# Songs with a photography theme - suggestions needed **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 16, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-photography-theme-suggestions-needed/571615 "2011-02-16T18:44:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-photography-theme-suggestions-needed/571615/1 "2011-02-16T18:44:14Z")
I’m helping a friend with finding music to put under videos she’s creating to promote her photography business. I have plenty of recommendations for her of great songs that would work regardless of the theme - but I’d like to offer up some great photography-themed songs as well. If the song has an easily recognizable instrumental background, even better. Here are the songs I’ve already come up, but now I’m stumped. Paul Simon - “Kodachrome” The Kinks - “Picture Book” The Cure - “Pictures of You” What else ya got? ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-photography-theme-suggestions-needed/571615/2 "2011-02-16T18:46:40Z")
Ringo Starr - Photograph Def Leppard - Photograph ---
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-photography-theme-suggestions-needed/571615/3 "2011-02-16T18:47:50Z")
J Geils Band - Freeze Frame and Centerfold ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-photography-theme-suggestions-needed/571615/4 "2011-02-16T18:48:02Z")
Weezer - “Photograph” Kid Rock/Sheryl Crow - “Picture” ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-photography-theme-suggestions-needed/571615/5 "2011-02-16T18:51:34Z")
Deep Purple - Pictures of Home Buggles - I Am A Camera ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-photography-theme-suggestions-needed/571615/6 "2011-02-16T18:52:41Z")
Jackson Browne – “Fountains of Sorrow” ---
**Author:** ![TheMerchandise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b487fb/32.png) [@TheMerchandise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMerchandise)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-photography-theme-suggestions-needed/571615/7 "2011-02-16T18:53:46Z")
Bishop Allen’s “Click Click Click Camera” Spoon’s “I Turn My Camera On” Duran Duran “Girls On Film” ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-photography-theme-suggestions-needed/571615/8 "2011-02-16T18:54:54Z")
John Wesley Harding-“Still Photo” ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-photography-theme-suggestions-needed/571615/9 "2011-02-16T19:00:24Z")
The Lucksmiths - “Camera Shy.” ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-photography-theme-suggestions-needed/571615/10 "2011-02-16T19:02:48Z")
Ben Folds’ “Sentimental Guy?” It has the following lines: “People talkin’ and I’m watching As flashes of their faces go black and white And fade to yellow in a box in an attic” ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-photography-theme-suggestions-needed/571615/11 "2011-02-16T19:03:27Z")
Billy Connolly - _You Take My Photograph, I Break Your Face_ ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-photography-theme-suggestions-needed/571615/12 "2011-02-16T19:09:19Z")
**Depeche Mode** : _Photograph of You_ ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-photography-theme-suggestions-needed/571615/13 "2011-02-16T19:11:30Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > The Kinks - “Picture Book” From the same album: “People Take Pictures of Each Other” more obscure: Van der Graaf: “The Last Frame” Peter Hammill (as Rikki Nadir): “The Polaroid” ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-photography-theme-suggestions-needed/571615/14 "2011-02-16T19:27:06Z")
Rush: “The Camera Eye” (about New York City and London as seen from the perspective of a photographer). ---
**Author:** ![kelly5078](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-photography-theme-suggestions-needed/571615/15 "2011-02-16T19:28:24Z")
“Wishing” by Flock of Seagulls ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-photography-theme-suggestions-needed/571615/16 "2011-02-16T19:39:27Z")
“Turning Japanese” by the Vapors talks quite a bit about pictures, plus it’s got just a dynamite hook. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-photography-theme-suggestions-needed/571615/17 "2011-02-16T19:47:25Z")
The Last Goodnight - “Pictures of You” Juanes - “Fotografia” ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-photography-theme-suggestions-needed/571615/18 "2011-02-16T19:48:32Z")
[Snapshot](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxviFWsXRp8), by Sylvia ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-photography-theme-suggestions-needed/571615/19 "2011-02-16T19:50:13Z")
Awesome suggestions so far. I thought of another one while reading the replies: [Wilco - “Kamera”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS4HQxP0kQ0) ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-photography-theme-suggestions-needed/571615/20 "2011-02-16T20:22:58Z")
All mine have already been mentioned . . . How about “Picture This” by Blondie. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-photography-theme-suggestions-needed/571615.md?page=2)