Kodachrome - Paul Simon

Kodachrome film first hit the photography market in 1936 and on June 22, 2009, Kodak officially retired Kodachrome color transparency film after 74 years. Any photographer who ever took a picture has fond memories of this film and probably a few thousand 35mm Kodachrome slides stashed in a closet somewhere. Paul Simon immortalized Kodachrome film and the Nikon camera with this song in 1973.

Lyrics to Kodachrome:
When I think back on all the crap I've learned in high school
It's a wonder I can think at all
Though my lack of education hasn't hurt me much
I can read the writings on the walls

Kodachrome, they give us those nice bright colors
They give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah
I got a Nikon camera, I love to take a photograph
So mama don't take my Kodachrome away

If you took all the girls I knew when I was single
Brought 'em all together for one night
I know they'd never match my sweet imagination
Everything looks worse in black and white

Mama don't take my Kodachrome away . . .

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[atimetoremember]

I saw in the news this week that Eastman Kodak company is close to going bankrupt. It was sad to loose Kodachrome, but would be even sadder to loose Kodak!

[kimmie2367]

I got into photography, Nikon cameras AND photography through my father at a young age. I have always loved this song as it makes me think of him. I am planning to do my own montage to this song soon, and have been watching many, and I agree this is one of the Best!!! Thx for sharing it with us all :)

[atimetoremember]

@kimmie2367 Thanks for the comment - Best

[TheTennTexan]

This video was one of the best I have ever seen! Thank you!

[atimetoremember]

@TheTennTexan Thank you very much - Ken (atimetoremember)

[adamsauto89]

the asian girls pic is the best

[DavidLimperes]

I can't believe that people are so uneducated as to think that evolution is crap, just shows there is no shortage of idiots on the internet.

[7jack7]

The BEST!!!

[JosiahOlson95]

@DavidLimperes People can believe whatever they want to >.> If they want to believe it is crap, let them. It isn't any of your business anyway.

[32a34a]

@atimetoremember Not all radio stations banned it but a lot of them

did because of the word crap. There is a lot of evidence of this online.

Just look it up or ask Paul Simon he'd tell you. Nonetheless it is a great

song.

[32a34a]

Greta song. What is remarkable was that this song was banned on a

lot of radio stations.

[8204728]

Loved it !



[BuddyPC]

@atimetoremember

Tens of millions of people who bought digital cameras the past fifteen years could not be reached for comment.

[MrCleverTrade]

KodaQ #hotshot

[mikecat23]

This is one of those youtube clips that you have to wait to read the comments . Well done to whoever put this together . Sad to hear the news re Kodak

[bartsimpson67543]

was anybody else reminded of full house at 2:49