Our Senior Year,
1977-1978:
Notable People:
President Jimmy Carter,
Comedian Steve Martin, Model Cheryl Tiegs,
Actors Henry Winkler, Sylvester
Stallone, Timothy Bottoms, Burt Reynolds, Clint East-
wood, John Travolta, John Beluchi,
Christopher Reeves, Dan Akroyd, Bill Murray, Chevy
Chase, Gilda Radner, and The Cone
Heads.
Happenings Around the World:
Polish-born John Paul II was the second John Paul appointed
Pope in less than one year.
Camp David Peace Accords between Israel's M. Begin and Egypt's
A. Sadat
took place. The first "test tube baby" was born in England.
In Guyana, the Reverend
Jim Jones
of the People's Temple, lead 900 of his followers to a mass suicide.
In Sports:
Tom Landry lead his Dallas Cowboys to New Orleans to beat the Denver Bron-
cos in the Super Bowl. Joe
Namath retired. Muhammed Ali, 36, beat Leon Sphinx to regain
his heavyweight boxing title.
Pete Rose signed a 3.5 million-dollar contract with the Phillies. And
a hometown horse with the name
of "Affirmed" won the Triple Crown.
Box Office Hits:
Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Jaws II, Oh God, Animal
House, Grease,
Deer Hunter, Heaven Can Wait, Halloween, Superman the Movie, You Light
Up My Life, and Sgt Pepper's.
On the Tube:
Saturday Night Live, Mork and Mindy, Good Times, One Day at a Time, and
Three's Company.
Number One Songs,
August '77 - May '78:
Best of My Love - The Emotions
Star Wars Theme - Meco
You Light Up My Life - Debbie Boone
How Deep is Your Love? - BeeGees
Baby, Come Back - Player
Stayin Alive - BeeGees
Love is Thicker than Water
- Andy Gibb
Night Fever - BeeGees
If I Can't Have You - Evonne
Elleman
With a Little Luck - Paul McCartney
& Wings
Country & Western
Rolling with the Flow - Charlie
Rich
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes
Blue - Crystal Gayle
Eastbound & Down - Jerry
Reed
Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt
Here You Come Again - Dolly
Parton
Take This Job & Shove It
- Johnny Paycheck
I Just Wish - Larry Gatlin
Mommas Don't Let Your Babies
Grow Up to be Cowboys - Waylon & Willie
Every Time Two Fools Collide
- Kenny Rogers and Dottie West
Two Doors Down - Dolly Parton
Rolling Stone Magazine's
"Best of 1978"
Artist - Rolling Stones
Band - Bruce Springsteen &
the Easy Street Band
Album - Some Girls
New Artist - The Cars
Single - Stayin Alive
R&B Artist(s) - The Commodores
C&W Artist(s) - Willie
Nelson for "Stardust"
And for the Walk Down
Memory Lane
another list of some
of the top songs of 1977 & 1978:
We Will Rock You / We are the
Champions - Queen
Dust in the Wind - Kansas
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
On Broadway - George Benson
Don't Look Back - Boston
The Loadout / Stay - Jackson
Browne
Just What I Needed - The Cars
My Best Friend's Girl - The
Cars
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
Hot Blooded - Foreigner
Double Vision - Foreigner
Count on Me - Jefferson Starship
She's Always a Woman - Billy
Joel
Only the Good Die Young - Billy
Joel
Lights - Journey
Paradise by the Dashboard Light
- Meatloaf
Two Outta Three Ain't Bad -
Meatloaf
Roll with the Changes - Reo
Speedwagon
Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones
Miss You - Rolling Stones
We've Got Tonight - Bob Seger
Still the Same - Bob Seger
Because the Night - Patti Smith
Badlands - Bruce Springsteen
Deacon Blues - Steely Dan
Josie - Steely Dan
Peg - Steely Dan
Hot Legs - Rod Stewart
You're in My Heart, the Final
Acclaim - Rod Stewart
Love is like Oxygen - Sweet
Hold the Line - Toto
Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh
Ebony Eyes - Bob Welch
Who Are You - Who
Imaginary Lover - Atlanta Rhythm
Section
Surrender - Cheap Trick
Magnet and Steel - Walter Egan
Sweet Talkin' Woman - Electric
Light Orchestra
Baby Hold On - Eddie Money
You Belong to Me - Carly Simon
Fooling Yourself - Styx
It's a Heartache - Bonnie Tyler
Werewolves of London - Warren
Zevon
How Much I Feel - Ambrosia
Cheeseburger in Paradise -
Jimmy Buffet
Hot Child in the City - Nick
Gilder
Whenever I Call You Friend
- Kenny Loggins & Stevie Nicks
Love will Find a Way - Pablo
Cruise
Use ta be My Girl - The O'jays
I Love the Nightlife - Alicia
Bridges
Kiss You All Over - Exile
Short People - Randy Newman
Le Freak - Chic
Ooh Baby Baby - Linda Ronstadt
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