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