Our forthcoming exhibition, I AM HERE: Home Movies and Everyday Masterpieces, was partly inspired by the bits of wisdom embedded in popular music. Every section of the exhibition was named after a particular song. You can hear all of them, plus a few other songs that belong on the list for context, and because they're great.
The list: I Am Here - Pink
Our House - Crosby, Stills and Nash
Our House - Madness
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
Food, Glorious Food - Mark Lester, Harry Secombe, Peggy Mount & The Boys (from Oliver!)
Fight the Power - Public Enemy
Ultralight Beam - Kanye West
Happiness is a Warm Gun - The Beatles (or anything else from The Beatles/“The White Album”)
Dance to the Music - Sly and the Family Stone
My Favorite Things - Julie Andrews
My Favorite Things - John Coltrane
Let it Bleed - The Rolling Stones
Andy Warhol - David Bowie
The Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes - Elvis Costello and the Attractions
On the Street Where You Live - John Michael King (or Vic Damone or any other “Freddy”)
Life is a Highway - Tom Cochrane
On the Road Again - Willie Nelson
Groupie (Superstar) - Delaney & Bonnie
Superstar - The Carpenters
Superstar - Sonic Youth
Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus
Kodachrome - Paul Simon
So You Wanna Be a Rock ‘n Roll Star - Patti Smith
Everyday People - Sly and the Family Stone
Panorama - The Cars
Being Alive - Dean Jones (or any version - from Stephen Sondheim’s Company)
Here's the playlist if you have Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5sIHwE2c8s7sn4UzC5ylfm?si=73c90d118ea440af