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One of the big reasons why, too, is because you can get stuff done with it. Like, lyrics can be so distracting. They just latch on to your brain and say, no, no, no, pay attention to me. I'm talking to you now. Muzak does the opposite of that. It says, go, be free, but also enjoy this. Like, there's like a whole part of your brain that Muzak can tap into that...
One of the big reasons why, too, is because you can get stuff done with it. Like, lyrics can be so distracting. They just latch on to your brain and say, no, no, no, pay attention to me. I'm talking to you now. Muzak does the opposite of that. It says, go, be free, but also enjoy this. Like, there's like a whole part of your brain that Muzak can tap into that...
One of the big reasons why, too, is because you can get stuff done with it. Like, lyrics can be so distracting. They just latch on to your brain and say, no, no, no, pay attention to me. I'm talking to you now. Muzak does the opposite of that. It says, go, be free, but also enjoy this. Like, there's like a whole part of your brain that Muzak can tap into that...
doesn't require your conscious thought but it still produces like good feelings and you know like people people just smack music around like it's just it's so bland and it's so soulless and i totally disagree with that like if you actually stop and listen to music it's really really technically proficient it's frequently well done it's often very clever and creative and inventive um
doesn't require your conscious thought but it still produces like good feelings and you know like people people just smack music around like it's just it's so bland and it's so soulless and i totally disagree with that like if you actually stop and listen to music it's really really technically proficient it's frequently well done it's often very clever and creative and inventive um
doesn't require your conscious thought but it still produces like good feelings and you know like people people just smack music around like it's just it's so bland and it's so soulless and i totally disagree with that like if you actually stop and listen to music it's really really technically proficient it's frequently well done it's often very clever and creative and inventive um
Which is really saying something because you're doing this in the confines of covering an existing song in a way that makes it familiar and easy to recognize, but also takes away any intrusiveness that it might have. It's tough to do. And I really, I just, I love music. You're absolutely right. Like I listened to music this whole time. Yeah.
Which is really saying something because you're doing this in the confines of covering an existing song in a way that makes it familiar and easy to recognize, but also takes away any intrusiveness that it might have. It's tough to do. And I really, I just, I love music. You're absolutely right. Like I listened to music this whole time. Yeah.
Which is really saying something because you're doing this in the confines of covering an existing song in a way that makes it familiar and easy to recognize, but also takes away any intrusiveness that it might have. It's tough to do. And I really, I just, I love music. You're absolutely right. Like I listened to music this whole time. Yeah.
Not just when we were researching Muzak today, but also when I was researching the Havana syndrome. And I realized, like, this is my normal thing. This is the same stuff I listen to when I'm researching anyway.
Not just when we were researching Muzak today, but also when I was researching the Havana syndrome. And I realized, like, this is my normal thing. This is the same stuff I listen to when I'm researching anyway.
Not just when we were researching Muzak today, but also when I was researching the Havana syndrome. And I realized, like, this is my normal thing. This is the same stuff I listen to when I'm researching anyway.
I'd never heard that before. Did you?
I'd never heard that before. Did you?
I'd never heard that before. Did you?
Right, yeah. I mean, yeah, there wasn't music on elevators before, but for several decades in the 20th century, like, there weren't many elevators you could get on because people didn't have elevators in their house. So it was a public building you were in where they weren't playing music of some form, very frequently Muzak.
Right, yeah. I mean, yeah, there wasn't music on elevators before, but for several decades in the 20th century, like, there weren't many elevators you could get on because people didn't have elevators in their house. So it was a public building you were in where they weren't playing music of some form, very frequently Muzak.
Right, yeah. I mean, yeah, there wasn't music on elevators before, but for several decades in the 20th century, like, there weren't many elevators you could get on because people didn't have elevators in their house. So it was a public building you were in where they weren't playing music of some form, very frequently Muzak.
Hut, hut, hut, hut, hut. Yeah, because they're going up to the Cook County Assessor's office and like there's the entire Chicago Police Department is after them. But they're forced to get on this elevator and the girl from Ipanema is playing.
Hut, hut, hut, hut, hut. Yeah, because they're going up to the Cook County Assessor's office and like there's the entire Chicago Police Department is after them. But they're forced to get on this elevator and the girl from Ipanema is playing.