4 Songs From 1979 Every 70s Kid Heard While Riding in the Family Car to School Each Morning
The article recalls four radio hits from 1979 that it says were familiar to children travelling to school in family cars.
– Supertramp’s “The Logical Song” reached No. 6 in the US and drew on Roger Hodgson’s boarding-school experience.
– Blondie’s new-wave landmark “Heart Of Glass” topped the US Billboard Hot 100.
– The Jacksons’ disco-funk hit “Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)” reached No. 7 in the US and the top ten in several countries.
– The Knack’s power-pop single “My Sharona” was a US No. 1 and performed strongly across Europe.
- Four major 1979 radio hits are revisited.
- Blondie and The Knack both achieved US chart-toppers.
- The selections span new wave, prog-pop, disco-funk and power pop.