Chuck

So he hits on something, though, that people would come to really resent about Muzak is not even just necessarily the syrupy-ness of the music itself, but the intent behind the music, that it was always intended to basically manipulate your mood into making you a better worker, a more docile consumer. It was... poking at your brain to get you to do things that you may or may not want to do.

So he hits on something, though, that people would come to really resent about Muzak is not even just necessarily the syrupy-ness of the music itself, but the intent behind the music, that it was always intended to basically manipulate your mood into making you a better worker, a more docile consumer. It was... poking at your brain to get you to do things that you may or may not want to do.

So he hits on something, though, that people would come to really resent about Muzak is not even just necessarily the syrupy-ness of the music itself, but the intent behind the music, that it was always intended to basically manipulate your mood into making you a better worker, a more docile consumer. It was... poking at your brain to get you to do things that you may or may not want to do.

Maybe you will be less likely to punch some guy on the bus because there's music playing, which is a good thing. We should not be punching other people on the bus. But the point is, is you're being mind controlled in a certain way. And eventually people got kind of resentful of that.

Maybe you will be less likely to punch some guy on the bus because there's music playing, which is a good thing. We should not be punching other people on the bus. But the point is, is you're being mind controlled in a certain way. And eventually people got kind of resentful of that.

Maybe you will be less likely to punch some guy on the bus because there's music playing, which is a good thing. We should not be punching other people on the bus. But the point is, is you're being mind controlled in a certain way. And eventually people got kind of resentful of that.

We're not there yet, though. We're not there yet, though. There was actually a point in time, though, Chuck, where Muzak and popular music were basically one and the same.

We're not there yet, though. We're not there yet, though. There was actually a point in time, though, Chuck, where Muzak and popular music were basically one and the same.

We're not there yet, though. We're not there yet, though. There was actually a point in time, though, Chuck, where Muzak and popular music were basically one and the same.

Right. And one of the reasons I saw that really explained it to me, because, you know, things change. Society just changed between the 1950s and the 1960s. It just abruptly changed. But that doesn't fully explain why music just was suddenly looked down upon. A good explanation I saw is that lyrics became really, really important in the late 60s. People had something to say.

Right. And one of the reasons I saw that really explained it to me, because, you know, things change. Society just changed between the 1950s and the 1960s. It just abruptly changed. But that doesn't fully explain why music just was suddenly looked down upon. A good explanation I saw is that lyrics became really, really important in the late 60s. People had something to say.

Right. And one of the reasons I saw that really explained it to me, because, you know, things change. Society just changed between the 1950s and the 1960s. It just abruptly changed. But that doesn't fully explain why music just was suddenly looked down upon. A good explanation I saw is that lyrics became really, really important in the late 60s. People had something to say.

And Muzak does not include lyrics. It completely undermines the point of Muzak if you put lyrics in or don't, you know, don't rearrange the lyrics with strings. So Muzak kind of couldn't couldn't keep up with that. It's not like it went away. It doubled down. It kept doing what it was doing.

And Muzak does not include lyrics. It completely undermines the point of Muzak if you put lyrics in or don't, you know, don't rearrange the lyrics with strings. So Muzak kind of couldn't couldn't keep up with that. It's not like it went away. It doubled down. It kept doing what it was doing.

And Muzak does not include lyrics. It completely undermines the point of Muzak if you put lyrics in or don't, you know, don't rearrange the lyrics with strings. So Muzak kind of couldn't couldn't keep up with that. It's not like it went away. It doubled down. It kept doing what it was doing.

And in fact, it would take some of those pop hits that had really monumentally important lyrics and just take the lyrics out and replace it with a saxophone or something like that.

And in fact, it would take some of those pop hits that had really monumentally important lyrics and just take the lyrics out and replace it with a saxophone or something like that.

And in fact, it would take some of those pop hits that had really monumentally important lyrics and just take the lyrics out and replace it with a saxophone or something like that.

Right. But a lot of these songwriters in particular, like I think Joan Baez, Bruce Springsteen, Boz Skaggs, all of them refused to let their music be covered by Muzak or any of its competitors. But Paul Simon, I saw, said he always knew he had a hit when he heard a Muzak version of it, like at the mall or something like that. Which is kind of like Weird Al covering Nirvana.

Right. But a lot of these songwriters in particular, like I think Joan Baez, Bruce Springsteen, Boz Skaggs, all of them refused to let their music be covered by Muzak or any of its competitors. But Paul Simon, I saw, said he always knew he had a hit when he heard a Muzak version of it, like at the mall or something like that. Which is kind of like Weird Al covering Nirvana.