“A Visual History of Every Air Jordan,” a video by The Pudding. Nike issued different versons of these basketball shoes beginning in 1985. More here.
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“Trevor Davis, a former consumer products expert at IBM, came up with a theory that matched heel length with economic upturns. ‘The index worked by analysing social media and other online sources for influencer and consumer references to shoes and boots where there was either a specific height of heel mentioned, like ‘four inches’ or a phrase that could be equated easily to a height,’ he says. ‘We then correlated that with a variety of indicators of economic performance to get the index.’ He says the data revealed that when economic indicators turned down the heel height initially went up, but if the economy remained in a recession state for more than a few months then heel heights went down.”
— “Can the ‘high heel index’ predict economic growth?” Priya Elan, The Guardian
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“Travelin’ Shoes,” from African American religious tradition, recorded by Maria Muldaur in 1974. There is a 1939 recording of the song by the Selah Jubilee Singers, and many Gospel groups including the Clara Ward Singers and Marion Williams also recorded it. The Chambers Brothers have a nice recording of the song as well.
Maria Muldaur website
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“Blue Suede Shoes,” written and performed by Carl Perkins. Recorded in 1955, released in January 1956. Some guy named Elvis had an even bigger hit with it later that year.
Carl Perkins (guitar, vocal), Jay Perkins (rhythm guitar), Clayton Perkins (bass), W.S. ‘Fluke’ Holland (drums).
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“Italian Shoes,” written by Willy DeVille (William Borsey Jr.) and recorded by him as Mink DeVille in 1985. Willie DeVille and Louis Cortelezzi were the only former Mink DeVille band members in the session; most of the other musicians were from the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section.
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“Boots,” written by Lee Hazlewood as “These Boots Are Made For Walkin'” in 1966. Nancy Sinatra had a huge hit with the tune the same year, and Mr. Hazlewood supervised musicians on the session. The song has been recorded by many other artists, including Megadeath. Don’t know who directed this spacey video in 2007, the year of the songwriter’s death.
Lee Hazlewood website
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“Pink Shoe Laces,” written by Mickie Grant and recorded by Dodie Stevens, accompanied by the Bobby Hammack Combo. Ms. Stevens (born Geraldine Ann Pasquale) recorded the song in 1959, when she was 13 years old. Man oh man.
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“Dancing Shoes,” by the Arctic Monkeys. Recorded in 2005. Alex Turner (lead vocals, guitar), Matt Helders (drums, vocals), Jamie Cook (guitar) and Nick O’Malley (bass, vocals).
“Get on your dancing shoes
You sexy little swine”
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“Hi-Heel Sneakers,” written and performed by Tommy Tucker (Robert Higginbotham). Recorded in 1963 by producer Herb Abramson. Over 1,000 versions of the song have been recorded since the original was released.
Tangentially related:
“Introducing The World’s First Sneaker Design Academy,” Elizabeth Segran, Fast Company
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