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1970
Hendrix demonstrates that he is, after all, not the messiah
"(He'll
Never Be An) Old Man River" - This Is Serious Mum
1970 - 1984
Andy Kaufman does the Andy Kaufman thing, only really well
"Man
on the Moon" - REM
1971
The nascent Punk Rock scene is named - by Creem magazine.
"We
Didn't Start The Fire" - Billy Joel
1971
Neil Young disses the South, brave man that he is. Not real smart,
mind, but brave...
"Sweet
Home Alabama" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
1971
The Montreaux Casino burns to the ground, with Frank Zappa and Deep
Purple as suspicious bystanders
"Smoke
on the Water" - Deep Purple
1972
Jane Fonda plays Cat Ballou - in Vietnam.
"Dr
Jeep" - Sisters of Mercy
1972 - 1973
The last Australian soldiers gratefully leave Vietnam and return
to an ungrateful home
"Khe
Sanh" - Cold Chisel
1973
Jim Croce gives his last performance - a remarkably accurate Buddy
Holly cover.
"Air
Crash Museum" - The Dead Milkmen
1974
Mama Cass swallows when she shoulda spat
"(He'll
Never Be An) Old Man River" - This Is Serious Mum
1974
Nixon's Presidency slowly unravels after the bungled Watergate break-in.
"The
Fletcher Memorial Home" - Pink Floyd
"Sweet
Home Alabama" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
"We
Didn't Start The Fire" - Billy Joel
"Ego
is Not a Dirty Word" - Skyhooks
"Young
Americans" - David Bowie
1974
Patty Hearst decides to explore an alternate lifestyle choice. Her
parents are unthrilled.
"Roland
the Headless Thompson Gunner" - Warren Zevon
1975
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks in Lake Superior
"The
Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" - Gordon Lightfoot
1975
Gough Whitlam sacked as Australian Prime Minister, but his legend
inspires a great band, so that's okay
"The
Power and the Passion" - Midnight Oil
1977
Lynyrd Skynyrd become the new Buddy Holly
"(He'll
Never Be An) Old Man River" - This Is Serious Mum
1977
Menachem Begin becomes Prime Minister of Israel.
"The
Fletcher Memorial Home" - Pink Floyd
"We
Didn't Start The Fire" - Billy Joel
1977
Leonid Brezhnev becomes President of the USSR.
"The
Fletcher Memorial Home" - Pink Floyd
1977
Elvis Presley dies of hamburger overdose
"Going
to Graceland" - The Dead Milkmen
"Porcelain
Monkey" - Warren Zevon
1978
Jim Jones kills the only people left who still trusted him
"Jonestown"
- Concrete Blonde
1979
Ayatollah Khomeni becomes the ruler of Iran.
"We
Didn't Start The Fire" - Billy Joel
1979
The nuclear plant at Three Mile Island melts down.
"Harrisburg"
- Midnight Oil
1979
The Camp David agreement promises peace in Palestine. The promise
is not kept.
"We
Didn't Start The Fire" - Billy Joel
1979
16 year old Brenda Spencer goes postal for no reason, killing two
"I
Don't Like Mondays" - The Boomtown Rats
1979
The Three Mile Island nuclear plant imitates a Jane Fonda movie (unfortunately,
not Barbarella)
"Harrisburg"
- Midnight Oil
1979 - 1990
Using a combination of Royal infants and Page Three tits, Mrs. M.T.
distracts England from the thorough rogering it's going through at the
hands of her strap-on.
"The
Fletcher Memorial Home" - Pink Floyd
"The
Post War Dream" - Pink Floyd
"Heartland"
- The The
1979
The USSR invades Afghanistan.
"Get
Your Filthy Hands Off My Dessert" - Pink Floyd
"We
Didn't Start The Fire" - Billy Joel
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