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They were on a lot of scotch at the time, man.
They were on a lot of scotch at the time, man.
They were on a lot of scotch at the time, man.
I think I've heard of that, Things You Should Do or something like that.
I think I've heard of that, Things You Should Do or something like that.
I think I've heard of that, Things You Should Do or something like that.
Yeah, I kind of actually felt a deeper affinity for Muzak when I learned how many times they've been passed around corporation by corporation.
Yeah, I kind of actually felt a deeper affinity for Muzak when I learned how many times they've been passed around corporation by corporation.
Yeah, I kind of actually felt a deeper affinity for Muzak when I learned how many times they've been passed around corporation by corporation.
Yeah, but they were an early competitor. I guess a kind of a mid-90s. midlife competitor to um uh to music but by the 80s yesco had established a name for itself by doing basically the opposite of what music did rather than making you know uh covers of canned music without lyrics they would just go get the licenses of like the hot new song of the of the moment and And play those.
Yeah, but they were an early competitor. I guess a kind of a mid-90s. midlife competitor to um uh to music but by the 80s yesco had established a name for itself by doing basically the opposite of what music did rather than making you know uh covers of canned music without lyrics they would just go get the licenses of like the hot new song of the of the moment and And play those.
Yeah, but they were an early competitor. I guess a kind of a mid-90s. midlife competitor to um uh to music but by the 80s yesco had established a name for itself by doing basically the opposite of what music did rather than making you know uh covers of canned music without lyrics they would just go get the licenses of like the hot new song of the of the moment and And play those.
And so rather than background music, which is what Muzak's whole jam was, these guys were pioneering foreground music. And they were just this small little outfit from Seattle that, you know, it was kind of like the little engine that could. And they changed the entire landscape, the audio landscape of the United States completely.
And so rather than background music, which is what Muzak's whole jam was, these guys were pioneering foreground music. And they were just this small little outfit from Seattle that, you know, it was kind of like the little engine that could. And they changed the entire landscape, the audio landscape of the United States completely.
And so rather than background music, which is what Muzak's whole jam was, these guys were pioneering foreground music. And they were just this small little outfit from Seattle that, you know, it was kind of like the little engine that could. And they changed the entire landscape, the audio landscape of the United States completely.
just by being persistent, by getting that word out that, hey, now foreground's the way to go, not background. That's old stuff.
just by being persistent, by getting that word out that, hey, now foreground's the way to go, not background. That's old stuff.
just by being persistent, by getting that word out that, hey, now foreground's the way to go, not background. That's old stuff.
Yeah, can't we just get both, though? Sure.
Yeah, can't we just get both, though? Sure.