Listen to this when
Wings
When you tried to buy your way in 👟
Who it's for
Macklemore traces his childhood love of sneakers and how it turned into a lesson in consumerism and status.
Chasing status→Clear-eyed
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Wings" is the debut single from Macklemore & Ryan Lewis's album The Heist, released as a digital download in January 2011. It uses sneakers as its central example to look at how people seek identity through consumerism and attachment to brands and logos. Macklemore drew on his own childhood obsession with basketball and athletic shoes and the negative effects it had on him as he grew up.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: References to violence.
Age: Suggested 13+
Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Self-Reliance”
