Comments on: Photography music?

Question: Photography music?

cccorlew — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:31:11 -0800

Looking for songs about photography

or that have photography as a big part. I teach photography and would like a fun soundtrack. I have:
Kodachrome- Paul Simon
Picture Book --
Click Click Click Click

I want MORE! Help me out. Bonus love for links.

By: nkknkk

nkknkk — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:33:46 -0800

Def Leppard's "Photograph"
Flock of Seagulls "If I had a Photograph of YouOUou..."
The Cure "Pictures of You"
J Geils "Centerfold"

By: nkknkk

nkknkk — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:36:06 -0800

Just remembered the Flock of Seagulls song is called "Wishing"... and is now stuck in my head for the rest of the night. Thanks!

By: Oriole Adams

Oriole Adams — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:36:31 -0800

Hold It, Flash, Bang, Wallop
(lyrics here)

Photograph by Ringo Starr
(lyrics)

By: iconomy

iconomy — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:38:06 -0800

Spoon - I Turn My Camera On

By: Flunkie

Flunkie — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:39:28 -0800

Embarrassing that this is the first thing that comes to my mind, and it's a bit of a stretch, but: "Girls on Film", Duran Duran.

Stretching it further: "Centerfold", J. Giels Band.

"Into the Lens", Yes.

"Photograph", Def Leppard.

By: iconomy

iconomy — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:39:43 -0800

Duran Duran - Girls on Film (you didn't say they had to be good songs)

By: iconomy

iconomy — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:42:16 -0800

Filter - Take My Picture
The Who - Pictures of Lilly

By: iconomy

iconomy — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:43:58 -0800

Death Cab for Cutie - Photobooth
(sorry I keep commenting but I keep remembering one more after I hit Post)

By: antipasta_explosion

antipasta_explosion — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:45:57 -0800

Rio by Duran Duran has some lyrics about model shoots and some SLR noises.

By: antipasta_explosion

antipasta_explosion — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:46:24 -0800

Oops -- sorry, iconomy had it, I was thinking of Girls On Film.

By: puritycontrol

puritycontrol — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:52:26 -0800

Bill Janovitz & Crown Victoria - I Found These Pictures

By: robotot

robotot — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:55:43 -0800

Camera by Wilco from the album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Non Photo Blue by Pinback off album Summer in Abbadon

By: neustile

neustile — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:02:17 -0800

People Take Pictures of Each Other -- Kinks
Picture Book -- Kinks
Yawning or Snarling - The Tragically Hip

By: ottereroticist

ottereroticist — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:03:09 -0800

Simon & Garfunkel's Bookends Theme:

Time it was, and what a time it was it was
A time of innocence
A time of confidences
Long ago, it must be
I have a photograph
Preserve your memories
They're all that's left you

By: madamjujujive

madamjujujive — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:16:40 -0800

Fountain of Sorrow - Jackson Brown
Looking through some photographs I found inside a drawer
I was taken by a photograph of you
There were one or two I know that you would have liked a little more
But they didn't show your spirit quite as true

You were turning round to see who was behind you
And I took your childish laughter by surprise
And at the moment that my camera happened to find you
There was just a trace of sorrow in your eyes

By: Wolfie

Wolfie — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:26:58 -0800

A bit obscure - but catchy - Camera Shy - The Lucksmiths

By: travosaurus

travosaurus — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:28:12 -0800

"Camera" by Pavement

By: wannalol

wannalol — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:32:02 -0800

My Camera Never Lies by Bucks Fizz.

By: hydrophonic

hydrophonic — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:36:25 -0800

Photograph - The Aluminum Group
This is Not a Photograph - Mission of Burma
Turning Japanese - The Vapors
Fotographia - Elis Regina and Tom Jobim

By: blaneyphoto

blaneyphoto — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:41:54 -0800

Time Lapse Photography by A Thorn For Every Heart
Camera by REM

By: pjern

pjern — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:47:15 -0800

There's at least one wonderful poem by Ogden Nash called Waiting for the Birdie

Some hate broccoli, some hate bacon
but I hate having my picture taken
How could your family claim to love you-
And then demand a picture of you?

That's sort of the flavor of it there.

By: Snoogylips

Snoogylips — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:00:03 -0800

Tom Waits-Picture in a frame

By: phoenixy

phoenixy — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:07:19 -0800

Not at all trying to be snarky, but have you tried Google? If you Google the words (not phrase) "photo songs" you will find several pretty good threads devoted to this topic as the first few hits.

By: ClaudiaCenter

ClaudiaCenter — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:29:23 -0800

Steely Dan, Peg. (Not a song I like, but responsive to the question.)

By: mikeand1

mikeand1 — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:46:02 -0800

Photograph by Air from Pocket Symphony

By: juniper

juniper — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:47:43 -0800

"Camera Song" - Happy Supply

By: cccorlew

cccorlew — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:00:30 -0800

Not at all trying to be snarky, but have you tried Google?
Yep, but sometimes people know find cool stuff that is less direct than the actual words I'd search on. Hive mind and all that. Plus, I really like the links, which some posters included.

