Memorable

Songs for the New Era

The soundtrack of the new era — when you take your audience back. An explosion of hope, one track at a time. Press play.

Prelude · the algorithm's reign
The Police — Every Breath You Take
"you belong to me" — the surveillance state
1983
Laura Branigan — Self Control
"you take my self-control" — the algorithm takes the wheel
1984
Rockwell — Somebody's Watching Me
"I always feel like somebody's watching me" — the surveillance, by name
1984
I · The old world ends
The Buggles — Video Killed the Radio Star
the gatekeeper falls
1979
Talking Heads — Once in a Lifetime
waking up from the rented life
1980
Twisted Sister — We're Not Gonna Take It
done renting our own audience
1984
Crowded House — Don't Dream It's Over
"they come to build a wall between us" — don't let them win
1986
Lady Gaga — Perfect Illusion
what you thought you owned was a perfect illusion — you only rented them
2016
Bob Marley & The Wailers — Exodus
the great movement out — leaving the rented life behind
1977
Fela Kuti — Zombie
the system marched them in step — now they wake up
1976
Manu Chao — Clandestino
the uncounted, on the move — every soul a someone
1998
II · Your shot
Eminem — Lose Yourself
one moment, own it
2002
Katy Perry — Roar
find your voice
2013
Survivor — Eye of the Tiger
rise
1982
BTS — Permission to Dance
you don’t need permission anymore
2021
III · Rule your world
Tears for Fears — Everybody Wants to Rule the World
the want (the hinge)
1985
Beyoncé — Run the World (Girls)
you run it now
2011
Calle 13 — Latinoamérica
your story, your people — not for sale, not for rent
2011
Burna Boy — Ye
self-possession — you owe the gatekeepers nothing
2018
Janet Jackson — Control
you take control — of your story, your people
1986
Tears for Fears — Shout
"shout, let it all out" — broadcast, be heard
1984
IV · No turning back
Daft Punk — Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
the new machine, yours this time
2001
Journey — Don't Stop Believin'
the believers
1981
Frank Sinatra — My Way
you owned it, your way
1969
V · The people who love you
Whitney Houston — I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
your audience = the people who love you
1987
CeCe Peniston — Finally
"finally it has happened to me" — the arrival
1991
Erasure — A Little Respect
respect for the people who follow you
1988
Blondie — Call Me
"call me" — a direct line, no algorithm between
1980
The Outfield — Your Love
"don't want to lose your love" — keep the audience that loves you
1985
Culture Club — Karma Chameleon
"you come and go" — the rented crowd drifts; own them and they stay
1983
Simple Minds — Don't You (Forget About Me)
being remembered — the bond that won't fade
1985
Cyndi Lauper — Time After Time
an audience that's actually yours
1984
Lisa Stansfield — All Around the World
searched everywhere — now find the people who love you, wherever they are
1989
Miriam Makeba — Pata Pata
joy, with the people who are yours
1967
Youssou N’Dour & Neneh Cherry — 7 Seconds
across every border — the people who love you
1994
Encore · the new world
USA for Africa — We Are the World
the universe is your audience
1985
A. R. Rahman — Jai Ho
victory — the new era, arrived
2008
Ofra Haza — Yerushalayim Shel Zahav
the long journey home — the people, finally gathered
1967
John Lennon — Imagine
an audience that’s finally yours
1971
Coldplay — A Sky Full of Stars
your audience is a sky full of stars
2014
Katy Perry — Firework
your spark — let it light up the sky
2010
Belinda Carlisle — Heaven Is a Place on Earth
the new era, made real — heaven on earth
1987
Midnite — New Day
the night is over — a new day for your people
Queen — We Are the Champions
you won — the audience is yours
1977
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