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Quick… Name as many songs about photography as you can

Posted on July 22nd, 2008 by Leslie in Blogs We Like, Mixing of media, Tech geeking out, tags: , , , , , ,

Do they include any from this excellent list of 10 songs with photographic themes courtesy of Photo Shelter’s most excellent Shoot the Blog?

Besides Outkast’s Hey Ya! and their iconic “shake it like a Polaroid picture” chorus, what else, pun intended, develops? (Be sure to also check out the above post’s comment section for even more photo songs and photo punniness.)

A mix of such tunes might just be the perfect soundtrack for the next PRC PhotoSLAM!  What do you think?

While you contemplate, you can listen to Jack Jackson’s F-Stop Blues!

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15 Responses to “Quick… Name as many songs about photography as you can”
  1. limeduck says: July 23rd, 2008 at 8:35 am

    Especially for you, LKB, can there be any title other than Kodachrome by Simon & Garfunkel?

  2. Suzanne Revy says: July 23rd, 2008 at 8:43 am

    Paul Simon’s Kodachrome, of course, leaps to mind. Sadly, many won’t know what he’s talking about with those lyrics.

  3. Frank Armstrong says: July 23rd, 2008 at 9:18 am

    Besides Suzanne Revy’s listing of Kodachrome by Paul Simone, these two come to mind:
    Jackson Brown — Fountain of Sorrow
    K. T. Osland — Old Pictures

  4. GR says: July 23rd, 2008 at 11:34 am

    Cure–Pictures of You

    Spoon–I Turn My Cmaera On

  5. Noel Rodo-Vankeulen says: July 23rd, 2008 at 11:49 am

    The most ironic is The Speedies “Let Me Take Your Photo” (1979). A young Gregory Crewdson played the guitar in the band.

  6. Leslie K. Brown/ PRC says: July 23rd, 2008 at 11:00 pm

    Here are a couple of good ones followed by funny ones from the comments section of the original post…

    Kodachrome (Simon and Garfunkel), freeze-frame (J-Geils Band) and, of course, Picture Book (Kinks), In Pictures - Alabama, “Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)” ~ A Flock of Seagulls

    and the funny ones:

    Pachebel’s Canon & “Leica” Virgin

  7. Leslie K. Brown/ PRC says: July 23rd, 2008 at 11:01 pm

    Good job! And yes….Kodachrome…so amazing.

  8. prc michael says: July 24th, 2008 at 9:02 am

    The Queen of Country…Patsy Cline - “She’s Got You”

    I’ve got your picture that you gave to me
    And it’s signed with love just like it used to be
    The only thing different, the only thing new
    I’ve got your picture, she’s got you

    it’s a heartbreaker!

  9. Paris Visone says: July 26th, 2008 at 7:59 pm

    filter - take a picture good song.

  10. Billy C says: July 28th, 2008 at 3:20 pm

    10CC: I’m not in Love

    I’ve got your picture
    On my wall
    It hides a messy stain thats lying there

  11. Billy C says: July 29th, 2008 at 6:35 am

    The Pretenders: Back on the Chain Gang

    I found a picture of you.
    THose were the happiest days of my life.

  12. Billy C says: July 30th, 2008 at 6:30 am

    Ringo Starr: Photograph

    Everytime I see your face it reminds me
    Of places we used to go.
    But all I have is a photogrpah
    When I realize you aren’t coming back anymore.

  13. Billy C says: August 4th, 2008 at 4:19 pm

    Picture of You Robert Gordon

    Oh in the night, there are sights to be seen
    Stars like jewels on the crown of the green
    But the only sight I want of you
    Is that wonderful picture of you

    On a streetcar, or in a café
    All of the evening and most of the day
    My mind is in a maze, what can I do
    I still see that picture of you

  14. Cate - PRC says: August 4th, 2008 at 4:38 pm

    Rod Stewart’s - “Every Picture Tells A Story”

  15. Boston Photography Focus » Quick quiz, which famous photog are you? says: August 7th, 2008 at 11:29 pm

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