Sounds of the City: Zhane's Vibe

Everybody by Maggie HoppIn 1993, the r & b group Zhane's  "Vibe" video made its debut.  Filmed in New York, the singing duo is seen walking the streets, past a temporary public art piece called "Everybody" that was installed by an organization called Creative Time. The 24 American artists participated in the project that brought vibrancy to West 42nd Street.

Here is the description of the work: 

Tibor KALMAN & Scott STOWELL – “EVERYBODY” Tibor Kalman and Scott Stowell covered a large billboard on the police information center in Times Square with the word EVERYBODY. Like a one word poem, it could refer to the multiples who came to pass though Times Square. It could also suggest that somehow Times Square is a symbol of the world’s people at a crossroads – maybe in need of “redevelopment.” Several chairs were mounted above the platform at the base of the sign, in hopes that they would be used by anybody for a rest, to take pictures or to observe “everybody.”

Among the many New York landmarks that make a cameo appearance include the World Trade Center, the Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Williamsburg Bridges, the Brooklyn Promenade and the Chrysler Building.  There's also an opening shot of the IRT #7's now defunct "red bird" cars, snaking through Queens.