–1988First apartment, first heartbreak, first paycheck.
30-year reunion
2009
Generation
Baby Boomer
You'd be about
65
🔙 The world when you walked the stage
The world around the music — what was on screen, and what was on the shelf.
🎬 Set the scene
In 1979, a perfect afternoon didn't need much: The Pink Panther, a packet of Fun Dip, a can of Hawaiian Punch, and nowhere important to be.
🎬 At the movies
📼 Saturday cartoons
- Scooby-Doo👕 tee →
- Super Friends👕 tee →
- Schoolhouse Rock!
- Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
- The Pink Panther Show
- Hong Kong Phooey
- The Jetsons
- The Flintstones
📰 Headlines
- Iran hostage crisis begins
- Three Mile Island accident
- Second oil crisis / gas lines
- Margaret Thatcher elected (UK)
- Pope John Paul II visits US
💡 Tech & Firsts
- Sony Walkman debuts
- VisiCalc spreadsheet
- Atari 400/800 computers
- Cellular network trials
- First mobile-phone network (Japan)
🏆 Sports
- Pirates win the World Series
- Steelers win Super Bowl XIII
- SuperSonics win the NBA title
- Spectacular Bid's near-miss
- Magic vs. Bird NCAA final
🤪 Crazes & fads
- Roller disco
- Skateboarding
- Designer-jeans frenzy
- 'Disco Sucks' backlash
- Walkman buzz
👖 Clothes
- Designer jeans (Calvin Klein)
- Spandex disco wear
- Tube tops
- Feathered hair (Farrah)
- Velour tracksuits
💵 What it cost
- Gas: 86¢/gal
- Stamp: 15¢
- Movie ticket: $2.47
- New car avg: ~$6,800
- Median home: ~$62,900
🧸 Toy chest
🍬 On the shelf
How well do you remember Class of 1979?
7 quick questions — the songs, the artists, the year. No cheating. 😏
💬 Memories from the Class of 1979
“Oh the good ole days before all the controversy. At least Michael is making a comeback!”
— Anonymouson this song →“The back of the band bus, somebody's boombox playing Floyd the whole ride home from the away game. Those bus rides were honestly the best part.”
— Anonymouson this song →
📸 Your Class of 1979 card
A neon card of your class's year — post it to your reunion group or tag your class.
👥 Find your class
The people who came up on the same songs are hanging out right now.
🎓 Class of 1979 gear
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