By: mykescipark

mykescipark — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:37:03 -0800

Saint Etienne's The Bad Photographer is a better song than the lyrics suggest.

Totally seconding the Aluminum Group and Air suggestions from above - both gorgeous songs.

R.E.M. have both Camera and Photograph.

The Bird & The Bee have a cute, They Might Be Giants-esque little electro-bubblegum number called I Hate Camera that's pretty terrific.

Also in the electro-pop domain, Depeche Mode's Photographic.

So many more in the canon, but these are songs I'd actually recommend.

By: Poolio

Poolio — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:58:50 -0800

I Am a Camera - originally recorded by The Buggles, and then by Yes.

The above video is Yes & members of The Buggles playing it together.

By: fandango_matt

fandango_matt — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:59:24 -0800

I found a picture of you
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-ohhh-oh-oh
Those were the happiest days of my life

The Pretenders, Back On The Chain Gang

By: Xere

Xere — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:25:27 -0800

"Breathe Me" by Sia. Not a song about photography, but with a music made from a few thousand Polaroids.

http://www.collider.com.au/webclips/sia_large.mov

By: Xere

Xere — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:25:56 -0800

*with a music video

By: Myself

Myself — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:39:25 -0800

Freeze Frame by the J. Geils Band

By: Ironmouth

Ironmouth — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:10:12 -0800

Blue Money by Van Morrison

By: xil

xil — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:17:05 -0800

Kitchens of Distinction, "Polaroids":
These damn pictures
I could forget things so quickly
but they're always here
and I cannot throw memories away
Here comes the sickler with his brand-new polaroids

By: good in a vacuum

good in a vacuum — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 02:08:46 -0800

"Photograph" by Weezer

"Of Montreal" by The Stills includes the lines:
The night's so happy
The bass drum heavy
The photo glossy
The people pretty

By: mi

mi — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 02:43:06 -0800

Jobim's Desafinado:
English version (George Michael):
I took your picture with my trusty Rolleiflex
And now all I have developed is complex

More links: here, here

By: methylsalicylate

methylsalicylate — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:49:39 -0800

"Eye Camera," Richard Davies, on the really very amazing album Telegraph. Also Camper Van Beethoven do a cover of Ringo Starr's "Photograph" on Vampire Can Mating Oven.

By: lampoil

lampoil — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:57:02 -0800

I woke up this morning with Supermodel (you better work!) by RuPaul stuck in my head for no apparent reason. I can only imagine that somehow my brain knew this question would be here.

By: Gungho

Gungho — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:27:27 -0800

Family snapshot- Peter Gabriel
Photo Shop- Ian Anderson

By: trip and a half

trip and a half — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 05:43:35 -0800

In Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs
Of every head he's had the pleasure to know.
And all the people that come and go
Stop and say hello.

By: trip and a half

trip and a half — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 05:47:11 -0800

(Oh, crap. Cut and pasted the first google results without reading carefully. I'm pretty sure it's: "Of every head he's had the pleasure to have known...")

By: grateful

grateful — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 06:59:05 -0800

Too many cameras
And not food
This is what we've seen
Driven to Tears
Driven to Tears

By: safetyfork

safetyfork — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:07:08 -0800

Peg by Steely Dan
I've seen your picture
Your name in lights above it
This is your big debut
Its like a dream come true
And when you smile for the camera
I know they're gonna love it

I like your pin shot
I keep it with your letter
Done up in blueprint blue
It sure looks good on you
So wont you smile for the camera
I know I'll love you better

Peg
It will come back to you
Peg
It will come back to you
Then the shutter falls
You see it all in 3-d
Its your favorite foreign movie

By: safetyfork

safetyfork — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:08:31 -0800

I swear I did find on Peg and the Dan. Sorry for the double answer.

By: kimdog

kimdog — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:08:47 -0800

Let Me Take Your Photo by the Speedies. It's on I-tunes for a listen.

By: Lazlo Hollyfeld

Lazlo Hollyfeld — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:40:30 -0800

Photo Jenny - Belle and Sebastian

By: Lazlo Hollyfeld

Lazlo Hollyfeld — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:42:34 -0800

Oh, and "Fotografia" - Juanes and Nelly Furtado, if Spanish language is ok.

By: yeahyeahyeahwhoo

yeahyeahyeahwhoo — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:57:09 -0800

in project polaroid by kool keith he raps about photoshop

By: Reggie Digest

Reggie Digest — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:06:31 -0800

You've already got "Picture Book," so I suppose you've also got "People Take Pictures of Each Other"?

The Cure - Pictures of You

By: natabat

natabat — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:29:45 -0800

John Mayer - 3x5

Though it's about how he's NOT taking pictures, so you may not actually want to use it.

By: jdfan

jdfan — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:44:45 -0800

Gentlemen Take Polaroids by Japan
The Model by Kraftwerk

There was Aztec Camera but I don't know if they did any photography songs.

By: bink

bink — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:01:46 -0800

The Photo Song - Holger Czukay