Comments on: Media Based Media

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:24:37 +0000

You know, I’ve been racking my brain trying to think of lyrics referencing 78s (or even the less likely 16 2/3), but no luck. I wonder whether people sing more about 33 1/3s or 45s. I have and unfounded sense that 45s are more personal (lots of emotion wrapped up in a single song that evokes a certain period) and might be more popular.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:11:27 +0000

Oh man, are you going to make me dig out some old 5RC compilations to find something to try and one up you?

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:29:39 +0000

“The 33 RPM Soul” by Michelle Shocked.

Couldn’t find a link to it, but after reading your post the chorus came back to me:
“Should never have tried to rock, should never have tried to roll, but damn I don’t regret, the 33 rpm soul”

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:54:28 +0000

That was a hard loss. Sometimes I wonder if that song didn’t have some hand in the demise of Kodachrome…

By: Gypsye

Gypsye — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:44:34 +0000

I can’t let conversation continue without reference to Video Killed the Radio Star, by the Buggles.

“The music video for the song, directed by Russell Mulcahy, was the first to be shown on MTV when the music channel debuted at 00:01 on 1 August 1981. On 27 February 27 2000 it also became the millionth video to be aired on MTV.[4]”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Killed_the_Radio_Star

Hits on so many levels, not that it is a “vintage” item itself. SIGH, as am I.

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:34:19 +0000

“I Need That Record” by The Tweeds. I couldn’t find a link to the song, but a powerpop song all about collecting vinyl. Think I should work on a nerdy archiving playlist now….

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:28:35 +0000

“Kodachrome” by Paul Simon. An obsolete medium as of 2008 (or 7?).

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:46:07 +0000

Along similar lines I’ve always liked to think that the song Rapture, by Laura Veirs speaks directly to archivists of images and sound. The opening line is “with photographs and magnetic tape we capture”. An unofficial version can be heard here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhNoh_tyteE&feature=related